Hook-and-Line Catch in Fertilized and Unfertilized Ponds
Hansen, Donald F.; Bennett, George William; Webb, Donald W.; Lewis, John M.
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Title
Hook-and-Line Catch in Fertilized and Unfertilized Ponds
Author(s)
Hansen, Donald F.
Bennett, George William
Webb, Donald W.
Lewis, John M.
Issue Date
1960-08
Keyword(s)
Ponds
Hook and Line Catch
Fertilization
Abstract
EXPERIMENTS carried on in the
United States during the past 30
years have shown that the total
weight of fish in a pond, that is, the standing
crop, may be increased two to six
times through the use of fertilizers. The objective of the pond fertilization
experiment reported in this paper was to
measure the effect of certain fertilization
practices on sport fishing for largemouth
bass, Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede),
and bluegills, Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque,
in small ponds located in a region
of relativelv unproductive soils. From
catch records gathered over a 6-year period,
1947-1952, from three fertilized
ponds and three unfertilized or control
ponds, we have been able to compare the
sizes of the fish caught, the annual hook-and-line yields, and the catch rates in
terms of fish per fisherman-hour. The
six ponds used in the experiment are located at the University of Illinois College
of Agriculture Dixon Springs Experiment
Station in Pope County, southern
Illinois.
Publisher
Champaign : Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin; v. 027, no. 05
ISSN
0073-4918
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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