Multidimensional Approaches to Reservoir Fisheries Management

Description

Leandro E. Miranda and Dennis R. DeVries, editors

 

476 pages, hardcover

ISBN 978-0-913235-92-8

Symposium 16

Published 1996

 

Managing reservoirs for often conflicting uses in an era when public involvement in planning and policymaking is growing requires managers to consider social concerns along with habitat and fish. This expansion of traditional concerns is well illustrated by this proceedings of the Third National Reservoir Fisheries Symposium held in 1995. The 47 papers are organized into an introductory section and eight topic areas of which four topics focus directly on social aspects of reservoir fisheries management. This book will provide reservoir fisheries managers with the latest thinking on fish and their environment, but goes beyond those traditional subjects to give readers a working knowledge of other disciplines that will be useful in seeking solutions to contemporary reservoir fisheries problems.

 

CONTENTS

ix | Preface

x | Symposium Committees

xi | Reviewer Acknowledgments

xii | Symbols and Abbreviations

 

Introduction

3 | Development of Reservoir Fisheries Management Paradigms in the Twentieth Century (L. E. Miranda)

12 | Understanding Reservoir Systems with Experimental Tests of Ecological Theory: A Prescription for Management (R. A. Stein, M. T. Bremigan, and J. M. Dettmers)

23 | Resolving Conflicts in Reservoir Operations: Some Lessons Learned at the Tennessee Valley Authority (C. D. Ungate)

 

Administrating and Marketing Reservoir Fisheries

31 | Reservoir Fisheries and Agency Communication (T. L. Brown)

38 | A Partnership Approach to Reservoir Fisheries Management (J. L. Wilson, D. A. Tomljanovich, D. C. Peterson, and C. O’Bara)

42 | Expanding Perspectives on Gaining Public Support for Management (J. T. Addis and B. L. Les)

47 | Multiple Resource Management on an lnterjurisdictional River (K. D. Keenlyne)

54 | Natural Resource Management and Leadership in Public Arena Decision Making: A Prescriptive Framework (S. L. McMullin)

 

Environmental Assessment

67 | Algal Off-Flavors in Reservoirs (P. W. Perschbacher, D. Miller, and E. D. Conte)

73 | Application and Modification of the Fish Health Assessment Index Used for Largemouth Bass in the Catawba River, North Carolina–South Carolina (D. J. Coughlan, B. K. Baker, D. G. Cloutman, and W. M. Rash)

85 | Assessing the Reservoir Fish Assemblage Index: A Potential Measure of Reservoir Quality (G. D. Hickman and T. A. McDonough)

98 | A Review of the Basic Principles and Assumptions Used to Issue Fish Consumption Advisories (R. E. Reinert, B. A. Knuth, M. A. Kamrin, and Q. J. Stober)

107 | Methylmercury Accumulation by Reservoir Fish: Bioenergetic and Trophic Effects (D. W. Rodgers)

119 | Assessing Contaminant Distribution and Effects in a Reservoir Fishery (M. S. Bebelhimer and S. M. Adams)

 

Competitive Fishing and Angler Perspective

135 | Understanding the Diversity among Largemouth Bass Anglers (R. B. Ditton)

145 | A Qualitative Evaluation of Specialization among Crappie Anglers (M. S. Allen and L. E. Miranda)

152 | Trends in Regulatory and Voluntary Catch-and-Release Fishing (S. Quinn)

163 | Black Bass Movements after Release from Fishing Tournaments in Four New York Waters (D. L. Stang, D. M. Green, R. M. Klindt, T. L. Chiotti, and W. W. Miller)

172 | The Role of Angler Organizations in Fisheries Management (J. Dean)

 

Facilities Management

179 | Balancing Recreational User Demands and Conflicts on Multiple Use Public Waters (W. W. Jones)

186 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program (D. J. Wahus)

190 | Environmental Considerations in Licensing Hydropower Projects: Policies and Practices at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (J. Hill)

200 | A Utility’s Perspective on Life After the Electronic Consumers Protection Act

