Specifics of life history and distribution of arabesque greenling Pleurogrammus azonus in the south-western part of the Sea of Okhotsk, waters off Sakhalin and the South Kuril Islands
https://doi.org/10.15853/2072-8212.2025.78.5-32
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Abstract
General traits of life history and distribution of arabesque greenling in the waters from the west cost of Hokkaido and Tatar Strait to Aniva Bay, Terpeniya Bay and south-western part of the Sea of Okhotsk, including shelf and continental slope of the South Kuril Islands (Sakhalin-Hokkaido cluster) have been characterized based on materials of trawl surveys carried out by fish biologists from Kamchatka Branch and Pacific Branch of VNIRO in the Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk and Pacific Ocean water off the South Kuril Islands, and on the data from literature. Patterns of larval, juvenile and adult arabesque greenling distribution across habitats and seasons are examined. Influence of environmental conditions on the duration of egg development and larval hatching is discussed, and spawning times for arabesque greenling in these areas are clarified. Obtained results can be used for planning scientific cruises and researches to evaluate stocks of the Okhotsk Atka mackerel and provide recommendations for the rational use of the resource.
About the Authors
A. O. Zolotov
Pacific Branch of Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander O. Zolotov – Ph. D. (Biology), Leading Researcher
Vladivostok
D. Ya. Mel’nik
Kamchatka Branch of Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (KamchatNIRO)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Darya Ya. Mel’nik – Principal Specialist
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
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Zolotov A.O., Mel’nik D.Ya. Specifics of life history and distribution of arabesque greenling Pleurogrammus azonus in the south-western part of the Sea of Okhotsk, waters off Sakhalin and the South Kuril Islands. The researches of the aquatic biological resources of Kamchatka and the North-West Part of the Pacific Ocean. 2025;(78):5-32. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15853/2072-8212.2025.78.5-32. EDN: FVZZAB
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