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2017 Menominee Dam Fish Lift Summary Introduction Eagle Creek Renewable Energy (ECRE) owns and operates two hydroelectric dams (Menominee and Park Mill) on the Menominee River. These dams are regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Menominee River is boundary water between Michigan and Wisconsin. The Menominee Dam is approximately 2.5 miles upstream from the river mouth at Green Bay, Lake Michigan. The Park Mill dam is approximately 1 mile upstream of the Menominee dam. Lower Scott flowage is the 121 acre impoundment located between these 2 dams. In 1992, Michigan and Wisconsin completed the Menominee River Fisheries Plan. That plan advocated fish passage around 5 hydroelectric dams including Menominee and Park Mill. The primary focus was to provide access for several fish species into the approximately 70 river miles from Green Bay to Sturgeon Falls (historically, a natural waterfall and upstream fish migration). The priority fish species for passage was lake sturgeon but it is recognized that at some point other fish species (walleye and lake whitefish) could be passed upstream. In 2015, ECRE, in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, River Park Mill Dam Menominee Dam Fish Lift

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Page 1: MarinetteFall 2017 Menominee Dam Lift Summary€¦ · 07/10/2017  · September 16 to October 29, 2015. In 2016, it operated regularly from March 29 through May 12 and October 4 through

2017 Menominee Dam Fish Lift Summary

Introduction Eagle Creek Renewable Energy (ECRE) owns and operates two hydroelectric dams (Menominee and Park Mill) on the Menominee River. These dams are regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The Menominee River is boundary water between Michigan and Wisconsin. The Menominee Dam is approximately 2.5 miles upstream from the river mouth at Green Bay, Lake Michigan. The Park Mill dam is approximately 1 mile upstream of the Menominee dam. Lower Scott flowage is the 121 acre impoundment located between these 2 dams. In 1992, Michigan and Wisconsin completed the Menominee River Fisheries Plan. That plan advocated fish passage around 5 hydroelectric dams including Menominee and Park Mill. The primary focus was to provide access for several fish species into the approximately 70 river miles from Green Bay to Sturgeon Falls (historically, a natural waterfall and upstream fish migration). The priority fish species for passage was lake sturgeon but it is recognized that at some point other fish species (walleye and lake whitefish) could be passed upstream. In 2015, ECRE, in cooperation with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, River

Park Mill Dam

Menominee Dam Fish Lift

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Alliance of Wisconsin and Michigan Hydro Relicensing Coalition, completed a fish elevator/ lift inside an empty turbine bay at the Menominee Dam. The hopper is roughly 10 x 15 feet. The hopper floor is sloped and water depth in the hopper can be up to 3 feet. It’s supported by a 34 foot high tower that elevates the hopper into a sorting area. Once the hopper is drained into an 11 foot diameter tank, fish can be sorted and biological data collected before they are returned downstream to the river. The lift was initially operated in May of 2015 but it was also operated regularly from September 16 to October 29, 2015. In 2016, it operated regularly from March 29 through May 12 and October 4 through November 16. The lift continued to be used in 2017 with operation occurring April 17 through May 15 and October 2-28. Besides processing lake sturgeon, staff employed by Michigan DNR and USFWS, recorded pertinent data from other species captured in the lift. Those fish were not passed upstream of these dams but returned to the river below the Menominee Dam through a 3 foot diameter pipe. An attraction flow was delivered through the elevator from an adjacent turbine bay and those flows through the submerged lift could be altered from 45 to 120 cubic feet/ second. Attraction flow water originated from Lower Scott flowage. It was a turbulent flow so water velocity in the water column experienced by fish attracted into the elevator was variable and therefore would likely not orient fish within a layer of the water flow. This report describes data in detail from the 2017 lifts with comparable information outlined from 2015-2016.

