Message to residents of theLake Memphremagog area

Sherbrooke, June 15, 2023. - Research work will take place on Lake Memphremagog from June 19 to July 7, 2023. During this period, staff from the Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP) will conduct an inventory of the yellow perch and white perch population. The aim of this work is to establish the status of these two species' populations by measuring various parameters. 

The MELCCFP is asking all users of Lake Memphremagog to cooperate in maintaining the integrity of the scientific equipment used to ensure the success of the study. The gillnets, identified by white buoys (similar to the image below), will be installed at various locations and depths in the lake according to a set protocol.
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Users are asked not to walk between or near the buoys, to avoid entangling their own equipment in the ropes or moving the nets.

Signs will be posted at the main landing stages to inform customers of this project. Please note that as part of the work, the nets will be moved daily by the research team.
 
One of the aims of the study is to monitor changes in abundance and estimate the impact of white perch on certain species of interest in terms of competition for resources. Analysis of the results will be used to guide decisions on the management of these species, in order to maintain good fishing quality for the main species of interest present in the lake.

Questions about this work?
Contact us at 📞 819 820-3883.

Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs Direction de la gestion de la faune de l’Estrie, de Montréal, de la Montérégie et de Laval
800, rue Goretti
Sherbrooke (Québec) | J1E 3H4 | Canada 

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