Kaitlynn J. Wade, Michael J. Wilberg, Burton Shank, Daniel W. Cullen
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Abstract
Objective
The commercial importance of Jonah crabs Cancer borealis and Atlantic rock crabs Cancer irroratus has increased over the past few decades, but both species are still data limited. Objectives were to determine the spatial distributions of Jonah and Atlantic rock crabs over time and to estimate associations with environmental variables.
Methods
Data were from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center offshore spring bottom trawl surveys during 1968–2021 on Georges Bank and in the Mid-Atlantic Bight. Environmental preferences for temperature (°C), depth (m), and grain size (ϕ) were estimated using generalized additive models, and the habitat usage between the two crabs were compared using empirical cumulative distribution functions.
Result
The spatial distributions of Jonah and Atlantic rock crabs changed over time. Grain size was the most important environmental variable for predicting presence of Jonah crabs, and depth was the most important variable for explaining presence of Atlantic rock crabs. The generalized additive model with the best cross validation and the lowest Akaike information criterion for both crabs included all environmental, spatial, and temporal variables.
Conclusion
Jonah and Atlantic rock crabs have different spatial distributions and environmental preferences. Jonah crabs preferred slightly warmer temperatures, deeper depths, and muddier sediments than Atlantic rock crabs. As the commercial importance for Jonah crabs increases, information on their population distribution and habitat usage is important for effective management.
期刊介绍:
Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science publishes original and innovative research that synthesizes information on biological organization across spatial and temporal scales to promote ecologically sound fisheries science and management. This open-access, online journal published by the American Fisheries Society provides an international venue for studies of marine, coastal, and estuarine fisheries, with emphasis on species'' performance and responses to perturbations in their environment, and promotes the development of ecosystem-based fisheries science and management.