Methods The protocol was that staff lowered the fish lift to the river bed and lifted the hopper several times daily to process fish. The soak time began when the lift gate was opened after lowering it to the river bed and ended when the lift gate was closed just before it was lifted. Each species was identified and a total length (nearest tenth inch) was recorded. Other data collected included date and time of capture, sequential lift number, external tag information, fin clips, and any pertinent comments. Fish were not given a temporary clip so it’s possible that some fish were recaptured on subsequent lifts. Lake sturgeon were also examined for an internal Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag. If a sturgeon did not have a PIT tag then a tag was inserted under the 2nd dorsal scute. Individual PIT tag numbers were also recorded. The second or third dorsal spines were removed from large and smallmouth bass and walleye and anal fin spines from northern pike and black crappie for aging purposes. These spines were sectioned and ages assigned by Wisconsin DNR staff.

Results The Menominee fish lift was operated from April 17 - May 15 and October 2 – 28 in 2017. The lift or elevator was processed for 243 lifts in the spring and 185 lifts in fall of 2017. The elevator “soak” period ranged from 15 minutes to several hours. The total effort was 444.2 hours in the spring and 335.7 hours in the fall (see Appendices). In 2017, a total of 2,205 fish (1,678 in the spring and 527 in the fall) were processed in the lift. In 2016, a total of 1,228 fish (583 in the spring and 645 in the fall) were captured

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in the lift. 976 fish were captured in the lift in the fall of 2015 (Table 1). The fish captured in 2017 represented 27 species compared to 22 species in 2016. Relevant information is presented in this report. Table 1. Species composition from Menominee River fish lifts 2016-17.

Species Spring 2016 (N)

Spring (%)

Spring 2017 (N)

Spring (%)

Fall 2016 (N)

Fall (%)

Fall 2017 (N)

Fall 2017 (%)

Sea lamprey 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 0Silver lamprey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Lake sturgeon 60 10 87 5 24 4 40 4Gar species 0 - 0 0 8 1 9 1Bowfin 0 0 15 1 0 0 0 0Gizzard Shad 0 0 35 2 0 0 1 1Rainbow trout 199 34 286 17 5 1 4 3Brown trout 96 17 27 2 32 4 3 2Coho Salmon 0 - 0 0 1 <1 0 0Pink Salmon 0 - 0 0 5 1 11 0Chinook Salmon

0 - 0 0 30 5 13 1

Northern Pike 15 3 22 1 1 <1 0 0Muskellunge 0 0 1 <1 0 0 0 0Emerald Shiner

0 - 5 <1 4 <1 0 0

Common Carp 0 - 2 <1 2 <1 0 0Golden shiner 0 0 1 <1 0 0 3 1Redhorse species

0 - 51 3 29 5 2 2

White sucker 0 - 182 11 41 6 17 7N Hogsucker 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 0Longnose sucker

0 0 49 3 0 0 0 0

Bullhead species

0 - 98 6 55 9 6 5

Burbot 0 - 0 0 2 <1 0 0Smallmouth Bass

99 17 53 3 11 2 39 6

Largemouth Bass

0 - 2 <1 14 2 0 0

Pumpkinseed 0 - 6 <1 20 3 7 2Bluegill 0 - 15 1 12 2 18 3Black Crappie 6 1 23 1 38 6 47 6Rock Bass 49 8 572 34 211 33 217 46Walleye 58 10 116 7 87 13 55 7Yellow Perch 1 <1 9 1 13 2 3 1Total 583 100 1678 100 645 100 527 100

In 2017, rock bass were the most common species (34%), followed by rainbow trout (17%), common white sucker (11%), walleye (7%), lake sturgeon (5%), bullhead spp. (6%), smallmouth bass and white sucker each at 3%. In 2016, rock bass was also the

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most common species (21%), followed by steelhead trout (17%), walleye (12%), brown trout (10%), smallmouth bass (9%), and lake sturgeon (7%). Lake Sturgeon 124 lake sturgeon were processed in 2017 compared to 84 lake sturgeon in 2016. In 2017, 46 of those fish were transferred into Upper Scott flowage in the spring and 28 sturgeon in the fall. The excess sturgeon were sent back downstream because they were either too small or not reproductively ready. The peak days for catching sturgeon were May 3-12 and October 2-7. The size range for all sturgeon was 26.0 to 71.2 with an average length of 52.5 inches (Figure 1). 43% of the sturgeon were recaptures from previous agency surveys (Appendix 2). The average annual growth rate observed was 0.53 inches/ year which is consist with other adult lake sturgeon growth rates in Green Bay.

