Brian F Lantry, PhD
I'm a Supervisory Fish Biologist working across center branches (Deepwater, Restoration and Conservation), supervising employees at two stations: The Lake Ontario Biological Station in Oswego NY, and the Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science in Cortland NY.
In my current role as supervisor of the Tunison – Lake Ontario Biological stations I am the administrative lead for 14 federal 10 contract scientists and technicians working on a variety of native species restoration and invasive species science topics. This current position builds on my former role as a Supervisory Research Fish biologist working on native salmonine and coregonine species restoration and conservation while supervising the Lake Ontario Biological Station (LOBS). LOBS is in the Deepwater branch for the Great Lakes Science Center (GLFC) and is home to the 70ft RV Kaho. The Tunison laboratory for Aquatic Science (TLAS) is in the Restoration and Conservation branch of GLSC and is an experimental facility with two large wet laboratories used recently to support coregonine and Atlantic salmon restoration. The two facilities were combined administratively in the summer of 2022 in anticipation of major renovations for TLAS and to foster synergy between the two offices less than two hours apart in central NY. The synergy between the two stations will build upon the existing programs and partnerships at LOBS and its access to Lake Ontario and the ability to stand up controlled laboratory experiments at the TLAS. My role is to provide leadership and support to restructuring science staff at both locations, hiring new staff, supporting major facilities initiatives, and fostering a new culture that embraces realignment of the research to support the high priority restoration and conservation science decided upon in collaboration between USGS and the regional management agencies and decision makers.
Professional Experience
Sep 2022 - present, Supervisory Fish Biologist (GS 13), Tunison - Lake Ontario Biological Stations (TLOBS), Oswego and Cortland NY.
Apr 2017 - Nov 2018, Acting Eastern Basin Branch Chief (GS-14) - USGS Lake Ontario Biological Station, Oswego NY.
Nov 2008- Sep 2022, Supervisory Research Fishery Biologist (GS-13) - USGS Lake Ontario Biological Station, Oswego NY.
April 2008-Nov 2008, Acting Station Supervisor (GS-13) - USGS Lake Ontario Biological Station, Oswego NY.
Nov 2005-Nov 2008, Research Fishery Biologist (GS-12) - USGS Lake Ontario Biological Station, Oswego NY.
Nov 2001- Nov 2005, Research Fishery Biologist (GS-11) - USGS Lake Ontario Biological Station, Oswego NY.
Jul 1997 - Nov 2001, Biologist, Aquatic - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Cape Vincent NY.
Education and Certifications
Environmental and Forest Biology / Aquatic Ecology Ph.D. May 1997, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Environmental and Forest Biology / Aquatic Ecology M.S. December 1991, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Environmental and Forest Biology / Fisheries Science B.S. December 1988, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Applied Science A.A.S. Dec. 1986, Herkimer County Community College
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International Association for Great Lakes Research
American Fisheries Society
New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
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2018 Status of the Lake Ontario lower trophic levels
Significant Findings for Year 2018: 1) Offshore spring total phosphorus (TP) in 2018 was 7.0 µg/L; values have remained stable since 2001. Offshore soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) remained low (1.3 µg/L) in 2018; Apr/May – Oct mean values have been stable in nearshore and offshore habitats since 1998 (range, 0.4 – 3.3 µg/L). Apr/May – Oct mean TP concentrations were low at both nearshore and off
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Kristen T. Holeck, Lars G. Rudstam, Christopher Hotaling, Dave Lemon, Web Pearsall, Jana Lantry, Mike Connerton, Chris Legard, Steve LaPan, Zy Biesinger, Brian F. Lantry, Brian C. Weidel
Assessing the spawning ecology of fish in situ using a benthic pump sampler
In situ observations of incubating fish eggs can identify spawning sites and spawning habitat preferences, informing the ecology of fishes with benthic eggs. Suction pumps have been used to sample benthic-incubating, non-adhesive fish eggs, yet their sampling efficiency is not well known. Imperfect or systematically variable egg detection could bias resulting ecological inference if left unaddress
Authors
Matthew R. Paufve, Suresh Sethi, Brian F. Lantry, Brian C. Weidel, Lars G. Rudstam
2017 Status of the Lake Ontario Lower Trophic Levels
Significant Findings for Year 2017:
1) Offshore spring total phosphorus (TP) in 2017 was 4.4 µg/L; values remained stable since 2001. Offshore soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) remained low (1.1 µg/L) in 2017; Apr/May – Oct mean values have been stable in nearshore and offshore habitats since 1998 (range, 0.4 – 3.3 µg/L). Apr/May – Oct mean TP concentrations were low at both nearshore and offs
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Kristen T. Holeck, Lars G. Rudstam, Christopher Hotaling, Russ D. McCullough, Dave Lemon, Web Pearsall, Jana Lantry, Mike Connerton, Chris Legard, Steve LaPan, Zy Biesinger, Brian F. Lantry, Brian C. Weidel
Stomach contents and stable isotopes analysis indicate Hemimysis anomala in Lake Ontario are broadly omnivorous
Hemimysis anomala is a recent invader to North American aquatic ecosystems and is spreading rapidly throughout the Great Lakes region. This is the first littoral mysid in the North American Great Lakes; and, as such, the ecosystem effects are unknown and could be substantial. These effects depend on the role of Hemimysis in the food web and, therefore, on its diet. We examined the stomach contents
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T. M. Evans, R. Naddafi, Brian C. Weidel, Brian F. Lantry, M. G. Walsh, B. T. Boscarino, O. E. Johannsson, L. G. Rudstam
Lake trout spawning and habitat assessment at Stony Island Reef
Lake trout stocking began in the 1970s as part of a binational effort to restore a self-sustaining population of lake trout in Lake Ontario. Despite 48 years of restoration stocking, lake trout in Lake Ontario have not reestablished a self-sustaining population. Spawning surveys done at Stony Island Reef (SIR) in eastern Lake Ontario in 1987 and 1989 documented lake trout egg deposition and swim-u
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Stacy Furgal, Brian F. Lantry, Brian C. Weidel, John M. Farrell, Dimitry Gorsky, Zy Biesinger
Comparison of genetic and visual identification of cisco and lake whitefish larvae from Chaumont Bay, Lake Ontario
Cisco Coregonus artedi are an important component of native food webs in the Great Lakes, and their restoration is instrumental to the recovery of lake trout Salvelinus namaycush and Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. Difficulties with visual identification of larvae can confound early life history surveys, as cisco are often difficult to distinguish from lake whitefish C. clupeaformis. We compared trad
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Ellen M. George, Matthew P. Hare, Darran L. Crabtree, Brian F. Lantry, Lars G. Rudstam
Deepwater sculpin status and recovery in Lake Ontario
Deepwater sculpin are important in oligotrophic lakes as one of the few fishes that use deep profundal habitats and link invertebrates in those habitats to piscivores. In Lake Ontario the species was once abundant, however drastic declines in the mid-1900s led some to suggest the species had been extirpated and ultimately led Canadian and U.S. agencies to elevate the species' conservation status.
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Brian C. Weidel, Maureen Walsh, Michael J. Connerton, Brian F. Lantry, Jana R. Lantry, Jeremy P. Holden, Michael J. Yuille, James A. Hoyle
2016 status of the Lake Ontario Lower Trophic levels
Significant Findings for Year 2016:
1) Offshore spring total phosphorus (TP) in 2016 was 6.2 μg/L, higher than 2014 and 2015 (4.0 and 4.2 μg/L); there was no significant decline 2001 - 2016. Offshore soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) was very low in 2016; Apr/May – Oct mean values were
Authors
Kristen T. Holeck, Lars G. Rudstam, Christopher Hotaling, Russ McCullough, Dave Lemon, Web Pearsall, Jana Lantry, Mike Connerton, Steve LaPan, Zy Biesinger, Brian F. Lantry, Maureen Walsh, Brian C. Weidel
Estimates of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) diet in Lake Ontario using two and three isotope mixing models
Recent development of multi-dimensional stable isotope models for estimating both foraging patterns and niches have presented the analytical tools to further assess the food webs of freshwater populations. One approach to refine predictions from these analyses is to include a third isotope to the more common two-isotope carbon and nitrogen mixing models to increase the power to resolve different p
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Scott F. Colborne, Scott A. Rush, Gordon Paterson, Timothy B. Johnson, Brian F. Lantry, Aaron T. Fisk
2015 status of the Lake Ontario lower trophic levels
Offshore spring total phosphorus (TP) in 2015 was 4.2 μ g/L, the same as in 2014; this is lower than 2001 - 2013, but there is no significant time trend 2001 - 2015. Offshore soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) was very low in 2015; Apr/May - Oct mean values were <1 μ g/L at most sites. SRP has been stable in nearshore and offshore habitats since 1998 (range, 0.4 – 3.3 μ g/L). TP concentrations were
