期刊
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
卷 210, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105691
关键词
Trawl; Closure; MSE; Migration; Shrimp; Spatial; Tagging
资金
- Fisheries Research and Development Corporation on behalf of the Australian Government [2016/020]
- NSW Commercial Fishing Trust
Spatial management in penaeid trawl fisheries is crucial in avoiding non-optimal size classes of target species. Through a case study on Eastern King Prawn, it was found that there is good connectivity between management areas and the fishery, benefitting New South Wales fishers by protecting small prawns and allowing larger ones to be harvested, while also contributing to the recruitment source in Queensland.
Spatial management is often applied in penaeid trawl fisheries to avoid non-optimal size classes of target species, by providing areas of refuge from trawl fishing effort. Efficient application of spatial management relies on having a detailed knowledge of animal movements, particularly for species with complex life histories. Using Eastern King Prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) plebejus; EKP) as a case study, we examine how spatial and temporal factors can influence connectivity between a spatial management network designed to protect small prawns from capture by trawlers, and a multi-jurisdictional (Queensland [Qld] and New South Wales [NSW]) fishery. Over 7500 prawns were tagged across multiple years in three northern NSW spatial management areas, and 786 tagged prawns were recaptured across both jurisdictions. The majority of prawns tended to be recaptured from deeper waters adjacent to, or directly north of, the spatial management areas, but tagging location and release timing influenced recapture patterns. Cohorts tagged early in the growth season showed lower recapture rates, but were larger on average at recapture, and had migrated further. Prawns reached the fishery in the adjacent jurisdiction (Qld) within 54 days-post tagging, but for most cohorts the majority of recaptures were in NSW zones. Overall, there was good connectivity between all spatial management areas and the NSW fishery, and tagged prawns also reached the Qld spawning areas. This represents an optimal scenario for NSW fishers (who forgo capture of prawns within these spatial management areas): the prawns protected in the closure areas primarily contribute to harvest of larger sized prawns within NSW waters; and a portion of the protected prawns survive to reach the southern Queensland spawning grounds, which is the primary source of recruits for northern NSW nurseries. These findings are broadly relevant to defining the role and impact of established and proposed spatial management networks within penaeid fisheries.
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