Dependence of Total Annual Growth in Yellow Perch on Temperature

1966 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel W. Coble
Keyword(s):  
Water Temperature ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Lake Huron ◽  
Annual Growth ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Red Lake ◽  
Air Temperatures

Total yearly growth of female yellow perch, Perca flavescens (Mitchill), in South Bay, Lake Huron, estimated by the distance along the lateral radius from last annulus to scale edge, showed a marked relationship to mean water temperature at a depth of 20 ft. When published data on growth of perch in Lower Red Lake, Minnesota, were compared with mean air temperatures for the period June through September at Redlake, no such relationship could be demonstrated. The reasons for the different results obtained in these and in other studies could not be determined.

Estimates of the number of glochidia produced by clams (Anodonta grandis simpsoniana Lea), attaching to yellow perch (Perca flavescens), and surviving to various ages in Narrow Lake, Alberta

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 973-977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang A. Jansen ◽  
J. Mark Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Water Temperature ◽  
Population Size ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Breeding Cycle ◽  
High Survival ◽  
Anodonta Grandis ◽  
Parasitic Phase

Between May 1986 and March 1989, the density, breeding cycle, and glochidia production of the unionid clam Anodonta grandis simpsoniana, and the population size and intensity of glochidia infestation of yellow perch, Perca flavescens, were evaluated in Narrow Lake, Alberta. The total number of glochidia produced was compared with the number of glochidia infesting yellow perch, and clam recruitment to age 2 and adulthood was estimated. Clams carried eggs and glochidia between July and, dependent on the prevailing water temperature, May or June of the following year. A total of 2.9 × 106 clams 2 years and older, of which approximately 50% were mature, produced 38.1 × 1012 glochidia in 1987. Of these, 2.6 × 106 (0.007%) glochidia attached to perch, predominantly (>92%) to 1- and 2-year-old fish. Once attached to perch, glochidia had a relatively high survival: 27% to 2 years of age and 9–18% to maturity. These results suggest that the parasitic phase in the life cycle of unionids is most critical.

Percids in the Canadian Waters of Lake Huron

1977 ◽  
Vol 34 (10) ◽  
pp. 1839-1848 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. R. Spangler ◽  
N. R. Payne ◽  
G. K. Winterton
Keyword(s):  
Population Biology ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Lake Huron ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Commercial Fishing ◽  
Commercial Catch ◽  
The Past ◽  
The North ◽  
Class Strength

Percids have never dominated the commercial catch from Canadian waters of Lake Huron but coincident with declining salmonid production, they contributed about 17% of the commercial landings from 1940 to 1975. Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum) production declined gradually over the past century whereas yellow perch (Perca flavescens) production increased irregularly since 1910.Walleye occur in relatively discrete stocks associated with rivers, inlets, and estuaries in the North Channel and Georgian Bay whereas southern Lake Huron stocks are seasonal residents of the southeastern rim of the main basin. Yellow perch are ubiquitous throughout the littoral waters of the lake. Growth rates of walleye are similar to those for more southerly populations in the Great Lakes and year-class strength is highly variable. Angling and commercial fishing contribute significantly to mortality rates in exploited stocks but deteriorating environmental conditions are probably more important to the persistence of walleye stocks in Lake Huron. At least one stock is presently threatened by industrial acidification of the watershed. Key words: Percidae, Lake Huron, production, population biology, Stizostedion, Perca

scholarly journals Short term temperature fluctuations affect embryonic and larval development of yellow perch (Perca flavescens)

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 168-176
Author(s):  
Osvaldo J Sepulveda Villet
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Temperature ◽  
Larval Development ◽  
Incubation Period ◽  
Early Life ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Cold Shock ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Average Growth ◽  
Embryonic And Larval Development

Early life stages of fishes are critical stages due to their importance in enhancing recruitment. Given the high mortality through the embryonic and larval stages, managers have started investigating factors that impact these stages. Environmental factors, such as water temperature, have been found to play a larger role in early life survival. Climate change predications will be more apparent in northern temperate systems like the Great Lakes. Yellow perch Perca flavescens are an important sport fish in the region whose populations have been declining since the 1980s. Yellow perch recruitment is highly erratic due to the species dependence on spring water temperatures. With warming waters occurring earlier in the seasons, it is unsure how wild yellow perch will adapt. The objective of this study was to determine how variations in temperature regimes during the egg incubation period would impact embryonic and larval development in yellow perch. Four different temperature treatments were used in this study: steady temperature at 16°C, a gradient starting at 12°C increasing by 1-2°C every 3-4 days, a heat shock on day six of 20°C for 16 hours to mimic a heat wave event, and finally, a cold shock on day six of 10°C temperatures for 16 hours to mimic a cold snap event. The results of this study confirm that water temperatures severely impact embryonic development and incubation periods of yellow perch, having a significant impact on the percent of failed larvae at the end of the incubation period (P= 0.0005), with the cold shock affecting the lowest percent of failed larvae (0.8%) while the steady treatment had the highest percent (22.9%). Temperature treatment did have a significant impact on the time it took for larvae to successfully hatch out (P<0.001), but no significant effect on observed mortality and estimated mortality (P= 0.96), percent of surviving larvae (P=0.35), or average growth rate of larvae (P=0.16).This study reveals that yellow perch are better adapted to withstand acute cold shifts in water temperature than acute warming events. Climate change could potentially hinder an already struggling Lake Michigan yellow perch population.

Neoechinorhynchus pungitius n. sp. (Acanthocephala: Neoechinorhynchidae) from ninespine stickleback of Lake Huron

1971 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 483-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex O. Dechtiar
Keyword(s):  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Lake Huron ◽  
Pungitius Pungitius ◽  
Ninespine Stickleback

Neoechinorhynchus pungitius n. sp. is described on the basis of more than 100 specimens collected from the ninespine stickleback, Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus), from South Bay, Lake Huron. Several additional specimens were collected from brook sticklebacks, Eucalia inconstans (Kirtland), and from yellow perch, Perca flavescens (Mitchill).

scholarly journals Diets of Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) in Wetland Habitats of Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron D. Parke ◽  
Donald G. Uzarski ◽  
Carl R. Ruetz ◽  
Thomas M. Burton
Keyword(s):  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Lake Huron ◽  
Saginaw Bay ◽  
Wetland Habitats

Relationship of Temperature to Total Annual Growth in Adult Smallmouth Bass

1967 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel W. Coble
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Temperature ◽  
Growth Temperature ◽  
Smallmouth Bass ◽  
Lake Huron ◽  
Annual Growth ◽  
Temperature Relationship ◽  
Surface Water Temperature ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Relationship Of

Total yearly growth of smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieui Lacépède, of ages 3–5 in South Bay, Lake Huron, and in several other widely scattered populations was related to mean surface water temperature for the period July through September, more growth being associated with warmer waters. No such relationship was demonstrated for bass of the same ages in Lake Opeongo, Ontario, nor for older bass in Lake Opeongo and South Bay. The difference in the manifestation of a growth–temperature relationship appears to be real, rather than a result of differences in data or treatments of them, and indicates, therefore, that other factors may influence total annual growth as much as, or more than, temperature.

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