The behavioural ecology toolkit for fish management and conservation

• Published in: Fish and fisheries (Oxford, England) Vol. 23; no. 6; pp. 1485 - 1506
• Main Authors: Malone, Margaret A., Polivka, Carlos M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2022
• Subjects: Adaptation; Animal population; Connecting; Conservation; Data collection; diet choice; Ecological effects; Ecology; Fish; Fish conservation; Fish populations; Fisheries; Fisheries management; Fishery management; Habitat selection; Habitats; Hypotheses; Managers; Marine resources; Methods; movement; Natural resources; patch use; Questions; Social behavior; social behaviour; Theories; Threatened species; Toolkits; Vertebrates

Fishes include some of the most threatened vertebrate species globally. As such, efforts to effectively conserve and manage fish populations and their habitats are vast. Here, we present conceptual tools from behavioural ecology to establish a framework for studies of fish conservation and managemen...