Bering cisco (Coregonus laurettae) COSEWIC assessment and status report: chapter 14

Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge the useful information and assistance provided by the following people: Nancy Lewis-de Graff, who provided the illustration of the Bering cisco; Susan Thompson, Fisheries Biologist, Yukon Department of Environment in Whitehorse; Randy Brown of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fairbanks, who provided a wealth of knowledge, John Burr with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fairbanks; Dave Mossop, Instructor, Yukon College, Whitehorse; Ruben Boles, Canadian Wildlife Service and Shirley Hamelin the administrative clerk with the COSEWIC secretariat.

Funding for the preparation of this status report was provided by the Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada.


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