Fisheries Section annual report, fiscal year 1994

FISHERIES SECTION ANNUAL REPORT Fiscal Year 1994
July 1. 1993 - June 30, 1994
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

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A. Facts about fishing in Georgia, fisheries related revenues earned 4 and Fisheries Section expenditures

B. Private waters management

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C. Public waters management

11

D. Trout production

16

E. Warmwater hatchery production

21

F. Public fishing area operation

26

G. Research and survey

28

H. Maintenance and construction

31

Fisheries Section Activities
Fishing is the most popular wildlife related activity in Georgia, enjoyed by every age group. Over 900,000 resident anglers use the State's diverse freshwater fishery resources that 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 over $250 million yearly on fishing in Georgia. The ongoing programs of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) Fisheries Section during fiscal year 1994 (FY1994) 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 are listed in the tables in Appendices A-H. The statewide fisheries program is administered from a headquarters office in Social Circle and seven regional offices (Figure 1).
Several interesting events occurred in FY1994. A new state record hybrid bass was caught on May 7, 1994. The fish weighed 23 lbs., 2 oz. and was caught by Mr. Bryan Naulta on Lake Chatuge. The Section completed a brochure entitled "Guide to Fishing the Satilla River". The brochure included a map of the Satilla River showing the location of boat ramps and providing other useful information to anglers interested in fishing the river. The Fisheries Section also worked with other Wildlife Resources personnel (approximately 68 Division employees were involved) to host the 47th Annual Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies conference. Between 900 and 1,000 fish, wildlife and outdoor recreation professionals and students gathered to exchange ideas for four days at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta. The meeting was well-organized and compliments were received from many attendees.
Development of Public Fishing Areas continued in FY1994. On September 24, 1993 (National Hunting and Fishing Day) Marben Public Fishing Area on Preaching Rock Wildlife Center in Jasper County opened to public fishing for the first time since the purchase of the area under the Preservation 2000 Program. A Kids Fishing Event was co-sponsored by the Preaching Rock Wildlife Center and the Georgia Wildlife Federation. About 90 children came and nearly all caught fish.
The Fisheries Section had another highly successful season of producing and stocking striped bass and white bass x striped bass hybrids in 1994. All goals were met or exceeded. Over 776,000 striped bass fingerlings were stocked in five reservoirs and one river, over 626,000 white bass fingerlings were stocked in three reservoirs, and over 1.9 million hybrids were stocked in 10 reservoirs. In addition, 101, 145 advanced phase I (2-4 inches) striped bass reared at Richmond Hill Fish Hatchery and Bo Ginn National Fish Hatchery and 64,414 phase II (6-8 inches) striped bass reared at Bo Ginn National Fish Hatchery from fingerlings provided by Georgia were micro-tagged and stocked into the Savannah River as part of a continuing project to restore striped bass in that river system.
The Section's aquatic education efforts continued in FY1994. "First Time Fishing", a 15 minute video about a girl teaching her younger brother the basics of fishing was completed. One copy was provided to each public school system, private school, and public library system in the state to make the video available to as many children as possible. Kids Fishing Events (KFEs) continue to increase in popularity with 195 events held and 16,855 children fishing in FY1994. This represents a 59% increase in the number of events and a 36% increase in the

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number of children fishing over FY 1993. Approximately 18 % of the children were beginners and almost 83% caught at least one fish. Sponsors were encouraged to meet the Section's goals for a KFE: to have fun; learn how to fish safely; follow rules; catch a fish and identify it; and touch a fish. Ninety-eight percent of the events were co-sponsored by the Wildlife Resources Division through providing fish (channel catfish or trout), materials, and/or staff involvement.
The Fisheries Section also continued to provide public service in other areas. Over 4.2 million fish produced at the Section's seven warmwater hatcheries were stocked into more than 1,950 ponds to establish fishable populations, either in newly constructed or renovated ponds. Sampling continued on Georgia's major reservoirs and streams to detect potential problems and monitor fish populations. Four new boat ramps were built to provide more public access and 7 existing ramps were extensively repaired or replaced. Over 940,000 -catchable size trout were produced and stocked by Georgia hatcheries into trout waters, in addition to over 330,000 trout stocked by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Research projects to identify management needs, assess fish populations, and evaluate ongoing programs were also continued.
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Appendix A: Tables showing important facts about fishing in Georgia, information on revenue earned, and expenditures for FY1994.
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Table A-1. Important facts about freshwater fishing and fishermen in Georgia.

