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Lake Herring TransportStudy

Status of Lake TroutRehabilitation

Native Mussels Get a JumpStart

Larval Fish ID Workshop

Annual Update of GreatLakes Fish StockingDatabase Completed

Lake Herring Transport StudyLake herring populations throughout the Great Lakes have beendeclining throughout the late 1900's and 2000's for...Read More

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Newly hatched lake herring fry. Credit: Orey Eckes, USFWS

Lake herring populations throughout the Great Lakeshave been declining throughout the late 1900's and2000's for a number of reasons. Overfishing and theintroduction of invasive species are thought to be twoof the primary suspects. Recent reductions in non-native prey species populations (such as alewife) ina number of the Great Lakes gave fisheriesmanagement biologists hope that the restoration ofnative forage species such as lake herring (or cisco),might now be possible.

Tasked with starting a captive brood line with wildcollected eggs, the Genoa National Fish Hatchery(NFH) received wild collected lake herring eggs fromnorthern Lake Huron in November of 2016. Due tolake herring not being reared at Genoa NFHpreviously, and seemingly not in any federal hatcherysince the early 1900's, we have begun to search outthe intricacies of raising this interesting fish. Thesefish are tiny at hatch. Herring fry metamorphose intoa little fish from two little swimming eyeballs atroughly one inch in size. The fish are very fragile,

and we suspect that they have very specific transportation needs. Fish that are roughly two inches in size will develop delicatescales that could be lost during transport. If this happens, the herring’s osmotic balance and immune system may be negativelyaffected. This could cause post stocking survival to also be negatively affected.

After consulting with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hammond Bay Michigan station, it was decided to do a quick experiment onpost stocking survival after a 12 hour distribution ride. This trip length will mimic the travel distance to the Jordan River NFH inMichigan, where the lake herring will likely end up in a few years. The future broodstock must clear three fish healthexaminations, before they are transferred to another hatchery. Information garnered during the study will determine the bestmethod of transport to future hatchery homes, and eventually to wild releases once cooperative management plans have beenvetted through the relevant management agencies. We look forward to learning more about this interesting and valuable speciesin order to further native fish restoration efforts in the Great Lakes.

Lake Herring Transport Study about to Take Off

BY DOUG ALOISI, GENOA NFH

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Green Bay FWCO staff give a lift to a large lake trout that might otherwise havefallen out of the net. Credit: USFWS

Lake trout encountered during Lake-Wide Assessment Plan (LWAP) sampling in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Credit: USFWS

Biologists Dale Hanson & Ted Treska with the GreenBay Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (FWCO),and Chuck Madenjian with U.S. Geological SurveyGreat Lakes Science Center recently completed theannual report summarizing the progression of laketrout rehabilitation in Lake Michigan. Madenjianpresented this report during the Lake Committeemeetings on March 21st in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Thereport presents consolidated data from multi-agencyspring and fall gillnet surveys, recreational fisherysampling by the Great Lakes Fish Tagging andRecovery Lab, and pertinent stock assessmentinformation for sport and commercial fisheries withinthe 1836 Treaty waters (Technical FisheriesCommittee: 2000 Consent Decree). Average catchrates, the proportion of wild origin lake trout, and theage structure of lake trout populations within eachstatistical district of Lake Michigan are highlighted inthe report.

Overall, lake trout abundance in spring surveys arebelow the benchmarks defined in the Implementationstrategy though catch rates are trending upward in

northern Lake Michigan. Northern Lake Michigan lake trout populations are benefitting from increased federal stocking in thisregion since 2009 and sharply reduced sea lamprey mortality since 2013, though commercial harvest remains excessive. Fallspawner survey catch rates exceed the benchmarks in most locations of the lake and most importantly they have consistentlydetected unclipped "wild" lake trout in recent years. Wild fish accounted for up to 50 percent of the spawners caught in southernLake Michigan waters and between 10 and 30 percent in the Southern Refuge and mid-latitude waters along the eastern andwestern shores of Lake Michigan, and Little Traverse Bay in northern Lake Michigan. Through efforts put forth by federal, state,and tribal agencies, managing lake trout stocks to achieve the evaluation objectives provided in the Implementation Strategyremains an appropriate strategy to achieve progress toward lake trout rehabilitation in Lake Michigan.

