Whether a stream, lake, or marine environment, AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS offers professional environmental consulting services in fishery management.

Studies regarding the current status of a fishery population are important to determine not only what species are present but also which species are the dominant; what are the different age-classes; what is the general condition of the different species; and many other factors.

Studies that estimate natural reproduction, survival rates, growth rates, and other population dynamics are also important to a successful fishery management program. AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS offers these studies and more using proven methods, advanced equipment, and our staff of experienced fishery biologists.

Often critically important to a successful fishery is the status of the forage base (food supply) for the preferred species in a fishery. Survival of a fishery, whether a sport fishery or a commercial fishery, is largely dependent on the forage fish population.

AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS utilizes recognized methods such as trawls and seines, as well as advanced methods such as hydroacoustics technology to allow accurate measurements of a fishery and forage base abundance.

Inventories of fishery habitat, such as spawning and rearing habitats, provide vital information to a successful fishery management program. The accurate mapping of these habitats, especially those habitats that are considered "critical" to the success of a species, is very useful in fishery management projects.

Specializing in environmental mapping, AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS utilizes advanced technologies to provide detailed mapping of bathymetry, water temperatures, and other fishery habitat parameters in stream, lake, and estuarine environments.

AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS utilizes advanced survey-grade GPS integrated to various aquatic sensors, and remote sensing technology to provide accurate and detailed aquatic habitat mapping and assessments.

Utilizing GPS integrated sonar and advanced digital technologies, AFFILIATED RESEARCHERS is able to produce and provide precise definition and mapping of aquatic and marine substrates. Substrate definition and mapping can enable resource managers and scientists to accurately assess and quantify critical aquatic habitats and the ability to monitor substrate changes, trends, and dynamics.