Item

Number

Total resident Georgia anglers 16 years old and older. Total resident Georgia anglers 6 to 15 years old. Total annual fishing trips by Georgia fishermen (16 years old and older). Total days spent fishing each year (16 years old and older). Average days spent fishing each year (16 years old and older).
Average one-way distance traveled on each fishing trip (16 years old and older). 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.

891,S00 259, 100 13, 114,900
14,268,900 16.o days 21.0 miles
$448.4b million $951.6b million
14.7b thousand
$17.9b million

a

1991 National Smvey 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 1991 Economic Impact of Sport Fishing in Georgia published by the Sport

Fishing Institute. The calculations are based on data from the "1991 National

Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation."

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Table A-2. Revenue (to the nearest dollar) generated by the Fisheries Section from license sales in license year 1993-1994.

License Sales License Year 1993-1994 (April 1, 1993 to March 31, 1994)

Type of I iceose

Number

Combination Hunting-Fishing

73,576

Resident Fishing

546,406

Resident Trout

107,744

One-Day Fishing

33,928

Non-resident Season Fishing

9,284

Non-resident 7-day Fishing

34,872

Non-resident Season Trout

5,021

Total

810,831

Revenue 64Q,398b 4,591,060 474,395
98,565 217,283 223,301
62,288 6,307,290



In addition to license sales shown, the Wildlife Resources Division sold 68,202

resident Wildlife Management Area (WMA) stamps for $1,255,717 and 1,227

non-resident Wildlife Management Area stamps for $88,187. These WMA

stamps are required to fish on any Public Fishing Area or hunt on any WMA.

No effort is currently made to determine which portion of revenue is generated

by which Wildlife Resources Division program.

b

This is only one half of 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 FY1994.

PROGRAM

----------------Expenditure by Region----------------

b

Headquarters

II

Ill

IV

V

VI

VII

TOTAL TOTAL MANDAYS

Private Waters Management

33.9 53.7

14.0 43.3

25.6 53.9 76.5 23.4

324.3

2,262

Public Waters Management

281.3 244.2 407.3 424.4 410.3 272.8 409.1 243.1 2,692.5 15,923

Aquatic Plant Control

0.2

83.4

83.6

189

Trout Production/Stocking

83.8 114.4 604.2

802.4

4,784

Warmwater Hatcheries

121.7 38.7

18.6 186.0

11.1 360.5 139.7 289.0 1,165.3

7,784

Aquatic Education

88.8

88.8

2,442

Public Fishing Areas

100.7 66.8

81.2 361.9 38.6 315.0

964.2

5,327

Research/Surveys

53.1 70.7

98.0 151.8

23.7 61.4 32.9 16.5

508.1

3,529

Facility Maintenance and New Construction

1,130.4 43.4

5.7

6.4 455.8 23.7 23.9 11.4 1,700.7

2,315

Total

1,893.9 631.9 1,147.8 893.1 1,371.8 810.9 997.1 583.4 8,329.9 44,554

a These figures may differ somewhat from the final 6/94 Fiscal Accounting and Control System (FACS) printout since errors in the FACS printout were corrected for this report.
b Expenses of Fisheries Headquarters Office, with the exception of capital outlay expenses, were prorated as administrative costs to all programs. Mandays for the Fisheries Headquarters Office were also prorated based on regional effort.

Appendix B: Tables showing information on the Fisheries Section Private Waters Management Program in FY 1994.
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Table B-1. Number of field investigations on private waters in each district in FY1994.

