Abstract
A habitat suitability index (HSI) model for the neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii) in the North Pacific has been developed under the on-going national research program “Research Program on Climate Change Adaptation” (RECCA), and successfully estimated the accurate potential fishing zone around the date line in summer, by applying the MOVE ocean reanalysis product which can provide realistic fields of 3-dimensional ocean circulation and environmental structures. Furthermore, the delivery of daily maps of the squid HSI and other ocean environmental fields (SST, SSH, chl-a, sub-surface temperature etc.) through the internet for Japanese fishing vessels was conducted in 2012, and the interviews with users were carried out after the fishing period to investigate the availability of the web-site. The results demonstrate that the information of the potential fishing zone of neon flying squid has the effective impact for adaptive fishery operation with low cost and reduction of CO2 emission.
