David C. Scott, Lia Chalifour, Misty MacDuffee, Julia K. Baum, Terry Beacham, Eric Rondeau, Scott G. Hinch
{"title":"Variation in estuary use patterns of juvenile Chinook salmon in the Fraser River, BC","authors":"David C. Scott, Lia Chalifour, Misty MacDuffee, Julia K. Baum, Terry Beacham, Eric Rondeau, Scott G. Hinch","doi":"10.1139/cjfas-2024-0012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2024-0012","url":null,"abstract":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ahead of Print. <br/> Juvenile Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) use estuary habitats to varying degrees with some species and populations thought to rely heavily on these areas for early growth. In the Fraser River, British Columbia, there are 18 distinct conservation units of Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), and all but one is of conservation concern. Our study compares the outmigration timing, size, and habitat use of juvenile Chinook salmon in the Fraser River estuary. Over 5 years (2016–2020), we captured 6493 juvenile Chinook salmon, with 3318 sampled for stock identification. Fraser River Chinook salmon extensively used estuary habitats, but patterns varied considerably by population. Juvenile Chinook salmon from the Lower Fraser River were most abundant and present the longest, arriving the smallest in late March and early April, and captured until July. South Thompson ocean-type Chinook salmon entered the estuary later, starting to arrive in late May or early June and remaining present until mid-August. Overall, juvenile Chinook salmon varied considerably in their estuary use across populations. Understanding this variation can inform differences in productivity and guide recovery actions.","PeriodicalId":9515,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142194866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lara S. Katz, Stephen M. Coghlan, Erik J. Blomberg, Michael T. Kinnison, Geneva York, Joseph D. Zydlewski
{"title":"An integrative approach to assessing bridle shiner (Notropis bifrenatus) distribution using environmental DNA and traditional techniques","authors":"Lara S. Katz, Stephen M. Coghlan, Erik J. Blomberg, Michael T. Kinnison, Geneva York, Joseph D. Zydlewski","doi":"10.1139/cjfas-2023-0234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2023-0234","url":null,"abstract":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ahead of Print. <br/> The bridle shiner (Notropis bifrenatus) is a small cyprinid native to the eastern United States and Canada. Bridle shiner populations have declined across their range, and the species now receives concern status or legal protection in 13 states and two provinces. Bridle shiners were historically found in southern and western Maine in densely vegetated, shallow habitats along the shorelines of streams and ponds. We surveyed areas of Maine that supported historical bridle shiner populations using environmental DNA (eDNA) and traditional seine netting methods, and then used eDNA sampling to survey areas with unknown bridle shiner presence. We rediscovered bridle shiner populations at 11 of 32 historically occupied waterbodies and documented bridle shiners in four additional waterbodies. We determined that both eDNA and seine net surveys are viable options for monitoring bridle shiners in Maine and identified ways to streamline the eDNA methods used in this study to reduce the time and cost of future surveys.","PeriodicalId":9515,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142194871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paul W. Fedorowicz, Yu-Chun Kao, Amanda S. Ackiss, Katie V. Anweiler, Andrew E. Honsey
{"title":"Declines and shifts in morphological diversity of ciscoes (Coregonus spp.) in lakes Huron and Michigan, 1917–2019","authors":"Paul W. Fedorowicz, Yu-Chun Kao, Amanda S. Ackiss, Katie V. Anweiler, Andrew E. Honsey","doi":"10.1139/cjfas-2023-0357","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2023-0357","url":null,"abstract":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ahead of Print. <br/> Ciscoes (Coregonus spp.) were historically abundant and ecologically important in Laurentian Great Lakes ecosystems. Despite well-documented declines in their abundance and taxonomic diversity, declines in morphological diversity remain understudied. This knowledge gap is especially pertinent for lakes Michigan and Huron, which have each lost six of eight historical species. Improved understanding of historical and contemporary morphological diversity of Great Lakes ciscoes can inform ongoing restoration efforts and further elucidate the factors that contributed to declines. Our goal was to characterize shifts in morphological diversity of ciscoes in lakes Michigan and Huron over a century (1917–2019). We analyzed size-corrected morphometric and meristic measurements from three periods: Early (1917–1923), Middle (1950–1972), and Contemporary (2015–2019). We then identified morphologically distinct clusters while remaining agnostic to species identifications. We found that morphological diversity and the number of distinct clusters declined over time. We then leveraged species identifications to highlight key species losses and examine morphological shifts among extant species. Our findings provide insights into the historical and contemporary morphological diversity of ciscoes and will inform restoration efforts.","PeriodicalId":9515,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142194870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christopher N. Rooper, Jennifer L. Boldt, Andres Uriarte, Cecilie Hansen, Tim Ward, Sarah Gaichas
