The Identification, Conservation, and Management of Estuarine and Marine Nurseries for Fish and Invertebrates

Beck, Michael W.; Heck, Kenneth L.; Able, Kenneth W.; Childers, Daniel L.; Eggleston, David B.; Gillanders, Bronwyn M.; Halpern, Benjamin S.; Hays, Cynthia G.; Hoshino, Kaho; Minello, Thomas J.; Orth, Robert J.; Sheridan, Peter F.; Weinstein, Michael P.

doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2001)051[0633:ticamo]2.0.co;2

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“…Comparative multi-habitat sampling is necessary for determining the full suite of habitats used by juveniles (since juveniles of many species use more than one habitat), and provides data essential to designating nursery habitat (Beck et al 2001;Gillanders et al 2003). Since juvenile permit were found almost exclusively on windward sandy beaches in two spatially disparate locations in this study, and this concurs with previous research in Florida (Naughton & Saloman 1978;Saloman & Naughton 1979;Peters & Nelson 1987), windward sandy beach habitats can be considered as important, though not exclusive, nursery habitat for this species (Beck et al 2001).…”

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Patterns of Juvenile Habitat Use and Seasonality of Settlement by Permit, Trachinotus falcatus

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SynopsisPermit, Trachinotus falcatus are economically and ecologically important throughout their range of the Caribbean, subtropical and tropical western Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico. Despite their economic importance, little is known about the biology and ecology of permit, and most existing information is from Florida. While sufficient information is available to paint a general picture of permit life history, details are lacking for most life stages. For the juvenile life stage, nursery habitats and size and age at settlement have not yet been defined. Although six distinct habitat types (medium energy and low energy windward beaches, leeward beaches, and windward, leeward, and lagoon interior mangrove shorelines) were sampled to determine spatial patterns of habitat use by early juvenile permit at Turneffe Atoll, Belize, Central America, and the Florida Keys, USA, 99% of juvenile permit were found along medium energy windward beaches, indicating their role as nursery habitat for this species. A sub-sample of juvenile permit from Florida was examined to estimate spawning date and age at settlement from otoliths. Size-frequency distributions and otolith age analysis indicate that larval duration is approximately 15 -20 days, and settlement occurs year-round. Since permit in Florida spawn March through July, from March through September in Cuba, and from February through October in Belize, year-round settlement indicates population connectivity via larval transport. These results lay the foundation for future research on larval supply, population connectivity, and juvenile ecology, and will aid in the ongoing formulation of a conservation plan toward a sustainable fishery for permit.

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“…In contrast, when multiple habitats were concurrently sampled in a south Florida estuary, juvenile permit were found to use multiple habitat types (Adams & Blewett 2004). Such multihabitat comparative sampling is an essential step toward defining nursery habitats (Beck et al 2001;Gillanders et al 2003).…”

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Patterns of Juvenile Habitat Use and Seasonality of Settlement by Permit, Trachinotus falcatus

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“…Few studies have actually tracked animals for long enough periods to capture directly ontogenetic shifts in space-use and almost all evidence that supports movement is largely indirect, based on spatio-temporal changes in the distribution and abundance of animals (Beck et al, 2001). However, some direct evidence has been provided through telemetric and tagging studies.…”

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Movements of Marine Fish and Decapod Crustaceans: Process, Theory and Application

Pittman

McAlpine

2003

Advances in Marine Biology

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“…Seagrass meadows make significant contributions to coastal productivity worldwide (Orth et al, 1984) and their primary production ranks amongst the highest recorded for marine ecosystems (Hillman et al, 1989). They also support dis-proportionately high levels of biodiversity (Hemminga and Duarte, 2000) providing habitat, food and shelter to a diverse array of organisms (Beck et al, 2001). Seagrasses are particularly important in sustaining commercial and recreational fisheries (Heck et al, 2003;Gillanders, 2006) and it is likely that damage to seagrass will diminish stocks of important commercial and recreational fish, molluscs and crustaceans (Bell and Pollard, 1989;Butler and Jernakoff, 1999;McArthur and Boland, 2006).…”

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A comparison of the impact of ‘seagrass-friendly’ boat mooring systems on Posidonia australis

Demers

Davis

Knott³

2013

Marine Environmental Research

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Permanent boat moorings have contributed to the decline of seagrasses worldwide, prompting the development of 'seagrass-friendly' moorings. We contrasted seagrass cover and density (predominantly Posidonia australis) in the vicinity of three mooring types and nearby reference areas lacking moorings in Jervis Bay, Australia. We examined two types of 'seagrass-friendly' mooring and a conventional 'swing' mooring. 'Swing' moorings produced significant seagrass scour, denuding patches of ∼9 m radius. Seagrassfriendly 'cyclone' moorings produced extensive denuded patches (average radius of ∼18 m). Seagrass-friendly 'screw' moorings, conversely, had similar seagrass cover to nearby reference areas. Our findings reinforce previous work highlighting the negative effects of 'swing' and 'cyclone' moorings. In contrast, the previously unstudied 'screw' moorings were highly effective. We conclude that regular maintenance of moorings and the monitoring of surrounding seagrass are required to ensure that 'seagrass-friendly' moorings are operating effectively. This is important, as following damage Posidonia will take many decades to recover. AbstractPermanent boat moorings have contributed to the decline of seagrasses worldwide, prompting the development of 'seagrass-friendly' moorings. We contrasted seagrass cover and density (predominantly Posidonia australis) in the vicinity of three mooring types and nearby reference areas lacking moorings in Jervis Bay, Australia. We examined two types of 'seagrass-friendly' mooring and a conventional 'swing' mooring. 'Swing' moorings produced significant seagrass scour, denuding patches of ~9 m radius. Seagrass-friendly 'cyclone' moorings produced extensive denuded patches (average radius of ~18 m). Seagrass-friendly 'screw' moorings, conversely, had similar seagrass cover to nearby reference areas. Our findings reinforce previous work highlighting the negative effects of 'swing' and 'cyclone' moorings. In contrast, the previously unstudied 'screw' moorings were highly effective. We conclude that regular maintenance of moorings and the monitoring of surrounding seagrass are required to ensure that 'seagrass-friendly' moorings are operating effectively. This is important, as following damage Posidonia will take many decades to recover.

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The Identification, Conservation, and Management of Estuarine and Marine Nurseries for Fish and Invertebrates

Cited by 2,100 publications

References 38 publications

Patterns of Juvenile Habitat Use and Seasonality of Settlement by Permit, Trachinotus falcatus

Patterns of Juvenile Habitat Use and Seasonality of Settlement by Permit, Trachinotus falcatus

Movements of Marine Fish and Decapod Crustaceans: Process, Theory and Application

A comparison of the impact of ‘seagrass-friendly’ boat mooring systems on Posidonia australis

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