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| Above: Balanced Fish Population |
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The fishery in a pond or lake is a very dynamic system. In order to fully examine the relationship between the various species
that are present, a detailed survey should be carried out. We employ various techniques to evaluate the fishery of a waterbody:
electrofishing, seine netting, gill netting and trap netting. By using one or more of these sampling methods, we can
determine whether your fishery is properly balanced or not. For those of you that have an existing well-balanced fishery and wish to manage for trophy
bass or a thriving pan fish population, we can tailor a program to meet your management goals. If you are drawing down your pond or lake for dredging, restoration,
or maintenance we also off fish removal services. We can remove and relocate the fish in your pond or lake so they are not lost. (see below photo)
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Above: Fish Removal
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ELECTROFISHING |
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Left: AEC utilizes electrofishing as a sampling method on a mid sized pond in South Central PA.
The main objectives of electrofishing are stock assessment, health surveys, tagging, and eliminating species.
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SEINE SAMPLING |
Left: Seine sampling is utilized to sample the smaller species in a fish population.
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PROPER FISH MANAGEMENT = TROPHY BASS |
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Most ponds and lakes have problems with their fish populations such as slow growth rates and poor reproduction.
Often these problems result from improper stocking and/or unregulated harvesting programs. AEC can assess your fish population to prepare a detailed survey. Upon completion of a survey, the data is used to
develop a management program that will result in a healthier fish population.
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