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Great Lakes Regional Great Lakes Regional Research Information Research Information Network Network Lake Michigan Lake Michigan Coordination Team Coordination Team Brian K. Miller – Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Brian K. Miller – Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Anders Andren – Wisconsin Sea Grant Anders Andren – Wisconsin Sea Grant Marie Colton – National Oceanic and Marie Colton – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Atmospheric Administration Paul Horvatin – Environmental Protection Paul Horvatin – Environmental Protection Agency, GLNPO Agency, GLNPO Jennifer Fackler – Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Jennifer Fackler – Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant

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Great Lakes Regional Research Information Network Lake Michigan Coordination Team. Brian K. Miller – Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Anders Andren – Wisconsin Sea Grant Marie Colton – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Paul Horvatin – Environmental Protection Agency, GLNPO - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Great Lakes Regional Research Information Network Lake Michigan Coordination Team

Great Lakes Regional Great Lakes Regional Research Information Research Information

NetworkNetwork Lake Michigan Coordination Lake Michigan Coordination

TeamTeamBrian K. Miller – Illinois-Indiana Sea GrantBrian K. Miller – Illinois-Indiana Sea GrantAnders Andren – Wisconsin Sea GrantAnders Andren – Wisconsin Sea GrantMarie Colton – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Marie Colton – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administration Paul Horvatin – Environmental Protection Agency, Paul Horvatin – Environmental Protection Agency, GLNPOGLNPOJennifer Fackler – Illinois-Indiana Sea GrantJennifer Fackler – Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant

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Task 1: Task 1: Establish a regional Establish a regional coordination group to oversee the coordination group to oversee the

planning and implementation of the planning and implementation of the research and information strategy.research and information strategy.

Anders Andren - Wisconsin Sea Grant Anders Andren - Wisconsin Sea Grant (academic)(academic)

Marie Colton- National Oceanic and Marie Colton- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (agency)(agency)

Paul Horvatin – Environmental Paul Horvatin – Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (agency)Protection Agency (EPA) (agency)

Brian Miller - Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Brian Miller - Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (academic)(academic)

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Task 2: Task 2: Conduct a bottom-up Conduct a bottom-up needs assessment with broad needs assessment with broad user and stakeholder input.user and stakeholder input.

Web site searches revealed 294 Web site searches revealed 294 organizations with a strong interest organizations with a strong interest in Lake Michigan.in Lake Michigan.

45 had stated priorities/goals. 45 had stated priorities/goals. All 294 were contacted to review All 294 were contacted to review

priorities/goals or to add some – 3 priorities/goals or to add some – 3 sent revisions, 7 new organizations sent revisions, 7 new organizations sent priorities.sent priorities.

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Priorities and GoalsPriorities and Goals 52 organizations provided 379 priorities or needs 52 organizations provided 379 priorities or needs Priorities reported per organization ranged 1–40. Priorities reported per organization ranged 1–40. Priorities provided by organizations represented Priorities provided by organizations represented

general topic areas and, in some cases, specific general topic areas and, in some cases, specific objectives. objectives.

Many of the priorities listed by organizations Many of the priorities listed by organizations were not research oriented, but more outreach were not research oriented, but more outreach based or policy/management. based or policy/management.

If an organization listed partner institutions, If an organization listed partner institutions, these partners were also added to the list and these partners were also added to the list and queried for priorities.queried for priorities.

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Task 3: Task 3: Identify research Identify research and information gaps.and information gaps.

The 379 priorities aggregated into 74 categories. The 379 priorities aggregated into 74 categories. These categories were sorted based on the number of These categories were sorted based on the number of

organizations focusing on a specific priority category. organizations focusing on a specific priority category. The most frequently listed priorities fell into five The most frequently listed priorities fell into five

categories categories The top five categories contained 154 priorities. The top five categories contained 154 priorities.

These priorities were closely examined and broken These priorities were closely examined and broken down into subcategories of specific topic areas under down into subcategories of specific topic areas under which agencies and academic institutions conduct which agencies and academic institutions conduct research, education, and extension programs. research, education, and extension programs.

These topic areas were prioritized by the number of These topic areas were prioritized by the number of organizational priorities occurring under each topic. organizational priorities occurring under each topic. 14 top topic (subcategory) areas emerged.14 top topic (subcategory) areas emerged.

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5 Major Categories & Associated 5 Major Categories & Associated Topic AreasTopic Areas

CategorCategoryy

% Org.% Org.N=52N=52

Topics/Subcategories – Topics/Subcategories – NN (154 total priorities in (154 total priorities in 5 cat.)5 cat.)

