Special Issue "Frontiers in Small Pelagic Fish in the northwestern Pacific Ocean"

Dear Colleagues,

Pacific saury, Cololabis saira, are small pelagic fish distributed broadly in the North Pacific Ocean. This fish is an important commercial fish in several countries in eastern Asian countries. Stock management is implemented through a regional fisheries management organization, the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC), which aims to ensure long-term conservation and sustainable use of this fishery resource. Although, for appropriate management, biological, ecological, and fisheries information is essential, such knowledge of the Pacific saury is limited yet. Thus, this Special Issue aims to enhance the knowledge and understanding of the ecology, biology, and population dynamics in Pacific saury for their optimal management. This Special Issue encourages original research, reviews, and short communications that address any aspect for the Pacific saury based on fisheries data, statistical modelling, culture experiments, and field observations.

Dr. Hiroomi Miyamoto
Guest Editor

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• biology and ecology of Pacific saury
• growth
• fatness
• migration
• fisheries
• population dynamics
• climate changes
• fishing ground
• and feeding ecology