We Welcome! Bodega Marine Laboratory California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program
I’ve been with CCFRP since the Introductions beginning! • Name • How are you connected to CCFRP? • Number of years involved in the project • Favorite marine animal
Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) • Passed in 1999 • Mandated the creation of a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) to protect diversity and ecosystem function
MPA Northern California 20 – est. 2012 Network North Central California 25 – est. 2010 Central California 29 – est. 2007 Southern California 50 – est. 2012
California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program (CCFRP) • Fishery-independent study • Combines expertise of: • Fishing community • Academic scientists • Resource managers • Conducts data collection for MPA monitoring and fisheries management
Goals of CCFRP • conduct scientifically sound research to better inform resource managers • provide rigorous baseline/monitoring data for the evaluation of MPA performance • better understand nearshore fish stocks and the ecosystems upon which they rely • collaboratively work with local fishing communities to collect fisheries data
Sampling Design Site Grid Cell (x4) Region Area Location (x3) MPA Stewarts Point SMR Drift (15 min / location) REF North Central CA Bodega Head SMR
Data Rec ecorded ded • Dates- Sept. 24 th -29 th , 2017 • Location (Lat/Lon) • Type (species) of fish caught • Length of fish • Condition of fish • If it is tagged and tag # • Angler who caught the fish
1, 1,240 240 fi fish sh from 21 s 21 speci cies caught over 135 h 135 hou ours of fishing
[True] Blue Rockfish Gopher Rockfish [Deacon] Blue Rockfish Black Rockfish Lingcod Olive Rockfish Vermilion Rockfish Yellowtail Rockfish Copper Rockfish Kelp Rockfish Canary Rockfish
Higher catch ch in MPA at Stewarts Point No difference at Bodega Head 0.6 0.4 CPUE MPA REF 0.2 Bodega Head Stewarts Point Location
Species composition similar between MPA and reference sites 0.075 Bodega Head 0.050 Black and Yellow Rockfish Lingcod 0.025 Black Rockfish Olive Rockfish Blue Rockfish Quillback Rockfish Brown Rockfish Rock Sole 0.000 Buffalo Sculpin Rosy Rockfish CPUE Canary Rockfish Tiger Rockfish 0.6 China Rockfish Vermillion Rockfish Copper Rockfish Widow Rockfish Deacon Rockfish Yelloweye Rockfish Gopher Rockfish Yellowtail Rockfish Kelp Greenling 0.4 Stewarts Point 0.2 0.0 MPA REF
Bo Bode dega Head Comparison of sizes of fish caught within and outside of MPA
Some fish species were larger in the MPA
Brown Rockfish China Rockfish Buffalo Sculpin Copper Rockfish Lingcod REF Bodega Head MPA 36 35 34 33 32 32 30 28 32 30 28 26 36 34 32 54 52 50 48 46 Size (cm)
Some fish species were similar sizes in both the MPA and reference
30 Black Rockfish 28 26 24 24 Blue Rockfish 23 22 24 Deacon Rockfish 23 Size (cm) 22 21 20 Gopher Rockfish 31.0 30.6 30.2 29.8 38.0 Kelp Greenling 37.5 37.0 36.5 36.0 MPA REF Bodega Head
St Stewart rts P Point Comparison of sizes of fish caught within and outside of MPA
Some fish species were larger in the MPA
China Rockfish Copper Rockfish Blue Rockfish Vermillion Rockfish Yellowtail Rockfish Black Rockfish REF Stewarts Point MPA 35 33 31 29 45.0 42.5 40.0 37.5 35.0 32.5 25.0 22.5 20.0 49 47 45 28 26 24 22 32 31 30 Size (cm)
Some fish species were similar sizes in both the MPA and reference
Gopher Rockfish 32 31 30 40 Canary Rockfish 38 36 34 32 24.0 Deacon Rockfish Size (cm) 23.5 23.0 Olive Rockfish 38 36 34 65.0 Lingcod 62.5 60.0 57.5 MPA REF Stewarts Point
Highlights 2017 Season
BODEGA BAY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 2017 VOL. 1 FREE Copper Rockfish travels 225 miles! by Bodega Marine Laboratory A Copper Rockfish (12 inches) was initially tagged in Piedras Blancas MPA on 8/20/2013. It was then recaptured near Stewarts Point (17 inches) on 9/28/2017. That means it travelled over 225 miles and grew 5 inches in ~4 years (1.25 inches a year). Copper Rockfish have been previously thought to move very little.
Individual Angler Statistics
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