Acoustic telemetry system as a novel approach for evaluating the effective attraction of fish to artificial reefs
Due to there being a lack of suitable approaches for evaluating the effectiveness of artificial reefs, two experiments were designed to examine the feasibility of acoustic telemetry, a rapidly developing method for tracking aquatic animals. The first experiment was conducted to understand the deploy...
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| author | Shaoliang Lyu Hagai Nsobi Lauden Lifei Wang Guobao Chen Guobao Chen Zhichao Wang Kun Lin Xuefeng Wang |
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| description | Due to there being a lack of suitable approaches for evaluating the effectiveness of artificial reefs, two experiments were designed to examine the feasibility of acoustic telemetry, a rapidly developing method for tracking aquatic animals. The first experiment was conducted to understand the deployment procedures of an acoustic telemetry system and determine the appropriate deployment of receivers’ spacing, while the second experiment was conducted to quantify the site fidelity and habitat use of 11 reef fish in the Fangchenggang artificial reef area in the northern South China Sea, China. The results indicated that the logistic regression model was an effective way to balance the detection probability at different distances between the range test transmitter and receiver, with above 50% detection probability within 240 m and 80% detection probability within 110 m. The residency index, as a quantification of site fidelity, was 0.85 ± 0.24. The 100% minimum convex polygon, 95% kernel utilization distribution, and 50% kernel utilization distribution, which are the indicators of habitat use, were 34,522.94 ± 35,548.95, 1,467.52 ± 1,619.05, and 236.01 ± 294.59 m2, respectively. High site fidelity and the small spatial scale of habitat use for reef fish demonstrated that artificial reefs were an effective man-made structure to attract fish. Overall, this study supports the feasibility of the acoustic telemetry system, indicating that it provides a good approach for quantifying the associations between artificial reefs and fish. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd84c767bac54280a9178c1fbd71c84e2023-02-07T08:51:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452023-02-011010.3389/fmars.2023.11305471130547Acoustic telemetry system as a novel approach for evaluating the effective attraction of fish to artificial reefsShaoliang Lyu0Hagai Nsobi Lauden1Lifei Wang2Guobao Chen3Guobao Chen4Zhichao Wang5Kun Lin6Xuefeng Wang7College of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, ChinaCollege of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, ChinaDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON, CanadaSouth China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, ChinaScientific Observing and Experimental Station of South China Sea Fishery Resources and Environment, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangzhou, ChinaSouth China Sea Standards and Metrology Center, State Oceanic Administration, Guangzhou, ChinaCollege of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, ChinaCollege of Fisheries, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, ChinaDue to there being a lack of suitable approaches for evaluating the effectiveness of artificial reefs, two experiments were designed to examine the feasibility of acoustic telemetry, a rapidly developing method for tracking aquatic animals. The first experiment was conducted to understand the deployment procedures of an acoustic telemetry system and determine the appropriate deployment of receivers’ spacing, while the second experiment was conducted to quantify the site fidelity and habitat use of 11 reef fish in the Fangchenggang artificial reef area in the northern South China Sea, China. The results indicated that the logistic regression model was an effective way to balance the detection probability at different distances between the range test transmitter and receiver, with above 50% detection probability within 240 m and 80% detection probability within 110 m. The residency index, as a quantification of site fidelity, was 0.85 ± 0.24. The 100% minimum convex polygon, 95% kernel utilization distribution, and 50% kernel utilization distribution, which are the indicators of habitat use, were 34,522.94 ± 35,548.95, 1,467.52 ± 1,619.05, and 236.01 ± 294.59 m2, respectively. High site fidelity and the small spatial scale of habitat use for reef fish demonstrated that artificial reefs were an effective man-made structure to attract fish. Overall, this study supports the feasibility of the acoustic telemetry system, indicating that it provides a good approach for quantifying the associations between artificial reefs and fish.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1130547/fullacoustic telemetryartificial reefsfish attractionsite fidelityhabitat use |
| spellingShingle | Shaoliang Lyu Hagai Nsobi Lauden Lifei Wang Guobao Chen Guobao Chen Zhichao Wang Kun Lin Xuefeng Wang Acoustic telemetry system as a novel approach for evaluating the effective attraction of fish to artificial reefs Frontiers in Marine Science acoustic telemetry artificial reefs fish attraction site fidelity habitat use |
| title | Acoustic telemetry system as a novel approach for evaluating the effective attraction of fish to artificial reefs |
| title_full | Acoustic telemetry system as a novel approach for evaluating the effective attraction of fish to artificial reefs |
| title_fullStr | Acoustic telemetry system as a novel approach for evaluating the effective attraction of fish to artificial reefs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acoustic telemetry system as a novel approach for evaluating the effective attraction of fish to artificial reefs |
| title_short | Acoustic telemetry system as a novel approach for evaluating the effective attraction of fish to artificial reefs |
| title_sort | acoustic telemetry system as a novel approach for evaluating the effective attraction of fish to artificial reefs |
| topic | acoustic telemetry artificial reefs fish attraction site fidelity habitat use |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2023.1130547/full |
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