JACKSON – Fisheries staff with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks have spent the past week conducting electrofishing operations, a method used to collect data on fish populations and support hatchery efforts in public waters across the state.
Electrofishing, sometimes called fish shocking, allows biologists to safely and temporarily stun fish so they can be studied more easily, according to MDWFP.
Officials said the process helps staff gather important information on fish species, abundance, size and overall population health. In some cases, select fish are also used to support hatchery spawning efforts aimed at stocking and enhancing Mississippi’s public waters.
MDWFP said the technique is a valuable tool for monitoring fisheries and managing aquatic resources statewide.
