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Josh Keslar, Fisheries Technician

Mission: To protect, conserve, and enhance the Commonwealth’s aquatic resources and

provide fishing and boating opportunities

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Overview

2016 Review

New Nurseries

2016 Grant

Emergency Inspections

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2016 Stocking Data

Trout Stocking

892,773 Trout

72,086 Steelhead

62,358 Lake Erie Brown Trout

1,027,397 trout stocked for angling!!!

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2016 Stocking Data

Warm Water/Cool Water Stocking

5,153 Largemouth Bass

97 Tiger Muskellunge

604 Channel Catfish

700,000 Walleye fry

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2016 Volunteer Data

127,126 volunteer hours

280 derbies

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2016 Financial Data

Feed; $429,042.59

$0.67/pound

Electricity; $105,293.53

Improvements; $186,340.35

Co-op cost; $0.95/fish

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New NurseriesLRSA/ B-C Bait, Inc. (Carbon)

SEHC/Rockwood High School (Somerset)

SEHC/Berlin Community Grove (Somerset)

General Braddock Fish Club (Fayette)

PA Striped Bass Association (Huntingdon)

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2016 Review

Beginning 2016

147 Sponsors/162 Nurseries

End 2016

147 Sponsors/164 Nurseries

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2016 Grant ProgramFY 2016-2017

$30,000 Available

32 Applications; $63,628.78

18 Approved; $35,489.88

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Emergency Inspections129 Travel Inspections

24,094 miles

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2016 Major IssuesFlow

Exchange Rates

Ideal rate is 3 exchanges / hour

Water Temperature

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Exchange RateDepth of raceway (average)

Width of raceway

Length of raceway

Water flow in gallons per minute

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Exchange Rate 2’ (depth) x 4’ (width) x 25’ (length) = 200 cfw

200 cfw x 7.48 (gal/cfw) = 1,496 gal water

75 gpm x 60 min/hr = 4,500 gph

4,500 gph / 1,496 gal water = 3.01 exchanges per

hour

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Exchange Rate

1.5’ (depth) x 4’ (width) x 25’ (length) = 150 cfw

150 cfw x 7.48 (gal/cfw) = 1,122 gal water

75 gpm x 60 min/hr = 4,500 gph

4,500 gph / 1,122 gal water = 4.01 exchanges per

hour

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Ichthyopthirius multifiliis Ich

One of Largest Parasites

Most Prevalent @ 59°-77°F

Horizontal Transmission

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Gyrodactylus

Monogenetic Trematode

Common Aquatic Parasite

Degraded Water Quality

Oxygen/Temperature/Flow

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Nursery PracticesSeparate nets for each section of raceway

Routinely keep raceways clean

Scrape/ Sweep/ Vacuum Raceway

Stop Feeding

Water temperature is greater than 65 °F

Fish aren’t eating

Mortalities are rising

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Salt Treatment

0.5% Salt Treatment

Lbs. of salt = 1.25 lbs. of salt x water flow (gpm)

Lbs. of salt = 1.25 lbs. of salt x 150 gpm = 187.5

lbs. of salt

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Salt Treatment

1.0 % Salt Treatment

Lbs. of salt = 2.5 lbs. of salt x water flow (gpm)

Lbs. of salt = 2.5 lbs. of salt x 150 gpm = 375 lbs.

of salt

Flow Reduction

Saves Time, Money, and Your Back

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Treatment Containers

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Questions?


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