The Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP) is a regional collaboration of natural resource and science agencies, conservation organizations and private interests developed to strengthen the management and conservation of aquatic resources in the southeastern United States.
Focused habitat assessments, restoration actions, monitoring and evaluation of some of the nation’s most economically and socially significant aquatic habitats.
SARP will, with partners, protect, conserve and restore aquatic resources including habitats throughout the Southeast for the continuing benefit, use and enjoyment of the American people.
Recent sampling of North Georgia’s Coosawattee River below Carter’s Lake has produced three surprising findings, including the discovery of the federally-endangered amber darter (a slender, 2.5 inch long fish that makes its home in riffles) and two state-endangered freckled darters. Neither species had previously documented in this river. Brett Albanese, a senior aquatic zoologist with DNR's Nongame Conservation Section, called the catches “amazing.” The amber darter and a freckled darter were netted July 29; the second freckled darter was caught early this month. Both species had been previously found only in the nearby Conasauga and Etowah River systems (with stable populations of amber darters found in the Etowah and a small and possibly declining population in the Conasauga). read more >
SARP is pleased to announce that it will hold its fall Steering Committee Meeting as part of the 2010 SEAFWA Conference on October 17th-20th (the SARP meeting is scheduled for Monday the 18th from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. and Tuesday the 19th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) in Biloxi, Mississippi at the Beau Rivage Casino & Resort on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. For full conference details visit. To get a discounted group room rate make your reservation by September 16th. read more >
