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Figure 3: Summary of knowledge gaps <strong>for</strong> <strong>lake</strong> herring in the Great Lakes.<br />

Knowledge Gaps <strong>for</strong> Impediments to Lake Herring<br />

in the Great Lakes<br />

Impediment<br />

Habitat degradation-spaw ning<br />

Habitat degradation-egg incubation<br />

Habitat degradation-juvenile<br />

Habitat degradation-adult<br />

Contaminants<br />

Exploitation-commercial-direct<br />

Exploitation-commercial-bycatch<br />

Exploitation-recreational<br />

Non-native-fish-piscivores<br />

Non-native-fish-planktivores<br />

Non-native-fish-benthivores<br />

Non-native-fish-parasites<br />

Non-native-invertebrates-zooplankton<br />

Dreissenids<br />

Cormorants<br />

Native piscivores<br />

Native planktivores<br />

Native benthivores<br />

Native invertebrates<br />

Hybridization<br />

Loss of diversity<br />

Age distribution<br />

Sex-ratio<br />

Size <strong>and</strong> number of spaw ning stocks<br />

Spaw ning site fidelity<br />

Climate<br />

Score (15=total lack of knowledge)<br />

0 2 4 6 8 10<br />

15

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