Caution on the Use of Electrofishing for Paddlefish

Authors

  • Dennis L. Scarnecchia Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
  • Phillip A. Stewart Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Miles City, MT
  • L. Fred Ryckman North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Williston, ND
  • Gene Van Eeckhout North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Jamestown, ND
  • Bobby C. Reed Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Lake Charles, LA
  • L. Kim Graham Missouri Department of Conservation, Columbia, MO

Keywords:

paddlefish, electrofishing, fish, age, growth, Yellowstone River, Montana

Abstract

Numerous concerns have been expressed in recent years about possible negative effects of electrofishing on target species (Snyder 1995). Electrofishing is an important fish sampling method (Reynolds 1996), so concerns about its effects can have farreaching implications. For threatened and endangered species, or for physiologically fragile fishes, a safe sampling method is necessary to permit the release and subsequent survival of each fish.

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Published

2024-02-20

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1-4 (1999)

Section

Environmental Sciences and Engineering [Articles]