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Cold Water Task
Group
{The Cold Water Task Group (CWTG) consists
of fisheries scientists from state, provincial, federal
and university agencies conducting research on Lake
Erie. The CWTG is a sub-committee of the Lake Erie
Committee (LEC), appointed by the LEC and addressing
charges from the LEC relevant to cold water fisheries
management in Lakes Erie and St. Clair and connecting
waters.
Charges
The following are the charges to the CWTG for the
2007-2008 work year:
- Coordinate annual standardized lake trout assessment
among all eastern agencies and report upon the status
of lake trout rehabilitation.
- Continue to assess the whitefish age structure,
growth, diet, seasonal distribution, and other population
parameters.
- Continue to assess the burbot age structure, growth,
diet, seasonal distribution, and other population
parameters.
- Continue to participate in the IMSL process on
Lake Erie to outline and prescribe the needs of the
Lake Erie sea lamprey management program.
- Maintain an annual interagency electronic database
of Lake Erie salmonid stocking and current projections
for the STC, GLFC, and Lake Erie agency data depositories.
- Report on the status of rainbow trout in Lake Erie,
including stocking numbers, strains being stocked,
academic and resource agency research interests and
related population parameters, including growth, diet,
and exploitation.
- Prepare Lake Erie Herring Management Plan. Review
ecology and history of this species and assess potential
for recovery. Prepare an information paper for LEC
recommending numbers needed for stocking for hatchery
rearing considerations.
- Revise the Lake Trout Management Plan.
Members
Jim Markham (NYSDEC), Co-chair
Larry Witzel (OMNR), Co-chair
Fraser Neave (DFO)
Jim Francis (MDNR)
Kevin Kayle (ODNR)
Andy Cook, Tom MacDougall (OMNR)
Charles Murray (PFBC)
Mike Fodale, Betsy Trometer (USFWS)
Publications
and Products
Annual Reports
Other Reports and Documents
- Lake Trout Management Plan (in development)
- Herring Management Plan (in development)
Supported projects
updated 23 May 2007
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