Proceedings of Southeastern Fish and Wildlife Conference
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Compliance: The Mission of Wildlife Law Enforcement The glorification of a poacher and the ingrained antagonism toward game laws and their enforcement has continued since early European immigration to North America. Effective wildlife law enforcement is a complicated discipline requiring selfmotivated compliance which will eventually change social attitudes and behavior regarding natural resource laws. A compliance philosophy evolved in Louisiana after implementing the results of research involving conservation officers, hunters, and violators.
Pages 532-542 |
1992 |
These comments are suggested in order to cause an awareness and to deal with problems generated by activistic activities in opposition to lawful hunting and trapping activities.
Pages 543-549 |
1992 |
A Forensic Tool Application: Distinguishing Wild from Cultured Fish Effective 31 December 1990, the sale of wild-caught red drum was banned in the state of Texas. Practical enforcement of this legislation required the use of a technique that could unambiguously discriminate between wild and farm-raised fish. Fatty acid profiles were established for wild red drum from 4 major Texas bay systems as well as from 2 aquaculture ventures to determine if this technique could be a useful enforcement tool. Beverly A. Villarreal, L. T. Fries
Pages 550-555 |
1992 |
Hunter Noncompliance with Bucks-only Regulations About the same number of antlerless deer (Odocoileus virginianus) were harvested illegally as were harvested legally during bucks-only days on public land. A large percentage of hunters apparently shoot first and take only legally harvested deer to mandatory check stations. I estimated that 48.2% of hunters were predisposed to noncompliance with bucks-only regulations.
Pages 556-559 |
1992 |
Perceived Needs and Preparedness for Aquatic Education in Public Schools Alabama grade school teachers were surveyed to determine (1) attitudes toward aquatic resource education, (2) experience and training in aquatic resource education, (3) receptivity towards various potential aquatic curricula, and (4) preferences for assorted aquatic teaching materials. Robert Goodman, H. A. Clonts, C. J. Turner
Pages 560-568 |
1992 |
Churches—The Lost Market for Environmental Activism With the rapid decline of fish and wildlife habitat and rampant population growth, we are losing the fight for fish and wildlife, and fish and wildlife are losing habitat. The nation's 350,000 churches are an uncultivated key to helping solve our habitat and environmental crisis. Conservation and stewardship responsibilities are scriptural in the western religious doctrine, and churches have had this responsibility from the beginning.
Pages 569-581 |
1992 |
Pages 1-2 |
1991 |
Remarks: The Preservation of Biodiversity
Pages 3-4 |
1991 |
Remarks: Biodiversity and Its Management Implications
Pages 5-8 |
1991 |
Remarks: Biodiversity, The State Perspective (Oklahoma)
Pages 9-12 |
1991 |
Remarks: Biodiversity and a Word of Caution
Pages 13-18 |
1991 |
Using Condition Indicators to Evaluate Habitat Quality for White-tailed Deer We examined the usefulness of condition profiles, incorporating postmortem morphologic, physiologic, and dietary indices from fall-harvested deer and seasonal fecal indices of diet quality, for evaluating differences in habitat quality between adjacent populations of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). This study was conducted on East Range (4.5% of 12,000 ha cultivated) and West Range (0.8% of 18,000 ha cultivated), Fort Sill Military Reservation, southwestern Oklahoma, from November 1987 to August 1989. William C. Dinkines, Robert L. Lochmiller, William S. Bartush, Charles W. Qualls, Jr.
