Survival and Growth of Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri) in Four Prairie Lakes, North Dakota
- 1 May 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
- Vol. 33 (5) , 1192-1195
- https://doi.org/10.1139/f76-150
Abstract
Survival of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) in three North Dakota prairie lakes was low the 1st mo after stocking, ranging from 15 to 54%; high mortality may have been due to bird predation. In a fourth lake, where 77% survived the 1st mo, no predatory birds were observed. All fish in two lakes died in August when dissolved oxygen levels dropped to below 1.0 mg/liter following July blue-green algae blooms of 28 and 63 mm3/liter. In the other two lakes, harvests in October ranged from 0.1 to 4.4% of fish stocked. Mean wet weights at harvest of up to 272 g were sufficient for commercial use; however, special management to improve survival rates would be necessary in the lakes studied.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: