This
phenomenon not restricted to TB
#1
in abundance in 2000 in TB first confirmed in fall of 1997 by sport caught
fish
#1
in abundance in 2000 in Tawas Bay first confirmed in 1998
#3
in abundance in 2000 at mouth of Saginaw R. (Essexville) first confirmed in
1997
This
trend likely in all new sites and present major concerns for impacts to fish
community
LaFarge Ship Channel Corp (first found in 1998)
2000 Catch: #1 =ROG
(100%)
TOTAL CATCH=12;
EFFORT=20.5 M BT
1999 ROG #1 = 77% OF
TOTAL CATCH
National Gypsum (first found in 1998)
2000 Catch: #
1 =ROG
(86%); 2 =STS (8%); 3 =WHP (3%); 4 =ALE (3%)
TOTAL CATCH=100;
EFFORT=30 M BT
1999 ROG #1 = 83% OF
TOTAL CATCH
Saginaw River (first found in 1997)
2000 Catch: 1 =FRD
(47%); 2 =CHC (36%); 3 =ROG (8%)
TOTAL CATCH=169;
EFFORT=30.5 M BT
OTHER= GIS (10%), WHP
(2%), STS (.5%), QUB (.5%)
1999 ROG #3 = 12% OF
TOTAL CATCH