Seminole Steve is a fisheries biologist for Auburn University.  He serves as the Vice President for Scientific Research for the SBA and will be periodically keeping the us up to date on his studies via his blog on this site.  The SBA is excited to give Steve an avenue to share his findings with the public.  And, of course, shoal bass enthusiasts are going to be thrilled to have a central place to come in order to see the latest on this study.  

The project involves tagging shoal bass with traditional tags and then gaining valuable information when tagged fish are caught and the tags are returned.  The project also involves radio tagging numerous fish and tracking them in 24 hour periods to learn more about the fish and their behaviors in shorter periods of time. If we can learn more about the fish, the anglers and the state DNR will better understand how to manage them.  Thanks to Steve and his assistant, “Shoalie Tracker”, for all their hard work.  I’ll let Steve dive into more details about the project on his blog!