{"title":"Small pelagic fish: new frontiers in science and sustainable management","authors":"Christopher N. Rooper, Jennifer L. Boldt, Andres Uriarte, Cecilie Hansen, Tim Ward, Sarah Gaichas","doi":"10.1139/cjfas-2024-0104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2024-0104","url":null,"abstract":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Volume 81, Issue 8, Page 984-989, August 2024. <br/> Small pelagic fishes occupy an important trophic role in every global aquatic ecosystem, and many species are heavily exploited by fisheries, including some of the largest and most valuable capture fisheries in the world. In November 2022, a symposium on small pelagic fish titled “Small Pelagic Fish: New Frontiers in Science and Sustainable Management” was cohosted by PICES, ICES, and FAO in Lisbon, Portugal. This special issue contains a collection of research manuscripts that explore approaches currently being used and developed to assess and manage small pelagic fishes. In particular, this issue covers topics on novel approaches to surveying small pelagic fishes, incorporating environmental covariates into management, management strategy evaluation, and aspects of the economics of small pelagic fisheries. The conclusions highlight the importance of new approaches that seek to enhance small pelagic fish surveys and ecosystem monitoring, incorporate that ecosystem information into management strategy evaluation, and predict the potential impacts of ecosystem changes on outcomes for economies and communities that rely on sustainable populations of small pelagic fishes.","PeriodicalId":9515,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":"107 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141884007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Les D. Warren, Andrew E. Honsey, David B. Bunnell, Paris D. Collingsworth, Darryl W. Hondorp, Charles P. Madenjian, David M. Warner, Brian C. Weidel, Tomas O. Hӧӧk
{"title":"Synchrony of alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, year-class strength in the Great Lakes region","authors":"Les D. Warren, Andrew E. Honsey, David B. Bunnell, Paris D. Collingsworth, Darryl W. Hondorp, Charles P. Madenjian, David M. Warner, Brian C. Weidel, Tomas O. Hӧӧk","doi":"10.1139/cjfas-2023-0322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2023-0322","url":null,"abstract":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ahead of Print. <br/> Fish recruitment is interannually variable and challenging to predict. Annual recruitment is often regionally synchronized among populations and identifying drivers of such synchrony may help shed light on recruitment dynamics. We investigated interannual variation of alewife Alosa pseudoharengus recruitment by estimating year-class strength for populations from three of the Laurentian Great Lakes (lakes Huron, Michigan, and Ontario) using annual assessment survey data from 1968 to 2022. We first determined the age when year-class strength was set for each dataset. We then used a mixed-modeling approach incorporating age, year-class, and sampling year to estimate year-class strength for each study lake. Thereafter, we evaluated regional synchrony in year-class strength across the three lakes and evaluated potential climatic drivers of synchrony. Our results suggest that alewife year-class strength is set by age-1. Our model-derived indices of alewife year-class strength were synchronized among the three lakes, and we identified spring-summer degree-days as a potential regional driver of synchrony. This analysis highlights the potential for strong influence of climatic conditions on fish recruitment in large freshwater systems.","PeriodicalId":9515,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142262810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Potential of communication devices for estimating the fishing effort of purse seine fleets","authors":"Tsoi Kwan Chui, Nobuyuki Yagi, Yutaro Sakai","doi":"10.1139/cjfas-2023-0291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2023-0291","url":null,"abstract":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ahead of Print. <br/> Fishing impacts the marine environment significantly, and quantifying this impact requires precise fishing effort data. This study explores the challenges associated with accurately estimating fishing effort by purse seiners and proposes a solution using records collected from real-time communication devices on fishing fleets. The estimation of fishing effort based on high-frequency GPS data can be verified with the onboard visual records. Additionally, by linking vessels within a fleet, the method utilizes information from carriers (vessels that transport fish) to enhance the estimation. Through the use of generalized additive models, this study effectively estimates the fishing effort of Japanese purse seiners, demonstrating their accuracy. Furthermore, by incorporating carrier information, models based on matched records prove to have superior predictive performance compared to those based on fishing vessel or carrier records alone. These findings lay the foundation for the potential of this approach to provide precise and cost-effective information for sustainable fishery management. The affordability of GPS devices and the common requirement of communication devices across various fleets further support the feasibility of implementing this approach.","PeriodicalId":9515,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":"118 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142262811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Albert A. Koelmans, Todd Gouin, Alvine C. Mehinto, Scott Coffin
