Relative contribution of stocked walleyes in Tennessee reservoirs
North American Journal of Fisheries Management
By: C.S. Vandergoot and P.W. Bettoli
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Abstract
Since the mid-1950s, fisheries biologists with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency have stocked walleyes Stizostedion vitreum in several tributary reservoirs of the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers to augment declining native stocks; however, the efficacy of these management actions has never been formally evaluated. The contribution of stocked walleyes in four Tennessee reservoirs was evaluated during 1999 and 2000 by marking fry and fingerlings through oxytetracycline (OTC) immersion. Stocking densities were 13-48 fingerlings/ha, and marking efficacy was high for fish marked as fry (mean = 98%; SE = 1.7%) and fingerlings (mean = 99%; SE = 0.6%). Nearly all (94-100%; N = 509) of the age-1 and age-2 walleyes collected in the four reservoirs were OTC-marked. Based on these findings, fingerling walleyes must be stocked annually to sustain the walleye populations in these tributary impoundments.
Suggested Citation
Vandergoot, C., and Bettoli, P., 2003, Relative contribution of stocked walleyes in Tennessee reservoirs: North American Journal of Fisheries Management, v. 23, no. 3, p. 1036-1041, https://doi.org/10.1577/M02-090.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Relative contribution of stocked walleyes in Tennessee reservoirs |
| Series title | North American Journal of Fisheries Management |
| DOI | 10.1577/M02-090 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication Date | August 01, 2003 |
| Year Published | 2003 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | North American Journal of Fisheries Management |
| First page | 1036 |
| Last page | 1041 |