Region District

Balance

Aquatic Plant
Control

Fish Prestocking

General

Kill

Checks Management

District Total

Calhoun

II

Gainesville

111

Walton

Ill

Thomson

IV

Macon

IV

Manchester

V

Albany

V

Cordele

VI

Waycross

VI

Metter

VII

Richmond Hill

Statewide Totals 0/o of Totals

35
14
110
46
23
100
51 23
13 23
25
463 550/o

29
5
8 11
9
11
8
17
47
4
149
180/o

9
2
4 21
1 3
1
9
33 8
91
110/o

2

75

2

2

25

2

12

136

1

13

92

1

34

18

5

137

12

72

1

24

15

54

1

45

149

2

39

26

108

837

30/o

130/o

% of Total
9%
3%
16% 11%
4%
16%
9% 3%
6%
18%
5%
100%

Table B-2. Total number and acres of private ponds stocked with fingerling largemouth bass, bream and channel catfish in FY1994. 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

55

155

II Gainesville

42

92

Ill Walton Thomson

.....
0

IV Macon

Manchester

124

452

160

946

83

341

84

438

V Albany Cordele

149

757

35

181

VI Waycross Metter

171

1,377

393

2,082

VII Richmond Hill

36

90

Statewide Totals 1,332

6,911

56,890 14,220

12,883

7,633

37,238

8,931

4,644 10,346

1

0

162,774 41,096

19,301 33,137

6

2

373,730 93,370

46,915 80,155

2

1

133,232 33,008

15,319 21,924

10

9

189,270 44,405

24,858

24,498

1

4

281,486 62,364

40,056 58,424

9

7

73,940 18,035

9,818 34,043

1

0

519,400 129,000

66,216 86,713

1

1

854,300 211,325 100,295 131,508

35,800

8,950

4,230 11,350

2

2 2,718,060 664,704 344,535 499,731

24

20

19

13

56

89

110

194

17

54

19

35

89

357

53

287

100

202

111

288

27

43

625 1,580

Appendix C: Tables showing information on the Fisheries Section Public Waters Management Program in FY 1994.
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Table C-1 Treatments applied to control aquatic plants statewide in FY1994.

Bodv of Water

Countv

Taraet Pest

Control Method

Acres Treated

No. of Treatments

Cost of Treatment

Management Objectives; Treatment EffectlveneH

Reservoirs and Lakes

Blackshear

Criso/Sumter

Lvnabva

Cutrine Plus 60 lbs/acre

88

6

$27,311 Control surface mats; aood

Blackshear

Criso/Worth

Chara

Cutrine Plus 60 lbs/acre

20

1

$1891 lmorove access; aood

Blackshear

Crisp/Worth Worth/Dooley

Giant cutgrass and spatterdock

Rodeo, 0.8 gal/acre, Nalcotrol 11, 0.2 gal/acre & Driftaon, 0.2 gal/acre

23.9

3

$3693 Stop invasion, improve

access; good

Blackshear

Crisp/Worth Worth/Dooley

Giant cutgrass and variable-leaf milfoil

Rodeo, 0.8 gal/acre, Nalcotrol 11, 0.2 gal/acre & Driftgon, 0.2 gal/acre

10.6

1

$1076 Stop invasion, improve

access; good

Blackshear

.....

Blackshear

N

Crisp Crisp

Horned pondweed and waterthread
Variable-leaf milfoil and lilies

Aquathol, 267 lbs/acre Aquathol, 160 lbs/acre

6

1

$2866 Improve access; good

4

1

$1273 Improve access; good

Blackshear

Crisp

Variable-leaf milfoil AquaKleen (2,4-01, 200

10

and soatterdock

lbs/acre

1

$3210 Improve access; good

Blackshear

Crisp

Water primrose and variable-leaf milfoil

Weeder 64, 1 gal/acre

6

1

$702 Improve access; good

Worth

Dougherty

Lyngbya

Cutrine Plus, 4 gals\acre

4.6

Diauat, 2 aals/acre

2

$3016 Control surface growth;

aood

Worth

Dougherty

Giant cutgrass and Rodeo, 0.8 gal/acre,

4

water-hyacinth

Nalcotrol 11, 0.2 gal/acre &

Driftaon, 0.2 gal/acre

1

$666 Stop invasion, improve

access; good

Jackson

Butts/Newton

Alligatorweed, Giant cutgrass

Rodeo, 0.8 gal/acre, Nalcotrol 11, 0.2 gal/acre & Driftgon, 0.2 gal/acre

10.6

1

$1131 Stop invasion, improve

access; good

Table C-1. Continued

Juliette

Monroe

Oliver
George l.Smith State Park Lake
Reed Bingham State Park KFE Pond 1

Harris Emanuel
Cook

Grand Total

Eurasian wetermilfoil

Aquakleen (2,4-0), 200 lbs/acre

Spiny naiad Bladderwort

Aquethol K, 3 aals/ecre 2,4-0, 60 lbs. granular

Bladderwort, slender spikerush, end water lily

Grass carp (20 fish)

31
26 0.33 0.33
244.4

3

$11,410 Stop spread within lake

end downstream; good

with minimum impact to

non-taraeted plants

1

$3346 Improve access; aood

1

$120 Improve lake access; poor

results

1

$220 Clean out pond for Kids'

fishing event; Fish stocked

6/29/94. Too early for

evaluation.

