Seafloor mapping and landscape ecology analyses used to monitor variations in spawning site preference and benthic egg mop abundance for the California market squid (Doryteuthis opalescens)

► We map the distribution of squid egg mops using sidescan sonar and multibeam bathymetry. ► We use the mapped distribution of egg mops to describe the interannual and intraannual variation in egg mops. ► We determine which scale and habitat features are important to the distribution of egg mops. ► We make recommendations for no take areas based on the results in this study.