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Are We Catching What They Eat? Moving Beyond Trends in the Mean Trophic Level of Catch

Konstantine J. Rountos School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, Discovery Hall, Room 165, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000, and Institute for Ocean Conservation Science, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000. E-mail: [email protected] Michael G. Frisk School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook,... Read More

Characterizing the Human Dimensions of a Hidden Fishery: Riverine Trotline Fishers

Benjamin D. Dickinson Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321 Donald J. Orth Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321. E-mail: [email protected] Steve L. McMullin Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321 Hidden fisheries include catfish harvesters who use trotlines... Read More

Smartphones Reveal Angler Behavior: A Case Study of a Popular Mobile Fishing Application in Alberta, Canada

Jason T. Papenfuss, Nicholas Phelps, David Fulton, and Paul A. Venturelli Successfully managing fisheries and controlling the spread of invasive species depends on the ability to describe and predict angler behavior. However, finite resources restrict conventional survey approaches and tend to produce retrospective data that are limited in time or space and rely on intentions... Read More

Smartphones Reveal Angler Behavior: A Case Study of a Popular Mobile Fishing Application in Alberta, Canada

Jason T. Papenfuss, Nicholas Phelps, David Fulton, and Paul A. Venturelli ABSTRACT: Successfully managing fisheries and controlling the spread of invasive species depends on the ability to describe and predict angler behavior. However, finite resources restrict conventional survey approaches and tend to produce retrospective data that are limited in time or space and rely on... Read More

The Science Framework for Implementing the Fisheries Protection Provisions of Canada’s Fisheries Act

Jake Rice, Michael J. Bradford, Keith D. Clarke, Marten A. Koops, Robert G. Randall, and Roger Wysocki ABSTRACT: In 2012, Canada’s Fisheries Act was amended. New fisheries protection provisions provide for the sustainability and ongoing productivity of commercial, recreational, and Aboriginal fisheries. These provisions replace previous provisions that focused on fish habitats, and concerns have... Read More

The Great Lakes Charter Fishing Industry: 2002 to 2011

ABSTRACT: We compare results of Great Lakes charter captain surveys from 2002 and 2011. Charter trips declined 27%, from over 103,000 in 2002 to less than 76,000 in 2011. Revenues between the two years fell 24%, from US$48.0 million to $36.4 million, after values were adjusted for inflation. An estimated 1,696 captains operated as a small... Read More