Fish movement and migration studies in the Laurentian Great Lakes: Research trends and knowledge gaps

Landsman, S.J.; Nguyen, V.M.; Gutowsky, L.F.G.; Gobin, J.; Cook, K.V.; Binder, T.R.; Lower, N.; McLaughlin, R.L.; Cooke, S.J.

doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2011.03.003

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“…Future otolith chemistry studies, including assessments of source populations from multiple Great Lakes, could greatly increase the knowledge gained about steelhead movement within and between systems (Landsman et al. ). For example, Barnett‐Johnson et al.…”

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Application of Otolith Chemistry to Investigate the Origin and State‐Straying of Steelhead in Lake Erie Tributaries

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In Lake Erie, the fishery for steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss is overwhelmingly dominated by stocking from state agencies in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Managers that stock steelhead may become concerned if a sizeable portion of the fish they stock do not return to the waters in which they were released and instead stray to other states (“state‐straying”). During fall 2009, spring 2010, and spring and fall 2015, we evaluated the origin and state‐straying of adult steelhead in five annually stocked tributaries of Lake Erie. We also investigated spatial differences in the origin and state‐straying of adult steelhead at different stream locations in two tributaries during 2015. Otolith chemistry signatures were first used to discriminate among yearling steelhead from each of the state hatcheries that stock Lake Erie and wild juveniles from Cattaraugus Creek, New York, and the Grand River, Ontario, resulting in a mean jackknifed classification accuracy of 88% (range = 72–100%). Otolith chemistry analysis was then performed on unknown‐origin adult steelhead collected in Lake Erie tributaries during the fall and spring spawning runs, and natal sources were identified by using source‐specific otolith chemical signatures. State‐strays averaged 46% (range = 13–88%) of the adult fish collected, and high percentages of strays were identified in Chautauqua Creek, New York (72%), and Cattaraugus Creek (88%). Steelhead collections in these New York tributaries during a second year revealed that the percentage of strays present was consistently high, and large proportions of strays were identified in both upstream and downstream locations. These results suggest that state‐straying is widespread in Lake Erie tributaries and that strays make up a large proportion of New York's Lake Erie tributary fishery. Strategies to reduce straying may include practicing upstream releases and reducing the number of hatchery fish that are released in some states.

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Application of Otolith Chemistry to Investigate the Origin and State‐Straying of Steelhead in Lake Erie Tributaries

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“…Although sonar technology has been used to enumerate salmonid escapement in coastal river systems of western North America (e.g. Holmes et al ., ; Burwen et al ., ; Pipala et al ., ), little use and evaluation has occurred in inland waters such as the Great Lakes where rivers and runs of fish are considerably smaller than many rivers along the Pacific coast (Landsman et al ., ).…”

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Environmental Influences on Fish Migration in a Hydropeaking River

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Petreman

2014

River Res. Applic.

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“…; Landsman et al. ; Moody et al. ), many have been overfished and subjected to habitat degradation and loss of access to breeding habitat.…”

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Minimizing opportunity costs to aquatic connectivity restoration while controlling an invasive species

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Diebel

Doran

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Controlling invasive species is critical for conservation but can have unintended consequences for native species and divert resources away from other efforts. This dilemma occurs on a grand scale in the North American Great Lakes, where dams and culverts block tributary access to habitat of desirable fish species and are a lynchpin of long-standing efforts to limit ecological damage inflicted by the invasive, parasitic sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus). Habitat restoration and sea-lamprey control create conflicting goals for managing aging infrastructure. We used optimization to minimize opportunity costs of habitat gains for 37 desirable migratory fishes that arose from restricting sea lamprey access (0-25% increase) when selecting barriers for removal under a limited budget (US$1-105 million). Imposing limits on sea lamprey habitat reduced gains in tributary access for desirable species by 15-50% relative to an unconstrained scenario. Additional investment to offset the effect of limiting sea-lamprey access resulted in high opportunity costs for 30 of 37 species (e.g., an additional US$20-80 million for lake sturgeon [Acipenser fulvescens]) and often required ≥5% increase in sea-lamprey access to identify barrier-removal solutions adhering to the budget and limiting access. Narrowly distributed species exhibited the highest opportunity costs but benefited more at less cost when small increases in sea-lamprey access were allowed. Our results illustrate the value of optimization in limiting opportunity costs when balancing invasion control against restoration benefits for diverse desirable species. Such trade-off analyses are essential to the restoration of connectivity within fragmented rivers without unleashing invaders.

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Fish movement and migration studies in the Laurentian Great Lakes: Research trends and knowledge gaps

Cited by 69 publications

References 110 publications

Application of Otolith Chemistry to Investigate the Origin and State‐Straying of Steelhead in Lake Erie Tributaries

Application of Otolith Chemistry to Investigate the Origin and State‐Straying of Steelhead in Lake Erie Tributaries

Environmental Influences on Fish Migration in a Hydropeaking River

Minimizing opportunity costs to aquatic connectivity restoration while controlling an invasive species

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