Smallmouth Bass Staff measured 83 smallmouth bass during both lift periods in 2017. The size range for that species was 9.0 to 21.5 inches (Figure 2). The average size was 15.1 in 2017 compared to 16.4 inches in 2016. In 2017, 41% of these bass were smaller than the legal length limit of 14 inches compared to 16% in 2016 and 72% in 2015. 22% of the smallmouth were longer than 18 inches in 2017 compared to 31% in 2016 and 12% in 2015 (Figure 3). A subsample of 77 fish were aged to obtain a perspective on growth rates and compare those rates with state mean length at age data. Their ages ranged from 2 to 13 years and the mean age was 5.1 years. The 2017 average growth rates for the Menominee exceeded those rates for the statewide averages.

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Walleye In 2017, walleye was an abundant species captured (187) and comparable in number to 2016 (145). From a subsample (104), the 2017 size range was 5.8 to 28.2 inches. The average size was 17.1 in 2017 compared to 16.4 in 2016 and 18.2 inches in 2015. In 2017, 63% of the walleye were less than the legal size of 15 inches but 18% were greater than 20 inches (Figure 4). A subsample of 109 walleye were aged. Their ages ranged from 0 to 13 years and the mean age was 4.1 years. Growth rates were faster than the Wisconsin State Mean Length at Age (Figure 5). Walleye reached 15 inches in approximately 3 years.

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NUMBER

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Figure 2. Smallmouth Bass Length Frequency Menominee Dam Lift 2015‐17 (N=113 in 2015, 122 in 2016 and 83 in 2017)

2015

2016

2017

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Northern Pike A smaller number of northern pike were captured in the lift, 5 in 2015, 21 in 2016 and 25 in 2017. 100% of the 2017 pike were caught during the spring months. The size range was 22.3 to 28.5 inches in 2015, 15.2 to 34.1 inches in 2016 and 20.8 to 37.5 in 2017 (Figure 6). All of the pike from the 2017 lifts were aged and the average age was 3.7 years. The average ages were above the state average for length at age (Table 2).

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Figure 4. Walleye Length Frequency Menominee Dam Lift 2015‐17 (N= 138 in 2015, 143 in 2016 and 104 in 2017)

2015

2016

2017

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Table 2. Northern Pike Average Length at Age from Menominee Dam Lift 2017 Compared to Statewide Wisconsin Average Length At Age. N= Number. Species Age 2 Age 3 Age 4 Age 5 Age 6 Age 7N Pike State Ave 14.2 17.4 20.5 22.9 25.8 28.8N Pike Men R 22.5 25.1 25.0 29.2 --- 37.5N Pike Men (N) 5 10 4 3 --- 1

Black Crappie Black crappie was another common fish processed in the lift (10 in 2015, 44 in 2016 and 89 in 2017). A subsample were measured in each year. Those fish ranged in size from 5.0 to 13.0 in 2017 and 5.6 to 13.2 inches in 2016 compared to a range of 8.3 to 12.7 inches in 2015 (Figure 7). The average length was 10.7 inches in 2015, 9.2 inches in 2016, and 7.3 inches in 2017. A subsample of 37 crappie were assigned ages and the average length at age was greater than the state average for all ages (Table 3). The Menominee Lift average length at age exceeded the state average length at age.

