Fisheries Section annual report, fiscal year 1993

FISHERIES SECTION ANNUAL REPORT Fiscal Year 1993
July 1, 1992 - June 30, 1993
Wildlife Resources Division Department of Natural Resources
Social Circle, Georgia

Table of Contents

SUBJECT

PAGE

Overview of Fisheries Section Activities

1

Map of Fisheries Section region boundaries

2

A. Facts about fishing in Georgia, fisheries related revenues

4

earned and Fisheries Section expenditures

B. Private waters management

8

c. Public waters management

11

D. Trout production

16

E. Warmwater hatchery production

21

F. Public fishing area operation

26

G. Research and survey

29

H. Maintenance and construction

32

Fisheries Section Activities
Fishing is the most popular wildlife related activity in Georgia, enjoyed by every age group. Over 1.2 million resident fishermen use the State's diverse freshwater fishery resources which offer over 4,000 miles of trout streams, 12,000 miles of warmwater streams wider than ten feet and half a million acres of impoundments. Anglers spend approximately $1 billion yearly on fishing in Georgia, a major contribution to the State's economy. The ongoing programs of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) Fisheries Section during fiscal year 1993 (FY 1993) included the management of public waters; development and management of public fishing areas; technical guidance in private waters; development and maintenance of boating access facilities; production and stocking of trout and warmwater fish; production of aquatic education materials and services; and research and survey projects designed to benefit these resources. Detailed information on the Section's activities and program costs is listed in the tables in Appendices A-H. The statewide fisheries program is administered from a headquarters office in Social Circle, seven regional offices and eleven district offices (Figure 1).
Public fishing area development continued in FY1993. Several lakes and the entrance road to the Paradise Public Fishing Area (PFA) were renovated. In addition, two boat ramps, two piers, two bridges, a fishing pier, a boat dock and walkways were constructed on this PFA.
"The Pleasures of Fishing" (14 minute film & video), "First Time Fishing" (15 minute video) and Freshwater Wetlands (poster) were produced during FY1993. "The Pleasures of Fishing" has received four awards from outdoor travel, educational and wildlife film festivals. "First Time Fishing" was filmed and edited, but will be distributed in early FY1994. The video's intent is to educate beginners, both children and adults, about the basics of fishing in an entertaining manner using "kids teaching kids". The Freshwater Wetlands poster was developed based on school teachers' recommendations. It depicts a hardwood stream bottom, which is not readily recognized as a wetland by most of the public and is being impacted by development, agriculture, and forestry across the state. Approximately 10,000 posters have been distributed to educators.
Kids Fishing Events (KFE) continued to catch on in Georgia as evidenced by the increase in the number of events held and the number of children participating. During FY1993, 123 KFE's were held with over 12,401 children fishing. This is a 34% increase over the number of events held in FY1992. Approximately 31% of the children were beginners and approximately 83% caught at least one fish. Events were held in 63 counties across the state. The Wildlife Resources Division co-sponsored more than 90% of these events by providing trout, channel catfish, materials, and/or staff involvement.
The Fisheries Section had another highly successful season of producing and stocking striped bass and white bass x striped bass hybrids (hybrids) in 1993. All goals were met or exceeded. Over 1.5 million striped bass fingerlings were stocked in eight reservoirs and two rivers, and over 3. 7 million hybrids were stocked in 16 reservoirs. In addition, 48, 147 Phase II (8-11 inches) striped bass were raised at the Bo Ginn National Fish Hatchery from fingerlings provided by Georgia, and stocked into the Savannah River as part of a project to restore striped bass in that river system.

The Fisheries Section also continued to provide public service in other areas. Over 3.7 million fish produced at the Section's seven warmwater hatcheries were stocked into more than 1,900 ponds. Sampling continued on Georgia's major reservoirs and streams to detect potential problems and monitor fish populations. Four new boat ramps were built (in addition to the two mentioned on Paradise PFA) to provide more public access. Over 900,000 catchable size trout were produced and stocked by Georgia hatcheries into trout waters, in addition to over 360,000 trout stocked by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Research projects to identify management needs, assess fish populations, and evaluate ongoing programs were also continued.
3

Appendix A: Tables showing important facts about fishing in Georgia, information on revenue earned, and expenditures for FY1993.
4

Table A-1. Important facts about freshwater fishing and fishermen in Georgia.

