A Seminar Topic Just in Time for Striped Bass Season

RALEIGH, N.C. (March 18, 2008) – The striped bass is one of North Carolina’s most popular game fish – and the next topic in the Fisheries and Wildlife Seminar series at the Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education.

On April 9, Dr. Jim Rice of N.C. State University will present Paradigms, Perceptions and Progress in Understanding and Managing Striped Bass Fisheries in Southeastern Reservoirs.

The striped bass is considered an anadromous fish, living part of its life in the ocean, returning to freshwater to spawn. However, striped bass populations maintained by stocking have also been established in many reservoirs to enhance fishing opportunities. These landlocked populations pose some unique challenges for fisheries managers. Dr. Rice will discuss recent findings concerning the physical and biological processes affecting growth and survival of reservoir striped bass, and their implications for managing these populations.

The seminar is free and no registration is required. A networking session begins at 3:30 p.m. with the program starting at 4 p.m. The series is presented by N.C. State University’s Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Program and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission.

The Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education is located on the first floor of the N.C Wildlife Resources Commission’s administrative headquarters, 1751 Varsity Drive. A free parking pass is available by e-mail request, with name and mailing address included, to centennialcenter@ncwildlife.org. For more information, call (919) 707-0203.