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Relationship between variations in sea bottom temperature and American lobster catch rate off southwestern Nova Scotia during 2008–2023
Adam M. Cook
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Dr., Dartmouth, NS, B2Y 4A2, Canada
Youyu Lu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Dr., Dartmouth, NS, B2Y 4A2, Canada
Xianmin Hu
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Dr., Dartmouth, NS, B2Y 4A2, Canada
David Brickman
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Dr., Dartmouth, NS, B2Y 4A2, Canada
David Hebert
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Dr., Dartmouth, NS, B2Y 4A2, Canada
Chantelle Layton
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Dr., Dartmouth, NS, B2Y 4A2, Canada
Gilles Garric
Mercator-Ocean International, 2 Av. de l'Aérodrome de Montaudran, 31400 Toulouse, France
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Ocean bottom temperatures from a global ocean reanalysis product are found to be consistent with in situ observations on the Scotian Shelf. Statistical analysis reveals a positive relationship between changes in lobster catch rate and ocean bottom temperature off the southwest coast of Nova Scotia during 2008–2023. A standardized lobster catch rate index with the influence of bottom temperature included is more consistent with available stock biomass compared to the index without such an influence.
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