Hydrophone identiflcation and charaderization of Cynoscion squamipinnis (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) spawning sites in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica

A hydrophone survey of the northem Gulf of Nicoya was conducted to identify spawning sites used by the corvina aguada (Cynoscíon squamapinnis). Between July 14, and July 17, 1992, thirty-one stations were surveyed during late aftemoon and evening hours. Large aggregations of drumming corvina were lo...

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Autores principales: Baltz, Donald M, Campos M, Jorge M
Formato: Online
Idioma:eng
Publicado: Universidad de Costa Rica 1996
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/21688
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description A hydrophone survey of the northem Gulf of Nicoya was conducted to identify spawning sites used by the corvina aguada (Cynoscíon squamapinnis). Between July 14, and July 17, 1992, thirty-one stations were surveyed during late aftemoon and evening hours. Large aggregations of drumming corvina were located as early as 1606 hrs, but were generally restricted to stations characterized by aboye average depth and moving water. Drumming activity by C. squamapinnis peaked between 1655 and 1910 hrs on four evenings and fully subsided by about 2\00 hrs. In a stepwise regression model, five variables were selected to predict sound intensity. The overall model was statistically significant (P < 0.0001) and explained a high proportion of the variance (R-square = 0.59). The five variables included in the model, in order of decreasing partial R-squares, were tide2 (0.2103), hour3 (0.1470), temperature2 (0.1051), substrate (0.0720), and salinity2 (0.0562). Local gillnet fishermen are familiar with corvina sound production behavior and sorne can identify the drumming species. Corvina fishing takes place only during periods known locally as "mareas de corvina" (Corvina tides), which are those that occur irnmediately after the highest (or lowest) tides of the month, and which gillnet fishermen claim to be the best for fishing. Thus, heaviest fishing concentrates in a period of eight to ten days a month, and we also suspect that fishing during "corvina tides" is focused on natural drumming aggregations. Under present management, the fishery may be reducing natural spawning success and maximizing effort by coinciding temporally with natural spawning aggregations.
title Hydrophone identiflcation and charaderization of Cynoscion squamipinnis (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) spawning sites in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica
title_short Hydrophone identiflcation and charaderization of Cynoscion squamipinnis (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) spawning sites in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica
title_full Hydrophone identiflcation and charaderization of Cynoscion squamipinnis (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) spawning sites in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica
title_fullStr Hydrophone identiflcation and charaderization of Cynoscion squamipinnis (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) spawning sites in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica
title_full_unstemmed Hydrophone identiflcation and charaderization of Cynoscion squamipinnis (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) spawning sites in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica
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title_alt Hydrophone identiflcation and charaderization of Cynoscion squamipinnis (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) spawning sites in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica
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spelling RBT216882022-06-13T17:15:53Z Hydrophone identiflcation and charaderization of Cynoscion squamipinnis (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) spawning sites in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica Hydrophone identiflcation and charaderization of Cynoscion squamipinnis (Perciformes: Sciaenidae) spawning sites in the Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica Baltz, Donald M Campos M, Jorge M drumming aggregations Golfo de Nicoya habitat sciaenidae sound production A hydrophone survey of the northem Gulf of Nicoya was conducted to identify spawning sites used by the corvina aguada (Cynoscíon squamapinnis). Between July 14, and July 17, 1992, thirty-one stations were surveyed during late aftemoon and evening hours. Large aggregations of drumming corvina were located as early as 1606 hrs, but were generally restricted to stations characterized by aboye average depth and moving water. Drumming activity by C. squamapinnis peaked between 1655 and 1910 hrs on four evenings and fully subsided by about 2\00 hrs. In a stepwise regression model, five variables were selected to predict sound intensity. The overall model was statistically significant (P < 0.0001) and explained a high proportion of the variance (R-square = 0.59). The five variables included in the model, in order of decreasing partial R-squares, were tide2 (0.2103), hour3 (0.1470), temperature2 (0.1051), substrate (0.0720), and salinity2 (0.0562). Local gillnet fishermen are familiar with corvina sound production behavior and sorne can identify the drumming species. Corvina fishing takes place only during periods known locally as "mareas de corvina" (Corvina tides), which are those that occur irnmediately after the highest (or lowest) tides of the month, and which gillnet fishermen claim to be the best for fishing. Thus, heaviest fishing concentrates in a period of eight to ten days a month, and we also suspect that fishing during "corvina tides" is focused on natural drumming aggregations. Under present management, the fishery may be reducing natural spawning success and maximizing effort by coinciding temporally with natural spawning aggregations. A hydrophone survey of the northem Gulf of Nicoya was conducted to identify spawning sites used by the corvina aguada (Cynoscíon squamapinnis). Between July 14, and July 17, 1992, thirty-one stations were surveyed during late aftemoon and evening hours. Large aggregations of drumming corvina were located as early as 1606 hrs, but were generally restricted to stations characterized by aboye average depth and moving water. Drumming activity by C. squamapinnis peaked between 1655 and 1910 hrs on four evenings and fully subsided by about 2\00 hrs. In a stepwise regression model, five variables were selected to predict sound intensity. The overall model was statistically significant (P < 0.0001) and explained a high proportion of the variance (R-square = 0.59). The five variables included in the model, in order of decreasing partial R-squares, were tide2 (0.2103), hour3 (0.1470), temperature2 (0.1051), substrate (0.0720), and salinity2 (0.0562). Local gillnet fishermen are familiar with corvina sound production behavior and sorne can identify the drumming species. Corvina fishing takes place only during periods known locally as "mareas de corvina" (Corvina tides), which are those that occur irnmediately after the highest (or lowest) tides of the month, and which gillnet fishermen claim to be the best for fishing. Thus, heaviest fishing concentrates in a period of eight to ten days a month, and we also suspect that fishing during "corvina tides" is focused on natural drumming aggregations. Under present management, the fishery may be reducing natural spawning success and maximizing effort by coinciding temporally with natural spawning aggregations. Universidad de Costa Rica 1996-08-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/21688 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 44 No. 2B (1996): Volume 44 – Regular number 2B – August 1996; 743–751 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 44 Núm. 2B (1996): Volumen 44 – Número regular 2B – Agosto 1996; 743–751 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 44 N.º 2B (1996): Volume 44 – Regular number 2B – August 1996; 743–751 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v44i2 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/21688/21913 Copyright (c) 1996 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0