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Sport Fishery Management of a Lake Containing Lake Trout and an Unusual Dwarf Arctic Char
Author(s) -
Kircheis Frederick W.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
fisheries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1548-8446
pISSN - 0363-2415
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8446(1985)010<0006:sfmoal>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - arctic char , fishery , salvelinus , trout , fish <actinopterygii> , arctic , landlocked country , geography , ecology , biology , political science , law
The intent of augmenting sport fish populations is usually to meet the socioeconomic needs of a community. In some cases, values other than angler desires must be taken into consideration when species management decisions are made. This paper describes a situation where the existence of a biological curiosity, a dwarf landlocked Arctic char, caused a management dilemma when a lake trout sport fishery was managed for increased angler demand.