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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2021, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (9): 3349-3356.doi: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.202109.036

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Population structure and resource change of Larimichthys polyactis in spring in Zhoushan fishery spawning ground protection area, China

WANG Ya-li1,2, HU Cui-lin1,2, LI Zhen-hua1,2, JIANG Ri-jin1,2, ZHOU Yong-dong1,2, ZHANG Lin-lin1, ZHANG Hong-liang1,2, XU Kai-da1,2, XIONG Ying3   

  1. 1Marine and Fishery Institute of Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan 316021, Zhejiang, China;
    2Zhejiang Marine Fisheries Research Institute,Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Scientific Observation and Experimental Station of Fishery Resources of Key Fishing Grounds, Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Sustainable Utilization of Technology Research for Fisheries Resources, Zhoushan 316021, Zhejiang, China;
    3Jiangsu Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Nantong 226007, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2020-12-11 Accepted:2021-05-27 Online:2021-09-15 Published:2022-03-15
  • Contact: * E-mail: xkd1981@163.com
  • Supported by:
    National Key R&D Program of China (2019YFD0901204, 2018YFD0900904), the Special Fund for the Key Research and Development Project of Zhejiang Province (2019C02056) and Zhejiang Science and Technology Plan Project (LGN20C190012).

Abstract: We investigated population structure, resource density changes of Larimichthys polyactis and its relationship with environmental factors in spring, based on the survey data of bottom trawl in adjacent sea areas of Zhoushan fishery spawning ground protection area from 2014 to 2019. The results showed that the relationship between body length and body weight of Larimichthys polyactis was W=0.44×10-4×L2.78, and parameter b was less than 3, which indicated that L. polyactis had negative allometric growth in recent years. There was a negative correlation between fullness and body length, with body becoming slender. From 2014 to 2019, body length and weight of L. polyactis were the highest in 2014 and the lowest in 2019. Since 2014, population size of L. polyactis in Zhoushan fishery spawning ground protection area and adjacent sea area had gradually decreased, indicating that the miniaturization of L. polyactis had not altered in recent years. From the perspective of the annual change of resource density, resource density of L. polyactis was higher than that before the establishment of the reserve, indicating that the management and protection of the reserve area played a protective role in the recovery of L. polyactis resources. The fitting results of GAM model showed that water depth and bottom water temperature were the environmental factors closely related to the density distribution of L. polyactis resources. With increasing water depth, the resources showed a fluctuating upward trend and were the highest near the water depth of 60 m. In the range of 12-16 ℃ water temperature, the resources increased with the increases of bottom water temperature. When water temperature was above 16 ℃, resources decreased with the increases of bottom water temperature.

Key words: Larimichthys polyactis, protected area of spawning ground, group structure, resource density, environmental factor