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$61,818

Table C-2. Fish kills investigated by the Fisheries Section in FY1994.

Type of Fish Kill Municipal Pollutionb Industrial Pollution Agricultural Pesticide Disease/Natural Undetermined Total

Number of Incidents 5 8 1 4 9 27

Eisb Killed

Number

Value

10,741

$11,629

11, 161

$10,477

337 849 12,713 35,801

$303 NAC
$5,022 $27,431

Fines collected by DNR8 $80,000
$649,517
$729,517

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Fines collected as of June 30, 1994 by the Environmental Protection Division for the FY1994 fish kills.

b

Includes fish kills caused by sewage discharges from county waste treatment facilities as well as city

facilities.

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 estimates are less accurate than those obtained during more

exhaustive investigations.

Table C-3. Environmental reviews and assessments commented on by the Fisheries Section in FY1994.

Agency

Number8

Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Environmental Protection Division Permits and Variances

Erosion and sedimentation - 25 ft. Variances

53

Erosion and Sedimentation - Trout Stream Variance (100 ft.)

14

Surface Mining Permits

6

Biological Assessments Related to Permits

2

Water Withdrawal Permits

2

Discharge (NPDES) Permits

2

Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites Plans

2

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

Stone Mountain Memorial Association (Olympic Tennis Facility)

1

U.S. Government Agency Permits, Projects and Plans

Army Corps of Engineers Permits

3

Army Corps of Engineers Plans and Projects

5

Environmental Protection Agency Studies and Plans

2

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission License Issues

4

Fish and Wildlife Service Plans

1

Total

99

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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 FY1994.
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a Table D-1. Trout production (lbs), conversion ratios, and costs at state hatcheries in FY1994.

Hatchery Buford

Net Weight Gain Conversion ratio

Species

BROOK RAINBOW BROWN

1,133 3.83

72,278 1.58

104,146 1.22

Total 177,557
1.39

Burton

Net Weight Gain Conversion ratio

17 5.06

102,792 1.41

14,557 1.29

117,366 1.39

,_.

Summerville Net Weight Gain

-...J

Conversion ratio

24,525 1.55

24,525 1.55

Total

Net Weight Gain

1,150

199,595 118,703

Conversion ratio

3.85

1.49

1.23

C
Cost per pound to stock trout from state hatcheries:
C
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 headquarters staff.
C
Distribution costs include two new stocking trucks.

319,448 1.40

b Cost

Total

Per lb

$286,285

$1.61

$180,186

$1.54

$50,014

$2.04

$516,485

$1.62

$0.54 '$2.16

Table 0-2. Number and weight (lbs) of each species of trout stocked into Georgia's public waters from state and federal hatcheries during FY1994.

Facility

BROOK

Number

Weight

RAINBOW

Number

Weight

BROWN

Number

Weight

TOTAL

Number

Weight

STATE HATCHERIES Buford catch ables fingerlings
Burton catchables fingerlings
Summerville catch ables fingerlings
.....
00
FEDERAL HATCHERIES Chattahoochee catch ables fingerlings
Walhalla catch ables fingerlings
Others catchables fingerlings

5,310 163

1,692

152,928 50,799

69,003 4,992

268,416 2,400

477 350,485 113,289

38,409 48,152

116,871

38,772

8,007 11,500

99,050 124

426,654 53,199

169,745 5,116

13,822 2,567

389,057 48,152

127,588 2,567

2,464 629

124,878 11,500

41,236 629

332,711 149,831

109,896 2,276

3,800

1,021

332,711 149,831

109,896 2,276

3,800

1,021

TOTAL catchables fingerlings

5,473

2,169

956,795 200,630

331,981 7,268

314,832 62,052

115,336 1,277,100 3,320 262,682

449,486 10,588

Table D-3. Number and weight (lbs) of catchable trout by species and habitat type stocked from all hatcheries in FY1994.

