Effects of Hatchery Broodstock Collection on Adult Muskellunge Populations
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DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10323
Abstract: Muskellunge Esox masquinongy stocking programs throughout North America rely on the collection of wild adult Muskellunge to acquire gametes for hatchery propagation. The process of collecting, transporting, confining, handling, and spawning broodstock Muskellunge may cause… read more here.
Keywords: broodstock; population; adult muskellunge; muskellunge ... See more keywords
Behavior, escapement, and mortality of adult Muskellunge in Midwestern reservoirs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.fishres.2021.105945
Abstract: Abstract Muskellunge Esox masquinongy is a popular species commonly introduced to warm-water reservoirs; however, little is known about seasonal habitat use and movement in these systems which may result in reservoir escapement and reduced Muskellunge… read more here.
Keywords: muskellunge; natural mortality; big creek; water ... See more keywords
Mortality, Dispersal, and Habitat Use of Stocked Juvenile Muskellunge in Two Western North Carolina Rivers
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DOI: 10.1080/02755947.2016.1245222
Abstract: AbstractThe Muskellunge Esox masquinongy is a highly sought-after sport fish that is native to the Tennessee River drainage of western North Carolina. After the extirpation of Muskellunge from North Carolina in the 1950s, the North… read more here.
Keywords: western north; use stocked; muskellunge; habitat use ... See more keywords