caa a22 4500 606227164 CHVBK 20210128101156.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10641-015-0417-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10641-015-0417-1 Conference report: muskellunge science and management: progress through partnerships [Elektronische Daten] [Jonathan Midwood, Steven Kerr, Peter Levick, Steven Cooke] Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) are an elusive yet highly prized species in eastern North America that can attain trophy sizes. As a result, a dedicated catch-and-release recreational Muskellunge fishery has developed throughout their range. Management of this fishery has largely been facilitated by partnerships between anglers, researchers, and managers. To explore and encourage interactions among these groups a 2-day workshop was held in Ottawa, Canada in August 2014. Three key themes emerged from presentations at this workshop highlighting: 1) the success of Muskellunge management in most of their natural range, 2) knowledge gaps regarding their habitat requirements at various life-stages, and 3) the utility of genetic tools to assist with their management. Through a series of facilitated discussions, concerns were raised by participants regarding the threat posed by non-specialized anglers, the response of Muskellunge populations under future novel conditions, the appropriate scale for management of populations, the potential consequences of cumulative stressors, and the challenges associated with managing cumulative effects and threats. The major take-home message from the workshop was that Muskellunge management is largely a success story that can serve as an example for other recreational fisheries, particularly in terms of building productive partnerships that engage anglers, managers and scientists. Here we present a discussion of the major themes and concerns identified through the workshop in the hopes of spurring future research on Muskellunge, and encouraging managers of other fisheries to adopt some of the strategies that have made Muskellunge fishery management successful. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2015 Muskellunge nationallicence Angling nationallicence Fisheries nationallicence Management nationallicence Muskie nationallicence Midwood Jonathan Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental Science, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., K1S5B6, Ottawa, ON, Canada aut Kerr Steven 264 Clonakilty Line, K0L1T0, Ennismore, Ontario, Canada aut Levick Peter Muskies Canada Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada aut Cooke Steven Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental Science, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., K1S5B6, Ottawa, ON, Canada aut Environmental Biology of Fishes Springer Netherlands 98/9(2015-09-01), 2031-2035 0378-1909 98:9<2031 2015 98 10641 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-015-0417-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-015-0417-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Midwood Jonathan Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental Science, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., K1S5B6, Ottawa, ON, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kerr Steven 264 Clonakilty Line, K0L1T0, Ennismore, Ontario, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Levick Peter Muskies Canada Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cooke Steven Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental Science, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr., K1S5B6, Ottawa, ON, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Environmental Biology of Fishes Springer Netherlands 98/9(2015-09-01), 2031-2035 0378-1909 98:9<2031 2015 98 10641