Issues, Benefits, and Problems Associated with Fishing Tournaments in Inland Waters of the United States: A Survey of Fishery Agency Administrators

Schramm, Harold L.; Hunt, Kevin M.

doi:10.1577/1548-8446(2007)32[234:ibapaw]2.0.co;2

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“…Recent trends in Walleye tournaments have not been measured, but paralleling the expansion of inland fishing tournaments (Schramm and Hunt 2007), Walleye tournaments appear to have rapidly grown in number and participation. Due to public interest in preventing excessive exploitation and conserving Walleye populations in waters where tournaments are conducted, tournament organizers have made efforts to release alive as many tournament-caught fish as possible.…”

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Effects of Simulated Angler Capture and Live‐Release Tournaments on Walleye Survival

Loomis¹,

Schramm²,

Vondracek³

et al. 2013

Trans Am Fish Soc

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We examined the effects of acclimation water temperature,live‐well (LW) water temperature,and LW dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration on survival of adult Walleyes Sander vitreus subjected to simulated tournament conditions (angling,LW confinement,and weigh‐in procedures) under controlled laboratory conditions. We tested three acclimation temperatures (12,18,and 24°C),and three LW temperature differentials (ΔT = −4,0,and +4°C) were tested at each acclimation temperature. Survival was monitored after 8 h of LW confinement and during a 5‐d retention period in 1,700‐L tanks. None of the Walleyes that were acclimated to 24°C and subjected to simulated tournament procedures survived the 5‐d retention period; for fish subjected only to simulated angling at 24°C,survival during the 5‐d retention period was 29%. Five‐day survival was generally over 70% at acclimation temperatures of 12°C and 18°C,and we observed a significant interaction between acclimation temperature and ΔT; survival was greatest in LWs at −4°C ΔT for fish acclimated to 18°C and in LWs at +4°C ΔT for fish acclimated to 12°C. Best survival of Walleyes subjected to the stress of angling and tournament procedures was obtained at temperatures 6–8°C below the optimum temperature for adult Walleyes (i.e.,optimum = 20–22°C). Five‐day survival exceeded 70% when LW DO was 5 or 12–15 mg/L (at an acclimation and LW temperature of 18°C),but survival was 0% when DO was 2 mg/L. Anglers may increase survival of Walleyes through careful manipulation of LW temperature and DO when ambient temperature is at or below 18°C,but high mortality of angled and LW‐retained Walleyes should be expected when ambient water temperatures are 24°C or greater.

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Section: Tournament Effects On Walleye Survival 869mentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of Simulated Angler Capture and Live‐Release Tournaments on Walleye Survival

Loomis¹,

Schramm²,

Vondracek³

et al. 2013

Trans Am Fish Soc

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“…are commonly targeted by anglers during competitive angling events in the United States (Schramm et al 1991;Paukert et al 2007). Because the rate of competitive angling events continues to increase (Kerr and Kamke 2003;Schramm and Hunt 2007), interest in minimizing mortality is an issue of concern among anglers and fisheries biologists alike (Schramm and Hunt 2007;Siepker et al 2007). Acting on these interests, researchers have examined the effects that fish size (Meals and Miranda 1994;Weathers and Newman 1997;Neal and Lopez-Clayton 2001), water temperatures (Schramm et al 1987;Meals and Miranda 1994;Neal and Lopez-Clayton 2001), various tournament procedures (Weathers and Newman 1997;Suski et al 2004), and livewell conditions (Carmichael et al 1984;Plumb et al 1988;Cooke et al 2002;Gilliland 2002;Suski et al 2004) have on black bass survival rates after competitive angling events.…”

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Effectiveness of Livewell Additives on Largemouth Bass Survival

Ostrand

Siepker

Wahl

2011

Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management

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Livewell conditions during competitive angling events are thought to affect fish mortality. We examined the effects of livewell additives on initial and delayed mortality of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides. We applied three treatments (salt, ice, or salt and ice) to livewells during tournaments conducted on lakes in Illinois, United States, as well as in laboratory and pond experiments designed to examine the effects of fish size and ambient water temperature on mortality. Fish were collected after tournament weigh-in procedures were completed and monitored for delayed mortality every 24 h for 5 d. Initial mortality did not differ among livewell additives during these field experiments. Although delayed mortality was high (35%), it was not significantly different among livewells that contained salt (56%), ice (48%), ice and salt (40%), and controls (30%). Additives administered during the laboratory experiments, at cool water temperatures, resulted in significantly lower delayed mortalities than those observed during the field experiments when ambient water temperatures were warmer. Initial and delayed mortality did not differ among livewell additives during the laboratory experiments. Larger fish in field experiments had significantly greater delayed mortality than smaller fish in the pond experiments even though initial and delayed mortality did not differ among livewell additives. Our results suggest that fish size and ambient water temperature have a greater influence on delayed mortality observed during competitive angling events than the specific livewell additives studied here.

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“…Angling tournaments are an increasingly popular recreational activity (Wilde, 2003;Driscoll et al, 2007Driscoll et al, , 2012Schramm and Hunt, 2007) that impose additional stressors on fish populations through their potential for increased removal of fish in localised areas and the continual selection for larger fish by anglers, which may influence population dynamics and ultimately alter the genetic stock structure (Meals and Miranda, 1994;Quinn, 1996;Wilde, 1998Wilde, , 2003Cooke et al, 2000;Wilde and Paulson, 2003). As a result, live fish weigh in and release has long been mandatory in some tournament fisheries, particularly those focussing on black bass (Micropterus) species (Clark, 1983;Schramm et al, 1991;Quinn, 1996).…”

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“…Specialised recreational fisheries developed following their introduction, and black bass tournaments are now a popular recreational activity not only in North America (Schramm et al, 1991;Schramm and Hunt, 2007;Driscoll et al, 2012) but also in many other countries. For example, the 2013 black bass fishing world championships were held in Spain, and competing teams represented Russia, Croatia, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Mexico, Venezuela, Swaziland and South Africa (FIPSed, 2013).…”

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Dispersal and population-level mortality of Micropterus salmoides associated with catch and release tournament angling in a South African reservoir

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Issues, Benefits, and Problems Associated with Fishing Tournaments in Inland Waters of the United States: A Survey of Fishery Agency Administrators

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Effects of Simulated Angler Capture and Live‐Release Tournaments on Walleye Survival

Effects of Simulated Angler Capture and Live‐Release Tournaments on Walleye Survival

Effectiveness of Livewell Additives on Largemouth Bass Survival

Dispersal and population-level mortality of Micropterus salmoides associated with catch and release tournament angling in a South African reservoir

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