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Article: Lake Michigan perch grow more slowly than others Population decline may be due to their longer vulnerability to predators
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- July 12, 1997
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One possible reason for the dwindling population of Lake Michigan
yellow perch and their total absence from Friday fish fries is
that they grow slower after hatching than their cousins from other
places and therefore remain vulnerable longer to predators, says a
scientist who is watching them grow in a laboratory.
"Lake Michigan perch larvae are not growing as fast through their
first three weeks of life as the perch from Lake Ontario, Green Bay
and Lake Mendota," said Fred Binkowski, a senior scientist with the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Center for Great Lakes Studies.
Binkowski discussed his findings with members of Gov. Tommy
Thompson's staff Friday in Madison.
"This is our ...