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Kristen T. Holeck, Lars G. Rudstam, Christopher Hotaling, Russ D. McCullough, Dave Lemon, Web Pearsall, Jana Lantry, Michael J. Connerton, Steve LaPan, Zy Biesinger, Brian F. Lantry, Maureen Walsh, Brian C. Weidel
Lake Ontario water quality during the 2003 and 2008 intensive field years and comparison with long-term trends
Phosphorus loading declined between the 1970s and the 1990s, leading to oligotrophication of the offshore waters of Lake Ontario during that time period. Using lake-wide data from the intensive field years of 2003 and 2008 and from available long-term data sets on several trophic state indicators (total phosphorus [TP], soluble reactive silica [SRSi], chlorophyll a and Secchi disc transparency [SD
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K. T. Holeck, L. G. Rudstam, J. M. Watkins, F. J. Luckey, J. R. Lantry, Brian F. Lantry, E. S. Trometer, M. A. Koops, Terry B. Johnson
Sea lamprey mark type, marking rate, and parasite-host relationships for lake trout and other species in Lake Ontario
We examined how attack frequency by sea lampreys on fishes in Lake Ontario varied in response to sea lamprey abundance and preferred host abundance (lake trout > 433 mm). For this analysis we used two gill net assessment surveys, one angler creel survey, three salmonid spawning run datasets, one adult sea lamprey assessment, and a bottom trawl assessment of dead lake trout. The frequency of fresh
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Brian F. Lantry, Jean V. Adams, Gavin Christie, Teodore Schaner, James Bowlby, Michael Keir, Jana Lantry, Paul Sullivan, Daniel Bishop, Ted Treska, Bruce Morrison
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Filter Total Items: 702018 Status of the Lake Ontario lower trophic levels
Significant Findings for Year 2018: 1) Offshore spring total phosphorus (TP) in 2018 was 7.0 µg/L; values have remained stable since 2001. Offshore soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) remained low (1.3 µg/L) in 2018; Apr/May – Oct mean values have been stable in nearshore and offshore habitats since 1998 (range, 0.4 – 3.3 µg/L). Apr/May – Oct mean TP concentrations were low at both nearshore and offAuthorsKristen T. Holeck, Lars G. Rudstam, Christopher Hotaling, Dave Lemon, Web Pearsall, Jana Lantry, Mike Connerton, Chris Legard, Steve LaPan, Zy Biesinger, Brian F. Lantry, Brian C. WeidelAssessing the spawning ecology of fish in situ using a benthic pump sampler
In situ observations of incubating fish eggs can identify spawning sites and spawning habitat preferences, informing the ecology of fishes with benthic eggs. Suction pumps have been used to sample benthic-incubating, non-adhesive fish eggs, yet their sampling efficiency is not well known. Imperfect or systematically variable egg detection could bias resulting ecological inference if left unaddressAuthorsMatthew R. Paufve, Suresh Sethi, Brian F. Lantry, Brian C. Weidel, Lars G. Rudstam2017 Status of the Lake Ontario Lower Trophic Levels
Significant Findings for Year 2017: 1) Offshore spring total phosphorus (TP) in 2017 was 4.4 µg/L; values remained stable since 2001. Offshore soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) remained low (1.1 µg/L) in 2017; Apr/May – Oct mean values have been stable in nearshore and offshore habitats since 1998 (range, 0.4 – 3.3 µg/L). Apr/May – Oct mean TP concentrations were low at both nearshore and offsAuthorsKristen T. Holeck, Lars G. Rudstam, Christopher Hotaling, Russ D. McCullough, Dave Lemon, Web Pearsall, Jana Lantry, Mike Connerton, Chris Legard, Steve LaPan, Zy Biesinger, Brian F. Lantry, Brian C. WeidelStomach contents and stable isotopes analysis indicate Hemimysis anomala in Lake Ontario are broadly omnivorous
Hemimysis anomala is a recent invader to North American aquatic ecosystems and is spreading rapidly throughout the Great Lakes region. This is the first littoral mysid in the North American Great Lakes; and, as such, the ecosystem effects are unknown and could be substantial. These effects depend on the role of Hemimysis in the food web and, therefore, on its diet. We examined the stomach contentsAuthorsT. M. Evans, R. Naddafi, Brian C. Weidel, Brian F. Lantry, M. G. Walsh, B. T. Boscarino, O. E. Johannsson, L. G. RudstamLake trout spawning and habitat assessment at Stony Island Reef
