RUFFE RELATED SITES

Aquatic Nuisance Species: Algae, Bythotrephes, Gobies: Ohio Sea Grant
    http://www.sg.ohio-state.edu/publications/topics/fts-nuisance.html
Publications from Ohio Sea Grant explore various exotic species. 
FS-064  Ruffe: A serious threat to North American fisheries.

Ruffe Home Page: University of Minnesota  http://www.fw.umn.edu/research/ruffe/
This page provides web-based information on Eurasian ruffe Gymnocephalus cernuus. 
Ruffe scientific resources  http://www.fw.umn.edu/research/ruffe/rsrcs/rsrcs.HTM
Ruffe Researchers  http://www.fw.umn.edu/research/ruffe/people/people.HTM

Ruffe Distribution Map (July 1999): the United States Geological Survey (USGS)
    http://nas.er.usgs.gov/fishes/images/ruffe_map.gif
This map shows the current geographic distribution of Ruffe in North America.

Ruffe: A New Threat to Fisheries  http://www.engin.umich.edu/seagrant/pubs/on/msg96-501.html

Ruffe: a New Threat to Our Fisheries
    http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/exotics/ruffe.html
This is a basic fact sheet about the origins, biology, and disruptive potential of Gymnocephalus cernuus with illustrations.

Sea Grant Seiche--Can Native Fish Help Control Ruffe? 
    http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/seiche/sep.96/art05.html

Sea Grant Seiche--"Bone-Cold Café" Suits Ruffe (by Sharon Moen)  
    http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/seiche/jun.00/art03.html

Sea Grant Seiche--the smell of fear  (by Sharon Moen)  
    http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/seiche/jan.01/art03.html

Sea Grant Seiche--Great Lakes Impacts "Ruffed" Out at International Symposium  
   http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/seiche/may.97/art01.html

Sea Grant Seiche--Outdoor Writers Learn about Fisheries Conflicts and Ruffe
    http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/seiche/sep.96/art06.html

Ruffe Waters Ahead for All the Great Lakes?
    http://www.d.umn.edu/seagr/seiche/march.95/r_waters.html
An update article on ruffe distribution by Marie Sales from Minnesota Sea Grant

Eurasian Ruffe; Great Lakes Brace for a Ruffe Time
    http://www-personal.umich.edu/~srraymon/ruffle.htm
A basic informational article about ruffe by Terry Picard. Originally appeared in the February 1995 issue of Walleye World.

Fishery Management Officials Re-Examine Ruffe Control Strategy After the Recent Appearance of Ruffe in Lake Huron: Council of Lake Committees, Great Lakes Fishery Commission
    http://www.glfc.org/pressrel/clcrufpr.htm
Officials agree that ruffe movement warrants a new approach to deal with this exotic menace. November 15, 1995.

Ruffe: the U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Caribbean Science Center List
    http://nas.er.usgs.gov/fishes/accounts/percidae/gy_cernu.html
Basic information on Gymnocephalus cernuus: taxonomy, physical description, native distribution, current distribution, discussion of possible impacts. 

Article by the Great Lakes Sportfishing 
Council reports on new research demonstrating that the enhancement of native piscivore populations shows little promise as a means of ruffe control.

Grant Lakes Information Network (GLIN): Invasive Species in the Great Lakes Region     
     http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-fauna/invasive/invasive.html
This site includes a comprehensive information on invasive species in the Great Lakes. 
Ruffe    http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-fauna/invasive/ruffe.html

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