General
One of the key tools available for fish assessment is that of electrofishing.
Electrofishing is a reasonably simple concept to explain practically,
but theoretically it can be rather confusing. Simply, a field of
electricity is passed through the water that causes a muscle response
reaction from the fish forcing them towards the netsman. A full
explanation can be found later on this page. The main purposes for
electrofishing are stock assessment, sampling/health surveys, tagging,
catching spawners, anaesthetising or eliminating species
http://www.fisheriesmanagement.co.uk/electrofishing.htm
Protocol
Example from
Aquatic Bioindicators Survey for Hornsby Shire Council, 31st October
2000
Case studies
NSW Fisheries
Namoi and Macquarie Rivers
http://www.fisheries.nsw.gov.au/sci/outputs/ooc/197-spatial.htm
DLWC
Barwon-Darling River
http://www.dlwc.nsw.gov.au/care/water/imef/fish.html
People Contacts
Richard Denham
DIPNR
richard.denham@dipnr.nsw.gov.au
Organisation contact
Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural resources
http://www.dlwc.nsw.gov.au/care/water/imef/contact.html
Advanced references
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