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Yellow Perch length estimated from filleted, head, and mandible length measurements 根据鱼片、鱼头和下颚长度测量结果估算的黄鲈鱼长度
IF 1.1 4区 农林科学
North American Journal of Fisheries Management Pub Date : 2024-07-11 DOI: 10.1002/nafm.11023
Carey T. Knight, Graham F. Montague, Daniel E. Shoup
{"title":"Yellow Perch length estimated from filleted, head, and mandible length measurements","authors":"Carey T. Knight, Graham F. Montague, Daniel E. Shoup","doi":"10.1002/nafm.11023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.11023","url":null,"abstract":"ObjectiveYellow Perch <jats:italic>Perca flavescens</jats:italic> are popular sport fish; however, obtaining adequate length data can be problematic during low‐abundance years. Using fish from the sport fishery cleaning stations provides a possible source of data, but fish from this source have already been filleted, making length data questionable, and may not have intact backbones, so lengths cannot be determined. Therefore, we tested if Yellow Perch total length measured from filleted fish are similar to the total length measured before filleting and we also developed regression equations to predict total length from filleted fish length, head length, or mandible lengths and compared their accuracy to known total lengths.MethodsYellow Perch were collected from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources standardized bottom trawl survey. Each fish was measured for total length using a measuring board, and head and mandible lengths were measured with digital calipers. A subset of fish (<jats:italic>N</jats:italic> = 46) was filleted, and total length was again measured to see if filleting altered length measurements. We used linear regression with 10‐fold cross validation to estimate the total length of Yellow Perch from filleted fish length, head length, and mandible length.ResultOur results show that all three measurements were good predictors (<jats:italic>R</jats:italic><jats:sup>2</jats:sup> &gt; 0.98) of fish total length, with precision being greatest for filleted length, followed by head length (mandible length had notably lower precision). Filleted fish lengths were significantly longer than intact total length, but we provide a regression equation that can be used to estimate unfilleted length using filleted fish length.ConclusionWe recommend estimating total length from filleted length regression or head length regression in cases when total length cannot be directly measured. Our mandible length regression can also be used, but it was slightly less precise than the head length regression, which should be used instead when practical.","PeriodicalId":19263,"journal":{"name":"North American Journal of Fisheries Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141613701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Interspecific hybridization in a large‐river population of Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout: A 20‐year programmatic evaluation 黄石切喉鳟大河种群的种间杂交:20 年计划评估
IF 1.1 4区 农林科学
North American Journal of Fisheries Management Pub Date : 2024-07-11 DOI: 10.1002/nafm.11014
John S. Hargrove, Matthew R. Campbell, Kelly Gunnell, Brett High, Clark Johnson, Patrick A. Kennedy, Janet L. Loxterman, Margaret B. Ptacek, Steven M. Seiler, Ernest R. Keeley
{"title":"Interspecific hybridization in a large‐river population of Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout: A 20‐year programmatic evaluation","authors":"John S. Hargrove, Matthew R. Campbell, Kelly Gunnell, Brett High, Clark Johnson, Patrick A. Kennedy, Janet L. Loxterman, Margaret B. Ptacek, Steven M. Seiler, Ernest R. Keeley","doi":"10.1002/nafm.11014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.11014","url":null,"abstract":"ObjectiveHybridization between native and nonnative fishes represents a global threat to biodiversity. Understanding how hybridization changes in response to management actions is critical to evaluating the efficacy of conservation efforts.MethodsWe quantified changes in levels of hybridization between Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout <jats:italic>Oncorhynchus virginalis bouvieri</jats:italic> and Rainbow Trout <jats:italic>Oncorhynchus mykiss</jats:italic> in the South Fork Snake River watershed, where a multipronged approach has been implemented to protect the evolutionary distinctiveness of one of the last remaining large‐river