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Postrelease mortality in istiophorid billfish

Authors :
Musyl, Michael K.
Moyes, Christopher D.
Brill, Richard W.
Mourato, Bruno L.
West, Andrew
McNaughton, Lianne M.
Chiang, Wei-Chuan
Sun, Chi-Lu
Source :
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. April 1, 2015, p538, 19 p.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Meta-analysis (inverse-variance, random-effects model) involving 46 studies was used to estimate the effect size of postrelease mortality ([F.sub.r]) in six istiophorid billfish species (black marlin (Istiompax indica), blue marlin (Makaira nigricans), longbill spearfish (Tetrapturus pfluegeri), sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus), striped marlin (Kajikia audax), and white marlin (Kajikia albida)) following release from recreational, longline, and harpoon fishing gears. The studies involved 400 reporting pop-up satellite archival tags and 64 reporting acoustic (ultrasonic) tags. Despite fish being captured, tagged, and released under widely disparate conditions, locations, and gear types, [F.sub.r] was homogeneous among species. Variability in [F.sub.r] was principally due to random sampling error within studies with no evident patterns. Fifteen studies (33% of tags) indicated no mortality, and the overall summary effect size for [F.sub.r] was 13.5% (95% CI: 10.3%-17.6%). Since the random-effects model decomposed to a fixed-effect model when the between-studies variance [T.sup.2] = 0.00, results were confirmed using exact nonparametric inferential tests and sensitivity analyses. Our results support earlier findings in the Atlantic and substantiate the majority of istiophorid billfish survive when released from recreational and longline ishing gear, clearly implying catch-and-release as a viable management option that permits ishing activity while protecting parental biomass and the fishery. Une meta-analyse (inverse de la variance avec modele a effets aleatoires) de 46 etudes a ete utilisee pour estimer la taille des effets de la mortalite apres remise a l'eau ([F.sub.r]) chez six especes d'istiophorides (makaire noir (Istiompax indica), makaire bleu (Makaira nigricans), makaire becune (Tetrapturus pfluegeri), espadon voilier (Istiophorus platypterus), marlin raye (Kajikia audax)et makaire blanc (Kajikia albida)) apres leur liberation d'engins de peche sportive, a la palangre ou au harpon. Les etudes comptaient 400 etiquettes de collecte de donnees par satellite detachables et 64 etiquettes acoustiques (ultrasoniques). Bien que les poissons aient ete captures, marques et relaches dans des conditions et emplacements tres varies et avec un eventail d'engins, [F.sub.r] etait homogene parmi les especes. La variabilite de [F.sub.r] etait principalement due a l'erreur d'echantillonnage aleatoire dans les differentes etudes, sans motif evident. Quinze etudes (33% des etiquettes) n'indiquaient aucune mortalite et la taille sommaire globale des effets pour [F.sub.r] etait de 13,5% (IC 95% : 10,3%-17,6%). Puisque le modele a effets aleatoires se decomposait en un modele a effets fixes quand la variance entre etudes etait [T.sup.2] = 0,00, les resultats ont ete confirmes a l'aide de tests inferentiels non parametriques exacts et d'analyses de la sensibilite. Nos resultats appuient des resultats anterieurs pour l'Atlantique et revelent que la majorite des istiophorides survivent quand ils sont relaches d'engins de peche sportive ou a la palangre, ce qui indique clairement que la peche avec remise a l'eau est une option de gestion valable qui permet l'activite de peche tout en protegeant la biomasse parentale et la ressource. [Traduit par la Redaction]<br />Introduction Mortality is one of the key parameters needed for modelling the population dynamics of any species. Changes in mortality can result in changes in population growth (Ricker 1975; Quinn [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0706652X
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.408649598
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2014-0323