Description: This survey is intended to gain an understanding of fish population dynamics and angler use patterns throughout the park. If you have fished only one particular section or segment of a single stream or stream reach then only one creel survey should be submitted. If you have fished multiple locations or on significantly different sections of a stream please submit a creel survey form for each geographically distinct location where you have fished. Geographically distinct would be considered where you have had to pack your fishing gear and drive or hike some distance to get to your next fishing location. This form is not intended to be submitted for each geographically similar location on a single stream reach.This survey consists of several questions which allow you to choose from a list of values to answer the question. At the bottom of the list of questions is an interactive map that allows you to click on the map to indicate where you were fishing in relation to the answers you have provided. You can use your mouse to zoom and pan around the map. Your mouse wheel or "swipe" feature on your mobile device will also allow you to zoom in and out. It is not necessary to click exactly on the stream (blue line), just click the location pointer in the approximate location of where you fished.Paperwork Reduction and Privacy Act Statements: The National Park Service is authorized by 54 USC 100702 to collect this information. We will use this information to learn more about angler fishing experiences at Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Your response is voluntary and anonymous. Your name will never be associated with your responses. You may quit at any time by simply closing the web browser A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. Burden Estimate Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to be 3 minutes per response. This includes the time that it takes for you to navigate to the survey and the time to complete the entire questionnaire. Please direct your comments regarding any other aspect of this collection to Matt Kulp at matt_kulp@nps.gov (email).The default distribrution format of Great Smoky Mountains National Park GIS data is the open source GeoJSON format. The holding location identifies a live, updated deily GeoJSON url sourced from the ArcGIS Online REST API. The URL can be used in mapping applications that accept GeoJSON input and are OGC-compliant. In addition, various online converters can reformat the GeoJSON URL to numerous propietary formats such as "Shape" and "KML".
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