NEARSHORE FISH COMMUNITY 7

• Published in: Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Special Publication Vol. 17; no. 2; pp. 33 - 66
• Main Authors: Hoyle, James A, Connerton, Michael J, Dittman, Dawn E, Gorsky, Dimitry, Lantry, Jana R, Mathers, Alastair, Schlueter, Scott L, Walsh, Maureen G, Weidel, Brian C, Yuille, Michael J
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Ann Arbor Great Lakes Fishery Commission 01.10.2017
• Subjects: Bass; Coastal zone; Commercial fishing; Fish; Fisheries management; Fishing; Habitats; Isobaths; Lakes; Offshore; Sturgeon; Trends; Water temperature; New York; United States > US; Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario's nearshore fish community consists of a diverse assemblage of warm- and cool-water species. The "nearshore zone," loosely separated from the "offshore zones" by the 15-m depth contour, consists of complex habitats spanning a gamut from vast open-coastal areas t...