populations of Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout.ResultOver a 20‐year period, we observed an increase in the number of sample reaches without hybrids in the South Fork Snake River watershed; however, contrasting patterns were noted in main‐stem and tributary reaches. Through time, hybrid abundance increased at main‐stem reaches of the South Fork Snake River below Palisades Dam but decreased in tributaries. Efforts to reduce hybridization in spawning tributaries, including both suppression and selective passage weirs, were effective at preventing the expansion of hybridization in resident and migratory populations. Multimodel inference was used to understand factors affecting levels of hybridization, and year, sampling reach, and the interaction thereof was identified as the best‐fit model but explained only a small percentage of the overall variation, suggesting that other factors not captured in our model were driving patterns in hybridization.ConclusionChanges in hybridization in the South Fork Snake River watershed are likely the result of multiple processes, namely management actions to reduce Rainbow Trout and hybrids in tributaries, as well as demographic changes in Rainbow Trout in the main‐stem river below Palisades Dam. Our results suggest that Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout populations in the South Fork Snake River watershed have not experienced widespread interspecific hybridization with Rainbow Trout but that proactive management will be necessary to ensure long‐term conservation.","PeriodicalId":19263,"journal":{"name":"North American Journal of Fisheries Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141613700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Silver Chub spawning confirmed in the Maumee River, a tributary of Lake Erie 确认伊利湖支流毛米河中有银鲦鱼产卵
IF 1.1 4区 农林科学
North American Journal of Fisheries Management Pub Date : 2024-07-11 DOI: 10.1002/nafm.11018
Ryan E. Brown, Christine M. Mayer, Nathan Thompson, Corbin D. Hilling, James J. Roberts, Catherine A. Richter
{"title":"Silver Chub spawning confirmed in the Maumee River, a tributary of Lake Erie","authors":"Ryan E. Brown, Christine M. Mayer, Nathan Thompson, Corbin D. Hilling, James J. Roberts, Catherine A. Richter","doi":"10.1002/nafm.11018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.11018","url":null,"abstract":"ObjectiveBiodiversity is declining due to invasive species and other factors that can affect individual species differently. Silver Chub <jats:italic>Macrhybopsis storeriana</jats:italic> are declining in their native range, and their conservation status in the Great Lakes ranges from secure to possibly extirpated. Lake Erie once supported a large Silver Chub population until it crashed in the 1950s. Additionally, the spawning behavior and reproductive guild of Silver Chub in Lake Erie is unknown. Our objective was to document Silver Chub spawning in the Maumee River, a Lake Erie tributary.MethodsInvasive Grass Carp <jats:italic>Ctenopharyngodon idella</jats:italic> are known to spawn in the Maumee River during high‐flow events from May to July, and the University of Toledo and U.S. Geological Survey regularly sample the lower 24 km for early life stages using paired bongo nets. Contents from paired bongo nets are returned to the laboratory for processing, and a subset of potential Grass Carp eggs are sent for genetic analysis.ResultOn June 8, 2022, several potential Grass Carp eggs were captured at two sites on the Maumee River during a high‐flow event. Fifteen potential Grass Carp eggs were sent for genetic analysis, and DNA sequencing revealed that six of these eggs were Silver Chub.DiscussionThis was the first known collection of Silver Chub eggs in a Lake Erie tributary, and our findings indicate that Silver Chub likely belong to the pelagophil reproductive guild. Although Grass Carp and Silver Chub spawn under similar conditions, management actions to control Grass Carp in the Maumee River may be unlikely to affect Silver Chub due to electrofishing settings used in the capture of Grass Carp. The verification of Silver Chub spawning in a Western Erie Basin tributary provides insights into their reproductive biology that could be useful in recovery planning in Lake Erie and throughout the Great Lakes.","PeriodicalId":19263,"journal":{"name":"North American Journal of Fisheries Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141613703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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A new, standardized international Pacific Rim baseline for genetic stock identification (GSI) of Chinook Salmon 新的环太平洋地区大鳞大麻哈鱼遗传种群鉴定(GSI)国际标准基线
