Study on the relationship between catch of Thunnus alalunga and climatic factors based on BP neural network
In order to investigate the impact of climate change on the catch of bigeye tuna,we utilized the annual Pacific bigeye tuna catch data from 1960 to 2021,which was statistically compiled by the Western and Central Pa-cific Fisheries Commission.We also employed corresponding monthly climate indices,including Niño1+2,Niño3,Niño4,Niño3.4,Southern Oscillation Index(SOI),North Atlantic Oscillation(NAO),Pacific Decadal Oscillation(PDO),North Pacific Index(NPI),and global sea-air temperature anomaly(dT).By using a BP neural network and variable sensitivity analysis,we examined the relationship between these low-frequency climate factors and bigeye tuna catch.Our findings revealed that Niño1+2,SOI,NAO,PDO,NPI,and dT are relatively independent climate factors that have an impact on bigeye tuna catch.The optimal lag orders for these climate factors were determined to be 8 years for Niño1+2,2 years for SOI,9 years for NAO,0 years for PDO,9 years for NPI,and 3 years for dT.Among these factors,Niño1+2,SOI,and NAO were identified as the key climate factors influencing bigeye tuna catch.We constructed an optimal BP neural network model with a structure of 6-8-1,and the ratio of the difference between the predicted and actual bigeye tuna catch to the actual catch has been maintained within 15%since 1971.Additionally,the trend of the predicted and actual catch was found to be basically consistent,indicating a satisfact-ory level of model fit.
climate changeThunnus alalungacorrelation analysisBP neural network model