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U.S. Geological Survey Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science Research to Rehabilitate Native Prey Fish of the Lake Ontario Fish Community—Coregonine Fishes

Scientific Investigations Report 2024-5094
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https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20245094

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Abstract

Restoration of native coregonines to Lake Ontario of the Laurentian Great Lakes will improve the diversity of forage for salmonid predators and ecological function in the lake, but efficacy of experimental releases for native species restoration must be evaluated. The Coregonine Research Program at the U.S. Geological Survey Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science encompassed a diverse array of research, with an emphasis on improved culture methods and field assessments of experimentally released juvenile coregonines. This research was carried out to support the Fish Community Objectives of the Lake Ontario Committee, is funded largely by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and was done in collaboration with other laboratories and agencies, particularly, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry; and other U.S. Geological Survey laboratories. The Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science and partners have developed new and innovative hatchery techniques to raise cisco and bloater to life stages suitable for survival in Lake Ontario; assessed adult bloater survival in Lake Ontario; and evaluated survival, return rate, and reproduction of adult cisco in historic spawning locations in Lake Ontario embayments. Successes, challenges, and research needs are discussed.

Suggested Citation

McKenna, J.E., Jr., Johnson, J.H., Lapan, S., Chalupnicki, M., Mackey, G., Millard, M., Loftus, K., Connerton, M., Legard, C., and Gorsky, D., 2024, U.S. Geological Survey Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science research to rehabilitate native prey fish of the Lake Ontario fish community—Coregonine fishes (ver. 1.1, February 2025): U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2024–5094, 20 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20245094.

ISSN: 2328-0328 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • Summary
  • Acknowledgments
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title U.S. Geological Survey Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science research to rehabilitate native prey fish of the Lake Ontario fish community—Coregonine fishes
Series title Scientific Investigations Report
Series number 2024-5094
DOI 10.3133/sir20245094
Edition Version 1.0: October 15, 2024; Version 1.1: February 28, 2025
Publication Date October 15, 2024
Year Published 2024
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Great Lakes Science Center
Description v, 20 p.
Country Canada, United States
Other Geospatial Lake Ontario
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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