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15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37

Figure 6. Northern Pike Length Frequency Menominee Dam Lift 2015‐17 (N=5 in 2015, N=21 in 2016, N=25 in 2017)

2015

2016

2017

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10

15

20

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Figure 7. Black Crappie Length Frequency Menominee Dam Lift 2015‐17 (N=10 in 2015, 31 in 2016 and 37 in 2017)

2015

2016

2017

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Table 3. Black Crappie Average Length at Age from Menominee Dam Lift 2017 Compared to Statewide Wisconsin Average Length at Age. N=Number.

Age 1 2 3 Men R 2017 Ave Length 6.2 7.6 9.5Sample size 22 9 6Statewide Ave Length 3.5 4.1 5.1

Bluegill Bluegill were only captured in the Fall of 2015 and 2017. In 2015, 64 bluegill were measured and those fish ranged in size from 5.0 to 9.2 inches In 2017, 16 bluegill were measured and those fish ranged from 5.1 to 7.5 inches. The average length in 2015 was 7.5 inches and 6.2 inches in 2017. Brown Trout Brown trout was a prominent species caught with 119 fish in 2015 and 128 in 2016 but fewer numbers were observed in 2017 (N= 42). In 2015-17, all of the juvenile fish (6.6-10.7) were caught in the spring and adult fish were only caught in the fall. Michigan and Wisconsin DNR stock brown trout in the spring so juvenile trout likely represent stocked fish. Historically, a fall adult run occurs in the Menominee River. Rainbow Trout Rainbow trout were not caught in 2017 but were regularly were observed in 2015 and 2016. In 2015, the first recorded rainbow was caught on September 17 and the last one on October 28th. Twenty-three rainbows were process with a size range from 13.3 to 22.5 inches (Figure 8). Juvenile steelhead caught in 2016 were likely stocked fish. The mean length was 16.0 inches in 2015 and for adults only in 2016 was 19.9 inches. Rainbow trout were commonly caught in 2017 (N= 290) but lengths were not recorded. Both domestic and steelhead strains of rainbow trout are stocked by the two States.

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Figure 8. Steelhead Trout Length Frequency Menominee Dam Lift 2015‐16 

(N=23 in 2015 and 198 in 2016)

2015

2016

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Chinook Salmon Chinook Salmon were captured from September 24 through October 24 in 2015 and October 8 through October 25 in 2016 and October 2-24 in 2017. The average capture date in 2015 was October 12, October 17 in 2016 and October 14 in 2017. In 2015, 65 captured Chinook salmon were captured. In 2015, the total length range was 25.5 to 39.5 inches and the average was 32.9 inches (Figure 9). In 2016, 30 Chinook were captured with a size range from 21.6 to 37.5 inches and an average of 28.9. Only 12 were captured in 2017. The size range was 23.9 to 38.0 inches and average size was 34.0 in 2017. Ninety percent of the Chinook salmon were longer than 30 inches in 2015, 50% in 2016, and 88% in 2017. In 2016, 53% of the Chinook were missing an adipose fin indicating they were stocked into the Great Lakes and 62% in 2017. Snouts were not collected in 2015 but several snouts were collected in 2016-17. Coded wire tags (cwt) were removed and coded to a stocking location. 52% of the Chinook captured in 2016 and 50% in 2017 originated from Green Bay stocking sites.

Pink Salmon Pink Salmon display a spawning run into our northern Green Bay waters. In the fall of 2015, 10 pink salmon were caught in the lift, 5 fish in 2016, and 8 in 2017. In 2015, the capture dates ranged from September 17 through October 12 while those dates were October 7-13 in 2016 and October 4-13 in 2017. For 2015, pink salmon ranged from 17.4 to 19.8 inches and the mean length was 18.9 inches. In 2016, pink salmon ranged from 17.7 to 22.4 inches. Lengths were not recorded in 2017. That size structure reflects an adult river run. Other species Only 4 yellow perch were recorded for 2017 and they ranged from 6.1 to 9.9 inches. Fourteen yellow perch were captured in the fall of 2016. The 2016 perch ranged from 2.8 to 8.0 inches and the average size was 4.9 inches. Sixteen pumpkinseed were captured in

