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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Black Bass"”.
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Factors related to angler compliance in a black bass fishery, James River, Virginia
… the factors related to angler compliance with a black bass slot length limit regulation of 280 to 356-mm (11 - 14 in) and a daily creel limit of five bass. Boat and bank anglers differed significantly in yearly tackle expenditures, travel distances, knowledge of existing regulations, and species …
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Biological Impacts and Uses of Black Bass Competitive Fishing Tournaments on Large Lake Systems
… on large waterbodies including the Great Lakes. Black Bass, Micropterus spp., are top predators and among the most sought after species in competitive catch-and-release tournaments. This study investigated catch-and-release tournaments as an assessment tool through mark-recapture for Largemouth …
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Do Angler Handling Practices Influence the Short-Term Post-Release Behaviour of Black Bass?
Black bass (Micropterus spp.) are a popular group of sportfish in North America, caught year-round, providing economic benefits to local communities. Anglers often release Black bass due to seasonal regulations, tournament regulations or because of personal conservation ethic, with the expectation …
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Assessment of Walleye, Sauger, and Black Bass Populations in Lewis and Clark Lake, South Dakota
… Micropterus salmoides and smallmouth M. dolomieu bass sampling data from Lewis and Clark Lake, South Dakota, was assessed to determine if there were spatial, diel, or seasonal differences in CPUE, size structure, condition, and growth. The only significant differences in CPUE occurred for …
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Comparative resource use by two species of black bass in riverine and impounded sections of the New River, Virginia
Two species of black bass, smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu and spotted bass Micropterus punctulatus, are sympatric in both riverine and impounded sections of the New River, Virginia. Resource use (habitat and diet) by the two species was investigated to determine patterns and extent of …
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Recreational use, social and economic characteristics of the Smith River and Philpott Reservoir fisheries, Virginia
… Reservoir was overwhelmingly a nonconsumptive black bass fishery (anglers harvested only 9% of the black bass they caught). I also estimated net economic value of both fisheries using the travel cost method (TCM) and contingent valuation method (CVM). In addition to estimating net economic …
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Temporal and spatial patterns of abundance of age 0 threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense) in Overton Arm, Lake Mead
… Shad are the primary forage base for the striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and black bass (Macropterus salmoides); Weekly samples were taken from June to mid-August, in 1988 and 1989. Depth series samples were taken with a Tucker Trawl at some stations and dates. Chlorophyll {dollar}\alpha{dollar} …
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Decline of the Savannah River Redeye Bass (Micropterus Coosae) Due to Introgressive Hybridization With Invasive Alabama Spotted Bass (Micropterus Punctulatus Henshalli)
… between two introduced species (Alabama spotted bass, Micropterus punctulatus henshalli, and smallmouth bass, M. dolomieu) and two endemic species of black bass (redeye bass, M. coosae, and largemouth bass, M. salmoides) in four reservoirs within the Savannah River drainage system. Three …
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Assessment of the Response of Piscivorous Sportfishes to the Establishment of Gizzard Shad in Claytor Lake, Virginia
… were utilized by piscivores (pelagic - striped bass Morone saxatilis, hybrid striped bass M. chrysops x M. saxatilis, and walleye Stizostedion vitreum, and three littoral black basses Micropterus spp.), 2) the availability of gizzard shad as potential prey as determined from age and growth …
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Food habits, population dynamics, and bioenergetics of four predatory fish species in Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia
… of four predatory fish species (striped bass, walleye, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass) were determined and combined with information on energetics and growth to quantitatively assess predator-prey interactions in Smith Mountain Lake, a large hydroelectric reservoir in south-central …
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Trajectories of Change in South Africa's Freshwater Fish Fauna
… (BART) algorithm, the distributions of three black bass (Micropterus salmoides, M. dolomieu, and M. punctulatus) species and two native species (Clarias gariepinus and Pseudobarbus burgi) were modelled. A total of 148 hydrological and 16 biological predictor variables were specifically …