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Abecasis D, Martínez-Ramírez L, Gandra M, Winkler AC. Tracking movements of meagre (Argyrosomus regius) during the spawning season: Preliminary indications of off estuary spawning. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 39030783 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 07/07/2024] [Indexed: 07/22/2024]
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Understanding the spawning behavior of meagre (Argyrosomus regius) is crucial for fisheries management and conservation. Meagre forms large spawning aggregations in estuaries, yet details of its spawning grounds remain elusive. We tagged 41 individuals and monitored their movements throughout several spawning seasons. Detections inside estuaries were limited. Fish detected inside the Tejo estuary during the spawning season performed regular movements toward coastal areas, suggesting potential spawning outside estuaries. Our findings underscore the significance of understanding meagre's migratory patterns for effective fisheries management and conservation strategies, supporting the establishment of spatial and seasonal closures during the spawning season.
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- David Abecasis
- Centre of Marine Science (CCMAR), University of the Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Centre of Marine Science (CCMAR), University of the Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Centre of Marine Science (CCMAR), University of the Algarve, Faro, Portugal
- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa
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Pratt HL, Pratt TC, Knotek RJ, Carrier JC, Whitney NM. Long-term use of a shark breeding ground: Three decades of mating site fidelity in the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0275323. [PMID: 36251734 PMCID: PMC9576040 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Understanding shark mating dynamics and mating site use may be vital to species management. The Dry Tortugas courtship and mating ground (DTCMG) has been known as a mating site for nurse sharks, Ginglymostoma cirratum, since 1895. In a 30-yr (1992–2021) study we have documented long-term site fidelity to this area with data from 137 adult sharks (89 female, 48 male) tagged with PIT, fin, and acoustic tags. Of 118 sharks tagged from 1993 to 2014, at least 80 (68%) returned to the DTCMG in subsequent years during the June-July mating season. Known individuals returned in up to 16 different mating seasons and over periods of up 28 years, indicating that life span extends well into the forties for this species. Of all returning sharks, 59% (N = 47) have been monitored for over 10 years and 13% (N = 10) have been monitored for over 20 years. Males arrived annually in May and June and departed in July, whereas females arrived biennially or triennially in June, with a secondary peak in site use in September and August, likely associated with thermoregulation during gestation. During the mating season, males made more frequent visits of shorter duration (median = 34 visits for 1 h per visit) to the DTCMG, whereas females made fewer visits but remained on site for longer periods (median = 12.5 visits for 4.4 h per visit). Females typically mated biennially but showed a triennial cycle in 32% of cases, with many females switching cycles at least once. This pattern would reduce the potential reproductive lifetime output of a female by 11% compared to what would be projected from a strict biennial cycle. The long-term mating site fidelity of this shark population reveals the importance of identifying and protecting mating sites for this and other elasmobranch species.
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- Harold L. Pratt
- Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, New England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Elasmobranch Field Research Association, South Thomaston, Maine, United States of America
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- Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, New England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Albion College, Albion, Michigan, United States of America
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- Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life, New England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Biggs CR, Heyman WD, Farmer NA, Kobara S, Bolser DG, Robinson J, Lowerre-Barbieri SK, Erisman BE. The importance of spawning behavior in understanding the vulnerability of exploited marine fishes in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. PeerJ 2021; 9:e11814. [PMID: 34395076 PMCID: PMC8323598 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The vulnerability of a fish stock to becoming overfished is dependent upon biological traits that influence productivity and external factors that determine susceptibility or exposure to fishing effort. While a suite of life history traits are traditionally incorporated into management efforts due to their direct association with vulnerability to overfishing, spawning behavioral traits are seldom considered. We synthesized the existing biological and fisheries information of 28 fish stocks in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to investigate relationships between life history traits, spawning behavioral traits, management regulations, and vulnerability to fishing during the spawning season. Our results showed that spawning behavioral traits were not correlated with life history traits but improved identification of species that have been historically overfished. Species varied widely in their intrinsic vulnerability to fishing during spawning in association with a broad range of behavioral strategies. Extrinsic vulnerability was high for nearly all species due to exposure to fishing during the spawning season and few management measures in place to protect spawning fish. Similarly, several species with the highest vulnerability scores were historically overfished in association with spawning aggregations. The most vulnerable species included several stocks that have not been assessed and should be prioritized for further research and monitoring. Collectively, the results of this study illustrate that spawning behavior is a distinct aspect of fish ecology that is important to consider for predictions of vulnerability and resilience to fisheries exploitation.