{"title":"On the need to avoid apple-to-orange comparisons in microplastic research","authors":"Albert A. Koelmans, Todd Gouin, Alvine C. Mehinto, Scott Coffin","doi":"10.1139/cjfas-2023-0325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2023-0325","url":null,"abstract":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ahead of Print. <br/> Here, we discuss several key issues in the recent microplastic risk assessment conducted by Hataley et al. (2023. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Scie 80 (10): 1669-1678) for the Great Lakes ecosystem. First, we note that the risk characterizations are incorrect due to errors in parameterizations of the calculations necessary to align exposure and effects data, as well as the corrections for bioaccessibility cutoffs. Second, the lack of quantification of uncertainty in the risk assessment raises concerns. Previous assessments that employed similar methods addressed uncertainties arising from the calculations, revealing that the probabilistic uncertainty inherent in risk characterization can span significant magnitudes. Third, we highlight the problematic use of species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) designed for marine systems in a freshwater context. We emphasize the importance of utilizing SSDs that incorporate relevant freshwater species data, and identify recent studies that provide such data for use in future risk assessments. Based on a previously published assessment, we suggest initiating measures to reduce the release of plastic debris into the watershed and advise research, monitoring, and mitigative strategies to address potential threats to water quality.","PeriodicalId":9515,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141547501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laurence T. Kell, Jacob W. Bentley, David A. Feary, Afra Egan, Cormac Nolan
{"title":"Developing management plans for sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in the Celtic Sea to advance the ecosystem approach to fisheries","authors":"Laurence T. Kell, Jacob W. Bentley, David A. Feary, Afra Egan, Cormac Nolan","doi":"10.1139/cjfas-2023-0090","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2023-0090","url":null,"abstract":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ahead of Print. <br/> Sprat are commercially valuable and are an important component of the North-East Atlantic ecosystem as major predators of zooplankton, competitors with herring, and prey for piscivorous fish, marine mammals, and seabirds. Despite this, insufficient information exists for Celtic Seas sprat, one of five North-East Atlantic stocks, to estimate stock status. To ensure the sustainable exploitation of sprat, the health of the Celtic Seas ecosystem, and the wider fisheries sector, we conduct a management strategy evaluation to stress test the current single-species advice framework. The aim is to evaluate whether ecosystem objectives can be achieved under single-species maximum sustainable yield and precautionary advice frameworks. An operating model was conditioned on life history theory and strategic information from ecosystem models. We showed that in-year advice using an empirical rule could achieve management objectives and help balance the trade-offs between fishing activities and ecosystem health. The approach allows ecosystem understanding to be incorporated within existing precautionary and maximum sustainable yield frameworks to provide a robust management framework that can meet multiple objectives despite uncertainty.","PeriodicalId":9515,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":"2010 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141745096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quantifying uncertainty when extrapolating the relationship between snorkel counts and mark-recapture estimates of juvenile salmonids","authors":"Matthew R. Falcy, Ronald J. Constable","doi":"10.1139/cjfas-2023-0085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2023-0085","url":null,"abstract":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ahead of Print. <br/> Snorkel surveys are frequently used to monitor stream-dwelling fish. Inferring local abundance from snorkel surveys is complicated by two primary factors: variable fish detection probabilities and the relative abundance of fish in habitat types below the recommended minimum depth for snorkeling. We examine these factors across three salmonid species (Oncorhynchus spp.), 4 years, and 113 location-years in Oregon coastal streams. We calibrate snorkel counts to mark-recapture estimates and develop mathematically explicit expressions that convert a new snorkel count into a probability density of abundance for streams containing mixed habitat types that were and were not snorkeled. Snorkelers detected 63%, 47%, and 39% of juvenile coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kitsutch), steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), and cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkia) estimated by mark-recapture, respectively, but uncertainty within and among sampling units was high. Further, analytics developed here can be used to infer abundance and uncertainty for habitat types that were not snorkeled. Our quantification of uncertainty arising from using snorkel counts as a proxy for abundance will help managers balance biological risks with available resources.","PeriodicalId":9515,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142224958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eden K. Hataley, Hayley K. McIlwraith, Dimple Roy, Chelsea M. Rochman
{"title":"Correction: Towards a management strategy for microplastic pollution in the Laurentian Great Lakes—ecological risk assessment and management (part 2)","authors":"Eden K. Hataley, Hayley K. McIlwraith, Dimple Roy, Chelsea M. Rochman","doi":"10.1139/cjfas-2023-0346","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2023-0346","url":null,"abstract":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Ahead of Print. <br/>","PeriodicalId":9515,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141148111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}