Facility

BROOK Number Weight

RAINBOW

BROWN

Number Weight Number Weight

TOTAL Number Weight

STREAMS BY COUNTY

Bartow

11,544

Catoosa

2,306

Chattooga

5,306

Cherokee

2,000

Dade

500

Dawson

11,203

Fannin

50

147

79,035

Floyd

22,311

Gilmer

55,786

Gordon

2,800

Habersham

16

47

22,724

Haralson

15,158

Lumpkin

531

257

55,186

Murray

22,253

Paulding

6,265

Pickens

5,921

Polk

3,903

Rabun

5

15 104,882

Stephens

32,726

Towns

11

32

48,297

Union

50

147

78,422

Walker

17,875

White

10

29

88,248

Whitfield Total

673 -----6-7-4 ---6-9-5-,0-45-01-0

3,806 756
1,702 664 159
3,986 27,511
7,362 17,402
971 7,703 4,948 18,003 7,397 2,016 2,018 1,375 35,647 10,927 16,163 26,387 6,030 27,565
123
230,621

972

298

200

62

200

62

9,097 20
1,700

3,134 33
524

8,260 1,175 37,337 1,900
535 2,899
100 21,109 12,899 12,922
3,750 1,225 17,910

3,342 361
13,124 585 165 996 31
7,571 5,213 4,789 1,372
376 6,711

-------
134,210 48,749

12,516 2,506 5,506 2,000 500
20,300 79,105 24,011 55,786
2,800 31,000 16,333 93,054 24,153
6,800 8,820 4,003 125,996 45,625 61,230 82,222 19,100 106,168
400

4,104 818
1,764 664 159
7,120 27,691
7,886 17,402
971 11,092
5,309 31,384
7,982 2,181 3,014 1,406 43,233 16,140 20,984 27,906 6,406 34,305
123

829,934 280,044

TAILWATERS Blue Ridge Hartwell Lanier
Total

18,000 3,800
- 4,790 ---1-,-4-6-6 122,024
4,790 1,466 143,824

4,363 1,021 56,162
61,546

5,500 121,452
126,952

18,000

2,237

9,300

46,037 __ 248,266

48,274 __ 275,566

4,363 3,258 103,665
111,286

RESERVOIRS Lanier Russell
Total
SMALL LAKES Black Rock Conasauga Dockery Nancytown Rock Creek Unicoi Vogel Winfield Scott
Total
GRAND TOTAL

60,000 19,919 50,000 17,006
------- -- 60,000 19,919 --5-0-,-0-0-0 17,006

11 0,QQQ 36,925
110,0QQ --3-6-,-9-2-5

10
------------1-0
5,473

29
29 2,169

2,500 2,250 9,600 8,920 13,000

781 788 3,225 2,743 4,722

400 3,020

141 1,078

2,900 2,250 9,600 11,950 13,000

922 788 3,225 3,850 4,722

750

228

250

88

1,000

316

20,900 57,920

7,408
--1-9-,-8-9-5

---------3-,-6-7-0

---1-,-3-0-7

----2-0-,-9-0-0 61,~QQ

---7-,-4-0-8 --2-1-,2-3-1-

956,795 331,981 314,832 115,336 1,277,100 449,486

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Table 0-4. Number and weight (lbs) of fingerling trout by species and habitat type stocked from all hatcheries in FY1 994.

Facility

BROOK Number Weight

RAINBOW

BROWN

Number Weight Number Weight

TOTAL Number Weight

STREAMS BY COUNTY Bartow Catoosa Chattooga Cherokee Dade Dawson Fannin Floyd Gilmer Gordon Habersham Haralson Lumpkin Murray Paulding Pickens Polk Rabun Stephens Towns Union Walker White Whitfield

