Fisheries Section annual report, fiscal year 1983

FISHERIES SECTION ANNUAL REPORT FY 83
July 1, 1982 - June 30, 1983
Game and Fish Division Department of Natural Resources
Atlanta, Georgia
December 1984

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The Department of Natural Resources receives Federal Aid in fish and wildlife restoration. Under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the U. S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin or handicap. If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility as described above, or if you desire further information please write to:
The Office of Equal Opportunity U. S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 20240

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .

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I . INTRODUCTION

1

II. PRIVATE WATERS MANAGEMENT

3

III. PUBLIC WATERS MANAGEMENT .

3

Fishing Laws and Regulations

3

Pollution and Fish Kill Investigations

7

Fish Surveys . . . .

7

Aquatic Plant Control

8

Boat Ramp Program .

10

Management and Development

10

Technical Assistance to Other Agencies

11

Environmental Reviews and Assessments

11

Information, Education and Training

14

Other Activities

14

IV. TROUT PRODUCTION . .

16

V. WARMWATER HATCHERIES

19

VI. PUBLIC FISHING AREAS

26

VII. RESEARCH AND SURVEYS

30

VIII. HATCHERY RENOVATION AND FACILITY MAINTENANCE

31

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Georgia is blessed with abundant and diverse freshwater fishery resources. North Georgia provides about 4,000 miles of trout streams, and the Piedmont and Coastal Plain provide over 12,000 miles of warmwater streams wider than 10 feet. In addition, over 535,000 acres of impoundments exist throughout the state. Fish populations thrive in most of this habitat. When one also considers Georgia's favorable climate, it is obvious that sport fishing in Georgia has great potential.
The Fisheries Section of the Game and Fish Division is responsible for both protecting this resource and developing its potential. About 1.5 of the state's 5.8 million people participate in freshwater sport fishing, which makes this the most popular widllife-oriented activity in the state. These fishermen paid over $4.2 million for licenses in FY 83 and spent about $412 million for tackle, equipment, travel, etc., which resulted in $12.4 million in state sales tax revenue. The Fisheries Section spent $3.4 million. This is an indication of the "return on investment" provided by the Section's program.
The goal of the Fisheries Section is to preserve, enhance, and provide for the utilization of Georgia's freshwater fishery resources. To accomplish this, a number of programs are administered including private waters management, public waters management, trout production and stocking, warmwater hatchery production, operation of public fishing areas, and research and surveys.
The private waters management program, which provides technical assistance to pond owners, expended $215,100 and 1,652 mandays. This

represents 6% of the total section budget and 6% of the mandays. During the fiscal year, 1,371 field investigations of pond problems were conducted, over 6,000 pond owners and others were given technical guidance by telephone or at our offices, and 2,413 ponds were stocked with over 6.1 million fish.
Twenty-nine percent of the budget ($979,800) and 35% of the total manpower (9,637 mandays) went to manage public waters in FY 83. Through this program, 42 public water fish kills were investigated, and 33 chemical weed treatments were applied to 12 bodies of water where aquatic plants were problems. Technical guidance was provided on the management of 11 public lakes and 81 environmental reviews or assessments were conducted. Fish attractors were inspected or maintained on eight lakes, and fish populations on 43 bodies of water were sampled.
The Section's trout program included the stocking of 980,939 catchable (approx1mately 9 inches) trout into public waters in FY 83. This effort required 16% of the total budget ($532,100) and 14% of the manpower (3,487 mandays). Georgia has about 189,000 trout anglers who make about 3.1 million fishing trips annually. They spent $288,125 for trout stamps in license year 1982, which equals 54% of the cost of this program.
The warmwater hatchery production program provides bluegill, redear sunfish, largemouth bass, channel catfish, striped bass, hybrid bass and other species for stocking new or renovated private ponds and for public water stockings to meet management needs. Over 14 million fish were distributed from the state's 7 warmwater hatcheries in FY 83. Of this total, 23% went to private ponds with the remainder going to public waters and to other fisheries agencies. This program utilized 15% of the total budget and 16% of the total manpower (4,128 mandays).
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Six Public Fishing Areas with 24 lakes (461.6 acres) were managed by the Fisheries Section in Fy 83 which required 7% of the budget and 9% of the total manpower ($236,100 and 2,251 mandays). The three areas with creel counts recorded 29,372 fishing trips. Harvest from these areas was composed of 56,615 fish weighing 39,479 pounds, or an average of 1.97 fish weighing 1.39 pounds per angler trip. Sixty-four percent of all PFA anglers (excludes youth and honorary license holders) were required by law to purchase the daily use permit, which generated $33,216 in state revenue in license year 1982.
The research and surveys program provides information on the condition of the state's fishery resources, indicates when management activities are needed, and provides an evaluation of management techniques and program effectiveness. In FY 83, 4,793 mandays (19% of total) were devoted to 26 studies at a cost of about $613,450 (18% of total budget). The DingellJohnson Federal Aid to Sport Fish Restoration Program supplied $380,341 of this total.
Several essential repair and improvement projects were completed at Section facilities in FY 83. Projects funded through the Fisheries Section included the repair of dams and water control structures at the McDuffie Hatchery and Public Fishing Area, repair of the water discharge structure at Buford Hatchery, and installation of storm water drains at Richmond Hill Hatchery.
Also in FY 83, the Maintenance and Construction Section of the Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division administered a consolidated maintenance program for capital outlay repair and maintenace projects for the Game and Fish Division. Consolidated maintenance projects in FY 83 included the renovation of the exterior of the buildings at Steve Cocke
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Hatchery, the renovation of the heating and cooling systems in the office and residence at Bowens Mill Hatchery, the construction of a feed storage building at Buford Hatchery, and replacement of the picnic shelter at Burton Hatchery.
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INTRODUCTION
Georgias aquatic habitat includes 182,116 acres of impoundments less than 50 acres, 37,076 acres of impoundments between 50 and 500 acres, and 315,998 acres of impoundments larger than 500 acres. Also, 12,338 miles of warmwater streams wider than 10 feet, 4,128 miles of designated trout streams, and a significant estuarine resource exist in Georgia.
Anglers represent the largest group of wildlife-oriented recreationists in Georgia. In 1983, approximately 1.5 million fishermen, representing almost half of the states households, spent about 27.3 million days fishing. Recreational fishing has considerable economic value to the state. The 828,572 sport fishing licenses~ and permits sold during the license year ending March 1983 generated over $3.8 million in revenue. Freshwater anglers also spend about $412 million annually on fishing which results in additional state revenues from sales tax. In FY 83, the Fisheries Section expended $3.4 million, $558,231 of which were federal funds, to manage the fishery resources. This total expenditure is equal to approximately 12 per fishing day or $2.27 per fisherman.
The statewide fisheries program is administered from a central office in Atlanta, seven regional offices, and ten district offices (Figure 1). Services are provided primarily at the regional and district levels by 30 fishery biologists, 4 fishery technicians, 10 clerical employees, and 4 construction maintenance employees. Thirty-eight non-merit seasonal labors serve as supporting staff.
Active programs in FY 83 include: private waters management, public waters management, trout production and stocking, warmwater hatchery production, operation of public fishing areas, research and surveys, hatchery renovation, weed control, and boat ramp maintenance. Most of the FY 83

