M. Girard, C. Goulon, A. Tessier, P. Vonlanthen, J. Guillard
{"title":"Comparisons of day-time and night-time hydroacoustic surveys in temperate lakes","authors":"M. Girard, C. Goulon, A. Tessier, P. Vonlanthen, J. Guillard","doi":"10.1051/alr/2020011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2020011","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, due to an increased need for non-intrusive sampling techniques, hydroacoustics has attracted attention in fishery science and management. Efforts to promote standardisation are increasing the accuracy, efficiency, and comparability of this method. The European Water Framework Directive and the Standard Operating Procedures for Fisheries Hydroacoustic Surveys in North American Great Lakes has recommended that surveys be conducted at night. At night, fish usually disperse in the water column, thus allowing for single echo detection and subsequent accurate fish size estimation, while day-time schooling behaviour hampers the estimation of fish size. However, sampling during the day would often be safer and cheaper. This study analyses how fisheries hydroacoustic results differ between day-time and night-time surveys, using data from 14 natural temperate lakes of various size. Data collected during the day and night at two depth layers linked to thermal stratification were compared in terms of acoustic scattering strength, target strength, and biomass estimates. The results showed a significant correlation between day-time and night-time estimates, though biomass in the upper layer was biased for day-time surveys, mainly due to incorrect fish size estimates resulting from rare single echo detections and schooling behaviour. Biomass estimates for the lower depth layer did not significantly differ between the two diel periods. Thus, this study confirms that hydroacoustic sampling in temperate lakes should be performed at night for accurate fish stock biomass estimates.","PeriodicalId":55491,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Living Resources","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57823521","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}
Roi Martínez-Escauriaza, C.A. Vieira, L. Gouveia, N. Gouveia, M. Hermida
{"title":"Characterization and evolution of spearfishing in Madeira archipelago, Eastern Atlantic","authors":"Roi Martínez-Escauriaza, C.A. Vieira, L. Gouveia, N. Gouveia, M. Hermida","doi":"10.1051/alr/2020015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2020015","url":null,"abstract":"Data obtained from licenses of spearfishers and surveys conducted in 2004 and 2017 allowed for the analysis, for the first time, of the practice of spearfishing in the Madeira archipelago. Only a small percentage of the population practices spearfishing, mostly local young men. Most of them practice the activity with a partner throughout most of the year and along most of the island's coastal areas, although preferentially along the North and Southeast coast. Results show how, in recent years, despite the population of spearfishers decreasing, the abundance in the annual catch potentially increased, probably due to the higher investment of time in this activity. It has been observed that many fishers complement their catches with manual collecting of invertebrates. Overall, 40 teleost fishes and also 4 crustaceans and 8 molluscs were identified. The most frequently captured fish species were parrotfish and white seabream, while limpets were the most collected invertebrates in both selected periods.","PeriodicalId":55491,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Living Resources","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57823619","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}
D. Malara, P. Battaglia, P. Consoli, Erika Arcadi, S. Canese, S. Greco, F. Andaloro, T. Romeo
{"title":"Evidence of a predation event on a tagged Mediterranean spearfish (Tetrapturus belone; Pisces, Istiophoridae), inferred from pop-up satellite tagging data","authors":"D. Malara, P. Battaglia, P. Consoli, Erika Arcadi, S. Canese, S. Greco, F. Andaloro, T. Romeo","doi":"10.1051/alr/2020024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2020024","url":null,"abstract":"The Strait of Messina is located at the centre of the Mediterranean Sea and is considered a biodiversity hotspot and an obligatory seasonal passage for different pelagic species such as sharks, marine mammals, and billfishes. For the first time, in the Strait of Messina, our research group tagged a Mediterranean spearfish (Tetrapturus belone) using a pop-up satellite archival tag (PSAT). The observation of abiotic parameters (depth, light, and temperature) recorded by the PSAT confirmed that the tagged specimen was predated after about nine hours. The tag was then regurgitated 14 days after the tag deployment date. The analysis of collected data seems to indicate that the predator may be an ectothermic shark, most likely the bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus).","PeriodicalId":55491,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Living Resources","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57823781","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}
