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Meta Identifier | Fish_Seine |
Type of Data | Gualala estuary juvenile fish samples using seine nets |
Originator | Brown (1986) |
Description | Fisheries data collected by Brown (1986) suing a seine net in the Gualala River estuary during the summer and fall of 1984 and 1986. Data collected using similar techniques from the Garcia estuary (Higgins, 1996) is used for comparison. |
Area | Gualala Estuary |
Metadata Date | 6/20/01 |
Metadata Contact | Pat Higgins |
Contact Person Primary | Patrick Higgins |
Status | complete |
Access Constraints | None |
Progress Log | Complete |
Lead Person | Charles Brown |
Lead Organization | DWR, Red Bluff |
Notes | Estuary data collected by DWR personnel under contract to CDFG |
Data Set Name | gu_gar_size.dbf |
Date of Content Start | 5/15/84 |
Date of Content End | 10/30/86 |
Maint. and Update Freq. | Complete |
Serial Name | Gualala Estuary |
Purpose | To get a better understanding of the relative importance of the Gualala River estuary/lagoon for rearing habitat for juvenile salmonids, particularly steelhead. |
Data Quality Information | Data quality is high |
Use Constraints | Data cannot be used to estimate population or standing crop of juveniles in the estuary because the study was not designed to accomplish that objective. |
Supplemental Information | Higgins (1996) sampling of the Garcia estuary and a new study of the Gualala River estuary to begin in Spring 2002. |
Counties | Mendocino |
Keywords | estuary, lagoon, juvenile steelhead, seine net |
Publisher | Charile Brown |
Publication Place | Red Bluff, CA |
Publication Date | 1986 |
Title | Gualala River estuary fish sampling |
Abstract | Gualala estuary/lagoon sampling of fish using a seine net showed that it was an important habitat for juvenile steelhead and also accommodated several other fish species. |
Other Citation Details | Lower Gualala lagoon samples showed juvenile steelhead to be larger than in upper estuary reaches below the North Fork. |
Storage Location | CDWR, Red Bluff |
Contact Organization | CDWR |
Contact Address | 2440 Main Street 2440 Main Street |
Contact City | Red Bluff |
Contact State | CA |
Contact Zip Code | 96080 |
Progress | Complete |
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