Hostname: page-component-cd9895bd7-q99xh Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-12-18T06:48:11.709Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Seasonal movements of veined squid Loligo forbesi in Scottish (UK) waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Mafalda Viana ,
Graham J. Pierce ,
Janine Illian ,
Colin D. MacLeod ,
Nick Bailey ,
Jianjun Wang  and
Lee C. Hastie
Mafalda Viana
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Zoology Building, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, UK University of Algarve, Faculdade de Ciências do Mar e Ambiente (FCMA), Campus de Gambelas, 8000-117 Faro, Portugal
Graham J. Pierce
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Zoology Building, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, UK Instituto Español de Oceanografia, Centro Oceanografico de Vigo, PO Box 1552, 36200 Vigo, Spain
Janine Illian
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Zoology Building, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, UK Centre for Research into Environmental and Ecological Modelling (CREEM), School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of St Andrews, The Observatory Buchanan Gardens, St Andrews, KY16 9LZ, UK
Colin D. MacLeod
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Zoology Building, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, UK
Nick Bailey
Affiliation:
Fisheries Research Services Marine Laboratory, PO Box 101, Victoria Road, Aberdeen, AB11 9DB, UK
Jianjun Wang
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Zoology Building, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, UK
Lee C. Hastie
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Zoology Building, Tillydrone Avenue, Aberdeen, AB24 2TZ, UK
Get access

Abstract

In order to protect and sustainably manage fishery resource species, it is essential to understand their movements and habitat use. To detect the hypothesised migration of maturing veined squid Loligo forbesi from the west coast of Scotland (UK) to the North Sea and identify possible inshore-offshore movements, we analysed seasonal, spatial and environmental patterns in abundance and size distribution, based on commercial fishery landings data and trawl survey data from Scottish coastal waters (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, ICES areas IVa, IVb and VIa). A geographic information system (GIS) was used to build monthly contour maps of abundance. Generalised additive mixed models (GAMM) were used to quantify patterns in size distribution and abundance. In most years, there was no evidence of movement from the West to the East coast of Scotland. Evidence of inshore-offshore movements during the life-cycle of the cohort that recruits in autumn (winter breeders) was found instead. The winter breeding cohort appears to spawn in inshore waters and some evidence suggests that the spawning grounds of the summer breeders are also inshore. Across seasons, higher abundance of L. forbesi can generally be found in the north of Scotland at intermediate water depths and in warmer waters.

Keywords

Loligo forbesiTemporal and spatial distribution patternsMigrationLife cycle
Type
Research Article
Information
Aquatic Living Resources , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , July 2009 , pp. 291 - 305
Copyright
© EDP Sciences, IFREMER, IRD, 2009