10,000

174

30,000

475

10,000

165

10,000

158

Total

------- 60,000 -----9-7-2

TAILWATERS Blue Ridge Hartwell
Lanier ------
Total --------

55,579 50,799 34,25g
- ------- -- 140,630

929 4,992
375
6,296

RESERVOIRS
Lanier
Russell ------
Total

3,500

187

1,500

80

1,500

80

3,500

187

1,000

63

1,500

95

26,579 2,400 3,815

1,539 124 180

3,158

200

48,452 ___2.!~~~

13,600

585

13,600 -----5-8-5

3,500

187

1,500

80

1,500

80

10,000

174

30,000

475

3,500

187

1,000

63

1,500

95

10,000

165

26,579 12,400
3,815

1,539 282 180

3,158 108,~~g

200 3,707

69,179 50,799 34,252

1,514 4,992
375

154,230 ---6-,8-8-1-

-------

SMALL LAKES Black Rock Conasauga Dockery Nancytown Rock Creek Unicoi Vogel Winfield Scott
Total

GRAND TOTAL

200,630 7,268 62,052 3,320 262,682 10,588

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Appendix E: Tables showing information on the Fisheries Section Warmwater Hatchery Production Program in FY 1994.
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Table E-1. Total numbers and cost per fish of warmwater species produced at state hatcheries in FY1994.

Species

Acres

Number

Number Per Acre

a Cost Per
Fish($)

Bluegill Fingerling

25.02 5,414,720

216,459

0.032

Redear sunfish Fingerling

5.86

992,202

169,318

0.043

Largemouth Bass Fingerling

9.22

703,387

76,289

0.132

Channel catfish Fry Fingerling Intermediate Harvestable

9.40 9.75 24.75 8.62

2,369,937 1,229,781
630,189 55,771

252,121 126,131
25,462 6,470

0.022 0.082 0.296 1.253

Striped bass Fry Fingerling Advanced Fingerling

b 8.61 2.00

7,376,000 1,141,442
64,454

b 132,572
32,227

0.012 0.059 0.508

Hybrid striped-white bass Fry

b 2,030,000

b

0.012

Hybrid white-striped bass Fry Fingerling

b 12,766,000 20.52 2,108,015

b 102,730

0.012 0.081

White Bass Fry Fingerling Harvestable

b 7.01 0.40

6,850,000 887,457 13

b 126,599
33

0.012 0.090 575.846

Shoal Bass Fingerling
Totals (all sizes)

3.40 134.56

49,425
C
44,668,793

14,537 d
171,103

0.816 d
0.034

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
Differences between 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. d Weighted means. Striped 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 FY1994.

Species

Summerville

Walton McDuffie Cordele

Steve Cocke

Bowens Richmond

Mill

Hill

Total

Bluegill Fingerling

335,867 717,153 1,331,625

861,100 1,340,471

828,504 5,414,720

Redear sunfish Fingerling

78,420 242,200

129,444 300,000

242,138

992,202

Largemouth Bass Fingerling

94,414 168,750

98,133 271,595

70,495

703,387

Channel catfish Fry Fingerling Intermediate Harvestable

137,280 12,884

350,000 222,624
32,048

2,019,937 264,220 286,352 6,338

246,508 271,808
4,496

257,800

101,349 72,029 5

2,369,937 1,229,781
630,189 55,771

N w

Striped bass Fry

Fingerling

Advanced Fingerling

789,618

7,376,000 351,824 64,454

7,376,000 1,141,442
64,454

Hybrid striped-white bass Fry

2,030,000 2,030,000

Hybrid white-striped bass Fry Fingerling

97,925

522,502

729,673

12,766,000 12,766,000

217,739

540,176 2,108,015

White Bass Fry Fingerling Harvestable

155,660 108,494

367,205

6,850,000 256,098 13

6,850,000 887,457 13

Shoal Bass Fingerling

43,265

6,160

49,425

Totals (all sizes)

335,867 1,138,076 3,292,525 3,251,108 2,347,322 2,754,810 31,549,085 44,668,793

Table E-3. Cost per fish (dollars) of warmwater fish species produced at state hatcheries in FY1994.

