scholarly journals Data‐poor stock assessment of fish stocks co‐exploited by commercial and recreational fisheries: Applications to pike Esox lucius in the western Baltic Sea

Author(s):  
Rob Gemert ◽  
Dieter Koemle ◽  
Helmut Winkler ◽  
Robert Arlinghaus
2014 ◽  
Vol 157 ◽  
pp. 164-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Stålhammar ◽  
T. Fränstam ◽  
J. Lindström ◽  
J. Höjesjö ◽  
R. Arlinghaus ◽  
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Hydrobiologia ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 721 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Nilsson ◽  
Olof Engstedt ◽  
Per Larsson

2012 ◽  
Vol 80 (4) ◽  
pp. 886-893 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Rohtla ◽  
M. Vetemaa ◽  
K. Urtson ◽  
A. Soesoo

2017 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 562-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lovisa Wennerström ◽  
Jens Olsson ◽  
Nils Ryman ◽  
Linda Laikre

Understanding spatiotemporal population genetic patterns is important for conservation management of ecologically and socioeconomically important species. This is particularly so in species-poor environments such as the brackish Baltic Sea. We examined over 600 northern pike (Esox lucius), a coastal predator and treasured sport fish, collected over major parts of the Baltic Sea coastline. We found low genetic divergence among populations, indicating a contrasting genetic structure of brackish water coastal spawners compared with previous reports on anadromous Baltic pike migrating up freshwater streams for spawning. A pattern of genetic isolation by distance either over shortest waterway or primarily along the mainland coast with islands as stepping stones suggested that gene flow is primarily taking place among neighboring populations, possibly with some migration over open water. Temporal data showed a stable genetic structure over a decade. Within a single sampling year, however, spatial divergence was larger during spawning than feeding season, indicating increased mixing of populations during the feeding season. Management should assure connectivity among brackish spawning grounds and large population sizes at identified core areas.


2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (10) ◽  
pp. 1769-1780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harry V. Strehlow ◽  
Norbert Schultz ◽  
Christopher Zimmermann ◽  
Cornelius Hammer

Abstract Strehlow, H. V., Schultz, N., Zimmermann, C., and Hammer, C. 2012. Cod catches taken by the German recreational fishery in the western Baltic Sea, 2005–2010: implications for stock assessment and management. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69: 1769–1780. Next to the commercial fishery, the recreational fishery plays an important role in the removal of biomass from fish stocks. In this study, we present estimates of German recreational cod (Gadus morhua) catches in the western Baltic Sea between 2005 and 2010. Fishing effort was estimated using a stratified mail survey and annual sales of fishing licences. Catch per unit effort was estimated by stratified random sampling of access points and interviews about completed trips. Length distributions of cod catches were acquired by sampling recreational cod catches from charter boats and data from community fishing events. Estimates of the total cod biomass removed by the recreational fishery fluctuated between 2159 t in 2009 and 4127 t in 2005. Annual recreational fishery cod harvests accounted for a significant share of the total landings, with a yearly variation from 34 to 70% of the German commercial cod landings from the western Baltic Sea. The majority of recreational fishery cod catches were taken from private boats and charter vessels. Because of the amount and specifically the variability of the recreational catches, they are important for the assessment and management of the resource and, therefore, need to be surveyed annually.


2010 ◽  
Vol 89 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 547-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olof Engstedt ◽  
Patrik Stenroth ◽  
Per Larsson ◽  
Lars Ljunggren ◽  
Mikael Elfman

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