The efficiency of selective tidal stream transport in glass eel entering the Gironde

Traditional estimation of migration speed is based on telemetry or marking of individual fish. Only a few numbers of fishes (or batches) are followed, often over short periods of time. We propose a method based on capture data from the professional fishery. It is applied to glass eel (Anguilla angui...

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Main Authors: Beaulaton, Laurent, Castelnaud, Gérard
Other Authors: Ecosystèmes estuariens et poissons migrateurs amphihalins (UR EPBX), Centre national du machinisme agricole, du génie rural, des eaux et forêts (CEMAGREF)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2005
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Online Access:https://hal.inrae.fr/hal-02587689
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Summary:Traditional estimation of migration speed is based on telemetry or marking of individual fish. Only a few numbers of fishes (or batches) are followed, often over short periods of time. We propose a method based on capture data from the professional fishery. It is applied to glass eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the Gironde basin (France). Migration speed is estimated using 2 methods: a rough method based on the analysis of seasonal abundance peaks for two métiers and a more precise method of cross-correlation, which compares speeds between several fishing areas. The methods are coherent and lead to mean migration speed ranging from 3 to 4 km/day. We define an index of efficiency of migration using selective tidal stream transport (STST efficiency index) as the ratio of the observed migration speed to the potential speed (flood tide current speed and swimming speed). For the glass eel in the Gironde basin this index ranges between 0.15 and 0.19. The glass eel behavior, which can explain this low value, is reviewed. Our STST efficiency index can be successfully applied for many fish or crustaceans using selective tidal stream transport. It can also be used for one species to compare results obtained on different basins. Les méthodes traditionnelles d'estimation de la vitesse de migration reposent sur la télémétrie ou les techniques de marquage. Seulement un nombre restreint de poissons (ou lots de poissons) sont ainsi suivis, souvent sur un temps court. Nous proposons une méthode basée sur les données de capture de la pêcherie professionnelle. Elle est appliquée au cas de la migration de la civelle (Anguilla anguilla) dans le bassin de la Gironde (France). La vitesse de migration est estimée grâce à deux méthodes : une méthode grossière basée sur l'étude des pics saisonniers d'abondance de deux métiers de pêche une méthode plus précise utilisant les corrélations croisées qui permet de comparer des vitesses de migration entre plusieurs zones de pêche du bassin. Les résultats des deux méthodes sont cohérents et ...