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Our research program involves both monitoring populations and conducting research projects relevant to our stakeholders.

• Juvenile Populations.
• Adult Populations. We target at least 6 major rivers of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and survey upstream tributaries.
• Archived Studies. Many of our earlier studies have been archived, here's a list.
• Recent Studies. Visit the links below for more information on any question of interest to you.

Black Bass Annual Review (BBAR)

• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013

Reports and Publications

• 2012 Tidal River Black Bass Tournament Results
• Write-up - Fishing for Snakeheads: Control of an Invasive Species
• Write-up - Best Fall Fishing
• The Effects of Soft Plastic Lures (pdf)
• 2011 Tidal Bass Stockings (pdf)
• Largemouth Bass Virus Document
• Wicomico River (2011) Report
• Middle River Tagging
• Write up - Potential Impacts of Northern Snakehead on Largemouth Bass Populations in the Potomac River
• Write up - 2010 Fall Survey Results (pdf)
• Summary of 2010 Tournament Creel Surveys
• Spawning Habits
• Mattawoman Bass Kill report June 2009
• Is Chlorine in Live Wells a Problem?
• Electrofishing Facts Sheet
• Movement and Home Range of Largemouth Bass
• Inland Fishes of Maryland
• Nesting Boxes - Choptank River
• Sanctuaries in the Potomac River
• Stocking Largemouth Bass 2010
• Thermal Tolerance of Largemouth Bass
• Public Comments Collected Regarding Tournament Permitting Proposal
• Habitat Suitability Model for Largemouth Bass (request reprint)
• Will the expansion of Northern Snakehead negative affect the Largemouth Bass fishery? (request reprint)

Maps

We survey most major streams of Maryland’s tidal watershed.

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