Status of Lake Trout Rehabilitation in Lake Michigan Reported

BY DALE HANSON, GREEN BAY FWCO

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Juvenile pistolgrip mussel produced at Genoa NFH in 2015 and reared in themussel trailer over the summer of 2016. Credit: Megan Bradley, USFWS

Sediment tanks full of juvenile freshwatermussels get a jump start on their growth in theGenoa NFH Mussel Building. Credit: MeganBradley, USFWS

Things are beginning to gear up for spring in themussel building at Genoa National Fish Hatchery(NFH). Our freshwater mussel propagation systemsare something of a revolving door with fish infestedwith larval mussels moving in, dropping off theirmolluscan passengers, then being moved out. Thejuvenile washboard and winged mapleleaf musselsdropping off now will start to grow in our sedimenttanks and then be moved to the Mobile AquaticRearing System, aka the Mussel trailer, atBlackhawk Park once the Mississippi begins towarm. These species use channel catfish as theirhost and attach to the gills of the fish in the fall,overwintering there, and dropping off at the hatcherywhen the fish are moved to a warm system.

This will be the third year the method of jump-starting juvenile growth here on thehatchery has been employed. In 2015 and 2016 juvenile pistolgrip, a stateendangered species in Iowa and Minnesota and a state threatened species inWisconsin were produced at the hatchery and started in sediment tanks in May.Approximately 2,000 were moved to the trailer in June and 25 juvenile pistolgrip wererecovered from the tank. Another species, the giant floater, restored to the driftlessregion in Iowa, were started at the hatchery in the fall of 2015 where they grew toapproximately a quarter inch before being moved to the trailer in May. None of thegiant floaters died over the summer and at an average length of nearly one and ahalf inches, all were large enough to be tagged and released in the fall of 2016.These two examples make us anxious to test this method with other species. Staytuned!

Native Mussels Get a Jump Start on the Season

BY MEGAN BRADLEY, GENOA NFH

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Pictured is a larval sunfish species, themicroscope, camera, and light source used for identification. Terms listed are commonly used in larval fish identification keys. Credit: Patricia Thompson, USFWS

This image depicts two developmental stages of Freshwater Drum (bottom) image shows two larval Yellow Perch (TL=total length in millimeters). Credit: Patricia Thompson,USFWS

Attendees and instructors gathered for a group shot at the larval fish identification workshop. Credit: Lower Great Lakes FWCO, USFWS

This winter biological science technicianPatricia Thompson from the Alpena Fishand Wildlife Conservation Office (FWCO)assisted with teaching a larval fishidentification workshop at the LowerGreat Lakes FWCO in Basom, New York.The workshop was led by Dr. EdRoseman and Stacey Ireland from theU.S. Geological Survey (USGS) GreatLakes Science Center. Attendeesincluded US Fish and Wildlife Servicestaff from the Lower Great Lakes FWCOand graduate students. The workshopcovered a wide range of fish early lifehistory topics focused on sampling andthe identification of eggs and larvae.Participants learned about a variety oflarval fish sampling techniques and therewas a discussion about the pros andcons of using various gears types indifferent habitats.

The instructors then demonstrated thedigital image analysis system used totake measurements and capture imagesof fish eggs and larvae. The digitalimages were used to practice

identification with the Identification of larval fishes of the Great Lakes Basin key by Nancy Auer. Once attendees were familiarwith larval fish related terminology, physical specimens from the USGS Great Lakes Science Center were used to practiceidentification. There were over 100 vials for participants to identify, including 14 families of fishes from the Great Lakes:Petromyzontidae (lampreys), Acipenseridae (Lake Sturgeon), Ammidae (Bowfin), Salmonidae (Lake Whitefish, Cisco, Bloater),Clupeidae (Gizzard Shad, Alewife), Catostomidae (suckers), Cyprinidae (Asian carps, Common Carp, minnows), Percidae(Walleye, Yellow Perch, Logperch), Percopsidae (Trout-perch), Gadidae (Burbot), Centrarchidae (bass and sunfishes), Gobiidae(gobies), Moronidae (temperate basses), and Cottidae (sculpins).

Learning how to identify larval fish is an integral component for the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) programs at the Alpena andLower Great Lakes FWCOs. Both offices have been conducting early detection and monitoring of invasive species in the LakeErie basin since 2013. Currently, the AIS program uses 500µm mesh bongo nets and light traps to collect larval fish for earlyinvasive species detection in the Detroit River, Maumee Bay, Sandusky Bay, and the Buffalo/Lower Niagara River.