Item

Number

Total resident Georgia anglers over 16 years old. Total annual fishing trips by Georgia fishermen. Total days spent fishing each year. Average days spent fishing each year.
Average one-way distance traveled on each fishing trip.
Total annual expenditure by all resident and non-resident fishermen in Georgia (16 years old and older). Economic impact of sport fishing on Georgia's economy.
Estimated number of jobs generated.
Estimated sales tax generated from sale of sport fishing related items.

906,400a
14,218,200a
15,923,9ooa
16.2a days
21.0a miles
$948.6b million
$1.4b billion
27.7b thousand
$35.7b million

a

1991 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation published by the

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in August 1993. This is the

most accurate data currently available.

b

The Economic Impact of Sport Fishing in the State of Georgia published by the Sport Fishing

Institute in 1989. The calculations are based on data from the "1985 National Survey of

Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation.

5

Revenue (to the nearest dollar) generated by the Fisheries Section from license sales in license year 1992-93 (April 1I 1992 to March 31 I 1993). 8

License Sales License Year 1992-1993 (April 1, 1992 to March 31, 1993)

Tyoe of License

No. Sold

Combination Hunting-Fishing

741970

Resident Fishing

5501375

Resident Trout

1031648

One-Day Fishing

16,732

Non-resident Season Fishing

9,588

Non-resident 7-day Fishing

39,281

Non-resident Season Trout

.4....1

Total

7991046

Revenue 6521559b 4,624,556 4561386
48,704 224,409 2511576
55,221 61313,411

a

In addition to license sales shown, the Wildlife Resources Division sold 64,094 resident Wildlife

Management Area (WMA) stamps for $1,180,154 and 1,273 non-resident Wildlife

Management Area stamps for $91,479. These WMA stamps are required to fish on any Public

Fishing Area or hunt on any WMA. No effort is currently made to break out which portion of

revenue is generated by which Wildlife Resources Division program.

b

This is only one half the revenue generated. The remaining funds are considered as being

generated by hunters.

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a Table A-3. Fisheries Section expenditures (thousands of dollars) and mandays by region and program in FY1993.

PROGRAM

-------------------------------COST--------------------------------

b

Headquarters

I

TOTAL

II

Ill

IV

v

VI

VII TOTAL MANDAYS

Private Waters Management

36.7 64.6

16.0 42.2 26.1 31.9 77.8 39.1

334.4

1,883

Public Waters Management

294.9 317.0 413.2 310.1 335.2 337.8 426.9 255.1 2,690.2 11,204

Aquatic Plant Control

0.4

112.6

113.0

475

Trout Production!Stocking

83.5 87.8 590.7

762.0

3,715

Warmwater Hatcheries

125.2 37.1

21.8 208.6

4.0 328.1 144.7 273.1 1'142.6

5,704

-.J

Aquatic Education

Public Fishing Areas

105.9 65.5 85.0

52.4 49.7 43.3 302.1

105.9 598.0

231 3,770

Research!Surveys

62.9 38.5

40.0 254.3 68.1 50.3 43.5 16.0

573.6

3,711

Facility Maintenance and New Construction

811.8

1.9 40.2 264.8

4.0

1,122.7

985

Total

1,586.8 630.0 1,083.6 907.8 860.5 791.4 999.0 583.3 7,442.4 31,679

a These figures may differ somewhat from the final6193 Fiscal Accounting and Control System (FACS) printout since errors in the FACS printout were corrected in this project.
b Expenses of the headquarters office, with the exception of capital outlay expenses, were prorated as administrative costs to all programs. Mandays for the headquarters office were also prorated based on regional effort.

Appendix B: Tables showing information on the Fisheries Section Private Waters Management Program in FY1993.
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Table B-1. Number of field investigations on private waters in each district in FY1993.

Region District

Balance

Aquatic Plant
Control

Fish Prestocking

General

Kill

Checks Management

County Total

Calhoun

II

Gainesville

Ill

Walton

Ill

Thomson

IV

Macon

IV

Manchester

\0

v

Albany

v

Cordele

VI

Waycross

VI

Metter

VII

Richmond Hill

Statewide Totals %of Totals

44
20
79 132
39 99
41 34
17 43
40
588 52%

33
7
12 23
4 3
17 1
12 49
4
165 14%

7
1
7 29
3 4
4 1
23 33
13
125 11%

95 1 6 5
17
24 1 4
153 13%

7
11 15
13 11
2
7 39
5
110 10%

179
36
115 204
46 136
73 38
83 165
66
1,141

%of Total
16%
3%
10% 18o/o
4% 12%
6% 3%
7% 15%
6%
100%

Table B-2. Total number and acres of private ponds stocked with fingerling largemouth bass, bream and channel catfish in FY1993. These fish are provided to pond owners to establish fishable populations in newly constructed or renovated ponds.

