Assessment of salmon stocks and the use of management targets; a case study of the River Tamar, England
Abstract Over recent years the rod and net catch of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., on the River Tamar in south‐west England has decreased markedly, resulting in a consistent failure to meet the minimum egg deposition target (conservation limit). Compliance with the target is by annual assessment u...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1365-2400.2006.00519.x 2024-06-02T08:03:40+00:00 Assessment of salmon stocks and the use of management targets; a case study of the River Tamar, England HENDRY, K. SAMBROOK, H. WATERFALL, R. 2007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2400.2006.00519.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1365-2400.2006.00519.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2400.2006.00519.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Fisheries Management and Ecology volume 14, issue 1, page 7-19 ISSN 0969-997X 1365-2400 journal-article 2007 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2400.2006.00519.x 2024-05-03T11:49:07Z Abstract Over recent years the rod and net catch of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., on the River Tamar in south‐west England has decreased markedly, resulting in a consistent failure to meet the minimum egg deposition target (conservation limit). Compliance with the target is by annual assessment using rod catch as the major input variable. Further analysis suggested a disproportionate deterioration in the rod fishery performance of the Tamar compared with rivers locally, regionally and nationally. A concomitant decrease in rod licence sales and fishing effort, above both national and regional trends was also evident. However, examination of juvenile electric fishing and adult fish counter data revealed a different trend for the past 10 years, indicating a stable fish population, albeit at a lower level of abundance than previously. The analyses suggested that without consideration of changes in effort and rod exploitation rate, rod catch alone is not a reliable indicator of stock abundance and hence should not be used as such in stock assessment. Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Wiley Online Library Fisheries Management and Ecology 14 1 7 19 |
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Abstract Over recent years the rod and net catch of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., on the River Tamar in south‐west England has decreased markedly, resulting in a consistent failure to meet the minimum egg deposition target (conservation limit). Compliance with the target is by annual assessment using rod catch as the major input variable. Further analysis suggested a disproportionate deterioration in the rod fishery performance of the Tamar compared with rivers locally, regionally and nationally. A concomitant decrease in rod licence sales and fishing effort, above both national and regional trends was also evident. However, examination of juvenile electric fishing and adult fish counter data revealed a different trend for the past 10 years, indicating a stable fish population, albeit at a lower level of abundance than previously. The analyses suggested that without consideration of changes in effort and rod exploitation rate, rod catch alone is not a reliable indicator of stock abundance and hence should not be used as such in stock assessment. |
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Assessment of salmon stocks and the use of management targets; a case study of the River Tamar, England |
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Assessment of salmon stocks and the use of management targets; a case study of the River Tamar, England |
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Assessment of salmon stocks and the use of management targets; a case study of the River Tamar, England |
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Assessment of salmon stocks and the use of management targets; a case study of the River Tamar, England |
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Assessment of salmon stocks and the use of management targets; a case study of the River Tamar, England |
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assessment of salmon stocks and the use of management targets; a case study of the river tamar, england |
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