Greg, I am not trying to put anyone out of business. A quick scan of my above post might lead one to think this way. However if you carefuly re-read the post it says - "Secondly, Electrofishing is a good tool for a private or government business where time is money and they need a relatively good AND quick idea of what fishes are present to make mananagement decisions."
I think Greg qualifies as a private business. I have confidence that he has academic training in the use of the equipment, he can adequately use electroshocking gear, has lots of experience in using the gear and can make educated evaluations regarding the fish that are collected. If one has these abilities then by all means electrofishing can be a valuable tool for assessing the dynamics of a fish community.
