Project T-106-R1
Project Title: Assessing the Status of Potential Illinois Endangered and Threatened Fish Species
Community and/or Species Focus: Fish
Goals/Objectives:
- Examine and summarize existing assessment and museum collections data on selected fish species
- Identify populations that are lacking current data and develop a sampling plan
- Assess the status of populations that are lacking in data
- Provide a population status update report to inform management decisions
Achievements:
- Museum collection searches resulted in 560 historical locality records for the target species
- The literature was reviewed in order to identify information gaps on certain species
- Field surveys were conducted that resulted in finding four of the target species: longnose dace, lake chub, banded killifish, and rosyface shiner
- Data on all surveyed fish species were submitted to IDNR
Post-Project Survey (if applicable): n/a
Project Period: 10/1/15 - 3/1/17
Principle Investigator(s): Phil Willink (Shedd Aquarium)
Final Report: T-106-R1