By Abby.Welch@mdc…,
Project Associated With
Collection Method(s)
Access Creel,  Roving Creel
Date Range
Date Unknown
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Start Date
End date
Important Date Details
Survey began March 15, 2000. Ending date of the survey April 30, 2000.
Data Collection Assumptions

Information about data collection assumptions for this project can be found in the following two file locations: 

  • \\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\fstats\Creel Survey Files (REORGANIZED)\Central Region\2000-2008DataAnalysisProcedures_Paddlefish.docx
  • \\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\fstats\Creel Survey Files (REORGANIZED)\Central Region\ 1993CreelSurvey_SummaryInstructions.pdf
Geographic Scope
Regions
Central
Waterbodies
Lake of the Ozarks
Population Metrics
  • Anglers fishing from the bank for access creel methods and anglers fishing from boats for roving creel methods. No further demographics were identified in the data available.
Collection Resources
No Resource
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Resources
Name
Data Analysis Code
Details

o \\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\fstats\Creel Survey Files (REORGANIZED)\Central Region\2000-2006 UpperLakeOzark_Paddlefish\2000\ UpperLake0.sas

Name
Post Analysis Results
Details

o \\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\fstats\Creel Survey Files (REORGANIZED)\Central Region\2000-2006 UpperLakeOzark_Paddlefish\2000\ 2000Creel_UpperLakeOzarks_Paddlefish_list.rtf
o \\ColumbiaNAS\StudyData\fstats\Creel Survey Files (REORGANIZED)\Central Region\2000-2006 UpperLakeOzark_Paddlefish\2000\ 2000Creel_UpperLakeOzarks_Paddlefish_table.rtf

Data Factor Definitions/Key
Field/Question Number & Text Database Column Key
Average Hours of Fishing
ETFHRS
Within sample period - estimated variance of ETFHRS
Etfhrsvard
mean length of completed trip, by stratum (based on per contact hours of complete trips)
AVGHR
Std. error of AVGHR
AVGHRSE
number of complete trips
CTRIPS
Daily total number of fish caught and measured
MFISH
Estimated daily number of trips - estimated daily total hours
DAYTRIP
Daily total hours (actual) from interviews
ACTHRS
Mean number of hours
macthrs
Daily total number of interviews
DAYANG
Sum of squares of HRS, based on per angler hours
ACTHRS2
Daily total number of fish caught
ACTCAT
Daily total weight of fish caught
WEIGHT
Crossproduct of catch and hours
FISHTHR
Sum of squares of angler catch
ACTCAT2
Total number of anglers in each sample period
N_ANGLER
Catch rate for complete trips
CATCHRATEC
Catch for complete trip
CATCHDAYC
Catch rate for incomplete trips
CATCHRATEI
Complete trips catch for the 1- GP_PREF, spec and LRS combinations within each stratum.
CATCHC
Incomplete trip catch for the 1- GP_PREF, spec and LRS combinations within each stratum.
CATCHI
Part1 of the variance for CATCHC
CATCHC_VAR1
Part1 of the variance for CATCHI
CATCHI_VAR1
Estimated effort for the 1- GP_PREF, spec and LRS combinations within each stratum.
ETFHRS_GP
Number of days sampled
ACT_DAY
Mean number of anglers (based on instantaneous counts)
AVGANG
Total number of interviews
NUMANGL
Total number of fish caught
ACTFISH
Total of crossproducts of angler hours and catch
SUMFHTH
Total actual hours
ACTHOURS
Total sum of squares for actual hours
ACTHOURS2
Total of sum of squares of angler hours
ACTHRS2
Total weight of fish caught
TOTWT
Total number of measured fish
MFISH
Std. error of ETFHOURS
SEHRS
Std. error of ETFTRIP
SETRIP
Std. error of AVGANG
AVGANGSE
Software
  • SAS v.9.2
  • Microsoft Word
Taxonomy Selections
Project Category
Fish,  Fish Research,  Human Dimensions
Tags
Blue Catfish,  Catch-rate,  Catfish,  Crappie,  Creel Surveys,  Fishing Hours,  Harvest-rate,  Paddlefish,  White Bass
Branches
Science