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The prediction of shrimp landings from sunspot activity

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Annual landings of shrimp (Crangon crangon) in the Lancashire and Western Sea Fisheries District (UK) have previously been predicted 1 year in advance on the basis of rainfall and air temperature records of the previous year. For the port of Lytham, abundance of shrimp has been found to be correlated with mean sunspot number. Since sunspot number can be predicted fairly accurately, this correlation has given the prediction of landings a greater accuracy than was formerly possible. Sunspot numbers can be predicted for a considerable period of time in advance, and therefore abundance of C. crangon at Lytham can be estimated for several years.

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  1. Lancashire and Western Sea Fisheries Joint Committee, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

    P. A. Driver

  2. Lancashire and Western Sea Fisheries Joint Committee, University of Lancaster, Bailrigg, LA1 4XY, Lancaster, Lancashire, England

    P. A. Driver

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Driver, P.A. The prediction of shrimp landings from sunspot activity. Mar. Biol. 47, 359–361 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00388927

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