The response of shrimp fisheries to climate variability off Baja California, México

Santamaria-del-Angel, E., Millan-Nunez, R., Gonzalez-Silvera, A., Callejas-Jimenez, M., Cajal-Medrano, R., and Galindo-Bect, M. S. 2011. The response of shrimp fisheries to climate variability off Baja California, Mexico. - ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68: 766-772.The effect of climate variabilit...

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Published in:ICES journal of marine science 2011-03, Vol.68 (4), p.766-772
Main Authors: Santamaria-del-Angel, Eduardo, Millan-Nunez, Roberto, Gonzalez-Silvera, Adriana, Callejas-Jimenez, Mariana, Cajal-Medrano, Ramon, Galindo-Bect, Manuel S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carbon
Climate
Decapoda
Dissolved organic matter
El Nino
Farfantepenaeus californiensis
Fisheries
Litopenaeus stylirostris
Marine
Sea surface temperature
Shrimps
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Summary:Santamaria-del-Angel, E., Millan-Nunez, R., Gonzalez-Silvera, A., Callejas-Jimenez, M., Cajal-Medrano, R., and Galindo-Bect, M. S. 2011. The response of shrimp fisheries to climate variability off Baja California, Mexico. - ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68: 766-772.The effect of climate variability on the shrimp fishery in the upper Gulf of California and the west coast of southern Baja California was investigated using artisanal and industrial catches of blue shrimp (Litopenaeus stylirostris) and brown shrimp (Farfantepenaeus californiensis). Catch data were compared with the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) and remotely sensed environmental parameters, including sea surface temperature, chlorophyll a, coloured dissolved organic matter, and particulate organic carbon (Rrs412 and Rrs490). Overall, temperature was the best environmental indicator of commercial shrimp catches. Catches of blue shrimp varied directly and of brown shrimp indirectly with the SOI in their dominant areas, suggesting that the two species are influenced by El Nino conditions in different ways.
ISSN:1054-3139
1095-9289
DOI:10.1093/icesjms/fsq186