A comparison of four electroshocking procedures for assessing the abundance of smallmouth bass in Wisconsin streams.

John Lyons; Paul Kanehl

doi:10.2737/NC-GTR-159

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A comparison of four electroshocking procedures for assessing the abundance of smallmouth bass in Wisconsin streams.

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Authors:

John Lyons, Paul Kanehl

Year:

1993

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-GTR-159

Source:

General Technical Report NC-159. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Critically examines four electrofishing methods commonly used to estimate the abundance of smallmouth bass in wadeable streams, and provides guidelines for sampling smallmouth bass in streams of Wisconsin and nearby areas.

Keywords

electrofishing, smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu, fisheries management

Citation

Lyons, John; Kanehl, Paul. 1993. A comparison of four electroshocking procedures for assessing the abundance of smallmouth bass in Wisconsin streams. General Technical Report NC-159. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station