Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Recreational fishery as a conservation tool for endemic Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma miyabei in Lake Shikaribetsu, Japan

  • Original Article
  • Fisheries
  • Published:
Fisheries Science Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Recreational angling is a popular leisure activity globally and can be a threat or useful conservation tool depending on the management strategy. Miyabe charr Salvelinus malma miyabei is an endemic fish that inhabits Lake Shikaribetsu, and a management program was established to harmonise recreational fishery and conservation. To examine the suitability of this program, population assessment was conducted with the cooperation of anglers. The population size in 2014 as assessed by tag-and-release angling was estimated to be 105,300 [95% confidence interval (CI) 37,300–178,600], much higher than the reported estimate in 1995. Further, angling mortality was estimated to be quite low. Moreover, no decreasing population trend was detected on analysing 8 years of anglers’ catch data. Consequently, angling has facilitated stock assessments of Miyabe charr under the current program. This case is a good example of recreational angling acting as a conservation tool under appropriate management.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Cooke SJ, Schramm HL (2007) Catch-and-release science and its application to conservation and management of recreational fisheries. Fish Manag Ecol 14:73–79

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Arlinghaus R, Tillner R, Bork M (2015) Explaining participation rates in recreational fishing across industrial countries. Fish Manag Ecol 22:45–55

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Cowx IG, Arlinghaus R, Cooke SJ (2010) Harmonizing recreational fisheries and conservation objectives for aquatic biodiversity in inland waters. J Fish Biol 76:2194–2215

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Post JR, Sullivan M, Cox S, Lester NP, Walters CJ, Parkinson EA, Paul AJ, Jackson L, Shuter BJ (2002) Canada’s recreational fisheries: the invisible collapse? Fisheries 27:6–17

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Arlinghaus R, Cooke SJ, Lyman J, Policansky D, Schwab A, Suski C, Sutton SG, Thorstad EB (2007) Understanding the complexity of catch-and-release in recreational fishing: an integrative synthesis of global knowledge from historical, ethical, social, and biological perspective. Rev Fish Sci 15:75–167

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Cooke SJ, Suski CD (2005) Do we need species-specific guidelines for catch-and-release recreational angling to effectively conserve diverse fishery resources? Biodivers Conserv 14:1195–1209

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Brownscombe JW, Danylchuk AJ, Chapman JM, Gutowsky LFG, Cooke SJ (2016) Best practices for catch-and-release recreational fisheries—angling tools and tactics. Fish Res. doi:10.1016/j.fisheries.2016.04.018

    Google Scholar 

  8. Cooke SJ, Hogan ZS, Butcher PA, Stokesubry MJW, Raghavan R, Gallagher AJ, Hammerschlag N, Danylchuk AJ (2016) Angling for endangered fish: conservation problem or conservation action? Fish Fish 17:249–265

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Granek EF, Madin EMP, Brown MA, Figueira W, Cameron DS, Hogan Z, Kristianson G, De Villiers P, Williams JE, Post J, Zahn S, Arlinghaus R (2008) Engaging recreational fisheries in management and conservation: global case studies. Conserv Biol 22:1125–1134

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  10. Maekawa K (1984) Life history patterns of the Miyabe charr in Shikaribetsu Lake, Japan. In: Johnson L, Burns BL (eds) Biology of the Arctic charr. University of Manitoba Press, Winnipeg, pp 233–250

    Google Scholar 

  11. Town Shikaoi (1994) The 70 years history of Shikaoi Town. Shikaoi Town Government, Shikaoi (in Japanese)

    Google Scholar 

  12. Hokkaido fish hatchery (1981) Annual report of Hokkaido Fish Hatchery. Hokkaido Fish Hatchery, Sapporo (in Japanese)

    Google Scholar 

  13. Hirata T (1993) Lake Shikaribetsu in Hokkaido; How do we treat a rare species Miyabe charr. Mag Fly Fish 23:41–43 (in Japanese)

    Google Scholar 

  14. Hokkaido Institute of Environmental Science (2005) Lakes and marshes in Hokkaido, revised edn. Hokkaido Institute of Environmental Science, Sapporo (in Japanese)

    Google Scholar 

  15. Maekawa K (1977) Studies on the variability of the land-locked Miyabe charr Salvelinus malma miyabei. Jpn J Ecol 27:90–102 (in Japanese with English abstract)