Species

Summerville

Walton McDuffie Cordele

Steve Cocke

Bowens
Mill

Richmond Hill

Bluegill Fingerling

Redear sunfish Fingerling

Largemouth Bass Fingerling

Channel catfish

Fry

Fingerling

Intermediate

Harvestable

N
~

Striped bass

Fry

Fingerling

Advanced Fingerling

Hybrid striped-white bass Fry

Hybrid white-striped bass Fry Fingerling

White Bass Fry Fingerling Harvestable

Shoal Bass Fingerling

0.091

0.021 0.032 0.169
0.092 2.516

0.012
0.024
0.052 0.021 0.060 0.830

0.022 0.095 0.353 0.990

0.037
0.090 0.042
0.058 0.187 1.002

0.039

0.135

0.103

0.019

0.033

0.351

0.360

4.023

0.031 0.044 0.176

0.045 0.040 0.227

0.084
0.174 0.050

0.137 0.477 16.000
0.012 0.104 0.508
0.012
0.012 0.097
0.012 0.070 575.846

Table E-4. Number of warmwater fish distributed from state hatcheries in FY1994. Totals include fish provided by federal hatcheries, surplus brood stock and fish available as by-products of other programs.

Species
Bluegill fingerling

Private Waters
2,718,060

Reservoirs

Rivers & Streams

Publicly Owned
Small Lakes
210,085

Public Fishing
Areas
113,840

Kid's Fishing Events

Other Fisheries Agencies

a Total
3,041,985

Redear sunfish fingerling
Largemouth bass fingerling

664,704 344,535

13,950
65,675

28,460
15,230

4,500

707,114 429,940

Shoal Bass fingerlings

47,925

47,925

Channel catfish

fry

fingerling

Intermediate

N
V,

harvestable

499,731

23,750

36,250

65,545
203,861 .

23,230
148,850 10,521

12,000
264,613 54,250

338,937 345,687

338,937 1,006,193
617,324 64,771

Striped bass fry
fingerling advanced fingerling Intermediate

1,032,814

291,720
101,145 64,414

2,600,000

2,600,000
1,324,534 101,145 64,414

Striped-white bass hybrid fry fingerling
White-striped bass hybrid fry fingerling
White Bass fingerling

70,500
2,106,679 616,526

2,030,000 1,000,000

2,030,000 70,500
1,000,000 2,106,679
616,526

Robust redhorse fingerlings

Grass Carp

fingerllngs

691

intermediates

Total

4,227,030

3,850,269

541,454

559,116

340,822

a

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

20 330,883

656
6,319,780

656
691
20
16,169,354

Appendix F: Tables showing information on the Fisheries Section Public Fishing Area Operation Program in FY 1994.
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Table F-1 . Public Fishing Areas cost data for FY1 994.

Region Area

Ownership

Number of Lakes

Acreage Open to Fishing

Total Operating Cost($)

Arrowhead

State

2

25.3

66,772

Ill

McDuffie

State

13

118.0

81,197

IV

Baldwin Forest

State

5

31.0

40,201

IV

Rum Creek

GA Power

1

3,600.0

6,596

N

....J

IV

Marban Farms

State

20

294.0

150,850

V

Big Lazer

State

1

195.0

33,674

VI

Dodge County

State

1

104.0

87,144

VI

Evans County

State

3

122.0

54,652

VI

Paradise

State

71

225.0

171,233

Total

4,714.3

692,319

Appendix G: Tables showing information on the Fisheries Section Research and Survey Program in FY 1994.
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Table G-1. Cost for research and survey studies in each region during FY 1994.

Region

Study Title

Northwest (II Northeast (II) East Central (Ill)
West Central (IV) Southwest (V)
South Central (VI) Coastal (VII) Headquarters Total

Development of a stream classification system for evaluating trout stocking in Georgia.
Evaluation of walleve introductions into lakes Burton and Seed.
Standardized sampling of wild trout streams.

Largemouth bass dynamics in Strom Thurmond and Richard B. Russell reservoirs.
Lethal temperature/duration of exposure model for sub-adult brown trout - a literature review.
Creel census of the Richard B. Russell Dam tailwaters.
Effects of watershed use on stream fish communities.
An investigation into the dynamics of the largemouth bass fishery in Walter F. George.

Effects of water withdrawals on the Spring Creek fishery and associated aquatic resources.
Effects of ......,.,;u.,, on the shad population in Lake Seminole.

Population dynamics of American shad in the Altamaha River.

Reproduction of striped bass in the Ogeechee River.

Administrative

-

Cost($)
70,668
58,000 40,000 32,620
43,508
75,720 23,669 11,986
31,463
17,979 32,926 16,530 53,088 508,157

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Table G-2 Final reports and publications completed by the Fisheries Section in FY 1994.

