Survival outcome patterns revealed by deploying advanced tags in quantity: Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) survivals after release from trawl catches through expedited sorting
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Abstract
Bycatch of Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) limits many trawl fisheries in Alaska and greatly concerns stakeholders from local communities and fisheries that rely on Pacific halibut. To reduce Pacific halibut mortality, trawlers in the Bering Sea that target flatfish have been developing expedited release procedures to sort Pacific halibut from catches earlier than current regulations allow, while continuing accurate bycatch accounting. We studied survival rates of released Pacific halibut from three trawlers by deploying accelerometer-equipped pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) on 160 fish handled under expedited procedures. PSATs recorded and transmitted two metrics indicating swimming activity every 2 h while attached to the fish (for up to 60 days). Analysis of the resulting survival outcomes largely validated current survival-estimation methods, based on structured viability assessments, and found that longer fish length, shorter duration of air exposure, and shorter duration of trawl tow improved predicted Pacific halibut survival. Differences in these results were detected among vessel trips and species targeted by trawling. PSATs provided detailed data from nearly all tagged fish, while exposing fish to conditions experienced by normal releases.
Publication type | Article |
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Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Title | Survival outcome patterns revealed by deploying advanced tags in quantity: Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) survivals after release from trawl catches through expedited sorting |
Series title | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
DOI | 10.1139/cjfas-2018-0350 |
Volume | 76 |
Issue | 12 |
Year Published | 2019 |
Language | English |
Publisher | Canadian Science Publishing |
Contributing office(s) | Coop Res Unit Leetown |
Description | 10 p. |
First page | 2215 |
Last page | 2224 |
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