Region District

Bass-bream ponds stocked

Percent stocked at fertilized rate

Number

Acres Number

Acres

Number and species stocked

Bluegill

Redear Largemouth Channel

sunfish

bass catfish

Catfish only ponds stocked
Number Acres

Calhoun

59

150

II Gainesville

38

111

Ill Walton Thomson

106

418

146

642

.....

0

IV Macon

Manchester

67

289

76

384

v Albany
Cordele

133

733

46

214

VI Waycross Metter

183

1,254

292

1,387

VII Richmond Hill

67

203

Statewide Totals 1,213

5,786

59,470 14,865

7,510

5,970

44,620 11,180

5,838 17,231

3

2

163,023 40,756

21,318 34,075

2

1

252,030 62,958

28,125 72,312

7

4

120,572 30,143

14,628 19,433

14

12

171,008 42,302

18,926 30,443

4

2

308,740 75,187

39,585 64,669

7

5

84,208 21,052

10,474 32,998

2

1

500,654 124,126

55,063 115,913

0

0

536,150 134,650

65,531 110,591

18

15

105,160 11,290

5,530 16,545

4

2 2,345,635 568,509 272,528 520,180

34

30

33

30

32

108

130

249

19

69

36

110

92

277

51

394

139

378

121

344

33

112

720 2,101

Appendix C: Tables showing information on the Fisheries Section Public Waters Management Program in FY1993.
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Table C-1. Treatments applied to control aquatic plants statewide in FY1993.

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r

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-- -

- - . -

---- - -- ----

Acres

lo. of

Cost of

--- -

..

-

..

--

..

- ..

- - -- .. -

Resenooi rs lftl Lakes

sloppy floyd Chattooga

PithS!ebora

Diquat, 6.3 gals/acre

1.0

SPUpper

Cutrine Plus, 1.8

gals/acre

1

$200.00 Treatment successful.

Blackshear

Crisp/ S1..111ter

Lyngbya

Cutrine Plus, 60 lbs/acre

110

5

$36,416 Control Surface mats;

good

Blackshear

crisp/ Worth

Char a

Cutrine Plus, 3.7 gals/acre

30

1

$2,009 lq:)rove access; good

Blackshear

Crisp/
Worth/ Dooley

All igatorweed, Giant cutgrass

Rodeo, 0.8 gal/acre,
Nalcotrol II, 0.2 gal/acre

16

2

$1,196 Stop invasion, iq:)rove

access; good

Blackshear

Crisp

Horned pondweed, Aquathol, 160 lbs/acre

6

1

$1,449 lq:)rove access; good

water thread

1-'

Worth

1\)

Dougherty

Lyngbya

Cutrine Plus, 4 gals/acre

2.5

Diquat 2 gals/acre

2

$1,833 Control surface mats;

good

Worth

Dougherty

Giant cutgrass,

Rodeo, 0.8 gal/acre

15

water hyacinth

Nalcotrol II, 0.2

and alligatorweed gal/acre &

Driftgon, 0.2 gal/acre

2

$1,953 Stop invasion, iq:)rove

access; good

Jackson

Butts/ Newton Alligatorweed,

Rodeo, 0.8 gal/acre

25

Giant cutgrass

Nalcotrol II, 0.2

gal/acre &

Driftgon, 0.2 gal/acre

3

$2,915 Stop invasion, iq:)rove

access; good

Jackson

Butts/ Newton

Lyngbya

Cutrine Plus, 60 lbs/acre

5

1

S6n Control surface mats;

good

Juliette

Monroe

Eurasian

Aquakleen (2,4-D), 200

21

Watermi lfoil

lbs/acre

5

$13,788 Stop spread within lake

and down-

stream; good with MiniMUm

impact to non-target

plants

Little

Wheeler/

Variable-leaf

Aquakleen (2,4D), 200

5

1

$1,570 I~~~Prove access; good

Ocmulgee State Telfair

mil foil

lbs/acre

Park

--

Table C-1 Continued.

