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Fishery Management & Aquatic Conservation Lab


We study fisheries management, aquatic conservation, & decision making at Mississippi State University (R)

Fishery Management & Aquatic Conservation Lab


We study fisheries management, aquatic conservation, & decision making at Mississippi State University (R)

Fall semester 2019

Let's keep it under 20 minutes

Posted on September 7, 2019

Summer has past and fall semester is upon us. Time for the semester lab meeting. [Read More]
Tags: fall semester lab meeting

Habitat Management in Reservoirs

Part 2 – Solutions for Mudflats

Posted on April 17, 2019

Post by David Norris.—In my last blog I discussed the formation and negative effects of mudflats in reservoirs. So, what can anglers and managers do to combat these negative effects? [Read More]
Tags: fish habitat reservoir fisheries habitat management

Story Framing with the Message Box

A tool for writing a SUCCES story

Posted on April 3, 2019

Post by Caleb Aldridge.—I’ve been revisiting a book by Joshua Schimel entitled, “Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded” (Oxford University Press, 2012). (Click here to preview this book on Google). While skimming through I became reacquainted with a story framing tool that... [Read More]
Tags: writing tools structured decision making

Bluff Lake Fishing

Answering Survey Questions Could Improve Fishing at Bluff Lake

Posted on April 1, 2019

Post by Victoria Starnes.— [Read More]
Tags: Noxubee Bluff Lake Creel Fishing

Design and Decisions, Part II

Using crunched numbers in decision support

Posted on March 22, 2019

Post by Caleb Aldridge.— In my last blog post I discussed modifying a simple experimental design to one slightly more complicated but allowed more alternatives in herbicide choice. (If you haven’t read it, now’s a good time–much of the material ahead relies on part I). I also alluded to budget... [Read More]
Tags: experimental design decision trees structured decision making
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