Subsidies to tuna fisheries in the Western Central Pacific Ocean

Tuna fisheries in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean are among the most valuable resources in the region. These fisheries, worth an estimated $4.1 billion each year, play a pivotal role in supporting incomes and development goals in the region. However, due to the twin, and potentially inter-related effects of harmful fishing practices such as the use of fish aggregating devices, overcapacity, and fisheries subsidies, many of these tuna fisheries are currently at risk of over-exploitation—putting the livelihoods of countless local fishers at risk. This study finds that government fisheries subsidies in the region represent 37% of the ex-vessel value of tuna fisheries in the region. Fuel subsidies are estimated at US$ 335 million and non-fuel subsidies are estimated at US$ 1.2 billion for the year 2009. Developed countries are responsible for more than half of the subsidies spent in the predominantly developing region, underlying the fact that the majority of tuna value extracted from the national waters of developing countries in the region benefit larger, developed countries. The total resource rent, or return to society, from tuna fisheries, once adjusted for subsidies is a net negative US$750 million in 2009. Fisheries subsidies are enabling foreign fleets to operate at sub-market rates, putting local fleets out of competition for their own fishery resources.     

Distribution of pelagic blue-green algae in the North Pacific Ocean

The distribution of pelagic blue-green algae, especially ofTrichodesmium thiebautii, was investigated on the basis of the collection of theHakuhō Maru Cruise KH-69-4 along 155°W (50°N-15°S) in the North Pacific Ocean from September to November 1969.

1. Five species were identified:Trichodesmium thiebautii (most predominant),T. erythraeum, Oscillatoria sp.,Katagnymene spiralis andRichelia intracellularis.
2. T. thiebautii was most abundant in the western North Pacific central water and abundant next to it in the equatorial water, but it did not occur in the subarctic water.
3. T. thiebautii was ubiquitously distributed in the lower layer of 100–200 m in the equatorial water, though not in a large quantity.
4. T. thiebautii inhabited only the water warmer than 20°C. In its main habitat, nitrate and nitrite were almost zero, but ammonia and phosphate were present. There was not found any correlation between its occurrence and the salinity.
5. Blue-green algae were generally thinly populated in the water rich in diatoms.

     

太平洋波高熵的分布变化规律研究

使用1992年IO月到1998年12月连续共75个月、230个重复周期的Topex／Poseidon卫星高度计有效波高资料，对南、北太平洋波高熵的空间分布特征和时间变化规律进行了研究。统计分析了太平洋波高熵的多年的空间分布特征和多年各月的时间变化规律。结果表明，太平洋波高熵呈现出中间低、南北高的马鞍形空间分布特征和明显季节变化的规律，与太平洋的平均有效波高和气候分布特征和变化规律相一致。给出了南北太平洋模拟波高熵的计算公式及计算稳定性检验。     

Quantitative Distribution of Deep-water Benthos in Western Central Pacific

Altogether 10 surfaces and 8 cores were sampled quantitatively from the Western Central Pacific(4°00′S—5°00′N, 160°00′—165°00′E and 2°00′—10°00′S, 170°00′—173°20′E) in 1978 and 1979. The results of preliminary analysis show that the faunal composition was quite simlpe, only eight species of macrobenthic invertebrates, four species of Polychaete, two     

Distribution and Origin of Seamounts in the Central Indian Ocean Basin

Approximately 200 seamounts of different dimensions have been identified, from multibeam bathymetry maps of the Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) (9°S to 16°S and 72°E to 80°E), of which 61% form eight chains that trend N-S. The seamounts are clustered above and below 12°S latitude. Area II (9°-12°S) shows a concentration of smaller seamounts (≤400 m height), and area I (12°-15°S) has a mixed population (including both less and more than 400 m height). Inspite of the differences in their height, the seamounts of these eight chains are morphologically (slope angle, flatness, basal width) corelatable. Furthermore, we suggest that height-width ratio could be useful in identifying the style of seamount eruption. The seamount chains in the CIOB probably originated from propagative fractures and were produced between 61 and 52 Ma (chrons A26 to A23) as a result of the interaction between the conjugate crusts of the Central Indian and Southeast Indian Ridges during the Indo-Eurasian collision event.     