Alpena FWCO and USGS Team Up at Larval Fish ID Workshop

PATRICIA THOMPSON, ALPENA FWCO – WATERFORD, MI SUBSTATION

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Histogram showing trout and salmon stocking totals in Lake Michigan in 2016. Credit: Ryan Wehse, USFWS

How is it that information from more than 28 million fish stocked inthe Great Lakes can become readily available for managers,researchers and anglers? The answer is an enormous stockingdatabase that is annually updated by the Green Bay Fish andWildlife Conservation Office (GBFWCO) and the Great LakesFishery Commission (GLFC). All federal, state, tribal, andprovincial agencies contribute to the tens of millions of fish thatare annually stocked into the Great Lakes and the stocking datathey record is what gets updated on the GLFC website. Allstocking data is sent to the Green Bay Fish and WildlifeConservation office where Ryan Wehse is responsible forcompiling the data into one database. By April 1st, the database issent to the GLFC web designer Jeff McAuley and submitted forpublic viewing. The database has stocking records dating back tothe 1950’s and is available at http://www.glfc.org/fishstocking/.

The stocking database allows managers, researchers, and thegeneral public to view the number of fish stocked by species, location, and date for the five Great Lakes. The stocking databaseis an important resource for managers as it provides numbers of stocked fish entering the population for stock assessmentmodels, and provides others with the characteristics of stocked fish including fin-clip and coded-wire tag information. Thedatabase also plays an important role in supporting fisheries management decisions and informing users of historical and currentfish stocking activities.

Green Bay Fish and Wildlife Conservation OfficeAnnual Update of Great Lakes Fish Stocking Database Completed

BY RYAN WEHSE, GREEN BAY FWCO

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Early morning winter picture at Pendills Creek NFH, the fish are cared for year-round. Credit: USFWS

In winter ice forms on the raceways in the raceway building. Credit: USFWS

Future Lake trout broodstock at Sullivan Creek NFH. Credit: USFWS

Unlike otherhatcheries aroundthe United States,the PendillsCreek/SullivanCreek NationalFish Hatchery(NFH) Complexfulfills distinctroles within theLake TroutRestorationProgram. Eachhatchery withinthe Complexserves a specificobjective to the Service’s mission and is intricate to the program as to making it functional and complete.

First, let’s explain why. A fish species restoration need is determined, rationalized and set into motion; next hatchery locationsare determined by water source quality, quantity and viability to support the needed program or programs in the area. Land useand availability comes into play along with typically authorizing legislation from Congress for such a facility to be established andoperated by the United States, Fish and Wildlife Service. Site selection, hydrology, water quality, engineering and design all gointo potential hatchery site selections long before ground breaking even occurs, then eventually, construction begins and theinfrastructure of a hatchery is created; water intakes, water treatments if needed, rearing units, rearing buildings, effluent orpollution control etc., permitting and then finally, after what seems like an eternity the fish or aquatic species are established forthe program. In the case of lake trout this happened decades ago.

The Pendills CreekNFH mission haschanged slightlythroughout the years;the facility’s recentpurpose is solely aproduction facility. Lake trout eggs areshipped into the facilityand then incubated,hatched and reared orfingerlings are shippedinto the facility forfurther rearing up toyearlings, before beingstocked into LakeMichigan forrestoration purposes.

Our sister station,Sullivan Creek NFHon the other handcontinues to operateas the largest laketrout broodstock

hatchery in the United States. Here wild strain lake trout of twodistinct genetic strains are grown into adults and then maintainedfor years to provide a very high quality viable egg source that isalso initially incubated there. These seven to ten million eggsannually are then worked through an egg picking process and thegood viable eyed eggs are enumerated and shipped to various

Pendills Creek and Sullivan Creek National Fish Hatcheries A Complex Perspective

BY CURT FRIEZ, PENDILLS CREEK/SULLIVAN CREEK NFH

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View inside the egg incubation building at Sullivan Creek NationalFish Hatchery, state of the art lake trout egg incubation. Credit: USFWS

receiving production hatcheries that will complete the incubationprocess and hatch them and begin the rearing cycle at theirrespective facilities and then those fish will ultimately be used inthe restoration process too for the most part.

What makes this Hatchery Complex such an interesting place to work at is that it requires great cooperation among staffmembers. We work closely together at both facilities during these extremely busy times of the year, like yearling fish distributionseason and lake trout spawning season. Of course, all of this goes on in addition to the normal daily operational duties/activitiestoo. For hatchery workers the successful mission completion of these activities is very rewarding each and every year. Knowingthat somehow you had a hand in benefitting the resource for future generations is quite satisfying. In fact, recent hatcherysuccesses could prove we are working ourselves out of lake trout restoration and into other imperiled species restorative work.

