Collapse of the Lake Whitefish ( Coregonus clupeaformis ) Fishery in Southern Indian Lake, Manitoba, following Lake Impoundment and River Diversion

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Bodaly, R. A., Johnson, T. W. D., Fudge, R. J. P., Clayton, J. W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1984
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Indian; Southern Indian Lake; Churchill; Churchill River
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f84-080; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f84-080

The lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) fishery of Southern Indian Lake (SIL) has undergone a general collapse since lake impoundment and Churchill River diversion in 1976. The fishery was substantial from its inception in 1941, with a mean annual whitefish catch of 333 500 kg over the 3 decades...