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We used a management strategy evaluation to project Blue Catfish population dynamics into the future under different fishery policies to understand whether fishery yield, trophy fishing opportunities, and predation on the economically and ecologically important blue crab Callinectes sapidus could be optimized in the James River, a Chesapeake Bay subestuary.
Simulated population trajectories indicated that objectives related to maintaining fisheries and conserving prey populations were in conflict. Policies that increased the yield and abundance of trophy-size Blue Catfish (≥100 cm total length) generally increased predation on the blue crab, which supports a valuable fishery. Intense harvest of smaller length-classes and protection of larger Blue Catfish yielded outcomes in which trophy fish abundance increased and blue crab predation declined compared to baseline conditions. However, these outcomes were generally associated with lower Blue Catfish yields after 25 years. There were zero scenarios in which the fishery yield increased and blue crab predation decreased after 25 years. Policies limiting the harvest of small Blue Catfish resulted in large population abundances, suggesting that reducing the abundance of small fish could be important for reducing impacts on native species.
This study supports the importance of management planning to develop objectives and performance measures based on an improved understanding of trade-offs associated with harvest management for a nonnative fish with economic value.
Lake Ontario Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) rehabilitation has been assessed with fishery independent surveys to evaluate program benchmarks and compare observations with management objectives since 1983. These surveys provide information on the abundance, strain composition, and performance of stocked Lake Trout, as well as information on levels of natural recruitment, and Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) wounding rates. In 2024, the gillnet survey occurred in United States (US) and Canadian waters marking the first lake-wide Lake Trout assessment since 2008. Lake Trout catch per unit effort (CPUE) was higher in US than Canadian waters. Recaptures of stocked fish with coded wire tags occurred mostly in US waters, and were composed of the following strains: Lake Champlain, Seneca Lake, Superior Klondike Reef, and Huron Parry Sound. Percentage of naturally produced Lake Trout in US waters continued to be relatively low for mature and immature fish. Interestingly, the percentage of naturally produced Lake Trout was higher in Canadian waters, despite lower total numbers of Lake Trout caught. Sea Lamprey wounding rates on Lake Trout > 432 mm in 2024 were above management targets in US and Canadian waters. Overall, the 2024 survey results suggest that Lake Trout indicators continue to meet some of the management objectives and show spatial differences in overall abundance and the proportion of stocked vs wild fish between the US and Canadian stocks.
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