Tennessee Tech Student Fisheries Association

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Tennessee Tech Student Fisheries Association
Visit http//orgs.tntech.edu/sfa/

• The TTU Student Fisheries Association was
  established in 1988 with the hope of uniting
  students interested in the fisheries profession. 
  The Tennessee Tech SFA is part of the Tennessee
  Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.   The
  Association actively participates in the
  Tennessee Save-Our-Streams project, the annual
  Kid's Fishing Derby, as well as various other
  activities.  Membership into the SFA is open to
  anyone interested in fisheries or fisheries
  related issues.

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Kids Fishing Derby

• Held each summer on the Free Fishing weekend in
  June
• Sponsored by SFA, local and national companies

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Community Activities

• Ensor Park Cleanup
• Caney Fork Cleanup
• Boxwell Kids Fishing Day

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Current Research

• Paddlefish population dynamics
• Smallmouth bass telemetry
• Endangered species work
• Bridge and culvert impacts
• Tailwater trout reproduction

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Reservoir and Big River Sampling
Electrofishing Boat
This is an effective way to catch larger fish
species
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Electroshocking with a tote barge
Electric probes are in the water and the
electricity causes the fish to swim to the
surface where they are
Netted up!
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Stream Sampling
Electroshock backpack
Netter
Netter
Backpack Electrofishing
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Snorkeling and SCUBA diving to collect mussels
and to observe fish behaviors

• This is an effective way to collect adult
  mussels and record
• behavioral measurements such as spawning
  sequences, fish
• nest defense, feeding, parental care, and
  predator responses.
• You get to observe the animal in its natural
  world!

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So What Do We Do With The Fish We Catch?
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Record Lengths Weights
Length and weight data are basic ways to obtain
information on the growth and condition of an
organism
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Job Opportunities

• American Fisheries Society Job Center Online
• Employment Hotlines
• Jobs Board - Internships - Wildlife Fisheries
  Sciences, Texas AM University, Texas
• TVA Internship Programm
• Welcome to the jobs listing page
• SCA- Student Conservation Association
• SCA-inc.org

• Federal
• State
• Non-Profit/Private Organizations

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Have a little fun!!
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ANY QUESTIONS?