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Figure 9. Chinook Salmon Length Frequency Menominee Dam Lift 2015‐17 

(N=19 in 2015, 21 in 2016, 7 in 2017)

2015

2016

2017

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2015 ranging from 6.6 to 8.1 inches. In 2016, 20 pumpkinseed were processed and those fish ranged from 4.3 to 6.6 inches. Pumpkinseed data was not recorded in 2017. Other species caught but not measured included rock bass, gar species, common carp, bowfin, redhorse species, white sucker, emerald and golden shiners, sea lamprey, northern hog sucker, gizzard shad and bullhead species.

Discussion The Menominee Dam lift was successful in capturing 20 species of fish during the fall of 2015 compared to 22 species in 2016 and 27 species in 2017. The primary purpose of the lift is to capture lake sturgeon and 124 adults were captured in 2017. A subsample of adult lake sturgeon were transported upstream of the Park Mill dam. The movements of passed sturgeon are being studied by Dr. Dan Isermann of UWSP. That study involves acoustic transmitters inserted into adult sturgeon and monitoring their movements with several receivers spread out over 25 river miles from the mouth of the river upstream. That project also involves comparing seasonal movements of sturgeon passed above these 2 dams. The next phase for sturgeon movement research on this river began in 2017. This fisheries research involves improving the efficiency of operating the lift. The agencies have collaborated with Dr. Joshua Raabe of UWSP and his graduate student, Nick Porter, to address this issue. We’re hopeful that grant funding will allow further study of sturgeon and other species associated with this fish lift. Improved efficiency of operation will reduce the amount of funding and staff time required to meet our objectives for passing sturgeon above these 2 dams. Overall, the added benefit of operating this fish lift is to obtain biological data from other fish captured but not transferred above these dams. It is evident that this lift can provide us with an opportunity to collect valuable data from hundreds of fish each year without having to deploy additional sampling gear like nets and electrofishing. In addition, age structures collected from multiple species allowed us to better understand the dynamics of this fishery. Fish species composition revealed a few different fish communities: 1) It’s likely that bluegill, black crappie pumpkinseed, rock bass, largemouth bass reflect fish that escaped from the Lower Scott flowage. While those species have been captured in the lower river, the fact that they were present directly below this dam in an area lacking slow moving water preferred by Centrarchid fish species, supports the theory of escapement from an upriver impoundment. In general, the size structure of these species described adult fish and did not reflect recruitment by these species. 2) The second group is the warm/ coolwater species common in a northeast Wisconsin river like smallmouth bass, walleye, and northern pike. These species may have moved downstream from upstream impoundments or resident river fish. Juvenile sizes for these species were observed in the lift data which could also indicate resident fish from the river.

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3) Finally, several salmonid species were captured and those fish mostly reflect recruitment from stocked juvenile populations migrating from Lake Michigan as adults. While some sub-adults were captured, the majority of these fish were adult fish returning to the Menominee River. I recommend that as long as the Menominee fish lift is operated and sampling does not interfere with lake sturgeon movement studies, that data should be collected from non-target species. Data collection describes fish communities seasonally occupying the Menominee River and reduces the sampling effort that would be needed to collect this information. In the future, it will be helpful to collect more aging structures so that a better description of the fish community can be developed. Overall, the information obtained from these data is very valuable and will help manage Menominee River fisheries.

Acknowledgments Darren Kramer, Zach Painter, Brad Shucha and Jennifer Johnson from Michigan DNR, Rob Elliott of USFWS and Nick Porter from UWSP operated the lift and collected this data. Adam Garlie, Jeremiah Shrovnal and Steve Surendonk from Wisconsin DNR collated the data and aged the fish. Finally, we appreciate Eagle Creek Renewable Energy for their cooperation in collecting these data. Report author: Michael Donofrio Wisconsin DNR Team Supervisor Peshtigo, WI 16 July 2018

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Appendix 1. Menominee Fish Lift Operation Dates and effort for April- May 2017.

