Grethe Robertsen, Tim Burton, Ola Ugedal, Eva M. Ulvan, Ola H. Diserud, Øyvind Solem, Merethe Hagen Spets, Sten Karlsson, Peder Fiske
{"title":"Molecular Analysis of the Accuracy of Phenotypic Sex Assessment by Anglers in Norwegian Atlantic Salmon Fisheries","authors":"Grethe Robertsen, Tim Burton, Ola Ugedal, Eva M. Ulvan, Ola H. Diserud, Øyvind Solem, Merethe Hagen Spets, Sten Karlsson, Peder Fiske","doi":"10.1111/fme.12801","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12801","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A management regulation applied in some recreational Atlantic salmon (<i>Salmo salar</i>) fisheries is a moratorium on harvest of female fish, which can only be effective if recreational anglers can consistently discriminate females from males. We used molecular methods to compare angler-reported sexes of salmon captured in Norwegian populations with the true sexes of the same individuals. We made this comparison (i) among rivers that were subject to female no-take policies or not within the same year; and (ii) within rivers before and after a female no-take regulation was instituted. Sex was misclassified for ca. 25% of salmon that were true females, especially those that were large or captured early in the season. Furthermore, true females were misclassified more often when a female no-take regulation was in effect. We conclude that a management regulation aimed at protecting female salmon in recreational fisheries may be less effective than expected.</p>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 5","pages":"272-281"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/fme.12801","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145038148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of the Anchovy Stock Using a Beverton–Holt-Driven Production Model in China Waters of the Bohai and Yellow Seas","authors":"Xu Chen, Suman Barua, Aidah Baloch, Qun Liu","doi":"10.1111/fme.12804","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12804","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The classical surplus production model is less explanatory when biomass is low and the catch is high, and also does not explicitly include a stock recruitment process. Nevertheless, a classical Schaefer surplus production function (SF) has been predominantly used for current anchovy (<i>Engraulis japonicus</i>) stock assessments in the Bohai and Yellow Seas in China. The Beverton–Holt-driven production function (BHDPF) model may mitigate drawbacks of the classical SF model. To assess status of the anchovy stock in the Bohai and Yellow Seas, the SF, BHDPF, and Stock Synthesis 3 (SS3) (an integrated analysis model) were used. The SF suggested a recovered stock, with stable catch, whereas the BHDPF and SS3 models suggested that the stock biomass was the lowest during the study period, thereby necessitating a reduction in catch. BHDPF and SS3 were consistent with one another the SF. Under the BHDPF assumption, increasing and decreasing biomass trends may result in countertrend catches, and high catches at low biomass. The BHDPF may serve as an assessment alternative for fisheries lacking age-structure data. Abundance index data plays a significant role in the current assessment of the Bohai and Yellow Seas anchovy stock, and more research is needed to improve its accuracy.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 5","pages":"307-319"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145037843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Philip Matich, Annie E. Guttridge, Mark E. Bond, Khrysdovãn Carroll, Bryan A. Keller, Tristan L. Guttridge
{"title":"Variability in Fishing Practices Across an Island Nation—A Description of Bahamian Fisheries Based on Interviews With Fishers","authors":"Philip Matich, Annie E. Guttridge, Mark E. Bond, Khrysdovãn Carroll, Bryan A. Keller, Tristan L. Guttridge","doi":"10.1111/fme.12803","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12803","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Fisheries are essential for nutritional and economic stability in many countries, particularly small island developing states. In The Bahamas, ~25% of households depend on fisheries-related income, and Bahamians rely on seafood for ~15% of their animal protein. However, our understanding of fisheries is largely based on national statistics that may not reflect the diversity of fishers, particularly in less developed Family Islands. We interviewed 375 Bahamian fishers from five major islands, Abaco, Andros, Eleuthera, Long Island, and New Providence, that varied in socioeconomics, human population density, natural resource diversity, and cultural practices. Bahamian fishers were largely driven by economics, with ~70% identifying as commercial fishers and > 80% of income derived from fishing activities for all fishers. Fishers in more developed islands used more modern methods (e.g., diving, pots & traps) to catch economically valuable species (e.g., <i>Panulirus argus</i>) at greater distances from home islands, aided by larger fishing vessels. In contrast, fishers from Family Islands used more traditional methods (e.g., handlines) to catch Lutjanidae and other species in nearshore waters closer to home islands. Variability among islands appears to be attributed to differences in access to resources, infrastructure, financial motivation, and cultural practices. Similar to other small developing island nations, diversity in fisher behavior among and within Bahamian islands necessitates more attention and resources to develop, implement, and enforce fisheries regulations to ensure sustainability, which is essential as global demand for seafood continues to grow amidst widespread overfishing.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 5","pages":"290-306"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145037613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zachary McDonald, Jessica Weir, Adam Berland, Christian Skov, Kieran Hyder, Paul Venturelli
{"title":"Can Climate-Induced Changes in Freshwater Game Fish Abundance Be Inferred From Digital Catch Log Data?","authors":"Zachary McDonald, Jessica Weir, Adam Berland, Christian Skov, Kieran Hyder, Paul Venturelli","doi":"10.1111/fme.12800","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12800","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The growing popularity of digital catch logs may present a low-cost opportunity to monitor climate change effects on the distribution and relative abundance of game fishes over large spatial scales. We analyzed data from a popular fishing app to identify spatiotemporal trends in freshwater game fish catches throughout the contiguous the United States during 2015–2021. Warm-water species became more common than cool-water species in many locations. Increases in relative abundance tended to occur in northern range boundaries or non-native ranges, and declines tended to occur at southern range boundaries. Although catch log data can be biased and results may reflect alternative phenomena operating or interacting at similarly large spatial scales (e.g., cultural eutrophication, changes in game fish popularity), climate change remains a viable explanation. Future research should further explore app data as a potential tool for monitoring game fish responses to climate change and other stressors over longer time frames and at multiple spatial scales.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143950156","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quantitative Estimates of Nutrient Inputs From Angling Baits in Lakes Supporting Different Recreational Fisheries","authors":"Alexis Imbert, Stéphanie Boulêtreau, Jean-Nicolas Beisel, Julien Cucherousset","doi":"10.1111/fme.12802","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12802","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Recreational anglers use ground baiting to attract fish and increase catch inputs organic matter that can have important effects on water quality by increasing eutrophication. However, nutrient inputs from angling bait by recreational fisheries have not yet been estimated. We quantified nutrient inputs from angling baits in small lakes supporting specialized carp, put-and-take, and specialized roach recreational fisheries with a 2-year field survey of angling activity and in-person angler questionnaires. Angling activity was highly variable among recreational fisheries and averaged 82 (±74 SD) angler-day/ha/year in lakes with specialized carp fisheries, 145 (±80) in lakes with put-and-take fisheries, and 36 (±18) in lakes with specialized roach fisheries. Angling activity also differed temporally among recreational fisheries, with high angling activity in spring and summer for specialized carp and specialized roach fisheries, and in autumn and winter for put-and-take fisheries. The type and amount of baits used by anglers strongly differed among recreational fisheries, with specialized carp anglers using boilies (2.5 ± 1.5 SD kg/angler/day) and seeds (2.1 ± 1.9 kg/angler/day), put-and-take anglers using exclusively pellets (0.39 ± 0.15 kg/angler/day), and specialized roach anglers using ground baits (0.72 ± 0.36 kg/angler/day). Nutrient inputs from angling baits were highly variable among recreational fisheries and ranged from 0.5 (±0.2 SD) kg/ha/year of nitrogen and 0.1 (±0.0) kg/ha/year of phosphorus in specialized roach fisheries to 10.2 (±9.3) kg/ha/year of nitrogen and 1.6 (±1.5) kg/ha/year of phosphorus in specialized carp fisheries. Our findings revealed that ecological consequences of ground baiting differed among recreational fisheries, which should be useful for developing fishery-specific regulations to efficiently manage ground baiting.</p>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 5","pages":"282-289"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/fme.12802","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145037791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexandra A. Silva, Andreia V. Silva, Corina Chaves, Pablo Carrera, Fernando Ramos, Ana Teles-Machado, Susana Garrido, Cristina Nunes, Tobias Mildenberger
