Acoustic telemetry informs conditional capture probability of an anadromous fish

Jubb, W. M.; Noble, R. A.A.; Dodd, J. R.; Nunn, A. D.; Lothian, A. J.; Albright, A. J.; Bubb, D. H.; Lucas, M. C.; Bolland, J. D.

doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106737

Inter-annual variation in movements and passage of seaward migrating European eels at a shrouded Archimedean screw pumping station (2024)
Journal Article
Evans, O. J., Carter, L. J., Hutchinson, T., Don, A., Wright, R. M., Baktoft, H., Pauwels, I. S., & Bolland, J. D. (2024). Inter-annual variation in movements and passage of seaward migrating European eels at a shrouded Archimedean screw pumping station. Ecological engineering, 209, Article 107389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107389

The construction of less damaging (here called fish-friendly) pumping stations has taken place in recent years, but it is unknown if they provide efficient and timely passage to migratory fish, such as European eel (Anguilla anguilla (L.)). The pump... Read More about Inter-annual variation in movements and passage of seaward migrating European eels at a shrouded Archimedean screw pumping station.

Rethinking fish-friendliness of pumps by shifting focus to both safe and timely fish passage for effective conservation (2024)
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Evans, O. J., Norman, J., Carter, L. J., Hutchinson, T., Don, A., Wright, R. M., Tuhtan, J. A., Toming, G., & Bolland, J. D. (2024). Rethinking fish-friendliness of pumps by shifting focus to both safe and timely fish passage for effective conservation. Scientific reports, 14(1), Article 17888. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67870-5

Globally, catadromous freshwater eels of the genus Anguilla are of conservation concern, including critically endangered European eel (Anguilla anguilla). Pumping stations that move river water to a higher elevation severely impact eels during their... Read More about Rethinking fish-friendliness of pumps by shifting focus to both safe and timely fish passage for effective conservation.

Spatial ecology and population dynamics of brown trout Salmo trutta L. in reservoirs and headwater tributaries (2024)
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Dodd, J. R., Noble, R. A., Nunn, A. D., Owen, H. M., Moccetti, P., Harvey, J. P., Wallace, L., Gillespie, B., Joyce, D. A., & Bolland, J. D. (online). Spatial ecology and population dynamics of brown trout Salmo trutta L. in reservoirs and headwater tributaries. Journal of fish biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15814

This investigation compared the spatial ecology and population dynamics of brown trout Salmo trutta L. between reservoirs with (impact; Langsett Reservoir) and without (control; Grimwith Reservoir) barriers to fish movements into headwater tributarie... Read More about Spatial ecology and population dynamics of brown trout Salmo trutta L. in reservoirs and headwater tributaries.

Variability in the summer movements, habitat use and thermal biology of two fish species in a temperate river (2024)
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Amat-Trigo, F., Tarkan, A. S., Andreou, D., Aksu, S., Bolland, J. D., Gillingham, P. K., …Britton, J. R. (2024). Variability in the summer movements, habitat use and thermal biology of two fish species in a temperate river. Aquatic sciences, 86(3), Article 65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-024-01073-y

The ability of fish to cope with warm water temperatures in summer depends on factors including their thermal traits and the ability of individuals to access cool-water refugia. Knowledge is highly limited on the in situ responses of many fishes to e... Read More about Variability in the summer movements, habitat use and thermal biology of two fish species in a temperate river.

Movements and habitat use of native and invasive piscivorous fishes in a temperate and channelized lowland river (2024)
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Nolan, E. T., Hindes, A. M., Bolland, J. D., Davies, P., Gutmann Roberts, C., Tarkan, A. S., & Britton, J. R. (2024). Movements and habitat use of native and invasive piscivorous fishes in a temperate and channelized lowland river. Hydrobiologia, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-024-05533-2

Lowland temperate rivers provide important habitats for piscivorous fishes, but with their year-round spatial and temporal habitat use is often poorly understood, including their use of off-channel habitats. Here, the movements and habitat use of the... Read More about Movements and habitat use of native and invasive piscivorous fishes in a temperate and channelized lowland river.

Genetic consequences of improved river connectivity in brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) (2024)
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Moccetti, P., Dodd, J. R., Joyce, D. A., Nunn, A. D., Gillespie, B., & Bolland, J. D. (2024). Genetic consequences of improved river connectivity in brown trout (Salmo trutta L.). Evolutionary Applications, 17(4), Article e13660. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13660

Fragmentation of watercourses poses a significant threat to biodiversity, particularly for migratory fish species. Mitigation measures such as fishways, have been increasingly implemented to restore river connectivity and support fish migration. The... Read More about Genetic consequences of improved river connectivity in brown trout (Salmo trutta L.).

