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 Northern Pike.
Start tracking phenology of prey species that are beneficial for northern pike growth and survival.
Evaluate future stocking plans and their use of deep and more thermally stable lakes.
Reduce barriers to movement between lakes and streams - where appropriate, identify, prioritize, and remove barriers.
Enhance lakes or streams by creating off-channel or wetland fed streams that provide higher water flows and lower temperatures during...
Limit or prevent invasive fish species that compete with northern pike.
Reduce non-climate stressors like pollution and fishing pressure on northern pike: expand the restoration or enhancement of riparian buffer zones...
Enhance or restore riparian vegetation in degraded areas to protect water quality and temperature.
Explore landscape water retention projects to protect habitat against extreme runoff events and low flow/high temperature events (e.g. increase and/or...
On regulated streams, pulse flows during critical times (e.g. lower flows coupled with high temperatures), sourcing from lower in the...
Emphasize angling for subsistence as opposed to sport. This includes promoting the harvesting of fish caught by anglers as opposed...
Educate the public about the importance of sustainable fishing techniques and the importance of northern pike to lake ecosystems.
Encourage the harvesting of alternative fish species for subsistence.