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Acres
-- -----

llo. of

-- -- --

-----

Cost of
- ----------

-. ------ - -- - --

Reserwi rs and Lakes

Seminole State Seminole Parle:

Variable-leaf
mil foil, lilies, and Bacopa

Diquat, 2 gals/acre

4

2

$11195 I~rove access; good

Seminole State Seminole

Variable-leaf

Aqualc:leen (2,40), 200

2.5

Parle:

mil fo H , l il ies, lbs/acre

and Bacopa

1

$1,248 I~rove access; fair

Evans COU'Ity PFA

Evans (Pond 1) Hydri lla

Komeen, 12 gals/acre

4

1

$790 Significantly reduce

within pond to minimize

downstre spread Wti le

reducing user conflict in

pond; good

Evans County PFA

Evans (Pond 2) Hydril La

Sonar CAS), 1.2 qt/acre

10

1

$3,371 Same as above; fair

....
w

Evans County PFA

Evans (Pond 2) Hydrf lla

Sonar (SRP), 30 lbs/acre

20

1

$8,481 Same as above; fair

Evans COU'Ity PFA

Evans (Pond 3) Hydrilla

Sonar (AS), 1.6 qts/acre

30

1

$12,947 Same as above; fair

Flat lander Parle: Lalc:e

Lanier

All igatorweed

Rodeo, 0.8 gal/ac

0.05

1

$295 I~rove access, beautify

pOOd: Good results

Gra~_Total

307.1

32 '----- ~~2 1328

Table C-2. Fish kills Investigated by the Fisheries Section in FY1993.

Type of Fish Kill

Number of Incidents

Fish Killed

Number

Value

Fines collected by DNRa

Municipal Pollution

1

35

$6

Industrial Pollution Agricultural Pollution

4

480

$155

,b

873

$360

Entrainment/Impingement

1

1,143

$1,492

Disease/Naturale

12

4,557

NA

Chlorine/Swimming pools

2

2,366

$710

....

Undetermined

oil>

Total

7

1,157

$1,261

28

10,611

$3,984

$1,000 $5,000
$637 $6,637

a

Fines collected as of June 30, 1993 by the Environmental Protection Division for the FY1993 fish kills.

b

This fish kill was mistakenly also reported in the FY1992 annual report.

c

Estimates of the number of fish killed by disease or natural causes are not normally calculated using accepted fish kill

counting guidelines, so these values are less accurate than those obtained during more exhaustive investigations.

Table C-3. Environmental reviews and assessments commented on by the Fisheries Section in FY1993.

Agency

Numbe,a

Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Departmental Plans

1

Environmental Protection Division Permits and Variances

49

Environmental Protection Division Plans

4

Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites

1

Georgia Clearing House Reviews

1

Georgia, Alabama, Florida and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Joint studies on Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa and Apalachicola-

1

Chattahoochee-Flint Basins

U.S. Government Agency Permits, Projects and Plans

Army Corps of Engineers Permits

2

Army Corps of Engineers Plans and Projects

5

Tennessee Valley Authority Plans

1

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission license Issues

11

Fish and Wildlife Service Plans

1

Forest Service Plans

1

Local Governments

Douglas County

1

Private Company (Ecology and Environment, Inc)

1

Total

80

a

Each project, plan or permit is counted only once, even though the Section may have

provided comments on more than one occasion. Only those projects that the Section

prepared comments on are included in these numbers. Numerous other documents

were reviewed but not commented on.

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Appendix D: Tables showing information on the Fisheries Section Trout Production Program in FY1993.
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a
Table D-1. Trout production (lbs), conversion ratios, and costs at state hatcheries in FY1993.

Hatchery Buford

Net Weight Gain Conversion ratio

Species

BROOK RAINBOW BROWN

1,144 2.56

89,686 1.55

n,607
1.28

Total 168,437
1.44

Burton

Net Weight Gain Conversion ratio

.....
"

Summerville Net Weight Gain

Conversion ratio

112,457 1.44

28,491 1.27

140,948 1.40

37,683 1.30

37,683 1.30

Total

Net Weight Gain Conversion ratio

1,144 2.56

239,826 1.46

106,098 1.28

Cost per pound to stock trout from state hatcheries:
Total production and distribution costs per pound:
a
Conversion ratios used in totals are weighted means. b
Costs do not include administrative costs of the Atlanta staff.

347,068 1.41

b Cost

Total $267,151

Per lb $1.59

$196,219

$1.39

$57,189

$1.52

$520,559

$1.50

$0.37 $1.87

Table D-2. Number and weight (lbs) of each species of trout stocked into Georgia's public waters from state and federal hatcheries during FY1993.