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- Christopher R Biggs
- Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, Texas, United States
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- LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc., Bryan, Texas, United States
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- Southeast Regional Office, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
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- Department of Oceanography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States
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- Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, Texas, United States.,Current Affiliation: Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University, Newport, Oregon, United States
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Fisheries and Aquatic Science Program, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States
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- Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Port Aransas, Texas, United States.,Current Affiliation: Fisheries Resources Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, United States
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Application of machine learning algorithms to identify cryptic reproductive habitats using diverse information sources. Oecologia 2020; 194:283-298. [PMID: 33006076 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-020-04753-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Information on ecological systems often comes from diverse sources with varied levels of complexity, bias, and uncertainty. Accordingly, analytical techniques continue to evolve that address these challenges to reveal the characteristics of ecological systems and inform conservation actions. We applied multiple statistical learning algorithms (i.e., machine learning) with a range of information sources including fish tracking data, environmental data, and visual surveys to identify potential spawning aggregation sites for a marine fish species, permit (Trachinotus falcatus), in the Florida Keys. Recognizing the potential complementarity and some level of uncertainty in each information source, we applied supervised (classic and conditional random forests; RF) and unsupervised (fuzzy k-means; FKM) algorithms. The two RF models had similar predictive performance, but generated different predictor variable importance structures and spawning site predictions. Unsupervised clustering using FKM identified unique site groupings that were similar to the likely spawning sites identified with RF. The conservation of aggregate spawning fish species depends heavily on the protection of key spawning sites; many of these potential sites were identified here for permit in the Florida Keys, which consisted of relatively deep-water natural and artificial reefs with high mean permit residency periods. The application of multiple machine learning algorithms enabled the integration of diverse information sources to develop models of an ecological system. Faced with increasingly complex and diverse data sources, ecologists, and conservation practitioners should find increasing value in machine learning algorithms, which we discuss here and provide resources to increase accessibility.
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Schulz K, Stevens PW, Hill JE, Trotter AA, Ritch JL, Williams KL, Patterson JT, Tuckett QM. Coastal wetland restoration improves habitat for juvenile sportfish in Tampa Bay, Florida,
U.S.A.. Restor Ecol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/rec.13215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Kailee Schulz
- Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida 7922 NW 71st Street, Gainesville FL 32653 U.S.A
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- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 8th Ave SE, St. Petersburg FL 33701 U.S.A
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- Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida 7922 NW 71st Street, Gainesville FL 32653 U.S.A
- Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory University of Florida 1408 24th Street SE, Ruskin FL 33570 U.S.A
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- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 8th Ave SE, St. Petersburg FL 33701 U.S.A
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- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 8th Ave SE, St. Petersburg FL 33701 U.S.A
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- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research Institute 100 8th Ave SE, St. Petersburg FL 33701 U.S.A
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- Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida 7922 NW 71st Street, Gainesville FL 32653 U.S.A
- Center for Conservation The Florida Aquarium 529 Estuary Shore Lane, Apollo Beach FL 33572 U.S.A
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- Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida 7922 NW 71st Street, Gainesville FL 32653 U.S.A
- Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory University of Florida 1408 24th Street SE, Ruskin FL 33570 U.S.A
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Residency and dispersal of three sportfish species from a coastal marine reserve: Insights from a regional-scale acoustic telemetry network. Glob Ecol Conserv 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Brownscombe JW, Griffin LP, Morley D, Acosta A, Hunt J, Lowerre-Barbieri SK, Crossin GT, Iverson SJ, Boucek R, Adams AJ, Cooke SJ, Danylchuk AJ. Seasonal occupancy and connectivity amongst nearshore flats and reef habitats by permit Trachinotus falcatus: considerations for fisheries management. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2020; 96:469-479. [PMID: 31823365 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We used acoustic telemetry to quantify permit Trachinotus falcatus habitat use and connectivity in proximity to the Florida Keys, USA, and assessed these patterns relative to current habitat and fisheries management practices. From March 2017 to June 2018, 45 permit tagged within 16 km of the lower Florida Keys were detected at stationary acoustic receivers throughout the south Florida region, the majority of which remained within the Special Permit Zone, where more extensive fisheries harvest regulations are implemented. There was a high level of connectivity between nearshore flats (i.e., <3 m water depth) and the Florida reef tract (FRT; 15-40 m water depth), with 75% of individuals detected in both habitats. These locations probably function primarily as foraging and spawning habitats, respectively. Permit occupancy on the FRT peaked during the months of March-September, with the highest number of individuals occurring there in April and May. Specific sites on the FRT were identified as potentially important spawning locations, as they attracted a high proportion of individuals that exhibited frequent visits with high residency durations. There were also significant positive relationships between seasonal habitat-use metrics on the FRT and an empirical permit gonadosomatic index. Large aggregations of permit at spawning sites on the FRT are potentially vulnerable to the effects of fishing (including predation during catch and release) at a critical point in their life cycle. These data on permit space use and movement, coupled with knowledge of stressors on their ecology, provide insights for implementing science-based strategic management plans.
