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 Webinars
Please join us for the next installment of the Coregonine Science Webinar Series, Friday May 2nd at 12:30 pm EST. Katelyn King (MDNR) and Laura Lee(FWS) will present “Restoration planning models to support Great Lakes cisco restoration.” Join by registering at the link below.
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...
Saugeen Ojibway Nation and the ciscoes of Lake Huron
Alexander Duncan from the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation describes the historical significance of ciscoes to the SON and the relevance these fish still hold today with...
Two hundred years of historical spawning data for coregonines in the Great Lakes of North America
Cory Brant (USGS) details the history of coregonines in the Laurentian Great Lakes, the importance they held, factors contributing to their decline, and how he has created a...
Whole-lake acoustic telemetry and eDNA to evaluate Cisco restoration in an inland lake
Alex Koeberle, Cornell University Ph. D student, describes tracking ciscoes in a fingerling lake in New York. He discusses the potential size/cost benefits of stocking age-0...
From planktivore to piscivore: rethinking the trophic role of Cisco in the Lake Michigan Food Web
Jory Jonas and Ben Turschak from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources present their ongoing research about the shift being seen in ciscoes' diets. They compare the...
Resolving morphologic and genetic variation in the Lake Superior cisco complex
Drs. Amanda Ackiss and Owen Gorman discuss the phenotypic and genotypical variances of the cisco species found in Lake Superior, and compare how these match up to historically...
Collaborative efforts to advance understanding coregonine population dynamics across the Great Lakes
Andrew Honsey (USGS) and Taylor Brown (Cornell) present on new efforts to understand coregonine population dynamics in the Great Lakes....