Tracking aquatic animals for fisheries management in European waters (2024)
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Özgül, A., Birnie-Gauvin, K., Abecasis, D., Alós, J., Aarestrup, K., Reubens, J., …Lennox, R. J. (2024). Tracking aquatic animals for fisheries management in European waters. Fisheries Management and Ecology, Article e12706. https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12706

Acoustic telemetry (AT) has emerged as a valuable tool for monitoring aquatic animals in both European inland and marine waters over the past two decades. The European Tracking Network (ETN) initiative has played a pivotal role in promoting collabora... Read More about Tracking aquatic animals for fisheries management in European waters.

Tracking repeat spawning anadromous fish migrations over multiple years in a fragmented river suggests philopatry and sex-linked variation in space use (2024)
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Davies, P., Britton, J. R., Andreou, D., Crundwell, C., Dodd, J. R., Lepais, O., Nunn, A. D., Sabatino, S., Velterop, R., & Bolland, J. D. (2024). Tracking repeat spawning anadromous fish migrations over multiple years in a fragmented river suggests philopatry and sex-linked variation in space use. Aquatic sciences, 86(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-024-01048-z

There is limited knowledge of how philopatry influences the spatial ecology of iteroparous anadromous species during their spawning migrations, but this knowledge is important in understanding population responses to interventions such as river recon... Read More about Tracking repeat spawning anadromous fish migrations over multiple years in a fragmented river suggests philopatry and sex-linked variation in space use.

Factors influencing European river lamprey passage at a tidal river barrier (2024)
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Lothian, A. J., Bolland, J. D., Albright, A. J., Jubb, W. M., Bubb, D. H., Noble, R. A., Nunn, A. D., Dodd, J. R., Tummers, J. S., & Lucas, M. C. (2024). Factors influencing European river lamprey passage at a tidal river barrier. Hydrobiologia, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-024-05633-z

Understanding and improving passage by diadromous species at tidal barriers is less well advanced than that for non-tidal anthropogenic river barriers. This study assessed factors affecting upstream passage of anadromous river lamprey (Lampetra fluvi... Read More about Factors influencing European river lamprey passage at a tidal river barrier.

Ex situ experimentation to determine if introduced artificial habitat can provide alternative refuge to hazardous anthropogenic structures (2024)
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Norman, J., Clark, D., Henshaw, A., Wright, R. M., Cattaneo, M. E. G. V., & Bolland, J. D. (2024). Ex situ experimentation to determine if introduced artificial habitat can provide alternative refuge to hazardous anthropogenic structures. Restoration Ecology, Article e14157. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14157

Highly degraded lowland river ecosystems are of global concern to restoration practitioners. Hazardous anthropogenic structures, such as those used for water level management (i.e. pumping stations), present a mortality risk to fish and associated ch... Read More about Ex situ experimentation to determine if introduced artificial habitat can provide alternative refuge to hazardous anthropogenic structures.

Emigration of post-spawned twaite shad Alosa fallax, an anadromous and iteroparous fish, in a highly fragmented river (2024)
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Yeldham, M. I., Britton, J. R., Crundwell, C., Davies, P., Dodd, J. R., Nunn, A. D., …Bolland, J. D. (2024). Emigration of post-spawned twaite shad Alosa fallax, an anadromous and iteroparous fish, in a highly fragmented river. Journal of fish biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15713

Anthropogenic barriers are widely known to negatively impact the spawning migrations of anadromous fishes, by delaying or preventing passage upstream. Although the impacts of barriers on emigrating post-spawned adults are less well studied, they coul... Read More about Emigration of post-spawned twaite shad Alosa fallax, an anadromous and iteroparous fish, in a highly fragmented river.

Can't pass or won't pass: the importance of motivation when quantifying improved connectivity for riverine brown trout Salmo trutta (2023)
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Dodd, J. R., Cowx, I. G., Joyce, D. A., & Bolland, J. D. (in press). Can't pass or won't pass: the importance of motivation when quantifying improved connectivity for riverine brown trout Salmo trutta. Journal of fish biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15628

Reversing the negative impacts that anthropogenic habitat fragmentation has on animal movement is a key goal in the management of landscapes and conservation of species globally. Accurate assessment of measures to remediate habitat fragmentation, suc... Read More about Can't pass or won't pass: the importance of motivation when quantifying improved connectivity for riverine brown trout Salmo trutta.

Impact of anthropogenic infrastructure on aquatic and avian predator–prey interactions in a modified lowland river (2023)
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Norman, J., Reeds, J., Wright, R. M., & Bolland, J. D. (in press). Impact of anthropogenic infrastructure on aquatic and avian predator–prey interactions in a modified lowland river. Freshwater biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.14201

The relationship between aquatic and avian predators and prey is a fundamental process that influences the ecological dynamics of freshwater communities; a landscape of fear underpins spatial and temporal habitat use of prey, i.e., non-consumptive pr... Read More about Impact of anthropogenic infrastructure on aquatic and avian predator–prey interactions in a modified lowland river.

