Edward Roseman is a Research Fisheries Biologist based in Ann Arbor, MI.
The emphasis of my research program as Research Fish Biologist centers on aquatic habitat restoration and aquatic science to evaluate and inform management decisions. A substantial portion of my research takes place in Great Lakes Areas of Concern and addresses ecological issues of exceptional interest to the scientific and professional community. I am frequently sought for my expertise in fish early life history (eggs and larvae) sampling and identification and routinely approach my work from an early life history perspective. Results of my research are used to inform management decisions regarding restoration of aquatic habitat and populations that will improve resiliency, ecosystem services, and add value to our natural resources.
Great Lakes aquatic ecosystems are complex, and my research frequently involves development of innovative research tools or unique adaptations of existing methods to accomplish research and management objectives. The scope of my research spans from river and lake-specific research within the Great Lakes basin including connecting waters to global fish population and habitat issues related to restoring Coregonines (e.g., whitefishes and ciscos) in the Baltic Sea and large rivers of the world. The complexity of my research is exacerbated by a multi-jurisdictional international management environment and the frequent need to replace team members lost to attrition. I routinely provide technical assistance related to habitat restoration, serve on Lake Huron and Lake Erie technical committees, supervise the Early Life History and Connecting Waters research laboratory, serve on the Center’s safety and small boats committees, and I supervise several contracted employees.
Professional Experience
Research Fisheries Biologist (0482- GS-14), U.S. Geological Survey, Great Lakes Science Center, 1451 Green Road, Ann Arbor, MI; November 2004 - present.
Fisheries Biologist II, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, Sandusky Fisheries Station, 305 E. Shoreline Drive, Sandusky, OH; 20 October 2003 – 8 October 2004.
Fisheries Biologist II, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, Sandusky Fisheries Station, 305 E. Shoreline Drive, Sandusky, OH; 20 October 2003 – 8 October 2004.
Lecturer, Fisheries Biology (5434), United States Coast Guard Academy, Department of Science, 215 Smith Hall, New London, CT; 12 August - 20 December 2002.
Education and Certifications
Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner accredited by the Society for Ecological Restoration, 2018 - present.
Certified Fisheries Professional accredited by the American Fisheries Society, 1999 - present.
Department of the Interior Motorboat Operator Certification Instructor; March 2011 - present.
Ph.D.; Fisheries Science; May 2000; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824. Dissertation title: Physical and biological processes influencing year-class strength of walleye in Lake Erie.
M.S.; Fisheries Science; August 1997; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 Thesis title: Factors influencing the year-class strength of walleye in western Lake Erie.
B.S.; Natural Resources; May 1992; Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
A.A.S. with High Honors; Fisheries and Wildlife Technology; May 1989; State University of New York Agricultural and Technical College (SUNY), Cobleskill, NY.
Regent’s High School Diploma; June 1979; Camden Central High School, Rt. 13, Camden, NY.
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Fisheries Society
American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists
Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society
International Association for Great Lakes Research
North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish Society
Honors and Awards
Stevan Phelps Memorial Award 2021 for best genetics paper published in an American Fisheries Society Journal.
Grayling Award 2020 Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society.
St. Clair River Partnership Award, 2020.
Outstanding Friend of the Lake Erie Center, December 2019.
James W. Moffett Award 2019.
Partners in Conservation Award, U.S. Department of Interior.
Skinner Memorial Award, American Fisheries Society.
Albert S. Hazzard Award of Excellence, MI Chapter American Fisheries Society, 1997.
Abstracts and Presentations
Roseman, E.F., T. Yang, C.M. Mayer, R.L. DeBruyne, and M.R. Dufour. 2022. Diets of Age-0 Walleye Reflection of Food Web Changes in Western Lake Erie. INVITED Oral presentation at the 2022 Joint Aquatic Science Meeting, Grand Rapids, MI.
Roseman, E., DeBruyne, R., Hilling, C., Boase, J., Chiotti, J., Fischer, J., Drouin, R., Wills, T. 2022. Science and Monitoring Guide Recovery of Fisheries Habitat and Populations in the St. Clair-Detroit River System. INVITED State of Lake Erie Conference, Cleveland OH.
Roseman, E.F., A. BaetzM, R.L. DeBruyneM, J.FischerS, A. GatchS, and T. Höök. 2019. Restoration and maintenance of spawning reefs. INVITED PLENARY ADDRESS at the 2019 Great Lakes Areas of Concern Conference, Cleveland OH.
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Aquatic Native Species and Habitat Restoration: Custodial Maintenance of Fish Spawning Reefs
To ensure the long-term viability and function of constructed fish spawning reefs in the St. Clair-Detroit River System (SCDRS), periodic maintenance and repair of the reefs are required. To remove sediment from reefs, researchers developed a portable pressurized water jet that can be deployed by a small vessel. Reef cleaning experiments were conducted during late summer and fall of 2018, with...
