Resumen
We used generalized additive mixed models to analyze data on striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) catches in Baja California sport fisheries (1987-1989) to investigate the relative importance of lunar phase, sea surface temperature (SST), El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) index, and vessel effects on catch per unit effort (CPUE). The results indicate that the moon phase has no or little (<1% of variance explained) influence on CPUE. In contrast, both SST (10%) and ENSO (6%) influenced CPUE positively. While most of the variation in CPUE remains unexplained (53%), the vessel identity explained small (ca. 1.5%) but significant amount of variance in CPUE. Hence, sport fishermen wishing to maximise their striped marlin catches would best plan their trips on the basis of weather conditions and boat/crew identities, rather than on the basis of lunar phase.
Idioma original | Inglés |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 190-194 |
Número de páginas | 5 |
Publicación | Fisheries Research |
Volumen | 93 |
N.º | 1-2 |
DOI | |
Estado | Publicada - 1 sep. 2008 |
Publicado de forma externa | Sí |