Lake Erie Committee - Yellow Perch Task Group

The Yellow Perch Task Group (YPTG) consists of fisheries scientists from state, provincial, federal and academic agencies conducting research on Lake Erie. The YPTG is a sub-committee of the Lake Erie Committee (LEC), appointed by the LEC and addressing charges from the LEC relevant to yellow perch management in Lakes Erie and St. Clair and connecting waters.

• Charges
• Members (Last updated: April 2010)
• Publications and Products
• Terms of Reference (pdf, Revised April, 2011)

Charges

The following are the charges to the YPTG for the 2010-2011 work year:

1. Maintain and update centralized time series of datasets required for population models and assessment including:
      a) Fishery harvest, effort, age composition, biological and stock parameters
      b) Survey indices of young of year, juvenile and adult abundance, size at age and biological parameters
      c) Fishing harvest and effort by grid.
   
2. Support a sustainable harvest policy by:
      a) Examining exploitation strategies
      b) Recommending an allowable harvest for 2011 for each management unit
      c) Supporting decision/risk analysis strategies for yellow perch management
   
3. Support completion of a Lake Erie Yellow Perch Management Plan.
   
4. Support QFC modeling efforts for catch-age models and harvest policies.

Members

Carey Knight (ODNR), Co-chair
Megan Belore (OMNR), Co-chair
Andy Cook, Larry Witzel, Geoff Yunker (OMNR)
Chuck Murray, Mike Hosack (PFBC)
Travis Hartman, Kevin Kayle (ODNR)
Mike Thomas (MDNRE)
Don Einhouse (NYSDEC)

Publications and Products

Annual Reports

• 2012
• 2012 Executive Summary
• 2011
• 2011 Executive Summary
• 2010
• 2010 Executive Summary
• 2009
• 2009 Executive Summary
• 2008
• 2008 Executive Summary
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001
• 2000
• 1999
• 1998
• 1997
• 1996
• 1995
• 1994
• 1993
• 1992
• 1991
• 1990
• 1989

Other Reports and Documents

• Yellow Perch Management Plan (in development)
• ADMB Documentation Manual (in development)
• The 2001 Assessment of Perch in Lake Erie; A Review (pdf)

updated 23 May 2007

Photo: American Fisheries Society