accordance with our predictions, longer retention times of northern
pike in hoop nets generally increased the level of injury (e.g., scale
loss and fin fraying), physiological disturbances, and mortality. Fur-
thermore, the outcomes were modulated by water temperature:
fish held at 17 ◦ C in late May tended to fare more poorly than
fish held at 14 ◦ C in mid-April. Herein we discuss the patterns of
injury, physiology, and mortality observed in relation to experi-
mental treatment groups before outlining potential relevance for
management of freshwater fisheries.