Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Idaho
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Idaho Project

Movement dynamics, distribution, habitat use, and species associations of juvenile burbot in tributaries of the Kootenai River

June 2014 - December 2017

Personnel

Participating Agencies

  • Idaho Department of Fish and Game
  • Idaho Department of Fish and Game 

The purpose of this project is to evaluate survival, movement, and habitat use of burbot in Deep Creek, a major tributary to the Kootenai River. Results of this research will be used to guide stocking practices associated with the management and conservation of burbot in western river systems.