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CATFISH ANGLERS
SOUGHT TO HELP BIOLOGISTS
Tagged fish offer angler
rewards, help biologists manage flathead catfish
MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University,
in cooperation with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks,
is conducting a research project on the biology of flathead catfish
in the Kansas River. Researchers at Kansas State University are
currently tagging flathead catfish throughout the Kansas River
with individually-numbered yellow tags inserted near the dorsal
fin. Stamped on each tag is an email address, flathead@ksu.edu,
and a phone number, 785-532-2413. Anglers who catch one of these
tagged fish are asked to email or call using the above information
and provide the tag number, date the fish was caught, weight
of fish (in pounds), length of fish (in inches), and where on
the river the fish was caught.
This information, coupled with
sampling efforts by the researchers, will help determine the
abundance, movement, harvest rates, and growth of flathead catfish
in the Kansas River. Anglers who report catching tagged fish
will then be placed in a drawing with a chance to win a digital
camera ($300 value) or a catfish fishing pole ($150 value).
For more information regarding
the project, visit the KDWP webpage, www.kdwp.state.ks.us; contact Andy Makinster,
Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Kansas State
University, Manhattan, KS; phone 785-532-2413; or email flathead@ksu.edu.
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