0 Central Office (Atlanta)
0 Regional Offices
District Offices Fish Hatcheries
tHOMAS
,,,
Figure 1. Distribution of Georgia Fisheries Section regions (I through VII), offices, and fish hatcheries. 2

expenditures went to public waters management, hatchery production, and research and surveys (Table 1}.
PRIVATE WATERS MANAGEMENT The primary objective of this program is to provide technical assistance to pond owners in the management of ponds and lakes. Surveys have shown that about 50% of the fishing pressure in the state is exerted on small lakes and ponds which verifies the importance of this program. These waters provide a great deal of recreation for the public even though they are privately-owned. Fisheries personnel provide service at the district level upon request from the pond owner. Assistance is directed at needs or problems relating to fish population balance, aquatic vegetation, fish kills, and general management. Pre-stocking checks are performed to verify information on applications for fish. Fisheries personnel conducted 1,371 field investgations during FY 83 (Table 2). Also, over 6,600 pond owners and other persons were provided technical assistance by telephone or office consultations. Pond extension work required 1,652 mandays of work at a total cost (excluding the cost of producing fish for stocking and Atlanta office overhead) of $200,900 or $121.61 per manday. Owners of 2,413 ponds received over 6 million fish for stocking (Table 3).
PUBLIC WATERS MANAGEMENT This program includes various services and activities promoting the protection and wise use of Georgia's aquatic resources. The program involves the following areas: Fishing Laws and Regulations The Fisheries Section, in conjunction with the Law Enforcement Section,
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Table 1. Fisheries Section expenditures (thousands of. dollars) by region and program in FY 83.

Program
Publjc Water Mgt.
Private Waters Mgt.
Warmwater Hatcheries
Trout Production/ Stocking
Public Fishing Areas
Federal Aid Surveys/ Research/Development
Weed Control
Facility Maint. C.O. Funds Administration
Hatchery Renovation C.O. Funds Administration
Boat Ramp Construction Administration
Boat Ramp Repair Administration
New Construction
Totalb

Atlanta Officea

II

III

Region

IV

V

VI

VII

64.6 54.4 150.0 141.6 187.5 148.4 158.7 74.6

14.2 23.8

5.7 37.2 16.1 19.5 68.7 29.9

33.5 15.5

131.2

186.7 79.8 59.8

35.1 57.0 440.0

15.6 68.0

56.7 52.0

5.8 38.0b

72.0 76.0 97.3 64.1 41.9 85.7 86.1b 187.9

3.7

52.9

0.4

5.9

4.2

59.6

0.6

8.0

2.9

41.4

0.3

4.0

0.5

6.8

979.8 215.1 506.5 532.1
56.6 6.3 63.8 8.6 44.3 4.3 7.3

249.1 294.7 714.2 436.7 470.2 446.1 431.3 352.2 3,394.5

aExpenses of Atlanta office were prorated among all state funded programs after applying federal aid cost solely to that program.
bin Region VI, the Evans County Public Fishing Area is a Federal Aid Development project; For the purpose of this table, however, the total cost of the PFA ($34,829) was included under the Public Fishing Areas Program, and not under the Fedreal Aid Program. -

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e 2. Field investiga~ions on private waters in each district during FY 83.

Region District

Balance

TJ::~e of Investi gati on

Aquatic Fish Pre-stocking

Vegetation Ki 11 s

checks

General Management

Region Total

Percent of State Total

Ca 1houn

28

2

18

101

II

Ga i nesvi 11 e

29

0

3

8

III

Walton

97

2

19

29

Thomson

40

30

31

0

IV

Macon

68

14

4

4

Manchester

137

21

7

9

v

Albany

26

7

12

0

U"1

Corde 1e

66

3

8

0

VI

\~aycross

34

15

43

51

Metter

24

43

58

11

VII

Richmond Hill

- 15

16

- 34

Total

577

152

219

247

Percent of

Total

42.1

11.1

16.0

18.0

0

149

5

45

22

169

23

124

24

114

27

201

13

58

8

85

20

163

14

150

20

113

176

1,371

12.8

100.0

10.9
3.3
12.3 9.1
8.3 14.7
4.2 6.2
11.9 10.9
8.2
100.0

Table 3. Private water stocking data for FV 83.

