Native Fisheries Protection and Investigation

Sturgeon Information

Lake Sturgeon Brochure

Pallid Sturgeon Brochure

Shovelnose Sturgeon Brochure

Paddlefish

Paddlefish pamphlet

Seasonal Paddlefish Movements and Habitats in Upper Mississippi River Pool 5a, and it's figures: fig1, fig2, fig3, fig4, fig5, fig6, fig7, fig8, and fig9

Seasonal Occurence of Paddlefish Following Island Construction for the Polander Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project in Upper Mississippi River Navigation Pool 5A

Paddlefish distribution map. Carlson, D.M., and P.S. Bonislawsky. 1981. The paddlefish (Polydon spathula) fisheries of the Midwestern United States. Fisheries 6(2): 17-22, 26-27. (1,6,8,9,10)

Into the outdoors TV program on paddlefish.

Fish Passage

National Fish Passage

Midwest Region Fish Passage




Freshwater Mussels

Conservation Plan for Freshwater Mussels of the Upper Mississippi River System

Native Freshwater Mussels of the Upper Mississippi River System

Freshwater Mussels of the Midwest

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Illinois Natural History Survey - Mussels

Into the outdoors TV program on Higgins' Eye mussels.

Higgins' eye Mussel

Higgins' eye approved Recovery Plan

Higgins' eye pearlymussel fact sheet

Species Profile linked to the National USFWS Endangered Species website

Fact Sheet - Saving the Higgins' eye Pearlymussel - Propagation at Genoa National Fish Hatchery (May 2001)

Upper Mississippi River Section 7 Consultation

Threatened and Endangered Mussels

Poster graphic summary of the Higgins' eye issue

Freshwater Mussels of the Upper Mississippi River System

Topeka Shiner ID Card

Threatened and Endangered Mussels

Freshwater Mussels of the Upper Mississippi River System

 

Round Goby

Round Goby Watch Card

Goby Chronology in the Illinois Waterway System

Round Goby (Negobius melanostomus) Distribution in the Illinois Waterway System of Metropolitan Chicago.

The Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus): An Unwelcome Invader in the Mississippi River Basin

USGS Confirmed Round Goby Sightings

Aquatic Invaders

Ruffe Watch Card

Zebra Mussel Watch Card

European Frogbit Watch Card

Rusty Crayfish Watch Card

Spiny and Fishhook Waterflea Watch Card

Paku, South American fish, relative of the piranha

Asian Carp

Asian Carp Key

Asian Carp Brochure

Asian Carp Chronology (District In Chicago Waterway)

Black Carp

Bighead Carp and Silver Carp Watch Card

The Cal-Sag and Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal: A perspective on the Spread and Control of Selected Aquatic Nuisance Fish Species By Jerry L. Rasmussen

What Are Asian Carp and Why Are They A Problem?