11-15-2013, 09:41 PM
[quote PBH][quote WiperMac][font "Calibri"]Will opening the inlet have a negative impact on NEW recruitment of walleye? The answer was and still is “no” That’s not what this is about. Ethics my friend, ethics. [/font][/quote]
If that is the case (ethics), then the Wildlife Board made the correct call. [/quote]
The quote of the biologist was apparently qualified only to new recruitment. The existing adult population is still going to be impacted by the take.
I don't know enough about the biology of the spawn in Willard. What is the difference between those that seek to move upstream to spawn and those that use existing lake structure? Is it the genetics of different strains? Chance? Will a female in the inlet this year spawn in the lake next year if she is not caught?
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If that is the case (ethics), then the Wildlife Board made the correct call. [/quote]
The quote of the biologist was apparently qualified only to new recruitment. The existing adult population is still going to be impacted by the take.
I don't know enough about the biology of the spawn in Willard. What is the difference between those that seek to move upstream to spawn and those that use existing lake structure? Is it the genetics of different strains? Chance? Will a female in the inlet this year spawn in the lake next year if she is not caught?
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