Daniel L Yule, MSc
Daniel Yule is a Research Fisheries Biologist and Station Chief based in Ashland, WI.
Dan was born and raised in western Wisconsin and attended New Richmond Senior High School. He obtained his BS degree from the University of Wisconsin – River Falls (1989) and his MS from Utah State University (1992). After completing his studies he worked for 9 years as a Fish Biologist with the Reservoir Research Crew of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. From 2001-2003 he worked as a Fish Research Scientist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Since 2004, Dan has held his current position as a Fishery Research Scientist with the Great Lakes Science Center – Lake Superior Biological Station. In his free time Dan enjoys hiking, camping, fishing, following WI sports teams, and watching movies. Dan is a huge fan of historical fiction novels.
Professional Experience
1991-2000: Fish Biologist with the Reservoir Research Unit of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Dan oversaw the largest trout stocking evaluation conducted in Wyoming and developed acoustic methods for estimating trout abundance in reservoirs.
2001-2003: Senior Fishery Research Biologist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Dan worked to develop acoustic methods for assessing abundance of zooplankton, forage fish, lake trout and rainbow trout populations in northern Minnesota lakes.
Education and Certifications
Certified Fisheries Professional by the American Fisheries Society, 2000-Present.
Master of Science - Utah State University, 1992.
Bachelor of Science - University of Wisconsin at River Falls, 1989.
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Fisheries Society
Honors and Awards
Recipient of the 2020 Moffett Award for tying for the best scientific contribution by the Great Lakes Science center that year (2022).
Exemplary Act Award awarded by the U.S. Department of Interior in recognition for a heroic act resulting in the saving of a life (2018).
Scientific and Technological Achievement Award Level III awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Identifying the Spatial Organization and Support of Large-Lake Food Webs (2015).
Bronze Medal of Commendable Service awarded by U.S. EPA to the 2011 Lake Superior Coordinated Science Monitoring Initiative - Integrated Assessment Team (2012).
Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s, Director’s Award recipient (1999) for exemplary performance (1999).
Abstracts and Presentations
Yule, D.L. W. Stott, T. Krabbenhoft, M. Bernal, S. Koenigbauer, and A. Ackiss. February 2021. Ongoing Lake Superior Coregonine Research: Answering Challenging Questions with New Tools to Support Future Management. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, St. Paul, MN.
Yule, D.L., and M.R. Vinson. March 2023. A tale of three lake-wide CSMI benthic and pelagic fish surveys: 2011, 2016 & 2022. Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Upper Lakes Committee Meeting, Sault St. Marie, ON.
Science and Products
Partial diel vertical migration and niche partitioning in Mysis revealed by stable isotopes Partial diel vertical migration and niche partitioning in Mysis revealed by stable isotopes
Food web structure of the Lake Superior fish community in 2021–2022 Food web structure of the Lake Superior fish community in 2021–2022
Archive of morphological data for the Coregonus artedi species complex of the Great Lakes, Lake Nipigon and Great Slave Lake Archive of morphological data for the Coregonus artedi species complex of the Great Lakes, Lake Nipigon and Great Slave Lake
Paired comparisons with quiet surface drones show evidence of fish behavioral response to motorized vessels during acoustic surveys in Lake Superior Paired comparisons with quiet surface drones show evidence of fish behavioral response to motorized vessels during acoustic surveys in Lake Superior
Origin of the Laurentian Great Lakes fish fauna through upward adaptive radiation cascade prior to the Last Glacial Maximum Origin of the Laurentian Great Lakes fish fauna through upward adaptive radiation cascade prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
Factors influencing larval coregonine spatial distribution in Lake Geneva (Europe) and Lake Superior (North America) during a single season near known spawning sites Factors influencing larval coregonine spatial distribution in Lake Geneva (Europe) and Lake Superior (North America) during a single season near known spawning sites
Trophic ecology of juvenile lean and siscowet lake charr (Salvelinus namaycush) in Lake Superior: Assessing for potential competition Trophic ecology of juvenile lean and siscowet lake charr (Salvelinus namaycush) in Lake Superior: Assessing for potential competition
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2023 Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2023
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2022 Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2022
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2021 Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2021
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2020 Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2020
Genetic population structure of cisco, Coregonus artedi, in the Laurentian Great Lakes Genetic population structure of cisco, Coregonus artedi, in the Laurentian Great Lakes
Science pages by this scientist
Use of Advanced Technologies to Improve Fisheries Assessments on Lake Superior
Hydroacoustic data from uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) overtakes in Lake Superior, 2022 Hydroacoustic data from uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) overtakes in Lake Superior, 2022
Hydroacoustic data from uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) overtakes in Lakes Huron and Michigan, 2021 Hydroacoustic data from uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) overtakes in Lakes Huron and Michigan, 2021
Compilation of Data for Parameterization of an Ecopath Model of Lake Superior at the Beginning of the 21st Century (2001-2016) Compilation of Data for Parameterization of an Ecopath Model of Lake Superior at the Beginning of the 21st Century (2001-2016)
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Science and Products
Partial diel vertical migration and niche partitioning in Mysis revealed by stable isotopes Partial diel vertical migration and niche partitioning in Mysis revealed by stable isotopes
Food web structure of the Lake Superior fish community in 2021–2022 Food web structure of the Lake Superior fish community in 2021–2022
Archive of morphological data for the Coregonus artedi species complex of the Great Lakes, Lake Nipigon and Great Slave Lake Archive of morphological data for the Coregonus artedi species complex of the Great Lakes, Lake Nipigon and Great Slave Lake
Paired comparisons with quiet surface drones show evidence of fish behavioral response to motorized vessels during acoustic surveys in Lake Superior Paired comparisons with quiet surface drones show evidence of fish behavioral response to motorized vessels during acoustic surveys in Lake Superior
Origin of the Laurentian Great Lakes fish fauna through upward adaptive radiation cascade prior to the Last Glacial Maximum Origin of the Laurentian Great Lakes fish fauna through upward adaptive radiation cascade prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
Factors influencing larval coregonine spatial distribution in Lake Geneva (Europe) and Lake Superior (North America) during a single season near known spawning sites Factors influencing larval coregonine spatial distribution in Lake Geneva (Europe) and Lake Superior (North America) during a single season near known spawning sites
Trophic ecology of juvenile lean and siscowet lake charr (Salvelinus namaycush) in Lake Superior: Assessing for potential competition Trophic ecology of juvenile lean and siscowet lake charr (Salvelinus namaycush) in Lake Superior: Assessing for potential competition
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2023 Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2023
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2022 Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2022
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2021 Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2021
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2020 Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2020
Genetic population structure of cisco, Coregonus artedi, in the Laurentian Great Lakes Genetic population structure of cisco, Coregonus artedi, in the Laurentian Great Lakes
Science pages by this scientist
Use of Advanced Technologies to Improve Fisheries Assessments on Lake Superior
Hydroacoustic data from uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) overtakes in Lake Superior, 2022 Hydroacoustic data from uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) overtakes in Lake Superior, 2022
Hydroacoustic data from uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) overtakes in Lakes Huron and Michigan, 2021 Hydroacoustic data from uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) overtakes in Lakes Huron and Michigan, 2021
Compilation of Data for Parameterization of an Ecopath Model of Lake Superior at the Beginning of the 21st Century (2001-2016) Compilation of Data for Parameterization of an Ecopath Model of Lake Superior at the Beginning of the 21st Century (2001-2016)
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