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Electrofishing

November 21, 2014 by abby Leave a Comment

Electrofishing is a survey tool used to estimate species composition, fish abundance, and fish density in freshwater systems using an electrical current.  An electroshocker creates a flow of current between an anode (i.e., ring on a backpack models) and cathode (i.e., rat tail on backpack models) that stuns fish that cross the electric field.  Stunning … [Read more…]

Posted in: E Tagged: anode, cathode, depletion electrofishing, electrofishing, electroshocker

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