Golam Bhuiyan and Raza NadimIE5509 Environmental Management

BS8555 Phase 1

Next Steps

Gaining & Maintaining Management Commitment

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Baseline Assessment

Carassius auratus auratus

Copp et al. 2005

R-strategists

Invasive keystone species

Vectors for disease

Algal blooms

Baseline Assessment

What they are currently doingWS Atkins management program (April 2001):

Suggested draining of lake in autumn (1.73 in WS Atkins plan)

Feb ‘04 – Jan ‘5: beginning of problem with goldfish Hired Mid Kent Fisheries

Feb ‘06 – Jan ‘07: beginning of QMUL doing piecemeal de-fishingElectro-fishing, seine nets, fyke nets(‘07-’08) Spawning substrate was tried as well

Developing Draft Environmental PolicyGoldfish are invasive species so target is O

Draining outer lake

(possible)

Developing Environmental IndicatorsOdonata population

6 monthly surveys

Goldfish population

Developing an initial draft EMS implementation plan

Artificial spawning substrate

Seine netting Electrofishing Gill nets Fyke netting

Education for local residents

Incentives for fishermen

Education and incentives

Next StepsMeeting with Mr Day

obtaining licenceDefishingBudget of TRUEDumping of fish

References Copp G.H., Bianco P.G., Bogutskaya N.G., Erős T., Falka I., Ferreira M.T., Fox M.G., Freyhof

J., Gozlan R.E., Grabowska J., Kováč V., Moreno-Amich R., Naseka A.M., Peňáz M., Povž M., Przybylski M., Robillard M., Russell I.C., Stakėnas S., Šumer S., Vila-Gispert A., Wiesner C., 2005. To be, or not to be, a non-native freshwater fish? J. Appl. Ichthyol. 21: 242-262.

Elvira B., 2000. Identifying of non-native freshwater fishes established in Europe and assessment of their potential threats to the biological diversity. Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 35p.

Lorenzoi M., Corboli M., Ghetti L., Pedicillo G., and Carosi A., 2007. Growth and reproduction of the goldfish: A case study from Italy. Invading Nature - Springer Series In Invasion Ecology. 2:259-273

Mack R.N., Simberloff D., Lonsdale W.M., Evans H., Clout M., and Bazzaz F.A., 2000. Biotic invasions: causes, epidemiology, global consequences and control. Ecol. Appl., 10:689-710

Mueller G.A., 2005. Predatory fish removal and native fish recovery in the Colorado River Mainstream: what have we learned? Fisheries, 30(9): 9 – 10

Paschos I., Nathanailides C., Tsoumani M., Perdikaris C., Gouva E., and Leonardos I., 2004. Intra and Inter-specific mating options for gyongenetic reproduction of Carrasius gibelio (Block , 1783) in Lake Pamvotis (NW Greece). Belg. J. Zool., 132(1):55-60