Early Life Ecology of Skipjack Tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, Based on Survey Cruises off Palau and Micronesia, 1992-1996

JARQ : Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly
ISSN 00213551
書誌レコードID(総合目録DB) AA0068709X
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In order to clarify the ecological habit of the skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, at the juvenile stage, we implemented a research program from 1992 to 1996. For the main activity of the program, we conducted survey cruises to determine the distribution of juvenile skipjack tuna in the offshore areas of Palau and Micronesia, in the tropical western Pacific, during October to December. We developed a new sampling gear, a high-speed midwater trawl net with a large mouth that enables to collect large numbers of juvenile tunas. We analyzed the relationship between the horizontal and vertical distribution of the juveniles and oceanographic conditions, feeding habit of the juveniles based on stomach content analysis, and growth process of juveniles by otolith increment analysis. The results of our analyses indicated that juvenile skipjack tuna was widely distributed in the offshore area from the North Equatorial Current to the North Equatorial Counter Current, around the Palau and Micronesian Islands. We concluded that these areas were important for juvenile skipjack tuna as a nursery ground.

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作成者 Toshiyuki TANABE Miki OGURA Mio TAKAHASHI
著者キーワード

juvenile

distribution

feeding habit

growth

公開者 Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
オンライン掲載日
国立情報学研究所メタデータ主題語彙集(資源タイプ) Journal Article
35
1
開始ページ 67
終了ページ 77
DOI 10.6090/jarq.35.67
権利 Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
言語 eng

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