Atlantic salmon fisheries in the White and Barents Sea basins: Dynamic of catches in the 17–18th Century and comparison with 19–20th Century data

Lajus, Dmitry; Dmitrieva, Zoya V.; Kraikovski, Alexei; Lajus, Julia; Alexandrov, Daniel

doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2007.07.001

Cited by 18 publications

(23 citation statements)

References 10 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…1 & 2), and by Lajus et al (2007) for multiple locations in the region of the White and Barents seas. Understanding the relative importance of freshwater and marine infl uences and their potential interaction is central to managing salmon populations.…”

Section: Geographical D Istribution and R Ecent T Rends In A Dult S Tmentioning

confidence: 99%

Getting into Hot Water? Atlantic Salmon Responses to Climate Change in Freshwater and Marine Environments

Todd

Friedland

MacLean

et al. 2010

Atlantic Salmon Ecology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Recent and projected climate changes -both in the freshwater and marine environments exploited by Atlantic salmon -present considerable adaptive challenges to many populations. In assessing the predictions and possible impacts of overall climate change, we focus in fresh water on precipitation, river discharge and temperature, whilst for the marine environment we highlight the interactions between temperature, size/growth -mediated predation and shifts in prey assemblages. Changes in seasonal temperature and fl ow regime will probably exert complex or confl icting interactions for particular river stocks in terms of freshwater survivorship, growth, smoltifi cation and timing of emigration. Ocean temperature changes will directly affect early post -smolt survivorship and indirectly infl uence prey availability and hence longer -term survivorship, growth, maturation and spawning run -timing. It is of immediate concern that most salmon stock abundances presently are at historical lows, but perhaps the greatest uncertainty in projecting their future health lies in our poor understanding of the genetic and ecological adaptability of populations in relation to the likely rate(s) of environmental change. Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing environment, a precautionary approach to managing salmon populations should be holistic and integrative of both the marine and freshwater environments, and should include the maintenance of their genetic variability and integrity.

show abstract

Section: Geographical D Istribution and R Ecent T Rends In A Dult S Tmentioning

confidence: 99%

Getting into Hot Water? Atlantic Salmon Responses to Climate Change in Freshwater and Marine Environments

Todd

Friedland

MacLean

et al. 2010

Atlantic Salmon Ecology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…We assume that the use of weirs in the 16 th century probably indicates the presence of a salmon fishery because weirs are the typical gear for fishing Atlantic salmon in Russia [13]. However, these weirs may have contributed to the disappearance of Atlantic salmon so long ago that no direct scientific evidence exists for salmon in these rivers.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Coastal Fisheries in the Eastern Baltic Sea (Gulf of Finland) and Its Basin from the 15 to the Early 20th Centuries

2013

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The paper describes and analyzes original data, extracted from historical documents and scientific surveys, related to Russian fisheries in the southeastern part of the Gulf of Finland and its inflowing rivers during the 15- early 20th centuries. The data allow tracing key trends in fisheries development and in the abundance of major commercial species. In particular, results showed that, over time, the main fishing areas moved from the middle part of rivers downstream towards and onto the coastal sea. Changes in fishing patterns were closely interrelated with changes in the abundance of exploited fish. Anadromous species, such as Atlantic sturgeon, Atlantic salmon, brown trout, whitefish, vimba bream, smelt, lamprey, and catadromous eel were the most important commercial fish in the area because they were abundant, had high commercial value and were easily available for fishing in rivers. Due to intensive exploitation and other human-induced factors, populations of most of these species had declined notably by the early 20th century and have now lost commercial significance. The last sturgeon was caught in 1996, and today only smelt and lamprey support small commercial fisheries. According to historical sources, catches of freshwater species such as roach, ide, pike, perch, ruffe and burbot regularly occurred, in some areas exceeding half of the total catch, but they were not as important as migrating fish and no clear trends in abundance are apparent. Of documented marine catch, Baltic herring appeared in the 16th century, but did not become commercially significant until the 19th century. From then until now herring have been the dominant catch.

show abstract

“…The primary data source for commercially important fish species are usually fisheries statistics (e.g. Lajus et al 2005Lajus et al , 2007. Salmon in particular, became a both well recognized and highly valued fish species very early in history.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Baldner 1666) subjected to specific fiscal charges to royal, religious or local lordships like salmon taxes or salmon tenth (e.g. Kegel 1907;Schwarz 1995Schwarz /1996Schwarz , 1998Lajus et al 2007). For example, at least since 1687, the fisheries society at Magdeburg (River Elbe) had to deliver the first salmon of the year larger than 6 kg to the Royals at Berlin.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Historic catches, abundance, and decline of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in the River Elbe

Wolter

2014

Aquat Sci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Fisheries statistics available from the River Elbe catchment since the middle of the 16th century onwards have been compiled and analyzed to assess 1. the spatial distribution and patterns of returning salmon, 2. the total abundance of the salmon stock, as well as 3. local impacts, reasons, and time lags of salmon decline. Catch data and fisheries statistics of up to 117 years from 67 sites have been compiled covering a period from 1552 to 1949. Although often incomplete, the available data revealed strong inter-annual spatial patterns of salmon catches. In particular, last or exceptional salmon records in distant tributaries or headwaters were significantly explained by flood events. In the River Elbe, the historical salmon harvest amounts of about 4,000 salmon annually are well above recent estimates of 300-400 returning salmon. The spatio-temporal patterns of salmon decline in the River Elbe catchment strongly indicate the importance of the historical spawning sites in the upstream river sections for salmon recovery as well as the resilience of large rivers against human disturbances. Both findings underline the need for a catchment approach in salmon rehabilitation including incorporation of and longitudinal connectivity to the upper catchment headwaters.

show abstract

Atlantic salmon fisheries in the White and Barents Sea basins: Dynamic of catches in the 17–18th Century and comparison with 19–20th Century data

Cited by 18 publications

References 10 publications

Getting into Hot Water? Atlantic Salmon Responses to Climate Change in Freshwater and Marine Environments

Getting into Hot Water? Atlantic Salmon Responses to Climate Change in Freshwater and Marine Environments

Coastal Fisheries in the Eastern Baltic Sea (Gulf of Finland) and Its Basin from the 15 to the Early 20th Centuries

Historic catches, abundance, and decline of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in the River Elbe

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About