In south-eastern Australia,the same baited,round traps(comprising 50–57-mm mesh netting)are used to target giant mud,Scylla serrata and blue swimmer crabs,Portunus armatus in spatially separated fisheries.Both fisher...In south-eastern Australia,the same baited,round traps(comprising 50–57-mm mesh netting)are used to target giant mud,Scylla serrata and blue swimmer crabs,Portunus armatus in spatially separated fisheries.Both fisheries are characterised by the common,problematic discarding of undersized portunids(<85 and 65 mm carapace length;CL for S.serrata and P.armatus)and fish(yellowfin bream,Acanthopagrus australis).This poor selectivity was addressed here in two experiments assessing the utility of(1)traps partially or completely covered in larger mesh(91 mm to match the minimum legal size of the smaller P.armatus),and then(2)any cumulative benefits of fitting species-specific escape gaps.In experiment 1,there were no differences among catches of legal-sized portunids associated with either partial,or complete trap coverage with larger mesh.Irrespective of mesh coverage,both designs of 91-mm traps also retained significantly fewer(by up to 42%)undersized P.armatus and A.australis.In experiment 2,replicate traps completely covered in 91-mm mesh were tested against conventional traps comprising 56-mm mesh,and traps with the same mesh sizes,but also three escape gaps configured for either S.serrata(46×120 mm)or P.armatus(36×120 mm)(i.e.four treatments in total).All modified traps maintained catches of legal-sized S.serrata,and only the 91-mm traps with escape gaps caught fewer legal-sized P.armatus.Fewer undersized S.serrata,P.armatus and A.australis(mean catches reduced by up to 49%)were retained in all larger-meshed than small-meshed traps,and in all of those traps with escape gaps(by up to 95%)than without.While there were no significant cumulative benefits of escape gaps in largermeshed traps(measured by a statistical interaction),there was a trend of fewer unwanted catches overall.These data support configuring portunid traps with mesh sizes matching the morphology of the smallest legal-sized target species.But,simply retroactively fitting escape gaps in existing,smaller-meshed traps will also realize positive selectivity benefits.展开更多
测定三疣梭子蟹(Portunus trituberculatus)9个个体COI基因部分序列467 bp,7个个体16 S rRNA基因部分序列519 bp,同时测定样品蟹1个个体COI基因部分序列468 bp。结合GenBank中收集的梭子蟹科COI,16 S rRNA两个基因所有同源序列信息,使用...测定三疣梭子蟹(Portunus trituberculatus)9个个体COI基因部分序列467 bp,7个个体16 S rRNA基因部分序列519 bp,同时测定样品蟹1个个体COI基因部分序列468 bp。结合GenBank中收集的梭子蟹科COI,16 S rRNA两个基因所有同源序列信息,使用Kimura双参数模型采用邻接法(NJ)、最大简约法(MP)构建梭子蟹科分子系统发育树;将样品蟹测得的COI基因序列和已知属的其他蟹同源序列(429 bp)进行比对分析。结果分析表明:两个基因片段序列平均碱基AT数量分数都明显高于GC数量分数;梭子蟹属与美青蟹属关系最近,属应为区别于梭子蟹属、美青蟹属、青蟹属的另一支,支持属应划分在短桨蟹亚科的观点;根据遗传距离以及转换/颠换(R)值分析,判定出样品为锐齿。本试验运用线粒体基因片段探讨了梭子蟹类的系统发育关系以及样品蟹的种类鉴定,为线粒体基因片段在梭子蟹的物种鉴定和系统发育重建中的开发和利用提供重要参考。展开更多
基金This study was funded by Hunter Local Land Services and the NSW Department of Primary Industries,and would not have been possible without the assistance of Wallis Lake commercial fishers,and especially,Malcolm,Adrian and Danny.
文摘In south-eastern Australia,the same baited,round traps(comprising 50–57-mm mesh netting)are used to target giant mud,Scylla serrata and blue swimmer crabs,Portunus armatus in spatially separated fisheries.Both fisheries are characterised by the common,problematic discarding of undersized portunids(<85 and 65 mm carapace length;CL for S.serrata and P.armatus)and fish(yellowfin bream,Acanthopagrus australis).This poor selectivity was addressed here in two experiments assessing the utility of(1)traps partially or completely covered in larger mesh(91 mm to match the minimum legal size of the smaller P.armatus),and then(2)any cumulative benefits of fitting species-specific escape gaps.In experiment 1,there were no differences among catches of legal-sized portunids associated with either partial,or complete trap coverage with larger mesh.Irrespective of mesh coverage,both designs of 91-mm traps also retained significantly fewer(by up to 42%)undersized P.armatus and A.australis.In experiment 2,replicate traps completely covered in 91-mm mesh were tested against conventional traps comprising 56-mm mesh,and traps with the same mesh sizes,but also three escape gaps configured for either S.serrata(46×120 mm)or P.armatus(36×120 mm)(i.e.four treatments in total).All modified traps maintained catches of legal-sized S.serrata,and only the 91-mm traps with escape gaps caught fewer legal-sized P.armatus.Fewer undersized S.serrata,P.armatus and A.australis(mean catches reduced by up to 49%)were retained in all larger-meshed than small-meshed traps,and in all of those traps with escape gaps(by up to 95%)than without.While there were no significant cumulative benefits of escape gaps in largermeshed traps(measured by a statistical interaction),there was a trend of fewer unwanted catches overall.These data support configuring portunid traps with mesh sizes matching the morphology of the smallest legal-sized target species.But,simply retroactively fitting escape gaps in existing,smaller-meshed traps will also realize positive selectivity benefits.
文摘测定三疣梭子蟹(Portunus trituberculatus)9个个体COI基因部分序列467 bp,7个个体16 S rRNA基因部分序列519 bp,同时测定样品蟹1个个体COI基因部分序列468 bp。结合GenBank中收集的梭子蟹科COI,16 S rRNA两个基因所有同源序列信息,使用Kimura双参数模型采用邻接法(NJ)、最大简约法(MP)构建梭子蟹科分子系统发育树;将样品蟹测得的COI基因序列和已知属的其他蟹同源序列(429 bp)进行比对分析。结果分析表明:两个基因片段序列平均碱基AT数量分数都明显高于GC数量分数;梭子蟹属与美青蟹属关系最近,属应为区别于梭子蟹属、美青蟹属、青蟹属的另一支,支持属应划分在短桨蟹亚科的观点;根据遗传距离以及转换/颠换(R)值分析,判定出样品为锐齿。本试验运用线粒体基因片段探讨了梭子蟹类的系统发育关系以及样品蟹的种类鉴定,为线粒体基因片段在梭子蟹的物种鉴定和系统发育重建中的开发和利用提供重要参考。
