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Marine predator migration during range expansion: Humboldt squid Dosidicus gigas in the northern California Current System

Year: 2012

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Abstract: 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 471:135-150 (2012) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10022 Marine predator migration during range expansion: Humboldt squid Dosidicus gigas in the northern California Current System J. S. Stewart1,*, E. L. Hazen2,3, D. G. Foley2,3, S. J. Bograd2, W. F. Gilly1 1Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University, 120 Oceanview Boulevard, Pacific Grove, California 93950, USA 2Environmental Research Division, NMFS Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA, 1352 Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove, California 93950, USA 3Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1000 Pope Rd., Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA *Email: [email protected] ABSTRACT: Humboldt squid Dosidicus gigas have undergone a major range expansion in the northern California Current System (CCS) during the last decade. These squid are thought to migrate annually from Mexican waters into the CCS where they prey on many species, including several that support lucrative fisheries; however, swimming capabilities and features of long-distance horizontal migrations are not well understood. In the present study, adult Humboldt squid were tagged off central California with pop-up archival transmitting (PAT) tags (n = 5). All squid exhibited diel vertical migrations and swam south or offshore (west) during tag deployment (2.7 to 17.6 d). One squid swam south at least 34 km d−1 for >17 d and crossed into Mexican waters, which is the highest sustained velocity and the longest horizontal migration observed thus far for Humboldt squid. Results from a simple model to estimate the daily locations and velocities of each squid throughout the deployments suggest an average velocity of ~37 km d−1 and a maximum of ~50 km d−1. Additionally, the model suggests that one squid made a bidirectional movement (first north and then returning south) that was not evident from deployment and pop-up positions alone. This study provides insight into Humboldt squid migratory capabilities that are relevant to seasonal migrations and episodic range expansions, both of which are crucial to future interactions of this species with ecosystems and fisheries. KEY WORDS: California Current System · Jumbo squid · Range expansion · Satellite tagging · Swimming velocity Full text in pdf format Supplementary material PreviousNextCite this article as: Stewart JS, Hazen EL, Foley DG, Bograd SJ, Gilly WF (2012) Marine predator migration during range expansion: Humboldt squid Dosidicus gigas in the northern California Current System. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 471:135-150. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10022 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 471. Online publication date: December 19, 2012 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2012 Inter-Research.

Source: Marine Ecology Progress Series

DOI: 10.3354/meps10022

Authors: JS Stewart, EL Hazen, DG Foley, SJ Bograd, WF Gilly