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Bathymetric shift in the distribution of Atlantic surfclams: response to warmer ocean temperature

Weinberg, James R.·2005·ICES Journal of Marine Science
DOI 10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.04.020
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Standard research vessel surveys during the 1980s and early 1990s demonstrated that Atlantic surfclams (Spisula solidissima solidissima) were common in the southern portion of their range (37–38°N) along the east coast of North America in the Delmarva region. Based on data from these surveys, the probability of capturing surfclams in shallow water (i.e. 20 m) tows of the Delmarva region was 75–85% in 1994 and 1997. In 1999 and 2002, this probability declined to 40–55%. The probability of capturing surfclams in survey tows from deeper waters (40–50 m) also declined, but this change was relatively small compared with that in shallower water. These changes were not the result of commercial clam fishing. Unusually warm water, which induces thermal stress in S. s. solidissima, was prevalent within the period from 1999 to 2002 over the Delmarva continental shelf during fall when annual bottom temperature was peaking. The combined effects of poor physiological condition and thermal stress likely resulted in mortality of Atlantic surfclams in shallow water habitats in the Delmarva region. This resulted in a shift in the bathymetric distribution of the population to deeper water. Between 1982 and 1997, most of the surfclams in the Delmarva region occurred at depths between 25 and 35 m, whereas in 1999 and 2002, most of the Delmarva population occurred at 35–40 m.

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Authors
Weinberg, J. R.
Affiliations
NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Northeast Fisheries Science Center (US)
Corresponding author
Weinberg, James R.
Venue
ICES Journal of Marine Science
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2005-01-01
Volume
62
Issue
7
Pages
1444-1453
ISSN
  • 1054-3139 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9289
DOI
10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.04.020
OpenAlex
W2168449366
Cited by
98
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FWCI
1.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
ICES Journal of Marine Science (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Marine and fisheries research
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Keywords
Atlantic surfclam, Spisula solidissima, thermal stress (biology), ocean warming, bottom water temperature, clam mortality, shallow-water habitats, population distribution, bivalve physiology

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