Downstream migration of recently transformed sea lampreys before and after treatment of a Lake Michigan tributary with a lampricide
Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
By: John W. Hodges
Links
- More information: Publisher Index Page (via DOI)
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
After the Pere Marquette River was treated with a lampricide in May 1964, the number of recently transformed sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) collected in the water-intake structure of a chemical plant near the mouth of the stream dropped 99.5%, from 13,913 (average for 1962-63 and 1963-64) to 76 (average for the next four migration seasons). Average length of the lampreys caught increased markedly after the treatment. In five of the six migration seasons, the catch of downstream migrants was higher in the fall than in the spring.
Suggested Citation
Hodges, J.W., 1972, Downstream migration of recently transformed sea lampreys before and after treatment of a Lake Michigan tributary with a lampricide: Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, v. 29, no. 8, p. 1237-1240, https://doi.org/10.1139/f72-186.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Downstream migration of recently transformed sea lampreys before and after treatment of a Lake Michigan tributary with a lampricide |
| Series title | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
| DOI | 10.1139/f72-186 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Year Published | 1972 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Canadian Science Publishing |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 1237 |
| Last page | 1240 |