DATE 

TOTAL FISH/ DAY 

NUMBER LIFTS 

AVE FISH/ LIFT 

DAILY EFFORT (MIN) 

AVE TIME/ LIFT 

TEMP (F) 

4/17/2017  97  6  16.2  285  47.5  ‐ 

4/18/2017  56  7  8.0  1695  242.1  48 

4/19/2017  52  7  7.4  1565  223.6  49 

4/20/2017  26  6  4.3  705  117.5  48 

4/21/2017  36  8  4.5  567  70.9  48 

4/24/2017  38  6  6.3  765  127.5  49 

4/25/2017  258  5  51.6  410  82.0  52 

4/26/2017  68  4  17.0  735  183.8  53 

4/27/2017  31  8  3.9  1276  159.5  53 

4/28/2017  21  11  1.9  1035  94.1  50 

4/29/2017  33  9  3.7  1350  150.0  ‐ 

5/1/2017  8  7  1.1  2110  301.4  45 

5/2/2017  20  7  2.9  1210  172.9  44 

5/3/2017  29  8  3.6  755  94.4  49 

5/4/2017  34  13  2.6  1311  100.8  49 

5/5/2017  52  13  4.0  1129  86.8  50 

5/6/2017  34  11  3.1  730  66.4  53 

5/8/2017  40  8  5.0  1140  142.5  54 

5/9/2017  57  7  8.1  1581  225.9  52 

5/10/2017  59  14  4.2  474  33.9  55 

5/11/2017  112  27  4.1  1060  39.3  55 

5/12/2017  166  19  8.7  1107  58.3  58 

5/13/2017  36  9  4.0  650  72.2  61 

5/14/2017  223  10  22.3  1938  193.8  62 

5/15/2017  92  13  7.1  1070  82.3  61 

TOTAL/ AVE*  1678  243  6.9*  26653  126.8*  52.1* 

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Appendix 2. Menominee Fish Lift Operation Dates and effort for October 2017.

DATE 

TOTAL FISH/ DAY 

NUMBER LIFTS 

AVE FISH/ LIFT 

DAILY EFFORT (MIN) 

AVE TIME/ LIFT 

TEMP (F) 

10/2/2017  33  7  4.7  430  61.4  65 

10/3/2017  44  5  8.8  285  57.0  63 

10/4/2017  24  3  8.0  510  170.0  63 

10/5/2017  25  6  4.2  1275  212.5  62 

10/6/2017  10  9  1.1  650  72.2  65 

10/7/2017  34  8  4.3  1305  163.1  64 

10/9/2017  28  6  4.7  270  45.0  61 

10/10/2017  23  10  2.3  735  73.5  61 

10/11/2017  28  12  2.3  855  71.3  60 

10/12/2017  29  8  3.6  300  37.5  61 

10/13/2017  10  9  1.1  910  101.1  58 

10/16/2017  50  9  5.6  555  61.7  54 

10/17/2017  24  8  3.0  330  41.3  54 

10/18/2017  21  9  2.3  1068  118.7  57 

10/19/2017  16  11  1.5  1349  122.6  57 

10/20/2017  13  8  1.6  1920  240.0  57 

10/21/2017  35  14  2.5  900  64.3  58 

10/23/2017  28  3  9.3  2720  906.7  58 

10/24/2017  1  8  0.1  370  46.3  50 

10/25/2017  23  7  3.3  345  49.3  49 

10/26/2017  12  8  1.5  860  107.5  49 

10/27/2017  12  8  1.5  1380  172.5  48 

10/28/2017  4  9  0.4  820  91.1  47 

TOTAL/ AVE*  527  185  3.4*  20142  134.2*  57.4* 

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Appendix 3. 2017 Lake Sturgeon recapture information from Menominee River Lift