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Arendt, M.D., Lucy, J.A., Munroe, T.A., 2001, Seasonal occurrence and site-utilization patterns of adult tautog, Tautoga onitis (Labridae), at manmade and natural structures in lower Chesapeake Bay. Fish. Bull. 99, 519–527.
Arkhipkin, A.I., Middleton, D.A.J., 2002, Inverse patterns in abundance of Illex argentinus and Loligo gahi in Falkland waters, possible interspecific competition between squid? Fish. Res. 59, 181–196.
Arkhipkin, A.I., Grzebielec, R., Sirota, A.M., Remeslo, A.V., Polishchuk, I.A., Middleton, D.A.J., 2004, The influence of seasonal environmental changes on ontogenetic migrations of the squid Loligo gahi on the Falkland shelf. Fish. Oceanogr. 13, 1–9. CrossRef
Arkhipkin, A.I., Laptikhovsky, V.V., Sirota, A.M., Grzebielec, R., 2006, The role of the Falkland Current in the dispersal of the squid Loligo gahi along the Patagonian Shelf. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 67, 198–204. CrossRef
Becker, G.A., Pauly, M., 1996, Sea surface temperature changes in the North Sea and their causes. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 53, 887–898. CrossRef
Bellido, J.M, Pierce, G.J., Wang, J., 2001, Modelling intra-annual variation in abundance of squid Loligo forbesi in Scottish waters using generalized additive models. Fish. Res. 52, 23–39. CrossRef
Bellido J.M., 2002, Use of geographic information systems, spatial and environment-based models to study ecology and fishery of the veined squid (Loligo forbesi Steenstrup, 1856) in Scottish waters. PhD Thesis, University of Aberdeen, UK.
Boyle, P.R., Pierce, G.J., Hastie, L.C., 1995, Flexible reproductive strategies in the squid Loligo forbesi. Mar. Biol. 121, 501–508. CrossRef
Challier, L., Pierce, G.J., Robin, J.P., 2005, Spatial and temporal variation in age and growth in juvenile Loligo forbesi and relationships with recruitment in the English Channel and Scottish waters. J. Sea Res. 55, 217–229. CrossRef
Collins, M.A., Burnell, G.M., Rodhouse, P.G., 1995, Recruitment, maturation, and spawning of Loligo forbesi (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae) in Irish waters. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 52, 127–137. CrossRef
Collins, M.A., Pierce, G.J., Boyle, P.R., 1997, Populations indices of reproduction and recruitment in Loligo forbesi (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae) in Scottish and Irish Waters. J. Appl. Ecol. 343, 778–786. CrossRef
Collins, M.A., Boyle, P.R., Pierce, G.J., Key, L.N., Hughes, S.E., Murphy, J., 1999, Resolution of multiple cohorts in the Loligo forbesi population from the west of Scotland. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 56, 500–509. CrossRef
Hastie T.J., Tibshirani R.J., 1990, Generalized additive models. Chapman and Hall London.
Hatfield, E.M.C., Cadrin, S.X., 2001, Geographic and temporal patterns in size and maturity of the longfin inshore squid (Loligo pealeii) off the northeastern United States. Fish. Bull. 100, 200–213.
Hatfield, E.M.C., Rodhouse, P.G., 1994, Distribution and abundance of juvenile Loligo gahi in Falkland Island waters. Mar. Biol. 121, 267–272. CrossRef
Holme, N.A., 1974, The biology of Loligo forbesi (Mollusca, Cephalopoda) in the Plymouth area. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. UK 54, 481–503. CrossRef
Lordan, C., Casey, J., 1999, The first evidence of offshore spawning in the squid species Loligo forbesi. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. UK 79, 379–381. CrossRef
Lum-Kong, A., Pierce, G.J., Yau, C., 1992, Timing of spawning and recruitment in Loligo forbesi (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae) in Scottish waters. J.Mar. Biol. Assoc. UK 72, 301–311. CrossRef
Pierce, G.J., Boyle, P.R., 2003, Empirical modelling of interannual trends in abundance of squid Loligo forbesi, in Scottish waters. Fish. Res. 59, 305–326. CrossRef
Pierce, G.J., Boyle, P.R., Hastie, L.C., Shanks, A.M., 1994, Distribution and abundance of the fished population of Loligo forbesi in UK waters: analysis of fishery data. Fish. Res. 21, 193–216. CrossRef
Pierce, G.P., Bailey, N., Stratoudakis, Y., Newton, A., 1998, Distribution and abundance of the fished population of Loligo forbesi in Scottish waters: analysis of research cruise data. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 55, 14–33. CrossRef
Pierce, G.J., Wang, J., Zheng, X., Bellido, J.M., Boyle, P.R., Denis, V., Robin, J.P., 2001, A cephalopod fishery GIS for the Northeast Atlantic: development and application. Int. J. Geogr. Inf. Sci. 158, 763–784. CrossRef
Pierce, G.J., Zuur, A.F., Smith, J.M., Santos, M.B., Bailey, N., Chen, C.S., Boyle, P.R., 2005, Interannual variation in life-cycle characteristics of the veined squid (Loligo forbesi) in Scottish (UK) waters. Aquat. Living Resour. 18, 327–340. CrossRef
Sims, D.W., Genner, M.J., Southward, A.J, Hawkins, S.J., 2001, Timing of squid migration reflects North Atlantic climate variability. Proc. R. Soc. B 268, 2607–2611. CrossRef
Turrell, W.R., Henderson, E.W., Slesser, Payne R. Adams R.D., 1992, Seasonal changes in the circulation of the northern North Sea. Cont. Shelf Res. 12, 257–286. CrossRef
Waluda, C.M., Pierce, G.J., 1998, Temporal and spatial patterns in the distribution of squid Loligo spp. in United Kingdom waters. S. Afr. J. Mar. Sci. 20, 323–336. CrossRef
Young, I.A.G., Pierce, G.J., Murphy, J., Daly, H.I., Bailey, N., 2006a, Application of the Gomez-Munoz model to estimate catch and effort in squid fisheries in Scotland. Fish. Res. 78, 26–38. CrossRef
Young, I.A.G., Pierce, G.J., Stowasser, G., Santos, M.B., Wang, J., Boyle, P.R., Shaw, P.W., Bailey, N., Tuck, I., Collins, M.A., 2006b, The Moray Firth directed squid fishery. Fish. Res. 78, 39–43. CrossRef
Zuur, A.F., Pierce, G.J., 2004, Common trends in northeast Atlantic squid time series. J. Sea Res. 52, 57–72. CrossRef
Zuur A.F., Ieno E.N., Smith G.M., 2007, Analysing ecological data. Statistics for biology and health. Springer-Verlag (Berlin).