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- Jacob W Brownscombe
- Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- South Florida Regional Lab, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Marathon, Florida, USA
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- South Florida Regional Lab, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Marathon, Florida, USA
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- South Florida Regional Lab, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Marathon, Florida, USA
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- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
- Fisheries and Aquatic Science Program, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Bonefish and Tarpon Trust, Miami, Florida, USA
- Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Fort Pierce, Florida, USA
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- Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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Hollenbeck CM, Portnoy DS, Gold JR. Evolution of population structure in an estuarine-dependent marine fish. Ecol Evol 2019; 9:3141-3152. [PMID: 30962887 PMCID: PMC6434539 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Restriction site-associated DNA (RAD) sequencing was used to characterize neutral and adaptive genetic variation among geographic samples of red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, an estuarine-dependent fish found in coastal waters along the southeastern coast of the United States (Atlantic) and the northern Gulf of Mexico (Gulf). Analyses of neutral and outlier loci revealed three genetically distinct regional clusters: one in the Atlantic and two in the northern Gulf. Divergence in neutral loci indicated gradual genetic change and followed a linear pattern of isolation by distance. Divergence in outlier loci was at least an order of magnitude greater than divergence in neutral loci, and divergence between the regions in the Gulf was twice that of divergence between other regions. Discordance in patterns of genetic divergence between outlier and neutral loci is consistent with the hypothesis that the former reflects adaptive responses to environmental factors that vary on regional scales, while the latter largely reflects drift processes. Differences in basic habitat, initiated by glacial retreat and perpetuated by contemporary oceanic and atmospheric forces interacting with the geomorphology of the northern Gulf, followed by selection, appear to have led to reduced gene flow among red drum across the northern Gulf, reinforcing differences accrued during isolation and resulting in continued divergence across the genome. This same dynamic also may pertain to other coastal or nearshore fishes (18 species in 14 families) where genetically or morphologically defined sister taxa occur in the three regions.
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- Christopher M. Hollenbeck
- Marine Genomics Laboratory, Department of Life SciencesTexas A&M University ‐ Corpus ChristiCorpus ChristiTexas
- Present address:
Scottish Oceans InstituteUniversity of St. AndrewsSt. Andrews, FifeUK
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- Marine Genomics Laboratory, Department of Life SciencesTexas A&M University ‐ Corpus ChristiCorpus ChristiTexas
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- Marine Genomics Laboratory, Department of Life SciencesTexas A&M University ‐ Corpus ChristiCorpus ChristiTexas
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Morris JM, Gielazyn M, Krasnec MO, Takeshita R, Forth HP, Labenia JS, Linbo TL, French BL, Gill JA, Baldwin DH, Scholz NL, Incardona JP. Crude oil cardiotoxicity to red drum embryos is independent of oil dispersion energy. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 213:205-214. [PMID: 30223125 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Revised: 09/01/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The potential bioavailability of toxic chemicals from oil spills to water column organisms such as fish embryos may be influenced by physical dispersion along an energy gradient. For example, a surface slick with minimal wave action (low energy) could potentially produce different toxic effects from high energy situations such as pressurized discharge from a blown wellhead. Here we directly compared the toxicity of water accommodated fractions (WAFs) of oil prepared with low and high mixing energy (LEWAFs and HEWAFs, respectively) using surface oil samples collected during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill, and embryos of a representative nearshore species, red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Biological effects of each WAF type was quantified with several functional and morphological indices of developmental cardiotoxicity, providing additional insight into species-specific responses to oil exposure. Although the two WAF preparations yielded different profiles of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), cardiotoxic phenotypes were essentially identical. Based on benchmark thresholds for both morphological and functional cardiotoxicity, in general LEWAFs had lower thresholds for these phenotypes than HEWAFs based on total PAH measures. However, HEWAF and LEWAF toxicity thresholds were more similar when calculated based on estimates of dissolved PAHs only. Differences in thresholds were attributable to the weathering state of the oil samples.
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- Jeffrey M Morris
- Abt Associates, 1881 Ninth St., Suite 201, Boulder, CO, 80302, USA
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- Assessment and Restoration Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 263 13th Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL, 33701, USA
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- Abt Associates, 1881 Ninth St., Suite 201, Boulder, CO, 80302, USA
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- Abt Associates, 1881 Ninth St., Suite 201, Boulder, CO, 80302, USA
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- Environmental and Fisheries Science Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2725 Montlake Blvd. E., Seattle, WA, 98112, USA
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- Environmental and Fisheries Science Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2725 Montlake Blvd. E., Seattle, WA, 98112, USA
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- Environmental and Fisheries Science Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2725 Montlake Blvd. E., Seattle, WA, 98112, USA
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- Environmental and Fisheries Science Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2725 Montlake Blvd. E., Seattle, WA, 98112, USA
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- Environmental and Fisheries Science Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2725 Montlake Blvd. E., Seattle, WA, 98112, USA
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- Environmental and Fisheries Science Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2725 Montlake Blvd. E., Seattle, WA, 98112, USA
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- Environmental and Fisheries Science Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2725 Montlake Blvd. E., Seattle, WA, 98112, USA.
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Fujiwara M, Backstrom JD, Woodward RT. A coupled recreational anglers' decision and fish population dynamics model. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0206537. [PMID: 30379924 PMCID: PMC6209354 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The effective management of fish populations requires understanding of both the biology of the species being managed and the behavior of the humans who harvest those species. For many marine fisheries, recreational harvests represent a significant portion of the total fishing mortality. For such fisheries, therefore, a model that captures the dynamics of angler choices and the fish population would be a valuable tool for fisheries management. In this study, we provide such a model, focusing on red drum and spotted seatrout, which are the two of the main recreational fishing targets in the Gulf of Mexico. The biological models are in the form of vector autoregressive models. The anglers' decision model takes the discrete choice approach, in which anglers first decide whether to go fishing and then determine the location to fish based on the distance and expected catch of two species of fish if they decide to go fishing. The coupled model predicts that, under the level of fluctuation in the abundance of the two species experienced in the past 35 years, the number of trips that might be taken by anglers fluctuates moderately. This fluctuation is magnified as the cost of travel decreases because the anglers can travel long distance to seek better fishing conditions. On the other hand, as the cost of travel increases, their preference to fish in nearby areas increases regardless of the expected catch in other locations and variation in the trips taken declines. The model demonstrates the importance of incorporating anglers' decision processes in understanding the changes in a fishing effort level. Although the model in this study still has a room for further improvement, it can be used for more effective management of fish and potentially other populations.
