Lake Erie Pelagic Prey Fish Community Data, 2022-2025
September 25, 2026
Since 2005, the U.S. Geological Survey - Great Lakes Science Center's Lake Erie Biological Station (LEBS) has participated in a collaborative, multiagency effort to assess pelagic prey fish populations in the western (WB), central (CB), and eastern (EB) basins of Lake Erie through a combination of hydroacoustic and midwater trawl sampling. Since 2022, a stratified-random sampling approach including 24 strata was carried out during July (Summer). This data release adds 2025 hydroacoustic and water column profile data to the set for a total of 4 years using the standardized survey design and data processing workflow.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Title | Lake Erie Pelagic Prey Fish Community Data, 2022-2025 |
| DOI | 10.5066/P13MPQKD |
| Authors | Mark R Dufour, Heather Luken, Arthur Bonsall, Richard C Oldham, Jeremy Holden |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
| USGS Organization | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |