What can researchers do to help fisheries managers optimize fisheries management on rivers and streams? Mostly in terms of effective fish stocking, reducing fishing effort, conservation of fish species etc. I am looking for practical projects in applied research that were previously successfully implemented and beneficial to fisheries management.
Applied research in recreational fisheries help fisheries managers in breeding, management, cope up with disease, retention of colour, longevity, etc.
This is a very important issue, particularly for Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and neighbouring countries. The perception of recreational fisheries is somewhat different in these countries that what is perceived in Europe and America. I think, identifying the research questions, doing the demand-led field researches and including/incorporating the issues at undergraduate and graduate level of the University might help.
Research can better the understanding of the ecology and physiology, reproduction and life history, population dynamics physical and genetic, disease management, nutrition including both assisted and habitat/natural trophic balanced sources.
for the Indonesia case, recreation area mostly occurred in reservoir. Scientist can help in identifying some zones (to differ the fish habitat and the recreational site). also we can give an option like open-closed area refers to the life cycles of the fish on those waters. So that the fisheries managers may take the advantages weather from fisheries it self and recreation.
While this may not be exactly what you are looking for....I have found it effective to eliminate as much division between fisheries researchers and managers as possible. I was able to do this in previous roles as a director of fisheries management agencies where I had both fisheries managers and fisheries researchers (scientists) working for me. Traditionally the managers and researchers were separated administratively and even physically. I eliminated these distinctions as much as possible and had them working together, administratively and physically. The result was an integration of science into the management of fisheries in a more complete and effective way than had been possible previously. The science evolved as needed. We had better science (well grounded and practical) and better management as a result.
Rudolph A Rosen Thank you, this is exactly what I am tryig to do. I started working together with the regional Fishing Union, they are telling me their needs and I try to figure out how to help their management using scientific methods. Now I am looking for new ways to help them that they might not even know about. So I am searching for new ways to scientifically improve fisheries management.
It could be a useful idea to visit some existing research stations that implement such strategies and find out what inputs and outputs they have to cope with modern day problems e.g. CAER at university of BC.
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