J. Caraguel, T. Barreau, S. Brown-Vuillemin, S. Iglésias
{"title":"In vivo staining with alizarin for ageing studies on chondrichthyan fishes","authors":"J. Caraguel, T. Barreau, S. Brown-Vuillemin, S. Iglésias","doi":"10.1051/alr/2020002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2020002","url":null,"abstract":"Age determination for stock assessments and conservation of cartilaginous fishes is mainly obtained by counting the annual growth bands in vertebrae. Recent studies show numerous inconsistencies and the need for systematic validation. We assessed the effectiveness of the fluorochrome alizarin red S, a common skeleton vital marker used as a time stamp for teleost fishes, on chondrichthyan. Twenty-five captive small-spotted catsharks (Scyliorhinus canicula) were marked by alizarin red S intraperitoneal injections. The fluorochrome produced a wide fluorescent mark on sectioned vertebral centra of all injected fish. Alizarin red S did not have a deleterious effect on growth during three months monitoring. The marks obtained remained stable in vivo for more than four years after injections and were resistant to fading during the observation under the microscope excitation light. Our results suggest that alizarin red S is an effective tool for long time vital marking of chondrichthyans.","PeriodicalId":55491,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Living Resources","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1051/alr/2020002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57823849","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}
{"title":"Satellite image analysis reveals changes in seagrass beds at Van Phong Bay, Vietnam during the last 30 years","authors":"Trong-Thach Vo, Khin Lau, L. Liao, X. Nguyen","doi":"10.1051/alr/2020005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2020005","url":null,"abstract":"Seagrass meadows are fragile ecosystems in the coastal zone. Natural disasters, land reclamation and various human activities seem to exert negative impacts on the distribution and biological performance of seagrass beds in Vietnam. In this present study, satellite Landsat TM/OLI image analysis was applied to determine changes in seagrass distribution at Van Phong Bay, Vietnam in the last 30 years. The maximum likelihood decision rule was used to extract seagrass bed distribution data. The error matrix using the in situ reference data for HLM image classification was 81–95% accurate, and Kappa coefficients were between 0.72 and 0.91. The results indicated that 186.2 ha (or 35.8%) of the original seagrass beds were lost in the last three decades at Van Phong Bay, and decline in each specific site may have been due to different causes. Typhoons may have caused the loss of seagrass beds at open-sea sites whereas aquaculture activities, excavation and terrigenous obliteration may have caused such losses in protected sites.","PeriodicalId":55491,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Living Resources","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1051/alr/2020005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57823876","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}
{"title":"The impacts of hydraulic clamming in shallow water and the importance of incorporating anthropogenic disturbances into habitat assessments","authors":"B. Legare, Agnes Mittermayr, M. Borrelli","doi":"10.1051/alr/2020014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2020014","url":null,"abstract":"Hydraulic dredging for shellfish is known to create some of the highest levels of disturbance, affecting the benthic microfaunal community and the physical characteristics of the substrate. Properly conducted benthic habitat assessments are complex and time consuming, resulting in assessments not being conducted increasing the uncertainty in post impact studies. Hydraulic dredging for Atlantic surfclams (Spisula soldidissima) took place at Herring Cove, Massachusetts in the winter of 2014–2015 resulting in areas of high impact disturbance of the seafloor. Surveys conducted in the summer of 2015 included hydroacoustics, benthic invertebrate sampling, video, and grain size analysis for the creation of a habitat map of Herring Cove. The four habitats (A–D) identified were a mix of sand, shell, cobble, algae, and eelgrass. Habitat type “D” is a mix of sand, algae and cobble