Pages 19-29 |
1991 |
Effect of Fawning Date on Physical Development in Yearling Male White-tailed Deer Antler measurements, weights, and estimated ages were collected from 529 male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) harvested on the Campfield Hunt Club, Georgetown County, South Carolina, from 1984 to 1989. Yearlings (N = 216) were aged ≤17, 18, or ≥19 months of age according to premolar wear and replacement patterns. The 4-month hunting season was divided into 3 periods to test for differences in weight and antler development between the ≤17- and ≥19-month-old age groups. W. Matt Knox, Mark O. Bara, Karl V. Miller
Pages 30-36 |
1991 |
Summer Habitat Relationships of Northern Bobwhite in Piedmont Virginia We examined the relationships of northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) to agricultural land uses in the Virginia Piedmont during 1986-1987. Bobwhite were censused and the associated habitat components quantified at 121 roadside census stations. Relative quail densities decreased (P < 0.05) from 1986 to 1987. Gerald A. Cline, Dean F. Stauffer, Michael J. Tonkovich
Pages 37-48 |
1991 |
Wild Turkey Brood Habitat Use in Fire-type Pine Forests We studied habitat selection by radio-tagged eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) hens with broods ≤30 days old in the fire-maintained pine (Pinus) forests of southwestern Georgia from 1988 to 1990. Habitat selectivity was determined for 14 hen-poult groups that were tracked for 1 week or more. Hens with young broods preferred (P ≤ 0.05) oldfields and woodlands grazed by cattle. Bonferonni confidence intervals for individual hen-poult groups with >20 locations revealed considerable variation among individuals. D. Clay Sisson, Dan W. Speake, J. Larry Landers
Pages 49-57 |
1991 |
Distribution of Ruffed Grouse Southeast of the Range of Quaking Aspen We delineated the distribution of ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) southeast of the range of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides), and estimated the total range-area and forested range-area within this expanse. All or portions of 11 states comprised a total range-area of 285,184.3 km2, 25.7% of the total land-area ofthose states. The percentage of each state occupied by ruffed grouse varied from 99.4% in West Virginia to 2.5% in each of South Carolina and Alabama. Approximately 67% of the species' range was forested. J. Chris Cole, Ralph W. Dimmick
Pages 58-63 |
1991 |
Survival and Seasonal Movements During River Otter Restoration Efforts in West Virginia During 5 February-1 April 1987 we released 13 (8 males:5 females) radio-equipped river otters (Lutra canadensis) into the West Fork River, Lewis County, West Virginia. Survival through 4 November 1987 was 56.7% (N = 75). After 10 months, dispersal extended 27.2 km upstream and 23.4 km downstream from the release site. Seasonal movements for the surviving otters varied from 7.1 km to 57.4 km for females (N = 2) and 11.1 km to 52.0 km for males (N = 5). Inter- and intrasexual ranges overlapped 0%-100% each season. Peter J. Tango, Edwin D. Michael, Jack I. Cromer
Pages 64-72 |
1991 |
Apparent Mineral Absorption by White-tailed Deer Two completely randomized design studies were conducted from May 1986 through June 1987 with white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to determine seasonal mineral absorption patterns of guajillo (Acacia berlandieri) and a pelleted diet. The pelleted diet contained 0.56% phosphorus (P), 2.57% calcium (Ca), 0.31% magnesium (Mg), 2.25% sodium (Na), 1.63% potassium (K), 9.6 ppm copper (Cu), 45.0 ppm zinc (Zn), and 314.8 ppm iron (Fe). Calcium and P from the pelleted diet were absorbed in a 2:1 ratio. There were no seasonal differences in mineral absorption of the pelleted diet. Thomas G. Barnes, Lytle H. Blankenship, Larry W. Varner, James F. Gallagher
Pages 73-80 |
1991 |
Physiological Evaluation of 2 White-tailed Deer Herds in Southern Florida Influences of nutrition, season, area, sex, and age on physiology were estimated for 82 adult (≥1 year old) white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) collected in the Big Cypress National Preserve (BCNP), Florida, between August 1984 and June 1986. Deer were examined for fat, kidney fat index (KFI), fecal diaminopimelic acid (DAPA), abomasal parasites (APC's), overall physical condition, in utero fecundity, and lactation. Absence of seasonal variations in fat levels and KFI values may reflect a reduced need for deer in southern Florida to store fat. James W. McCown, Melody E. Roelke, Donald J. Forrester, Clinton T. Moore, John C. Roboski
Pages 81-90 |
1991 |