IF 1.1 4区 农林科学
North American Journal of Fisheries Management Pub Date : 2024-07-08 DOI: 10.1002/nafm.11019
Donald M. Van Doornik, Paul Moran, Eric B. Rondeau, Krista M. Nichols, Shawn R. Narum, Matthew R. Campbell, Anthony J. Clemento, John S. Hargrove, Jon E. Hess, Rebekah L. Horn, Lisa W. Seeb, Jeff J. Stephenson, Garrett J. McKinney
{"title":"A new, standardized international Pacific Rim baseline for genetic stock identification (GSI) of Chinook Salmon","authors":"Donald M. Van Doornik, Paul Moran, Eric B. Rondeau, Krista M. Nichols, Shawn R. Narum, Matthew R. Campbell, Anthony J. Clemento, John S. Hargrove, Jon E. Hess, Rebekah L. Horn, Lisa W. Seeb, Jeff J. Stephenson, Garrett J. McKinney","doi":"10.1002/nafm.11019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.11019","url":null,"abstract":"ObjectiveGenetic stock identification (GSI) can be an effective tool for fisheries management, but development of reference baselines for species with broad geographic distributions can be challenging. Mixed‐stock fisheries for Chinook Salmon <jats:italic>Oncorhynchus tshawytscha</jats:italic> have utilized GSI analyses for decades with various genetic baselines, but these have largely become outdated with advances in technology that enable more efficient genotyping. Thus, our goals were to (1) create nested baselines of genotypic data for Chinook Salmon throughout their entire natural range using existing data from multiple sources and (2) evaluate the utility of those nested baselines to conduct accurate hierarchical GSI of mixture proportions or the stock identification of individual fish.MethodsIn this study, we compiled a large genetic baseline of single‐nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for 389 populations that encompass the entire geographic range of Chinook Salmon. We used cross validation and realistic mixture simulations to test the accuracy of the baseline in generating GSI estimates.ResultWe demonstrated that a multi‐tiered assignment approach can provide high accuracy at both tier 1 (broadscale, with three coastwide reporting groups; 97.8% mean accuracy) and tier 2 (fine‐scale regional reporting groups; up to 97.7% mean accuracy) levels. Realistic mixture simulations showed that this multi‐tiered approach can provide highly effective GSI results for several common mixed‐stock fisheries applications in the Pacific Ocean.ConclusionThis new SNP baseline and the multi‐tiered assignment approach provide the most comprehensive rangewide GSI baseline for Chinook Salmon over any previous application and enable highly accurate estimates for GSI purposes.","PeriodicalId":19263,"journal":{"name":"North American Journal of Fisheries Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141573300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Short‐term survival and growth of American Eel elvers marked with visible implant elastomer tags 用可视植入弹性体标签标记的美洲鳗鲡的短期存活和生长情况
IF 1.1 4区 农林科学
North American Journal of Fisheries Management Pub Date : 2024-07-08 DOI: 10.1002/nafm.11016
Felix Eissenhauer, Malik Martin, Joke Adesola, R. Allen Curry, Tommi Linnansaari, Philip M. Harrison
{"title":"Short‐term survival and growth of American Eel elvers marked with visible implant elastomer tags","authors":"Felix Eissenhauer, Malik Martin, Joke Adesola, R. Allen Curry, Tommi Linnansaari, Philip M. Harrison","doi":"10.1002/nafm.11016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.11016","url":null,"abstract":"ObjectiveVisible implant elastomer (VIE) tags are commonly used as a cost‐effective tool for marking small fish, making them valuable in mark–recapture studies. It is crucial to quantify the impact of tagging procedures on fish survival to address inferential bias in mark–recapture studies. We assessed marking‐related mortality and growth in American Eel <jats:italic>Anguilla rostrata</jats:italic> elvers in a 40‐day laboratory experiment, following VIE tag application.MethodsThere were 500 elvers (80–149 mm) that were divided into four treatment groups and one control group. Treatment groups were tagged with two tags in three body locations (anterior, central, posterior on left bilateral side) or with two tags in all