Potential impact of predation by larval Spanish mackerel on larval anchovy in the central Seto Inland Sea, Japan

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Title ( eng )
Potential impact of predation by larval Spanish mackerel on larval anchovy in the central Seto Inland Sea, Japan
Creator
Deguchi Wataru
Fujita Tatsunori
Yoneda Michio
Kono Naoaki
Yamamoto Masayuki
Harada Kaito
Source Title
Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
Volume 208
Start Page 105272
Abstract
Japanese anchovy is used as an essential dried fish material from the larval to adult stages. In the central Seto Inland Sea, Japan, the catch of larval anchovy has markedly decreased to <3.9% of the maximum recorded in 2002 since 2013; however, the reason causing this reduction has not been well understood. The abundance of recruit fish, including larvae and early juveniles, has decreased in the last decade, despite abundant eggs, suggesting that the majority of larvae do not survive before recruitment. In contrast, the stock of Japanese Spanish mackerel, whose larvae are the major predator of larval anchovy, has increased in the Seto Inland Sea. It is hypothesized that an increase in the density of Spanish mackerel may have a top-down control on the decrease in anchovy recruitment by an increase in predation opportunities. In this study, we investigated the abundance of Spanish mackerel and anchovy larvae using a bongo net in the field in 2018 and 2019. The average densities of larvae in late May were 1.5–3.3 individuals (inds) / 100 m3 and 1,058–1,346 inds / 100 m3 for the Spanish mackerel and the anchovy, respectively; both were higher than those in 2002–2005. We constructed a Stella model, simulating the growth and survival of larval anchovy until they reached the commercial sizes by taking into account consumption by larval Spanish mackerel. The model suggested that the consumption of larval anchovy by larval Spanish mackerel accounted for <4% of the initial abundance of anchovy in 2018, which was not greater than that in 2005. In contrast, the reduction in the growth rates of larval anchovy due to reduced maternal conditions can adversely affect their survival. Thus, the results did not fully support the hypothesis mentioned above.
Keywords
top-down control
predator-prey interaction
simulation model
population dynamics
Descriptions
This work was partly supported by the Fisheries Agency of Japan and Japan Fisheries Research
Language
eng
Resource Type journal article
Publisher
Elsevier
Date of Issued 2023-02-07
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Publish Type Accepted Manuscript
Access Rights embargoed access
Source Identifier
[DOI] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2023.105272 isVersionOf
助成機関名
日本学術振興会
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
助成機関識別子
[Crossref Funder] https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001691
研究課題名
緯度間適応の方向性が潜在的成長速度の変異を規定するか?冷水性魚類での検証
緯度間適応の方向性が潜在的成長速度の変異を規定するか?冷水性魚類での検証
研究課題番号
19K06207
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