Portable platforms for setting rocket nets in open-water areas

Journal of Field Ornithology
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Abstract

Portable platforms for setting rocket nets in open-water habitats were developed and used to capture 1116 waterfowl of seven species during September and October 1991 and 1992 in southwestern Louisiana. Incidence of mortality (1% of captured birds) and escape (3% of captured birds) was low. Rocket-netting from platforms was a reliable and efficient technique for capturing waterfowl, and should be applicable to other avian species using open-water habitats.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Portable platforms for setting rocket nets in open-water areas
Series title Journal of Field Ornithology
Volume 65
Issue 4
Year Published 1994
Language English
Publisher Wiley
Contributing office(s) National Wetlands Research Center
Description 5 p.
First page 551
Last page 555
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