three locations, while the control group remained untagged. Eels were retained in experimental tanks, and mortality rates were compared.ResultThe VIE tagging did not significantly affect survival, which was 90.9% across all treatment groups and 92% for the untagged control group; nor did it affect growth.ConclusionThe application of VIE tags on various body parts should be a safe and effective method for marking American Eel elvers.","PeriodicalId":19263,"journal":{"name":"North American Journal of Fisheries Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141573301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Route use of emigrating steelhead in a heavily modified river delta 迁徙的钢鳞鲑在变化严重的河流三角洲的路线使用情况
IF 1.1 4区 农林科学
North American Journal of Fisheries Management Pub Date : 2024-06-27 DOI: 10.1002/nafm.11005
Rebecca A. Buchanan
{"title":"Route use of emigrating steelhead in a heavily modified river delta","authors":"Rebecca A. Buchanan","doi":"10.1002/nafm.11005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.11005","url":null,"abstract":"ObjectiveLow survival of emigrating salmonid smolts through the interior regions of California's Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta (hereafter, “Delta”) and large‐scale water extraction from that region have prompted managers to seek to predict and manipulate smolt route use through the tidal Delta. The local flow variables previously used in modeling are not the metrics used in management. Here, I investigate the predictive utility of variables representing both localized flow conditions and remote management metrics to predict routing of juvenile steelhead <jats:italic>Oncorhynchus mykiss</jats:italic> at two river junctions on the San Joaquin River in the south Delta.MethodsIndividual‐based generalized linear models were used with detections of over 4000 acoustic‐tagged juvenile hatchery‐reared steelhead to relate routing to the presence of a rock barrier, simulated localized flow conditions from a hydrodynamic model, and daily management metrics, including upstream river discharge and water pumping rates elsewhere in the Delta. Models were developed for the first two diffluences encountered by smolts entering the Delta (head of Old River and Turner Cut).ResultExclusive use of the management metrics in routing models underestimated the subdaily, tidally dominated fluctuations in fish routing compared to localized flow covariates. The daily rate of water extraction 20–30 km away contributed to use of non‐main‐stem routes, but the effect was small compared to subhourly flow conditions at the river junctions themselves.ConclusionWater resource and fish managers are advised to monitor conditions at the locations of interest rather than depending solely on remote metrics. In the Delta, use of a flow barrier and reduction of water pumping operations when smolts are migrating should be combined with habitat improvement in interior Delta regions to optimize migratory survival through this complex and heavily modified system.","PeriodicalId":19263,"journal":{"name":"North American Journal of Fisheries Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141509122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Synthesis of recent research and attributes of recovered lean Lake Trout populations in Lake Superior, 1993–2022 1993-2022 年苏必利尔湖瘦湖鳟鱼种群恢复的最新研究和属性综述
IF 1.1 4区 农林科学
North American Journal of Fisheries Management Pub Date : 2024-06-26 DOI: 10.1002/nafm.11007
Shawn P. Sitar, Michael J. Seider, Mark P. Ebener, Stephen C. Chong, Cory A. Goldsworthy, Ian Harding, S. Ben Michaels, Seth A. Moore, Thomas Pratt, Bradley A. Ray
{"title":"Synthesis of recent research and attributes of recovered lean Lake Trout populations in Lake Superior, 1993–2022","authors":"Shawn P. Sitar, Michael J. Seider, Mark P. Ebener, Stephen C. Chong, Cory A. Goldsworthy, Ian Harding, S. Ben Michaels, Seth A. Moore, Thomas Pratt, Bradley A. Ray","doi":"10.1002/nafm.11007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.11007","url":null,"abstract":"ObjectiveThis purpose of this paper is to describe the characteristics of recovered Lake Trout <jats:italic>Salvelinus namaycush</jats:italic> populations in Lake Superior by describing its population dynamics, ecology, and recent research and management activities since 1993, when Lake Trout were declared rehabilitated.MethodsData from commercial fisheries, recreational fisheries, agency stocking