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Relationship between the growth and survival of larval Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis |
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| Authors: | Keisuke Satoh Yosuke Tanaka Masachika Masujima Makoto Okazaki Yoshiki Kato Hiroshi Shono Kentaro Suzuki |
| Affiliation: | 1. National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, 5-7-1 Orido, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, 424-8633, Japan 2. Amami Station, National Center for Stock Enhancement, 955-5 Hyou-Sakiyama, Setouchi, Ohshima, Kagoshima, 894-2414, Japan 3. National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, 2-12-4 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-8648, Japan 4. National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries Yokohama Office, 2-12-4 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-8648, Japan 5. Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, 4-50-20 Simoarata, Kagoshima, 890-0056, Japan 6. Institute of Environmental Ecology, IDEA Consultants, Inc., 1334-5 Riemon, Ooigawa, Shida, Shizuoka, 421-0212, Japan |
| Abstract: | We tested the hypothesis that a large body size and rapid growth rate affect the survival of larval Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis (PBT), and analyzed larval growth in relation to environmental conditions. Seven high density larval patches of PBT were tracked with reference buoys in the northwestern Pacific Ocean for 28–171 h in May–June from 2004 to 2008. The otolith radii and daily growth rates of the survivor larvae (collected on later tracking days of each tracking session) tended to be larger and more rapid, respectively, than those of original larvae (collected on earlier tracking days). A large body size was found to positively affect the survival of larval PBT, as did a rapid growth rate, even at an early larval stage (7 days after hatching). Generalized linear modeling showed that the otolith radius was influenced positively by the sea temperature, stratification parameter and food density, while the growth rate was influenced positively by the sea temperature and food density. |
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