| Ribbit's Lake Bass Population Study Home Page |
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Ribbit's Lake Bass Population Study is a simulation based on a real-life study of changes
in Adirondack Lake large mouth bass population over six years. In 1986
NYS enacted a special regulation for a few Adirondack lakes. The minimum keeper size for
large mouth bass was increased to 15 inches. The thought was that this increase would
result in an increased percentage of larger bass in each lake and a decreased percentage of
smaller bass. David M. Green (Cornell University Biological Field Station) conducted a
study (Evaluation of Experimental Angling Regulations for Bass, 1993) that assessed the
effectiveness of the regulation. For six years, volunteer anglers marked and
recorded all of their large mouth bass catches (catch, mark, and release). They supplied
Dr. Green with their data at the end of each fishing season. Ribbit's Lake Bass
Population Study is a simulation roughly
based on a small portion of Dr. Green's results. You will
record all data in your Population Dynamics packet.
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