Fish Conservation and
Management
CONS 486
Habitat management and manipulation
Chapter 10 Ross
Read Chapter 9 Ross (Habitat Deterioration)–will not cover in lecture
Major theme: Linking science to conservation & management
?????PhysiologyBehaviourPopulation ecologyEcosystem ecologyHabitat data (limnology, oceanography)?Life history?Fisheries exploitation data?Applied life history data?Human dimensions: socio-economic dataBasic scienceApplied science?Protecting populations & habitats?Restoring populations & habitatsConservationManagement?Harvest regulations?Managing fisheries & habitatsHabitat management & manipulation
1.Stream channels2.Natural lakes3.Reservoirs
Manipulations within existing
stream channels
Manipulations within existing stream channels
Goals:
?Increase habitat complexity
–Protection from predators & competitors?Increase shelter from high velocity water