Tribe: Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and 1854 Treaty Authority
View Source Document: Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan: 1854 Ceded Territory Including the Bois Forte, Fond du Lac, and Grand Portage Reservations
Year: 2016
Topic: Adaptation Strategies to Address Climate Impacts to Cisco.
Control and limit the spread of invasive species (e.g., spiny water flea) in cisco lakes.
Investigate development of strategies to support greater propagation capabilities.
Improved management of cisco predators (at each life cycle stage), such as more liberal harvest of non-native salmon in Lake...
Complete surveys and population monitoring.
Improve identification and modeling of cisco habitat that would most benefit from restoration.
Improve identification and modeling of cisco habitat that would provide the highest conservation benefit and could be used as refugia...
Work with the MNDNR and other entities to reduce stocking efforts of non-native salmon species in Lake Superior.
Improved groundwater management and aquifer recharge around cisco lakes.
In the event there are indications of cisco collapse in a system reaching/surpassing their critical temperature threshold, consider shifting/bolstering management...
Understand and map where groundwater inputs are providing cold water habitat in cisco lakes.
Continue to evaluate the importance of environmental factors in cisco recruitment.
Comment on Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) lake plans and regulations (management plans and harvest regulations).