Facility

BROOK

Number

Weight

RAINBOW

Number

Weight

BROWN

Number

Weight

TOTAL

Number

Weight

STATE HATCHERIES Buford catchables fingerlings
Burton catchables fingerlings
Summerville catchables fingerlings
......
(X)
FEDERAL HATCHERIES Chattahoochee catchables fingerlings
Walhalla catchables fingerlings
Others catchables fingerlings

300

639 273,713 126,867 105,140

45,216 379,153 172,722

55,800

4,649 184,700

4,821 240,500

9,470

361,664 1,200

130,903 68

88,493 27,913

30,300 800

450,157 29,113

161,203 868

118,877

43,485

7,697 30,500

2,563 2,362

126,574 30,500

46,048 2,362

359,263 110,119

359,263 110,119

5,000 75,000

1,000 208

5,000 75,000

1,000 208

TOTAL catchables fingerlings

300

639 1,113,517 411,374 206,330

79,079 1,320,147 491,092

57,000

4,717 318,113

8,191 375,113

12,908

Table D-3. Number and weight (lbs) of catchable trout by species and habitat type stocked from all hatcheries in FY1993.

Facility

BROOK Number Weight

RAINBOW

BROWN

Number Weight Number Weight

TOTAL Number Weight

STREAMS BY COUNTY

Bartow

11,225 4,120

875

287

12,100 4,407

Catoosa

2,306

836

194

72

2,500

908

Chattooga

4,906 1,790

194

72

5,100 1,862

Cherokee

2,441

831

2,441

831

Dade

1,500

519

1,500

519

Dawson

15

32

10,960 4,460 3,905 1,679

14,880 6,171

Fannin

83,081 24,935 1,250

250

84,331 25,185

Floyd

22,741 8,331 1,564

534

24,305 8,865

Gilmer

49,870 16,656

49,870 16,656

Gordon

3,425 1,158

3,425 1,158

Habersham

26,434 9,871 8,330 2,795

34,764 12,666

Haralson

16,631 6,086 1,454

538

18,085 6,624

Lumpkin

91,112 30,944 8,958 2,645 100,070 33,589

Murray

19,025 7,018 1,555

575

20,580 7,593

Paulding

6,548 2,391

292

96

6,840 2,487

Pickens

10

25

6,130 2,216 1,230

534

7,370 2,775

Polk

2,453

960

597

70

3,050 1,030

Rabun

25

53 114,006 42,172 9,506 3,569 123,537 45,794

Stephens

42,784 15,849 7,100 2,387

49,884 18,236

Towns

25

54

63,300 22,954 4,765 2,009

68,090 25,017

Union

10

21

82,021 25,120 3,770 1,527

85,801 26,668

Walker

18,668 6,982

972

319

19,640 7,301

White

65

138

88,371 32,311 15,815 5,136 104,251 37,585

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TAILWATERS

Blue Ridge

16,000 4,926 4,044

600

20,044 5,526

Hartwell

8,000 3,408 4,000 1,372

12,000 4,780

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RESERVOIRS

Lanier

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--2-7-,4-8-027,480

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SMALL LAKES

Black Rock

5,547 1,724

5,547 1,724

Conasauga

4,518 1,588

4,518 1,588

Dockery

14,000 4,402

14,000 4,402

Nancy1own

14,700 4,850

14,700 4,850

Rock Creek

13,500 4,405

13,500 4,405

Unicoi

Vogel

2,750

892

250

124

3,000 1,016

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---8-,-2-2-4
--2-6-,-0-8-5

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___ _a_:~..!r~~

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GRAND TOTAL

300

639 1,113,517 411,374 206,330 79,079 1,320,147 491,092

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Table D-4. Number and weight (lbs) of fingerling trout by species and habitat type stocked from all hatcheries in FY1993.

Facility

BROOK Number Weight

RAINBOW

BROWN

Number Weight Number Weight

TOTAL Number Weight

STREAMS BY COUNTY

Bartow

3,000

306

3,000

306

Catoosa

1,000

68

1,000

68

Chattooga

3,500

199

3,500

199

Cherokee

3,500

150

3,500

150

Dade

500

34

500

34

Dawson

6,000

513

6,000

513

Fannin

Floyd

7,000

635

7,000

635

Gilmer

1,000

68

1,000

68

Gordon

3,000

287

3,000

287

Habersham

1,000

63 8,450

269

9,450

332

Haralson

Lumpkin

9,000

456

9,000

456

Murray

Paulding

1,000

148

1,000

148

Pickens

Polk

500

74

500

74

Rabun

108,810 1,825 108,810 1,825

Stephens

3,250

96

3,250

96

Towns

200

5 4,750

170

4,950

175

Union

4,000

232

4,000

232

Walker

6,500

393

6,500

393

White

13,353

632

13,353

632

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TAILWATERS

Blue Ridge

Nottely

5,000

312

5,000

312

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Lanier

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SMALL LAKES

Black Rock

Conasauga

Dockery

Nancytown

Rock Creek

Unicoi

Vogel

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GRAND TOTAL

57,000 4,717 318,113 8,191 375,113 12,908

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Appendix E: Tables showing information on the Fisheries Section Warmwater Hatchery Production Program in FY1993.
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Table E-1. Total numbers and cost per fish of warmwater species produced at state hatcheries in FY1993.