Aquatic Native Species and Habitat Restoration: Post-construction Evaluation of the Detroit River, Fort Wayne Fish Spawning Reef
In coordination with the 2019 Lake Erie Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI) assessment activities, scientists from the USGS, Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MI DNR), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (OMNRF), and Michigan Sea Grant, partnered in several fish spawning habitat restoration projects in the Detroit...
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Larval lake whitefish diets in western Lake Erie during 2018, 2019, and 2021
Recent declines in Lake Whitefish population abundance has prompted research to identify underlying mechanisms controlling survival of early life stages in the Great Lakes. In Lake Erie, the recruitment bottleneck window determining year class strength of Lake Whitefish occurs during the first growing season, suggesting that availability of prey could be controlling year class strength. Therefore,
Literature Review of Lithophilic-Spawning Fishes Egg Collection Methods
Assessment of egg deposition is widely used to provide an index of spawning efforts for lithophilic-spawning fishes. However, little is known about the collection techniques efficacy and bias when collecting fish eggs. We conducted a literature review to assess egg collection methods and evaluate egg retention and capture on egg mats. The literature review provided a summary of different gear type
Fisheries Surveys and Management Planning in the St. Clair - Detroit River System and Western Basin of Lake Erie, 1971 - 2021
These data include goals, objectives, and performance measures from management plans and monitoring surveys related to fisheries management in the St. Clair-Detroit River System and the Western Basin of Lake Erie. Researchers extracted these data from existing management plans identified from on-line grey literature searches and discussions with collaborators and regional fisheries management pers
Lake Huron Angler-Caught Predator Diets, 2017-2018
This tabular data set contains information about the diets of angler-caught Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush), Walleye (Sander vitreus), Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Coho Salmon (O. kisutch), Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar), Steelhead (O. mykiss), Pink Salmon (O. gorbuscha), and Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) captured between April and October of 2017 and 2018 from U.S. waters of Lake Huro
Fish eggs collected in the St. Clair, Detroit, and St. Marys rivers, 2005-2022
A long-term, multiseason, fish egg sampling program is conducted annually on the Detroit, Saint Clair, and Saint Marys rivers to identify where productive fish spawning habitat currently exists and evaluate habitat restoration projects. Egg mats were placed on the river bottom during the spring and fall at historic spawning areas, candidate fish spawning habitat restoration sites, and completed sp
Substrate hardness and walleye (Sander vitreus) and lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) egg presence in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, before and after substrate cleaning experiments and walleye hatching success experiments, 2018-2019
These data include a field study of the sediment hardness and fish egg density (walleye [Sander vitreus] and lake whitefish [Coregonus clupeaformis]) after sediment cleaning treatments (propulsion sled or hydro-jet sled) conducted at two reef locations in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, during 2018 and 2019. The data includes the year, species, reef, treatment type (jet, fan, control), number of eggs, an
Historical Spawning Sites for Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and Cisco (Coregonus artedi) in Lake Ontario and Connecting Channels, 1860-1970
The following data release contains coordinates for suspected historical spawning locations of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and cisco (Coregonus artedi) across the Lake Ontario basin, including the Niagara River and St. Lawrence River. These data were gathered from published and unpublished sources cited in the Atlas of the Spawning and Nursery Areas of Great Lakes Fishes (Goodyear et a
Fish Egg Retention on Egg Mats in Experimental Flumes and Targeted Field Gear Egg Collection in the Detroit River, 2015-2016
Egg mat retention trials were conducted with walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) and lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) eggs in an experimental flume tank, seeded directly on egg mats (test retention efficiency) and hand dispersed in flowing flume water to simulate spawning over egg mats (test capture efficiency) with and without alternate substrate. In the field study, we measured number of eggs
Pre-rehabilitation Biological Assessment of the Lower Maumee River, Ohio, 2019
Data are from biological and physical environmental assessments conducted during 2019 in the Maumee River, Ohio. Sites were located from river kilometer 24 to 11. Water quality parameters, fishes, invertebrates, and river channel characteristics were assessed during 2019 from May-September. Previously established standardized sampling methods were used during all assessments.
Seine Collection Data Along the Michigan Shoreline of the St. Clair-Detroit River System
These data contain counts of fish species collected with a 1.83 m x 9.14 m bag seine constructed of 1.6 mm Delta nylon mesh. When permitted, five consecutive 15.25 m hauls were made parallel to the shoreline. Sites with smaller shorelines were sampled to the greatest extent possible and distance recorded. The seine was pulled in the upstream direction to allow the net to stay open during sampling.