Region

District

Bass-bream ponds stocked
Nu111ber Acres

Percent stocked at ferti 1i zed rate
Ponds Acres

Number and species stocked Bluegill

Catfish only Onds stocked
Number Acres

Ca 1houn

60

186

0

0

78,835 14,695 8,250

29,520 41

58

I I

Gainesville

31

72

6

4

27,260 6,815 3,790

17,035 31

90

III

Thomson

216

857

50

30

405,305 101,825 54,658

132,227 189

330

Walton

96

452

9

14

104,088 39,822 22,458

31,790 33

68

rv

Macon

131

575

37

27

264,920 65.730 32,790

60,260 57

246

Manchester

50

134

56

61

83,060 17,540 10,098

20,608 12

33

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Albany

155 1,772

7

7

1,344,170 94,605 79,374

79.,583 83

279

0'1

Cordele

92

660

11

9

216,014 53,576 32,788

52,007 63

188

VI

Metter

306 1,623

5

5

673,200 161,325 76,599

163,641 172

504

Waycross

318 2,334

1

1

880,045 154,182 73,190

134,838 150

265

VII

Richmond Hill 82

343

4

5

120,920 24,215 18,760

22,445 45

72

- -- - -

--

Totals

1,537 9,009

16,

10

4,233,817 734,330 412,755

743,954 876 2,185

the DNR Information Officer, and the DNR Legal Staff, developed, reviewed and printed the fishing laws and regulations for the 1982 fishing season. A new map was developed for use on the trout fishing regulations brochures. Assistance was provided periodically to the Law Enforcement Section and regularly to the general public in the interpretation of fishing laws and regulations. No significant changes in the law that affected the Fisheries Section were made in 1982. Pollution and Fish Kill Investigations
Fisheries personnel investigated 42 public water fish kills in FY 83. Estimates of the number of fish killed were obtained for 27 of these and totaled 24,141 with a monetary value of $8,948.17. The cause was determined for 23 kills with natural causes (low flows in streams in south Georgia) being the most common. Civil penalties collected by the Environmental Protection Division (EPD) as of December 13, 1983 on four fish kills totaled $3,039. In addition, twenty-three pollution reports were also investigated and sixteen were reported to EPD. Fish Surveys
A standardized reservoir sampling plan was formulated in FY 82. The plan focuses on monitoring the principal game and forage fish species in Georgia reservoirs. The purpose of the plan is to enable the Fisheries Section to monitor the condition of these reservoirs, identify potential problems or research needs, and determine the management needs of each reservoir. This allows the Fisheries Section to best utilize its limited resources and manpower by monitoring the resources annually, but at a much reduced scale from what would be required by an extensive research study. The standardized sampling plan involves seining, gillnetting, electrofishing, and a general reconnaisance survey annually. The plan was used to some
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extext in FY 83 on the following reservoirs and lakes: Allatoona, Blue Ridge, Lanier, Nottely, Chatuge, Burton, Clarks Hill, Rutledge, Stone Mountain, George Sparks, Marbury Creek, Tobesofkee, High Falls, Rum Creek, Jackson, Sinclair, West Point, Seminole, Blackshear, George, and Bartlett's Ferry. Inadequate staff prevented the full implementation of the plan on all reservoirs.
Population monitoring by electrofishing/seining was also conducted on the Ocmulgee and Ogeechee rivers and on the Kolomoki State Park and Franklin Delano Roosevelt State Park lakes. The shoal bass population in the Flint River below Lake Blackshear was sampled by electrofishing. Gill nets were used to assess the effects of sucker netting on game fishes in Lake Seminole. Rotenone sampling was used to monitor the fish populations in the Williams Public Fishing Area lake. Aquatic Plant Control
The statewide Aquatic Plant Control Program is administered from the Fort Valley Region office, although no permanent employees are assigned to it. In FY 83, the biologist position assigned to head the Program was eliminated due to a reduction in the Fisheries Section staff. Thus, it was difficult to stay abreast of up-to-date information concerning the use of new chemicals as well as federal regulations concerning the use of these chemicals.
Chemicals were applied by Section personnel in 33 treatments to 407 acres in 12 bodies of water during FY 83. Treatments were made to 3 streams, 3 reservoirs, and 6 small public lakes (Table 4). Eight of these areas were treated by the Fort Valley staff with the remainder receiving treatment from district personnel. The total cost of the state program, including Atlanta office overhead, was $56,600 or $139 per acre treated.
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Table 4. Herbicide treatments applied in statewide aquatic weed control program in FY 83.

Body of Water

County

Target Pest

Acres

Acres Number of Percent Success

Affected Treated Treatments

of Treatment

Radium Springs

Dougherty

Hydrill a

7.5

7.5

1

10

Ebenezer Creek

Ef.fingham

Alligator weed

4.8a

4.8a

4

95

Ogeechee River

Bryan, Chatham Alligator weed

t.ob

0

1

Subtotal

8.0

8.5

2

lac

4.8a

4.8a

4

95

Reservoirs

Blackshear

Crisp, Sumter. Lyngbya

300.0

29.0

5

25

Blackshear

Coaly

Bacopa

10.0

10.0

2

95

Jackson

Butts, Newton, Alligator weed,

Jasper

Water primrose

100.0

60.0

5

95

Worth

Dougherty

Water hyacinth

50.0

2

Subtotal

460.0

129.0

14

79C

Publicly-Owned Small Lakes

A.H. Stephens SP

Taliaferro

Filamentous algae 15.0

15.0

1

100

Little Ocmulgee SP Wheeler

Najas, Mil foil,

220.0

220.0

6

70

Egeria, Bladderwort

Magnolia Springs SP Jenkins

Waterl i lies.

20.0

2o:.o

2

95

Smartweed, Milfoil,

Ludwigia, Parrot-

feather

Fort Vargo SP

Barrow

Najas

6~0

1

100

Baldwin Forest PFA Baldwin

Pithophora

8.0

2

100

Sloppy Floyd SP

Chatooga

Pi thophora, Duckweed

0.5

1

75

Subtota 1

275.5

269.5

13

75c

Grand Totals

744.0

407.0

29

75c

4.8a

4.8a

4

95

aMiles of creek including both shores. bAlthough more extensive Alligator Weed infestation occurs in the Ogeechee River, the affected site from which citizen complaints were received consisted of only 1 acre. cweighted means

