Lower Columbia River Fish Population Indexing Analysis 2015

The suggested citation for this analytic report is:

Thorley, J.L. and Hogan, P.M. (2016) Lower Columbia River Fish Population Indexing Analysis 2015. A Poisson Consulting Analysis Report. URL: https://www.poissonconsulting.ca/f/554133251.

Background

In the mid 1990s BC Hydro began operating Hugh L. Keenleyside (HLK) Dam to reduce dewatering of Mountain Whitefish and Rainbow Trout eggs.

The primary goal of the Lower Columbia River Fish Population Indexing program is to answer two key management questions:

What are the abundance, growth rate, survival rate, body condition, age distribution, and spatial distribution of subadult and adult Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, and Walleye in the Lower Columbia River?

What is the effect of inter-annual variability in the Whitefish and Rainbow Trout flow regimes on the abundance, growth rate, survival rate, body condition, and spatial distribution of subadult and adult Whitefish, Rainbow Trout, and Walleye in the Lower Columbia River?

The inter-annual variability in the Whitefish and Rainbow Trout flow regimes was quantified in terms of the percent egg dewatering as greater flow variability is associated with more egg stranding.

Methods

Data Preparation

The fish indexing data were provided by Okanagan Nation Alliance and Golder Associates in the form of an Access database. The discharge and temperature data were queried from a BC Hydro database maintained by Poisson Consulting. The Rainbow Trout egg dewatering estimates were provided by Irvine et al (Irvine, Baxter, and Thorley 2015) and the Mountain Whitefish egg stranding estimates by BC Hydro.

The data were prepared for analysis using R version 3.3.0 (R Core Team 2015).

Data Analysis

Hierarchical Bayesian models were fitted to the data using R version 3.3.0 (R Core Team 2015) and JAGS 4.0.1 (Plummer 2015) which interfaced with each other via jaggernaut 2.3.3 (Thorley 2013). For additional information on hierarchical Bayesian modelling in the BUGS language, of which JAGS uses a dialect, the reader is referred to Kery and Schaub (2011, 41–44).

Unless indicated otherwise, the models used prior distributions that were vague in the sense that they did not affect the posterior distributions (Kery and Schaub 2011, 36). The posterior distributions were estimated from a minimum of 1,000 Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) samples thinned from the second halves of three chains (Kery and Schaub 2011, 38–40). Model convergence was confirmed by ensuring that Rhat (Kery and Schaub 2011, 40) was less than 1.1 for each of the parameters in the model (Kery and Schaub 2011, 61). Where relevant, model adequacy was confirmed by examination of residual plots.

The posterior distributions of the fixed (Kery and Schaub 2011, 75) parameters are summarised in terms of a point estimate (mean), lower and upper 95% credible limits (2.5th and 97.5th percentiles), the standard deviation (SD), percent relative error (half the 95% credible interval as a percent of the point estimate) and significance (Kery and Schaub 2011, 37, 42).

Variable selection was achieved by dropping fixed (Kery and Schaub 2011, 77–82) variables with two-sided p-values \(\geq\) 0.05 (Kery and Schaub 2011, 37, 42) and random variables with percent relative errors \(\geq\) 80%. The Deviance Information Criterion (DIC) was not used because it is of questionable validity when applied to hierarchical models (Kery and Schaub 2011, 469).

The results are displayed graphically by plotting the modeled relationships between particular variables and the response with 95% credible intervals (CRIs) with the remaining variables held constant. In general, continuous and discrete fixed variables are held constant at their mean and first level values respectively while random variables are held constant at their typical values (expected values of the underlying hyperdistributions) (Kery and Schaub 2011, 77–82). Where informative the influence of particular variables is expressed in terms of the effect size (i.e., percent change in the response variable) with 95% CRIs (Bradford, Korman, and Higgins 2005).

Model Descriptions

Condition

The expected weight of fish of a given length were estimated from the data using a mass-length model (He et al. 2008). Key assumptions of the condition model include:

  • The expected weight is allowed to vary with length and date.
  • The expected weight is allowed to vary randomly with year.
  • The relationship between weight and length is allowed to vary with date.
  • The relationship between weight and length is allowed to vary randomly with year.
  • The residual variation in weight is log-normally distributed.

Only previously untagged fish were included in models to avoid potential effects of tagging on body condition. Preliminary analyses indicated that the annual variation in weight was not correlated with the annual variation in the relationship between weight and length.

Growth

Annual growth of fish were estimated from the inter-annual recaptures using the Fabens method (Fabens 1965) for estimating the von Bertalanffy growth curve (von Bertalanffy 1938). This curve is based on the premise that:

\[ \frac{\text{d}L}{\text{d}t} = k (L_{\infty} - L)\]

where \(L\) is the length of the individual, \(k\) is the growth coefficient and \(L_{\infty}\) is the mean maximum length.

Integrating the above equation gives:

\[ L_t = L_{\infty} (1 - e^{-k(t - t_0)})\]

where \(L_t\) is the length at time \(t\) and \(t_0\) is the time at which the individual would have had no length.

The Fabens form allows

\[ L_r = L_c + (L_{\infty} - L_c) (1 - e^{-kT})\]

where \(L_r\) is the length at recapture, \(L_c\) is the length at capture and \(T\) is the time between capture and recapture.

Key assumptions of the growth model include:

  • The mean maximum length \(L_{\infty}\) is constant.
  • The growth coefficient \(k\) is allowed to vary randomly with year.
  • The residual variation in growth is normally distributed.

Length-At-Age

The expected length-at-age of Mountain Whitefish and Rainbow Trout were estimated from annual length-frequency distributions using a finite mixture distribution model (Macdonald and Pitcher 1979). Key assumptions of the length-at-age model include:

  • There are three distinguishable age-classes for each species: Age-0, Age-1 and Age-2+.
  • The proportion of fish in each age-class is allowed to vary randomly with year.
  • The expected growth between age-classes is allowed to vary with age-class.
  • The expected growth between age-classes is allowed to vary randomly with age-class within year.
  • The expected length increases with age-class.
  • The expected length is allowed to vary with year within age-class.
  • The expected length is allowed to vary as a second-order polynomial with date.
  • The relationship between length and date is allowed to vary randomly with age-class.
  • The residual variation in length is normally distributed.
  • The standard deviation of this normal distribution is allowed to vary randomly with age-class.

The model was used to estimate the cut-offs between age-classes by year. For the purposes of estimating other population parameters by age-class, Age-0 individuals were classified as fry, Age-1 individuals were classified as subadult, and Age-2+ individuals were classified as adult. Walleye could not be separated by life stage due to a lack of discrete modes in the length-frequency distributions for this species. Consequently, all captured Walleye were considered to be adults.

The results include plots of the age-class density for each year by length as predicted by the length-at-age model. Density is a measure of relative frequency for continuous values.

Observer Length Correction

The bias (accuracy) and error (precision) in observer’s fish length estimates were quantified using a model with a categorical distribution which compared the proportions of fish in different length-classes for each observer to the equivalent proportions for the measured fish. Key assumptions of the observer length correction model include:

  • The proportion of fish in each length-class is allowed to vary with year.
  • The expected length bias is allowed to vary with observer.
  • The expected length error is allowed to vary with observer.
  • The expected length bias and error for a given observer does not vary by year.
  • The residual variation in length is normally distributed.

The observed fish lengths were corrected for the estimated length biases before being classified as fry, subadult and adult based on the length-at-age cutoffs.