Distribution and Origin of Seamounts in the Central Indian Ocean Basin

Approximately 200 seamounts of different dimensions have been identified, from multibeam bathymetry maps of the Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) (9°S to 16°S and 72°E to 80°E), of which 61% form eight chains that trend N-S. The seamounts are clustered above and below 12°S latitude. Area II (9°–12°S) shows a concentration of smaller seamounts (≤400 m height), and area I (12°–15°S) has a mixed population (including both less and more than 400 m height). Inspite of the differences in their height, the seamounts of these eight chains are morphologically (slope angle, flatness, basal width) corelatable. Furthermore, we suggest that height-width ratio could be useful in identifying the style of seamount eruption. The seamount chains in the CIOB probably originated from propagative fractures and were produced between 61 and 52 Ma (chrons A26 to A23) as a result of the interaction between the conjugate crusts of the Central Indian and Southeast Indian Ridges during the Indo-Eurasian collision event.     

中部太平洋大眼金枪鱼种群遗传结构的初步研究

大眼金枪鱼是世界最重要的渔业资源之一,经济价值较高,捕捞压力的加大使中部太平洋大眼金枪鱼过度捕捞程度愈发严重。开展种群遗传结构研究将为大眼金枪鱼资源的可持续利用与开发提供科学依据。本文以取自中西太平洋和中东太平洋共182尾大眼金枪鱼个体为研究对象,分析研究其线粒体DNA控制区第一个高变区（the first hypervariable region,HVR-1）457bp的序列,共发现115个变异位点,定义了178种单倍型。序列多样性分析结果显示8个采样点核苷酸多样性在0.03074-0.04362间,单倍型多样性在各个采样点都较高,变动范围在0.996-1.000之间;分子方差分析显示99.97%的遗传变异性来自于种群内;群体间的高基因交流值Nm和低分化指数Fst揭示中东太平洋与中西太平洋群体间基因交流频繁,不存在显著的遗传分化。     

Abundance of total bacteria, ATP and manganese-oxidating bacteria in the sediments and manganese nodules of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean

In the seawater and sediments of the ocean, there exist huge quantities of bacteria whose living activities cause various chemical reaction processes. It is demonstrated that microorganisms play a fundamental role on chemical changes of the sediments and diageneses. Over the last twenty years, great interest has been increased about the role of deep-sea bacteria in the ferromanganese sedimentary process. Much work has been done on this aspect in the Atlantic Ocean, the Baltic Sea and the Pacific O-     

中西太平洋镰状真鲨的生物学信息初步研究

镰状真鲨(Carcharhinus falciformis)是金枪鱼(Thunnus)延绳钓渔业中常见的兼捕鱼种之一,位于海洋食物链的顶端,对海洋物种多样性和生态系统的稳定性有重要意义,2017年10月1日作为濒危物种被正式列入濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约附录Ⅱ中。作者根据中国金枪鱼渔业科学观察员在中西太平洋海域(7°S~9°N,149°E~150°W)采集的1 150尾镰状真鲨样本,对其叉长、体质量、繁殖和摄食等生物学信息进行初步研究与分析。结果表明:雌、雄镰状真鲨的优势叉长范围分别为80~180 cm和60~150 cm,雌性叉长均值显著大于雄性;雌、雄的叉长和体质量关系无显著性差异(ANCOVA,P0.05),叉长和体质量的幂函数关系为:W_R=9×10–6×L_F~(2.9712);雌、雄性比符合1︰1比例;镰状真鲨的鳍脚长度与叉长呈显著正相关性,其线性关系为L_C=0.1492×L_F–6.5;镰状真鲨的怀仔数为4~15尾,平均怀仔数为8尾,子宫内雌雄胚胎长度范围为24~56 cm;摄食等级以空胃率为主,其次为1级,分别为51.77%、35.07%。     