Zooplankton of the St. Clair-Detroit River System, 2012-2014 (ver. 1.2, February 2021)
Crustacean zooplankton were collected, enumerated, identified, and measured within the St. Clair-Detroit River System (SCDRS). Collections were made using a 0.5 m diameter 153 um zooplankton net. Nets were lowered to about 0.5 m from bottom depth and retrieved. Nets were utilized with a General Oceanics flowmeter to calculate the distance the net traveled. At sites of collection, both temperature
Microsatellite genotypes for Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) Eggs and Larvae from Constructed Reefs in the St. Clair-Detroit River System (2015-2016)
This dataset contains the physical collection information (e.g., sample location, date, gear type) and microsatellite DNA genotype of egg and larval Lake Sturgeon collected in the St. Clair and Detroit rivers in 2015 and 2016. Individuals were genotyped for 18 microsatellite loci (13 disomic and 5 polysomic). Alleles (base pair sizes) were recorded as presence absence scores (1:present, 2:absent,
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Food web changes reflected in age-0 piscivore diets and growth
Lake Erie walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) recruitment fluctuates annually and depends partially on their diet and growth during their first year of life. In recent decades, age-0 walleye diet and growth may be responding to food web changes in western Lake Erie. To determine how age-0 walleye have responded to changes in prey species and abundance, we compared diet between 2019, 2014 and 1994–1999.
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T. Yang, Christine M Mayer, Robin L. DeBruyne, Edward F. Roseman, Mark Richard Dufour, Eric J. Weimer
Lake sturgeon population trends in the St. Clair–Detroit River System, 2001–2019
Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens are listed as threatened or endangered in 15 states or provinces within their native range. Accordingly, investments in habitat and population restoration for this species have increased throughout the Great Lakes. To aide evaluation of restoration efficacy, robust population parameters are needed to inform management decisions. The St. Clair – Detroit River Syst
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Justin A. Chiotti, James C. Boase, Andrew S Briggs, Chris Davis, Richard Drouin, Darryl W. Hondorp, Lloyd Mohr, Edward F. Roseman, Michael V. Thomas, Todd C. Wills
Status and trends of the Lake Huron prey fish community, 1976-2021
The U.S. Geological Survey Great Lakes Science Center has assessed annual changes in the offshore prey fish community of Lake Huron since 1973. Assessments are based on a bottom trawl survey conducted in October of each year and an acoustics-midwater trawl survey, which began in 2004 and is conducted in September-October. Due to weather delays and continued travel restrictions during 2021, there
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Timothy P. O'Brien, Darryl W. Hondorp, Peter Esselman, Edward F. Roseman
Predicting physical and geomorphic habitat associated with historical lake whitefish and cisco spawning locations in Lakes Erie and Ontario
The Great Lakes basin was historically populated by multiple, coevolved coregonine species, but much of that diversity has been lost. In Lakes Erie and Ontario, both lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and cisco (Coregonus artedi) occurred in high numbers before habitat degradation, overfishing, invasive species, and other factors caused significant declines. There is growing interest in resto
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Hannah M Schaefer, Andrew Edgar Honsey, David Bunnell, Brian C. Weidel, Robin DeBruyne, James S. Diana, Dimitry Gorsky, Edward F. Roseman
An evaluation of fish spawning on degraded and remnant reefs in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron
Saginaw Bay is a shallow, nutrient-rich embayment in Lake Huron that historically had a complex network of natural rocky reefs. These reef habitats were used as spawning and nursery areas for a variety of fish species, but decades of land-use related sedimentation caused many of these reefs to be degraded. Our study objectives were to analyze abiotic and biotic conditions on degraded and remnant r
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N Kalejs, Mitchell T. Zischke, J. Beugly, P. Collingsworth, Edward F. Roseman, R. Douglas Hunter, D. Fielder, T. Hook
Status and trends of the Lake Huron prey fish community, 1976-2019
The USGS Great Lakes Science Center has assessed annual changes in the offshore prey fish community of Lake Huron since 1973. Assessments are based on a bottom trawl survey conducted in October of each year and an acoustics-midwater trawl survey, which began in 2004 and is conducted in September-October. Both surveys were completed in their entirety in 2019. Prey fish biomass in Lake Huron in 2019
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Darryl W. Hondorp, Timothy P. O'Brien, Peter Esselman, Edward F. Roseman
Identifying and characterizing juvenile lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens, Rafinesque, 1817) occupancy hot spots within the St. Clair-Detroit River System
Over the past two decades, extensive monitoring has been conducted in the St. Clair – Detroit River System to describe spatial and temporal patterns of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens). To characterize spatial patterns in juvenile lake sturgeon (<1000 mm TL) based on survey collections, ‘hot spots’ were identified through optimized hot spot analysis (HSA). This HSA was then interpolated by inv
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Aaron J Mettler, Justin A. Chiotti, Andrew S Briggs, James C. Boase, Robin L. DeBruyne, Edward F. Roseman, Richard Drouin
Status and trends of the Lake Huron prey fish community, 1976-2020