Survival

The annual adult survival rate was estimated by fitting a Cormack-Jolly-Seber model (Kery and Schaub 2011, 220–31) to inter-annual recaptures of adults.

Key assumptions of the survival model include:

  • Survival varies randomly with year.
  • The encounter probability for adults is allowed to vary with the total bank length sampled.

Site Fidelity

The extent to which sites are closed, i.e., fish remain at the same site between sessions, was evaluated with a logistic ANCOVA (Kery 2010). The model estimates the probability that intra-annual recaptures were caught at the same site versus a different one. Key assumptions of the site fidelity model include:

  • The expected site fidelity is allowed to vary with fish length.
  • Observed site fidelity is Bernoulli distributed.

Length as a second-order polynomial was not found to be a significant predictor for site fidelity.

Capture Efficiency

The probability of capture was estimated using a recapture-based binomial model (Kery and Schaub 2011, 134–36, 384–88).

Key assumptions of the capture efficiency model include:

  • The capture probability varies randomly by session within year.
  • The probability of a marked fish remaining at a site is the estimated site fidelity.
  • The number of recaptures is described by a binomial distribution.

Abundance

The abundance was estimated from the catch and bias-corrected observer count data using an overdispersed Poisson model (Kery and Schaub 2011, 55–56). The model assumed that the capture efficiency was the mean estimate from the capture efficiency model and that the number of observed fish was a multiple of the number of captured fish. The annual abundance estimates represent the total number of fish in the study area.

Key assumptions of the abundance model include:

  • The capture efficiency is the mean estimate from the capture efficiency model.
  • The observer efficiency varies from the capture efficiency.
  • The lineal fish density varies randomly with site, year and site within year.
  • The catches and counts are described by a Poisson-gamma distribution.

The annual distribution of each species was calculated using the Shannon index of evenness (\(E\)) where \(S\) was the number of sites and \(p_i\) the proportion of the population belonging to the \(i\)th site.

\[ E = \frac{-\sum p_i \log(p_i)}{ln(S)}\]

Short-Term Correlations

To assess the short-term congruence between the yearly fish metrics and the environmental variables, the pair-wise distances between the residuals from the DFA model were calculated as \(1 - |\rho(x, y)|\) where \(\rho\) is the Pearson correlation and \(x\) and \(y\) are the two time series being compared.

The short-term similarities were represented visually by using NMDS to cluster the time series based on the pair-wise distances.

Scale Age

The age of Mountain Whitefish was estimated from scales by two independent agers. The scale aging process was repeated twice per ager, leading to two observations per ager per fish encounter (Hurlbert 1984). Individuals that could be aged at initial capture based on their length using the length-at-age model with a certainty \(\geq 0.95\) were assigned a known hatch year. Otherwise the hatch year was estimated by the model from the scale ages. The scale ages were analysed using a state-space linear mixed model that assigned an age to each fish based on the year of capture and its hatch year.

Key assumptions of the scale age model include:

  • The actual age is the year of capture minus the hatch year
  • The scale age varies by ager.
  • The scale age varies randomly with fish encounter and ager within fish encounter.
  • The scale age varies linearly with age.
  • The effect of age on scale age varies by ager.
  • The random effects are normally distributed.
  • The residual variation in the scale ages (replicate within ager within encounter) is described by a zero-truncated normal distribution.

Age-Ratios

The proportion of Age-1 Mountain Whitefish \(r^1_t\) from a given spawn year \(t\) is calculated from the number of Age-1 and Age-2 fish \(N^1_t\) and \(N^2_t\) respectively, which were lead or lagged so that all values were with respect to the spawn year:

\[r^1_t = \frac{N^1_{t+2}}{N^1_{t+2} + N^2_{t+2}}\]

As the number of Age-2 fish might be expected to be influenced by the percentage egg loss \(Q_t\) three years prior, the predictor variable \(\Pi_t\) used is:

\[\Pi_t = \textrm{log}(Q_t/Q_{t-1})\]

The ratio was logged to ensure it was symmetrical about zero (Tornqvist, Vartia, and Vartia 1985). The ages from the scale age model were corrected by subtracting one.

The relationship between \(r^1_t\) and \(\Pi_t\) was estimated using a hierarchical Bayesian logistic regression (Kery 2010) loss model.

Key assumptions of the final model include:

  • The log odds of the proportion of Age-1 fish varies linearly with the log of the ratio of the percent egg losses.
  • The numbers of Age-1 fish are extra-Binomially distributed.

The relationship between percent dewatering and subsequent recruitment is expected to depend on stock abundance (Subbey et al. 2014) which might be changing over the course of the study. Consequently, preliminary analyses allowed the slope of the regression line to change by year. However, year was not a significant predictor and was therefore removed from the final model. The effect of dewatering on Mountain Whitefish abundance was expressed in terms of the predicted percent change in Age-1 Mountain Whitefish abundance by egg loss in the spawn year relative to 10% egg loss in the spawn year. The egg loss in the previous year was fixed at 10%. The percent change could not be calculated relative to 0% in the spawn or previous year as \(\Pi_t\) is undefined in either case.

Stock-Recruitment

The relationship between the adults and the resultant number of age-1 subadultswas estimated using a Bayesian Beverton-Holt stock-recruitment model (Walters and Martell 2004):

\[ R = \frac{\alpha \cdot S}{1 + \beta \cdot S} \quad,\]

where \(S\) is the adults (stock), \(R\) is the subadults (recruits), \(\alpha\) is the recruits per spawner at low density and \(\beta\) determines the density-dependence.

Key assumptions of the stock-recruitment model include:

  • The prior probability for \(\alpha\) is a uniform distribution from 0 to 5.
  • The density-dependence varies with the proportional egg loss.
  • The residual variation in the number of recruits is log-normally distributed.

The carrying capacity \(K\) is given by the relationship:

\[ K = \frac{\alpha}{\beta} \quad.\]

Model Code

The JAGS model code, which uses a series of naming conventions, is presented below.

Condition

Variable/Parameter Description
bCorrelation Correlation coefficient between bWeightYear and bWeightLengthYear
bWeight Intercept of eLogWeight
bWeightDayte Linear effect of dayte on eLogWeight
bWeightLength Linear effect of length on eLogWeight
bWeightLengthDayte Effect of dayte on effect of length on eLogWeight
bWeightLengthYear[i] Effect of ith year on effect of length on eLogWeight
bWeightYear[i] Effect of ith year on eLogWeight
Dayte[i] Day of year ith fish was captured
eLogWeight[i] Expected log(Weight) of ith fish
Length[i] log(Length) of ith fish
sWeight SD of residual variation in log(Weight)
sWeightLengthYear SD of effect of year on effect of length on eLogWeight
sWeightYear SD of effect of year on eLogWeight
Weight[i] Observed weight of ith fish
Year[i] Year ith fish was captured
Condition - Model1
model {

  bWeight ~ dnorm(5, 5^-2)
  bWeightLength ~ dnorm(3, 2^-2)

  bWeightDayte ~ dnorm(0, 2^-2)
  bWeightLengthDayte ~ dnorm(0, 2^-2)

  sWeightYear ~ dunif(0, 1)
  sWeightLengthYear ~ dunif(0, 1)
  for (i in 1:nYear) {
    bWeightYear[i] ~ dnorm(0, sWeightYear^-2)
    bWeightLengthYear[i] ~ dnorm(0, sWeightLengthYear^-2)
  }

  sWeight ~ dunif(0, 1)
  for(i in 1:length(Length)) {
    eLogWeight[i] <-    bWeight
                      + bWeightDayte * Dayte[i]
                      + bWeightYear[Year[i]]
                      + ( bWeightLength
                        + bWeightLengthDayte * Dayte[i]
                        + bWeightLengthYear[Year[i]]
                        ) * Length[i]

