Data for journal manuscript: Are hatchery reared Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout effective predators on juvenile native fish?
Dates
Publication Date
2018-12-13
Time Period
2018
Citation
Ward, D.L., 2018, Hatchery Trout Predation Data, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RLNCAE.
Summary
These data were compiled to evaluate the potential adverse impacts that stocked trout may have on native fish populaitons through predation. Hatchery-reared rainbow and brown trout are typically fed exclusively on commercially prepared pelleted feeds and have no experience catching or consuming life fish at the time of stocking and yet stocked fish are percieved to present a high predation risk for juvenile native fishes. These data were compiled to allow for a relative comparison of predation effectiveness between hatchery-reared fish and wild fish. Mean numbers of prey fish surviving in replicated overnight laboratory predation trials were quantified.
Summary
These data were compiled to evaluate the potential adverse impacts that stocked trout may have on native fish populaitons through predation. Hatchery-reared rainbow and brown trout are typically fed exclusively on commercially prepared pelleted feeds and have no experience catching or consuming life fish at the time of stocking and yet stocked fish are percieved to present a high predation risk for juvenile native fishes. These data were compiled to allow for a relative comparison of predation effectiveness between hatchery-reared fish and wild fish. Mean numbers of prey fish surviving in replicated overnight laboratory predation trials were quantified.
The purpose of the data are to evaluate the relative predation effectiveness of hathery reared Rainbow and Brown Trout compared to Wild Rainbow and Brown Trout in overnight laboratory predation trials. These laboratory data establish a baseline that will assist fisheries managers in evaluating the potential predation impacts that stocked rainbow trout and brown trout may have on native fish populations.
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