Redfish and Specks Benefit from Limited Weir Closings

["W"]

Originally Posted by T-TOP

The numbers are from 3 week periods of may-june over a 4 yr time frame.

Exacty you can not tell the health of the estuary with that data


Now don't get me wrong MG you are an asset to this fisheries I wish they would find you to do all our research

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by "W"

Exacty you can not tell the health of the estuary with that data


Now don't get me wrong MG you are an asset to this fisheries I wish they would find you to do all our research

The data are from a three week window each year, so they indicate the health of the estuary during that time window and things that impact fish condition when assessed at that time of year.

It is possible that fish condition is somehow negatively correlated with weir openings when assessed in late May and early June, but that there is some mysterious factor that makes the relationship so strongly opposite the rest of the year that the data we are missing the rest of the year would overwhelm our seasonal snapshot?

Yes, it is possible. But it isn't likely.

By what mechanism would fish condition be negatively correlated with weir openings in May and June, and then suddenly switch to a strong positive correlation the rest of the year?

But it is a point worthy of some consideration and debate.