The relative importance of lunar phase and environmental conditions on striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) catches in sport fishing

Abiotic and fishing-related correlates of angling catch rates in pike (Esox lucius)

“…In the context of baited fishing gears, this hypothesis has rarely been investigated and the available evidence is mixed. In some longline fisheries for marine species, catches have been seen to peak around full or new moon (Bigelow et al, 1999;Lowry et al, 2007;Damalas et al, 2007), while other studies have reported lack of correlations between lunar phases and catch rates (Millar et al, 1997;Ortega-Garcia et al, 2008). Overall, the extent to which lunar cycles might affect CPUE in angling is still largely unknown and may be species-specific.…”

“…Out of the potential abiotic factors affecting angling catch rates water temperature appears to be the variable most commonly reported in the literature (e.g., Bigelow et al, 1999;Stoner, 2004;Stoner et al, 2006;Damalas et al, 2007;Ortega-Garcia et al, 2008). This is presumably due to its pervasive influence on movement activity, metabolism, and foraging activity in all poikilothermic aquatic animals (Brown et al, 2004).…”

The Effect of Moon Phase on The Catch of Bigeye Tuna (Thunnus obesus) in Eastern Indian Ocean

“…Number of trip, number of settings, fishing ground and number of hooks per set of sampled longline vessels. (Sajeevan, 2013), pelagic fish (Poisson et al, 2010) and striped marlin (Ortega-Garcia et al, 2008). This study showed significant increased on the catch of bigeye tuna in Eastern Indian Ocean during full moon.…”

“…Different result showed on the catch of striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) in North Pacific Ocean. As one of the target species for sport fishing, the catch of striped marlin more influenced by weather condition rather than moon phase (Ortega-Garcia et al, 2008). The comparison of the effect of moon phase on the fish catches was shown in Table 3.…”

Changing of Sea Surface Temperature Affects Catch of Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus Commerson in the Set-Net Fishery

“…Moon phases were obtained from the U.S. Naval Observatory website as cited by [20]. The four principal moon phases are considered including new moon which is from 1st to 8th of the lunar day, first quarter which is from 9th to 15th of the lunar day, full moon which is from 16th to 22nd of the lunar day, and third quarter which is from 23rd to 30th of the lunar day.…”