This is a summation of student projects from the Ichthyology and the Field Biology courses I taught a few years back. Jamie and I finished out the data collection started by the four undergraduates. its a pretty simple study, and rather than burying it in a difficult-to-find outlet, we decided to try out PeerJ preprints where it would be easily found. I thought some of the fish-folks might be interested in it.
McCallum ML, Worley GM, Safi B, Dickens K, Jones J et al.(2013) By-catch in a recreational fishery: an unmonitored source of mortality. PeerJ PrePrints 1:e120v1http://dx.doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.120v1 -- Malcolm L. McCallum Department of Environmental Studies University of Illinois at Springfield Managing Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology "Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive" - Allan Nation 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) Wealth w/o work Pleasure w/o conscience Knowledge w/o character Commerce w/o morality Science w/o humanity Worship w/o sacrifice Politics w/o principle Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
