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 Whitefish.
In the event there are indications of a whitefish collapse in a system reaching/surpassing their critical temperature threshold, consider shifting/bolstering...
Understand and map where groundwater inputs are providing cold water habitat in whitefish lakes.
Complete or participate in population assessments and monitoring.
Communicate and consult on MNDNR fishery plans and management as it relates to whitefish.
Investigate development of propagation capabilities.
Improved management of whitefish predators (at each life cycle stage), such as more liberal harvest of non-native salmon in Lake...
Improve identification and modeling of whitefish habitat that would most benefit from restoration.
Improve identification and modeling of whitefish 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 whitefish lakes.
Monitor, maintain, and support the invertebrate prey base.
Comment on Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) lake plans and regulations.