Capture severity, infectious disease processes and sex influence post-release mortality of sockeye salmon bycatch
| Autor: | Amy K. Teffer, Scott G. Hinch, Kristi M. Miller, David A. Patterson, Anthony P. Farrell, Steven J. Cooke, Arthur L. Bass, Petra Szekeres, Francis Juanes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Physiology urogenital system 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Ecological Modeling infectious disease Stressor fungi Disease ecology temperature Management Monitoring Policy and Law Biology 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences 3. Good health Fishery Pacific salmon Bycatch fisheries gene expression Residence 14. Life underwater reproductive and urinary physiology Nature and Landscape Conservation Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Conservation Physiology |
| ISSN: | 2051-1434 |
| Popis: | Among Pacific salmon released from gillnets on their way to spawning grounds, those entangled for the longest amount of time, especially females, were very likely to die before spawning. Fish that died earliest were in poorer health than survivors and showed greater activity of several infectious disease causing microbes. Bycatch is a common occurrence in heavily fished areas such as the Fraser River, British Columbia, where fisheries target returning adult Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) en route to spawning grounds. The extent to which these encounters reduce fish survival through injury and physiological impairment depends on multiple factors including capture severity, river temperature and infectious agents. In an effort to characterize the mechanisms of post-release mortality and address fishery and managerial concerns regarding specific regulations, wild-caught Early Stuart sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) were exposed to either mild (20 s) or severe (20 min) gillnet entanglement and then held at ecologically relevant temperatures throughout their period of river migration (mid–late July) and spawning (early August). Individuals were biopsy sampled immediately after entanglement and at death to measure indicators of stress and immunity, and the infection intensity of 44 potential pathogens. Biopsy alone increased mortality (males: 33%, females: 60%) when compared with non-biopsied controls (males: 7%, females: 15%), indicating high sensitivity to any handling during river migration, especially among females. Mortality did not occur until 5–10 days after entanglement, with severe entanglement resulting in the greatest mortality (males: 62%, females: 90%), followed by mild entanglement (males: 44%, females: 70%). Infection intensities of Flavobacterium psychrophilum and Ceratonova shasta measured at death were greater in fish that died sooner. Physiological indicators of host stress and immunity also differed depending on longevity, and indicated anaerobic metabolism, osmoregulatory failure and altered immune gene regulation in premature mortalities. Together, these results implicate latent effects of entanglement, especially among females, resulting in mortality days or weeks after release. Although any entanglement is potentially detrimental, reducing entanglement durations can improve post-release survival. |
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