Proceedings Of Percis Iii

The third international percid fish symposium took place in Madison, Wisconsin, in 2003. The symposium was divided into 6 thematic areas: ecology; management; aquaculture; general biology; yellow perch in the Great Lakes; and ecology and evolution of darters. Here, 63 presentations are published in the form of short (2-pg) communications. At the conclusion of the symposium, organizers and participants were asked to develop a short document describing the current status of each theme (as clarified by the presentations) and outlining key research needs. Five of these documents are also included in these proceedings