Longnose Gar - Management Recommendations

Management Recommendations

Thus far, there have not been any documented experiments using radio or acoustic tags to monitor movements of the longnose gar population densities. Radio tags would be useful in monitoring the location of populations throughout the year or even throughout individual life spans. Seines would be used to catch the gar around September, before they leave after the summer, to track their movements since they reside in the vegetation towards the edge of the water banks. Seines could also be used to catch older gar at night when they are feeding (this would be preferred between breeding seasons). Samples should be taken in the shallow parts of rivers such as the Mississippi River, Delaware River, and Rio Grande drainages into Texas. Due to the longnose gar not being federally listed, there is no need to set aside any watersheds or land for the protection.