Changes in fish stocks in an Estonian estuary: Overfishing by cormorants?

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1972-1979

  Vetemaa, Markus ^a   Eschbaum, Redik ^a   Albert, Anu ^a   Saks, Lauri ^a   Verliin, Aare ^a   Jürgens, Kristiina ^a   Kesler, Martin ^a   Hubel, Kalvi ^a   Hannesson, Rögnvaldur ^b   Saat, Toomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; effect of cormorants; Perca fluviatilis; Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis; Rutilus rutilus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BREEDING SITE; CATCH PER UNIT EFFORT; COLONY; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; FISHING EFFORT; GILLNET; OVERFISHING; PERCID; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION GROWTH; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RESOURCE USE; SAMPLING; SEABIRD; SPAWNING POPULATION; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; ESTONIA;

AVES; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; PHALACROCORACIDAE; PHALACROCORAX CARBO SINENSIS; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 78649367774     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsq113     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Adjers, K., Appelberg, M., Eschbaum, R., Lappalainen, A., Minde, A., Repecka, R., and Thoresson, G. 2006. Trends in coastal fish stocks of the Baltic Sea. Boreal Environment Research, 11:13-25.
2. Bauer, K. M., and Glutz von Blotzheim, U. N. 1966. Handbuch der Vögel Mitteleuropas. Bd. 1. Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main.
3. Bergman, E. 1988. Foraging abilities and niche breadths of two percids, Perca fluviatilis and Gymnocephalus cernua, under different environmental conditions. Journal of Animal Ecology, 57:443-453.
4. Burnett, J. A. D., Ringler, N. H., Lantry, B. F., and Johnson, J. H. 2002. Double-crested cormorant predation on yellow perch in the eastern basin of Lake Ontario. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 28:202-211.
5. Carss, D. N. (Ed). 2003. Reducing the conflict between cormorants and fisheries on a pan-European scale: REDCAFE Final Report to European Union DG Fish. Study contract no. Q5CA-2000-31387. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Banchory. 169 pp.
6. Clarke, K. R., and Gorley, R. N. 2006. PRIMER v6: User Manual/Tutorial. PRIMER-E, Plymouth, UK. 190 pp.
7. Debout, G., Røv, N., and Sellers, R. M. 1995. Status and population development of cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo carbo breeding on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Ardea, 83:47-59.
8. Diana, J. S., Maruca, S., and Low, B. 2006. Do increasing cormorant populations threaten sportfishes in the great lakes? A case study in Lake Huron. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 32:306-320.
9. Dieterich, A., Baumgärtner, D., and Eckmann, R. 2004. Competition for food between Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis L.) and ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus [L.]) over different substrate types. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 13:236-244.
10. Dieperink, C. 1995. Depredation of commercial and recreational fisheries in a Danish fjord by cormorants, Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis, Shaw. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 2:197-207.
11. Engström, H. 2001a. Long term effects of cormorant predation on fish communities and fishery in a freshwater lake. Ecography, 24:127-138.
12. Engström, H. 2001b. Effects of great cormorant predation on fish populations and fishery. PhD thesis, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, Uppsala. 39 pp. ISBN 91-554-5164-0.
13. Eschbaum, R. 2008. Kormorani kaitse ja ohjamise tegevuskava. Keskkonnaministeerium. [Conservation and Management Action Plan for the Great Cormorant in Estonia]. Ministry of the Environment. 75 pp. http://www.envir.ee/ orb.aw/class=file/action=preview/id=1076733/Kormorani+kaitse+ja+oh jamise+tegevuskava.pdf
14. Eschbaum, R., Veber, T., Vetemaa, M., and Saat, T. 2003. Do cormorants and fishermen compete for fish resources in the Väinameri (eastern Baltic) area? In Interactions Between Fish and Birds: Implications for Management, pp. 354-360. Ed. by I. Cowx. Fishing News Books, Blackwell Science.
15. Frederiksen, M., Wanless, S., Harris, M. P., Rothery, P., and Wilson, L. J. 2004. The role of industrial fisheries and oceanographic change in the decline of North Sea black-legged kittiwakes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 41:1129-1139.
16. Gillet, C., and Quetin, P. 2006. Effect of temperature changes on the reproductive cycle of roach in Lake Geneva from 1983 to 2001. Journal of Fish Biology, 69:518-534.
17. Gremillet, D., Schmid, D., and Culik, B. 1995. Energy requirements of breeding great cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 121:1-9.
18. Kangur, K. 2006. Tööhõive Eesti kalandussektoris. Eesti Põllumajandusministeerium [Employment in fisheries sector in Estonia]. Estonian Ministry of Agriculture. 94 pp.
19. Keller, T. 1995. Food of Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis wintering in Bavaria, southern Germany. Ardea, 83:185-192.
20. Klinkhardt, M. B., and Winkler, H. M. 1989. Einfluss der Salinität auf die Befruchtungs-und Entwicklungsfähigkeit der Eier von vier Süsswasserfischarten Plötz (Rutilus rutilus), Barsch (Perca fluviatilis), Kaulbarsch (Gymnocephalus cernuus) und Zander (Stizostedion lucioperca). Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der Universität Rostock, 38:23-30.
21. Lantry, B. F., Eckert, T. H., Schneider, C. P., and Chrisman, J. R. 2002. The relationship between the abundance of smallmouth bass and double-crested cormorants in the eastern basin of Lake Ontario. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 28:193-201.
