Title

Testing Experimental Collection Gears to Increase Harvest Efficiency of the Electrofishing Fishery Targeting Introduced Blue Catfish in Virginia Waters

Authors

George Earl Trice IV

Document Type

Report

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

VIMS Department/Program

Marine Advisory Program (MAP)

Publication Date

2015

Series

Fishery Resource Grant FRG 2015- 01

Abstract

The goal of the project was to design a more effective way to harvest invasive catfish (predominantly blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus) in Virginia waters stunned by low-frequency electrofishing (LFE).

Keywords

Blue catfish, electrofishing

Recommended Citation

Trice IV, G. E. (2015) Testing Experimental Collection Gears to Increase Harvest Efficiency of the Electrofishing Fishery Targeting Introduced Blue Catfish in Virginia Waters. Fishery Resource Grant FRG 2015- 01. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/reports/2148