reports, and natural resource agency fishery‐independent survey data along with published research findings on lean Lake Trout in Lake Superior between 1993 and 2022 were synthesized and reported.ResultCurrently, Lake Trout populations are self‐sustaining and lightly exploited with only a few areas with elevated total mortality rates. The total annual mortality has been far below the target maximum range of 42–45%. Furthermore, stocking of hatchery Lake Trout is no longer necessary.ConclusionWe have learned from research and management experience that the regulatory role of Lake Trout in the Great Lakes is critical to proper ecosystem function. Thus, continued commitment from natural resource agencies to cooperate and implement effective management actions is required to preserve the accomplishments of lakewide recovery of Lake Trout populations.","PeriodicalId":19263,"journal":{"name":"North American Journal of Fisheries Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141509123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Brook Trout population response to Brown Trout removal by electrofishing in a Wisconsin Driftless Area stream 威斯康星州无漂移地区一条溪流中的布鲁克鳟鱼种群对电鱼清除褐鳟的反应
IF 1.1 4区 农林科学
North American Journal of Fisheries Management Pub Date : 2024-06-06 DOI: 10.1002/nafm.11008
Kirk W. Olson, Kristina Pechacek, Heath M. Benike
{"title":"Brook Trout population response to Brown Trout removal by electrofishing in a Wisconsin Driftless Area stream","authors":"Kirk W. Olson, Kristina Pechacek, Heath M. Benike","doi":"10.1002/nafm.11008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.11008","url":null,"abstract":"Populations of Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis have declined across their native range in North America due to a combination of habitat loss, exploitation, and introductions of nonnative salmonids. Brown Trout Salmo trutta have been widely introduced into streams across Brook Trout's native range and likely displace Brook Trout from suitable habitat. We evaluated the population response of Brook Trout to Brown Trout removal in Maple Dale Creek, a Wisconsin Driftless Area stream, relative to a nearby control stream with similar habitat and sympatric Brook Trout and Brown Trout. Variation in mean July stream temperature (11.6–16.4°C) among survey sites also allowed us to examine whether summer stream temperature was related to the population response of Brook Trout to Brown Trout removal.Between 2019 and 2023, we completed 33.7 km of single‐pass electrofishing during 56 site visits and removed 20,495 Brown Trout from 7.1 km of Maple Dale Creek upstream of an existing fish passage barrier. Concurrently, annual salmonid population estimates were completed on Maple Dale Creek and a nearby reference stream.By 2023, biomass and density of Brown Trout age 1 and older (age 1+) had decreased to 1% or less of 2019 levels. Concurrently, age‐1+ Brook Trout biomass increased by a factor of 5.5 and density by a factor of 9.7. In contrast, age‐1+ Brook Trout density and biomass in our control stream remained low and relatively unchanged. Brook Trout population response to Brown Trout removal was positive across all four sites but exhibited a positive correlation to mean July stream temperature.Our results add to the evidence that Brown Trout displace Brook Trout populations from stream habitat, highlight the utility of electrofishing removal of Brown Trout in restoring Brook Trout populations where downstream fish passage barriers are present, and suggest that Brown Trout suppression of Brook Trout is positively related to summer stream temperature.","PeriodicalId":19263,"journal":{"name":"North American Journal of Fisheries Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141380317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Estimating gear selectivity and population composition of common whelks Buccinum undatum from tagging experiments and comparative gear trials 通过标记实验和比较渔具试验估算普通螺 Buccinum undatum 的渔具选择性和种群组成
IF 1.1 4区 农林科学
North American Journal of Fisheries Management Pub Date : 2024-06-06 DOI: 10.1002/nafm.11010
C. N. Colvin, E. C. Phillips, J. Hoenig, J. M. Gross, N. Hold