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Collaborative Partnerships Lead to Improved Research Outcomes

BY ANTHONY RIETH AND BRANDON HARRIS, GREEN BAY FWCO

The vision of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and its fisheries program is working with partners to restoreand maintain native fish and other aquatic resources to self-sustaining levels. To the Green Bay Fish and Wildlife ConservationOffice (FWCO) the vision embodies teamwork and the need to strive for integrative and collaborative partnerships. When theselong term partnerships – whose foundation spans jurisdictions – develop shared management goals and pool limited resourcesand scientific expertise, the results can be a lasting success. The Service has many great examples of successful, long-termpartnerships and another one is developing in the Bay of Green Bay in Lake Michigan.

The Bay of Green Bay (hereafter referred to as the Bay), the largest freshwater estuary in the world, is bordered by bothWisconsin and Michigan and encompasses 1,626 square miles. The Bay is home to a wealth of aquatic resources and supportsa prolific and diverse fishery (see Dec 8th FISH LINES article titled Monitoring for Invasive Species in the World’s LargestFreshwater Estuary ). However, studying this large system and its diverse array of habitat and fish species is complex andposes challenges that a single agency cannot overcome. As a result, many unanswered questions remain involving fishpopulation dynamics, fish ecology, life history traits, habitat usage, and the effects of hypoxia (low oxygen) on fish distribution. Each year, many state, federal, and non-profit organizations conduct survey activities in the Bay to assess and improve thefishery and better understand this complex ecosystem.

The first Green Bay Coordination Meeting was started in 2015 to bring together agencies to discuss potential collaboration andcurrent sampling efforts in the Bay. On January 4, 2017, over 30 members representing nine organizations (United States Fishand Wildlife Service, Wisconsin and Michigan Department of Natural Resources, NEW Water, The Nature Conservancy, SeaGrant, and The University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, Stevens Point, and Milwaukee) convened at the University of Wisconsin –Green Bay for the 3rd Annual Green Bay Coordination Meeting. This year’s meeting had special meaning because the group isnow transitioning to the Green Bay Working Group under the Lake Michigan Technical Committee.

The meeting consisted of agency representatives providing information on current projects and new ideas and then breakoutdiscussion groups. Anthony Rieth, USFWS Biological Science Technician, presented on AIS monitoring efforts in the Bay forfishes (larval, juvenile and adult life stages), macroinvertebrates, and environmental DNA. Ted Treska, USFWS Fish Biologist,moderated the meeting and provided updates about native species activities taking place in the Bay. Topics discussed at themeeting included: developing a standardized Bay wide assessment sampling method, investigating spatial coverage of the Bayto increase sampling resolution and prevent extensive overlap in agency sampling efforts, Lake whitefish telemetry, Ciscoresearch, hypoxia monitoring and modeling in the Bay, and fish monitoring and restoration efforts on Green Bay tributaries.

Almost as if it was planned in advance, an opportunity to collaborate with NEW Water presented itself. NEW Water manageswastewater facilities for the city of Green Bay and seeks to improve water quality on the bay of Green Bay. Of special concern toNEW Water, is the monitoring and mapping of hypoxic conditions, which move around the Bay and expand and contract in sizeduring the summer months. Additional water quality data would help NEW Water in refining their hypoxia model, and the AISprogram is currently collecting water quality at all sampling locations. In return, the Hypoxia models created by NEW Water areshared with partners (such as the USFWS) who use the information to improve sampling regimes and better understand howfish assemblages are distributed in the Bay throughout the year. This is a case of where collaboration results in improvedsampling and understanding of the fisheries in the Bay of Green Bay.

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Midwest Region Fisheries Divisions

National Fish HatcheriesThe Region’s National Fish Hatcheries (NFH) focus on native species recoveryand restoration. Primary species include: lake trout, endangered pallidsturgeon, and endangered, threatened, and native mussels. Other majorprograms include coaster brook trout and lake sturgeon restoration, fulfillingtribal trust responsibilities for native aquatic species, and cost reimbursedrainbow trout production for recreational fishing. Hatcheries also providetechnical assistance to other agencies, provide fish and eggs for research, anddevelop and maintain brood stocks of various species and strains.