    Google Scholar 

  16. Nishii K (2014) Special opening in Lake Shikaribetsu: the 10th season. North Anglers’s 116:55–59 (in Japanese)

    Google Scholar 

  17. Kubo T (1967) Ecological and physiological studies on the Dolly Varden charr (Salvelinus malma) in Lake Shikaribetsu, Hokkaido. Sci Rep Hokkaido Salmon Hatch 21:11–30 (in Japanese with English abstract)

    Google Scholar 

  18. Begon M (1979) Investigating animal abundance: capture recapture for biologists. Edward Arnold, London

    Google Scholar 

  19. Maekawa K (1985) Homing of lacustrine charr in a small lake with a few inlet creeks. Jpn J Ichthyol 32:355–358

    Article  Google Scholar 

  20. Pollock KH, Pine WE III (2007) The design and analysis of field studies to estimate catch and release mortality. Fish Manag Ecol 14:123–130

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Tsuboi J, Morita K, Matsuishi T (2002) Effect of catch-and-release angling on growth, survival, and catchability of white spotted charr Salvelinus leucomaenis in wild streams. Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi 68:180–185 (in Japanese with English abstract)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. Burnham KP, Anderson DR (2002) Model selection and multimodel inference, 2nd edn. Springer, New York

    Google Scholar 

  23. Hokkaido fish hatchery (1995) Annual report of Hokkaido Fish Hatchery. Hokkaido Fish Hatchery, Eniwa (in Japanese)

    Google Scholar 

  24. Hokkaido fish hatchery (1996) Annual report of Hokkaido Fish Hatchery. Hokkaido Fish Hatchery, Eniwa (in Japanese)

    Google Scholar 

  25. Hokkaido fish hatchery (1980) Annual report of Hokkaido Fish Hatchery. Hokkaido Fish Hatchery, Sapporo (in Japanese)

    Google Scholar 

  26. Taylor MJ, White KR (1992) A meta-analysis of hooking mortality of nonanadromous trout. N Am J Fish Manag 12:760–767

    Article  Google Scholar 

  27. Cooke SJ, Phillip DP (2001) The influence of terminal tackle on injury, handling time, and cardiac disturbance of rock bass. N Am J Fish Manag 21:333–342

    Article  Google Scholar 

  28. DeCicco AL (1994) Mortality of anadromous Dolly Varden captured and released on sport fishing gear. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fishery data series No 94-47, Anchorage

  29. Yamamoto S, Kohara M, Kohno N, Kawanobe M, Moteki M (2001) Change of CPUE and population size on wild white spotted charr, Salvelinus leucomaenis under catch-and-release regulation using fly-fishing. Suisanzoushoku 49:425–429 (in Japanese with English abstract)

    Google Scholar 

  30. Tsuboi J, Morita K (2004) Selectivity effects on wild white-spotted charr (Salvelinus leucomaenis) during a catch and release fishery. Fish Res 21:229–238

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. Kikko T, Nishimori K, Ide A, Seki S, Ninomiya K, Sugahara K (2009) Introduction of notification for the Biwa salmon trawling angler in Lake Biwa. Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi 75:1102–1105 (in Japanese)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  32. Arlinghaus R, Mehner T, Cowx IG (2002) Reconciling traditional inland fisheries management and sustainability in industrialized countries, with emphasis on Europe. Fish Fish 3:261–316

    Article  Google Scholar 

  33. Sims B, Danylchuk AJ (2016) Characterizing information on best practice guidelines for catch-and-release in websites of angling-based non-government organization in the United States. Fish Res. doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2016.09.019

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

We thank K. Takeda, T. Tabata, K. Sawada, K. Takahashi, H. Otagiri, A. Ishizawa, K. Tabata and all support staff of Great Fishing in Lake Shikaribetsu for supporting our fieldwork. We also acknowledge T. Higashihara, M. Itou and all staff of Commerce and Tourism Department of Shikaoi Town government for their administrative support. We are grateful to H. Murata, T. Sugisaka and S. Kijima for helping us with sampling, and two anonymous reviewers for providing helpful comments.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8611, Japan

    Taku Yoshiyama

  2. National Research Institute of Fisheries Science, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Nikko, Tochigi, 321-1661, Japan

    Jun-ichi Tsuboi

  3. Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 041-8611, Japan

    Takashi Matsuishi

Authors
  1. Taku Yoshiyama
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Jun-ichi Tsuboi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Takashi Matsuishi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Takashi Matsuishi.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Yoshiyama, T., Tsuboi, Ji. & Matsuishi, T. Recreational fishery as a conservation tool for endemic Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma miyabei in Lake Shikaribetsu, Japan. Fish Sci 83, 171–180 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-016-1051-3

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-016-1051-3

Keywords

Search

Navigation