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.
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.
Monitor the health of northern pike population and implement more aggressive adaptation strategies if the population begins to decline.
Evaluate and enforce harvest regulations (size and limits) in relation to subsistence needs and the exercise of treaty rights.
Communicate and consult on Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) fishery plans and management as it relates to northern pike.
Comment on MNDNR lake plans and regulations (management plans and harvest regulations).
Strengthen partnerships with the MNDNR and universities to continue to evaluate and monitor climate change impacts on northern pike.
Improve communication between water resource managers and fisheries managers.
Legally secure water rights/agreements for in-stream flow.
Improved management and conservation of spawning areas in seasonally flooded marshes and lake shore areas.