Fish and Wildlife Conservation OfficesFish and Wildlife Conservation Offices (FWCO) conduct assessments of fishpopulations to guide management decisions, play a key role in targeting andimplementing native fish and habitat restoration programs; perform keymonitoring and control activities related to aquatic invasive species; survey andevaluate aquatic habitats to identify restoration/rehabilitation opportunities;work with private land owners, states, local governments and watershedorganizations to complete aquatic habitat restoration projects under theService’s National Fish Passage Program, National Fish Habitat Partnerships,Partners for Fish and Wildlife and the Great Lakes Coastal Programs; providecoordination and technical assistance toward the management of interjurisdictional fisheries; maintain and operate several keyinteragency fisheries databases; provide technical expertise to other Service programs addressing contaminants, endangeredspecies, federal project review and hydro-power operation and relicensing; evaluate and manage fisheries on Service lands;and, provide technical support to 38 Native American tribal governments and treaty authorities.

Sea Lamprey Biological StationsThe Fish and Wildlife Service is the United States Agent for sea lamprey control, with two Biological Stations assessing andmanaging sea lamprey populations throughout the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Fishery Commission administers the SeaLamprey Management Program, with funding provided through the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of the Interior,and Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Fish Health CenterThe Fish Health Center provides specialized fish health evaluation and diagnostic services to federal, state and tribal hatcheriesin the region; conducts extensive monitoring and evaluation of wild fish health; examines and certifies the health of captivehatchery stocks; and, performs a wide range of special services helping to coordinate fishery program offices and partnerorganizations. The Whitney Genetics Lab serves as a leading edge genetics laboratory and conducts environmental DNA(eDNA) sample processing for early detection of invasive species.

Whitney Genetics LabThe Whitney Genetics lab provides environmental DNA (eDNA) surveillance for the early detection of invasive Silver andBighead carp as part of the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee’s plans to detect, monitor, and respond to the threat ofinvasive carp in the Great Lakes. The lab also provides analysis for determining the ploidy of wild-caught Black and Grass carp,two more invasive carp species.

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Alpena Fish & WildlifeConservation Office480 W. Fletcher StreetAlpena, MI 49707Scott Koproski scott_koproski@fws.gov 989-356-5102Area of Responsibility (MI, OH)

Ashland Fish & WildlifeConservation Office2800 Lake Shore Drive EastAshland, WI 54806Mark Brouder mark_brouder@fws.gov715-682-6185Area of Responsibility (MI, MN, WI)

Carterville Fish & WildlifeConservation Office9053 Route 148, Suite AMarion, Illinois 62959Rob Simmonds rob_simmonds@fws.gov618-997-6869Area of Responsibility (IL, IN, OH)

Columbia Fish & WildlifeConservation Office101 Park Deville Drive, Suite AColumbia, MO 65203Jason Goeckler jason_goeckler@fws.gov573-234-2132Area of Responsibility (IA, MO)

Green Bay Fish & WildlifeConservation Office 2661 Scott Tower RoadNew Franken, WI 54229Mark Holey mark_holey@fws.gov920-866-1717Area of Responsibility (IL, IN, MI, WI)

Ludington Biological Station229 S.Jebavy DriveLudington, MI 49431Scott Grunder scott_grunder@fws.gov231-845-6205

Marquette Biological Station3090 Wright StreetMarquette, MI 49855Kasia Mullett katherine_mullett@fws.gov906-226-6571

Regional Office 5600 American Blvd WestBloomington, MN 55437Todd Turner todd_turner@fws.gov 612-713-5111

Iron River National Fish Hatchery10325 Fairview RoadIron River, WI 54847Nick Starzl nick_starzl@fws.gov715-372-8510

Genoa National Fish HatcheryS 5689 State Road 35Genoa, WI 54632Doug Aloisi doug_aloisi@fws.gov608-689-2605

Jordan River National FishHatchery6623 Turner RoadElmira, MI 49730Roger Gordon roger_gordon@fws.gov231-584-2461

Neosho National Fish Hatchery520 E Park StreetNeosho, MO 64850Roderick May roderick_may@fws.gov417-451-0554 ext: 102

Pendills/Sullivan Creek National Fish Hatchery21990 W. Trout LaneBrimley, MI 49715Curt Friez curt_friez@fws.gov906-437-5231

Midwest Fisheries Center 555 Lester AvenueOnalaska, WI 54650Teresa Lewis teresa_lewis@fws.gov608-783-8420

LaCrosse FWCOSam Finney sam_finney@fws.gov608-783-8434LaCrosse Fish Health CenterKen Phillips kenneth_phillips@fws.gov608-783-8447Whitney Genetics LabEmy Monroe emy_monroe@fws.gov608-783-8402

Midwest Region Fisheries Contacts