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Fishery/Environmental Linkages: Comparative Fisheries Oceanography
The comparative fisheries oceanography work is a continuation of over
a decade of analyses which have been carried out in cooperation with
PFEG's other research tasks. This research utilizes oceanographic
and meteorological information, supplied by the U.S. Navy's Fleet
Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center to describe interactions
between the environment and the biology of the small pelagic fishes
which comprise one third of the world's marine fish catch (sardines,
anchovies, mackerel and other small pelagic fishes).
This research, which started on populations in the California Current,
has expanded to include analyses of populations in the Peru, Benguela,
Agulhas, Canary, Kuroshio, and Brazil Currents. |
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New research is
directed towards assessing the impact of climate change on spatial
production dynamics of small pelagics and expanding the comparative
work to include albacore tuna and salmon. |
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