The USGS Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) has assessed annual changes in the offshore prey fish community of Lake Huron since 1973. Assessments are based on a bottom trawl survey conducted in October and an acoustics-midwater trawl survey conducted in September-October. In 2020, USGS-GLSC vessels were not permitted to cross into Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so prey fish surveys sampled
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Darryl W. Hondorp, Timothy P. O'Brien, Peter Esselman, Edward F. Roseman
Historic coregonine habitat use and assessment of larval nursery locations in Lake Erie
Coregonine fishes (Coregonus spp.) are important components of Great Lake food webs and support lucrative commercial and recreational fisheries. Due to a combination of several factors including habitat loss, over-exploitation, and introduction of exotic species, the distribution and abundance of coregonines have been reduced. Examples of these declines are evident in Lake Erie where cisco (C. art
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Hannah M Schaefer, Edward F. Roseman, Robin L. DeBruyne, Christopher Vandergoot, James S. Diana
Export of pelagic fish larvae from a large Great Lakes connecting channel
The St. Clair-Detroit River System is located in the heart of the North American Laurentian Great Lakes, connecting lakes Huron and Erie, contributing over 90% of the inflow to Lake Erie, and providing spawning habitat for many fishes including walleye (Sander vitreus), yellow perch (Perca flavescens), and lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Dredging and channelization have greatly altered th
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Edward F. Roseman, Mark DuFour, Jeremy Pritt, J. Fischer, Robin DeBruyne, David Bennion
Spatial extent of contemporary lake whitefish spawning in western Lake Erie
Degradation of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) spawning areas in the Detroit River, Maumee Bay, and western Lake Erie reefs and shoals has been identified as a contributing factor to Lake Erie’s population collapse in the 1950s. This decline prompted the United States and Canada to take steps to improve the aquatic ecosystem of Lake Erie. A recent increase in commercial fish harvest and ca
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Zach Amidon, Robin DeBruyne, Edward F. Roseman, Christine Mayer
International importance of Percids: Summary and looking forward
Research presented in the preceding chapters emphasizes recent advancements in the research, management, and aquaculture of Walleye, Sauger, and Yellow Perch in North America. These percid fishes, along with the European Perch and Pikeperch, are economically and ecologically important fishes in their native geographic range. Advances in techniques to evaluate current habitat and predict future hab
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Robin L. DeBruyne, Edward F. Roseman
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Mills, E. L., E. F. Roseman, M. Rutzke, W. H. Gutenmann, and D. J. Lisk. 1993. Contaminant and nutrient element concentrations in soft tissues of zebra and quagga mussels from southern Lake Ontario. Chemosphere 27(8):1465-1473.
Mills, E.L., R.M. Dermott, E.F. Roseman, D. Dustin, E. Mellina, D.B. Conn, and A. Spidle. 1993. Colonization, ecology, and population structure of the "quagga" mussel (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) in the lower Great Lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 50(11):2305-2314.
Dustin, D.L., E.L. Mills, E.F. Roseman, E. Mellina, and D.B. Conn. 1993. Demography of the quagga ssel in the Lower Great Lakes Basin. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 10:197-198.
Roseman, E.F., E.L. Mills, M. Rutzke, W.H. Gutenmann, and D.J. Lisk. 1994. Absorption of Cadmium from water by zebra and quagga mussels (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae). Chemosphere 28(4):737-743.
Roseman, E.F., E.L. Mills, J.L. Forney, and L.G. Rudstam. 1995. Competition between age-0 yellow perch (Perca flavescens) and gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) in Oneida Lake, New York. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53(4):865-874.
Mills, E.L., R. O'Gorman, E.F. Roseman, C. Adams, and R.W. Owens. 1995. Planktivory by alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) and rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) on microcrustacean zooplankton and dreissenid (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) veligers in southern Lake Ontario. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 52(5):925-935.
Roseman, E.F. 1996. Stress and student life. Fisheries 21(5):29.
Roseman, E.F., W.W. Taylor, D.B. Hayes, R.C. Haas, R.L. Knight, and K.O. Paxton. 1996. Walleye egg deposition and survival on reefs in western Lake Erie. Proceedings of the Second International Percid Fishes Symposium. Annales Zoologici Fennici 33:341-351.
Neumann, E., E.F. Roseman, and H. Lehtonen. 1996. Report of the working group on determination of year-class strength. Proceedings of the Second International Percid Fishes Symposium. Annales Zoologici Fennici 33:315-320.
Roseman, E.F., D.J. Jude, T.G. Coon, M.K. Raths, and W.W. Taylor. 1998. Occurrence of deepwater sculpin (Myoxocephalus thompsoni) in western Lake Erie. Journal of Great Lakes Research 24(2):479-483.
Roseman, E.F., W.W. Taylor, D.B. Hayes, R.C. Haas, D.H. Davies, and S.D. Mackey. 1999. The influence of physical processes on the early life history stages of walleye, Stizostedion vitreum, in western Lake Erie. Ecosystem Considerations in Fisheries Management: Proc. of the 16th Lowell Wakefield Symposium, Anchorage, AK. AK-SG-99-01:43-55.
Mills, E.L., J.R. Chrisman, B. Baldwin, R.W. Owens, R. O'Gorman, T. Howell, E.F. Roseman, and M.K. Raths. 1999. Changes in the dreissenid community in the lower Great Lakes with emphasis on Lake Ontario. Journal of Great Lakes Research 25(1):187-197.
