Mark Ravinet wrote:
> Dear Fish-SCI
>
> I am a relatively new PhD student looking at the ecology and evolution 
> of the three-spine stickleback in Ireland. I am currently 
> planning/assessing my methodology for sampling and I was wondering if 
> anyone could suggest some references?
>
> I've found several good papers on comparisons of fish sampling methods 
> but a lot of these concentrate on larger fish. If anyone could point 
> me in the direction  of older or more obscure references dealing with 
> small fish or with sticklebacks specifically that I might have missed, 
> I would be very grateful indeed!
>
> I should be clear that I am keen that my current planned sampling of 
> rivers, lakes, estuarine and coastal marine habitats requires 
> relatively small numbers of individuals (30-40). Regardless, I would 
> like my samples to be as representative possible and I am keen to find 
> out just how representative the current accepted methods for 
> stickleback sampling  (pond-netting and minnow traps) are.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Mark Ravinet
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> Mark Ravinet
> PhD Student
> School of Biological Sciences
> Queen's University Belfast
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Hi Mark,

There's a nice manual about "Sampling methods applied to fisheries 
science" written by Cadima and others and published in FAO, check 
http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0198e/a0198e00.htm

EJ