Abstract
Abstract Historically, Polyodon spathula (American Paddlefish) occurred within the Mississippi River Basin's large rivers, traversing hundreds of kilometers to complete their life cycle. However, populations declined in response to the installation of lock and dam (L/D) structures, declining water quality, and the loosely regulated harvest of the species. By the late 1800s, American Paddlefish were extirpated from many portions of their historic range. In response, federal and state agencies sought to restore inter-jurisdictional populations of this fish. Our objective was to assess reintroduction efforts in the northeastern-most portion of its range. Using a combination of gill nets, boat electrofishing, and larval drift nets, populations were sampled in Pennsylvania and New York over a 10-year-period, post-stocking. Although American Paddlefish were at large in navigable waters of the upper Ohio River Basin, free-flowing and tail-water areas below L/D structures appeared to hold more fish than impounded...
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