A comparison of two mobile electrode arrays for increasing mortality of Lake Trout embryos
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Abstract
Conservation of sport fisheries and populations of several native fishes in the western United States is dependent on sustained success of removal programs targeting invasive Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush. Gill-netting of spawning adults is one strategy used to decrease spawning success; however, additional complementary methods are needed to disrupt Lake Trout reproduction where bycatch in gill nets is unacceptable. We developed and tested two portable electrode arrays designed to increase Lake Trout embryo mortality in known spawning areas. Both arrays were powered by existing commercial electrofishing equipment. However, one array was moved across the substrate to simulate being towed behind a boat (i.e., towed array), while the other array was lowered from a boat and energized when sedentary (i.e., sedentary array). The arrays were tested on embryos placed within substrates of known spawning areas. Both arrays increased mortality of embryos (>90%) at the surface of substrates, but only the sedentary array was able to increase mortality to >90% at deeper burial depths. In contrast, embryos at increasingly deeper depths exhibited progressively lower mortality when exposed to the towed array. Mortality of embryos placed under 20 cm of substrate and exposed to the towed array was not significantly different from that of unexposed embryos in a control group. We suggest that the sedentary array could be used as a viable approach for increasing mortality of Lake Trout embryos buried to 20 cm and that it could be modified to be effective at deeper depths.
Publication type | Article |
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Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Title | A comparison of two mobile electrode arrays for increasing mortality of Lake Trout embryos |
Series title | North American Journal of Fisheries Management |
DOI | 10.1080/02755947.2016.1269031 |
Volume | 37 |
Issue | 2 |
Year Published | 2017 |
Language | English |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Contributing office(s) | Coop Res Unit Seattle |
Description | 7 p. |
First page | 363 |
Last page | 369 |
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