SalLwaLer ConservaLlon lssue ln locus

8eLhlnklng 8ecreaLlonal llsherles

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@op @hreaLs Lo llsherles
W PablLaL loss and degradaLlon
W Cverflshlng
PablLaL
PablLaL
W noL adequaLely addressed ln currenL flsherles
managemenL sLraLegles
Whlch agency ls ln charge?
PablLaL
W Many Lypes of hablLaL loss and degradaLlon
W ulrecL loss
W AlLeraLlon of freshwaLer flows
W olluLlon
W PablLaL fragmenLaLlon
PablLaL
W lor many specles we don'L know enough Lo
proLecL or resLore Lhelr hablLaLs
ulfferenL hablLaLs aL dlfferenL llfe sLages
PablLaL connecLlvlLy
PablLaL boLLlenecks
W lor some specles we're noL applylng Lhe
lnformaLlon LhaL we have
PablLaL
W Lack of hablLaL crlLerla ln managemenL plans ls
a dangerous game
W @he amounL of hablLaL lnfluences flsh
populaLlon slze
W Lven flsherles LhaL are well managed can be
LhreaLened by hablLaL loss and degradaLlon
Case SLudy Snook
uaLa needs for Modern llsherles
uaLa needs for Modern llsherles
W @radlLlonal flsherles managemenL has focused
on commerclal flsherles
W Lven managemenL for many recreaLlonal
flsherles has been based on harvesL
W @he LradlLlonal sLraLegy depends on bodles on
Lhe dock for sLock assessmenLs
uaLa needs for Modern llsherles
W A new approach ls needed Lo address modern
recreaLlonal flsherles
W CaLch and release ls becomlng more promlnenL
8egulaLlons
CulLural changes
W LsLlmaLes of C8 need Lo be lncorporaLed lnLo
assessmenLs
W MorLallLy
W Slze composlLlon
W SpaLlal and Lemporal componenLs
SLraLegles for Lhe luLure
PablLaL key CuesLlons
W What are the present coverages of hab|tats and how
do these compare w|th h|stor|ca| coverage?
W 1o what extent are hab|tat maps |ncorporated |nto
management p|ans?
W 1o what extent does hab|tat |oss and degradat|on
||m|t f|sh popu|at|on s|ze and hea|th?
W What are the hab|tat requ|rements for recreat|ona|
f|sh spec|es?
W Ior what spec|es do we know enough to create
targeted hab|tat protect|on and restorat|on p|ans?
W At what sca|e do we need to |ncorporate hab|tat?
Case SLudy Snook
Case SLudy @arpon
8ecreaLlonal llsherles uaLa
W valld assessmenL of C8 ls needed
MorLallLy
Slze composlLlon
@emporal and spaLlal characLerlsLlcs
Speclesspeclflc approach ls needed
W Are CaLch and 8elease Zones valld
for some specles?
Allow Lhe economlcally and culLurally
lmporLanL flsherles Lo occur
rovlde hablLaL proLecLlons LhaL
beneflL Lhe LargeL and oLher specles
Angler lnvolvemenL ls LssenLlal
W lnLeracLlons wlLh recreaLlonal
anglers musL become more
sophlsLlcaLed and LargeLed
W lnvolvemenL of anglers makes
Lhem parL of Lhe process lnvesLs
Lhem ln Lhe flshery
W 8ullds LrusL beLween anglers
resource managers
W 8eLLer lnformed and lnvesLed
anglers wlll become beLLer
sLewards
LducaLlon ls CrlLlcal
W CollaboraLlon wlLh anglers ls a
Lwoway sLreeL
@hey provlde valuable daLa
Summary daLa needs Lo be frequenL
and accesslble
CollaboraLlon opens Lhe door Lo
educaLlon and communlcaLlon
W CuLdoor medla are essenLlal Lo
Lhls efforL
W Angler AcLlon rogram ls a sLep ln
Lhls dlrecLlon