{"title":"Chub Mackerel (Scomber colias) Population Dynamics in the Atlantic Iberian Waters: Use of Long-Term Regional Data for a Data-Limited Fishery Scomber colias","authors":"Alexandra A. Silva, Andreia V. Silva, Corina Chaves, Pablo Carrera, Fernando Ramos, Ana Teles-Machado, Susana Garrido, Cristina Nunes, Tobias Mildenberger","doi":"10.1111/fme.12799","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12799","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The Atlantic chub mackerel (<i>Scomber colias</i>) became an important resource in purse-seine fisheries of the Iberian Peninsula in the mid-2000s. Being data-limited at the stock level, 60 years of landings and 40 years of bottom-trawl survey data were available for part of the area. A biomass model fitted to landings and survey data performed well under the assumption of homogeneous dynamics across the stock area. During 1993–2020, relative stock biomass was above potential reference points with wave-like variation and peaks in 1995 and 2008. Credible intervals of relative fishing mortality indicated that exploitation may have been unsustainable since 2012. Chub mackerel productivity increased from the 1980s to the 1990s, possibly due to decreased sardine predation and competition and increased larval growth. The approach we used demonstrated how information from a portion of a stock's distribution area can be utilised for stock assessment, to potentially prevent neglect of stock data or alteration of management units.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 5","pages":"258-271"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145038134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guillermo Figueroa-Muñoz, Patricio Torres, J. Marcos Rodriguez, Christina A. Murphy
{"title":"Infection by the Marine Cestode Hepatoxylon trichiuri in Returning Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Spawners in Patagonia: Implications for a Novel Fishery","authors":"Guillermo Figueroa-Muñoz, Patricio Torres, J. Marcos Rodriguez, Christina A. Murphy","doi":"10.1111/fme.12796","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12796","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Parasitological information may be useful for managing economically important fisheries by providing insights into population dynamics and health effects. The Chinook salmon (<i>Oncorhynchus tshawytscha</i>), an invasive species with high socio-ecological importance in South America, supports recreational and incipient artisanal fisheries. In Southern Chile, the recent approval of coastal fisheries for returning Chinook salmon in some regions highlights the importance of understanding salmon foraging, habitat use, and commercial value. However, such information is lacking. Parasites have been extensively used as cost-effective biological tags to identify fish stocks. We conducted the first parasitological examination of the marine tapeworm <i>Hepatoxylon trichiuri</i> larvae in returning adult Chinook salmon from the Cisnes River to assess its potential as a biological tag for returning Chinook salmon in Patagonia. Of 61 Chinook salmon from the Cisnes River, 52.46% were infected by <i>H. trichiuri</i>, with 1.65 ± 1.26 parasites per infected salmon (mean ± SD). Infection prevalence and intensity did not differ significantly between males and females. Infection intensity was higher in larger salmon but decreased with increasing salmon condition. Infection intensity was not significantly related to length, mass, or body condition. Infection prevalence and intensity of <i>H. trichiuri</i> varied spatially among Patagonian river-basin populations of Chinook salmon, thereby supporting the use of <i>H. trichiuri</i> as a biological tag. Our findings provide important parasitological metrics that may enhance future management practices by informing geographic variability in foraging locations of adult salmon and their commercial value for human consumption.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 5","pages":"218-232"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145038569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Md Rezaul Karim, S. M. Nayem Ahasan, Md Ashik Ur Rahman