热带太平洋中南部上层鱼类的种间关系研究

热带太平洋是世界主要的金枪鱼渔场,具有丰富的大洋渔业资源,但是目前对该区域鱼类生物群落特征的认识却十分缺乏。本文根据我国金枪鱼渔业科学观察员海上观测数据,对热带太平洋中南部海域31种上层鱼类的种间关系进行了研究,从总体关联性、种对间关联性和相关性3个方面,对种间关系进行了分析。结果表明:31个鱼种在总体上存在显著的正关联。由31个鱼种组成的465个种对中,288对为正联结,其中显著(P0.05)正联结53对;177对为负联结,其中显著(P0.05)负联结仅为6对。根据Pearson相关系数检验,该465个种对中,大部分种对的相关性不显著,但有36个种对的正相关极其显著(P0.01)。作为金枪鱼延绳钓渔业目标鱼种的大眼金枪鱼,与10个兼捕种类(黄鳍金枪鱼、长鳍金枪鱼、剑鱼、凹尾长鳍乌鲂、异鳞蛇鲭、蛇鲭、鲣鱼、蓝枪鱼、长鳍真鲨、红棱鲂)虽呈显著(P0.05)正联结,但相关性不显著。从本文结果推断,本海域大部分上层鱼类的栖息地空间或生态位存在一定的重叠,但重叠程度可能不高。在受关注的鲨鱼类中,镰状真鲨与大眼金枪鱼的种间相关性最大,表明其受主捕大眼金枪鱼的延绳钓渔业的影响可能较其它鲨鱼大。     

Distribution of bacterial abundance and cell-specific nucleic acid content in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

We tested the idea that bacterial cells with high nucleic acid content (HNA cells) are the active component of marine bacterioplankton assemblages, while bacteria with low nucleic acid content (LNA cells) are inactive, with a large data set (>1700 discrete samples) based on flow cytometric analysis of bacterioplankton in the Northeast Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon and northern California, USA. Samples were collected in the upper 150 m of the water column from the coast to 250 km offshore during 14 cruises from March 2001 to September 2003. During this period, a wide range of trophic states was encountered, from dense diatom blooms (chlorophyll-a concentrations up to 43 μg l⁻¹) at shelf stations during upwelling season (March–September) to lower chlorophyll-a concentrations (0.1–5 μg l⁻¹) during winter (November–February) and at basin stations (>1700 m depth). We found only weakly positive relations of log total bacterial abundance to log chlorophyll-a concentration (as a proxy for availability of organic substrate), and of HNA bacteria as a fraction of total bacteria to log chlorophyll-a. Abundance of HNA and LNA bacteria co-varied positively in all regions, although HNA bacteria were more responsive to high phytoplankton biomass in shelf waters than in slope and basin waters. Since LNA cell abundance in general showed responses similar to those of HNA cell abundance to changes in phytoplankton biomass, our data do not support the hypothesis that HNA cells are the sole active component of marine bacterioplankton.     

中太平洋海山演化史及与富钴结壳的关系

中太平洋海山区是海山富钴结壳广泛分布的一个重点地区，目前我国正在该区进行富钴结壳资源调查，了解该区海山形成演化史对研究富钴结壳的成因及其分布规律有重要意义。根据大量的文献资料，对该区海山演化史进行了综述，并对海山与其上生长的富钴结壳的关系进行了探讨。     

西太平洋冬季上层水体有色溶解有机物的分布和转化特征

为深入解析西太平洋溶解有机碳的生物地球化学过程,本研究于2015年12月至2016年1月,开展了西太平洋上层水体有色溶解有机物（CDOM）吸收光谱和荧光光谱特征研究。研究结果表明,西太平洋上层水体CDOM吸收系数a（320）变化范围为0.01~1.07 m-1,平均值为0.18 m-1;其较高值位于100~200 m水层,表层的海水相对含量较低,主要以有机物的光化学分解为主。采用PARAFAC分析CDOM三维荧光光谱特征,得到1种类腐殖质组分C2（252（310 nm）/405 nm）及2种类蛋白组分C1（224（276 nm）/335 nm）和C3（224（260 nm）/300 nm）,其中类腐殖质荧光组分占总荧光强度的11%~22%,蛋白质荧光组分占总荧光强度的78%~89%,蛋白质荧光中类色氨酸和类络氨酸组分对荧光强度的贡献相当。洋流在大尺度上控制西太平洋CDOM的分布特征,两流交界处和环流形成区域的CDOM相对含量较高,荧光信号较强。西太上层水体CDOM相对含量和荧光信息,与温度、盐度、DO和营养盐等理化因素之间的相关分析结果表明,CDOM主要成分类蛋白质的产生主要受上层水体初级生产过程控制。     