204 | Shared Management of Fish Resources on Developed Rivers: A Balance of Needs and Resources (J. E. Navarro, D. J. McCauley, and A. R. Blystra)

210 | Strategies for Improved Sportfishing Access on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Reservoirs (H. R. Hamilton and R. S. Jackson)

215 | On-Site Weight Certification Facilities: A Service to Anglers and a Tool for Managers (R. A. Ott Jr. and M. A. Webb)

 

Socioeconomics and Optimum Yield

223 | Minimum Sociocultural and Economic Data Requirements for Optimum Yield Management of Reservoir Fisheries (M. D. Hudgins and S. P. Malvestuto)

236 | Using Survey Research in Support of Fisheries Management: The 1994 Texas Statewide Angler Survey (K. M. Hunt and R. B. Ditton)

245 | An Overview of Economic Impact and Value of Recreational Fisheries (R. K. Riechers and A. J. Fedler)

251 | Sustaining Reservoir Fisheries and Angler Benefits through Comprehensive Management Analysis (R. A. Cole and F. A. Ward)

261 | Fish Consumption and Human Health: Developing Partnerships between Risk Assessors and Resource Managers (E. S. Ebert)

271 | Evaluation of Two On-Site Survey Methods for Determining Daily per Capita Freshwater Fish Consumption by Anglers (E. K. Meredith and S. P. Malvestuto)

277 | Factors Affecting Angler Fishing Success Ratings at Fifteen Texas Reservoirs, 1984 –1993 (M. E. Costello and R. K. Betsill)

 

Habitat Management

285 | Oligotrophication and Its Discontents: Effects of Reduced Nutrient Loading on Reservoir Fisheries (J. J. Ney)

296 | Compatibility between Water Clarity and Quality Black Bass and Crappie Fisheries in Alabama (M. J. Maceina, D. R. Bayne, A. S. Hendricks, W. C. Reeves, W. P. Black, and V. J. DiCenzo)

306 | The Compleat Bass: Habitat Use Patterns of all Stages of the Life Cycle of Largemouth Bass (C. Annett, J. Hunt, and E. D. Dibble)

315 | Application of Geographic Information Systems in Fisheries: Habitat Use by Northern Pike and Largemouth Bass (K. B. Rogers and E. P Bergersen)

324 | Effects of Reservoir Drawdown on Littoral Habitat: Assessment with On-Site Measures and Geographic Information Systems (E. R. Irwin and R. L. Noble)

 

Aquatic Macrophytes as Habitat for Reservoir Fish

335 | Habitat Heterogeneity and Fish Community Structure: Inferences from North Temperate Lakes (M. J. Weaver, J. J. Magnuson, and M. K. Clayton)

347 | Establishing Native Submersed Aquatic Plant Communities for Fish Habitat (R. M. Smart, R. D. Doyle, J. D. Madsen, and G. O. Dick)

357 | Assessment for Fish–Plant Interactions (E. D. Dibble, K. J. Killgore, and S. L. Harrel)

373 | Management of Nonnative Aquatic Vegetation in Large Impoundments: Balancing Preferences and Economic Values of Angling and Nonangling Groups (J. E. Henderson)

382 | Relationships between Largemouth Bass and Aquatic Plants in Guntersville Reservoir, Alabama (W. B. Wrenn, D. R. Lowery, M. J. Maceina, and W. C. Reeves)

 

Data Collections and Analysis

397 | Reservoir Fisheries Sampling and Experimental Design (G. R. Wilde and W. L. Fisher)

410 | Adaptive Strategies for the Management of Ecosystems: The Columbia River Experience (W. E. McConnaha and P. J. Paquet)

422 | Predicting Black Bass Reproductive Success from Bull Shoals Reservoir Hydrology (G. R. Ploskey, J. M. Nestler, and W. M. Bivin)

442 | Evaluation of a Roving Creel Survey Design for a Large Reservoir with an Emphasis on Subsampling within Days (D. G. Crow and S. P. Malvestuto)

 

Summary

453 | Multidimensional Approaches to Reservoir Fisheries Management: A Summary (J. J. Ney)