Seasonal Diets of Coyotes in Western Central Alabama Year-round diet of coyotes (Canis latrans) was assessed from 292 fecal samples using frequency of occurrence of prey types and relative percent volume of prey types. By both measures, the most important food item for each season was rodents, except in the fall when volume of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianust in scats exceeded the volume of rodents. In most cases the 2 methods ranked prey groups identically. Five of the 7 differences between adjacent seasons identified by frequency of occurrence were corroborated by differences in volume. J. David Hoerath, M. Keith Causey
Pages 91-96 |
1991 |
Winter Food Habits of Red Foxes and Coyotes in Central Kentucky Carcasses of 60 coyotes (Canis latrans) and 72 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were collected from November 1986 to February 1987 in the Bluegrass and Knobs region of central Kentucky. Stomach content analysis revealed that diets were similar between the 2 species, with a Hom's index of overlap = 0.81. Coyotes consumed a small variety of relatively large prey items (i.e., items occurred at high frequencies in the stomachs); whereas red foxes ingested a large variety of small prey items. Richard L. Crossett II, Charles L. Elliott
Pages 97-103 |
1991 |
The fell-and-burn site preparation technique is an effective means of regenerating low-quality hardwood stands to pine-hardwood mixtures in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. In this region, pine-hardwood mixtures offer a compromise between the benefits of hardwood management to wildlife and the economic benefits of pine management. However, the fell-and-burn technique has not been tested in the Piedmont and other regions. David C. Guynn, Jr., Thomas A. Waldrop, Timothy L. Evans
Pages 104-114 |
1991 |
Wild Turkey Gobbler Habitat Use and Home Range in Loblolly Pine Plantations We studied wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) gobbler habitat use and seasonal home range size by radio telemetry in an area dominated (45%) by loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) plantations (PP) in Kemper County, Mississippi, 1986-1988. In 1986, gobbler habitat use was more than expected for PP (fall) and pine-hardwood forests (spring). Use was less than expected for pine-hardwood forests (fall) and fields (summer). Use was as expected for PP, pine-hardwood, and hardwood forests and fields for the other seasons. In 1987, PP were used less than expected for all seasons. George A. Hurst, David R. Smith, John D. Burk, Bruce D. Leopold
Pages 115-123 |
1991 |
Attitudes and Opinions of Virginia's Spring Turkey Hunters towards Safety Issues A questionnaire entitled "Spring Turkey and Other Hunting in Virginia: A Hunter Survey" was sent to 2,500 randomly selected Virginia resident hunting license holders, 440 of whom were spring turkey hunters. The questionnaire focused on 4 aspects of spring gobbler hunting: economics, season structure, aspects of enjoyment, and safety. This paper deals with the attitudes and opinions of Virginia's spring turkey hunters towards specific issues relating to safety during the spring season. Simple means or frequencies were computed for all responses to survey questions. Linda A. Bittner, Michael P. Hite
Pages 124-132 |
1991 |
Influence of Success on Hunter Satisfaction and Deer Management Objectives We used the 1988, 1989, and 1991 annual mail surveys to Georgia hunters to compare attitudes of successful and unsuccessful deer hunters. All hunters rated seeing game and lack of crowding as the most important components of hunter satisfaction. Important factors contributing to a positive perception of hunting season quality included number of deer observed and harvest success. All hunters indicated the opportunity to hunt for trophies as more important than killing game; however, successful deer hunters rated trophy opportunity higher than did unsuccessful deer hunters. H. Todd Holbrook, Lawrence E. McSwain
Pages 133-139 |
1991 |
Comparison of the HSI and WHAG Habitat Evaluation Procedures for Tree Squirrels HSI and WHAG habitat evaluation procedures were used to determine habitat suitability indices for gray (Sciurus carolinensis) and fox (S. niger) squirrels on 6 areas in central Missouri. Results from both evaluation procedures indicated similar habitat conditions on all areas. However, Lincoln-Petersen mark-recapture estimates indicated densities of both species varied across areas. No correlations were found between suitability indices and squirrel densities for either procedure or species. Phil T. Seng, Ernie P. Wiggers
Pages 140-147 |
1991 |
Measuring Wildlife Depredation of Native Pecans Wildlife depredation of native pecans was evaluated during 1989 and 1990 using ground plots to estimate nut damage, and shuck to pecan ratios to estimate caching in peripheral areas of south-central Oklahoma native pecan groves adjacent to woodland. Total wildlife damage ranged from 28-447 kg/ha, which exceeded harvestable pecans (0-103 kg/ha) from the same areas. Caching comprised 59% (4-381 kg/ha) of the total damage attributable to wildlife. Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) nut damage ranged from 17-67 kg/ha, and exceeded that of all other wildlife combined.