{"title":"Estimating gear selectivity and population composition of common whelks Buccinum undatum from tagging experiments and comparative gear trials","authors":"C. N. Colvin, E. C. Phillips, J. Hoenig, J. M. Gross, N. Hold","doi":"10.1002/nafm.11010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.11010","url":null,"abstract":"The common whelk Buccinum undatum is of great commercial and ecological importance, but little information is known regarding the gear selectivity of the fishery. Understanding gear selectivity is key for the long‐term sustainability of a stock and has applications in stock assessments and fishery management.We investigated the effect of gear (pots) on the selectivity of catch within the common whelk commercial fishery through a mark–recapture study and comparative gear trials across Wales. The size composition of the population in the water was estimated by dividing the numbers at size brought onboard by the selectivity of the pots. The selectivity of experimental pots (commercial pots that were modified to catch a wider size range) was estimated by comparing the size composition of whelks caught in the experimental gear to the estimated size composition of the population.Peak selectivity of commercial pots occurred around the current minimum landing size (65 mm total shell length) for common whelks, with selectivity sloping off gradually for larger individuals and rapidly for undersized individuals. Across regions, less than 30% of the catch from baited lay‐down pots was discarded. Experimental pots were found to have a more variable but generally dome‐shaped selectivity curve similar to that of the commercial pots.The fishery appears to be well designed, with gear successfully targeting the legal‐sized catch, which is promising for the conservation of the stock if discards have a high survival rate. Experimental gear is ideal for stock assessment purposes, and methods developed to estimate the selectivity of the experimental pots reduce the need for further intensive mark–recapture studies as fishing gear evolves over time.","PeriodicalId":19263,"journal":{"name":"North American Journal of Fisheries Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141379723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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History and ecology of wild‐captured crawfish in Louisiana 路易斯安那州野生捕捞小龙虾的历史和生态学
IF 1.1 4区 农林科学
North American Journal of Fisheries Management Pub Date : 2024-06-06 DOI: 10.1002/nafm.11002
Mahala G. Gambill, S. R. Midway
{"title":"History and ecology of wild‐captured crawfish in Louisiana","authors":"Mahala G. Gambill, S. R. Midway","doi":"10.1002/nafm.11002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.11002","url":null,"abstract":"The lower Mississippi River floodplain has historically been harvested for wild crawfish since the 1800s. Changes in seasonal hydrology align with the life history of the red swamp crawfish Procambarus clarkii and the white river crawfish P. zonangulus, making them primary targets for commercial and recreational harvesters. The goal of this study was to use over 20 years of long‐term data from Louisiana to evaluate the association of river stage and local precipitation with crawfish harvest.Crawfish landings data from 1999 to 2022, in addition to monthly Atchafalaya River stage height and monthly precipitation, were used to evaluate potential (delayed) effects of the environmental variables across a range of months.Annual wild crawfish landings averaged 5 million kg at a value of US$10 million, with 90% of statewide landings historically from the Atchafalaya River basin. We found two clusters of the effect of river stage on crawfish landings: (1) late‐fall (November and December) river stage significantly increased the early crawfish season (February) landings; and (2) winter (January and February) river stage significantly increased the March and April crawfish landings. Precipitation was only found to have an effect in one monthly combination.The wild crawfish fishery is viewed as an annual crop with little regulation, and this status may continue into the future. However, we have now quantified the effects of environmental variables associated with harvest, providing a deeper understanding of the river–crawfish relationship. These results may assist the future management of crawfish if harvest increases or if the river system experiences extreme (flow) conditions.","PeriodicalId":19263,"journal":{"name":"North American Journal of Fisheries Management","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141381009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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