Evaluation of an Electric Fence System for excluding Wading Birds at Catfish Ponds
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Progressive Fish-Culturist
- Vol. 57 (1) , 88-90
- https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8640(1995)057<0088:eoaefs>2.3.co;2
Abstract
We evaluated a two-strand electric fence barrier to determine its utility in excluding great blue herons (Ardea herodias) and great egrets (Casmerodius albus) from ponds containing channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Fencing at five ponds resulted in at least a 91% reduction in pond use by herons and egrets. Labor to install the fences ranged from 2 to 6 person-hours per pond. Equipment costs, including US$260 for the fence energizer and battery, ranged from $309 (0.3-ha pond) to $404 (2.2-ha pond).Keywords
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