Scientists Monitor the Health of the Caney Fork River by Fishing with Electricity

Friday, September 2, 2011 - 10:00 in Biology & Nature

Scientists at Tennessee Tech University are fishing with electricity to monitor the health of the Caney Fork River and the effects of dam repairs on the fish populations. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been making repairs to the dam for several years and contracted TTU biologists to study the river ecosystem.

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