    Weight[i] ~ dlnorm(eLogWeight[i], sWeight^-2)
  }
}

Growth

Variable/Parameter Description
bK Intercept of log(eK)
bKYear[i] Random effect of ith year on log(eK)
bLinf Mean maximum length
eGrowth[i] Expected growth between release and recapture of ith recapture
eK[i] Expected von Bertalanffy growth coefficient in ith year
Growth[i] Observed growth between release and recapture of ith recapture
LengthAtRelease[i] Length at previous release of ith recapture
sGrowth SD of residual variation in Growth
sKYear SD of effect of year on log(eK)
Year[i] Release year of ith recapture
Years[i] Years between release and recapture of ith recapture
Growth - Model1
model {

  bK ~ dnorm (0, 5^-2)
  sKYear ~ dunif (0, 5)
  for (i in 1:nYear) {
    bKYear[i] ~ dnorm(0, sKYear^-2)
    log(eK[i]) <- bK + bKYear[i]
  }

  bLinf ~ dunif(100, 1000)
  sGrowth ~ dunif(0, 100)

  for (i in 1:length(Year)) {
    eGrowth[i] <- (bLinf - LengthAtRelease[i]) * (1 - exp(-sum(eK[Year[i]:(Year[i] + Years[i] - 1)])))

    Growth[i] ~ dnorm(eGrowth[i], sGrowth^-2)
  }
}

Length-At-Age

Variable/Parameter Description
Age[ii] Observed age-class of iith fish
bAge[ii] Effect of iith age-class on logit(pAgeYear)
bAgeYear[ii, jj] Effect of iith age-class within jjth year on logit(pAgeYear)
bDayte[ii] Effect of iith age-class on linear effect of dayte on eLength
bDayte2[ii] Effect of iith age-class on quadratic effect of dayte on eLength
bGrowthAge[ii] Growth of fish to iith age-class
bGrowthAgeYear[ii, jj] Growth of fish to iith age-class within jjth year
bLengthAgeYear[ii, jj] Effect of iith age-class within jjth year on eLength
eGrowthAgeYear[ii, jj] Total growth of fish to iith age-class in jjth year
eLength[ii] Expected length of iith fish
Length[ii] Observed length of iith fish
pAgeYear[ii, jj] Proportion of fish in iith age-class within jjth year
sAgeYear SD of effect of age-class within year on bAgeYear
sGrowthAgeYear[ii] SD of effect of age-class within year on fish growth
sLengthAge[ii] SD of residual variation in eLength of fish in iith age-class
Year[ii] Year in which iith fish was caught
Length-At-Age - Model1
model{

  for(ii in 1:nAge){
    bGrowthAge[ii] ~ dunif(10, 100)
    sGrowthAgeYear[ii] ~ dunif(0, 25)
    for(jj in 1:nYear) {
      bGrowthAgeYear[ii, jj] ~ dnorm(0, sGrowthAgeYear[ii]^-2)
      eGrowthAgeYear[ii, jj] <- bGrowthAge[ii] + bGrowthAgeYear[ii, jj]
    }
  }

  bLengthAgeYear[1, 1] <- eGrowthAgeYear[1, 1]
  for(ii in 2:nAge){
    bLengthAgeYear[ii, 1] <- bLengthAgeYear[ii-1, 1] - bGrowthAgeYear[ii-1, 1] + eGrowthAgeYear[ii, 1]
  }

  for(jj in 2:nYear){
    bLengthAgeYear[1, jj] <- eGrowthAgeYear[1, jj]
    for(ii in 2:nAge){
      bLengthAgeYear[ii, jj] <- bLengthAgeYear[ii-1, jj-1] + eGrowthAgeYear[ii, jj]
    }
  }

  for(ii in 1:nAge)  {
    bDayte[ii] ~ dnorm(0, 10)
    bDayte2[ii] ~ dnorm(0, 10)
  }

  sAgeYear ~ dunif(0, 5)
  for(ii in 1:(nAge - 1)){
    bAge[ii] ~ dnorm(0, 2^-2)
    for(jj in 1:nYear){
      bAgeYear[ii, jj] ~ dnorm(0, sAgeYear^-2)
    }
  }

  for(jj in 1:nYear){
    logit(pAgeYear[1, jj]) <- bAge[1] + bAgeYear[1, jj]
    for(ii in 2:(nAge - 1)){
      pAgeYear[ii, jj] <- (1 - sum(pAgeYear[1:(ii - 1), jj])) * ilogit(bAge[ii] + bAgeYear[ii, jj])
    }
    pAgeYear[nAge, jj] <- (1 - sum(pAgeYear[1:(nAge - 1), jj]))
  }

    for(ii in 1:nAge){
    sLengthAge[ii] ~ dunif(0, 50)
  }

    for(ii in 1:length(Length)){
    Age[ii] ~ dcat(pAgeYear[1:nAge, Year[ii]])
    eLength[ii] <-  bLengthAgeYear[Age[ii], Year[ii]]
                  + bDayte[Age[ii]] * Dayte[ii]
                  + bDayte2[Age[ii]] * Dayte[ii]^2
    Length[ii] ~ dnorm(eLength[ii], sLengthAge[Age[ii]]^-2)
  }
}

Observer Length Correction

Variable/Parameter Description
bLength[i] Relative inaccuracy of ith observer
ClassLength[i] Mean length of fish belonging to ith class
dClass[i] Prior value for the proportion of fish in the ith class
eClass[i] Expected class of ith fish
eLength[i] Expected length of ith fish
eSLength[i] Expected SD of residual variation in length of ith fish
Length[i] Observed fork length of ith fish
Observer[i] Observer of ith fish where the first observer used a length board
pClass[i] Proportion of fish in the ith class
sLength[i] Relative imprecision of ith observer
Year[i] Year ith fish was observed
Observer Length Correction - Model1
model{

  for(j in 1:nYear){
    for(i in 1:nClass) {
      dClass[i, j] <- 1
    }
    pClass[1:nClass, j] ~ ddirch(dClass[, j])
  }

  bLength[1] <- 1
  sLength[1] <- 1

  for(i in 2:nObserver) {
    bLength[i] ~ dunif(0.5, 2)
    sLength[i] ~ dunif(2, 10)
  }

  for(i in 1:length(Length)){
    eClass[i] ~ dcat(pClass[, Year[i]])
    eLength[i] <- bLength[Observer[i]] * ClassLength[eClass[i]]
    eSLength[i] <- sLength[Observer[i]] * ClassSD
    Length[i] ~ dnorm(eLength[i], eSLength[i]^-2)
  }
}

