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News items, webinars, and science highlights related to coregonines in the Great Lakes.
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Coregonine Science Webinar Series – On a break!
The Coregonine Science Webinar Series is on summer hiatus! Webinars will resume in September, check back for more information!
Coregonine Science Webinar Series – next webinar September 11, 2026
Please join us in September for the next installment of the Coregonine Science Webinar Series, Friday September 11th at 12:30 pm EST. Caroline Tupper and Christopher Osborne (State University of New York at Oswego) will present "Advancing cisco restoration: evaluating...
Request for Proposals for the GLRI Great Lakes Basin Coregonine Restoration Template
The Coregonine Steering Committee is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 2027 fiscal year! See the attached link for guidelines and priorities for the FY27 RFP.
16th International Symposium on the Biology and Management of Coregonid Fishes – Call for Abstracts
The Organizing Committee of the 16th International Symposium on the Biology and Management of Coregonid Fishes invites participation in the upcoming symposium, held September 21-25, 2026 in Port Elgin Ontario Canada, hosted by the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. Abstract...
Lake Erie Cisco spatial unit assessment and delineation
An expert panel convened to delineate spatial units of Lake Erie Cisco. The panel determined that no viable Cisco populations remain in Lake Erie. Experts delineated one eastern and one western unoccupied Cisco spatial unit in Lake Erie based on interpretation of...
Application of a data-limited stock assessment model to understand the historical population of cisco in Lake Erie
Lee et al. have applied a data-limited model to historic records of commercial catch combined with some basic life history information to estimate the population size of cisco in Lake Erie prior to the collapse of the fishery in the early 20th century. The model uses...
Cisco Stocking in Lake Erie – NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
This spring, DEC in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, began a ten-year experimental reintroduction of cisco into the New York portion of Lake Erie to determine if they can survive to adulthood in the lake as it exists today. The initial stocking of 90,000 yearlings this May occurred offshore of Dunkirk, NY. The results of this work will help inform future cisco rehabilitation decisions in New York and elsewhere.
Request for Proposals for the GLRI Great Lakes Basin Coregonine Restoration Template
The Coregonine Steering Committee is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 2026 fiscal year! See the attached link for guidelines and priorities for the FY26 RFP.
Shallow-water ciscoes gone from Lake Erie for decades may come back from northeastern Pa. | GoErie.com
Efforts are underway to determine if a lost native species of fish in Lake Erie can be reintroduced from its descendants that have been found on the opposite side of Pennsylvania. Doug Fischer, nongame fisheries biologist and ichthyologist for the Pennsylvania Fish...
Request for Proposals for the GLRI Great Lakes Basin Coregonine Restoration Template
The Coregonine Steering Committee is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 2025 fiscal year! See the attached link for guidelines and priorities for the FY25 RFP.