Lake sturgeon populations, growth, and exploitation in lakes Poygan, Winneconne, and Lake Butte des Morts, Wisconsin

Author

Priegel, Gordon R.

Date

• 1978

Publisher

Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Summary

• Studies on Lakes Poygan, Winneconne and Butte des Morts from 1952-76 were designed to determine harvest, growth and population structure of lake sturgeon. The intent was to investigate whether overexploitation, a problem that this long-lived, late-maturing fish cannot survive, had occurred on these lakes and to adjust management if necessary.