364 / 2024-09-15 09:34:35
Is seasonal closure an effective way to conserve oceanic squids—taking Chinese autonomic seasonal closure on the high seas as an example
deep-ocean,oceanography
摘要录用
Jintao Wang / Shanghai Ocean University
Oceanic squids have distinct population dynamics and life histories compared to most fishes, necessitating tailored fishing and management strategies. To conserve oceanic squid stocks, the Chinese government has implemented a seasonal high seas closures from September 1 to November 30 each year since 2020. Our study aims to evaluate closure efficacy for oceanic squid conservation using the central-eastern Pacific closure as a case study and propose targeted improvements. Based on biological data from equatorial waters in two selected periods (before the closure: December 2017 to May 2018; and after the closure: December 2021 to May 2022), comparative analyses of mantle length distribution and length at maturity (Lm)  were used to detect the differences before and after closure for the jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas. Based on biological data from 2009 to 2022, a three-dimensional environment-based general additive model (GAM) was applied to predict the intermonthly distribution of spawning grounds. Comparison analyses indicated increased mantle length and Lm  following closure. The best-fitted GAM explained 47.54% of the deviance. Environmental factors significantly influenced gonad development. Model predictions recognized year-round core spawning grounds at the Costa Rica Dome and Cocos ridge plus seasonal core spawning grounds off the northern Chilian exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and coastal Ecuador. The current closure protects overlapping feeding grounds and migratory routes for the Costa Rica Dome and Peruvian coastal spawning groups, while southern Peruvian waters represent similar grounds for the Peruvian coastal and Chilean groups. Overall, seasonal closures have had a positive conservation effect on oceanic squids. Maintaining the current closure delayed until November-January alongside a closure off the southern Peruvian EEZ with several months from November to May could further enhance jumbo squid conservation.
重要日期
  • 会议日期

    01月14日

    2025

    01月17日

    2025

  • 09月27日 2024

    初稿截稿日期

  • 12月14日 2024

    注册截止日期

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State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University
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