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Fish xere sampled using a Coffelt model BP-3 backpack shocker. Character- <br />istics of the unit arei 250 or 500 V, pulsed DC, 0-3 amps, 70 pulses sec. The <br />• lox voltage setting xas found most effective, since xater conductivity xas high. <br />Fish xere also taken xlth a ~ inch minnox seine, especially during the <br />last sampling period when xater floxs xere very low. <br />During electroshocking the stream section was sampled by xalking back <br />and forth across the stream, holding the electrodes approximately 5 feet <br />upstream and lz to 3 feet apart. One person shocked xhile a second person <br />netted any stunned fish. Areas were usually shocked for 40-60 minutes. <br />All fish captured were preserved in 10% formalin in labeled jars and <br />returned to the laboratory. Weights and lengths were taken on preserved <br />specimens and identifications made using 3eckman, 1974,&Baxter & Simon, 1970 <br />as refe_~ences. In addition to fish identified in hand, some fish were also <br />seen but not captured during the shocking operation. These were recorded by <br />estimated size range, number,and in some cases species. <br />• <br /> <br />6-z <br />