A Procedure to Allocate the Annual Stocking of Salmonids in the Wisconsin Waters of Lake Michigan

May 1, 1986 - Charles C. Krueger; Terrence R. Dehring

Journal or Book Title: Fish Managment Report 127

Volume/Issue: May

Year Published: 1986

The sport fishery in the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan depends on the annual stocking of 5.5-7.5 million salmonids. A procedure was developed to recommend the species, life stage, numbers, and geographic distribution of salmonids to stock annually. Recommendations developed from the procedure areintended to maximize angler opportunity and catch of salmonids except lake trout. Lake trout numbers recommended to be stocked are developed externally from the procedure and are distributed based on an objective of population reestablishment. Primary inputs to the procedure are angler species preferences and the desired catch (numbers> from the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan. The proposed stocking required to meet the catch objective is calculated by species and then evaluated and potentially reduced based on the expected predation on the forage base. The geographical pattern for distribution of the recommended stocking (except coho salmon> is determined through:,the use of past catch data and fishery facility availability (e.g., number of boat ramps, feet of pier) in management zones. Distribution of coho salmon uses a separate procedure based on knowledge about migration and catch distribution in relation to stocking sites. Costs are determined for the propagation and distribution of the recommended stocking numbers. Angler catch is predicted for the recommended stocking by fishery (trolling, pier, shore, and stream) and zone in order to allow comparison to the originally specified catch objective.*

Type of Publication: Book

Publisher: Bureau of Fish Management

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