Fishes of Minnesota

FishMapper: An interactive mapping tool

FishMapper was designed for biologists, professors/students, naturalists, anglers and individuals who seek fish distribution data for research, planning, presentations, recreation and to gain knowledge about specific lakes and streams.

With FishMapper you can...

• Access a large, historical collection of fish data combined from various sources, including: James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History, MN and WI Departments of Natural Resources, MN Pollution Control Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Excel Energy/Minnesota Power and private consultants
  
• Query the database using a variety of criteria and view the tabular data records
• Generate lists of fish species for Minnesota lakes and streams
• Create maps showing the distribution of various fish species across Minnesota
• Download data as a tabular file (.csv) for Excel or as an Arcview shapefile (.shp) for GIS mapping and analysis

Please note: This database contains fish records collected over a long time period over many different surveys using a variety of sampling methods. Note that absence of a fish species in a particular waterbody doesn't guarantee that it doesn't occur there, only that it wasn't recorded during the survey(s) performed. Also, due to different gears and efforts used, comparisons of population numbers among surveys generally cannot be made.

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