Seasonal home range estimates and habitat selection of saugeye in a small warmwater impoundment     

B. C. NEELY  S. C. DUMONT  R. L. COLE  M.A. FAROOQI 《Fisheries Management and Ecology》2011,18(2):113-120

Abstract Saugeye, a hatchery‐produced hybrid of walleye, Sander vitreus (Mitchill), × sauger, Sander canadense (Griffith & Smith), is commonly stocked by several state fishery management agencies in the United States. Saugeye is a top‐level predator that can restructure fish communities and provide supplemental angling opportunities. However, there are few published studies explaining distributions and habitat selection of saugeye. This study determined seasonal home range estimates and habitat selection of saugeye in a small warmwater impoundment using ultrasonic telemetry. Seasons for this study were defined as winter, spawn, spring, summer and autumn. Mean home range estimates were greatest during spawn when water temperature increased from 7.5 to 15 °C and lowest in winter when water temperature decreased below 7.5 °C. Saugeye selected open water and mid‐water ledge habitat during each season, but rock/gravel shoreline was increasingly selected during winter and spawn. These results corroborate previous studies that suggest saugeye exhibit seasonal variation in distribution and habitat use patterns. Managers should consider distribution and habitat selection trends of saugeye when assessing stocks or determining whether to introduce the species in a small warmwater impoundment.  相似文献   

Rapid dispersion of escaped meagre (Argyrosomus regius) from a coastal Mediterranean fish farm          下载免费PDF全文

Pablo Arechavala‐Lopez  Ingebrigt Uglem  David Izquierdo‐Gomez  Damian Fernandez‐Jover  Pablo Sanchez‐Jerez 《Aquaculture Research》2017,48(4):1502-1512

Meagre (Argyrosomus regius) is an emerging species in aquaculture considered a locally absent species in the Western Mediterranean. Little is known about meagre escape incidents from farms. To evaluate escape impacts and develop mitigation measures, knowledge about the behaviour of escaped meagre is necessary. In this study, a rapid dispersion of escaped meagre was observed following a simulated escape incident in a coastal Mediterranean farm, using acoustic telemetry (acoustic tag: AT) and mark‐and‐recapture techniques (external tag: ET). A small proportion of AT meagre (22.7%) remained within the farm boundaries 24 h after the simulated escape. A total of 84 meagre (9.2%) were captured by local trammel netters nearby the farm facility within the first 48 h after escape. Only two AT individuals (15.3%) were detected by acoustic receivers located in coastal areas within 2 days after dispersal from the farm and eight ET meagre (0.8%) were recaptured along the shoreline during the first week. Two AT individuals (15.3%) were considered to be dead by predation few hours after escape. The rest of the AT individuals (N = 6, 46.2%) left the facility alive, and they were never detected by receivers nor reported back by fishermen. Thus, our results highlight the necessity of establishing escape mitigation strategies at Mediterranean fish farms, i.e. recapture programmes 24–48 h after the escape incident in collaboration with local fishermen, to diminish potential impacts related to meagre escapees.  相似文献   

Survival and behaviour of Atlantic salmon smolts passing a run‐of‐river hydropower facility with a movable bulb turbine          下载免费PDF全文

E. B. Thorstad  T. B. Havn  S. A. Sæther  L. Heermann  M. A. K. Teichert  O. H. Diserud  M. Tambets  J. Borcherding  F. Økland 《Fisheries Management and Ecology》2017,24(3):199-207

Downstream migration of radio‐tagged Atlantic salmon smolts, Salmo salar L., was studied in the Kinzig, Germany, to examine effects of passing a run‐of‐river hydropower station with a movable bulb turbine. Immediate mortality for smolts passing the power station was low (3%–6%), probably facilitated by a curved rack in front of the turbine and the possibility to pass over it. Mortality in the impounded stretch above the power station was also low (1.5% extra mortality compared to a control stretch). The combined mortality due to hydropower was 5%–8%, excluding delayed effects. Most smolts followed the main flow passing through the turbine area (94%). Only few used a fishway (4%) or a nearby millstream (2%). Migration speed was slowed down at the power station, but the passage only caused a short delay (average/median 8.6/1.3 hr). However, even low mortality and short delays at several power stations and reservoirs may have considerable cumulative effects.  相似文献   

Harbour seal movements and haul‐out patterns: implications for monitoring and management     

Louise Cunningham  John M. Baxter  Ian L. Boyd  Callan D. Duck  Mike Lonergan  Simon E. Moss  Bernie McConnell 《水产资源保护:海洋与淡水生态系统》2009,19(4):398-407

• 1. Compliance with conservation legislation requires knowledge on the behaviour, abundance and distribution of protected species. Seal life history is characterized by a combination of marine foraging and a requirement to haul out on a solid substrate for reproduction and moulting. Thus understanding the use of haul out sites, where seals are counted, as well as their at‐sea movements is crucial for designing effective monitoring and management plans.
• 2. This study used satellite transmitters deployed on 24 harbour seals in western Scotland to examine movements and haul‐out patterns.
• 3. The proportion of time harbour seals spent hauled out (daily means of between 11 and 27%) varied spatially, temporally and according to sex. The mean haul‐out duration was 5 h, with a maximum of over 24 h.
• 4. Patterns of movement were observed at two geographical scales; while some seals travelled over 100 km, 50% of trips were within 25 km of a haul‐out site. These patterns are important for the identification of a marine component to designated protected areas for the species.
• 5. On average seals returned to the haul‐out sites they last used during 40% of trips, indicating a degree of site fidelity, though there was wide variation between different haul‐out sites (range 0% to >75%).
• 6. Low fidelity haul‐out sites could form a network of land‐based protected areas, while high fidelity sites might form appropriate management units.

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基于PIT遥测技术的竖缝式鱼道过鱼效率及鱼类行为分析     

金瑶  王翔  陶江平  胡望斌 《农业工程学报》2022,38(4):251-259

PIT(Passive Integrated Transponder)遥测作为一种射频识别和电磁感应相结合的技术,是开展鱼类行为学原位观测的一项重要手段.采用该技术进行鱼道过鱼效率评估,需解决该技术监测有效性及鱼类洄游轨迹量化分析等问题.该研究以大渡河安谷竖缝式鱼道为试验案例,以该水域的优势物种(白甲鱼和唇?)为试验对...  相似文献