Protocol Details for Monitoring Aquatic Nuisance Species Protocol Details for Monitoring Aquatic Nuisance Species



Fish - General
Lakes and Ponds
Qualitative: no
Quantitative: no
Rapid Assessment: No
Specs:
Distance:
Frequency:
Gear: seine
Method:

Field teams collect fish by overnight sets of trap nets, minnow traps and gill nets as well as seining after sunset.  Fish sampling is stratified by habitat and random within habitat. 

Seining is done at night.  Seine net specifications (e.g., length, mesh size) are not given.

This long (55 pg) document describes these methods in detail

Comments:
Reference 1
authorWhittier, Thomas R., Peter Vaux and Roger B. Yeardley
Date1997
TitleSection 6. Fish Sampling
journalEnvironmental Monitoring and Assessment Program Surface Waters Field Operations Manual for Lakes
publisherEPA report
pages55 pp.
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