While there are now stringent fishing regulations in place to help rebuild the stocks, it still could take many years for them to reach their historic levels. It is possible that stock enhancement could expedite this recovery. The goal of my research is to initiate an investigation to determine if it is possible to stock winter flounder successfully in New Hampshire. My research is conducted both in the laboratory and in the field. Each year I collect a wild broodstock, spawn them in the lab, and raise the offspring.
Experiments begin when the progeny reach the juvenile stage.
Recent Scientific Presentations Fairchild, E.A. and W.H.Howell. World Aquaculture Soc. Fairchild, E.A. and W.H.Howell. Determining an optimal stocking density for juvenile winter flounder, Pseuodopleuronectes americanus. World Aquaculture Soc.