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States, Tourney Organizer Study Walleye Mortality

South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks — 10/2/2006

PIERRE, S.D. - The Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tournament to be held on Lake Oahe will crown a tour champion and also help study the effects of tournaments on walleye mortality.

FLW, and five Midwest state including South Dakota, are participating in a study to determine the impact on walleye survival related to tournament stress.

According to S.D. Game, Fish and Parks Department Fisheries Program Administrator Dennis Unkenholz, there have been small studies in the past, but nothing has ever been attempted before on this scale.

"The current interstate effort is an attempt to gather information that will be applicable across the Midwest," Unkenholz said.

According to Unkenholz, the walleye tournament study objectives include:

Determining walleye mortality associated with tournaments.
Developing and evaluating procedures to maximize survival of walleyes caught in live-release tournaments.
Determining the potential effects of tournament mortality on walleye populations.
Determining the levels of walleye mortality for those fish caught in tournaments that are socially acceptable.

A study progress meeting is scheduled for December in Minneapolis, Minn.

The FLW Tournament, with $675,000 in prize money, is set for Oct. 4 through Oct. 7 at Spring Creek Resort.

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States, Tourney Organizer Study Walleye Mortality