Survival

Variable/Parameter Description
bEfficiency Intercept for logit(eEfficiency)
bEfficiencySampledLength Effect of SampledLength on bEfficiency
bSurvival Intercept for logit(eSurvival)
bSurvivalYear[i] Effect of Year on bSurvival
eEfficiency[i] Expected recapture probability in ith year
eSurvival[i] Expected survival probability from i-1th to ith year
SampledLength Total standardised length of river sampled
sSurvivalYear SD of bSurvivalYear
Survival - Model1
model{
  bEfficiency ~ dnorm(0, 5^-2)
  bEfficiencySampledLength ~ dnorm(0, 5^-2)

  bSurvival ~ dnorm(0, 5^-2)

  sSurvivalYear ~ dunif(0, 5)
  for(i in 1:nYear) {
    bSurvivalYear[i] ~ dnorm(0, sSurvivalYear^-2)
  }

  for(i in 1:(nYear-1)) {
    logit(eEfficiency[i]) <- bEfficiency + bEfficiencySampledLength * SampledLength[i]
    logit(eSurvival[i]) <- bSurvival + bSurvivalYear[i]

    eProbability[i,i] <- eSurvival[i] * eEfficiency[i]
    for(j in (i+1):(nYear-1)) {
      eProbability[i,j] <- prod(eSurvival[i:j]) * prod(1-eEfficiency[i:(j-1)]) * eEfficiency[j]
    }
    for(j in 1:(i-1)) {
      eProbability[i,j] <- 0
    }
  }
  for(i in 1:(nYear-1)) {
    eProbability[i,nYear] <- 1 - sum(eProbability[i,1:(nYear-1)])
  }

  for(i in 1:(nYear - 1)) {
    Marray[i, 1:nYear] ~ dmulti(eProbability[i,], Released[i])
  }
}

Site Fidelity

Variable/Parameter Description
bFidelity Intercept of logit(eFidelity)
bLength Effect of length on logit(eFidelity)
eFidelity[i] Expected site fidelity of ith recapture
Fidelity[i] Whether the ith recapture was encountered at the same site as the previous encounter
Length[i] Length at previous encounter of ith recapture
Site Fidelity - Model1
model {

  bFidelity ~ dnorm(0, 2^-2)
  bLength ~ dnorm(0, 2^-2)

  for (i in 1:length(Fidelity)) {
    logit(eFidelity[i]) <- bFidelity + bLength * Length[i]
    Fidelity[i] ~ dbern(eFidelity[i])
  }
}

Capture Efficiency

Variable/Parameter Description
bEfficiency Intercept for logit(eEfficiency)
bEfficiencySessionYear Effect of Session within Year on logit(eEfficiency)
eEfficiency[i] Expected efficiency on ith visit
eFidelity[i] Expected site fidelity on ith visit
Fidelity[i] Mean site fidelity on ith visit
FidelitySD[i] SD of site fidelity on ith visit
Recaptures[i] Number of marked fish recaught during ith visit
sEfficiencySessionYear SD of effect of Session within Year on logit(eEfficiency)
Session[i] Session of ith visit
Tagged[i] Number of marked fish tagged prior to ith visit
Year[i] Year of ith visit
Capture Efficiency - Model1
model {

  bEfficiency ~ dnorm(0, 5^-2)

  sEfficiencySessionYear ~ dunif(0, 2)
  for (i in 1:nSession) {
    for (j in 1:nYear) {
      bEfficiencySessionYear[i, j] ~ dnorm(0, sEfficiencySessionYear^-2)
    }
  }

  for (i in 1:length(Recaptures)) {

    logit(eEfficiency[i]) <- bEfficiency + bEfficiencySessionYear[Session[i], Year[i]]

    eFidelity[i] ~ dnorm(Fidelity[i], FidelitySD[i]^-2) T(0, 1)
    Recaptures[i] ~ dbin(eEfficiency[i] * eFidelity[i], Tagged[i])
  }
}

Abundance

Variable/Parameter Description
bDensity Intercept for log(eDensity)
bDensitySite Effect of Site on log(eDensity)
bDensitySiteYear Effect of Site within Year on log(eDensity)
bDensityYear Effect of Year on log(eDensity)
bVisitType Effect of VisitType on Efficiency
eDensity[i] Expected density during ith visit
eDispersion Overdispersion of Fish
Efficiency[i] Survey efficiency during ith visit
Fish[i] Observed count during ith visit
ProportionSampled[i] Proportion of site surveyed during ith visit
sDensitySite SD of effect of Site on log(eDensity)
sDensitySiteYear SD of effect of Site within Year on log(eDensity)
sDensityYear SD of effect of Year on log(eDensity)
sDispersion SD of overdispersion term
Site[i] Site of ith visit
SiteLength[i] Length of site during ith visit
VisitType[i] Survey type (catch versus count) during ith visit
Year[i] Year of ith visit
Abundance - Model1
model {
  bDensity ~ dnorm(5, 5^-2)

  bVisitType[1] <- 1
  for (i in 2:nVisitType) {
    bVisitType[i] ~ dunif(0, 10)
  }

  sDensityYear ~ dunif(0, 2)
  for (i in 1:nYear) {
    bDensityYear[i] ~ dnorm(0, sDensityYear^-2)
  }

  sDensitySite ~ dunif(0, 2)
  sDensitySiteYear ~ dunif(0, 2)
  for (i in 1:nSite) {
    bDensitySite[i] ~ dnorm(0, sDensitySite^-2)
    for (j in 1:nYear) {
      bDensitySiteYear[i, j] ~ dnorm(0, sDensitySiteYear^-2)
    }
  }

  sDispersion ~ dunif(0, 5)
  for (i in 1:length(Fish)) {
    log(eDensity[i]) <- bDensity + bDensitySite[Site[i]] + bDensityYear[Year[i]] + bDensitySiteYear[Site[i],Year[i]]

    eDispersion[i] ~ dgamma(1 / sDispersion^2, 1 / sDispersion^2)
    Fish[i] ~ dpois(eDensity[i] * SiteLength[i] * ProportionSampled[i] * Efficiency[i] * bVisitType[VisitType[i]] * eDispersion[i])
  }
}

Scale Age

Variable/Parameter Description
Ager[i] ith ager
bIntercept Intercept of eScaleAge
bInterceptAger[i] Effect of Ager[i] on the intercept of eScaleAge
bInterceptEncounterID[i] Random effect of EncounterID[i] on the intercept of eScaleAge
bInterceptEncounterIDAger[i,j] Random effect of the interaction of EncounterID[i] and Ager[j] on the intercept of eScaleAge
BirthYear[i] BirthYear of the ith fish
bSlope Intercept on the slope of the effect of eAge on eScaleAge
bSlopeAger[i] Effect of Ager[i] on the slope of the effect of eAge on eScaleAge
dYear[i] ith parameter of the Dirichlet distribution on pYear
eAge[i] Expected true age of the fish on the ith scale age observation
EncounterID[i] ID of the ith encounter
eScaleAge[i] Expected scale age on the ith scale age observation
FishID[i] Fish ID of the ith scale age
pYear[i] Probability that a fish is born in the ith year, starting with 1993
ScaleAge[i] ith scale age observation
sInterceptEncounterID SD of bInterceptEncounterID
sInterceptEncounterIDAger SD of bInterceptEncounterIDAger
sSD[i] SD of the ith ager due to pseudo-replication
Year[i] Encounter year of the ith scale age observation
Scale Age - Model1
model {
  for(i in 1:nBirthYear) {
    dYear[i] <- 1
  }
  pYear ~ ddirch(dYear[])
  for(i in 1:nFishID){
    BirthYear[i] ~ dcat(pYear)
  }
  mBirthYear <- BirthYear
  bIntercept <- 0
  bSlope <- 1
  for(i in 1:nAger) {
    sSD[i] ~ dunif(0, 5)
  }
  for(i in 1:nAger) {
    bInterceptAger[i] ~ dnorm(0, 2^-2)
    bSlopeAger[i] ~ dnorm(0, 2^-2)
  }
  sInterceptEncounterID ~ dunif(0, 2)
  sInterceptEncounterIDAger ~ dunif(0, 2)
  for(i in 1:nEncounterID) {
    bInterceptEncounterID[i] ~ dnorm(0, sInterceptEncounterID^-2)
    for(j in 1:nAger) {
      bInterceptEncounterIDAger[i,j] ~ dnorm(0, sInterceptEncounterIDAger^-2)
    }
  }
  for(i in 1:length(ScaleAge)){
    eAge[i] <- Year[i] - BirthYear[FishID[i]]
    eScaleAge[i] <- bIntercept + bInterceptAger[Ager[i]] + (bSlope + bSlopeAger[Ager[i]]) * eAge[i] + bInterceptEncounterID[EncounterID[i]] + bInterceptEncounterIDAger[EncounterID[i], Ager[i]]
    ScaleAge[i] ~ dnorm(eScaleAge[i], sSD[Ager[i]]^-2) T(0,)
  }
}