The physiological and behavioural responses of the shore crab Carcinus meanas (L) to near-future levels of ocean acidification. (2023)
Thesis
Monaghan, A. The physiological and behavioural responses of the shore crab Carcinus meanas (L) to near-future levels of ocean acidification. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4564060

Ocean acidification as a result of increased anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide is a widely documented threat to marine life as a whole. According to current predictions, ocean pH is set to continue its hereto unprecedented level of decrease throughout the... Read More about The physiological and behavioural responses of the shore crab Carcinus meanas (L) to near-future levels of ocean acidification..

Timing is everything; operational changes at a pumping station with a gravity sluice to provide safe downstream passage for silver European eels and deliver considerable financial savings (2023)
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Carter, L. J., Wright, R. M., Thomas, R. E., Reeds, J., Murphy, L. A., Collier, S. J., …Bolland, J. D. (2023). Timing is everything; operational changes at a pumping station with a gravity sluice to provide safe downstream passage for silver European eels and deliver considerable financial savings. Journal of environmental management, 347, Article 119143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119143

Catadromous European eel (Anguilla anguilla) are a critically endangered fish species due in part to in-river anthropogenic barriers (e.g., pumping stations, weirs, hydropower facilities). European legislation stipulates that safe downstream passage... Read More about Timing is everything; operational changes at a pumping station with a gravity sluice to provide safe downstream passage for silver European eels and deliver considerable financial savings.

Upstream spawning migration of river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) in the River Yorkshire Ouse, 2018-2020 (2023)
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Bolland, J. D., Jubb, W. M., Noble, R. A. A., Nunn, A. D., Dodd, J. R., Lucas, M. C., Lothian, A. J., Bubb, D. H., & Albright, A. J. (2023). Upstream spawning migration of river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) in the River Yorkshire Ouse, 2018-2020. [Data]. https://doi.org/10.14284/623

This study investigated the upstream spawning migration of anadromous river lamprey in the Yorkshire Ouse, a highly dendritic and heavily fragmented tributary of the Humber Estuary (home to one of the largest UK river lamprey populations). The main E... Read More about Upstream spawning migration of river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) in the River Yorkshire Ouse, 2018-2020.

Catchment-wide interactive effects of anthropogenic structures and river levels on fish spawning migrations (2023)
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Jubb, W. M., Noble, R. A., Dodd, J. R., Nunn, A. D., Schirrmacher, P., Lothian, A. J., …Bolland, J. D. (2023). Catchment-wide interactive effects of anthropogenic structures and river levels on fish spawning migrations. Anthropocene, 43, Article 100400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2023.100400

Worldwide, rivers are extensively fragmented by anthropogenic structures, reducing longitudinal connectivity, inhibiting migration and leading to severe declines in many fish populations, especially for diadromous species. However, few studies have d... Read More about Catchment-wide interactive effects of anthropogenic structures and river levels on fish spawning migrations.

The impact of extreme flood-relief pump operations on resident fish in an artificial drain and the potential for artificial habitat introduction (2023)
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Norman, J., Reeds, J., Wright, R. M., & Bolland, J. D. (in press). The impact of extreme flood-relief pump operations on resident fish in an artificial drain and the potential for artificial habitat introduction. Fisheries Management and Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12636

Fish are ubiquitous in pumped artificial drains but channel maintenance exposes fish to high flows and predators, and fish communities may experience population-level threats if they are unable to access refuge during extreme flood-relief pump operat... Read More about The impact of extreme flood-relief pump operations on resident fish in an artificial drain and the potential for artificial habitat introduction.

Seascape genomics reveals limited dispersal and suggests spatially varying selection among European populations of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) (2023)
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Baltazar-Soares, M., Britton, J. R., Pinder, A., Harrison, A. J., Nunn, A. D., Quintella, B. R., …Andreou, D. (2023). Seascape genomics reveals limited dispersal and suggests spatially varying selection among European populations of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus). Evolutionary Applications, 16(6), 1169-1183. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13561

Sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus is an anadromous and semelparous fish without homing behaviors. Despite being a freshwater, free-living organism for a large part of their life cycle, its adulthood is spent as a parasite of marine vertebrates. In their... Read More about Seascape genomics reveals limited dispersal and suggests spatially varying selection among European populations of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus).

Acoustic telemetry informs conditional capture probability of an anadromous fish (2023)
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Jubb, W. M., Noble, R. A., Dodd, J. R., Nunn, A. D., Lothian, A. J., Albright, A. J., …Bolland, J. D. (2023). Acoustic telemetry informs conditional capture probability of an anadromous fish. Fisheries research, 264, Article 106737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2023.106737

Information on movement ecology and susceptibility to fishing gears is becoming increasingly employed in the management of commercial fisheries. This study combined acoustic telemetry (n = 51 and 52) and a simple passive integrated transponder (PIT)... Read More about Acoustic telemetry informs conditional capture probability of an anadromous fish.

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