Pages 148-155 |
1991 |
Movements and Survival of American Black Duck and Mallard Broods on Chesapeake Bay We attached radio transmitters to day-old American black duck (Anas rubripes) and mallard (A. platyrhynchos) ducklings and monitored duckling habitat use, brood movements, and survival rates for 30 days. Ducklings moved an average of 2.3 km within the first 24 hours and another 1.5 km thereafter. After the initial move, broods usually moved once more. No differences in initial movement distance, subsequent movement distance, or total number of movements were found between black duck and mallard broods. David G. Krementz, Grey W. Pendleton
Pages 156-166 |
1991 |
The Feasibility of Nightlighting for Monitoring Brood Production of Wood Ducks on Rivers To determine the applicability of the nightlighting technique for monitoring wood duck (Aix- sponsa) brood production on rivers in Tennessee, we compared results of day and night surveys on 8 rivers in spring 1990. Results of 32 day counts and 16 night counts showed that 112% more broods/km were seen at night (X = 0.55, SE = 0.022) than day (X = 0.26, SE = 0.20). The mean number of broods/km did not differ (P < 0.05) between replications for either night counts or day counts.
Pages 167-174 |
1991 |
Immobilization of European Wild Hogs with Azaperone and Ketamine: An Alternative Trapped European wild hogs (Sus scrofa) were immobilized with a combination of azaperone (AZ) and ketamine hydrochloride (KHCl). One capture dart containing AZ was followed in 4-26 minutes by an injection of KHCl with a hand-held syringe. It was our intent to inject each hog with 4.4 mg/kg of AZ and 6.6 mg/kg of KHCl. This drug combination was safe and effective. A mixture of KHCl and xylazine hydrochloride (XHCl) also was used. However, the KHCl-XHCl mixture required drug volumes > 10 ml to achieve chemical restraint for hogs >65 kg.
Pages 175-177 |
1991 |
Telemetry Accuracy and a Model for Predicting Telemetry Error We investigated telemetry error using a dual yagi null-peak antenna system mounted on a pick-up truck. One-hundred transmitters were placed in known locations in forest and field habitats on the Remington Farms study area. Most (755 of 830) pairs of azimuths gave useable estimates of the transmitter location. The median error distance (distance from the estimated to known transmitter location) was 133m (N = 746, range = 2 - 1559 m). Bret D. Wallingford, Richard A. Lancia
Pages 178-188 |
1991 |
Use of Capture-recapture Techniques to Estimate Public Use on the Clarks Hill WMA License plates were used as markers for capture-recapture estimates of vehicle numbers on a 12,547-ha study area. License plate numbers were recorded during random surveys. An attempt to estimate vehicle numbers, using open-population model JOLLY, failed due to problems with equal catchability caused by users leaving the area, then returning. Chapman's Lincoln-Peterson index provided acceptable estimates of vehicle numbers. Numbers of vehicles were calculated for each sample day, then extrapolated to the entire study period. Robert W. Gooding, Robert E. Trost, Webb M. Smathers, Jr., William H. Fleming
Pages 189-197 |
1991 |
A New Technique for the Daytime Capture of Adult Alligators Gill-nets were used to live-capture otherwise elusive adult alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) in coastal Georgia. In all of 55 cases, nuisance alligators > 1.8-m in length were successfully captured. Advantages of this technique include selective efficiency and effectiveness during daylight hours.
Pages 198-200 |
1991 |
Mortality Patterns of Panthers in Southwest Florida Mortality of Florida panthers (Felis concolor coryi) was examined from December 1979 through May 1991 in southwest Florida. Average annual mortality (17.2%) over a 4-year period (1987-1990) was similar to unhunted populations of mountain lions. Highway collisions caused 46.9% of documented mortality followed by natural causes (28.1%), illegal shooting (6.2%), and research activities (6.2%). Road mortality appears greater from November to January and more likely among male panthers and panthers residing adjacent to State Roads 29 and 84. David S. Maehr, E. Darrell Land, Melody E. Roelke
Pages 201-207 |
1991 |
Black Bear Damage and Landowner Attitudes Toward Bears in Arkansas Extent and types of damage caused by black bears (Ursus americanus) and landowner attitudes and perceptions of bears were determined by mail survey in Arkansas. Based on 1,353 returned surveys, monetary losses of livestock production attributed to bears appeared to be minimal, but honey production losses were more significant. Nevertheless, only 4.6% of the landowners stated that the damage was intolerable. Eighty-three percent of the respondents indicated that black bear populations should be increased or maintained at their present levels. Joseph D. Clark, Daniel L. Clapp, Kimberly G. Smith, T. Bently Wigley
Pages 208-217 |
1991 |
