Burbot Post-spawn Diet

Authors

Madison Gibson

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Burbots have become an increasingly popular game fish among anglers and have become a strong predator within the systems, consuming a wide variety of organisms. Therefore, the objective of this study was to compare male and female burbots diets post-spawn in a system. Burbots angled from Bad Medicine Lake were sacrificed and the stomach contents were observed, categorized by the lowest taxonomic key, and then weighed in grams. Percent by weight was calculated for each category of organisms and presented in a pie charts. In all three analyses, crustaceans were the main source of the diet structure at more than 50%. This leads to a conclusion that there are no notable differences between male and female Burbot diets post-spawn.

Publication Date

2021

Comments

Faculty sponsor: Dr. Andrew Hafs, Department of Biology, Aquatic Biology Program

Recommended Citation

Gibson, Madison, "Burbot Post-spawn Diet" (2021). Journal of Earth and Life Science. 15.
https://pines.bemidjistate.edu/j-earth-life-sci/15