Age-Ratios

Variable/Parameter Description
Age1[i] The number of Age-1 fish in the ith year
Age1and2[i] The number of Age-1 and Age-2 fish in the ith year
bProbAge1 Intercept for logit(eProbAge1)
bProbAge1Loss Effect of LossLogRatio on bProbAge1
eProbAge1[i] The expected proportion of Age-1 fish in the ith year
LossLogRatio[i] The log of the ratio of the percent egg losses
sDispersion SD of extra-binomial variation
Age-Ratios - Model1
model{

  bProbAge1 ~ dnorm(0, 1000^-2)
  bProbAge1Loss ~ dnorm(0, 1000^-2)

  sDispersion ~ dunif(0, 1000)
  for(i in 1:length(LossLogRatio)){
    eDispersion[i] ~ dnorm(0, sDispersion^-2)
    logit(eProbAge1[i]) <- bProbAge1 + bProbAge1Loss * LossLogRatio[i] + eDispersion[i]
    Age1[i] ~ dbin(eProbAge1[i], Age1and2[i])
  }
}

Stock-Recruitment

Variable/Parameter Description
bAlpha eRecruits per Stock at low Stock density
bBeta Intercept for log(eBeta)
bBetaEggLoss Effect of EggLoss on bBeta
eBeta Effect of density-dependence
EggLoss[i] Calculated proportional egg loss for ith spawn year
eRecruits[i] Expected value of Recruits
Recruits[i] Number of Age-1 recruits from ith spawn year
sRecruits SD of residual variation in Recruits
Stock[i] Number of Age-2+ spawners in ith spawn year
Stock-Recruitment - Model1
model {

  bAlpha ~ dunif(0, 5)
  bBeta ~ dunif(0, 1)
  bBetaEggLoss ~ dnorm(0, 2^-2)

  sRecruits ~ dunif(0, 5)
  for(i in 1:length(Stock)){
    log(eBeta[i]) <- log(bBeta) + bBetaEggLoss * EggLoss[i]
    eRecruits[i] <- (bAlpha * Stock[i]) / (1 + eBeta[i] * Stock[i])
    Recruits[i] ~ dlnorm(log(eRecruits[i]), sRecruits^-2)
  }
}

Results

Model Parameters

The posterior distributions for the fixed (Kery and Schaub 2011 p. 75) parameters in each model are summarised below.

Condition - Mountain Whitefish

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bWeight 5.424370 5.406310 5.445060 0.009990 0 0.0010
bWeightDayte -0.015066 -0.019090 -0.010863 0.002134 27 0.0010
bWeightLength 3.160900 3.107500 3.218900 0.029300 2 0.0010
bWeightLengthDayte -0.005500 -0.016540 0.005660 0.005790 200 0.3474
sWeight 0.154752 0.152997 0.156710 0.000956 1 0.0010
sWeightLengthYear 0.111160 0.075100 0.168110 0.023690 42 0.0010
sWeightYear 0.045810 0.032460 0.066240 0.008920 37 0.0010
Convergence Iterations
1.02 10000

Condition - Rainbow Trout

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bWeight 5.952320 5.942210 5.963430 0.005420 0 0.001
bWeightDayte -0.003453 -0.006563 -0.000413 0.001526 89 0.028
bWeightLength 2.929740 2.899100 2.957610 0.014300 1 0.001
bWeightLengthDayte 0.044650 0.035310 0.053560 0.004710 20 0.001
sWeight 0.111289 0.109906 0.112719 0.000742 1 0.001
sWeightLengthYear 0.058340 0.037510 0.087850 0.013370 43 0.001
sWeightYear 0.024720 0.017140 0.035690 0.004750 38 0.001
Convergence Iterations
1.04 10000

Condition - Walleye

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bWeight 6.287860 6.265450 6.306010 0.009850 0 0.0010
bWeightDayte 0.018084 0.014997 0.021211 0.001611 17 0.0010
bWeightLength 3.220100 3.171200 3.273900 0.025500 2 0.0010
bWeightLengthDayte -0.014000 -0.032850 0.005420 0.009550 140 0.1358
sWeight 0.098755 0.097282 0.100400 0.000796 2 0.0010
sWeightLengthYear 0.099390 0.064490 0.148790 0.022730 42 0.0010
sWeightYear 0.040760 0.029420 0.059710 0.008060 37 0.0010
Convergence Iterations
1.04 10000

Growth - Mountain Whitefish

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bK -1.1810 -1.5232 -0.9085 0.1523 26 7e-04
bLinf 407.9200 401.9800 414.2400 3.1400 2 7e-04
sGrowth 12.7340 11.4840 14.1220 0.6500 10 7e-04
sKYear 0.4573 0.2529 0.8177 0.1500 62 7e-04
Convergence Iterations
1.06 4000

Growth - Rainbow Trout

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bK -0.2041 -0.3243 -0.0812 0.0646 60 0.0014
bLinf 498.5600 493.6400 504.1000 2.6700 1 0.0007
sGrowth 29.7660 28.3510 31.1880 0.7130 5 0.0007
sKYear 0.2434 0.1636 0.3808 0.0539 45 0.0007
Convergence Iterations
1.02 1000

Growth - Walleye

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bK -2.8036 -3.1421 -2.4763 0.1744 12 7e-04
bLinf 867.3000 729.4000 988.3000 68.3000 15 7e-04
sGrowth 18.8670 17.3310 20.5080 0.8170 8 7e-04
sKYear 0.3275 0.1794 0.5432 0.0958 56 7e-04
Convergence Iterations
1.04 2000

