TAKEOFF
BASS SCIENCE
MONITORING THE RESOURCE
hoW Modern fisheries ManaGeMent techniques iMprove Bass fishinG
By TJ Maglio
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C
aring for fisheries and recommending proper regulations is the job of fish-
eries biologists and managers at both federal and state agencies. It’s not
an easy or simple job, but the work they do helps to ensure the quality of
the resource for the future.
you’ve maybe seen them at work – local biologists out on the lakes and rivers
collecting data while you’re fishing – but you might not know much about what
they’re actually doing.
that’s why we provided this short summary of some of the important field
techniques modern fisheries biologists use, and what they tell us about a fishery.
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Biologists in
Kentucky perform a
survey on captured
bass as part of an
electrofishing study.
FLWFISHING.COM I APRIL 2018