[Annelida] polychaetes for bait

[Pat Hutchings]

Hi folks

we have just published



A review of global fisheries for polychaete worms
as a resource for recreational fishers: diversity,
sustainability and research needs
Victoria J. Cole . Rowan C. Chick . Patricia A. Hutchings
in Rev Fish Biol Fisheries
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-018-9523-4



Abstract The demand for bait by recreational fishers
has led to significant commercial and recreational
harvests of polychaete worms, primarily from wild
resources. In this global review of over 200 papers, we
identify 12 of the 81 families of polychaetes are used
for bait (the most popular are Arenicolidae, Eunicidae,
Nereididae and Onuphidae), and include over 60
species. There are clear regional patterns in the supply
and demand for bait, reflected in harvest levels. For
example, fisheries for polychaetes in many countries
throughout Asia are focussed on the supply and export
of nereidids, yet in Japan, the nereidids are imported
from China. Determining the sustainability and
managing polychaete fisheries is extremely difficult
due to: (1) a lack of a knowledge of the biology and
population dynamics; (2) limited understanding of
direct harvests as well as indirect impacts of harvesting;
(3) reliance on wild harvest with few cultured
species; and (4) problems with biosecurity associated
with live exports. Improved understanding of the
taxonomy, population connectivity, dynamics of polychaete
populations and the fishery activities they
support will support more effective and efficient
management and secure more reliable access for user
groups.

if people would like a pdf let me know-- really stresses the need for accurate species identifications . cheers


Dr Pat Hutchings
Senior Fellow Australian Museum Research Institute

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