Tracking Fish Movements and Survival on the Northeast Pacific Shelf

Payne, John C.; Andrews, Kelly S.; Chittenden, Cedar M.; Crossin, Glenn T.; Goetz, Fred; Hinch, Scott G.; Levin, Phil; Lindley, Steven T.; McKinley, Scott A.; Melnychuk, Michael C.; Nelson, Troy C.; Rechisky, Erin L.; Welch, David W.

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“…Juveniles of both species had virtually identical rapid rates of travel over the marine components of the array. Similar marine travel speeds were observed for steelhead across a number of Puget Sound populations as well (27)(28)(29).…”

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confidence: 49%

In situ measurement of coastal ocean movements and survival of juvenile Pacific salmon

Welch

Melnychuk

Payne

et al. 2011

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Many salmon populations in both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans have experienced sharply decreasing returns and high ocean mortality in the past two decades, with some populations facing extirpation if current marine survival trends continue. Our inability to monitor the movements of marine fish or to directly measure their survival precludes experimental tests of theories concerning the factors regulating fish populations, and thus limits scientific advance in many aspects of fisheries management and conservation. Here we report a large-scale synthesis of survival and movement rates of free-ranging juvenile salmon across four species, 13 river watersheds, and 44 release groups of salmon smolts (>3,500 fish tagged in total) in rivers and coastal ocean waters, including an assessment of where mortality predominantly occurs during the juvenile migration. Of particular importance, our data indicate that, over the size range of smolts tagged, (i) smolt survival was not strongly related to size at release, (ii) tag burden did not appear to strongly reduce the survival of smaller animals, and (iii) for at least some populations, substantial mortality occurred much later in the migration and more distant from the river of origin than generally expected. Our findings thus have implications for determining where effort should be invested to improve the accuracy of salmon forecasting, to understand the mechanisms driving salmon declines, and to predict the impact of climate change on salmon stocks.

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Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 49%

In situ measurement of coastal ocean movements and survival of juvenile Pacific salmon

Welch

Melnychuk

Payne

et al. 2011

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…Importantly, US scientists are proven leaders in animal telemetry and have organized and carried out some of the largest telemetry programs in global ocean waters. [14], [16], [17].…”

Section: Animal Tracking/telemetry Sensorsmentioning

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Advancing “bio” sensor integration with Ocean Observing Systems to support ecosystem based approaches

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The vision of the US Integrated Ocean ObservingSystem (U.S. IOOS) is to provide information and services to the nation for enhancing our understanding of the ecosystem and climate; sustaining living marine resources; improving public health and safety; reducing impacts of natural hazards and environmental changes; and expanding support for marine commerce and transportation. In the last decade U.S. IOOS has made considerable progress in advancing physical and chemical observing systems, but only modest progress integrating biological observations from disparate data providers, and there remain challenges to fully integrate biological observing systems into U.S. IOOS. Recent technological advances in miniature, low power "bio" sensor can record everything from plankton greater than 20 micrometer with electro-optical technology, to hydroacoustic sensors that can record meso-zooplankton and nekton from mobile autonomous platforms, to satellite linked recorders that can record the movement and behavior of the largest marine predators. This opens up remarkable opportunities for observing the biotic realm at critical spatio-temporal scales that are most relevant to organisms, which have been out of reach until present. "bio"sensor technology is mature and proven to be operational and biological monitoring should be an integrated component of observing systems. Optimally, it should be clearly defined and implemented in close association with physical oceanographers. The integration of biological observing into U.S IOOS will only strengthen the national observing capabilities to respond to the growing needs for ecosystem observation to support ecosystembased approaches and sustain our living marine resources.

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“…Their aim is to reverse the decline of salmon stocks whilst maintaining activities like recreational and commercial fishing. Multiple techniques have been used to monitor the movements of salmon that include observational and trapping data (Lundqvist et al, 2010), tagging methods (Payne et al, 2010), acoustic or radio telemetry (Serrano et al, 2009), stable isotopes, and genetics (Barnett- . Therefore, several sources of movement data are available to continue with the movement-management framework.…”

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Linking Movement Ecology with Wildlife Management and Conservation

2016

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A common challenge in species conservation and management is how to incorporate species movements into management objectives. There often is a lack of knowledge of where, when, and why species move. The field of movement ecology has grown rapidly in the last decade and is now providing the knowledge needed to incorporate movements of species into management planning. This knowledge can also be used to develop management strategies that are flexible in time and space and may improve the effectiveness of management actions. Therefore, wildlife management and conservation may benefit by strengthening the link with movement ecology. We present a framework that illustrates how animal movement can be used to enhance conservation planning and identify management actions that are complementary to existing strategies. The framework contains five steps that identify (1) the movement attributes of a species, (2) their impacts on ecosystems, (3) how this knowledge can be used to guide the scale and type of management, (4) the implementation, and (5) the evaluation of management actions. We discuss these five steps in detail, highlighting why the step is important and how the information can be obtained. We illustrate the framework through a case study of managing a highly mobile species, the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), a harvested species of conservation concern. We believe that the movement-management framework provides an important, and timely, link between movement ecology and wildlife management and conservation, and highlights the potential for complementary, dynamic solutions for managing wildlife.

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Tracking Fish Movements and Survival on the Northeast Pacific Shelf

Cited by 13 publications

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In situ measurement of coastal ocean movements and survival of juvenile Pacific salmon

In situ measurement of coastal ocean movements and survival of juvenile Pacific salmon

Advancing “bio” sensor integration with Ocean Observing Systems to support ecosystem based approaches

Linking Movement Ecology with Wildlife Management and Conservation

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In situ measurement of coastal ocean movements and survival of juvenile Pacific salmon

In situ measurement of coastal ocean movements and survival of juvenile Pacific salmon

Advancing &#x201C;bio&#x201D; sensor integration with Ocean Observing Systems to support ecosystem based approaches

Linking Movement Ecology with Wildlife Management and Conservation

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