Spreading cycles in the Pacific Ocean

Changes in the spreading rates in the Pharallon-Pacific-Izanagi (Kula) triple junction during the Cretaceous and Cenozoic are revised using new data of the dynamics of the Pacific plate. The cyclic character of the spreading is recognized, and the stages of its acceleration and deceleration are distinguished. Approximately 130, 87, and 42 My B.P., at the culminations of the cycles, when maximal spreading rates were reached, the principal rearrangements in the tectonic evolution of the ocean occurred. The spreading rates were minimal about 140, 120, 65, and 15 My B.P. The latter periods are marked by pulses of basalt magmatism in the west, east, and northeast of the Pacific Ocean. The study recognized no signs of the intrusion of the Middle Cretaceous superplume, which was suggested by Larson. Both the cycling revealed and the pulsations of the intraplate volcanism are most probably related to the regularities of the deformations of the oceanic lithosphere and reflect the periodic alternations of regimes of compression and extension of the Pacific plate during the last 180 My.     

Seasonal Response of Planktonic Foraminifera to Surface Ocean Condition: Sediment Trap Results from the Central North Pacific Ocean

The fluxes of planktonic foraminifera (calcareous shell producing zooplankton) were examined in order to clarify temporal and regional variations in production in the upper ocean in relation to hydrographic conditions. Three time-series sediment traps were deployed in the central North Pacific along 175°E for about one year, beginning in June 1993. Trap sites were located in the subarctic, the transition, and the subtropical water masses, from north to south. The southernmost site was under the influence of the transition zone in January to May. Both temporal and regional fluxes of planktonic foraminifera showed large variations during the experiment. In the subarctic water mass, high total foraminiferal fluxes (TFFs) and high organic matter fluxes (OMFs) were observed during summer to fall, suggesting that food availability is the most important factor for the production of planktonic foraminifera. Furthermore, low TFFs during winter were ascribed to low food availability and low temperatures. The OMFs and TFFs correlated well and increased rapidly after the disruption of the seasonal thermocline during winter, peaking in late February to early March in the transition zone. In the subtropical water mass, both OMFs and TFFs remained low due to lower productivity under oligotrophic conditions. In general, TFFs show a positive correlation with OMFs during the trap experiment, suggesting that food availability is one of the factors controlling the production of planktonic foraminifera in the central North Pacific. Relatively low TFFs during summer to fall in the subtropical water mass may be caused by the thermal structure of the upper ocean. Low SST possibly reduces the production of foraminifera during winter in the subarctic region.     

太平洋潮波特征比较

本文对TOPEX/Poseidon高度计资料直接分析得到4个主要分潮(M2、K1、S2和O1)的调和常数,将其与全球大洋潮波模式TPXO6.2的模拟结果以及太平洋中48个验潮站观测资料的分析结果进行了系统比较,得出高度计资料直接分析结果与潮波模式模拟结果总体比较一致.模拟出的无潮点的位置和高度计资料直接分析结果有差异,且K1和O1分潮差异较大.与站点结果比较表明TPXO6.2模式模拟结果与验潮站观测结果的振幅绝对偏差小于2cm的站点的百分比达到85%,迟角绝对偏差小于40°的站点的百分比达到70%以上,比高度计资料直接分析结果精确;矢量均方根误差比较表明,太平洋中部结果比整个太平洋结果准确,太平洋矢量均方根误差的值和其他研究者、其他模式的结果近似.     

