| POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS OF FLATHEAD CATFISH IN
SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL RIVERS Christopher
Thomason, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, 230 Westfield Street, Barnwell,
SC 29812 and Robert Weller, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Fitzgerald, GA
A synopsis of the current status of
flathead catfish inhabiting coastal rivers of South Carolina and Georgia will be provided.
An ongoing effort to assess the population structure of this newly introduced predator and
its impact in historic fisheries will be discussed.
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