Observations of 12 fish species from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fish surveys of inland lakes between 1968-2022
Dates
Publication Date
2023-10-30
Start Date
1968-07-03
End Date
2022-04-22
Citation
Kundel, H., Verhoeven, M. R., and Hansen, G. J. A, 2023, Observations of 12 fish species from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fish surveys of inland lakes between 1968-2022: U.S. Geological Survey Data Release, https://doi.org/10.21429/307n-mf74.
Summary
The data comprise observations of 12 species of fish from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fish survey data. Surveys were conducted between 1968 & 2022 generally for the purposes of assessing fishery statuses in inland lakes. The species in these data represent only a subset of all species present in DNR surveys, and were selected for our study because of relevance to stakeholders and relative vulnerability to the gears used to survey the populations.
Summary
The data comprise observations of 12 species of fish from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) fish survey data. Surveys were conducted between 1968 & 2022 generally for the purposes of assessing fishery statuses in inland lakes. The species in these data represent only a subset of all species present in DNR surveys, and were selected for our study because of relevance to stakeholders and relative vulnerability to the gears used to survey the populations.
The data were collected to by agency staff to provide fishery managers information on population statuses in individual lakes. The data represent an index of abundance for the species selected, and should be treated as such (these are not population estimates).
