Improving abundance estimates from electrofishing removal sampling

Fisheries Research

Volumn 137, Issue , 2013, Pages 104-115

  Hedger, Richard D ^a   de Eyto, Elvira ^b   Dillane, Mary ^b   Diserud, Ola H ^a   Hindar, Kjetil ^a   McGinnity, Philip ^b,c   Poole, Russell ^b   Rogan, Ger ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Calibrated single pass; Capture probability; Optimizing electrofishing; Zippin, Seber and Carle Strub estimation methods

Indexed keywords

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 84867649041     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2012.09.015     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Anderson C.S. Measuring and correcting for size selection in electrofishing mark-recapture experiments. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 1995, 124:663-676.
2. Baglinière J.L., Marchand F., Vauclin V. Interannual changes in recruitment of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) population in the River Oir (Lower Normandy France): relationships with spawners and in-stream habitat. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 2005, 62:695-707.
3. Bateman D.S., Gresswell R.E., Torgersen C.E. Evaluating single-pass catch as a tool for identifying spatial pattern in fish distribution. J. Freshw. Ecol. 2005, 20:335-345.
4. Baumgartner L.J. Population estimation methods to quantify temporal variation in fish accumulations downstream of a weir. Fish. Manage. Ecol. 2006, 13:355-364.
5. Carle F., Strub M. A new method for estimating population size from removal data. Biometrics 1978, 34:621-630.
6. Crozier W.W., Kennedy G.J.A. The relationship between a summer fry (0+) abundance index, derived from semi-quantitative electrofishing, and egg deposition of Atlantic salmon, in the River Bush, Northern Ireland. J. Fish Biol. 1995, 47:1055-1062.
7. Dauwalter D.C., Fisher W.L. Electrofishing capture probability of smallmouth bass in streams. N. Am. J. Fish Manage. 2007, 27:162-171.
8. Gelman A., Carlin J., Stern H., Rubin D. Bayesian Data Analysis 2004, Chapman and Hall/CRC, Boca Raton, FL.
9. Gerdeaux D. Revue des méthodes d'estimation de l'effectif d'une population par pêches successives avec retrait, Programme d'estimation d'effectif par la méthode de Carle et Sturb. Bull. Fr. Pêche Piscicult. 1987, 304:13-21.
10. Hedger R.D., Dodson J.J., Bergeron N.E., Caron F. Habitat selection by juvenile Atlantic salmon: the interaction between physical habitat and abundance. J. Fish Biol. 2005, 67:1054-1071.
11. Hense Z., Martin R.W., Petty J.T. Electrofishing capture efficiencies for common stream fish species to support watershed-scale studies in the Central Appalachians. N. Am. J. Fish Manage. 2010, 30:1041-1050.
12. Jones M.L., Stockwell J.D. A rapid assessment procedure for the enumeration of salmonine populations in streams. N. Am. J. Fish Manage. 1995, 15:551-562.
13. Korman J., Yard M., Walters C., Coggins L.G. Effects of fish size, habitat, flow, and density on capture probabilities of age-0 rainbow trout estimated from electrofishing at discrete sites in a large river. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 2009, 138:58-75.
14. Kruse C.G., Hubert W.A., Rahel F.J. Single-pass electrofishing predicts trout abundance in mountain streams with sparse habitat. N. Am. J. Fish Manage. 1998, 18:940-946.
15. LeBlanc P.H., Chaput G.J. Electrofishing surveys for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) from the Margaree River, Nova Scotia, 1988 to 2000. Can. Data Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2003, 1128:vi + 39.
16. Lobon-Cervia J., Utilla C. A simple model to determine stream trout (Salmo trutta L.) densities based on one removal with electrofishing. Fish Res. 1993, 15:361-378.
17. McGinnity P., Jennings E., DeEyto E., Allott N., Samuelsson P., Rogan G., Whelan K., Cross T. Impact of naturally spawning captive-bred Atlantic salmon on wild populations: depressed recruitment and increased risk of climate-mediated extinction. Proc. R. Soc. B 2009, 276:3601-3610.
18. Mitro M.G., Zale A.V., Rich B.A. The relation between age-0 rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) abundance and winter discharge in a regulated river. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2003, 60:135-139.
19. Nielsen J.L. Scientific sampling effects: electrofishing California's endangered fish populations. Fisheries 1998, 23:6-12.
20. Niemelä E., Julkunen M., Erkinaro J. Quantitative electrofishing for juvenile salmon densities: assessment of the catchability during a long-term monitoring programme. Fish Res. 2000, 48:15-22.
21. Odenkirk J., Smith S. Single-versus multiple-pass boat electrolishing for assessing smallmouth bass populations in Virginia rivers. N. Am. J. Fish Manage. 2005, 25:717-724.
22. Peterson J.I., Banish N.P., Thurow R.F. Are block nets necessary? Movement of stream-dwelling salmonids in response to three common survey methods. N. Am. J. Fish Manage. 2005, 25:732-743.
23. Peterson J.T., Thurow R.F., Guzevich J.W. An evaluation of multipass electrofishing for estimating the abundance of stream-dwelling salmonids. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 2004, 133:462-475.
24. R Development Core Team R: A Language and Environment for Statistical Computing 2009, R Foundation for Statistical Computing.
25. Riley S.C., Fausch K.D. Underestimation of trout population size by maximum-likelihood removal estimates in small streams. N. Am. J. Fish Manage. 1992, 12:768-776.
26. Riley S.C., Haedrich R.L., Gibson R.J. Negative bias in removal estimates of Atlantic salmon parr relative to stream size. J. Freshw. Ecol. 1993, 8:97-101.
27. Rivot E., Prévost E., Cuzol A., Baglinière J.-L., Parent E. Hierachical Bayesian modelling with habitat and time covariates for estimating riverine fish poulation size by successive removal method. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2008, 65:117-133.
28. Sandlund O.T., Berger H.M., Bremset G., Diserud O.H., Saksgård L., Ugedal O., Ulvan E.M. Electrofishing-The Impact of Water Conductivity on the Catchability of Juvenile Salmonids. NINA Rapport 668 2011, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Trondheim, p. 43.
29. Saunders W.C., Fausch K.D., White G.C. Accurate estimation of salmonid abundance in small streams using nighttime removal electrofishing: an evaluation using marked fish. N. Am. J. Fish Manage. 2011, 31:403-415.
30. Seber G.A.F. The Estimation of Animal Abundance 1982, Edward Arnold.
31. Seber G.A.F., Le Cren E.D. Estimating population abundance from catches large relative to the population. J. Anim. Ecol. 1967, 36.
32. Snyder D.E. Invited overview: conclusions from a review of electrofishing and its harmful effects on fish. Rev. Fish Biol. Fish. 2003, 13:445-453.
33. White C.G. Close population estimation models and their extensions in program MARK. Environ. Ecol. Stat. 2008, 15:89-99.
34. Zippin C. The removal method of population estimation. J. Wildl. Manage. 1958, 22:82-90.
35. Zuur A.F., Ieno E.N., Walker N.J., Saveliev A.A., Smith G.M. Mixed Effects Models and Extensions in Ecology with R 2009, Springer, New York.