Survival Rates of Radio-equipped Wild Turkey Gobblers in East-central Mississippi Seasonal and annual survival rates were determined for 130 radio-equipped eastern wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) gobblers on Tallabala Wildlife Management Area, Mississippi, 1986-90. Annual survival rates varied from 0.390.54. Spring gobbler hunting (SGH) season survival rates within a year and annual survival rates for that year did not differ (P > 0.10). SGH survival rates were significantly lower than all other periods within each year, and no other differences were detected within years. George A. Hurst, K. David Godwin, Randall L. Kelley
Pages 218-226 |
1991 |
Predicting Wild Turkey Harvest Levels Reliable pre-season predictions for wild turkey harvests can be an important component of management plans where hunter and/or harvest quotas are used. Data collected in Florida from 1983-1989 included 9 demographic and 4 meteorological variables. Using regression analyses we identified those variables which were associated with spring turkey harvest and produced a "best" regression model for making preseason, spring harvest predictions from data collected during the previous year. David T. Cobb, Paul M. Elliott
Pages 227-234 |
1991 |
Regulatory Response to Deer Hunting with Dogs in Eastern Texas We reevaluated the effects of hunting deer (Odocoileus virginianus) with dogs in 10 east Texas counties 5 years after the initial investigation in 1984. We mailed standardized questionnaires to rural boxholders, licensed hunters, and forest industry landowners. The numbers of landowners and hunters opposed to deer hunting using dogs increased (P < 0.05) from 1984 to 1989. However, there was no (P > 0.05) shift in hunter classification between years. Joseph J. Campo, Gary E. Spencer
Pages 235-240 |
1991 |
Longevity of Artificial Den Structures for Raccoons in Kentucky Thirty-nine artificial den structures for raccoons (Procyon Lotor) were examined to determine structure condition and occupancy on 3 areas in central Kentucky. Thirty-four of the structures were 6 years old and 11 (32%) of these were considered habitable for raccoons. Five of the structures were 3 years old and all were considered habitable by raccoons. All 16 of the habitable structures exhibited some type of animal activity. Data suggest that weathered artificial den structures are used extensively by a variety of wildlife. Methods of increasing den structure longevity are discussed Gary J. Roloff, Michael R. Hill
Pages 241-245 |
1991 |
Philosophies of fisheries management have evolved through time and have affected, and been affected by, traditional uses of various (different) fisheries. Because of historic differences in management and utilization of freshwater and saltwater fisheries, we expected to find differences among freshwater and saltwater anglers in their support for (attitudes toward) management regulations. Robin K. Riechers, Gene R. Wilde, Robert B. Ditton, Kevin M. Hunt
Pages 246-253 |
1991 |
The objective of this study was to determine if largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) electrofishing catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) varied within the traditional spring sampling season. Shoreline electrofishing for largemouth bass was conducted on Chowan River and Sutton Lake in 1990 and on Tuckertown Reservoir in 1989 and 1990. There were at least 6 sample stations per body of water. Each of the 3 study locations was sampled 3 times from March through June. The number of bass >200 mm captured and effort were recorded by sample station and date. Scott L. Van Horn, James W. Kornegay, Bennett Wynne, Wayne R. Chapman
Pages 254-260 |
1991 |
Largemouth Bass Population Structure Changes and Harvest Under a Slot Length Limit Effects of changing harvest regulations on largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides from a 254-mm minimum length limit and 10-fish daily bag limit to a slot length limit of 356-457 mm and later to a 5-fish daily bag limit were monitored on Calaveras and Monticello reservoirs, Texas. Electrofishing was used to monitor changes in size structure at both reservoirs and density as catch per unit of effort (CPUE) at Monticello Reservoir only. A creel survey was used to monitor angler harvest at Calaveras Reservoir. In both reservoirs, RSD 203-355 decreased while RSD 356-457 and RSD 457 increased. Wilfred J. Dean Jr., David R. Terre, William B. Dolman, Tim W. Schlagenhaft
Pages 261-269 |
1991 |
Economic Benefits of Fishery Improvements Associated with Lake Destratification Lake destratification was conducted from 1987 to 1989 at Beech Fork Lake, a 720-acre lake in West Virginia, to improve the fishery habitat. Improvements in the habitat was associated with increases in standing crop, harvest, catch, and recreational use. The economic benefits of the improvements were evaluated and compared to the cost of the destratification program. Michael E. Hoeft, Richard E. Punnett
Pages 270-281 |
1991 |
The Impact of Daily Creel Limits on Sport Fish Harvest in Georgia Completed-trip information was analyzed from 6 access-type creel census surveys in Georgia to evaluate the impact of statewide creel limits on restricting sport fish harvest.
