Muskellunge and Northern Pike Ecology and Management: Important Issues and Research Needs

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June 4, 2015 - Derek P. Crane, Loren M. Miller, James S. Diana, John M. Casselman, John M. Farrell, Kevin L. Kapuscinski, Joe K. Nohner

Journal or Book Title: Fisheries

Volume/Issue: 40/6

Page Number(s): 258-267

Year Published: 2015

New research techniques and changing Muskellunge Esox masquinongy and Northern Pike E. lucius fisheries have contributed to paradigm shifts in the science and management of these species. A symposium on Muskellunge and Northern Pike biology, ecology, and management was held at the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas, and a panel discussion following the symposium identified several research and management priorities, including spawning habitat identification, habitat and population restoration, genetics, and selective mortality and exploitation. Future Muskellunge and Northern Pike research should focus on quantifying egg and age-0 survival based on habitat characteristics, rigorously evaluating habitat restoration efforts using statistically sound study designs, describing range-wide genetic structure of populations, and developing a better understanding of how selective mortality and exploitation can alter population size structure, sex ratios, and life history characteristics. Information and outcomes from the proposed research and management priorities will be critical for conserving and restoring self-sustaining populations of Muskellunge and Northern Pike.

DOI: 10.1080/03632415.2015.1038382

Type of Publication: Journal Article

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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