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Distribution of Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni along East Antarctica: environmental drivers and management implications
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Yates, P and Ziegler, P and Welsford, D and Wotherspoon, S and Burch, P and Maschette, D, Distribution of Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni along East Antarctica: environmental drivers and management implications, Fisheries Research, 219 Article 105338. ISSN 0165-7836 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2019.105338
Abstract
As Antarctic fish species experience increasing anthropogenic pressures there is a growing need to characterise the structure and function of their populations and understand how they may respond to changes in their environment. We integrated fishery-dependent and environmental data from years 2003–2017 to investigate the distribution of Antarctic toothfish Dissostichus mawsoni along a c. 3000 nm expanse of the shelf and slope along East Antarctica (30–150 °E). Spatially-explicit generalised additive mixed models were used to characterise the environmental drivers of relative abundance, mean individual weight, maturity-stage composition and sex ratio. Antarctic toothfish were not randomly distributed across the region, and spatial variations were characterised by complex relationships involving topography, temperature, salinity and sea ice. In particular, catch rates were highest at depths between 1000–1700 m. Mean weight and the proportion of fish that were mature both increased with depth and decreased with bottom temperature. Model predictions were also used to develop hypotheses relating to population function, including the location of nursery and spawning areas. This characterisation of the population can facilitate evaluation of fishing impacts in East Antarctica, and improve our understanding of the role of toothfish in Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | fisheries management, habitat use, Antarctica, Dissostichus mawsoni |
Research Division: | Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences |
Research Group: | Fisheries sciences |
Research Field: | Fisheries management |
Objective Division: | Animal Production and Animal Primary Products |
Objective Group: | Fisheries - wild caught |
Objective Field: | Fisheries - wild caught not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Wotherspoon, S (Dr Simon Wotherspoon) |
UTAS Author: | Maschette, D (Mr Dale Maschette) |
ID Code: | 134518 |
Year Published: | 2019 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 9 |
Deposited By: | Fisheries and Aquaculture |
Deposited On: | 2019-08-15 |
Last Modified: | 2020-05-25 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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