Comparisons of fish catches using fyke nets and buoyant pop nets in a vegetated shallow water saltmarsh flat at Towra Point, NSW

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dc.contributor.authorMazumder, Den_AU
dc.contributor.authorSaintilan, Nen_AU
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, RJen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-27T00:17:12Zen_AU
dc.date.available2021-08-27T00:17:12Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2005en_AU
dc.date.statistics2021-08-23en_AU
dc.description.abstractThe selection of appropriate sampling methods is a prerequisite for the design of any survey detailing nekton assemblages. In the present study two commonly used saltmarsh fish sampling methods, the fyke net and the buoyant pop net, were used to compare the assemblages of fish caught in a saltmarsh flat during monthly spring tides over a twelve month period. Both nets were made of 2mm mesh. A total of 3514 fish and crustaceans of 21 species were captured by 48 fyke net sets and 818 fish of 16 species were captured by 48 pop net releases. Fyke and pop nets recorded significantly different (ANOSIM: P<0.001) assemblages, with higher proportions of Pseudomugil signifer caught in the fyke nets and Ambassis jacksoniensis in the pop nets. Five species, Sillago cilliata, Rhabdosargus sarba, Redigobius macrostoma, Taeniodes mordax and Metapenaeus macleayi, were caught in the fyke nets only. Significant differences in the size of fish caught were recorded for two species, Gobiopterus semivestitus and Gerres subfasciatus, with larger fish on average caught in the pop nets. The result suggested that pop nets are less efficient at catching smaller fish. © The Authors, CC-BY-ND 3.0en_AU
dc.identifier.citationMazumder, D., Saintilan, N., & Williams, R. J. (2003). Comparisons of fish catches using fyke nets and buoyant pop nets in a vegetated shallow water saltmarsh flat at Towra Point, NSW. Wetlands (Australia), 23(1), 37-46. en_AU
dc.identifier.issn0725-0312en_AU
dc.identifier.issue1en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleWetlands (Australia)en_AU
dc.identifier.pagination37-46en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/11527en_AU
dc.identifier.volume23en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherCoast and Wetlands Societyen_AU
dc.subjectFishesen_AU
dc.subjectMarshesen_AU
dc.subjectNew South Walesen_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.subjectSpecies diversityen_AU
dc.subjectTideen_AU
dc.subjectClimatesen_AU
dc.titleComparisons of fish catches using fyke nets and buoyant pop nets in a vegetated shallow water saltmarsh flat at Towra Point, NSWen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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