Species

Acres

Number

Number Per Acre

a
Cost Per
Fish($)

Bluegill Fingerling Harvestable
Redear sunfish Fingerling Harvestable
Largemouth Bass Fingerling Harvestable
Channel catfish Fry Fingerling Intermediate Harvestable
Striped bass Fry Fingerling

27.17 0.29

5,072,841 1,100

7.97 0.29

1,708,205 375

14.45 0.60

914,850 42

6.30 10.27 22.45
6.67

3,015,000 1,324,160
369,428 50,579

b 8.61

5,501,000 1,700,751

186,707 3,793
214,329 1,293
63,311 70
478,571 128,935
16,456 7,583
b 197,532

0.031 0.660
0.037 1.347
0.124 0.000
0.022 0.087 0.466 1.184
0.011 0.031

Hybrid striped-white bass Fry Fingerling
Hybrid white-striped bass Fry Fingerling

b 0.60

1,050,000 c

b 12,330,000 24.55 3,818,751

b c
b 155,550

0.011
0.011 0.046

White Bass Fry Fingerling

b 0.60

150,000 2,894

b 4,823

0.011 1.950

Shoal Bass Fingerling

3.50

152,284d

43,510e

0.347e

Totals (all sizes)

134.32 37,162,260

175,940

0.035

a

Cost of each production phase includes cost of previous phase. b

Not applicable, these fry were hatched in jars and placed in aquaria.
c

Although 0.6 acres were stocked with hybrid striped-white bass fry,

there was no survival and no fingerlings were produced. d

Differences between the production totals in this table and the distribution totals in Table E-4

result from handling, holding, and transporting mortalities, the use of surplus fish as

forage to maintain spawning stocks, and the stocking of fish produced on federal hatcheries.
e
Weighted means. Striped bass, white bass and hybrid fry are not included in these figures.

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Table E-2. Number of each warmwater fish species produced at state hatcheries in FY1993.

Species

Summerville

Walton McDuffie Cordele

Steve Cocke

Bowens Richmond

Mill

Hill

Total

Bluegill Fingerling Harvestable

731,572 1,087,888 1,100

983,656 1,191,920 1,on,8o5 5,072,841 1,100

Redear sunfish Fingerling Harvestable

Largemouth Bass Fingerling Harvestable

Channel catfish

Fry

Fingerling

IV
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Intermediate

Harvestable

Striped bass Fry Fingerling

Hybrid striped-white bass Fry

Hybrid white-striped bass Fry Fingerling

White Bass Fry Fingerling

Shoal Bass Fingerling

Totals (all sizes)

216,875

442,435 375

121,766 550,000

3n,129 1,708,205 375

131,638 212,925

212,808 42

299,429

58,050

914,850 42

15,176

223,190 7,403

315,000 430,704
36,907

2,700,000 226,500 157,187 3,019

2n,596 159,887
3,250

166,170 37,178

3,015,000 1,324,160
369,428 50,579

1,511,197

5,501,000 5,501,000 189,554 1,700,751

1,050,000 1,050,000

314,818

12,330,000 12,330,000 600,046 630,562 1,093,866 1,179,459 3,818,751

150,000 2,894

150,000 2,894

73,766 78,518

152,284

15,176 1,625,496 4,038,531 3,760,518 2,468,085 3,135,215 22,119,239 37,162,260

Table E-3. Cost per fish (dollars) warmwater fish species produced at state hatcheries in FY1993.