PIT TAG TAG

DATE TAG

LENGTH RECAP DATE

RECAP LENGTH

INCHES/ YEAR

423A57147F 7/8/2008 54.00 4/21/2017 59.3 0.6 985161001077391 10/27/2011 52.5 4/21/2017 52.5 0.0

470254446F 10/27/2011 48.50 4/24/2017 51.5 0.5 460E135E4B 11/14/2006 46.00 4/24/2017 54.5 0.8

956000003000952 6/26/2014 51.00 4/24/2017 52.5 0.5 956000002988211 10/23/2013 61.4 4/24/2017 64.5 0.8 985120031953051 7/8/2008 56 4/24/2017 59.0 0.3 985161001143272 10/22/2008 48.50 4/24/2017 50.0 0.2

435F777C26 5/5/2005 57.00 4/24/2017 63.3 0.5 985161001209428 10/22/2009 29.40 4/25/2017 39.8 1.3

420B413816 10/10/2013 40.7 4/25/2017 42.3 0.4 985120031934876 7/8/2008 46.5 4/25/2017 50.0 0.4

985120028994697 8/10/2011 49.20 5/1/2017 53.5 0.7 956000002995979 10/10/2013 59.3 5/5/2017 60.0 0.2

4311091670 5/5/2005 48.00 5/10/2017 52.3 0.4 985161000908348 6/22/2010 55.25 5/10/2017 58.5 0.5

460D58112F 8/22/2005 48.00 5/11/2017 52.3 0.4 956000002991651 10/25/2016 54.2 5/11/2017 54.8 0.5 985121001345304 5/4/2016 46 5/11/2017 47.8 1.8 985161001138760 6/22/2010 55 5/11/2017 56.0 0.1 956000003000734 10/30/2012 49.00 5/12/2017 51.3 0.5 956000002982067 10/25/2016 55.8 5/12/2017 56.3 0.5 985120032170645 7/8/2008 50.5 5/12/2017 52.0 0.2 985161001203233 10/27/2011 45.8 5/12/2017 48.8 0.5

4204046A19 6/21/2006 43.00 5/16/2017 46.8 0.3 985161000880379 6/22/2010 46.5 5/18/2017 47.0 0.1

985120032154208 6/24/2014 53.10 10/2/2017 54.0 0.3 435F792041 10/22/2009 62.00 10/3/2017 64.5 0.3

985121019887565 8/10/2011 52.0 10/3/2017 53.8 0.3 985161001140285 10/13/2015 50.00 10/3/2017 50.5 0.3 989001003299896 10/13/2015 46.8 10/3/2017 49.5 1.4

422F50083C 7/27/2000 23.0 10/3/2017 26.0 0.2 4203751F65 6/21/2006 52.0 10/3/2017 53.8 0.2 470412167D 10/25/2006 35.3 10/3/2017 52.3 1.5 47046F7771 10/25/2006 50.0 10/3/2017 51.5 0.1

985121001302216 10/17/2007 49.8 10/3/2017 53.8 0.4 420276495B 6/22/2010 40.00 10/3/2017 44.5 0.6 4549490B37 8/10/2011 49.70 10/3/2017 51.5 0.3

956000003000797 6/26/2014 36.70 10/3/2017 46.0 3.1 956000002992175 5/6/2016 51.00 10/3/2017 51.3 0.3 989001004697786 10/9/2016 36.2 10/3/2017 36.8 0.5 985161001070944 5/19/2008 50.0 10/7/2017 52.5 0.3

985161000873301 7/8/2008 48.0 10/7/2017 53.8 0.6 985121019891280 8/10/2011 52.2 10/7/2017 53.5 0.2

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985161000874753 10/27/2011 52.6 10/7/2017 53.5 0.2 4226382C6A 10/10/2013 57.70 10/7/2017 61.0 0.8

4549427046 8/11/2005 35.00 10/18/2017 44.5 0.8 985121001347252 10/22/2008 53.0 10/18/2017 55.0 0.2

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