Pages 282-287 |
1991 |
Occurrence of Pacific White Shrimp in Lower Laguna Madre, Texas Current Texas law allows the culture of exotic and native penaeid shrimp in private waters under provisions of a Texas shellfish culture license. Because of superior growth and survival characteristics exhibited under pond culture conditions, the Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) has emerged as the primary penaeid shrimp commercially cultured in Texas. Recently, shrimp believed to be Pacific white shrimp were collected by commercial shrimpers in the Brownsville, Texas, ship channel. These specimens were morphologically and biochemically compared to native northern white shrimp (P. William A. Balboa, Timothy L. King, Paul C. Hammerschmidt
Pages 288-292 |
1991 |
The Effect of the Lake Chicot Renovation Project on the Fishery of a Mississippi River Oxbow Lake A renovation project on Lake Chicot, a 1,417-ha Arkansas oxbow lake, was undertaken to improve water quality and fisheries productivity negatively impacted by surrounding agricultural land and ensuing drainage. A 1920s levee and drainage project that added 90,653-ha of catchment area to the inflow of Lake Chicot also increased agricultural acreage from 10% to 80% of the lake's watershed. This resulted in a substantial increase in turbidity in the lake (from 40 to 400 NTU), negatively affecting the sportfish populations, especially the largemouth bass. Stephen P. Filipek, James D. Ellis, W. Jerry Smith, David R. Johnson, William M. Bivin, Larry L. Rider
Pages 293-306 |
1991 |
Identification of Gulf of Mexico Sciaenids by Isoelectric Focusing Sarcoplasmic proteins were isolated from skeletal muscle of 14 species of Gulf of Mexico sciaenids encompassing 11 genera utilizing isoelectric focusing (lEF). Individuals from the 11 genera were distinguishable. However, intrageneric comparisons (Cynoscion and Menticirrhus) were constrained by similar protein banding among congenerics and required a high resolution pH gradient (pH 4-5) to produce species-specific patterns. A graphical representation of differences in banding patterns among the 14 species was provided by densitometric tracings. Timothy L. King, Paul C. Hammerschmidt, Eric D. Young
Pages 307-316 |
1991 |
Voluntary Release of Largemouth Bass by Florida Anglers Angler survey data indicated that voluntary release rates for largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) ranged from 8% to 85% for 11 Florida lakes surveyed during 1989 with a mean of 40%. Nine lakes surveyed during the past decade showed an increase in voluntary release, indicating the practice may be becoming more popular. Lake Tarpon anglers released 85% of their bass catch, and 97% of those anglers stated conservation was the reason for not keeping fish. No harvest of bass <30 em was documented at Lake Tarpon, which supports the notion that in Florida most anglers release smaller bass. Thomas R. Champeau, Paul W. Thomas
Pages 317-322 |
1991 |
Age and Growth of a Landlocked Population of Blueback Herring and Management Implications A landlocked population of blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis) was established in 1982 in Lake Theo, Texas, and persisted for 7 years. Analysis of scales provided inaccurate ages for fish older than age 1. Analysis of otoliths provided valid ages of blueback herring, but protracted formation of annuli on otoliths limited the use of otoliths for back-calculating lengths of these fish. Fish in this landlocked population attained maximum total lengths of 240 mm, lived 2 years, and spawned only once. Harold L. Schramm, Jr., Greg A. Conley, W. Clell Guest
Pages 323-332 |
1991 |
Sport Fisheries Exploitation in Riverine Sections of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Principal fisheries in riverine sections of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway below Aberdeen and Columbus dams are associated with tailwaters and bendways (original Tombigbee River channels cut off by the construction of navigation channels). Navigation channels contributed little to the fisheries. Approximately 80% of the anglers interviewed originated their trip from within the county where the respective dam was located. Blue catfish (lctalurus furcatus) dominated the harvest from the Aberdeen system while white crappie (Pomoxis annularis) dominated the harvest from the Columbus system. Donald C. Jackson, Jocephus R. Dillard
Pages 333-341 |
1991 |