Table 1.
Summary statistics of PBT collected from both spawning areas (East China Sea, ECS, and Sea of Japan, SoJ) and CCLME. Sample size (n), mean size (cm FL) (±1 s.d.), size range (cm FL) and collection dates.
| collection area | year | n | mean size | size range | collection dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| age-0 | |||||
| East China Sea | 2014 | 19 | 32.9 (13.2) | 17.3–48.4 | 18 July 2014–26 Nov 2014 |
| Sea of Japan | 2014 | 10 | 27.3 (1.5) | 25.2–29.4 | 26 Oct 2014–14 Nov 2014 |
| East China Sea | 2015 | 20 | 32.1 (12.5) | 17.5–49.6 | 20 July 2015–14 Dec 2015 |
| Sea of Japan | 2015 | 10 | 27.3 (1.5) | 25.3–29.2 | 23 Sep 2015–28 Oct 2015 |
| East China Sea | 2016 | 15 | 21.2 (1.47) | 20.0–25.3 | 15 July 2016–1 Aug 2016 |
| Sea of Japan | 2016 | 15 | 23.7 (1.84) | 21.0–27.3 | 16 Sep 2016–25 Sep 2016 |
| East China Sea | 2017 | 15 | 21.5 (0.96) | 20.0–23.7 | 23 July 2017–25 July 2017 |
| Sea of Japan | 2017 | 15 | 22.6 (2.39) | 20.1–27.2 | 14 Sep 2017–19 Sep 2017 |
| subadult (age-1) | |||||
| CCLME | 2015 | 40 | 71.9 (4.08) | 61.6–76.7 | 17 Jan 2015–20 Sep 2015 |
| CCLME | 2016 | 40 | 69.7 (4.07) | 60.6–75.7 | 10 June 2016–30 Aug 2016 |
| CCLME | 2017 | 40 | 68.5 (3.97) | 57.2–75.8 | 2 May 2017–28 Aug 2017 |
| CCLME | 2018 | 40 | 64.6 (3.12) | 56.2–68.3 | 28 June 2018–29 Sep 2018 |