Evaluation of Sleeve Gun Effectiveness in Repelling Adult Striped Bass

Abstract

This reports documents tests of the effectiveness of low frequency sounds produced by a sleeve gun in redistributing adult striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in net pens in the forebay of John H. Kerr Dam, Virginia. Behavioral observations and statistical analyses indicated that adult striped bass in 20- by 4- by 4-ft (6.1- by 1.2- by 1.2-m) pens exhibited only subtle and inconsequential responses to sounds produced by a 150-cm3 sleeve gun. Startle responses were apparent only early in the tests, and fright responses, that would have been suggested by increased swimming speeds or strong directional movements away from the sound source, were never observed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA231516

Entities

People

  • Gene R. Plosey
  • James L. Pickens
  • John M. Nestler

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Chi Square Test
  • Classification
  • Data Science
  • Engineers
  • Experimental Design
  • Fish
  • Frequency
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • North Carolina
  • Security
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Tests
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Water Quality

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  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering