Invasive Species We Study: Sea Lamprey
The parasitic sea lamprey invaded the Great Lakes in the mid-20th Century devastating valuable native fisheries and coastal economies. The USGS’ Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center and the Great Lakes Science Center’s Hammond Bay Biological Station, in collaboration with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, have been and continue to lead research on sea lamprey control, providing the science to keep sea lamprey populations at bay.
Sea Lamprey Research
Sea Lamprey Publications
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Recent publications (2020-2022) related to USGS sea lamprey research are listed below. A complete listing of USGS sea lamprey publications is available from the button below.
Understanding sea lamprey populations in the Great Lakes prior to broad implementation of sea lamprey control
Quantifying Great Lakes sea lamprey populations using an index of adults
Measurement of suction pressure dynamics of sea lampreys, Petromyzon marinus
What can commercial fishery data in the Great Lakes reveal about juvenile sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) ecology and management?
Trade-offs between suppression and eradication of sea lampreys from the Great Lake
Implications of tagging effects for interpreting the performance of sea lamprey traps in a large river
Assessment of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) diet using DNA metabarcoding of feces
Progress towards integrating an understanding of chemical ecology into sea lamprey control
Before the first meal: The elusive pre-feeding juvenile stage of the sea lamprey
A case study of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) control and ecology in a microcosm of the Great Lakes
Pheromone pollution from invasive sea lamprey misguides a native confamilial
A review of an electric weir and fishway in a Great Lakes tributary from conception to termination
The parasitic sea lamprey invaded the Great Lakes in the mid-20th Century devastating valuable native fisheries and coastal economies. The USGS’ Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center and the Great Lakes Science Center’s Hammond Bay Biological Station, in collaboration with the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, have been and continue to lead research on sea lamprey control, providing the science to keep sea lamprey populations at bay.
Sea Lamprey Research
Sea Lamprey Publications
Explore our science using the data below.
Recent publications (2020-2022) related to USGS sea lamprey research are listed below. A complete listing of USGS sea lamprey publications is available from the button below.