Fisheries Assessment

In cooperation with the on-campus Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Center researchers delve into the study of native and stocked fish habitat, movement and survival.  Research results protect endangered fish populations during critical periods and reduce stocking efforts to match habitat and demand.  The fisheries research has also branched into the study of endangered mussels and their in-stream flow needs and the efforts of recovering endangered species.

The following are fisheries assessment-related projects activated in the 2011-2012 fiscal year. For descriptions of specific projects, click on those with links.

logo_ttualertAssessment of Biotic Integrity, Water Quality and Habitat, Fishing Pressure and Economic Value of the Fishery in the Caney Fork River
P.W. Bettoli
Funding by:  U.S. Geological Survey

 logo_ttualertAssessment of Sportfish Stocking Programs
P.W. Bettoli
Funding by:  Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

logo_ttualertElk River Adaptive Resource Management Project
P.W. Bettoli
Funding by:  U.S. Geological Survey

logo_ttualertDistribution of Fish in and Near a Heated Power Plant Discharge
P.W. Bettoli
Funding by:  Electric Power Research Institute

logo_ttualertEvaluating Sportfish Management Programs in Tennessee
P.W. Bettoli
Funding by:  Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Historic Fisheries Assesment Products  (PDF file)

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