Citation
Nguyen N. D., . and Vu V. A., . Effect of hydrology on fish catch of trawl net fishery in the Mekong Delta. pp. 657-665. ISSN 0116-6514
Abstract
The Mekong River Commission monitored daily fish catches of five trawl net fishers in the Mekong delta for three years period (2003 to 2005). Hydrological parameters including water level discharge and rainfall were recorded daily in the Chau Doc station. Simple linear regression was used to describe the statistical relationship between catch per unit effort (CPUE) and hydrological parameters based on method of least squares. Catch per unit effort exhibited a strong seasonal variation with the highest CPUE in November (wet season) when most fish move from flooded areas back to the mainstream and lowest catch in the dry season. The peak in mean monthly CPUE lagged behind that of mean monthly hydrological parameters for a period of one to two months. Linear regression analysis showed that the mean monthly CPUE correlated most with mean monthly water level of the previous month (r0.71; p0.0001) discharge of two previous months(r0.72; p0.0001) and rainfall of one previous month (r0.56; p0.002). Lateral and downstream fish migrations were believed to be the main causes affecting those relationships. Fishery regulations should therefore be managed in relation to hydrological regime conditions to maintain the fisheries as ecologically sustainable. Moreover any river flow modification may be detrimental to fish stocks and therefore to the fisheries. As a result any activity that regulates river flow must be taken into account.
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Abstract
The Mekong River Commission monitored daily fish catches of five trawl net fishers in the Mekong delta for three years period (2003 to 2005). Hydrological parameters including water level discharge and rainfall were recorded daily in the Chau Doc station. Simple linear regression was used to describe the statistical relationship between catch per unit effort (CPUE) and hydrological parameters based on method of least squares. Catch per unit effort exhibited a strong seasonal variation with the highest CPUE in November (wet season) when most fish move from flooded areas back to the mainstream and lowest catch in the dry season. The peak in mean monthly CPUE lagged behind that of mean monthly hydrological parameters for a period of one to two months. Linear regression analysis showed that the mean monthly CPUE correlated most with mean monthly water level of the previous month (r0.71; p0.0001) discharge of two previous months(r0.72; p0.0001) and rainfall of one previous month (r0.56; p0.002). Lateral and downstream fish migrations were believed to be the main causes affecting those relationships. Fishery regulations should therefore be managed in relation to hydrological regime conditions to maintain the fisheries as ecologically sustainable. Moreover any river flow modification may be detrimental to fish stocks and therefore to the fisheries. As a result any activity that regulates river flow must be taken into account.
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Item Type: | Article |
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AGROVOC Term: | Fish catching |
AGROVOC Term: | Fishing methods |
AGROVOC Term: | Trawling |
AGROVOC Term: | Hydrology |
AGROVOC Term: | Fishing gear |
AGROVOC Term: | Trawlers |
AGROVOC Term: | Water levels |
AGROVOC Term: | Rainfall |
AGROVOC Term: | Dry season |
AGROVOC Term: | Wet season |
Depositing User: | Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK |
Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 00:53 |
URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7922 |
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