9441

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 9441
• Author: Jackson, J. A. and P. V. Badame.
• Title: Centrarchid and Channel Catfish Control in the Middle and Lower Green River; 1997 and 1998.
• USFW Year: 2002.
• USFW - Doc Type: Project # 59,
• Copyright Material: NO

TABLE OF CONTENTS
~ ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .................................................... i
LIST OF TABLES ........................................................ iv
LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................ vi
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................ viii
LIST OF KEY WORDS .................................................... xi
e' INTRODUCTION ..........................................................1
STUDY AREA .............................................................4
Middle Green River ...................................................4
~ Lower Green River ...................................................4
METHODS ...............................................................5
Green River sampling trips ............................................. 5
~ Middle ........................................................5
Lower .........................................................5
Fyke Nets ...........................................................6
Electrofishing ........................................................6
~ Data Collection ....................................................... 6
Fish Marking ........................................................7
Pub6cInvolvement ................................ .................7
RESULTS ................................................................7
a
Middle Green River ...................................................7
Fyke netting
1997 Summary and Relative Abundance of Catch .................. 7
~ 1997 Catch rates ........................................... 8
1998 Summary and Relative Abundance of Catch .................. 8
1998 Catch rates ........................................... 8
1998 Size Class Distribution .................................. 8
Year to Year Comparisons ................................... 8
~ Recaptures ...............................................9
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