Length-At-Age - Mountain Whitefish

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bAge[1] -1.9931 -2.3632 -1.6512 0.1848 18 0.0010
bAge[2] -0.8471 -1.2793 -0.4283 0.2229 50 0.0010
bDayte[1] 3.0928 2.6095 3.6037 0.2564 16 0.0010
bDayte[2] 2.4010 1.8910 2.9330 0.2650 22 0.0010
bDayte[3] 1.4300 0.8740 1.9820 0.2830 39 0.0010
bDayte2[1] -0.6846 -1.1276 -0.2755 0.2109 62 0.0010
bDayte2[2] -0.0914 -0.4785 0.3162 0.2026 440 0.6867
bDayte2[3] 1.2020 0.6710 1.7260 0.2740 44 0.0010
bGrowthAge[1] 99.0810 97.3210 99.9780 0.7770 1 0.0010
bGrowthAge[2] 96.7060 93.0080 99.6640 1.8550 3 0.0010
bGrowthAge[3] 98.9240 96.2030 99.9730 1.0180 2 0.0010
sAgeYear 0.8713 0.6665 1.1408 0.1204 27 0.0010
sGrowthAgeYear[1] 22.2950 17.6960 24.8810 1.9610 16 0.0010
sGrowthAgeYear[2] 9.6290 6.4100 14.4900 2.1170 42 0.0010
sGrowthAgeYear[3] 23.7380 21.0460 24.9500 1.0710 8 0.0010
sLengthAge[1] 14.4989 14.1175 14.8843 0.2021 3 0.0010
sLengthAge[2] 21.9360 21.1250 22.7830 0.4180 4 0.0010
sLengthAge[3] 45.4510 44.6890 46.2240 0.3870 2 0.0010
Convergence Iterations
1.05 10000

Length-At-Age - Rainbow Trout

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bAge[1] -3.1540 -3.4546 -2.8313 0.1585 10 0.0010
bAge[2] 0.4468 0.2107 0.7704 0.1430 63 0.0040
bDayte[1] 0.8170 0.2620 1.3920 0.2970 69 0.0040
bDayte[2] 3.0350 2.5060 3.5450 0.2670 17 0.0010
bDayte[3] 0.2790 -0.3330 0.9060 0.3060 220 0.3593
bDayte2[1] 0.0490 -0.4900 0.5710 0.2750 1100 0.8743
bDayte2[2] 0.7356 0.2526 1.2048 0.2362 65 0.0020
bDayte2[3] 0.3450 -0.1760 0.8840 0.2730 150 0.2016
bGrowthAge[1] 99.0050 96.3850 99.9690 0.9630 2 0.0010
bGrowthAge[2] 99.4760 97.8960 99.9810 0.5340 1 0.0010
bGrowthAge[3] 99.5270 98.2050 99.9880 0.4580 1 0.0010
sAgeYear 0.6505 0.4979 0.8472 0.0918 27 0.0010
sGrowthAgeYear[1] 19.4600 14.0400 24.5200 2.8200 27 0.0010
sGrowthAgeYear[2] 24.6960 23.9450 24.9920 0.2780 2 0.0010
sGrowthAgeYear[3] 24.8295 24.3591 24.9956 0.1677 1 0.0010
sLengthAge[1] 18.1640 17.2610 19.1650 0.4840 5 0.0010
sLengthAge[2] 38.1550 37.4970 38.7840 0.3340 2 0.0010
sLengthAge[3] 49.9275 49.7136 49.9984 0.0727 0 0.0010
Convergence Iterations
1.03 10000

Observer Length Correction - Mountain Whitefish

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bLength[1] 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0.001
bLength[2] 0.91427 0.90470 0.92417 0.00500 1 0.001
bLength[3] 0.86202 0.85032 0.87484 0.00629 1 0.001
bLength[4] 0.86742 0.83560 0.89047 0.01323 3 0.001
bLength[5] 0.88006 0.87199 0.88733 0.00391 1 0.001
sLength[1] 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0.001
sLength[2] 2.02053 2.00062 2.07767 0.02047 2 0.001
sLength[3] 3.69060 3.27810 4.13140 0.22320 12 0.001
sLength[4] 2.02970 2.00070 2.11350 0.03080 3 0.001
sLength[5] 2.00622 2.00017 2.02330 0.00629 1 0.001
Convergence Iterations
1.02 10000

Observer Length Correction - Rainbow Trout

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bLength[1] 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0.001
bLength[2] 0.85658 0.84843 0.86427 0.00416 1 0.001
bLength[3] 0.86109 0.85000 0.87311 0.00585 1 0.001
bLength[4] 0.76364 0.73892 0.78866 0.01271 3 0.001
bLength[5] 0.85534 0.84924 0.86174 0.00316 1 0.001
sLength[1] 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0.001
sLength[2] 2.02375 2.00076 2.08957 0.02432 2 0.001
sLength[3] 2.57100 2.02700 3.28500 0.34200 24 0.001
sLength[4] 4.40400 3.12200 5.88400 0.68600 31 0.001
sLength[5] 2.01610 2.00031 2.05944 0.01643 1 0.001
Convergence Iterations
1.04 10000

Observer Length Correction - Walleye

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bLength[1] 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0.001
bLength[2] 0.80463 0.77794 0.84193 0.01706 4 0.001
bLength[3] 0.91895 0.90352 0.93395 0.00799 2 0.001
bLength[4] 0.85273 0.82315 0.89489 0.01820 4 0.001
bLength[5] 0.93104 0.91736 0.94542 0.00737 2 0.001
sLength[1] 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0.001
sLength[2] 3.50600 2.02100 5.90800 1.26400 55 0.001
sLength[3] 2.54500 2.01300 4.38400 0.59300 47 0.001
sLength[4] 2.80700 2.01400 4.94200 0.83200 52 0.001
sLength[5] 2.12420 2.00230 2.52730 0.16570 12 0.001
Convergence Iterations
1.06 10000

Survival - Mountain Whitefish

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bEfficiency -4.7426 -4.9714 -4.4943 0.1237 5 0.0010
bEfficiencySampledLength 0.3685 0.1123 0.6191 0.1331 69 0.0080
bSurvival 0.5120 -0.2480 1.5780 0.4420 180 0.1897
sSurvivalYear 1.4220 0.6820 2.7070 0.5310 71 0.0010
Convergence Iterations
1.04 10000

Survival - Rainbow Trout

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bEfficiency -3.1917 -3.3926 -2.9925 0.1052 6 0.0010
bEfficiencySampledLength 0.0171 -0.1717 0.1904 0.0930 1100 0.8503
bSurvival -0.5470 -0.8470 -0.2489 0.1566 55 0.0020
sSurvivalYear 0.4188 0.1971 0.7474 0.1497 66 0.0010
Convergence Iterations
1.01 10000

Survival - Walleye

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bEfficiency -4.0380 -4.2540 -3.8131 0.1118 5 0.0010
bEfficiencySampledLength 0.0716 -0.1053 0.2718 0.0967 260 0.4611
bSurvival -0.0143 -0.3643 0.3912 0.1935 2600 0.9022
sSurvivalYear 0.5614 0.2347 1.1094 0.2152 78 0.0010
Convergence Iterations
1.02 10000

Site Fidelity - Mountain Whitefish

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bFidelity -0.1591 -0.5215 0.2092 0.1864 230 0.3960
bLength -0.1244 -0.5324 0.2515 0.1979 320 0.5294
Convergence Iterations
1 1000

Site Fidelity - Rainbow Trout

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bFidelity 0.8356 0.6709 1.0041 0.0857 20 7e-04
bLength -0.3489 -0.5189 -0.1903 0.0826 47 7e-04
Convergence Iterations
1.01 1000

Site Fidelity - Walleye

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bFidelity 0.7068 0.4225 1.0060 0.1510 41 0.0007
bLength -0.0974 -0.3909 0.1949 0.1497 300 0.5134
Convergence Iterations
1.01 1000

