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Overwinter mortality of young-of-the-year Ezo abalone in relation to seawater temperature on the North Pacific coast of Japan

2008; Inter-Research; Volume: 367; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/meps07557

1616-1599

Hideki Takami, Takahiro Saido, Takashi Endo, Tadahide Noro, Tatsuya Musashi, Tomohiko Kawamura,

Cephalopods and Marine Biology

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 367:203-212 (2008) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07557 Overwinter mortality of young-of-the-year Ezo abalone in relation to seawater temperature on the North Pacific coast of Japan Hideki Takami1,*, Takahiro Saido2, Takashi Endo2, Tadakatsu Noro3, Tatsuya Musashi3, Tomohiko Kawamura4 1Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute, Shinhama, Shiogama, Miyagi 985-0001, Japan 2Ofunato Regional Development Bureau Department of Fisheries, Inokawa, Ofunato, Iwate 022-8502, Japan 3Iwate Prefectural Fisheries Technology Center, Heita, Kamaishi, Iwate 026-0001, Japan 4Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Minamidai, Nakano, Tokyo 164-8639, Japan *Email: htakami@affrc.go.jp ABSTRACT: The Ezo abalone Haliotis discus hannai is the only species of abalone inhabiting the coastal waters affected by the cold Oyashio current in the Pacific waters of northern Honshu, Japan. Overwinter mortality of young-of-the-year (YOY) Ezo abalone was examined for 2000, 2001, and 2003 to 2006 year classes in Kadonohama Bay, northern Japan, to test the hypothesis that winter seawater temperature controls recruitment fluctuation of this northernmost abalone and regulates their distribution limit. Eggs of Ezo abalone hatch between late summer and mid-autumn, and grow to a size of 2 to 8 mm in shell length by winter. Overwinter mortality rates varied among years (range: 0 to 97.4%), and there was a strong negative relationship between the instantaneous mortality rate and the winter temperature. High mortalities of YOY abalone were observed in February 2001 and March 2006, respectively. In both cases, the Oyashio current extended south to the study area, and the mean temperature fell to below 5°C. High mortalities were not observed in the other years when the minimum temperatures were higher than 6°C, as the Oyashio current did not extend to the study area. The differences in shell length between early winter and post-winter suggest that the low temperature tolerance of YOY abalone may be size-dependent. Although not conclusive, the winter seawater temperature is an important factor affecting the survival of YOY and is the principal factor for the variation in the recruitment of Ezo abalone and the limit of their northward distribution. KEY WORDS: Winter mortality · Temperature tolerance · Abalone · Haliotis discus hannai · Juvenile · Recruitment Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Takami H, Saido T, Endo T, Noro T, Musashi T, Kawamura T (2008) Overwinter mortality of young-of-the-year Ezo abalone in relation to seawater temperature on the North Pacific coast of Japan. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 367:203-212. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps07557 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 367. Online publication date: September 11, 2008 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2008 Inter-Research.