{"title":"Social-Ecological Dynamics of Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries Management in the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest Region, Bangladesh","authors":"Md Rezaul Karim, S. M. Nayem Ahasan, Md Ashik Ur Rahman","doi":"10.1111/fme.12798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12798","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We employed a social-ecological systems (SES) framework to investigate the interplay of social and ecological factors influencing the sustainable management of common pool resources, the Sundarbans mangrove forest region in Bangladesh as a case study. Through qualitative and quantitative analyses, we identified positive and negative correlations between dimensions of the SES. Four positive and two negative correlations between dimensions of social systems and ecological systems highlighted the interconnectedness of dimensions in the SES framework. Our study only considered spatial variation across the four SES dimensions, which revealed distinct management practices within the region. Our findings underscored the importance of tailored management strategies to address specific SES dimensions. Enhanced stakeholder participation and institutional frameworks could bolster governance systems and actor capacity, while interventions targeting ecosystem health and species populations may improve sustainable resource systems and resource unit capacity. Our findings provide insights for policymakers and practitioners who seek to promote the sustainability of small-scale fisheries within SES contexts.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 5","pages":"243-257"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145038539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eamonn S. Lenihan, T. Kieran McCarthy, Colin Lawton
{"title":"Effectiveness of a Strobing Light System for Deflecting Downstream Migrating European Silver Eels (Anguilla anguilla)","authors":"Eamonn S. Lenihan, T. Kieran McCarthy, Colin Lawton","doi":"10.1111/fme.12797","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12797","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Anthropogenic structures, such as dams, delay, injure and kill during downstream migrating silver-phase Anguillid eels. To enhance spawner escapement from rivers, efforts are being made to develop devices that guide eels towards safe passage routes. We tested the ability of a strobing light array to deflect downstream migrating European silver eels (<i>Anguilla anguilla</i>) by comparing the distribution of eel catches in a series of nets when lights were on (treatment periods) and off (control periods). Deflection efficiency of the light array was 80.6% (95% CL = 74.3%–85.3%), estimated by comparing the proportion of the total biomass captured in nets located immediately downstream of the light array during control and treatment periods. Eels caught during treatment periods (Mean ± S.E.; 452 ± 11 mm) were significantly smaller than those caught during control periods (538 ± 8 mm), which suggested that smaller eels were less capable of avoiding the light array. Future research should determine specifications for operation of strobe light arrays, including effects of light intensity and strobe rate, angle of array deployment, and effects of environmental factors on deflection efficiency.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 5","pages":"233-242"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145038227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Allison A. Hay, Reagan E. Oller, Jackson C. Glomb, Cory D. Suski
{"title":"Seasonal Variation in Responses of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus nigricans) Caught During Live-Release Angling Tournaments","authors":"Allison A. Hay, Reagan E. Oller, Jackson C. Glomb, Cory D. Suski","doi":"10.1111/fme.12785","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12785","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Traditional live-release tournament practices can influence habitat selection and cause displacement, stockpiling, and mortality. Tournaments are held in multiple seasons in a variety of environmental conditions, yet the seasonal influence on post-release behavior has rarely been studied. To quantify dispersal, habitat selection, and mortality of largemouth bass (<i>Micropterus nigricans</i>) caught in live-release tournaments in multiple seasons, movements of tournament-caught largemouth bass and non-angled controls implanted with acoustic telemetry tags were monitored from April–September for 2 months. Short-term stockpiling at the release point averaged 5–7 days and differed minimally among seasons. Mortality rates varied among seasons, in contrast, with nearly 12-fold higher mortality in late-season tournaments at higher water temperatures. If tournament pressure is intense enough, populations could be negatively impacted, thereby necessitating management actions to reduce tournament impacts over the longer term.</p>","PeriodicalId":50444,"journal":{"name":"Fisheries Management and Ecology","volume":"32 4","pages":"81-96"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/fme.12785","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144606527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}