22. Leopold, M. F., van Damme, C. J. G., and van der Veer, H. W. 1998. Diet of cormorants and the impact of cormorant predation on juvenile flatfish in the Dutch Wadden Sea. Journal of Sea Research, 40:93-107.
23. Lucas, M. C., and Batley, E. 1996. Seasonal movements and behaviour of adult barbel Barbus barbus, a riverine cyprinid fish: implications for river management. Journal of Applied Ecology, 33:1345-1358.
24. Marteijn, E. C. L., and Dirksen, S. 1991. Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis feeding in shallow eutrophic freshwater lakes in the Netherlands in the non-breeding period: prey choice and fish consumption. In Proceedings of Workshop 1989 on Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo, pp. 135-155. Ed. by M. R. van Eerden, and M. van Zijlstra. Rijkswaterstaat, Leyland.
25. Martyniak, A., Mellin, M., Stachowiak, P., and Witke, A. 1997. Food composition of cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo in two colonies in North-East Poland. Polish Journal of Ecology, 45:245.
26. Müller, R. 1986. Die Nahrung des Kormorans (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) am Bodensee. "Petri-Heil"-Beilage, Schweiz. Fischereiwissenschaft, 3:1-2.
27. Okes, N. C., Hockey, P. A. R., Pichegru, L., Crawford, R. J. M., and Gremillet, D. 2009. Competition for shifting resources in the southern Benguela upwelling: seabirds versus purse-seine fisheries. Biological Conservation, 142:2361-2368.
28. Okun, N., Mendonca, R., and Mehner, T. 2005. Diel shifts in community composition and feeding of juvenile fishes in the pelagic area of a large shallow lake. Limnologica, 35:70-77.
29. Platteeuw, M., and Van Eerden, M. R. 1995. Time and energy constraints of fishing behavior in breeding Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis at lake IJsselmeer, the Netherlands. Ardea, 83:223-234.
30. Rudstam, L. G., van de Valk, A. J., Adams, C. M., Coleman, J. T. H., Forney, J. L., and Richmond, M. E. 2004. Cormorant predation and the population dynamics of walleye and yellow perch in Oneida lake. Ecological Applications, 14:149-163.
31. Russ, G. R., Alcala, A. C., Maypa, A. P., Calumpong, H. P., and White, A. T. 2004. Marine reserve benefits local fisheries. Ecological Applications, 14:597-606.
32. Saat, T., Eschbaum, R., Vetemaa, M., and Verliin, A. 2003a. Ten years of coastal fish monitoring in Estonia: dynamics of fish assemblages and populations. ICES Document CM 2003/R: 14.
33. Saat, T., and Kikas, L. 2002. Seasonal dynamics of fish in Käina Bay. In Fishes and Fishery of the Väinameri, pp. 90-103. Ed. by T. Saat. Tartu University Publishers (in Estonian with English summary).
34. Saat, T., Kirsipuu, A., and Turovski, A. 2003b. Ruffe, Gymnocephalus cernuus (L.). In Fishes of Estonia, pp. 307-313. Ed. by E. Ojaveer, E. Pihu, and T. Saat. Estonian Academy Publishers.
35. Sandström, O., Abrahamsson, I., Andersson, J., and Vetemaa, M. 1997. Temperature effects on spawning and egg development in Eurasian perch. Journal of Fish Biology, 51:1015-1024.
36. Stewart, D. C., Middlemas, S. J., Gardiner, W. R., Mackay, S., and Armstrong, J. D. 2005. Diet and prey selection of cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) at Loch Leven, a major stocked trout fishery. Journal of Zoology, 267:191-201.
37. Swenson, W. A. 1977. Food consumption of walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum) in relations to food availability and physical conditions in Lake of the Woods, Minnesota, Shagawa Lake, and western Lake Superior. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 34:1643-1654.
38. Tambets, M., Jaervalt, A., and Tambets, J. 2002. Migrations of bream Abramis brama L. in Lake Peipsi basin: new management approach needed. Report of the Symposium on Inland Fisheries Management and the Aquatic Environment. The effects of fisheries management on freshwater ecosystems, Windermere, UK, 12-15 June 2002. FAO Fisheries Report, 681 (Suppl.). 43 pp.
39. Tammi, J., Lappalainen, A., Mannio, J., Rask, M., and Vuorenmaa, J. 1999. Effects of eutrophication on fish and fisheries in Finnish Lakes: a survey based on random sampling. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 6:173-186.
40. Thoresson, G. 1996. Guidelines for coastal monitoring. Kustrapport, 1:1-35.
41. Vetemaa, M., Eero, M., and Järv, L. 2002. Coastal fishery in the Väinameri: catches and socio-economic aspects. In Fishes and Fishery of the Väinameri, pp. 46-58. Ed. by T. Saat. Tartu University Publishers (in Estonian with English summary).
42. Vetemaa, M., Eschbaum, R., and Saat, T. 2006a. The transition from Soviet system to market economy as a cause of instability in the Estonian coastal fisheries sector. Marine Policy, 30:635-640.
43. Vetemaa, M., Eschbaum, R., Verliin, A., Albert, A., Eero, M., Lillemägi, R., Pihlak, M., et al. 2006b. Annual and seasonal dynamics of fish in the brackish-water Matsalu Bay, Estonia. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 15:211-220.
44. Van Dam, C., and Asbirk, S. 1997. Cormorants and Human Interests. Informatie Kennis Centrum Natuurbeheer, Wageningen. 151 pp.
45. Van Eerden, M. R., and Gregersen, J. 1995. Long-term changes in the northwest European population of cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis. Ardea, 83:61-79.
46. Waters, D. S., and Noble, R. L. 2004. Spawning season and nest fidelity of largemouth bass in a tropical reservoir. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 24:1240-1251.
47. Zimmermann, H. 1989. Kormoran, Phalacrocorax carbo, und Fischerei in der DDR. Beiträge zur Vogelkunde, 35 (1/4): 193-198.