Reproduction et dynamique de population de la barbotte brune Ictalurus nebulosus (Le Sueur) dans la frayère de la rivière aux Pins, fleuve Saint-Laurent, près de Montréal (Québec)

Two trap nets set in Rivière aux Pins, near its confluence with the St. Lawrence River, permitted the capture and subsequent marking or tagging of adult brown bullhead for the study of their reproductive biology and population dynamics. Spawning activity is examined in relation to water temperature and water level which, in 1976 and 1977, was controlled by means of a log weir, in order to enhance northern pike reproductive success. The study of sex ratio, sexual maturity, gonadosomatic ratio, and fecundity served to characterize the Rivière aux Pins bullhead spawning population. The results of the captures, markings, taggings, and recaptures led to the evaluation of total mortality, several aspects of exploitation by sport fishing, movements, population density, biomass, production, and yield.