DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH-RESOLUTION SEA CONDITION PREDICTION MODEL EFFECTIVE FOR SEARCHING FISHING GROUNDS IN SHIBUSHI BAY

Abstract

 Using FVCOM, we developed a high-resolution numerical model for predicting sea conditions in Shibushi Bay based on DR_Ep and MSM forecast data. The output results of water temperature, salinity, and current velocity distribution from the SB model have high resolution and it is suggested that the model is very effective for searching fishing grounds. Furthermore, by comparing the calculated results with the observed results, it was shown that the SB model has good reproducibility for water temperature at the mouth of the bay and salinity at the back of the bay.