东北太平洋中国开辟区浮游植物的种类组成与分布

根据东北太平洋中国开辟区西部(151°W～155°W,8°N～11°30＇N)和东部(141°W～149°W,7°N～10°N)水域DY95-7航次(1997-07)和DY95-8航次(1998-07～-09)所采的36份网采样品,鉴定网采浮游植物180种,隶属于5个门类47属.其中主要的生态类群是大洋暖水类群(占总种数83.8%)和广布性类群(占14.5%).该区主要优势种是太阳漂流藻(Planktoniella sol)、密聚角毛藻(Chaetoceros coarctatus)、多瘤面角毛藻(C.bacteriastroides)、拟夜光梨甲藻(Pyrocystispseudonoctilluca)和三叉角藻(Cerattum trichoceros)等.硅藻类和甲藻类等的平均细胞密度(1 944～4 101个/m)和蓝藻类(主要是束毛藻Trichodesmium)的藻丝体密度(111～486条/m)都比较低.本文分别讨论了调查区浮游植物的平面分布和垂直分布趋势及其与温跃层和浮游动物的相互关系.     

Distribution of cyanobacteria and other picophytoplankton in the western North Pacific Ocean,Summer 1989

Cell densities of phycoerythrin-fluorescing cyanobacteria and other chlorophyll-fluorescing picophytoplankton in the 0.2–2.0 µm size fraction were investigated, using an epifluorescence microscope, in the western North Pacific Ocean (36.5–44.0 °N, 155.0°E) in the summer of 1989. Cyanobacteria were most abundant in the surface of the subtropical water (36.5–38.0°N) and less in the northern sea area (39.5–44.0°N). The cell density of other picophytoplankton was, however, high in the northern part and low in the subtropical water. Results showed that algae other than cyanobacteria may significantly contribute to the picophytoplankton community under the low water temperature conditions of open waters. Chlorophylla concentration represented well the abundance of picophytoplankton other than cyanobacteria, but had no significant correlation with the cyanobacteria cell density. Chlorophylla-based data must be interpreted with caution, since the abundances of cyanobacteria were often considerably different even though the chlorophylla concentrations were the same level.     

Basin-scale distribution of prokaryotic phylotypes in the epipelagic layer of the Central South Pacific Ocean during austral summer

In the present study, we used catalyzed reporter deposition-fluorescence in situ hybridization to quantify the abundance of five bacterial (Alphaproteobacteria, SAR11, Gammaproteobacteria, SAR86, and Bacteroidetes) and two archaeal (Crenarchaeota and Euryarchaeota) phylotypes in the epipelagic layer (0–200 m) of the Central South Pacific Ocean along 170°W from 0° to 40°S. We found that the distribution patterns of these phylotypes differed from each other. All phylotypes except Gammaproteobacteria were particularly abundant at the surface water of the equatorial region, whereas Gammaproteobacteria was relatively abundant in the area from the southern part of the South Pacific Ocean. SAR11, affiliated with Alphaproteobacteria was the dominant phylotype at all depths, throughout the study area. The abundance of SAR11 significantly increased with chlorophyll a concentration, suggesting that phytoplankton could affect their distribution pattern. There was a positive correlation between Bacteroidetes abundance and water temperature, suggesting that the temperature gradient could be a critical factor determining their distribution in the South Pacific Ocean. Crenarchaeota and Euryarchaeota were more abundant at the equatorial region than in other study areas. Euryarchaeota abundance significantly decreased with depth, and increased with chlorophyll a concentration. This suggests that there was ecological interaction between Euryarchaeota and phytoplankton in the equatorial surface. Our data indicate that distinct hydrographic properties such as seawater temperature, salinity, and the concentrations of chlorophyll a and nutrients can principally control the basin-scale distribution of different prokaryotic phylotypes in the epipelagic layer of the Central South Pacific Ocean.     

Lagrangian eddies in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean

The Lagrangian eddies in the western Pacific Ocean are identified and analysed based on Maps of Sea Level Anomaly (MSLA) data from 1998 to 2018. By calculating ...