Insights into the environmental conditions contributing to variability in the larval recruitment of the tropical sardine Sardinella lemuru

Patrick R. Pata, Aletta T. Yñiguez, Josephine Dianne L. Deauna, Asuncion B. De Guzman, Cesaria R. Jimenez, Roselle T. Borja-Del Rosario and Cesar L. Villanoy

Ecological Modelling, 2021, vol. 451, issue C

Abstract: The small pelagic fishery in the southern Philippines is one of the largest contributors to fisheries production in the country, and is dominated by the Bali sardine Sardinella lemuru. This species is a year-round spawner that has its peak spawning period during the northeast monsoon (NEM) months of November to February. However, there is still limited information on the conditions that affect this species’ survival during its early life history stages. Here, we attempt to discern the importance of temperature, prey density and advection on sardine larvae. The larvae were represented as passive particles that were released in known spawning grounds to simulate dispersal. The conditions the larvae experienced, namely, temperature and estimated prey density based on satellite chlorophyll-a values were recorded at each time step until the estimated recruitment age of 60 days. The temporal and spatial averaged conditions of recruited sardines showed that sardines spawned during the NEM months experienced higher chlorophyll-a, lower (more optimal) sea surface temperature, albeit higher advective loss, than sardines spawned during other months. Comparisons between years showed that during higher reported catch years, sardine larvae experienced lower temperatures and higher retention nearshore. Our results emphasize that sardine stock management efforts need to recognize the contribution of the temporally variable sardine environment to patterns in sardine recruitment and consequently in catches.

Keywords: Sardinella lemuru; Biophysical model; Pre-recruitment conditions; Larval dispersal; Temporal variability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109570

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