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Teaching Module: Fishing with Power v1.3

Alan Temple — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:47:02 +0000

This Excel application was developed by Dr Alan Temple, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. It runs various macros that allow you to:

- Develop tables of applied power goals;
- Derive applied power density and voltage tables;
- Design electrodes;
- List selected fish threshold power densities;
- Estimate battery discharge time; and
- List specifications of various equipment types.

Download Electrofishing with Power v1.3 (250k)

Teaching Module: Electrofishing Systems

Alan Temple — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:37:02 +0000

This PowerPoint slideshow is a teaching module developed by Dr Alan Temple, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. It covers the key aspects of electrofishing systems.

These include:
- backpack units;
- gas-power v. battery power;
- shore-based fishing;
- tow-barges;
- catarafts;
- electric seines;
- pre-positioned area units; and
- diver-operated units.

It doesn’t provide extensive detail on boat mounted units.

Download the Electrofishing Systems Teaching Module (2.9MB)

Teaching Module: Electrofishing Safety

Alan Temple — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:18:23 +0000

This PowerPoint slideshow is a teaching module developed by Dr Alan Temple, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. It covers the key aspects of electrofishing safety.

The aims of the module are to:
- Appreciate need for safe working environment;
- Discuss the value of safety policy documents; and
- Describe approaches to improve safety at electrofishing projects (including an employee safety program).

Download the Electrofishing Safety Teaching Module (1.2MB)