Fisheries Research Projects

Recently completed projects

Design of a long-term monitoring program for freshwater mussels in the Lower Altamaha River Basin.

Validation of snorkeling and electrofishing for sampling salmonids in small streams.

Ecological studies of larval and juvenile Robust Redhorse; abundance and distribution in the Oconee River

Influence of Land-Based Activities on Riverine Delivery of Contaminants to Estuaries

Current projects

Science support for the Upper Coosa Basin Phase I

Water Availability for Ecological Needs: A Pilot Study on the Upper Flint River System, GA

Lower Flint River Basin Mussel habitat assessment & monitoring project

Park Monitoring: Using decision models to assist vital signs monitoring in national parks, a prototype using sea otters (Enhydra lutris) in Coastal Alaska

Fish community response to commercial operation at the Richard B. Russell pump-storage hydropower facility on the Savannah River, GA-SC

Invasive blue catfish in the Oconee River: Status and demographics upstream of Lake Oconee

A study of the ecological value of managed tidal wetlands compared to adjacent natural marshes in the ACE Basin, SC

Habitat use and movement patterns of adult Robust Redhorse released in the Oconee River, GA

Reproductive status of the Tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis aggregation offshore Jekyll Island, GA

Recently initiated projects

Influence of limnological classification on sportfish production in lakes on Georgia’s public fishing areas

Decision support models for the conservation and recovery of imperiled mussels