Comparing the use of beach seine and cast net at characterizing intertidal fish fauna structure of a subtropical bay
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https://doi.org/10.20950/1678-2305.2018.227Keywords:
ecological monitoring, araçá bay, neotropical fauna, marine biodiversityAbstract
Although beach seines and cast nets are widely used to sample fishes in coastal marginal habitats, a comparison between such gears at determining fish fauna structure of tidal flats during high water is lacking. Here we compared the effectiveness of a multifilament beach seine and a monofilament cast net for sampling the intertidal fish assemblage structure of a subtropical bay in Brazil. We found an overall best performance for beach seine. In comparison to cast net, the beach seine sampled (I) a substantially greater density for the local dominant species, Atherinella brasiliensis; (II) a slightly greater density for juveniles of other conspicuous species, i.e. Mugil curema, Eucinostomus argenteus, Harengula clupeola, and Oligoplites saurus; (III) a higher total and mean richness; and (IV) higher the number and abundance of benthivores and higher the abundance of omnivores. The cast net better sampled the small planktivores, especially Sardinella brasiliensis juveniles. Such outcomes could support a future local fish-monitoring program and emphasize the great importance of evaluating the gear performance before starting fish sampling operations.
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GUEST, M.A.; CONNOLLY, R.M.; LONERAGAN, N.R. 2003 Seine nets and beam trawls compared by day and night for sampling fish and crustaceans in shallow seagrass habitat. Fisheries Research, 64(2-3): 185-196.
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MONTEIRO-NETO, C.; PRESTELO, L. 2013 Comparing sampling strategies for surf-zone fish communities. Marine and Freshwater Research, 64(2): 102-107.
NÉDÉLEC, C.; PRADO, J. 1990 Definition and classification of fishing gear categories. Rome: FAO. 267p.
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ROZAS, L.P.; MINELLO, T.J. 1997 Estimating densities of small fishes and decapod crustaceans in shallow estuarine habitats: a review of sampling design with focus on gear selection. Estuaries, 20(1): 199-213.
STEIN, W.; SMITH, P.W.; SMITH, G. 2014 The cast net: an overlooked sampling gear. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 6(1): 12-19.
STEVENS, P.W. 2006 Sampling fish communities in saltmarsh impoundments in the northern Indian River Lagoon, Florida: cast net and culvert trap gear testing. Florida Scientist, 69(2): 135-147.
UNDERWOOD, A.J. 1981 Techniques of analysis of variance in experimental marine biology and ecology. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, 19(1): 513-605.
WANG, M.; HUANG, Z.; SHI, F.; WANG, W. 2009 Are vegetated areas of mangroves attractive to juvenile and small fish? The case of Dongzhaigang Bay, Hainan Island, China. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 85(2): 208-216.
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