Where do I go, or who do I contact to turn in a radio transmitter numbers from a sauger? — Alec D Boysun
Alec D Boysun
If you have a transmitter or tag from a sauger, please return the information to:
Matthew Jaeger
MT Cooperative Fishery Research Unit
P.O. Box 173460 - MSU
Bozeman, MT 59717-3460
This data is very important the the management of this species.
Thanks
(April 23, 2003)
How do fish get whirling disease? — Ovando School
Whirling disease is caused by a microscopic spore. The primary host of this spore is the tubiflex worm, which lives and feeds on the bottoms of rivers and streams, where the spore is most common. After a tubiflex worm ingests the spore, the spore develops into a Triactinomyon (TAM). These TAMs are released, from the tubiflex worm, into the water column and become attached to the body of the trout. After the TAMs attach they move into the body cavity and attack the nervous system of the fish.
Check out this site for more information and links dealing with whirling disease.
http://www.whirlingdisease.org/
(April 14, 2003)
Are female pike naturally bigger than male or is she bigger because of eggs?
— Potomac 4th grade
Yes, female northern pike are approximately 7% longer than males. They also weigh more when they are carrying their eggs, but a male can weigh as much or more than a female of the same length the rest of the year.
(April 08, 2003)
