Muskie Stocking Program

Stocking History

Spanish Harbour Muskellunge Reintroduction (Oct. 30th, 2003)

 

Date

Number

Location

Life Stage

Age (months)

Mean TLEN (inches)

Mean RWT (g)

Source

1996-10-05

350

Spanish Marsh

Fall Fingerlings

4

6

 

McGregor Bay

1996-10-05

150

Kirke Is. - Whalesback Ch.

Fall Fingerlings

4

6

 

McGregor Bay

1997-06-07

4000

Bay Of Islands

Fry

0

 

 

Bay of Islands

1997-07-03

1400

Bay Of Islands

Summer Fingerlings

1

1.5

 

Bay of Islands

1997-10-04

450

Spanish Marsh

Fall Fingerlings

5

7

 

Bay of Islands

1998-09-24

420

Lower Spanish River

Fall Fingerlings

4

6.7

22

Bay of Islands

1998-10-05

2150

Spanish Marsh

Fall Fingerlings

4.5

6.8

23

Bay of Islands

1999-06-04

140

Spanish Marsh

Spring Yearlings

12

11.2

96

Bay of Islands

1999-10-24

606

Lower Spanish River

Fall Fingerlings

5

8.8

45

Serpent Harbour

2000-05-24

100

Lower Spanish River

Spring Yearlings

12

12

120

Serpent Harbour

2000-10-02

2388

Spanish Marsh

Fall Fingerlings

5

8

35

McGregor Bay

2001-05-31

200

Spanish Marsh

Spring Yearlings

12

12

120

McGregor Bay

2001-06-14

180

Lower Spanish River

Spring Yearlings

12

12

120

McGregor Bay

2002-05-

190

Spanish Marsh

Spring Yearlings

12

12

120

French R.

2002-11-05

300

Lower Spanish River

Fall Fingerlings

5

9

50

Magnetewan R.

2003-05

550

Spanish Marsh

Spring Yearlings

12

12

120

Magnetewan R.

2003-10-

2088

Lower Spanish Riv./Marsh

Fall Fingerlings

5

9

48

Magnetewan R.

2004-spring

300

Lower Spanish River

Spring Yearlings

12

 12

  120

Magnetewan R.

  Notes:

§         Shaded rows represent stocking of surplus unmarked products at source location as compensation for potential impacts of egg collection.

§         Total stocking to date within Lower Spanish River and Harbour Area (1996 to present) = 8902 fall fingerlings + 1660 spring yearlings.

§         Original 6 Year Target = 12000 fall fingerlings (mean 6”).