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Suspended spawning cans for channel catfish in a surface-mine lake. [Ictalurus punctatus]

Journal Article · · Prog. Fish-Cult.; (United States)
A technique was developed to enable channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) to spawn in lakes where sufficient spawning habitat is not available. Forty-five-liter spawning cans were suspended from styrofoam floats at a depth of 1.25 m below the water surface, in water that was 2-5 m deep. Brood fish successfully utilized the containers for spawning, and the presence of eggs in sunken containers suggests that channel catfish will spawn successfully at depths of up to 5 m if satisfactory nesting sites are available.
Research Organization:
Southern Illinois Univ., Carbondale
OSTI ID:
5472092
Journal Information:
Prog. Fish-Cult.; (United States), Journal Name: Prog. Fish-Cult.; (United States) Vol. 49:1; ISSN PFCUA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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