@inproceedings{fdi:010072119,
  title = {{H}orizontal distribution of dominant pelagic fish eggs in {W}est {A}frican waters [r{\'e}sum{\'e}]},
  author = {{B}adji, {L}.{B}. and {T}iedemann, {M}. and {F}ock, {H}.{O}. and {N}diaye, {P}. and {J}ouffre, {D}idier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{E}arly life stages of dominant {W}est {A}frican pelagic fishes, most of which are commercially important, are rarely studied especially in {S}enegalese and {M}auritanian coastal waters. {T}he aim of the present study is to examine the horizontal distribution of pelagic fish eggs of {A}tlantic sardine ({S}ardina pilchardus), anchovy ({E}ngraulis encrasicolus), sardinella ({S}ardinella aurita) and horse mackerels ({T}rachurus trachurus.) in late winter and summer. {T}he two seasons revealed two contrasting environmental conditions. {W}hile in late winter a permanent upwelling shaped the environmental conditions, in summer a warm tropical influx of surface water towards {M}auritania was observed. {W}e collected fish eggs in both seasons along the shelf coasts of {M}auritania and {S}enegal. {T}hese data were then related to the sea surface temperature obtained at each sampling position from a conductivity-temperature-depth ({CTD}) instrument. {T}his study showed that eggs of most species are concentrated in the coastal waters in front the {B}anc d'{A}rguin, in {S}aint-{L}ouis and along the {P}etite-c{\^o}te of {S}enegal. {M}oreover, it has been shown that spatial distribution of fish eggs is controlled by several factors such as temperature and also by the role of the continental shelf-break, as a mechanism of retention of fish eggs and larvae.},
  keywords = {{AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {MAURITANIE} ; {SENEGAL} ; {ATLANTIQUE}},
  numero = {},
  pages = {60},
  booktitle = {{I}nternational conference {ICAWA} 2016 : extended book of abstract : the {AWA} project : ecosystem approach to the management of fisheries and the marine environment in {W}est {A}frican waters},
  year = {2017},
  ISBN = {978-2-9553602-0-5},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072119},
}