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NGPC presents muskie research: tagging, growth and population estimates at Merritt and Cottonwood-Stevenson
Summary
NGPC researchers described an ongoing muskie study at Merritt Reservoir and Cottonwood-Stevenson Lakes, including PIT tagging, age analysis, growth rates, and preliminary population estimates; Merritt retains a 50-inch minimum and Cottonwood-Stevenson the statewide 40-inch minimum.
Zach Reshears, NGPC fisheries staff in the Valentine office, updated anglers on a muskie research project begun in 2020 that uses PIT tags, aging work and annual surveys to track growth, survival and population structure at Merritt Reservoir and Cottonwood-Stevenson Lakes.
"The first project I wanna talk about is our muskie project. We started this project in 2020," Reshears said, describing collaborative work with NGPC hatchery staff and university partners for aging and data analysis.
What NGPC reported:
- Tagging and stocking: staff…
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