Assessing assessment: Can the expected effects of the St. Marys River sea lamprey control strategy be detected?
Journal of Great Lakes Research
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Abstract
In 1997 the Great Lakes Fishery Commission approved a 5-year (1998 to 2002) control strategy to reduce sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) production in the St. Marys River, the primary source of parasitic sea lampreys in northern Lake Huron. An assessment plan was developed to measure the success of the control strategy and decide on subsequent control efforts. The expected effects of the St. Marys River control strategy are described, the assessments in place to measure these effects are outlined, and the ability of these assessments to detect the expected effects are quantified. Several expected changes were predicted to be detectable: abundance of parasitic-phase sea lampreys and annual mortality of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) by 2001, abundance of spawning-phase sea lampreys by 2002, and relative return rates of lake trout and sea lamprey wounding rates on lake trout by 2005. Designing an effective assessment program to quantify the consequences of fishery management actions is a critical, but often overlooked ingredient of sound fisheries management.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Assessing assessment: Can the expected effects of the St. Marys River sea lamprey control strategy be detected? |
| Series title | Journal of Great Lakes Research |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70526-7 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Year Published | 2003 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publisher location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Description | 11 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Great Lakes Research |
| First page | 717 |
| Last page | 727 |
| Other Geospatial | St. Marys River;Lake Huron |
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