Home range of an estuarine-dependent fish species Pomadasys commersonnii in a South African estuary

被引:19
|
作者
Childs, A. -R. [1 ]
Booth, A. J. [1 ]
Cowley, P. D. [2 ]
Potts, W. M. [2 ]
Naesje, T. F. [3 ]
Thorstad, E. B. [3 ]
Okland, F. [3 ]
机构
[1] Rhodes Univ, Dept Ichthyol & Fisheries Sci, ZA-6140 Grahamstown, South Africa
[2] S African Inst Aquat Biodivers, Grahamstown, South Africa
[3] Norwegian Inst Nat Res, N-7004 Trondheim, Norway
关键词
acoustic telemetry; estuarine protected areas; fisheries management; site fidelity; spotted grunter;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2400.2008.00636.x
中图分类号
S9 [水产、渔业];
学科分类号
0908 ;
摘要
The home range and area use of spotted grunter, Pomadasys commersonnii (Haemulidae) (Lacepede), were investigated in the Great Fish estuary, South Africa. Forty individuals (263-698 mm TL) were surgically implanted with acoustic-coded transmitters and manually tracked during two periods in 2003. Tagged fish spent on average 68 and 77% of the time in the estuary and the remaining time at sea during the two periods, respectively. While in the estuary, there was large variation in home range size, home range length and the number of home range areas amongst individuals. Larger fish had larger home ranges and more core areas than smaller fish. The home ranges of 29 individuals (74%) occurred in the lower reaches of the estuary, suggesting that the proclamation of a no-take zone in this high use area could benefit this over-exploited estuarine fishery species.
引用
收藏
页码:441 / 448
页数:8
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [31] An Age-Dependent Tag Return Model for Estimating Mortality and Selectivity of an Estuarine-Dependent Fish with High Rates of Catch and Release
    Bacheler, Nathan M.
    Hightower, Joseph E.
    Paramore, Lee M.
    Buckel, Jeffrey A.
    Pollock, Kenneth H.
    TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY, 2008, 137 (05) : 1422 - 1432
  • [32] CAN POLLUTION EFFECTS ON ESTUARINE-DEPENDENT FISH POPULATIONS BE DETECTED IN THE FACE OF LONG-TERM NATURAL VARIABILITY
    SCHAAF, WE
    PETERS, DS
    VAUGHAN, DS
    ESTUARIES, 1985, 8 (2B): : A86 - A86
  • [33] Effects of salinity on native estuarine fish species in South Florida
    Pamela M. Bachman
    Gary M. Rand
    Ecotoxicology, 2008, 17
  • [34] Effects of salinity on native estuarine fish species in South Florida
    Bachman, Pamela M.
    Rand, Gary M.
    ECOTOXICOLOGY, 2008, 17 (07) : 591 - 597
  • [35] Additional morphological information on two species of Caligus (Copepoda: Caligidae) parasitic on South African marine and estuarine fish
    Grobler, NJ
    Van As, JG
    Olivier, RS
    AFRICAN ZOOLOGY, 2003, 38 (01) : 139 - 143
  • [37] Diversity surrogates for estuarine fish assemblages in a temperate estuary in New South Wales, Australia
    Davis, Tom R.
    Harasti, David
    Kelaher, Brendan
    Smith, Stephen D. A.
    REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE, 2016, 7 : 55 - 62
  • [38] Fish food webs in a South African estuary: a spatial and temporal assessment
    Alan K. Whitfield
    Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2020, 103 : 1495 - 1512
  • [39] Biomass and production estimates of a fish community in a small South African estuary
    Cowley, PD
    Whitfield, AK
    JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY, 2002, 61 : 74 - 89
  • [40] Fish food webs in a South African estuary: a spatial and temporal assessment
    Whitfield, Alan K.
    ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES, 2020, 103 (12) : 1495 - 1512