Implications of Striped Bass Oxy-Thermal and Movement Ecology on Sustainable Fisheries Management and Conservation in the Great Pee Dee River, S.C.

The research team will support sustainable striped bass fisheries by investigating where striped bass seek areas of summer oxy-thermal (cool water) refuge in the Great Pee Dee River-Winyah Bay-Intracoastal Waterway system, determining if the species concentrate in small geographic areas during late fall−winter, and identifying individual and population residency durations within winter habitats. The proposed project will inform anglers about native striped bass populations in S.C., current and future threats, and regulations.