Posts for tag "fisheries management"
Using eDNA to Evaluate and Inform and Evaluate Fish Stocking Efforts
eDNA sampling and analysis have been used to evaluate native fish populations for many years, and a 2023 article published in Scientific Reports highlights its utility in evaluating restocking and measuring stock improvements. A key component of...
- Posted December 9, 2024
Climate Change Impacts on Fishery Resources in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean
Climate change’s impacts on fishery resources have been observed across the world in fresh and salt waters. Fish distribution, population sizes, native biodiversity, and other variables have shifted under climate change and shaped the availability of resources....
- Posted November 18, 2024
The Importance of Data-Informed Fishery Management
Fisheries across the world contribute billions to the global and local economy, representing a vital source of food, recreation, income and employment, and water resource. However, various stressors like unsustainable fishing practices, climate change, pollution, and other...
- Posted November 11, 2024
Smallmouth Bass Thriving After Round Goby Invasion in the Great Lakes
A review of 20 years of data shows that smallmouth bass caught in Lake Erie and Lake Ontario have gotten heavier since round goby invaded.
- Posted December 11, 2023
Using Models to Prepare the Great Lakes Fishery for Climate Change
Like other lake regions across the world, the Laurentian Great Lakes are facing changes as a result of climate change. In particular, the Great Lakes Fishery has been hit hard—impacting habitat suitability, fish health, water temperature, seasonal...
- Posted November 27, 2023
Impacts of Habitat Loss in the Georgian Bay Muskie Fishery
The Georgian Bay is infamous for its muskie fishery--however, the bay is not safe from environmental stressors and system decline.
- Posted November 13, 2023
Brook Trout Management in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
Fishery management divisions across the U.S. are tasked with not only maintaining natural resources but also the happiness of residents and visitors who utilize the lakes and waterways they manage. In terms of balancing the two, Cory...
- Posted October 30, 2023
NOAA Fisheries’ Annual Review Reveals a Continuous Decline in Overfishing
NOAA Fisheries division conducts annual reviews of the fisheries and assesses the status of various populations of fish stocks.
- Posted September 25, 2023
Understanding Coaster Brook Trout Behavior in Lake Superior Informs Stocking Strategies
Coaster brook trout, referred to here as coasters, are a valuable resource in Lake Superior, particularly after the species experienced significant declines in the late 1800s due to overfishing and habitat degradation. Now, populations in the Bayfield...
- Posted September 18, 2023
Habitat Solutions for Fisheries
Habitats serve multiple functions, and as such, it’s important that installed structures also meet the various needs of fish.
- Posted August 7, 2023
Proposed Net-Pen Aquaculture Facilities in Michigan
Michigan rejects proposals to construct net-pen aquaculture facilities in the Michigan waters of the Great Lakes.
- Posted January 16, 2023
Fishackathon Connects Experts and Fisheries Across The World
First organized in 2014, Fishackathon is one of the world’s largest environmental hackathons that connects tech experts with fishery managers
- Posted October 12, 2022
Restoring Lake Sturgeon in the Maumee River
Lake sturgeon are crucial to strengthening the resilience of the Maumee River, making this 25-year-long stocking plan worthwhile.
- Posted July 27, 2022
Fishery Biologists and Managing Walleye
Fisheries biologists with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are working to maintain walleye populations in the state, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. As part of the effort, scientists gathered brood stock from central Minnesota’s...
- Posted March 30, 2022
Mother Nature throws a curve at interstate walleye sampling project in newly surveyed river system
When it comes to stocking fisheries, it’s vital to match the right fish with the right habitat. But that means more than merely matching trout to stream. Two populations of the same species can develop differences over...
- Posted April 29, 2015
