Population Characteristics of Riverine Smallmouth Bass in Tennessee, Simulated Effects of Length Limits, and Management Recommendations
Population characteristics of riverine smallmouth bass in Tennessee, simulated effects of length limits, and management recommendations. Fisheries Report 01 - 19 by Frank C. Fiss Tim A. Cleveland Bart D. Carter Rick D. Bivens Jack M. Swearengin July 2001 Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Development of this report was financed in part by funds from Federal Aid in Fish and Wildlife Restoration (Public Law 91-503) as documented in Federal Aid Project FW- 6 (TWRA Project 7321). This program receives Federal Aid in Fish and Wildlife Restoration. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, or handicap. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility as described above, or if you desire further information, please write to: Office of Equal Opportunity, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240. Cover: Illustration by Duane Raver provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Recommended citation: Fiss, F. C., T. A. Cleveland, B. D. Carter, R. D. Bivens, and J. M. Swearengin. 2001. Population characteristics of riverine smallmouth bass in Tennessee, simulated effects of length limits, and management recommendations. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Fisheries Report 01 - 19. Acknowledgments We thank the following members of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency for their help collecting and processing smallmouth bass samples: Darrell Bernd, John Mayer, Jim Pipas, Jeff Prestwich, Allen Pyburn, Steve Seymour, Travis Scott, Chris Simpson, Scott Webb, Carl Williams, and David Young.
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