Recent Variations in the Size and Age Structure of the Population of the Horse Mackerel Trachurus mediterraneus (Steindachner, 1868) on the Southwestern Shelf of Crimea
Journal: Russian Journal of Marine Biology
Year: 2023

The influence of the average annual sea surface temperature (SST) on the development of the horse mackerel Trachurus mediterraneus on the southwestern Crimean shelf has been shown. The changes in the main indicators of the population and their relationship with the change in the average annual SST (0.055°С/year) in 2000–2020 have been identified. Against the background of the observed increase in SST in recent years, the state of the horse mackerel population has improved: there has been an incr