Mortality and Recruitment Mechanisms Affecting Early Life Stages of Lake Sturgeon Population in Lake Michigan

Grant: # 0972

Grant Amount: $104,025.51

Board Decision Year: 2005

University of Alaska Fairbanks - School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (Fairbanks)

School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences

Sutton, Trent ([email protected]) (907) 474-7285

GLFT - Ecosystem Health and Sustainable Fish Populations-E - Ecological and biological fisheries research to inform management

Project Details

Protection and rehabilitation of lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes requires an understanding of the relationship among mortality and recruitment factors. As a result, there is a need to identify and quantify the sources of mortality that act on early life stages and determine how they influence lake sturgeon populations. This research will aid recovery efforts for lake sturgeon populations in Lake Michigan by examining these parameters within the context of ongoing and future rehabilitation activities.

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Final Report

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