Lake trout stocking began in the 1970s as part of a binational effort to restore a self-sustaining population of lake trout in Lake Ontario. Despite 48 years of restoration stocking, lake trout in Lake Ontario have not reestablished a self-sustaining population. Spawning surveys done at Stony Island Reef (SIR) in eastern Lake Ontario in 1987 and 1989 documented lake trout egg deposition and swim-uAuthorsStacy Furgal, Brian F. Lantry, Brian C. Weidel, John M. Farrell, Dimitry Gorsky, Zy BiesingerComparison of genetic and visual identification of cisco and lake whitefish larvae from Chaumont Bay, Lake Ontario
Cisco Coregonus artedi are an important component of native food webs in the Great Lakes, and their restoration is instrumental to the recovery of lake trout Salvelinus namaycush and Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. Difficulties with visual identification of larvae can confound early life history surveys, as cisco are often difficult to distinguish from lake whitefish C. clupeaformis. We compared tradAuthorsEllen M. George, Matthew P. Hare, Darran L. Crabtree, Brian F. Lantry, Lars G. RudstamDeepwater sculpin status and recovery in Lake Ontario
Deepwater sculpin are important in oligotrophic lakes as one of the few fishes that use deep profundal habitats and link invertebrates in those habitats to piscivores. In Lake Ontario the species was once abundant, however drastic declines in the mid-1900s led some to suggest the species had been extirpated and ultimately led Canadian and U.S. agencies to elevate the species' conservation status.AuthorsBrian C. Weidel, Maureen Walsh, Michael J. Connerton, Brian F. Lantry, Jana R. Lantry, Jeremy P. Holden, Michael J. Yuille, James A. Hoyle2016 status of the Lake Ontario Lower Trophic levels
Significant Findings for Year 2016: 1) Offshore spring total phosphorus (TP) in 2016 was 6.2 μg/L, higher than 2014 and 2015 (4.0 and 4.2 μg/L); there was no significant decline 2001 - 2016. Offshore soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) was very low in 2016; Apr/May – Oct mean values wereAuthorsKristen T. Holeck, Lars G. Rudstam, Christopher Hotaling, Russ McCullough, Dave Lemon, Web Pearsall, Jana Lantry, Mike Connerton, Steve LaPan, Zy Biesinger, Brian F. Lantry, Maureen Walsh, Brian C. WeidelEstimates of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) diet in Lake Ontario using two and three isotope mixing models
Recent development of multi-dimensional stable isotope models for estimating both foraging patterns and niches have presented the analytical tools to further assess the food webs of freshwater populations. One approach to refine predictions from these analyses is to include a third isotope to the more common two-isotope carbon and nitrogen mixing models to increase the power to resolve different pAuthorsScott F. Colborne, Scott A. Rush, Gordon Paterson, Timothy B. Johnson, Brian F. Lantry, Aaron T. Fisk2015 status of the Lake Ontario lower trophic levels
Offshore spring total phosphorus (TP) in 2015 was 4.2 μ g/L, the same as in 2014; this is lower than 2001 - 2013, but there is no significant time trend 2001 - 2015. Offshore soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) was very low in 2015; Apr/May - Oct mean values were <1 μ g/L at most sites. SRP has been stable in nearshore and offshore habitats since 1998 (range, 0.4 – 3.3 μ g/L). TP concentrations wereAuthorsKristen T. Holeck, Lars G. Rudstam, Christopher Hotaling, Russ D. McCullough, Dave Lemon, Web Pearsall, Jana Lantry, Michael J. Connerton, Steve LaPan, Zy Biesinger, Brian F. Lantry, Maureen Walsh, Brian C. WeidelLake Ontario water quality during the 2003 and 2008 intensive field years and comparison with long-term trends
Phosphorus loading declined between the 1970s and the 1990s, leading to oligotrophication of the offshore waters of Lake Ontario during that time period. Using lake-wide data from the intensive field years of 2003 and 2008 and from available long-term data sets on several trophic state indicators (total phosphorus [TP], soluble reactive silica [SRSi], chlorophyll a and Secchi disc transparency [SDAuthorsK. T. Holeck, L. G. Rudstam, J. M. Watkins, F. J. Luckey, J. R. Lantry, Brian F. Lantry, E. S. Trometer, M. A. Koops, Terry B. JohnsonSea lamprey mark type, marking rate, and parasite-host relationships for lake trout and other species in Lake Ontario
We examined how attack frequency by sea lampreys on fishes in Lake Ontario varied in response to sea lamprey abundance and preferred host abundance (lake trout > 433 mm). For this analysis we used two gill net assessment surveys, one angler creel survey, three salmonid spawning run datasets, one adult sea lamprey assessment, and a bottom trawl assessment of dead lake trout. The frequency of freshAuthorsBrian F. Lantry, Jean V. Adams, Gavin Christie, Teodore Schaner, James Bowlby, Michael Keir, Jana Lantry, Paul Sullivan, Daniel Bishop, Ted Treska, Bruce Morrison - News
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