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Channel Catfish Movement in the Lower Red River

#15-009: Channel Catfish Movement in the Lower Red River
Applicant: University of Nebraska
Funding: $20,000

To purchase acoustic transmitters and field supplies to implant transmitters into Channel Catfish to determine passage rate through St. Andrews Lock and Dam on the Red River. To collect otolith samples from Channel Catfish for microchemistry analysis to determine movement patterns.

  • Stamp Competition

    The winning artist of the 27th annual Fisheries Enhancement Stamp Competition is Justyne Biy with her artwork of the Tiger Trout titled “Duelling Tigers.”

    Deadline date for submission of entry form for the next stamp competition will be announced shortly; the deadline date for submission of artwork will be announced shortly. Subject matter for the 2019/2020 competition will be limited to artwork of Freshwater Drum.

    For those artists planning ahead, subject matter for the 2020/2021 competition will be limited to Arctic Char; subject matter for the 2021/2022 competition will be limited to Channel Catfish.

     

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