Archive for January, 2009
MICROFISH – electrofishing removal data
This software package, available through the American Fisheries Society, was developed by John Van Deventer, USDA Forest Service in the late 1980s. It is used for generating population estimates from removal data based on maximum-likelihood estimation theory. It costs $10 and can be ordered here.
Popularity: 59% [?]
29Jan2009 | Tom Rayner | 0 comments | Continued
Electrofishing and fish health
“Electrofishing is a valuable tool for fishery management and research, but when resultant injuries to fish are a problem and cannot be adequately reduced, we must abandon or severely limit its use and seek less harmful alternatives. This is our ethical responsibility to the fish, the populace we serve, and ourselves.” – Darrel Snyder.
Popularity: 73% [?]
28Jan2009 | Tom Rayner | 1 comment | Continued
UNSW to build new electrofishing boat
The Waterbirds, Wetlands & Rivers Research Lab, in conjunction with the Fisheries & Marine Environmental Research Facility (FAMER), at the University of New South Wales, has received funding to build a new electrofishing boat.
Popularity: 84% [?]
19Jan2009 | Tom Rayner | 3 comments | Continued