caa a22 4500 606228519 CHVBK 20210128101204.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10641-015-0422-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10641-015-0422-4 Defining adult bonefish ( Albula vulpes ) movement corridors around Grand Bahama in the Bahamian Archipelago [Elektronische Daten] [Karen Murchie, Aaron Shultz, Jeffrey Stein, Steven Cooke, Justin Lewis, Jason Franklin, Greg Vincent, Edward Brooks, Julie Claussen, David Philipp] Development on Grand Bahama in the Bahamian Archipelago during the 1950's to 1970's resulted in substantial changes to the island's geography. Hawksbill Creek, which potentially served as a natural migration route for fish from the north side to the south side of the island, was severed and replaced by a man-made canal called the Grand Lucayan Waterway (GLW). Bonefish (Albula spp.), a sport-fish that contributes more than $141 million to the Bahamian economy annually, is one such species that may have been affected. The purpose of this study was to determine contemporary movement corridors of adult bonefish during their spawning season (October to May) in Grand Bahamian waters. This was accomplished by using a passive acoustic telemetry array of 17 receivers and 30 transmitter-implanted individuals. A total of 26,108 detections were logged from 20 of the fish. Eight bonefish tagged on the north side used the GLW to access waters on the south, whereas no transmitter-implanted fish tagged on the south side fully traversed the man-made canal, suggesting that primary spawning areas may be located on the south side of the island. This result is consistent with previous reports that bonefish spawn near deep water which is easier to access on the south side of Grand Bahama. Further supporting this finding, two other bonefish tagged on the north side forayed around the east end of the island and were detected on receivers approximately 88km from their tagging locations. Additionally, two other bonefish tagged on the north side were detected at the west end of the island, with one individual continuing its movements along the south side of the island for an approximate straight-line distance of 80km. Canal use typically corresponded to days immediately prior to or after new or full moons, indicating that movements were related to spawning. This study suggests that despite historical habitat modifications, bonefish today use the GLW as a movement corridor for migrations during spawning season, emphasizing the importance of protecting the canal from any activities that could impede connectivity. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2015 Bonefish nationallicence Acoustic telemetry nationallicence Pre-spawning aggregations nationallicence Murchie Karen Department of Biology, College of The Bahamas, F-42766, Freeport, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas aut Shultz Aaron Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, 1102 S. Goodwin Ave., MC 047, 61801, Urbana, IL, USA aut Stein Jeffrey Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, 1102 S. Goodwin Ave., MC 047, 61801, Urbana, IL, USA aut Cooke Steven Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental Science, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, K1S 5B6, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada aut Lewis Justin Environment Department, University of York, YO10 5DD, York, UK aut Franklin Jason h2obonefishing, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas aut Vincent Greg h2obonefishing, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas aut Brooks Edward Shark Research and Conservation Program, Cape Eleuthera Institute, Eleuthera, The Bahamas aut Claussen Julie Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, 1816 S. Oak St., 61820, Champaign, IL, USA aut Philipp David Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, 1102 S. Goodwin Ave., MC 047, 61801, Urbana, IL, USA aut Environmental Biology of Fishes Springer Netherlands 98/11(2015-11-01), 2203-2212 0378-1909 98:11<2203 2015 98 10641 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-015-0422-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-015-0422-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Murchie Karen Department of Biology, College of The Bahamas, F-42766, Freeport, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Shultz Aaron Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, 1102 S. Goodwin Ave., MC 047, 61801, Urbana, IL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stein Jeffrey Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, 1102 S. Goodwin Ave., MC 047, 61801, Urbana, IL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cooke Steven Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental Science, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, K1S 5B6, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lewis Justin Environment Department, University of York, YO10 5DD, York, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Franklin Jason h2obonefishing, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vincent Greg h2obonefishing, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Brooks Edward Shark Research and Conservation Program, Cape Eleuthera Institute, Eleuthera, The Bahamas aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Claussen Julie Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, 1816 S. Oak St., 61820, Champaign, IL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Philipp David Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, 1102 S. Goodwin Ave., MC 047, 61801, Urbana, IL, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Environmental Biology of Fishes Springer Netherlands 98/11(2015-11-01), 2203-2212 0378-1909 98:11<2203 2015 98 10641