Species

Summerville

Walton McDuffie Cordele

Steve Cocke

Bowens Mill

Richmond Hill

Bluegill Fingerling Harvestable

0.025

0.016 0.660

0.039

0.039

0.033

Redear sunfish Fingerling Harvestable

0.039

0.020 1.347

0.106

0.039

0.030

Largemouth Bass Fingerling

0.124

0.068

0.060

0.174

0.308

Channel catfish

Fry

Fingerling

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Intermediate Harvestable

Striped bass

Fry

Fingerling

1.039

0.106 2.547

0.028 0.079
0.821

0.022 0.129 0.526 2.141

0.053 0.282 1.315

0.020

0.086 0.771
0.011 0.124

Hybrid striped-white bass Fry

a 0.011

Hybrid white-striped bass Fry Fingerling

0.028

0.087

0.042

0.044

0.011 0.033

White Bass Fry Fingerling

0.011 1.950

Shoal Bass

Fingerling

0.473

0.228

a A cost of $3968 was expended to produce hybrid striped-white bass fingerlings but none were produced.

Table E-4. Number of warmwater fish distributed from state hatcheries in FY1993. Totals include fish provided by federal hatcheries, surplus brood stock and fish available as by-products of other programs.

Species

Private Waters Reservoirs

Rivers & Streams

Publicly Owned
Small Lakes

Public Fishing
Areas

Kid's Fishing Events

Other Fisheries Agencies

a Total

Bluegill fingerling harvestable
Redear sunfish fingerling harvestable

2,345,635

568,509

80,607

286,736 39,900

5,520 1,380

227,740 2,865,631

500

500

690,396

200

200

Largemouth bass fingerling
harvestable

272,528

33,072 962

26,472 83

263,631

595,703 1,045

Channel catfish

fry
IV

U'l

fingerling

intermediate

harvestable

520,180

42,111

113,825 2,500

24,690

327

127,526 206,929

18,060 37,322

325,000 38,295 10,524

325,000 739,428 347,479
55,382

Striped bass fry fingerling
intermediate

1,315,176

700,020 20,978

17,930

2,515,000 246,970

2,515,000 2,280,096
20,978

White-striped bass hybrid fry fingerling

4,118,478

2,550,000 2,550,000 2,400 4,120,878

Shoal bass fingerling

152,184

152,184

Grass carp harvestable

428

428

Total

3,706,852 5,514,261 915,293 477,423 221,661 245,278 6,179,560 17,260,328

a

Totals do not include fry produced and distributed to other state hatcheries for later production phases.

Appendix F: Tables showing information on the Fisheries Section Public Fishing Area Operation Program in FY1993.
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Table F-1. Public Fishing Areas cost data for FY1993.

Region Area

Ownership

Number of Lakes

Acreage Open to Fishing

Total Operating Cost($)

Arrowhead

State

2

25.3

85,001

Ill

McDuffie

State

13

126.0

52,397

IV

Baldwin Forest

State

5

51.3

43,n9

IV

Rum Creek

GA Power

1

3,600.0

5,929

N

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v

Williams

State

1

Closed

1,590

v

Big Lazer

State

1

195.0

41,672

VI

Paradise

State

72

225.0

163,721

VI

Evans County

VI

Dodge County

VI

Treutlen County

State State Private

3

94.0

1

104.0

1

189.0

47,938 92,622
1,788

Total

4,609.6

536,437

Table F-2. Harvest and catch rate of fish caught from two public fishing areas In FY1993 for which information was available.

Dodge

McDuffie

Species
Catfish a
Sunfish Largemouth bass Crappie Other Total

Number
5,125 54,477
214 44 21
59,881

Avg. Wgt. (pounds)
1.33 0.25 1.73 0.32 0.24 0.35

Number
6,300 21,250
800

Avg. Wgt. (pounds)
0.66 0.20
1.50

2,650

0.51

31,000

0.36

Fish caught per trip

Number

4.94

Weight (weighted means)

1.73

a
Sunfish are primarily bluegill and redear sunfish.

2.30 0.82

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Appendix G: Tables showing information on the Fisheries Section Research and Survey Program in FY1993.
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Table G-1. Cost for research and survey studies in each region during FY1993.

Region

Study Title

Cost($)

Northwest
Northeast East Central

Development of a stream classification system for evaluating trout stocking in Georgia.
The effect of sample size on the precision of creel estimates by a non-uniform probability access survey.
Evaluation of walleye introductions into lakes Burton and Seed
Creel census of the Richard B. Russell Dam tailwaters (Survey).

37,320 1,200
40,000 37,709

West Central

Evaluation of hybrid bass stocking in Lake Oconee.

27,255

Dynamics of the largemouth bass fisheries in Strom Thurmond and Richard B. Russell lakes.

127,698

McDuffie Public Fishing Area creel census history and angler use characteristics.

34,865

Lethal temperature/duration of exposure model for sub-adult and adult brown trout - a literature review.

