Post-release mortality of bonefish, Albula vulpes, exposed to different handling practices during catch-and-release angling in Eleuthera, The Bahamas

被引:83
作者
Danylchuk, A. J.
Danylchuk, S. E.
Cooke, S. J.
Goldberg, T. L.
Koppelman, J. B.
Philipp, D. P.
机构
[1] Cape Eleuthera Inst, Flats Ecol & Conservat Program, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33315 USA
[2] Univ Illinois, Dept Nat Resources & Environm Sci, Urbana, IL USA
[3] Carleton Univ, Inst Environm Sci, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
[4] Carleton Univ, Dept Biol, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
[5] Univ Illinois, Dept Pathobiol, Urbana, IL USA
[6] Missouri Dept Conservat, Resource Sci Ctr, Columbia, MO USA
[7] Illinois Nat Hist Survey, Ctr Aquat Ecol & Conservat, Champaign, IL USA
关键词
bonefish; catch-and-release angling; handling; mortality; The Bahamas;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2400.2007.00535.x
中图分类号
S9 [水产、渔业];
学科分类号
0908 ;
摘要
Bonefish, Albula spp., are popular sportfish that inhabit shallow nearshore environments in tropical and subtropical seas. Although catch and release is a common voluntary practice for anglers seeking bonefish, the post-release fate of bonefish is poorly understood. Gastrically implanted acoustic transmitters were used to assess the short-term (< 48 h) and long-term (> 48 h) post-release mortality of bonefish, Albula vulpes (Linnaeus), in Eleuthera, The Bahamas, subjected to gentle handling (quick retrieval, 0-15 s of air exposure and brief handling time) or rough handling (longer retrieval, 30-60 s of air exposure and extended handling time). Of the 12 fish captured and released, one was preyed upon by two lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris (Poey), within the first hour post-release, and this fish was handled roughly. The transmitter from another bonefish was found on the substratum 2 days post-release near the site at which the fish was originally caught. Of the remaining 10 fish, all were tracked and alive for at least 13 days and up to 24 days, suggesting that the negative impacts of catch-and-release angling that lead to mortality for bonefish likely occur within minutes post-release.
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页码:149 / 154
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