Russell K. Wong

White Perch Invasion of B. Everett Jordan Reservoir, North Carolina

From 1987 to 1998, gill netting was conducted annually in Jordan Lake, North Carolina, usually 3 times per year with 9 nets distributed over 3 reservoir sub-basins. White perch (Morone americana) began appearing in gill-net samples in 1988. By 1993 they were the second-most abundant species (11.2/net night), following black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) (21.2/net night). White perch catch rates in 1994 (16. I/net night) exceeded rates for other fish captured in gill nets. White perch continued to constitute a large percentage (21.1%) of the gill-net catch from 1995-1998. Analysis of...