Capture Efficiency - Mountain Whitefish - Subadult

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bEfficiency -4.9651 -5.4962 -4.5578 0.2399 9 0.001
sEfficiencySessionYear 0.4570 0.0130 1.1490 0.3170 120 0.001
Convergence Iterations
1.02 20000

Capture Efficiency - Mountain Whitefish - Adult

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bEfficiency -5.1857 -5.5147 -4.9082 0.1536 6 0.001
sEfficiencySessionYear 0.2660 0.0373 0.6738 0.1681 120 0.001
Convergence Iterations
1.06 10000

Capture Efficiency - Rainbow Trout - Subadult

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bEfficiency -3.3595 -3.4944 -3.2360 0.0668 4 0.001
sEfficiencySessionYear 0.3888 0.2688 0.5243 0.0644 33 0.001
Convergence Iterations
1.01 10000

Capture Efficiency - Rainbow Trout - Adult

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bEfficiency -4.0582 -4.2215 -3.9124 0.0799 4 0.001
sEfficiencySessionYear 0.2203 0.0197 0.4396 0.1116 95 0.001
Convergence Iterations
1.02 10000

Capture Efficiency - Walleye - Adult

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bEfficiency -4.4631 -4.6975 -4.2344 0.1190 5 0.001
sEfficiencySessionYear 0.6125 0.4107 0.8769 0.1208 38 0.001
Convergence Iterations
1.03 10000

Abundance - Mountain Whitefish - Subadult

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bDensity 5.36470 5.00840 5.6595 0.17420 6 0.001
bVisitType[1] 1.00000 1.00000 1.0000 0.00000 0 0.001
bVisitType[2] 4.13100 3.54900 4.8370 0.33600 16 0.001
sDensitySite 0.81530 0.65470 1.0286 0.09420 23 0.001
sDensitySiteYear 0.46200 0.40170 0.5302 0.03210 14 0.001
sDensityYear 0.73410 0.50900 1.0830 0.15290 39 0.001
sDispersion 0.50023 0.45882 0.5413 0.02111 8 0.001
Convergence Iterations
1.08 10000

Abundance - Mountain Whitefish - Adult

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bDensity 6.46330 6.04450 6.72500 0.16700 5 0.001
bVisitType[1] 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0.001
bVisitType[2] 4.91600 4.17200 5.76700 0.41500 16 0.001
sDensitySite 1.12670 0.91200 1.36630 0.11590 20 0.001
sDensitySiteYear 0.41310 0.36010 0.47010 0.02850 13 0.001
sDensityYear 0.39250 0.25270 0.63750 0.09320 49 0.001
sDispersion 0.53922 0.50833 0.57488 0.01679 6 0.001
Convergence Iterations
1.05 20000

Abundance - Rainbow Trout - Subadult

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bDensity 4.82630 4.55990 5.08550 0.13110 5 0.001
bVisitType[1] 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0.001
bVisitType[2] 4.23200 3.75200 4.80700 0.27000 12 0.001
sDensitySite 0.75020 0.61290 0.92000 0.07860 20 0.001
sDensitySiteYear 0.40880 0.35920 0.45950 0.02580 12 0.001
sDensityYear 0.32360 0.20810 0.51060 0.08050 47 0.001
sDispersion 0.40328 0.37313 0.43576 0.01563 8 0.001
Convergence Iterations
1.03 40000

Abundance - Rainbow Trout - Adult

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bDensity 5.32330 5.07870 5.55360 0.11960 4 0.001
bVisitType[1] 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0.001
bVisitType[2] 4.40500 3.88800 4.99000 0.27800 13 0.001
sDensitySite 0.68580 0.56070 0.82960 0.06980 20 0.001
sDensitySiteYear 0.25922 0.20764 0.30729 0.02545 19 0.001
sDensityYear 0.23530 0.14900 0.37430 0.05660 48 0.001
sDispersion 0.40359 0.36958 0.43821 0.01703 9 0.001
Convergence Iterations
1.06 10000

Abundance - Walleye - Adult

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bDensity 5.33400 5.03470 5.59550 0.14040 5 0.001
bVisitType[1] 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0.001
bVisitType[2] 4.27900 3.64600 4.88500 0.31700 14 0.001
sDensitySite 0.37980 0.28170 0.50120 0.05560 29 0.001
sDensitySiteYear 0.23607 0.18586 0.28434 0.02567 21 0.001
sDensityYear 0.51690 0.34770 0.75250 0.10730 39 0.001
sDispersion 0.46160 0.43091 0.49239 0.01635 7 0.001
Convergence Iterations
1.05 20000

Scale Age

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bInterceptAger[1] 1.29500 1.14760 1.42600 0.07170 11 0.0007
bInterceptAger[2] 1.12120 0.95820 1.26890 0.07640 14 0.0007
bSlope 1.00000 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0.0007
bSlopeAger[1] -0.09540 -0.18970 0.00980 0.05000 100 0.0734
bSlopeAger[2] -0.13070 -0.22330 -0.02620 0.04950 75 0.0107
sInterceptEncounterID 0.31960 0.23610 0.39580 0.04040 25 0.0007
sInterceptEncounterIDAger 0.28830 0.19960 0.36750 0.04180 29 0.0007
sSD[1] 0.38032 0.34306 0.42143 0.02045 10 0.0007
sSD[2] 0.51450 0.46390 0.57300 0.02830 11 0.0007
Convergence Iterations
1.04 8000

Age-Ratios

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bProbAge1 0.4956 0.1033 0.9015 0.2043 81 0.0243
bProbAge1Loss -0.2332 -0.6662 0.2161 0.2247 190 0.2887
sDispersion 0.7075 0.4644 1.1017 0.1710 45 0.0010
Convergence Iterations
1.04 5000

Stock-Recruitment - Mountain Whitefish

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bAlpha 3.2990000 0.8770000 4.9300000 1.1600000 61 0.0010
bBeta 0.0000937 0.0000166 0.0001761 0.0000419 85 0.0010
bBetaEggLoss 0.1764000 -0.2686000 0.6067000 0.2156000 250 0.3613
sRecruits 0.6691000 0.4395000 1.0678000 0.1675000 47 0.0010
Convergence Iterations
1 10000

Stock-Recruitment - Rainbow Trout

Parameter Estimate Lower Upper SD Error Significance
bAlpha 3.4660000 1.2140000 4.9320000 1.0370000 54 0.001
bBeta 0.0001401 0.0000264 0.0002219 0.0000533 70 0.001
bBetaEggLoss -0.2141000 -0.4867000 -0.0095000 0.1228000 110 0.042
sRecruits 0.2487000 0.1652000 0.3943000 0.0586000 46 0.001
Convergence Iterations
1.09 10000

Figures

Condition

figures/condition/length.png
Figure 1. Predicted length-mass relationship by species.

Condition - Mountain Whitefish - Subadult

figures/condition/Subadult MW/year.png
Figure 2. Predicted condition effect size for a 200 mm Mountain Whitefish by year (with 95% CRIs).

Condition - Mountain Whitefish - Adult

figures/condition/Adult MW/year.png
Figure 3. Predicted condition effect size for a 350 mm Mountain Whitefish by year (with 95% CRIs).

Condition - Rainbow Trout - Subadult

figures/condition/Subadult RB/year.png
Figure 4. Predicted condition effect size for a 250 mm Rainbow Trout by year (with 95% CRIs).