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Boat Ramp Program Eighteen boat ramps were inspected for general condition throughout the
state. Maintenance was performed on six ramps. The boat ramp maintenance program cost totaled $6,800 (excluding Atlanta overhead) and 74 mandays were expended on this activity. No boat ramp construction grants were issued due to the lack of funds. Concrete logs were provided for ramps at the Evans County Public Fishing Area, Banks Lake (Lanier County), and the Champney River area on Butler Island. Management and Development
~1anagement recorrmendati ons were provided for 1akes or ponds at the following locations: James H. "Sloppy" Floyd, Fort Mountain, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Kolomoki Mounds, General Coffee, and Altamaha state parks; Stone Mountain Park; Georgia Southern College; Savannah (Daffin Park) and Chatham County (Lake Mayer); and Clayton County (Water Authority).
The water quality in the Allatoona Reservoir tailwaters was determined to be unsuitable for inclusion as trout water. Thermographs were set in 12 streams in six counties to evaluate their potential as year-round trout streams. A total of 29 stream structures, used to provide additional trout habitat, was repaired on streams. Repairs were also made to the Tate Branch fish barrier.
Fish attractors were inspected on lakes Tobesofkee, Jackson, and Sinclair. Fisheries personnel assisted TVA and local bass club members in installing brush and tire fish attractors in lakes Chatuge, Nottely, and Burton. Fish attractors were maintained on Clarks Hill, George, Oliver, and Bartletts Ferry with new brush added and/or missing buoys replaced. A new fish attractor was installed near the handicapped fishing ramp in Lake Delano, at Franklin Delano Roosevelt State Park. Red cedars and
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Virginia pines were planted at Steve Cocke Fish Hatchery for future use as fish attractors. Section personnel assisted the Tennessee Valley Authority in positioning and maintaining fish attractors and in seeding and fertilizing the drawdown zone in Blue Ridge Reservoir.
Selective removal of gizzard shad was accomplished on Lake Rutledge in Hard Labor Creek State Park through the use of antimycin. Ponds on Sapelo and Ossabaw islands were checked regularly for management purposes.
Fisheries personnel also spent considerable time and effort investigating existing private lakes and public lands to locate potential new public fishing area sites. An archeological assessment and topographic maps were prepared for the site of a proposed public fishing lake in the Big Lazer Creek Wildlife Management Area (Talbot County), Technical Assistance to Other Agencies
Technical assistance was provided to many other state and federal agencies, as well as to private firms in FY 83. The major activities are listed on Table 5. Many organizations tap the fisheries expertise that exists within the Section staff. Environmental Reviews and Assessments
The Fisheries Section (in compliance with the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the Clean Water Act, and other environmental statutes) reviews and comments on projects and programs that impact fish populations or fishery habitat. The purpose of these comments is to provide for the protection. enhancement, and/or mitigation of fishery resources.
In FY 83 the Section reviewed 81 such projects {Table 6). Some of these reviews, such as private boat piers or rip rap placement, required Httte staff time. Others required detailed field review and data analysis.
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Table 5. Technical assistance provided to other agencies in FY 83. The list includes major activities only, and does not include environmental reviews and assessments.

Agency

Form of Assistance

FEDERAL U.S. Army U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. National Park Service U.S. Forest Service Tennessee Valley Authority Department of Energy
STATE Environmental Protection Division
Department of Human Resources University of Georgia
PRIVATE Utilities Industrial or Consulting Firms

Assist in Search to Locate a Drowning Victim at Fort Stewart
Provide Pond Management Advice to Staff at Fort Benning
Review List of Fishes in the Coosa River Basin Assist in the Design of Fisheries Enhancement Projects Review Draft of Final Report on Water Quality Below Lake
Lanier Discuss Weed Control and Research Needs on Lake Seminole
Assist in Compilation of Bibliography on Flint and Chattahoochee River Systems
Assist FWS with Collection of Fish from the Chattahoochee River
Assist in Planning Field Studies to Address Savannah River Harbor Environmental Issues
Survey the Ogeechee River as Part of a Wild and Scenic Rivers Program Assessment
Assist in Fish Collections in Lake Russell and Nancytown Creek
Review District Work Plans
Assist with the Selection of a Site for a Boat Ramp/Access on the Blue Ridge Tail waters
Participate on an Acid Rain Task 'r-orce
Collect Fish Samples to Be Used for Radiation Analysis at the Savannah River Plant ,
Provide Guidance in Developing Fisheries Studies Relative to the Restart of the L-Reactor at the Savannah River Plant
Collect Water and Fish Samples for Monitoring of Toxic Wastes throughout the State
Assist in Evaluating the Effect of a Private Trout Farm on Stream Temperature
Assist EPD Staff in Stream Sedimentation and Acid Rain Monitoring Projects
Advise Staff on Pond Management at the West Central Georgia Regional Hospital in Columbus
Assist in Collection of Fish for Constriction Analysis and Genetic Studies
Assist in Collection of Smallmouth Bass for Research into the Cause of Spinal Deformities
Assist Georgia Power Company in Formulating a Trout Stocking Program for Some of Their Reservoirs
Recommend Procedures for El imi nati ng Fish from the Water Intake System of a Paper Plant on the Oconee River
Review a Study Proposal to Be Funded by the Buckeye Cellulose Corporation on the Flint River
Provide Information on Six Small Streams in Southwest Georgia for Consultants Conducting Work for the Environmental Protection Agency

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Table 6. Environmental reviews and assessments conducted by the Fisheries Section in FY 83.

Subject/Agency

Number

1. Projects involving dredge and fill

22

2. Boat docks, boat ramps, piers, rip rap

12

3. Projects and policies of federal agenciesa

9

4. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and

6

Department of Energy projects

5. Soil Conservation Service projects

5

6. Small-scale hydropower projects

11

7. A-85 reviews (Federal regulations}

3

8. Surface water withdrawals- Industrial, Domestic 4

9. Underground pipeline construction

1

10. Highway construction activities

8

Total

81

au.s. Forest Service, Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency, Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Comments on these projects are sent through the Game and Fish Division and the Department of Natural Resources to the State Clearinghouse. Comments on applications for water quality permits are sent to the Environmental Protection Division. Information, Education and Training
Table 7 summarizes the information and education activities conducted by the Fisheries Section in FY 83. Training activities were comprised of employees attending different shortcourses, workshops, symposia, Merit System training courses, and other training sessions. Other Activities
Fisheries Section employees served on the following committees of the Southern Division, American Fisheries Society: Trout, Striped Bass, Warmwater Streams, Reservoir, and Pollution. Staff members gave presentations at the Georgia Fishery Workers Association and the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies annual meetings, and at the Reservoir Fisheries Management Symposium. Individual biologists functioned as; 1) an advisor to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission; 2) an editor for papers submitted to the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Proceedings; and 3) verifiers of record fish caught throughout the state during this fiscal year.
Section personnel also cooperated with Trout Unlimited club members in floatstocking the Chattahoochee River with brown trout fingerlings. Assistance was provided to the Law Enforcement Section in the surveillance of illegal gill nets in Lake Allatoona, and in the identification of the endangered shortnose sturgeon.
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Table 7. Infonnation and education activities conducted in FY 83.