Author D. Dennerline
E. Bettross, J. Jones and B. Saul J. Germann and Z. Bunch J. Evans R. Michaels

Publication
The effect of sample size on the precision of creel estimates generated by a nonuniform probability access survey.
Dymanics of the largemouth bass fisheries in three mainstream Savannah River reservoirs.
McDuffie Public Fishing Area creel census history and angler use characteristics.
A fish population survey of the Oconee River below Sinclair Dam.
Population dynamics of American shad in the Altamaha River. Interim report for the years 1987 to 1992.

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Appendix H: Table showing the Fisheries Section maintenance and construction projects in FY1994.
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Table H-1. Facility maintenance and construction projects statewide during FY1994.

Project

Proiect Descriotion

Non-Capital" Outlay Costs

Capital 011tla Cast Fisheries CMP~

Total Mandavs

Facility Maintenance and Repair

Public Fishing Area Repair

Repaired the water control structure on pond #6 at Baldwin Forest

6,322

2,816

32

PFA, 6 ponds at Walton Hatchery, and a catfish pond at Evans

Co. PFA.

Boat Ramp Repair

New signs were constructed and erected on approximately 80

134,041

146,863

989

boating access sites statewide. Project personnel met with local

personnel in each Fisheries region to discuss maintenance needs

and to review maintenance methodology. Extensive

repairs/improvements were made at five access areas: two boat

ramps on the St. Marys River in Camden County, single ramps on

the Flint River in Taylor County and in Macon County, and an

entrance road to the ramo on the Jericho River in Brvan Countv.

Buford Hatchery Renovation

Installed ceiling, repaired roof and painted hatchery building.

Upgraded flooring and heating/cooling system in hatchery

w

residence.

N

Sub - Total

11,083

140,363

148,678

11,083

1,021

New Construction

Fox Dam Rehabilitation

Funds were obligated for the reconstruction of the Fox Lake Dam. Actual work on the dam will be comoleted in FY 1996.

771,630

Paradise Public Fishing Area Renovation

Completed the renovation of lakes, paving of entrance road, construction of boat ramps, weirs, bridges, fishing pier, a boat dock and walkwavs at Paradise Public Fishina Area in FY 1994.

166,889

Public Fishing Area Site Evaluations

Potential public fishing lake sites in Burke, Bacon and Laurens counties were evaluated by an enaineerina firm.

26,347

Harris County Boat Ramp

A double-lane ramp was added to the existing double-lane ramp

1,663

30,616

26

on Bartlett's Ferrv Lake and the oarkina lot was oaved.

Floyd County Boat Ramp

Recently completed ramp was extended and a contract awarded

1,002

36,900

16

to pave oarkina lot.

Houston County Boat Ramp

A new double-lane ramo was constructed on the Ocmulaee River

1,628

14,180

26

Wavne Countv Boat Ramo

A new double-lane ramo was constructed on the Altamaha River

6 260

13.414

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Table H-1. Continued.

Project Grady County Boat Ramps
Boat Ramp ConstructionGeneral and Administration Program Costs Storage Building
Sub-Total Headquarter Administrative Costs
Total Expenditures

Proiect Description
Two new double-lane ramps were constructed on the Ochlockonee River
These are the costs and mandays associated with the boat ramp construction program that are not directly applicable to a specific project, but aoolv to the entire orogram.
Construction of a warehouse/storage facility at Ft. Valley Regional office. Funds were encumbered, construction to begin in FY1996.
This is the calculated prorated share of non-capital outlay expenses and mandays applied to management of capital outlay projects by the Fisheries Headquarters Office.

Non-Capital" Outlay Costs
2,440 27,867
39,760 177,677
367,790

Capital 01dl Ca1t1 Fisheries CMP' 16,820
36,864

92,800

1,194,260

0

1,342,938

11,083

Total M11nd11y1
39 397
687 707
2,316

Non-capital outlay expenditures of the Fisheries Section assigned to specific projects es well as the administrative costs of both the Fort Valley and Fisheries Headquarters offices.
b The capital outlay funding for these projects was provided through the Consolidated Maintenance Program (CMPl funded through the Wildlife Resources Division budget. Those funds are not included in the Section expenditures.