Multi-annual investigation of the spatial distributions of juvenile and adult sole (Solea solea L.) in the Adriatic Sea (northern Mediterranean)
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- 作者：Fabio Grati ; Giuseppe Scarcella ; Piero Polidori ; Filippo Domenichetti ; Luca Bolognini ; Roberto Gramolini ; Claudio Vasapollo ; Otello Giovanardi ; Sa拧a Raicevich ; Igor Celi膰 ; Nedo Vrgo膷 ; Igor Isajlovic ; Alja啪 Jeni膷 ; Bojan Mar膷eta ; Gianna Fabi
- 关键词：Solea solea ; Adriatic Sea ; Spatial Pattern ; Migration
- 刊名：Journal of Sea Research
- 出版年：November, 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：84
- 期：Complete
- 页码：122-132
- 全文大小：2209 K
文摘
The common sole (Solea solea) is one of the most important demersal resources in the northern and central Adriatic Sea (GFCM GSA 17). Landings from this basin make up around 23% of the overall Mediterranean and Black Sea production. Despite the economic relevance of sole in the Adriatic Sea, and its inherent property of being shared among three countries (i.e. Italy, Slovenia and Croatia), studies on its spatial distribution are scarce and aged. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to assess the spatial distribution and investigate the dynamics of this species in the GSA 17. Samples of common sole were collected in the framework of yearly rapido trawl surveys (SoleMon), during late autumn, from 2005 to 2010, i.e. the spawning season of common sole in the Adriatic. Results highlighted that juveniles are mostly concentrated in shallow water (0-30 m depth) along the Italian coast and their spatial distribution persisted along the sampled years. By contrast adults were mainly distributed in the central/eastern part of the basin at depths > 30 m. As a result of the different spatial distributions, juveniles are exploited exclusively by Italian vessels, especially by beam trawlers (i.e. rapido trawl), while adults are caught by Croatian and Slovenian fishing fleets in their respective national waters and by the Italian fleet operating in international waters. These results, while shedding light on the common sole spatial ecology in the Adriatic, represent crucial information for the setting of international collaboration for a rational spatial-based management of the resource.