Great Lakes Fisheries Policy & Management

by Taylor, William W.; Lynch, Abigail J.; Leonard, Nancy J.

• ISBN13: 9781611860245
• ISBN10: 1611860245
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-12-01
• Publisher: Michigan State Univ Pr

Summary

To maintain thriving, sustainable fisheries in the Laurentian Great Lakes, an understanding of the numerous and complex ecological, societal, economic, management, and policy issues surrounding them is critical. This incisive study provides a collaborative, interjurisdictional, and multi-use perspective that is shaped by the United states and Canada together as part of their shared governance of these waters. This book offers an informed look at the Great Lakes fisheries and their ecosystems, as the contributors examine both the threats they have faced and the valuable opportunities they provide for basin citizens and industries. Divided into four sections-the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes Fisheries, Fisheries case studies, and outlook for the Future-this is a valuable and up-to-date tool for students, researchers, policymakers, and managers alike.

Author Biography

William W. Taylor is a University Distinguished Professor with the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University. Abigail J. Lynch is a University Distinguished Fellow with the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University. Nancy J. Leonard is the Northwest Power and Conservation Council's Fish, Wildlife, and Ecosystem Monitoring and Evaluation Manager.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
The Great Lakes Region
The Great Lakes: An Overview of Their Formation, Geology, Physics, and Chemistry	p. 3
Demographic and Economic Patterns in the Great Lakes Region	p. 31
Issues Affecting Fish Habitat in the Great Lakes Basin	p. 51
Landscape Change and Its Influences on Aquatic Habitats and Fisheries in the Great Lakes Basin	p. 81
Fishes and Decapod Crustaceans of the Great Lakes Basin	p. 105
Recent Changes in Successional State of the Deep-Water Fish Communities of Lakes Michigan, Huron, and Ontario and Management Implications	p. 137
Fish Species at Risk and Non-Native Fishes in the Great Lakes Basin: Past, Present, and Future	p. 167
Contaminants in Great Lakes Fish: Historic, Current, and Emerging Concerns	p. 203
Current Status of Fish Health and Disease Issues in the Laurentian Great Lakes: 2005-2010	p. 259
Great Lakes Fisheries
Multi-Jurisdictional Management of the Shared Great Lakes Fishery: Transcending Conflict and Diffuse Political Authority	p. 305
Great Lakes Commercial Fisheries: Historical Overview and Prognoses for the Future	p. 339
Great Lakes Recreational Fisheries and Their Role in Fisheries Management and Policy	p. 399
Aquaculture in the Great Lakes	p. 441
Great Lakes Fisheries Law Enforcement	p. 455
Fisheries Case Studies
Managing Inherent Complexity for Sustainable Walleye Fisheries in Lake Erie	p. 475
Rehabilitation of Lake Sturgeon in the Great Lakes: Making Progress	p. 495
Re-Establishing Lake Trout in the Laurentian Great Lakes: Past, Present, and Future	p. 533
Regulation of Sport Fishery Harvest of Lake Trout: Use of Size Limits in New York's Waters of Lake Ontario	p. 589
Pacific Salmonines in the Great Lakes Basin	p. 609
Sea Lamprey Control: Past, Present, and Future	p. 651
Alewife in the Great Lakes: Old Invader-New Millennium	p. 705
Double-Crested Cormorants in the Laurentian Great Lakes: Issues and Ecosystems	p. 733
Outlook for the Future
Aquatic Invasive Species Risks to the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins: Asian Carp as a Case for Serious Consideration of Hydrologic Separation	p. 767
Epilogue: Fisheries Sustainability and Water Policy: The Need to Think Beyond the Basin Boundaries	p. 787
Contributors	p. 793
Index	p. 805
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