Identifying the impact of altered flow regimes on Milk River populations of Mountain Sucker
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) provided $141,708 in funding through the partnership fund to the University of Alberta for a project that examines how changes to water levels in Milk River, a river in southern Alberta, affects the suitability of this habitat for Mountain Sucker, a species listed as Threatened by COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada). The study looks at the effects of water levels on the fish's growth and reproduction rates, and its ability to navigate the river. The results will provide information on population viability and how Mountain Sucker respond to changes in flow regimes.
Project Number: CA2016.50
Year: 2017, 2018, 2019
Partner: University of Alberta
Principal Investigator(s): Dr. Mark Poesch
Eco-region: Central and Arctic
Plains Sucker (Pantosteus jordani) perched on fins in a swim tunnel respirometer (fish treadmill).
Plains Sucker (Pantosteus jordani) at rest in a swim tunnel respirometer (fish treadmill).
Plains Sucker (Pantosteus jordani) holding using all fins and sucker against water flow in a swim tunnel respirometer (fish treadmill).
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