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Purse-seine vessels as platforms for monitoring the population status of dolphin species in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean : the use of fishing vessels as scientific platforms
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dc.contributor.author | Lennert-Cody, Cleridy E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Maunder, Mark N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Fiedler, Paul C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Minami, Mihoko | |
dc.contributor.author | Gerrodette, Tim | |
dc.contributor.author | Rusin, Jeremy | |
dc.contributor.author | Minte-Vera, Carolina V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Scott, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | Buckland, Stephen Terrence | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-11-07T00:34:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-11-07T00:34:22Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-06 | |
dc.identifier | 241943912 | |
dc.identifier | cb3c1ac9-342f-4e73-bed5-290566db36f7 | |
dc.identifier | 84949528602 | |
dc.identifier | 000375739100011 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Lennert-Cody , C E , Maunder , M N , Fiedler , P C , Minami , M , Gerrodette , T , Rusin , J , Minte-Vera , C V , Scott , M & Buckland , S T 2016 , ' Purse-seine vessels as platforms for monitoring the population status of dolphin species in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean : the use of fishing vessels as scientific platforms ' , Fisheries Research , vol. 178 , pp. 101-113 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2015.10.005 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0165-7836 | |
dc.identifier.other | RIS: urn:EDB74A882EA33E103FA309BDF494FBE1 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0002-9939-709X/work/73701004 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/9773 | |
dc.description.abstract | In the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) are often found in association with spotted (Stenella attenuata) and spinner (Stenella longirostris) dolphins. Purse-seine vessels use this co-occurrence to locate the tuna by searching for dolphins and associated birds. Data collected by onboard observers since the late 1970s were used to develop indices of relative abundance for dolphins, based on line-transect methodology, when the primary method of detection of dolphin herds was with binoculars. However, trend estimation was subsequently discontinued in 2000 due to concerns about changes in reporting rates of dolphin herd detections with increased use of helicopter and radar search. At present, as a result of a hiatus in fishery-independent surveys since 2006, fisheries observer data are the only source of information with which to monitor the status of eastern tropical Pacific Ocean dolphin populations. In this paper, trend estimation with the onboard observer data is revisited using a sightings-per-unit-effort approach. Despite different assumptions and model structure, the results indicate a lack of independence between the distribution of search effort and the search methods used, and the abundance of dolphin herds associated with tunas, on several spatial and temporal scales. This lack of independence poses a considerable challenge to the development of a reliable index of relative abundance for dolphins with these data. Given these results, alternatives for dolphin abundance estimation are discussed. One alternative is the use of purse-seine vessels for line-transect surveys during fishery closure periods. Another alternative is the use of purse-seine vessels during normal fishing operations as platforms for the collection of mark-recapture data (e.g., passive integrated transponder tags or genetics sampling). Life-history data collection, as a supplement to the collection of other data types, is also discussed. Further research and development is needed to assess whether these alternative methods will be useful. | |
dc.format.extent | 13 | |
dc.format.extent | 956926 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Fisheries Research | en |
dc.subject | Dolphin abundance | en |
dc.subject | Line-transect | en |
dc.subject | CPUE | en |
dc.subject | Bycatch | en |
dc.subject | Generalized additive model | en |
dc.subject | SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling | en |
dc.subject | GE Environmental Sciences | en |
dc.subject | QH301 Biology | en |
dc.subject | NDAS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | SH | en |
dc.subject.lcc | GE | en |
dc.subject.lcc | QH301 | en |
dc.title | Purse-seine vessels as platforms for monitoring the population status of dolphin species in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean : the use of fishing vessels as scientific platforms | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Mathematics and Statistics | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. St Andrews Sustainability Institute | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.fishres.2015.10.005 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.embargoedUntil | 2016-11-06 |
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