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- Masami Fujiwara
- Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States of America
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- Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States of America
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Fuiman LA. Egg boon fatty acids reveal effects of a climatic event on a marine food web. ECOL MONOGR 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ecm.1324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Lee A. Fuiman
- Marine Science Institute; The University of Texas at Austin; 750 Channel View Drive Port Aransas Texas 78373 USA
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Lennox RJ, Aarestrup K, Cooke SJ, Cowley PD, Deng ZD, Fisk AT, Harcourt RG, Heupel M, Hinch SG, Holland KN, Hussey NE, Iverson SJ, Kessel ST, Kocik JF, Lucas MC, Flemming JM, Nguyen VM, Stokesbury MJ, Vagle S, VanderZwaag DL, Whoriskey FG, Young N. Envisioning the Future of Aquatic Animal Tracking: Technology, Science, and Application. Bioscience 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/biosci/bix098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Rowell TJ, Demer DA, Aburto-Oropeza O, Cota-Nieto JJ, Hyde JR, Erisman BE. Estimating fish abundance at spawning aggregations from courtship sound levels. Sci Rep 2017; 7:3340. [PMID: 28611365 PMCID: PMC5469787 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-03383-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Sound produced by fish spawning aggregations (FSAs) permits the use of passive acoustic methods to identify the timing and location of spawning. However, difficulties in relating sound levels to abundance have impeded the use of passive acoustics to conduct quantitative assessments of biomass. Here we show that models of measured fish sound production versus independently measured fish density can be generated to estimate abundance and biomass from sound levels at FSAs. We compared sound levels produced by spawning Gulf Corvina (Cynoscion othonopterus) with simultaneous measurements of density from active acoustic surveys in the Colorado River Delta, Mexico. During the formation of FSAs, we estimated peak abundance at 1.53 to 1.55 million fish, which equated to a biomass of 2,133 to 2,145 metric tons. Sound levels ranged from 0.02 to 12,738 Pa2, with larger measurements observed on outgoing tides. The relationship between sound levels and densities was variable across the duration of surveys but stabilized during the peak spawning period after high tide to produce a linear relationship. Our results support the use of active acoustic methods to estimate density, abundance, and biomass of fish at FSAs; using appropriately scaled empirical relationships, sound levels can be used to infer these estimates.
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- Timothy J Rowell
- Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California, 92093, USA.
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- NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, California, 92037-1508, USA
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- Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California, 92093, USA
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- Centro Para la Biodiversidad Marina y Conservación A.C., Calle del Pirata, # 420, Fracción Benito Juárez, La Paz, Baja California Sur, 23090, Mexico
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- NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La Jolla, California, 92037-1508, USA
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- Marine Science Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 750 Channel View Drive, Port Aransas, Texas, 78373, USA
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Crossin GT, Heupel MR, Holbrook CM, Hussey NE, Lowerre-Barbieri SK, Nguyen VM, Raby GD, Cooke SJ. Acoustic telemetry and fisheries management. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2017; 27:1031-1049. [PMID: 28295789 DOI: 10.1002/eap.1533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Revised: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
Abstract
This paper reviews the use of acoustic telemetry as a tool for addressing issues in fisheries management, and serves as the lead to the special Feature Issue of Ecological Applications titled Acoustic Telemetry and Fisheries Management. Specifically, we provide an overview of the ways in which acoustic telemetry can be used to inform issues central to the ecology, conservation, and management of exploited and/or imperiled fish species. Despite great strides in this area in recent years, there are comparatively few examples where data have been applied directly to influence fisheries management and policy. We review the literature on this issue, identify the strengths and weaknesses of work done to date, and highlight knowledge gaps and difficulties in applying empirical fish telemetry studies to fisheries policy and practice. We then highlight the key areas of management and policy addressed, as well as the challenges that needed to be overcome to do this. We conclude with a set of recommendations about how researchers can, in consultation with stock assessment scientists and managers, formulate testable scientific questions to address and design future studies to generate data that can be used in a meaningful way by fisheries management and conservation practitioners. We also urge the involvement of relevant stakeholders (managers, fishers, conservation societies, etc.) early on in the process (i.e., in the co-creation of research projects), so that all priority questions and issues can be addressed effectively.
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Affiliation(s)
- Glenn T Crossin
- Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, 1355 Oxford Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B4H 4R2, Canada
| | - Michelle R Heupel
- Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB 3, Townsville, Queensland, 4810, Australia
| | - Christopher M Holbrook
- U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center, Hammond Bay Biological Station, 11188 Ray Road, Millersburg, Michigan, 49759, USA
| | - Nigel E Hussey
- Department of Biology, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada
| | - Susan K Lowerre-Barbieri
- Florida Fish & Wildlife Research Institute, 100 8th Avenue SE, St. Petersburg, Florida, 33701, USA
- Fisheries and Aquatic Science Program, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, 7922 North West 71st Street, Gainesville, Florida, 32653, USA
| | - Vivian M Nguyen
- Fish Ecology & Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental Science, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada
| | - Graham D Raby
- Department of Biology, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4, Canada
| | - Steven J Cooke
- Fish Ecology & Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental Science, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 5B6, Canada
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