Roseman, E.F., W.W. Taylor, D.B. Hayes, R.L. Knight, and R.C. Haas. 1999. The demise and rehabilitation of walleye in Lake Erie. Sustainable Lake Management: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on the Conservation and Management of Lakes, Volume 2:S15B-11.
Roseman, E.F., W.W. Taylor, D.B. Hayes, R.L. Knight, and R.C. Haas. 2001. Removal of walleye eggs from reefs in western Lake Erie by a catastrophic storm. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 130(2):341-346.
Roseman, E.F., W.W. Taylor, D.B. Hayes, J. Fofrich, Sr., and R.L. Knight. 2002. Evidence of walleye spawning in Maumee Bay, Lake Erie. Ohio Journal of Science 102:51-55.
Taylor, W.W., D.B. Hayes, C.P. Ferreri, K.D. Lynch, K.R. Newman, and E.F. Roseman. 2002. Integrating landscape ecology into fisheries management: a rationale and practical considerations. Pages 366-389. In: Integrating Landscape Ecology into Natural Resource Management, J. Liu and W. W. Taylor, editors. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England.
Roseman, E.F., and C.A. Tomichek. 2002. Trends in abundance of eggs, larvae, juvenile and adult fish collected from 1976 through 2001 in eastern Long Island Sound. Proceedings of the Northeast Estuarine Ecology Research Symposium. December 1, 2002.
Crivello, J.F., D. Danila, E.Lorda, S. Saila, M. Keser, and E.F. Roseman. 2004. The genetic stock structure of larval and juvenile winter flounder in Connecticut waters of eastern Long Island Sound and estimations of entrainment. Journal of Fish Biology 64(1):1-15.
Stepien, C., and E.F. Roseman. 2004. Percid ecology: Current status and future research needs. Pages 5-6. In T.P. Barry and J. A. Malison (editors) Proceedings of Percis III: The Third International Percid Fish Symposium. University of Wisconsin Sea Grant, WISCU-W-03-001.
Roseman, E.F. 2004. Percid management: Current status and future research needs. Pages 7-8. In T.P. Barry and J. A. Malison (editors) Proceedings of Percis III: The Third International Percid Fish Symposium. University of Wisconsin Sea Grant, WISCU-W-03-001
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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Aquatic Native Species and Habitat Restoration: Custodial Maintenance of Fish Spawning Reefs
To ensure the long-term viability and function of constructed fish spawning reefs in the St. Clair-Detroit River System (SCDRS), periodic maintenance and repair of the reefs are required. To remove sediment from reefs, researchers developed a portable pressurized water jet that can be deployed by a small vessel. Reef cleaning experiments were conducted during late summer and fall of 2018, with...Aquatic Native Species and Habitat Restoration: Post-construction Evaluation of the Detroit River, Fort Wayne Fish Spawning Reef
In coordination with the 2019 Lake Erie Cooperative Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI) assessment activities, scientists from the USGS, Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MI DNR), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (OMNRF), and Michigan Sea Grant, partnered in several fish spawning habitat restoration projects in the Detroit... - Data
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Filter Total Items: 23Larval lake whitefish diets in western Lake Erie during 2018, 2019, and 2021
Recent declines in Lake Whitefish population abundance has prompted research to identify underlying mechanisms controlling survival of early life stages in the Great Lakes. In Lake Erie, the recruitment bottleneck window determining year class strength of Lake Whitefish occurs during the first growing season, suggesting that availability of prey could be controlling year class strength. Therefore,Literature Review of Lithophilic-Spawning Fishes Egg Collection Methods
Assessment of egg deposition is widely used to provide an index of spawning efforts for lithophilic-spawning fishes. However, little is known about the collection techniques efficacy and bias when collecting fish eggs. We conducted a literature review to assess egg collection methods and evaluate egg retention and capture on egg mats. The literature review provided a summary of different gear typeFisheries Surveys and Management Planning in the St. Clair - Detroit River System and Western Basin of Lake Erie, 1971 - 2021
These data include goals, objectives, and performance measures from management plans and monitoring surveys related to fisheries management in the St. Clair-Detroit River System and the Western Basin of Lake Erie. Researchers extracted these data from existing management plans identified from on-line grey literature searches and discussions with collaborators and regional fisheries management persLake Huron Angler-Caught Predator Diets, 2017-2018
This tabular data set contains information about the diets of angler-caught Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush), Walleye (Sander vitreus), Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Coho Salmon (O. kisutch), Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar), Steelhead (O. mykiss), Pink Salmon (O. gorbuscha), and Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) captured between April and October of 2017 and 2018 from U.S. waters of Lake HuroFish eggs collected in the St. Clair, Detroit, and St. Marys rivers, 2005-2022
A long-term, multiseason, fish egg sampling program is conducted annually on the Detroit, Saint Clair, and Saint Marys rivers to identify where productive fish spawning habitat currently exists and evaluate habitat restoration projects. Egg mats were placed on the river bottom during the spring and fall at historic spawning areas, candidate fish spawning habitat restoration sites, and completed spSubstrate hardness and walleye (Sander vitreus) and lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) egg presence in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, before and after substrate cleaning experiments and walleye hatching success experiments, 2018-2019