material and occurred at 12 of 18 stations. These 12 stations were distributed across areas of “high” (n = 4), “low” (n = 2), and “no” (n = 6) hydraulic dredge disturbance. Once habitat was accounted for, benthic invertebrate community structure varied significantly (Analysis of similarity; significance level of sample statistic: 0.3%) between areas of “high”, “low” to “no” disturbance. Areas of “low” to “no” dredge track coverage contained high abundances of bivalves, echinoderms, and isopods, whereas highly disturbed areas had highest abundances of polychaetes and oligochaetes. Future mapping efforts, especially surveys with biological components, need to include and quantify the level, type and spatial distribution of anthropogenic alterations. More attention should be given to “reference maps” instead of “baseline maps”. The latter of which omits to acknowledge pre-existing anthropogenic disturbances and has the potential to skew monitoring of restoration and management efforts.","PeriodicalId":55491,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Living Resources","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57823583","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}
G. Ye, Ying-Tien Lin, Cui Feng, L. Chou, Qutu Jiang, Panpan Ma, Shengyun Yang, Xiaofeng Shi, Mingru Chen, Xuchao Yang, C. Sanders
{"title":"Could the wild population of Large Yellow Croaker Larimichthys crocea (Richardson) in China be restored? A case study in Guanjingyang, Fujian, China","authors":"G. Ye, Ying-Tien Lin, Cui Feng, L. Chou, Qutu Jiang, Panpan Ma, Shengyun Yang, Xiaofeng Shi, Mingru Chen, Xuchao Yang, C. Sanders","doi":"10.1051/alr/2020025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2020025","url":null,"abstract":"Over 90% of the world's fisheries have been fully exploited or over-fished. Included is the large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea), an important commercial fish species in China whose population was nearly depleted prior to the 1980s. Although overfishing and natural resources collapse present a daunting issue, some studies indicate that improved management strategies could aid in natural stock restoration to prevent depletion. We developed an integrated assessment method grounded on an ecosystem-based approach and deigned an integrated index with three key aspects of habitat suitability, natural population status and government & social interventions, to evaluate the potential restoration capacity of the species in a designated “national aquatic germplasm resource protected area” in Guanjinyang based on a data set spanning 1987 to 2015. The results show that although restoration efforts on research and rehabilitation have increased greatly since late 1990s, the effectiveness stays moderate and the natural population remains near depletion.","PeriodicalId":55491,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Living Resources","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57824011","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}
D. Al-Yahyai, W. Gallardo, M. Claereboudt, G. Bruss
{"title":"Spatio-temporal variation of water quality variables and hydrography in a seabream cage culture farm off the coast of Oman","authors":"D. Al-Yahyai, W. Gallardo, M. Claereboudt, G. Bruss","doi":"10.1051/alr/2020022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2020022","url":null,"abstract":"Mariculture cage farming in Oman is in its infancy stage. This study provides important baseline information about the initial state of mariculture in Oman and for the sustainable management of future local cage farming. Our main objective was to evaluate the spatio-temporal variations of water quality and hydrography around a gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) cage farm in Quriyat (Sea of Oman). Starting in July 2018, we conducted a monitoring program over one year in which physico-chemical variables and nutrient levels were regularly measured at the farm cages and at reference sites away from the farm. Vertical flow profiles were recorded at the farm and analysed together with remotely sensed data. The results showed no significant differences among physico-chemical variables and nutrient levels between cages and reference sites. However, there were clear seasonal as well as significant short-term variations in the measurements. Winter conditions are usually homogeneous over the water column without reaching extremes. In summer we recorded surface temperatures of up to 32 °C and extended periods of hypoxia below 35 m depth. Periods of pronounced stratification were interrupted by energetic irregular flow pulses that triggered short up or down-welling events which lead to strong variations of temperature and oxygen. We did not measure a significant impact of the cage farm on