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Space use and residency patterns of largemouth bass relative to a freshwater protected area
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Fish movement patterns are an essential consideration for the design of effective freshwater protected areas (FPAs). The Rideau Waterway system (Ontario, Canada) is home to some of the oldest single-resource FPAs in Ontario (> 70 years active). Initially, these FPAs were intended to provide holistic protection to the heavily exploited largemouth bass, but since their establishment, little is known regarding their protective capacity. Using a passive acoustic telemetry network, we measured how site fidelity varied with body size and across seasons in largemouth bass within one Rideau Waterway FPA. Collectively, 50 bass were tracked for an average of 227 days, with some individuals tracked upwards of 744 days. Tagged fish spent on average 55% of their time at liberty within the FPA, with occupancy rates exceeding 85% for some individuals. Most of the tagged fish displayed cyclical movement behaviour between the FPA and non-protected areas, largely corresponding with known life-history stages. Largemouth bass occupancy was highest in the spring-summer seasons (i.e., reproductive period), with a sharp decline during the fall that sustained through the winter. FPA occupancy varied with body size, with large fish (> 430 mm) using the FPA more extensively. Our findings show that this Rideau Waterway FPA provides temporal protection from exploitation to a highly targeted sportfish, especially during their reproductive period, likely providing major conservation benefits. These findings also highlight the value of considering the habitat requirements of a species across life-stages to inform effective FPA design.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Zolderdo, A. J., Brownscombe, J. W., Abrams, A. E. I., Suski, C. D., & Cooke, S. J.
- Affiliations
- Queen's University (CA)
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada (CA)
- Carleton University (CA)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- Corresponding author
- Zolderdo, Aaron J.
- Venue
- Aquatic Sciences
- Publisher
- Research Square Platform LLC
- Published
- 2023-02-14
- Volume
- 86
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 1015-1621 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4390582088
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 57
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1
- FWCI
- 2.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- dx.doi.org
- Locations
- Aquatic Sciences (publishedVersion)
- Research Square (acceptedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- Ministry of Natural Resources
- Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
- Canada Research Chairs
- Queen's University
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Marine and fisheries research
- Keywords
- largemouth bass, freshwater protected areas, site fidelity, fish movement, space use, residential patterns, body size, seasonal occupancy, reproductive period, passive acoustic telemetry, protected area design
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