These data include a field study of the sediment hardness and fish egg density (walleye [Sander vitreus] and lake whitefish [Coregonus clupeaformis]) after sediment cleaning treatments (propulsion sled or hydro-jet sled) conducted at two reef locations in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, during 2018 and 2019. The data includes the year, species, reef, treatment type (jet, fan, control), number of eggs, anHistorical Spawning Sites for Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and Cisco (Coregonus artedi) in Lake Ontario and Connecting Channels, 1860-1970
The following data release contains coordinates for suspected historical spawning locations of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and cisco (Coregonus artedi) across the Lake Ontario basin, including the Niagara River and St. Lawrence River. These data were gathered from published and unpublished sources cited in the Atlas of the Spawning and Nursery Areas of Great Lakes Fishes (Goodyear et aFish Egg Retention on Egg Mats in Experimental Flumes and Targeted Field Gear Egg Collection in the Detroit River, 2015-2016
Egg mat retention trials were conducted with walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) and lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) eggs in an experimental flume tank, seeded directly on egg mats (test retention efficiency) and hand dispersed in flowing flume water to simulate spawning over egg mats (test capture efficiency) with and without alternate substrate. In the field study, we measured number of eggsPre-rehabilitation Biological Assessment of the Lower Maumee River, Ohio, 2019
Data are from biological and physical environmental assessments conducted during 2019 in the Maumee River, Ohio. Sites were located from river kilometer 24 to 11. Water quality parameters, fishes, invertebrates, and river channel characteristics were assessed during 2019 from May-September. Previously established standardized sampling methods were used during all assessments.Seine Collection Data Along the Michigan Shoreline of the St. Clair-Detroit River System
These data contain counts of fish species collected with a 1.83 m x 9.14 m bag seine constructed of 1.6 mm Delta nylon mesh. When permitted, five consecutive 15.25 m hauls were made parallel to the shoreline. Sites with smaller shorelines were sampled to the greatest extent possible and distance recorded. The seine was pulled in the upstream direction to allow the net to stay open during sampling.Zooplankton of the St. Clair-Detroit River System, 2012-2014 (ver. 1.2, February 2021)
Crustacean zooplankton were collected, enumerated, identified, and measured within the St. Clair-Detroit River System (SCDRS). Collections were made using a 0.5 m diameter 153 um zooplankton net. Nets were lowered to about 0.5 m from bottom depth and retrieved. Nets were utilized with a General Oceanics flowmeter to calculate the distance the net traveled. At sites of collection, both temperatureMicrosatellite genotypes for Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) Eggs and Larvae from Constructed Reefs in the St. Clair-Detroit River System (2015-2016)
This dataset contains the physical collection information (e.g., sample location, date, gear type) and microsatellite DNA genotype of egg and larval Lake Sturgeon collected in the St. Clair and Detroit rivers in 2015 and 2016. Individuals were genotyped for 18 microsatellite loci (13 disomic and 5 polysomic). Alleles (base pair sizes) were recorded as presence absence scores (1:present, 2:absent, - Multimedia
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Filter Total Items: 106Food web changes reflected in age-0 piscivore diets and growth
Lake Erie walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) recruitment fluctuates annually and depends partially on their diet and growth during their first year of life. In recent decades, age-0 walleye diet and growth may be responding to food web changes in western Lake Erie. To determine how age-0 walleye have responded to changes in prey species and abundance, we compared diet between 2019, 2014 and 1994–1999.AuthorsT. Yang, Christine M Mayer, Robin L. DeBruyne, Edward F. Roseman, Mark Richard Dufour, Eric J. WeimerLake sturgeon population trends in the St. Clair–Detroit River System, 2001–2019
Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens are listed as threatened or endangered in 15 states or provinces within their native range. Accordingly, investments in habitat and population restoration for this species have increased throughout the Great Lakes. To aide evaluation of restoration efficacy, robust population parameters are needed to inform management decisions. The St. Clair – Detroit River SystAuthorsJustin A. Chiotti, James C. Boase, Andrew S Briggs, Chris Davis, Richard Drouin, Darryl W. Hondorp, Lloyd Mohr, Edward F. Roseman, Michael V. Thomas, Todd C. WillsStatus and trends of the Lake Huron prey fish community, 1976-2021
The U.S. Geological Survey Great Lakes Science Center has assessed annual changes in the offshore prey fish community of Lake Huron since 1973. Assessments are based on a bottom trawl survey conducted in October of each year and an acoustics-midwater trawl survey, which began in 2004 and is conducted in September-October. Due to weather delays and continued travel restrictions during 2021, thereAuthorsTimothy P. O'Brien, Darryl W. Hondorp, Peter Esselman, Edward F. RosemanPredicting physical and geomorphic habitat associated with historical lake whitefish and cisco spawning locations in Lakes Erie and Ontario
