Mitigation for the Construction and Operation of Libby Dam
Mitigation for the Construction and Operation of Libby Dam
Mitigation for the Construction and Operation of Libby Dam
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1978<br />
1980<br />
1982<br />
1984<br />
1986<br />
1988<br />
1990<br />
1992<br />
1994<br />
1996<br />
1998<br />
2000<br />
2002<br />
Adjusted Catch per Net<br />
All Years<br />
R 2 = 0.505<br />
P = 6.86*10 -5<br />
1990-2003<br />
R 2 = 0.777<br />
P = 3.07*10 -5<br />
Year<br />
Figure 36. Average adjusted catch per net <strong>of</strong> bull trout in spring gill nets at <strong>the</strong> Rex<strong>for</strong>d site<br />
on <strong>Libby</strong> Reservoir. Average annual bull trout catch per net was adjusted by multiplying<br />
catch by reservoir volume at <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> gillnetting.<br />
Adjusted Catch per Net<br />
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R 2 = 0.690<br />
P = 0.003<br />
Y = 6046.8+ 5.90*X<br />
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Wigwam River +Grave Creek Redd Counts<br />
Figure 37. Average adjusted catch per net <strong>of</strong> bull trout in spring gill nets at <strong>the</strong> Rex<strong>for</strong>d site<br />
on <strong>Libby</strong> Reservoir related to total annual bull trout redd counts <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Wigwam River <strong>and</strong><br />
Grave Creek during <strong>the</strong> period 1994-2003. Average annual bull trout catch per net was<br />
adjusted by multiplying catch by reservoir volume at <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> gillnetting.<br />
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