Long Term Resource Monitoring Program procedures: fish monitoring

Eric N. Ratcliff; Eric J. Glittinger; T. Matt O'Hara; Brian S. Ickes

Long Term Resource Monitoring Program procedures: fish monitoring

A product of the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program, an element of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program

By: Eric N. Ratcliff, Eric J. Glittinger, T. Matt O'Hara, and Brian S. Ickes

Links

More information: USGS Index Page
Document: Report
Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core

Abstract

This manual constitutes the second revision of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Upper Mississippi River Restoration-Environmental Management Program (UMRR-EMP) Long Term Resource Monitoring Program (LTRMP) element Fish Procedures Manual. The original (1988) manual merged and expanded on ideas and recommendations related to Upper Mississippi River fish sampling presented in several early documents. The first revision to the manual was made in 1995 reflecting important protocol changes, such as the adoption of a stratified random sampling design. The 1995 procedures manual has been an important document through the years and has been cited in many reports and scientific manuscripts. The resulting data collected by the LTRMP fish component represent the largest dataset on fish within the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) with more than 44,000 collections of approximately 5.7 million fish.

The goal of this revision of the procedures manual is to document changes in LTRMP fish sampling procedures since 1995. Refinements to sampling methods become necessary as monitoring programs mature. Possible refinements are identified through field experiences (e.g., sampling techniques and safety protocols), data analysis (e.g., planned and studied gear efficiencies and reallocations of effort), and technological advances (e.g., electronic data entry). Other changes may be required because of financial necessity (i.e., unplanned effort reductions). This version of the LTRMP fish monitoring manual describes the most current (2014) procedures of the LTRMP fish component.

Study Area

Additional publication details
Publication type	Report
Publication Subtype	Federal Government Series
Title	Long Term Resource Monitoring Program procedures: fish monitoring
Series number	2014-P001
Edition	2nd
Year Published	2014
Language	English
Publisher	U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location	Reston, VA
Contributing office(s)	Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Description	vi, 88 p.
Country	United States
State	Illinois;Iowa;Minnesota;Montana;Wisconsin
Other Geospatial	Upper Mississippi River System
Google Analytic Metrics	Metrics page