Condition - Rainbow Trout - Adult

figures/condition/Adult RB/year.png
Figure 5. Predicted condition effect size for a 500 mm Rainbow Trout by year (with 95% CRIs).

Condition - Walleye - Adult

figures/condition/Adult WP/year.png
Figure 6. Predicted condition effect size for a 600 mm Walleye by year (with 95% CRIs).

Growth

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Figure 7. Predicted growth curve by species.

Growth - Mountain Whitefish

figures/growth/MW/year.png
Figure 8. Predicted growth for a 200 mm Mountain Whitefish by year (with 95% CRIs).

Growth - Rainbow Trout

figures/growth/RB/year.png
Figure 9. Predicted growth for a 200 mm Rainbow Trout by year (with 95% CRIs).

Growth - Walleye

figures/growth/WP/year.png
Figure 10. Predicted growth for a 200 mm Walleye by year (with 95% CRIs).

Length-At-Age - Mountain Whitefish

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Figure 11. Predicted length-density plot for Mountain Whitefish by life-stage and year.

Length-At-Age - Mountain Whitefish - Age-0

figures/lengthatage/Age-0 MW/year.png
Figure 12. Predicted length of an Age-0 Mountain Whitefish by year (with 95% CRIs).

Length-At-Age - Mountain Whitefish - Age-1

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Figure 13. Predicted growth of an Age-0 (to Age-1) Mountain Whitefish by year (with 95% CRIs).

Length-At-Age - Rainbow Trout

figures/lengthatage/RB/density.png
Figure 14. Predicted length-density plot for Rainbow Trout by life-stage and year.

Length-At-Age - Rainbow Trout - Age-0

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Figure 15. Predicted length of an Age-0 Rainbow Trout by year (with 95% CRIs).

Length-At-Age - Rainbow Trout - Age-1

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Figure 16. Predicted growth of an Age-0 (to Age-1) Rainbow Trout by year (with 95% CRIs).

Observer Length Correction

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Figure 17. Observed and corrected length density plots for measured versus counted fish by observer and species.
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Figure 18. Predicted length inaccuracy relative to measured by observer and species (with 95% CRIs).
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Figure 19. Predicted imprecision relative to measured by observer and species (with 95% CRIs).

Survival - Mountain Whitefish - Adult

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Figure 20. Predicted annual survival for an adult Mountain Whitefish.
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Figure 21. Predicted annual efficiency for an adult Mountain Whitefish.

Survival - Rainbow Trout - Adult

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Figure 22. Predicted annual survival for an adult Rainbow Trout.
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Figure 23. Predicted annual efficiency for an adult Rainbow Trout.

Survival - Walleye - Adult

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Figure 24. Predicted annual survival for an adult Walleye.
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Figure 25. Predicted annual efficiency for an adult Walleye.

Site Fidelity

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Figure 26. Probability of recapture at the same site versus a different site by fish length (with 95% CRIs).

Capture Efficiency

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Figure 27. Predicted capture efficiency by species and life stage (with 95% CRIs).

Capture Efficiency - Mountain Whitefish - Subadult

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Figure 28. Predicted capture efficiency for a subadult Mountain Whitefish by session and year (with 95% CRIs).

Capture Efficiency - Mountain Whitefish - Adult

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Figure 29. Predicted capture efficiency for an adult Mountain Whitefish by session and year (with 95% CRIs).

Capture Efficiency - Rainbow Trout - Subadult

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Figure 30. Predicted capture efficiency for a subadult Rainbow Trout by session and year (with 95% CRIs).

Capture Efficiency - Rainbow Trout - Adult

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Figure 31. Predicted capture efficiency for an adult Rainbow Trout by session and year (with 95% CRIs).

Capture Efficiency - Walleye - Adult

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Figure 32. Predicted capture efficiency for an adult Walleye by session and year (with 95% CRIs).

Abundance

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Figure 33. Predicted count efficiency by species and life stage (with 95% CRIs).
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Figure 34. Predicted count:catch ratio by species and life stage (with 95% CRIs).
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Figure 35. Counts versus expected catches by species, stage and year. The lines indicate the predicted count:catch ratios.

Abundance - Mountain Whitefish - Subadult

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Figure 36. Predicted abundance for subadult Mountain Whitefish by year (with 95% CRIs).
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Figure 37. Predicted density for subadult Mountain Whitefish by site (with 95% CRIs).
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Figure 38. Predicted evenness of spatial distribution for subadult Mountain Whitefish by year (with 95% CRIs).

Abundance - Mountain Whitefish - Adult

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Figure 39. Predicted abundance for adult Mountain Whitefish by year (with 95% CRIs).
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Figure 40. Predicted density for adult Mountain Whitefish by site (with 95% CRIs).
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Figure 41. Predicted evenness of spatial distribution for adult Mountain Whitefish by year (with 95% CRIs).

Abundance - Rainbow Trout - Subadult

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Figure 42. Predicted abundance for subadult Rainbow Trout by year (with 95% CRIs).
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Figure 43. Predicted density for subadult Rainbow Trout by site (with 95% CRIs).
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Figure 44. Predicted evenness of spatial distribution for subadult Rainbow Trout by year (with 95% CRIs).

Abundance - Rainbow Trout - Adult

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Figure 45. Predicted abundance for adult Rainbow Trout by year (with 95% CRIs).
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Figure 46. Predicted density for adult Rainbow Trout by site (with 95% CRIs).
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Figure 47. Predicted evenness of spatial distribution for adult Rainbow Trout by year (with 95% CRIs).

Abundance - Walleye - Adult

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Figure 48. Predicted abundance for adult Walleye by year (with 95% CRIs).
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Figure 49. Predicted density for adult Walleye by site (with 95% CRIs).
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Figure 50. Predicted evenness of spatial distribution for adult Walleye by year (with 95% CRIs).

Short-Term Correlations

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Figure 53. Variable residuals by year.
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Figure 54. Non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) plot showing clustering of variables by absolute correlations of short-term variation (stress = 35.3).

Scale Age

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Figure 55. Estimated scale age of Mountain Whitefish by actual age and ager (with 95% CRIs).
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Figure 56. Age by fork length.

Age-Ratios

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Figure 57. Proportion of Age-1 Mountain Whitefish by spawn year.
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Figure 58. Percentage Mountain Whitefish egg loss by spawn year.
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Figure 59. Mountain Whitefish percentage egg loss ratio by spawn year.
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Figure 60. Proportion of Age-1 Mountain Whitefish by percentage egg loss ratio, labelled by spawn year. The predicted relationship is indicated by the solid black line (with 95% CRIs).
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Figure 61. Predicted percent change in Age-1 Mountain Whitefish abundance by egg loss in the spawn year relative to 10% egg loss in the spawn year (with 95% CRIs).

Stock-Recruitment - Mountain Whitefish

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Figure 62. Predicted stock-recruitment relationship from Age-2+ spawners to subsequent Age-1 recruits by spawn year (with 95% CRIs).
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Figure 63. Predicted Age-1 recruits carrying capacity by percentage egg loss (with 95% CRIs).

Stock-Recruitment - Rainbow Trout

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Figure 64. Predicted stock-recruitment relationship from Age-2+ spawners to subsequent Age-1 recruits by spawn year (with 95% CRIs).
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Figure 65. Predicted Age-1 recruits carrying capacity by percentage egg loss (with 95% CRIs).

Acknowledgements

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