Activity

Number

Persons Attending

Man-Days

INFORMATIONa

Public Talks

75

News and Press Releases

27

Magazine Articles Prepared

1

......

Game & Fish Public

10

U'1

Hearings &Meetings

Fish Hatchery Tours

121

General &Technical Information Requests

6,684

EDUCATION

Classes Taught

31

2,793 N/A N/A 497 2,575
596

72.95 16.5 1.0 17.0 19.58 156.5
47.50

avolume of requests of the Atlanta office were too numerous to record and are not included in totals.

TROUT PRODUCTION
Trout stream habitat in Georgia, composed of 4,128 miles or about 7,967 acres of water, is relatively limited considering the number of fishermen utilizing this resource. Approximately 189,000 trout anglers made about 3.1 million trout fishing trips in FY 83. Pressure of this magnitude cannot be sustained by Georgia's native trout populations. To buffer pressure on the trout resource and to mpintain the quality of native trout fishing, trout are reared to a catchable size (about 9 inches) at the Lake Burton, Summerville, and Buford hatcheries (Figure 1) for stocking into selected public trout streams, tailwaters, and impoundments. These fish are grown from fingerlings provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service . Catchable trout are also produced at federal hatcheries for stocking Georgia's trout waters, most of which occur on federal land.
The state's three coldwater hatcheries produced a net weight of 221,795 pounds of trout in FY 83 at an average cost of $1.83 per pound (Table 8). Production cost is derived from the annual operating expense of each facility and from salaries and fringe benefits paid to hatchery and administrative personnel through the regional level. The average conversion ratio (pounds of feed required to produce one pound of fish) at state hatcheries in FY 83 was 1.81 (Table 8).
A total of 980,939 catchable trout were stocked into waters open to public fishing during FY 83 (Table 9). These fish were distributed by state personnel at a cost of $0.35 per pound. Therefore, the State's total cost in FY 83 for rearing and distributing trout to Georgia's public waters was approximately $2.18 per pound ($0.51 per catchable fish).
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Table 8. Trout production (lbs)~ feed conversion ratios~ and costs at state hatcheries in FY 83. Costs are for production only and do not include distribution costs.

Hatchery

seeci es Rainbow Brook Brown

Total

Cost Total Per Pound

Buford

Net weight gain Conversion ratio

58~152
1.85

25~532
1.82

20~511
1.61

104~194
1.80

$206~477

$1.98

1-'

Burton

"'-J

Net weight gain 100,233

Conversion ratio

1.85

100~233
1.85

$159~071

$1.59

Summervi 11 e Total

Net weight gain Conversion ratio
Net weight gain Conversion ratio

17,378 1.64
175,753 1. 79a

25~532
1.82

20,511 1.61

17,378 1.64
221,795 1.81a

$ 40,023 $405,571

$2.30 $1.83

aweighted means.

Table 9. Number and weight of each species of trout stocked into Georgia's public waters from state and federal hatcheries during FY 83.

Faci 1ity

Brook Number Weight
( 1 b)

Rainbow Number Weight
( 1b)

Brown Number Weight
( 1 b)

State hatcheries
Buford catchables fingerlings

66,552 15,567

216,844 72,029

31,484 76,000

10,474 1 '301

Burton catchables

238,238 83,988

Summerville

......

catchabl es

00

Federal Hatcheries Chattahoochee Forest catchabl es

104,531 34,328 299,852 96,387

Walhalla catchabl es fingerlings

8,438 2,418

15,000 125,000

2,770 1,878

Other Hatcheries Waynesville {SC) fingerlings

438

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Total (All Hatcheries)

catchables

66,552

fingerlings

15,567

867,903 289,150

46,484 201,438

13,244 3,204

Total

Number

Weight

( 1 b)

314,880 76,000
238,238
104,531

98,070 1,301
83,988
34 '328

299,852
23,438 125,000

96,387
5,188 1,878

438
980,939 201,438

25
317,961 3,204

Number and weight of catchable trout stocked by county are presented in Table 10. Sixty-nine percent of the catchable trout are stocked into streams, 17%, into tailwaters. 11% into reservoirs, and 3% into small lakes. In addition, 201,438 fingerling brown and rainbow trout (3-5 inches long) were stocked into public streams during FY 83.
Resident trout stamp sales increased to 89,843 in the 1982 license year (April 1, 1982 to March 31, 1983), and the total stamp revenue generated was $269,874. If non-resident trout stamp sales are included, the total revenue generated in 1982 paid 54% of the cost of the FY 83 trout program.
WARMWATER HATCHERIES The Fisheries Section produced warmwater fish at seven hatcheries in FY 83 (Figure 1). Six hatcheries produced the majority of the fish, with the Summerville Hatchery contributing to a lesser degree. Warmwater fish are produced for stocking newly constructed or renovated private ponds and to meet management needs of public waters. Bluegill. redear sunfish, and largemouth bass are generally produced at all hatcheries. Channel catfish are produced primarily at the McDuffie and Cordele hatcheries. These species are hatched annually from spawning stocks maintained at the hatcheries and reared to fingerlings for distribution to pond owners that have applied for fish. Bluegill, redear sunfish, and channel catfish are distributed from October to March, and bass are issued the following spring. These species, when stocked in combination, provide the best possible fishing in lakes of small to moderate size. The above species are also stocked into public waters when dictated by management needs, but striped bass and striped bass X white bass hybrids are the primary warmwater species used in public water stockings. Through the
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Table 10. Number and weight of catchable trout by species and habitat type stocked from all hatcheries in FY 83.

