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Broadbill swordfish (Xiphias gladius) foraging and vertical movements in the northwest Atlantic.
Journal of Fish Biology 2021 April 2
The northern edge of Georges Bank is an important seasonal foraging habitat for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the North Atlantic, where aggregations support commercial pelagic longline and harpoon fisheries. Following a period of overfishing during the 1990s, the North Atlantic X. gladius stock underwent a period of recovery during the early 2000s and was considered rebuilt in 2009. We analyzed stomach contents from X. gladius (n=39) harvested by the Canadian harpoon fishery on Georges Bank in 2007 to characterize diet in this important foraging habitat. We used electronic tagging data from X. gladius (n=6) on Georges Bank in 2005-2007 to assess vertical habitat preferences and associated prey composition within those zones. We also used stable isotope analysis (δ13 C and δ15 N) of X. gladius liver (n=2) and common prey types (Paralepididae, Mytophidae, Merluccidae, Ommastrephidae) as a longer-term record of feeding. Stomach contents were co-dominated by Paralepididae (31.9% weight (W)) and Ommastrephidae (36.8%W) with secondary contributions from hake (Merluccidae, 6.5%W), Mytophidae (2.9%W), and Sebastidae (2.1% W). Xiphias gladius displayed diel vertical migrations, descending to depths of 300-400 m during daytime followed by residence in surface waters at night. Xiphias gladius liver δ15 N values were similar to or lower than values of primary stomach contents, likely due to bias of diet consumed in southerly waters with lower nitrogen isotope baselines prior to arrival on Georges Bank. Diet data are similar to results from historical studies from the late 1950s to early 1980s. This apparent temporal stability to the underlying food web in this region may explain the high X. gladius site fidelity observed in electronic tagging studies and the consistent aggregation of these fish to this region.
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