Coregonine Science Webinar Series
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission hosts a monthly Coregonine Science webinar on the first Friday of each month. The topics are diverse, ranging from ecology and evolution to hatchery rearing practices to monitoring of ongoing restoration efforts. Although many of the topics are Great Lakes based, we have also invited speakers from outside North America, given the circumpolar distribution of coregonines. Contact Renee Renauer-Bova at rrbova@glfc.org to join the distribution list to be able to register for the webinars, or click on the videos below to watch the recorded webinars.
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Upcoming Webinar:
Please join us for the next installment of the Coregonine Science Webinar Series, Friday February 6th at 12:30 pm EST. Bill Carter (USFWS) will present “Broad Whitefish in Alaska’s Yukon River.” Join by registering at the link below.
Paradoxical Production of Lake Whitefish at Buffalo Reef, Lake Superior
Mike Lowe of USGS presents his findings of what reefs contribute to the current lake whitefish fishery around Buffalo Reef, Lake Superior. By looking at differences between historical spawning sites and those used today, he creates comparisons of habitat quality and questions prey availability.
Movement and habitat use of ciscoes in Lake Erie and northern Lake Huron
Todd Hayden (Michigan State University) describes the seasonal movements and habitat use of the shorthead cisco in the Les Cheneaux Islands of Lake Huron. Joseph Schmitt (USGS) presents on behalf of Richard Kraus on the movement, habitat use, and survival of hatchery-reared ciscoes in Lake Erie.
Seasonal migrations of Great Lakes cisco (C. artedi) to tributary and drowned river mouth habitats
USGS researchers Andrew Honsey and Ralph Tingley III describe habitat use and migratory behaviors of Great Lakes cisco in Lake Huron and Lake Michigan…
Examining coregonine ecology in Lake Superior using stationary up-looking acoustics
Recent Lakehead University graduate, Dr. Ryan Grow presents some of his dissertation work regarding acoustic sampling. He compared up-and-down-looking acoustics to traditional...
Reviewing management actions in Europe, Asia, and North America to conserve or restore coregonines
David “Bo” Bunnell, USGS researcher describes the many examples of coregonine research globally. He explains…
Artificial Propagation Producing Wild-Like Salmonids
Carl Schreck from Oregon State University explains the challenges and successes of propagating a variety of salmonid species.
When Good Planning Meets Opportunity: The Story of the Epic 2022 Coregonid Year-Class in Lake Superior
Listen to Dan Yule (USGS) talk about the comprehensive sampling strategies implored during 2022 that led to finding a historic year class of coregonids in Lake Superior. Novel...
Exposure to UV radiation induces hatching and alters growth and development of coregonine eggs
Ph. D candidate Nicole Berry of Miami University – Ohio takes us into a glimpse of her doctoral dissertation research on the potential effects of ultraviolet radiation on coregonine eggs and larvae.
A Reassessment of Historical Cisco Declines in Green Bay, Lake Michigan, and Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron
Ben Rook of the Michigan DNR presents his research on historical cisco populations, highlighting the effects of overfishing, rainbow smelt, and bottom hypoxia in the bays and...
One of these things is not like the other! Lab & field observations for Lake Whitefish and Cisco
Kelly Hoyer, a Ph. D candidate at Central Michigan University, talks about her work on larval Lake Whitefish and Cisco. She compares the two species and their interactions with...