Habitat
St1eams by County
.:.;rtow Catoosa Chattooga Dade Dawson Fannin Floyd Gilmer Gordon Habersham Haralson Lumpkin Murray Paulding Pickens Polk Rabun Stephens Towns Union Walker White Whitfield
Subtota 1
Tal Lwate1'}G
Blue Ridge Hartwell Lanier
Subtota 1
Reserovoil"s
Burton Chatuge Lanier
Subtotal
Sma ZZ &akes
Black Rock Conasauga Lake Dockery Nancytown Rock Creek Vogel Winfield Scott
Subtotal
Grand Total

Brook Number Weight
(1 b)

Rainbow Number Weight
( 1b)

Brown Number Weight
( 1b)

3,255
4,074 776.
2,630
1,480 7,660
376 900
5,658
26,809

732
833 202 736
334 2,468
49 378
1,244
6,976

5,400 2,400 5,600 1,400 8, 945 55,000 17,331 32,335 3,800 18,679 13,400 96,410 15,900 13,300 5,020 6,200 90,636 31,000 40,350 75,900 15,700 66,600
600
621,906

1,827 799.5
1, 770 450
2,616 17,543 5,618 10,606 1,273.25 6,318 4,447.25 32,571 5,-299.5 4,415.25 1,517.5 2,052.75 29,571 10,588 13,526 24,676 5,084 22,174
202.5
204,945.5

1,100
2,700 2,000
500 8,200 2,700 3,700 3,600
24,500

387
758 652
176 2,199
633 923 1,126
6,854

1,600 6,411 31,432
39,443

29b 1,317 6,916
8,529

7,200 20,600 82,546
110,346

2,189 6,609 27,629
36,427

1,600 2,000 15,684
19,284

302 377
5,833

2,765 5,000 99,986
107,751

999 1,399 36,054
38,452

300
300 66,552

62
62 15,567

1,000 3,000 11,900
2,000 3,200 6,800
27,900
867,903

344 927.5 3,946
659 1,029 2,420
9,325
289,150

400

69

2,000

378

300

110

2,700

557

46,484 13,244

Tota 1

Number

We1ght

(1 b)

5,400 2,400 5,600 1,400 13,300 55,000 17,331 36,409 3,800 22,155 13,400 101,040 15,900 13,300 7,000 6,200 106,496 31,376 43,950 79,600 15,700 75,858
600
-~
673,215

1,827 799.5
1, 770 450
3,735 17,543 5,618 11,439 1,273.25 7,278 4,447.25 33,959 5,299.5 4,415.25 2,027.5 2,052.75 34,238 10,637 14,537 25,599 5,084 24,544
202.5
213,775.5

10,400 29,011 129,662
169,073

2,787 8,303 39,699
50,789

2,765 5,000 99,986
107,751

999 1,399 36,054
38,452

1,700 3,000 11 '900 2,000 2,000 3,500 6,800
30,900
980,939

475 927.5 3,946 378 659 1 139
9,944.5
317,961

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use of intensive culture techniques, fisheries personnel artificially propagate these species at Richmond Hill Hatchery from wild striped bass and white bass collected during their natural spawing runs. Dingell-Johnson (federal) funds are used in this production phase. Most of the-fry produced are stocked into state hatchery ponds to grow to fingerling size (l-inch) before stocking. Small numbers of other warmwater species are occasionally produced to meet specific management needs.
The warmwater hatcheries produced over 15.4 million striped and striped bass Xwhite bass hybrid fry and 14.1 million other fingerlings in FY 83 (Table 11). The average production cost per fish varied from $0.001 for largemouth bass fry to $5.26 for shoal bass fingerlings. Production by species and associated costs at each hatchery appear in Tables 12 and 13.
Eighty-six percent of the fish produced in FY 83 were distributed (Table 11). The difference between the production and distribution totals results from natural mortalities, handling, holding and transporting mortalities, and the use of surplus fish as forage (food) for hatchery brood bass stocks.
Forty-three percent of all fish distributed went to private pond owners in FY 83 (Table 14). Bluegill, redear sunfish, channel catfish, and largemouth bass were stocked in 2,413 ponds (Table 3). Public waters received about 6.4 million fish from state and federal warmwater hatcheries that include 1.8 million fry, 4.6 million fingerlings, and 14,684 adults. These were stocked in 26 reservoirs, 10 rivers or streams, 6 public fishing areas, and 13 publicly-owned small lakes. Striped bass and striped bass X white bass hybrids made up 72% of the warmwater fish stocked in public waters in FY 83. Approximately 1.7 million striped bass and striped bass X white bass hybrids were distributed to other state fishery agencies and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and were ultimately stocked into public waters after
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Table 11. Total numbers and cost per fish of warmwater species produced at and distributed from state hatcheries in FY 83. (NA = Not Available)

Species

Acres

Production

Avg. no.

Number

per acre

Cost per fish ($)a

Distribution Cost per
Number fish ($)

Bluegill fingerling
adult

43.62 2.4

8,234,006 5,177

188,767 2,157

0.021 NA

6,262,737 0.028 5,177 NA

Redear sunfish fingerling

13.22

1,213,041

91,758

0.043

875,767 0.060

Largemouth bass fry fingerling

0.45 29.16

185,000 1,278,088

411,111 43,830

0.001 0.080

67,000 0.003 889,801 0.115

Striped bass

N

fry

NAb

3,245,000

NAb

0.006

3,245,000 0.006

N

fingerling

4.90

540 '701 110,347

0.039

328,642 0.064

Striped-white hybrid bass fry
fingerling

NAb 21.26

12,146,000 1,839,623

NAb 86,530

0.006 0.042

12,146,000 0.006 1,629,640 0.047

Channel catfish fry fingerling
adult

3.90 19.31 3.80

1,281,500
985,573 7,467

328,590
51,040 1,965

0.025 0.096 1.790

100,000 0.025
939,555 0.101 7,467 1.790

Shoal bass

fingerling

1.90

7. 771

4,090

3.259

7,571 3.345

Brown bull head

adult

0.70

3,000

4,286

0.400

2,564 0.470

144.62 30,971,947

26,506,921

~Cost of each production phase includes cost of previous phase if it occurred during FY 82. These fry are hatched in jars and then placed in aquaria.

Table 12. Number of each wariTh'later species produced at state hatcheries in FY 83.

Species

Summerville

Walton McDuffie Cordele

Steve Cocke

Bowens Mill

Richmond
Hill

Total

Bluegill fingerling
adult

125,525

750,492 1,280,405

849,000 1,109,200 1,880,120 5,177

2,239,264

8,234,006 5,177

Redear sunfish fingerling

25,427

63,237 445,910

333,000

345,467 1,213,041

Largemouth bass fingerling

2,723

184.717 269,570

287,000

406,533

127,545 1,278,088

Striped bass fry fingerling

249,992

3,245,000 290,709

3,245,000 540,701

Striped-white

N w

hybrid bass fry

fingerling

84,565

122,442

12,146,000 12,146,000 564,355 1,068,261 ' 1,839,623

Channe1 catfish fingerling adult (harvestable)

8,666 4,482

390,633 2,985

586,274

985,573 7,467

Shoal bass fingerling

1,350

7' 771

9' 121

Brown bull head adult (harvestable)

3,000

3,000

Totals

153,675

1,096,159 2,642,495 1,564,243 1,403. 971 3,184,008 19,462,246 29,506,797

Table 13. Cost per fish (doll.ars) of warmwater species produced at state hatcheries in FY 83.

