@article{84e68bcb914446d895e59d5b01cfdf03,
title = "Seasonal Variation in Responses of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus nigricans) Caught During Live-Release Angling Tournaments",
abstract = "Traditional live-release tournament practices can influence habitat selection and cause displacement, stockpiling, and mortality. Tournaments are held in multiple seasons in a variety of environmental conditions, yet the seasonal influence on post-release behavior has rarely been studied. To quantify dispersal, habitat selection, and mortality of largemouth bass (Micropterus nigricans) caught in live-release tournaments in multiple seasons, movements of tournament-caught largemouth bass and non-angled controls implanted with acoustic telemetry tags were monitored from April–September for 2 months. Short-term stockpiling at the release point averaged 5–7 days and differed minimally among seasons. Mortality rates varied among seasons, in contrast, with nearly 12-fold higher mortality in late-season tournaments at higher water temperatures. If tournament pressure is intense enough, populations could be negatively impacted, thereby necessitating management actions to reduce tournament impacts over the longer term.",
keywords = "live-release tournaments, management, mortality, movement, seasonal variation, temperature",
author = "Hay, {Allison A.} and Oller, {Reagan E.} and Glomb, {Jackson C.} and Suski, {Cory D.}",
note = "This research was supported by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Program via the US Fish and Wildlife Service administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, project F\u2010202\u2010R\u20103, along with United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture Hatch Project ILLU\u2010875\u2010940, awarded to C.D.S., an Illinois Muskie Tournament Trail Research Grant, awarded to A.A.H., an Illinois American Fisheries Society Student Research Award, awarded to A.A.H., a VEMCO student offer program, awarded to A.A.H., and a Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences HATCH Summer Internship Program, awarded to R.E.O. The authors would like to thank Mike Garthaus with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Ryan Peterson with the Clinton Lake Jackpot Team Trail, and the Champaign\u2010Urbana Bass Club for their support with fish collections throughout this project. This work was supported by University of Illinois at Urbana\u2010Champaign, U.S. Department of Agriculture, ILLU\u2010875\u2010940, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, F\u2010202, Illinois Muskie Tournament Trail. Funding:",
year = "2025",
doi = "10.1111/fme.12785",
language = "English (US)",
journal = "Fisheries Management and Ecology",
issn = "0969-997X",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
}