% of % of priorities in priorities in category category (N)(N)

EcosystEcosystemem

36.536.5 Protection/Restoration - Protection/Restoration - 13 13 Management/StewardshManagement/Stewardship - 5ip - 5

78.3 (23)78.3 (23)

PollutaPollutantsnts

34.634.6 Non-point Sources - 7Non-point Sources - 7Atmosphere - 6Atmosphere - 6Toxics – 5Toxics – 5

40.0 (45)40.0 (45)

EducatiEducationon

30.830.8 Miscellaneous - 7Miscellaneous - 7Appreciation - 4Appreciation - 4Stewardship - 3Stewardship - 3Students - 3Students - 3

68.0 (25)68.0 (25)

AISAIS 26.926.9 Prevention - 13Prevention - 13Control - 8Control - 8

55.3 (38)55.3 (38)

WaterWater 25.025.0 Quality - 7Quality - 7Quantity - 6 Quantity - 6 Use - 5Use - 5

78.3 (23)78.3 (23)

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Focus turned to identifying Focus turned to identifying high priority research high priority research needed in 5 Categoriesneeded in 5 Categories

Problems encountered by Problems encountered by management agenciesmanagement agencies

Monitoring and indicator trendsMonitoring and indicator trends Researcher and institutional Researcher and institutional

directiondirection

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Top priority issue Top priority issue selectedselected

Changing Food Webs and Changing Food Webs and Influence Aquatic Invasive Influence Aquatic Invasive Species have on these changesSpecies have on these changes

Addresses priorities in all 5 Addresses priorities in all 5 categoriescategories

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Task 4: Task 4: Develop a research and Develop a research and information plan for the region information plan for the region

that prioritizes actions according that prioritizes actions according to management-critical needs.to management-critical needs.

The Lake Michigan team conducted a workshop The Lake Michigan team conducted a workshop on June 3-4, 2008 which brought together Lake on June 3-4, 2008 which brought together Lake Michigan scientists and funding agency officials Michigan scientists and funding agency officials to determine critical research questions, time to determine critical research questions, time and space scales, and data gaps to be addressed and space scales, and data gaps to be addressed in the 2010 field season. in the 2010 field season.

Agencies funding research on Lake Michigan Agencies funding research on Lake Michigan then met regularly in the summer and fall of then met regularly in the summer and fall of 2008 to identify research questions and data 2008 to identify research questions and data needs that are most appropriate for each needs that are most appropriate for each agency's upcoming RFP and/or field season. agency's upcoming RFP and/or field season.

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Management ModelManagement Model

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Research gaps not covered Research gaps not covered by agencies were identifiedby agencies were identified

The Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and The Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and Wisconsin Sea Grant programs joined Wisconsin Sea Grant programs joined together to issue a joint RFP focused on:together to issue a joint RFP focused on:

1.1. Bioenergetics, trophic status, and food web Bioenergetics, trophic status, and food web relationships of non-commercial and non-relationships of non-commercial and non-recreational fish speciesrecreational fish species

2.2. Current status and trends of nutrient Current status and trends of nutrient inputs to Lake Michigan with an emphasis inputs to Lake Michigan with an emphasis on large rain events and processes at the on large rain events and processes at the land-water interface land-water interface

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Proposals SelectedProposals Selected Constructing the Nearshore Lake Constructing the Nearshore Lake

Michigan Food Web Using Multiple Michigan Food Web Using Multiple Trophic IndicatorsTrophic Indicators

S.Czesny, T. Hook, G. Bowen, and J. S.Czesny, T. Hook, G. Bowen, and J. Rinchard (IL-IN)Rinchard (IL-IN)

H. Bootsma, J. Janssen (Wisc.)H. Bootsma, J. Janssen (Wisc.)

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ConclusionsConclusions To address problems in these topic areas, To address problems in these topic areas,

specific research projects will be dynamic specific research projects will be dynamic and change frequently as new discoveries and change frequently as new discoveries are made and new problems arise. are made and new problems arise.

Frequent coordination among the Frequent coordination among the agencies and institutions sponsoring and agencies and institutions sponsoring and conducting research is needed to conducting research is needed to prioritize specific research questions and prioritize specific research questions and distribute agency attention and resources distribute agency attention and resources to these questions as conditions change. to these questions as conditions change.

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Task 6: Task 6: Provide an ongoing Provide an ongoing platform for coordination, platform for coordination,

collaboration, and resource collaboration, and resource sharing among participantssharing among participants..

The Lake Michigan coordination team will The Lake Michigan coordination team will continue to meet regularly to coordinate continue to meet regularly to coordinate data collection, model development and data collection, model development and better integration of water quality and fish better integration of water quality and fish management processes. management processes.

one-day workshop every two years to one-day workshop every two years to bring together Lake Michigan scientists bring together Lake Michigan scientists and funding agency officials. and funding agency officials.

The results of each workshop will inform The results of each workshop will inform upcoming funding cycle and/or field upcoming funding cycle and/or field season.season.