“…They surpass salmonids as one of the most prized recreationally sought fish in North America (Fisheries & Oceans Canada, ; Schramm & Gerard, ) and support commercial fisheries in the Laurentian Great Lakes (Roseman, Kocovsky, & Vandergoot, ). As such, many populations experience high rates of overexploitation (Post et al, ; Thao, Mosindy, & Venturelli, ). Walleye populations are also threatened by invasive species, habitat degradation, and climate change that are altering their habitat and productivity (Nienhuis, Haxton, & Dunkley, ; Robillard & Fox, ; Venturelli, Lester, Marshall, & Shuter, ).…”