Hybrid seine for full fish community collections
Journal of Freshwater Ecology
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Abstract
Seines are simple and effective fish collection gears, but the net mesh size influences how well the catch represents the fish communities. We designed and tested a hybrid seine with a dual-mesh bag (1/4″ and 1/8″) and compared the fish assemblage collected by each mesh. The fine-mesh net retained three times as many fish and collected more species (as many as eight), including representatives of several rare species, than did the coarser mesh. The dual-mesh bag permitted us to compare both sizes and species retained by each layer and to develop species-specific abundance correction factors, which allowed comparison of catches with the coarse-mesh seine used for earlier collections. The results indicate that a hybrid seine with coarse-mesh wings and a fine-mesh bag would enhance future studies of fish communities, especially when small-bodied fishes or early life stages are the research focus.
Suggested Citation
McKenna, J., Waldt, E.M., Abbett, R., David, A., Snyder, J., 2013, Hybrid seine for full fish community collections: Journal of Freshwater Ecology, v. 28, no. 1, p. 125-131, https://doi.org/10.1080/02705060.2012.695752.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Hybrid seine for full fish community collections |
| Series title | Journal of Freshwater Ecology |
| DOI | 10.1080/02705060.2012.695752 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Freshwater Ecology |
| First page | 125 |
| Last page | 131 |
| Country | United States |