26,780

Effects of watershed use on stream fish communities.

55,168

Southwest South Central

A fish population survey of the Oconee River below Sinclair Dam.
An investigation into the dynamics of the largemouth bass fishery in Lake Walter F. George.
Effects of water withdrawals on the Spring Creek fishery and associated aquatic resources.
Population dynamics of American shad in the Altamaha River

12,936 32,368 17,972 43,470

Coastal Headquarters Total

Reproduction of striped bass in the Ogeechee River. Administrative

16,015 62,876 573,632

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Table G-2 Final reports and publications completed by the Fisheries Section in FY1993.

Author 0. Weaver J. Durniak J. Biagi and C. Martin
J. German and Z. Bunch A. Mauldin II and J. McCollum J. Germann, Z. Bunch and J. Durniak R. Goldstein and T. Anderson R. Rees

Publication
Evaluation of walleye introductions into Lake Nottely, Georgia.
Trout stream easement program for private lands in Georgia.
The effects of three stocking rates on growth, survival and angler success and harvest of brown trout on a 27 km section of the Chattahoochee River.
McDuffie PFA creel census history and angler use characteristics.
An evaluation of hybrid bass stocking in Lake Oconee.
Evaluation of rainbow trout stockings on Richard B. Russell Reservoir, Georgia.
Piscivory of juvenile largemouth bass in Lake Walter F. George.
Evaluation of triploid grass carp to control filamentous algae in fish rearing ponds at Richmond Hill Fish Hatchery.

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Appendix H: Table showing the Fisheries Section maintenance and construction projects in FY1993.
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Table H-1. Facility maintenance and construction projects statewide during FY1993.

Project

Project Description

Non-Capita.. Outlay Costs

Cal!.!!!l Outla~ Costs Flsh...tes CMP&

Total Mandays

Facility Maintenance and Repair

Emergency repairs to Boat

Built a sign at Walton Headquarters, installed a drainage culvert at

66,661

24,480

199

Ramps, Hatcheries and PFA's Baldwin Forest PFA, repaired dams and installed siphon systems

at Dove, Shepard, and Boar lakes at Marben Farms PFA, installed

new gasoline tank and replaced water supply pipes in hatchery

floor at Richmond Hill Hatchery, and built signs for areas

statewide.

Boat Ramp Repair and

Statewide repair and maintenance of boat ramps.

73,070

338

Maintenance

Bowens Mill Hatchery Renovation

Renovation of Bowens Mill Fish Hatchery manager's office.

11,812

Sub- Total

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New Construction

Jasper County

Built boat ramp end parking lot at Merben Farms PFA

128,721

24,480

11,812

637

2,372

4,083

16

Statewide Boat Ramp

Inspected potential boat ramp sites at various locations around

6,216

8,983

33

Inspection and locating Sites

the atate and completed site plans for boat ramps in Wayne,

for Suitable Boat Ramp

Fulton, and Grady counties.

Construction

Evans County PFA Boat Ramp Constructed twin boat ramps at Evans Co. PFA.

948

1,633

6

Floyd County Boat Ramp

Built boat ramp in Floyd County on Oostanaule River.

6,164

10,616

39

Greene County Boat Ramp

Built boat ramp at Dyers Pasture on Oconee River.

3,161

6,444

20

Paradise PFA Renovation

Projact inspection in the renovation of lakes and en entrance road

3,968

688,782

26

end in the construction of two boat ramps, two weirs, two

bridges, a fishing pier, a boat dock end walkways at Paradise

PFA.

Boat Ramp Construction -

These are the costs end mandays associated with boat ramp

39,229

66,873

242

General end Administration

construction program that ere not directly applicable to a specific

Program Costs

project, but apply to the entire program.

Table H-1 . Continued.

Project
Sub-Total
Headquarters Administrative Costs

Project Description
This is the calculated prorated share of non-capital outlay expenses and mandays applied to management of capital outlay projects by the Atlanta Office.

Non-Cephers Outlay Costs
61,048
123,062

Cel!itl Outla~ Coata Fisheries CMP&

786,414

0

Total Mendeya
380
68

Total Expenditures

312,831

809,894

11,812

986

8 Non-capital outlay expenditures of the Fisheries Section assigned to specific projects as well as the administrative costs of both the Fort Valley and Atlanta offices.

b The capital outlay funding for these projects was provided through the Consolidated Maintenance Program (CMP) funded through the Wildlife Resources Division budget. Those funds are not included in the Section expenditures.

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