Species

Summerville Wa 1ton

McDuffie

Cordele

Steve Cocke

Bowens Mi 11

Richmond Hi 11

Bluegill fingerling

0.095

0.024

0.017

0.007

0.032 0.017

0.022

Redear sunfish fingerling

0.092

0.072

0.032

0.047

0.032

Largemouth bass fry fingerling

0.455

0.001 0.056

0.062

0.097 0.074

0.113

1\.:)

Striped bass

~

fry

fingerling

0.027

0.006 0.048

Striped-white hybrid bass fry fingerling

0.063

0.190

0.015

0.006 0.037

Channel catfish fry fingerling adult

0.197 0.559

o. 058
1.990

0.025 0.115

Shoal bass fingerling

7.268

3.259

Brown bull head adult

0. 711

Table 14. Number of warmwater fish distributed from state hatcheries in FY 83. Totals include fish provided by federal hatcheries, surplus brood stock, and fish available as by-products of other programs.

Species

Private watc rs

Reservoirs

Rivers and streams

Publicly owned small lakes

Public fishing areas

Other
fisheries agencies

Total

Bluegill fingerling adult

4,124,782

5,177

1,633,370

39,600

182,000

5,979,752 5,177

Redea r sunfish fingerling

727,515

6,800

8,900

13,000

756,215

Largemouth bass fingerling adults

409,315

155,833

215,933

16,868

48,365 50

846,31s4o

Striped bass fry fingerling
f\.)
0"1
Striped-white hybrid bass

287,771
1,135,000 1,747,942

665,000 40,871

2,890

1,700,000

665,000 328,642
2,835,000 1,750,832

catfish

726,919

\
Shoal bass fingerling

10,500 8,821

11,350 4,482

139,783 2,985

888,552 7,467
8,821

Bro~m bull head adult

1,990

1,990

Total

5,988,531

3,331,723

2,581,295

84,090

388,173

1,700,000

14,073,812

being reared to fingerlings. Hatchery production and stocking of striped bass and striped bass X
white bass hybrids continued to be quite successful in producing popular fisheries in most of the state's large impoundments. Approximately 1.8 million striper and hybrid fingerlings and 1.1 million fry were stocked by the Section in Georgia's public waters in FY 83.
PUBLIC FISHING AREAS The Fisheries Section managed 6 public fishing areas with 24 lakes totaling 461.6 acres in FY 83 (Table 15). Four areas are owned by the DNR, one by the Georgia Forestry Commission, and the other is leased from a private owner. All areas except Arrowhead provide at least some largemouth bass and bream fishing. Channel catfish are stocked and grown for one year at Arrowhead, Baldwin Forest, and McDuffie public fishing areas before being fished. All areas except the Treutlen County and Williams public fishing areas require a $1.00 daily-use permit for anglers aged 16 to 65. A total of 29,372 fishing trips occurred in FY 83 on 3 areas for an average of 183 trips per acre {Table 15). Sixty-four percent of the anglers {those that were 16 or over and did not have an honorary fishing license) were required to purchase the daily use permit, which generated $33,216 in license year 1982. The total operating cost of all public fishing areas was $220,498 or approximately $236,100 when Atlanta expenses are included. The gross cost per trip of those areas with use records was $5.27 in FY 83. When permit revenues are deducted, the net cost per fishing trip for those areas with use records was $4.59 in FY 83. Records available for three areas showed a harvest of 56,615 fish averaging 0.70 pound each (Table 16). Fisherman caught an average of 1.97
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Table 15. Public fishing areas cost and use data for FY 83.

Region

Ownership

Number of Lakes

Total a Acreage

Total Operating Cost ($} Trips

Trips/ Acre

Gross Cost/Trip
( $}

I

Arrowhead

State

2

25.3 $ 67,992 10 '725 424.8

$6.34

III

McDuffie

State

12

81.0 $ 56,672

IV

Baldwin Forest State

5

51.3 $ 52,045 12,992 253.3

$4.01

N

v

Wi 11 i ams

State &

1

31.0 $ 5,833

""-1

Private

VI

Evans County

State

3

84.0 $ 34,829 5,655 67.3

$6.16

VI

Treutlen County Private

-1

189.0 $ 3,127

--

Total

24

461.6 $220,498 29,372b 182.8b

$5.27b

aTotal acreage open to public fishing. bweighted mean from those areas having this information.

Table 16. Harvest and catch rate data

Public fishing areas in FY 83.a

Hal~vest

Channel Catfish

Largemouth Bass

Breamb

Other fish

Av.g.

Avg.

No. Wgt. No. Wgt.

Avg.

Avg.

No. Wgt. No. Wgt. No. Wgt.

CATCH RATE No./ Lb./ Trip Trip

Arrowhead

15,811 1.10 127 1.00

369 0.17

16,307 17,626 1.52 1.64

Baldwin Forest 16,881 0.85

19 1. 39

4,951 0.22 6,298 0.17 28,149 16,625 2.16 1.28

N (X)
Evans County

43 0

505 1. 61

8,844 0.35 2,763 0.46 12,159 5,228 2.15 0.92

Total

32,735 0.97C 651 1.48c 14,164 0.3oc 9,061 0.26c 56,615 39,479C 1. 97c 1.39c

aooes not include McDuffie, Treutlen County, and Williams Public Fishing areas.
bBluegill, redear sunfish, and other sunfish species. cweighted mean (all weights are given in pounds}.

