Walleye in the Grand River, Ontario: An overview of rehabilitation efforts, their effectiveness, and implications for eastern Lake Erie fisheries

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 103-117

  MacDougall, Thomas M ^a   Wilson, Chris C ^b   Richardson, Lori M ^c   Lavender, Mike ^b   Ryan, Phil A ^d  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Grand River Conservation Authority   (Canada)

^d Villa Nova Estate Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barriers; Dams; Grand River; Hatchery; Lake Erie; Migration; Sander vitreus; Stocking; Walleye

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; FISHWAYS; LAKES; OCEAN HABITATS; PRODUCTIVITY; RIVERS;

BARRIERS; GRAND RIVER; HATCHERY; MIGRATION; SANDER VITREUS; STOCKING; WALLEYE;

FISH;

ABUNDANCE; FISHERY; PERCIFORM; POPULATION MIGRATION; SPAWNING GROUND;

CANADA; GRAND RIVER [ONTARIO]; GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; THAMES RIVER [ONTARIO];

SANDER VITREUS; STIZOSTEDION VITREUM;

EID: 34250720518     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330(2007)33[103:witgro]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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