the local environment. Our results rather point to the particular importance of monitoring temperature and oxygen levels. Both variables can approach threshold levels for fish farming, especially during summer. We determined the relevant characteristics of the local system and defined requirements for adequate monitoring. The findings of this study provide a timely baseline for future research on the interactions between local cage farms and the marine ecosystem and will assist in the planning and management of mariculture in Oman.","PeriodicalId":55491,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Living Resources","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57823719","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}
D. Lederoun, Gildas Amoussou, I. S. Baglo, Hermann Adjibogoun, Hamil Vodougnon, J. Moreau, P. Lalèyè
{"title":"Growth, mortality and yield of Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron (Rüppell, 1852) in the Lake Nokoué and Porto-Novo Lagoon complex Benin, West Africa","authors":"D. Lederoun, Gildas Amoussou, I. S. Baglo, Hermann Adjibogoun, Hamil Vodougnon, J. Moreau, P. Lalèyè","doi":"10.1051/alr/2020018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2020018","url":null,"abstract":"The study evaluated some population parameters of Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron within a lagoon complex in southern Benin: Lake Nokoué and Porto-Novo Lagoon. Data on the total length, total weight, and sex were recorded monthly between January and December 2015 for 1,745 specimens captured by local fishermen. The asymptotic length L∞ was estimated at 24.68 cm. The growth rate K was 0.86. The total, natural, and fishing mortalities were estimated at 2.46, 1.71, and 0.75 y−1, respectively. The size at first sexual maturity was 8.9 and 9.2 cm, respectively, for males andfemales. The size at first capture was estimated at 9.2 cm, which indicates that fish spawn at least once before capture. The current exploitation rate of 0.31 remains below the maximum exploitation rate Emax which was 0.604 but was equal to the exploitation rate retaining 50% of the biomass of the stock (E0.5 = 0.324). This suggests that the stock of S. m. melanotheron is not overexploited in the complex. However, it is recommended that the actual rate of exploitation be kept as it is to ensure a sustainable management of these fish populations.","PeriodicalId":55491,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Living Resources","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57823658","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}
Cheng Liu, Cheng Liu, Zhijin Yang, Zhijin Yang, Pan Liu, Shen Ye, Fozia Khan Siyal, G. Zhu, Longshan Lin, Longshan Lin, Yuan Li
{"title":"First record of Pampus minor (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Stromateidae) from the coastal waters of Wenzhou, China","authors":"Cheng Liu, Cheng Liu, Zhijin Yang, Zhijin Yang, Pan Liu, Shen Ye, Fozia Khan Siyal, G. Zhu, Longshan Lin, Longshan Lin, Yuan Li","doi":"10.1051/alr/2020006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2020006","url":null,"abstract":"Pampus fishes (Perciformes: Stromateidae) are important commercial species and include six valid species in China. The southern lesser pomfret (Pampus minor Liu and Li, 1998) is a species of Pampus for which knowledge is incomplete. This report confirms the occurrence of P. minor in the coastal waters of Wenzhou, China, by analyzing five specimens of P. minor obtained in Wenzhou in March 2019. Morphometric measurements and meristic counts were performed. The diagnostic morphological features of these species were consistent with those of the neotype specimen of P. minor and sufficient for separating the examined specimens from other Pampus species. This study was based on the Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit 1 (CO1) gene, which was sequenced for the purpose of identification. The genetic distances between P. minor and other Pampus species ranged from 13.4% to 15.5%, and the mean genetic distance within the P. minor group was 0.2%. Given that P. minor has not been reported in this region, our findings represent the first record from the coastal waters of Wenzhou and extend the distribution range of this species to the central and northern East China Sea. The reason for the observed northward migration of some P. minor individuals from their northernmost recorded habitat (Taiwan Strait) might be global warming. The collection of additional specimens is needed to further study the geographic limits of P. minor and its presumed northern expansion.","PeriodicalId":55491,"journal":{"name":"Aquatic Living Resources","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57823918","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}