Table 17. Han-days cost, and funding source of research and survey studies in each region during FY 83. (OJ Dlngell Johnson federal funds provided through tne Sport Fish Restoration Act)

Region Northwest
Northeast Eastcentral Westcentral Southwest

~1an-days
85 200
28 115 200 280 239 112 96 240 60 138 20 435 313
74
45

Southcentral

350

270

530

Coastal

749

30

30

57 66

31

Total

4,793

Cost

Fund Source

$11,112 $31,206 $11,265 $22,530 $24,000 $40,884 $24,000 $20,163 $ 9,881 $34,092 $ 4,014 $36,120 $ 1,500 $46,616 $39,044 $11,500 $ 5,300
$57,820 $28,276 $65,980 $66,098 $ 3,496
3,250
$ 4,813 $ 6, 460
$ 4,030

An evaluation of secondary trout streams in Northwest Georgia
An evaluation of the fish populations and fishery of Carters Reservoir
An evaluation of the fish populations and fishery of Allatoona Res8rvoi r
A survey of- the fishery resources of the Conasauga and Coosawattee Rivers
Creel survey of stocked trout streams
Dynamics of rainbow trout populations in small headwater streams
Evaluation of the sport fishery of lake Chatuge
Analysis of the fish population and fishery of lake Oconee
Hybrid bass {striped bass x white bass) growth and survival in Clarks Hill
Evaluation of the Chattachoochee River trout fishery
Sport fishery survey. of Jackson lake
Dynamics of the largemoiJth bass population in Rum Creek Reservoir
The effect of threadfin shad introduction in small impoundments
A survey of the Lake Blackshear fishery
A survey of the sport fisheries of four major reservoirs in Southwest Georgia
An evaluation of the current fish population structure in the Ochlockonee River
An evaluation of the impact of a Kraft process paper mi 11 on the fi s~ery of the Flint River between Oglethrope, Georgia and lake Blackshear
A fisheries survey of the Altamaha River
life history aspect of six major sport fishes of the Altamaha River
Population dynamics of American shad in the Altamaha River
A fisheries survey of the Savannah River
Egg hatchability and fry survival of various Marone hybrid crosses
Evaluation of optimum stocking rate of striped bass x white bass fry in hatchery rearing ponds
Evaluation of minimal pond shading on survi val of striped bass x white bass fry
Evaluation of successive year class strength of juvenile American shad from the Ogeechee River
Evaluation of optimum stocking rate of striped bass fty in hatchery rearing ponds

[)J
OJ OJ DJ OJ OJ OJ OJ OJ OJ OJ OJ State OJ OJ State State
OJ OJ State OJ State State
State State
State

$613,450

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fish weighing 1.39 pounds per trip in FY 83.
RESEARCH AND SURVEYS The Fisheries Section has a comprehensive research and survey program which provides factual information about Georgia's fishery resources. This program is our primary means of assessing the condition of fish populations,
- determining the amount of fishing pressure on various waters, and developing
and testing new management techniques. Statewide direction and control is provided in the central office through the Dingell-Johnson (D-J) Federal Aid Coordination Project. Each region has a D-J project consisting of one or more studies. In addition, some studies are financed with state funds.
Research and survey studies may be short- or long-term depending on their nature and the information sought. Research studies generally test hypotheses, evaluate management techniques, or determine program effectiveness. Surveys generate data on the status of fishes, their habitat, and fishermen use. The research and survey process basically consists of problem or need identification, proposal development and approval, sampling design, data collection and analysis, report preparation, and dissemination of findings. The information gained from these studies is necessary to continue to provide high quality fishing experiences and to maintain a cost effective fisheries program.
In FY 83 the Section devoted 4,793 mandays to 26 studies at a cost of $613,450. Approximately $380,341 of this was federal funds provided through the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Program. The mandays and costs of all studies conducted in each region in FY 83 appear in Table 17. Final reports, which are available to the public upon request, were completed on the following nine studies during the year:
1) An Evaluation of Secondary Trout Streams in Northwest Georgia 2) Evaluation of the Sport Fish Population of Lake Lanier
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3) Food Habits of Marone Hybrid Bass in Clarks Hill Reservoir, Georgia 4) Population Dynamics of the Black Crappie in Goat Rock Reservoir 5) An Evaluation of the Impact of a Kraft Process Paper Mill on the
Fishery on the Flint River between Oglethorpe, Georgia and Lake Blackshear 7) Balance Success, Fishing Characteristics, and Owner Management Practices in Georgia Ponds 8) An Evaluation of Techniques for Capturing Channel Catfish from the Altamaha River 9) An Evaluation of the Current Fish Population Structure in. the Ochlockonee River.
HATCHERY RENOVATION AND FACILITY MAINTENANCE Considerable time and expenditures went into the improvement of Section facilities in FY 83 (Table 18). Four facility maintenance projects at fish hatcheries were completed with Section funds. An additional four projects at four hatcheries were completed with capital outlay funds provided through the Consolidated Maintenance Program administered by the Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division. These projects included such things as the repair of fish pond drains, the improvement of building heating and cooling systems, and the construction of a fish feed storage building.
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Table 18. Boat ramp construction and repair, hatchery renovation, facility maintenance, and new construction/capital outlay projects funded in FY 83.

Location

Project

Persona1 Operating Services Expenses

Expenses
Capita 1
Outlay Funds Total

Man days

Boat Ramp Construction/

Statewide Hatcher~ Renovation
t-lcDuffie Hatchery and PFA
Facilit~ Maintenance Statewide McDuffie Hatchery and PFA Walton Hatchery
Buford Hatchery
Richmond Hill Hatchery
New Construction/

Repair dams

$10,833 $24,729 $16,627

Administration

$24,771

Replace water control structures
Dismantle old holding house vats; grade and backfill spring area

$19,523
s 3,748

Repair water dis- $ 2,565 charge structures

Install storm water $ 3. 779 drains and construct
pond catch basins

$5,190

$15, 990a $ 7,997

$26,823 102 $49,353 286
$29,961 297 $19,523 211
s 3,748 38
s 2,565 27
$ 3. 779 39

McDuffie Hatchery and PFA

Replace pond water control structures

Steve Cocke Hatchery Renovate exterior of residence, office, and warehouse

Bowens Mi 11 Hatchery Renovate heating/ cooling systems in
office and residence

Burton Hatchery

Replace picnic shelter

Buford Hatchery

Construct storage building

$ 2,684a $10, 378a

$ 2,684 $10,378

$ 5,947a

$ 5,947

$ 2,800a $21,250a

$ 2,800 $21,250

Total

$89,948 $21,817

$67,046

$178,811 1,000

aThese capital outlay funds were administered as Consolidated Maintenance Projects by the Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Division.

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