Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Georgia
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

The specific objectives of this proposal are to (1) assess differences in the capture rate [i.e., catch per unit effort (CPUE; fish/net/night)] of GADNR and AFS nets for target sportfish species including Black Crappie, Channel Catfish, Striper (including hybrids) and Walleye across ~4-6 selected Georgia reservoirs ranging in productivity; (2) assess differences in the size structure of captured target sportfish between the GADNR and AFS nets, and (3) develop methods for estimating conversion factors for CPUE to allow continued use of historical data.