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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

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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

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Climate Change Adaptation and Restoration of Western Trout Streams: Opportunities and Strategies

Jack E. Williams, Helen M. Neville, Amy L. Haak,  Warren T. Colyer, Seth J. Wenger, and  Stan Bradshaw  Climate change is contributing to the severity

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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

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Climate Change Adaptation and Restoration of Western Trout Streams: Opportunities and Strategies

Jack E. Williams, Helen M. Neville, Amy L. Haak,  Warren T. Colyer, Seth J. Wenger, and  Stan Bradshaw  ABSTRACT: Climate change is contributing to the

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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

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A Tool Supporting the Extraction of Angling Effort Data from Remote Camera Images

Saul Greenberg and Theresa Godin ABSTRACT: Estimating angling effort on more than a few lakes can be prohibitively expensive using creel surveys and often requires

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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.

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Muskellunge and Northern Pike Ecology and Management: Important Issues and Research Needs

Derek P. Crane, Loren M. Miller, James S. Diana, John M. Casselman, John M. Farrell, Kevin L. Kapuscinski, and Joe K. Nohner ABSTRACT: New research

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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

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