Kootenai River Fisheries Investigations; Stock Status of Burbot, 1999-2000 Annual Report.

• Main Authors: Paragamian, Vaughn L., Kozfkay, Joseph R., Whitman, Vint
• Other Authors: United States. Bonneville Power Administration.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Idaho. Department of Fish and Game. 2001
• Subjects: Management; Dna; Fishing - Kootenai River - Statistics; Burbot - Kootenai River - Statistics; Rivers; 59 Basic Biological Sciences; Lakes; Progress Report; Fish Populations - Kootenai River - Statistics; Fisheries; Hypothesis; Us Corps Of Engineers Burbot - Kootenai River - Statistics; Monitors; 54 Environmental Sciences; Goat River; Burbot; Lota lota; lota
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2172/799142; https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc740957/

In Idaho, the burbot Lota lota are native only to the Kootenai River and are genetically distinct from burbot in the Montana reach of the river. Burbot once provided a substantial fishery with tens of thousands of burbot harvested annually. Burbot now number fewer than 1000 in the Kootenai River and...