The Great Lakes basin was historically populated by multiple, coevolved coregonine species, but much of that diversity has been lost. In Lakes Erie and Ontario, both lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and cisco (Coregonus artedi) occurred in high numbers before habitat degradation, overfishing, invasive species, and other factors caused significant declines. There is growing interest in restoAuthorsHannah M Schaefer, Andrew Edgar Honsey, David Bunnell, Brian C. Weidel, Robin DeBruyne, James S. Diana, Dimitry Gorsky, Edward F. RosemanAn evaluation of fish spawning on degraded and remnant reefs in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron
Saginaw Bay is a shallow, nutrient-rich embayment in Lake Huron that historically had a complex network of natural rocky reefs. These reef habitats were used as spawning and nursery areas for a variety of fish species, but decades of land-use related sedimentation caused many of these reefs to be degraded. Our study objectives were to analyze abiotic and biotic conditions on degraded and remnant rAuthorsN Kalejs, Mitchell T. Zischke, J. Beugly, P. Collingsworth, Edward F. Roseman, R. Douglas Hunter, D. Fielder, T. HookStatus and trends of the Lake Huron prey fish community, 1976-2019
The USGS Great Lakes Science Center has assessed annual changes in the offshore prey fish community of Lake Huron since 1973. Assessments are based on a bottom trawl survey conducted in October of each year and an acoustics-midwater trawl survey, which began in 2004 and is conducted in September-October. Both surveys were completed in their entirety in 2019. Prey fish biomass in Lake Huron in 2019AuthorsDarryl W. Hondorp, Timothy P. O'Brien, Peter Esselman, Edward F. RosemanIdentifying and characterizing juvenile lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens, Rafinesque, 1817) occupancy hot spots within the St. Clair-Detroit River System
Over the past two decades, extensive monitoring has been conducted in the St. Clair – Detroit River System to describe spatial and temporal patterns of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens). To characterize spatial patterns in juvenile lake sturgeon (<1000 mm TL) based on survey collections, ‘hot spots’ were identified through optimized hot spot analysis (HSA). This HSA was then interpolated by invAuthorsAaron J Mettler, Justin A. Chiotti, Andrew S Briggs, James C. Boase, Robin L. DeBruyne, Edward F. Roseman, Richard DrouinStatus and trends of the Lake Huron prey fish community, 1976-2020
The USGS Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) has assessed annual changes in the offshore prey fish community of Lake Huron since 1973. Assessments are based on a bottom trawl survey conducted in October and an acoustics-midwater trawl survey conducted in September-October. In 2020, USGS-GLSC vessels were not permitted to cross into Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so prey fish surveys sampledAuthorsDarryl W. Hondorp, Timothy P. O'Brien, Peter Esselman, Edward F. RosemanHistoric coregonine habitat use and assessment of larval nursery locations in Lake Erie
Coregonine fishes (Coregonus spp.) are important components of Great Lake food webs and support lucrative commercial and recreational fisheries. Due to a combination of several factors including habitat loss, over-exploitation, and introduction of exotic species, the distribution and abundance of coregonines have been reduced. Examples of these declines are evident in Lake Erie where cisco (C. artAuthorsHannah M Schaefer, Edward F. Roseman, Robin L. DeBruyne, Christopher Vandergoot, James S. DianaExport of pelagic fish larvae from a large Great Lakes connecting channel
The St. Clair-Detroit River System is located in the heart of the North American Laurentian Great Lakes, connecting lakes Huron and Erie, contributing over 90% of the inflow to Lake Erie, and providing spawning habitat for many fishes including walleye (Sander vitreus), yellow perch (Perca flavescens), and lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Dredging and channelization have greatly altered thAuthorsEdward F. Roseman, Mark DuFour, Jeremy Pritt, J. Fischer, Robin DeBruyne, David BennionSpatial extent of contemporary lake whitefish spawning in western Lake Erie
Degradation of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) spawning areas in the Detroit River, Maumee Bay, and western Lake Erie reefs and shoals has been identified as a contributing factor to Lake Erie’s population collapse in the 1950s. This decline prompted the United States and Canada to take steps to improve the aquatic ecosystem of Lake Erie. A recent increase in commercial fish harvest and caAuthorsZach Amidon, Robin DeBruyne, Edward F. Roseman, Christine MayerInternational importance of Percids: Summary and looking forward
Research presented in the preceding chapters emphasizes recent advancements in the research, management, and aquaculture of Walleye, Sauger, and Yellow Perch in North America. These percid fishes, along with the European Perch and Pikeperch, are economically and ecologically important fishes in their native geographic range. Advances in techniques to evaluate current habitat and predict future habAuthorsRobin L. DeBruyne, Edward F. RosemanNon-USGS Publications**
Mills, E. L., E. F. Roseman, M. Rutzke, W. H. Gutenmann, and D. J. Lisk. 1993. Contaminant and nutrient element concentrations in soft tissues of zebra and quagga mussels from southern Lake Ontario. Chemosphere 27(8):1465-1473.Mills, E.L., R.M. Dermott, E.F. Roseman, D. Dustin, E. Mellina, D.B. Conn, and A. Spidle. 1993. Colonization, ecology, and population structure of the "quagga" mussel (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) in the lower Great Lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 50(11):2305-2314.
