Panama City Fisheries Resources Office: FY 2004 Annual Report
HIGHLIGHTS FOR FY 20041. Completed the second of a 3-year Gulf sturgeon population estimate on the EscambiaRiver, Florida.2. Completed the first of a 2-year Gulf sturgeon population estimate on the ApalachicolaRiver, Florida.3. Conducted Gulf sturgeon presence-absence surveys in three other Florida river systems.4. Documented Gulf sturgeon marine habitat use in the near shore waters of the Gulf ofMexico.5. Identified environmental threats to Gulf sturgeon spawning habitat in theChoctawhatchee River, Florida.6. Initiated a study to document Gulf sturgeon spawning with the collection of fertilizedeggs in the Yellow River, Florida.7. Implemented Gulf Striped Bass Restoration Plan by coordinating the 21st Annual MoroneWorkshop, leading the technical committee, transporting broodfish, and coordinating thestocking on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) river system.8. Over 86,000 Phase II Gulf striped bass were marked with sequential coded wire tags andstocked in Lake Seminole and the Apalachicola River. Post-stocking evaluations wereconducted at 31 sites.9. Drafted updates to Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Striped Bass Restoration andEvaluation Five-Year Plan with partners.10. Fishery surveys were conducted on Tyndall Air Force Base and St. Marks and St.Vincent National Wildlife Refuges.11. Habitat evaluations and population surveys were completed at 153 Okaloosa darterstream sites.12. Aquatic insect biomonitoring and identification of over 39,000 individual aquaticmacroinvertebrates was completed and provided to Eglin Air Force Base.13. Ten years of fishery data from Okefenokee and Banks Lake National Wildlife Refugeswas analyzed with recommendations incorporated into the refuge ComprehensiveConservation Plan.14. A draft mussel sampling protocol was tested in wadeable streams in northwest Floridaand southwest Georgia.15. Implemented recovery plan and candidate conservation actions for 14 listed andcandidate freshwater mussels in the Northeast Gulf Watersheds.16. Worked with partners in developing the Spring Creek Watershed Partnership in the FlintRiver basin, Georgia.17. Multiple stream restoration and watershed management projects were initiated orcompleted. A total of 6.8 stream miles were restored for stream fishes, along with 56.4miles of coastline were enhanced for sea turtle lighting. A total of 135 acres of wetlandsand 58 acres of understory habitat were restored.18. Multiple outreach projects were completed to detail aquatic resources conservation needsand opportunities. Participated in National Fishing Week event, BASS ProShops event,several festivals, and school outreach.
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| Format: | monograph biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Panama City Field Office
2005
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| Subjects: | Ecology, Management, Fisheries, Planning, fishery management, Florida, Georgia, Gulf sturgeon, ecosystem monitoring, Eglin Air Force Base, freshwater mussels, Okaloosa darter recovery, Gulf striped bass, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/21273 |
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