The Problems of Avian Predators on Fish Farms: Scaup on Baitfish (Golden Shiner) Farms

During winter Lesser and Greater Scaup sometimes feed on Golden Shiners, a baitfish, grown on fish farms, with an average loss of 25% of the fish crop.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Clements, Stephen A., Dorr, Brian, Engle, Carole R., Roy, Luke A., Kelly, Anita M., van Senten, Jonathan, Davis, Brian
Other Authors:	Virginia Cooperative Extension
Format:	Text
Language:	English
Published:	Virginia Cooperative Extension 2019
Subjects:	Aquaculture & Seafood Farm Business Mgmt. & Planning Government Programs & Policy Notemigonus crysoleucas Aythya affinis Aythya marila predation fish farms greater scaup
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/93361 https://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/pubs_ext_vt_edu/AAEC/aaec-191/AAEC-191.pdf

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Summary:	During winter Lesser and Greater Scaup sometimes feed on Golden Shiners, a baitfish, grown on fish farms, with an average loss of 25% of the fish crop.