Dustin, D.L., E.L. Mills, E.F. Roseman, E. Mellina, and D.B. Conn. 1993. Demography of the quagga ssel in the Lower Great Lakes Basin. Bulletin of the North American Benthological Society 10:197-198.Roseman, E.F., E.L. Mills, M. Rutzke, W.H. Gutenmann, and D.J. Lisk. 1994. Absorption of Cadmium from water by zebra and quagga mussels (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae). Chemosphere 28(4):737-743.Roseman, E.F., E.L. Mills, J.L. Forney, and L.G. Rudstam. 1995. Competition between age-0 yellow perch (Perca flavescens) and gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) in Oneida Lake, New York. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53(4):865-874.Mills, E.L., R. O'Gorman, E.F. Roseman, C. Adams, and R.W. Owens. 1995. Planktivory by alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) and rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) on microcrustacean zooplankton and dreissenid (Bivalvia: Dreissenidae) veligers in southern Lake Ontario. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 52(5):925-935.Roseman, E.F. 1996. Stress and student life. Fisheries 21(5):29.Roseman, E.F., W.W. Taylor, D.B. Hayes, R.C. Haas, R.L. Knight, and K.O. Paxton. 1996. Walleye egg deposition and survival on reefs in western Lake Erie. Proceedings of the Second International Percid Fishes Symposium. Annales Zoologici Fennici 33:341-351.Neumann, E., E.F. Roseman, and H. Lehtonen. 1996. Report of the working group on determination of year-class strength. Proceedings of the Second International Percid Fishes Symposium. Annales Zoologici Fennici 33:315-320.Roseman, E.F., D.J. Jude, T.G. Coon, M.K. Raths, and W.W. Taylor. 1998. Occurrence of deepwater sculpin (Myoxocephalus thompsoni) in western Lake Erie. Journal of Great Lakes Research 24(2):479-483.Roseman, E.F., W.W. Taylor, D.B. Hayes, R.C. Haas, D.H. Davies, and S.D. Mackey. 1999. The influence of physical processes on the early life history stages of walleye, Stizostedion vitreum, in western Lake Erie. Ecosystem Considerations in Fisheries Management: Proc. of the 16th Lowell Wakefield Symposium, Anchorage, AK. AK-SG-99-01:43-55.Mills, E.L., J.R. Chrisman, B. Baldwin, R.W. Owens, R. O'Gorman, T. Howell, E.F. Roseman, and M.K. Raths. 1999. Changes in the dreissenid community in the lower Great Lakes with emphasis on Lake Ontario. Journal of Great Lakes Research 25(1):187-197.Roseman, E.F., W.W. Taylor, D.B. Hayes, R.L. Knight, and R.C. Haas. 1999. The demise and rehabilitation of walleye in Lake Erie. Sustainable Lake Management: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on the Conservation and Management of Lakes, Volume 2:S15B-11.Roseman, E.F., W.W. Taylor, D.B. Hayes, R.L. Knight, and R.C. Haas. 2001. Removal of walleye eggs from reefs in western Lake Erie by a catastrophic storm. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 130(2):341-346.Roseman, E.F., W.W. Taylor, D.B. Hayes, J. Fofrich, Sr., and R.L. Knight. 2002. Evidence of walleye spawning in Maumee Bay, Lake Erie. Ohio Journal of Science 102:51-55.Taylor, W.W., D.B. Hayes, C.P. Ferreri, K.D. Lynch, K.R. Newman, and E.F. Roseman. 2002. Integrating landscape ecology into fisheries management: a rationale and practical considerations. Pages 366-389. In: Integrating Landscape Ecology into Natural Resource Management, J. Liu and W. W. Taylor, editors. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England.Roseman, E.F., and C.A. Tomichek. 2002. Trends in abundance of eggs, larvae, juvenile and adult fish collected from 1976 through 2001 in eastern Long Island Sound. Proceedings of the Northeast Estuarine Ecology Research Symposium. December 1, 2002.Crivello, J.F., D. Danila, E.Lorda, S. Saila, M. Keser, and E.F. Roseman. 2004. The genetic stock structure of larval and juvenile winter flounder in Connecticut waters of eastern Long Island Sound and estimations of entrainment. Journal of Fish Biology 64(1):1-15.Stepien, C., and E.F. Roseman. 2004. Percid ecology: Current status and future research needs. Pages 5-6. In T.P. Barry and J. A. Malison (editors) Proceedings of Percis III: The Third International Percid Fish Symposium. University of Wisconsin Sea Grant, WISCU-W-03-001.Roseman, E.F. 2004. Percid management: Current status and future research needs. Pages 7-8. In T.P. Barry and J. A. Malison (editors) Proceedings of Percis III: The Third International Percid Fish Symposium. University of Wisconsin Sea Grant, WISCU-W-03-001**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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