Staff from NYSDEC and volunteers release 2,500 lake sturgeon into Cayuga Lake.
Dawn Elaine Dittman, PhD (Former Employee)
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Acoustically tagged Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) of the Genesee River, 2019-2020 Acoustically tagged Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) of the Genesee River, 2019-2020
Assessment of Released Lake Sturgeon in the Genesee River, NY: 2003-2023 Assessment of Released Lake Sturgeon in the Genesee River, NY: 2003-2023
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Staff from NYSDEC and volunteers release 2,500 lake sturgeon into Cayuga Lake.

Volunteers mark lake sturgeon at the NYSDEC Oneida Hatchery
Volunteers mark lake sturgeon at the NYSDEC Oneida Hatchery
NYS DEC Oneida Fish Hatchery; native species; Restoration Ecology; Tunison Lab Aquatic Sciences; New York; Lake sturgeon; Dawn Dittman USGS; fingerling; 43.21988, -77.61486; Lake sturgeon implanted with radio chip and tagged with yellow floy tag;
NYS DEC Oneida Fish Hatchery; native species; Restoration Ecology; Tunison Lab Aquatic Sciences; New York; Lake sturgeon; Dawn Dittman USGS; fingerling; 43.21988, -77.61486; Lake sturgeon implanted with radio chip and tagged with yellow floy tag;
A juvenile lake sturgeon with an anchor tag at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Oneida Fish Hatchery.
A juvenile lake sturgeon with an anchor tag at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Oneida Fish Hatchery.
Publications by this scientist
Spawning habitat selection and egg deposition by reintroduced Lake Sturgeon in a tributary to Cayuga Lake, NY Spawning habitat selection and egg deposition by reintroduced Lake Sturgeon in a tributary to Cayuga Lake, NY
Summer Diet of Juvenile Lake Sturgeon Reintroduced into the Genesee and St. Regis Rivers, New York USA Summer Diet of Juvenile Lake Sturgeon Reintroduced into the Genesee and St. Regis Rivers, New York USA
Nearshore fish community Nearshore fish community
Microhabitat and biology of <i>Sphaerium striatinum</i> in a central New York stream Microhabitat and biology of <i>Sphaerium striatinum</i> in a central New York stream
Simulation of rapid ecological change in Lake Ontario Simulation of rapid ecological change in Lake Ontario
North American sturgeon otolith morphology North American sturgeon otolith morphology
Alternative method of removing otoliths from sturgeon Alternative method of removing otoliths from sturgeon
Reintroduction of Lake Sturgeon (<i>Acipenser fulvescens</i>) into the St. Regis River, NY: Post-release assessment of habitat use and growth Reintroduction of Lake Sturgeon (<i>Acipenser fulvescens</i>) into the St. Regis River, NY: Post-release assessment of habitat use and growth
Efficacy of iodine for disinfection of Lake Sturgeon eggs from the St. Lawrence River, New York Efficacy of iodine for disinfection of Lake Sturgeon eggs from the St. Lawrence River, New York
An investigation of the bactericidal activity of selected essential oils to Aeromonas spp. An investigation of the bactericidal activity of selected essential oils to Aeromonas spp.
Interactions between invasive round gobies (<i>Neogobius melanostomous</i>) and fantail darters (<i>Etheostoma flabellare</i>) in a tributary of the St. Lawrence River, New York, USA Interactions between invasive round gobies (<i>Neogobius melanostomous</i>) and fantail darters (<i>Etheostoma flabellare</i>) in a tributary of the St. Lawrence River, New York, USA
Fall diel diet composition of American eel (Anguilla rostrata) in a tributary of the Hudson River, New York, USA Fall diel diet composition of American eel (Anguilla rostrata) in a tributary of the Hudson River, New York, USA
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**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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Acoustically tagged Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) of the Genesee River, 2019-2020 Acoustically tagged Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) of the Genesee River, 2019-2020
Assessment of Released Lake Sturgeon in the Genesee River, NY: 2003-2023 Assessment of Released Lake Sturgeon in the Genesee River, NY: 2003-2023
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Staff from NYSDEC and volunteers release 2,500 lake sturgeon into Cayuga Lake.
Staff from NYSDEC and volunteers release 2,500 lake sturgeon into Cayuga Lake.

Volunteers mark lake sturgeon at the NYSDEC Oneida Hatchery
Volunteers mark lake sturgeon at the NYSDEC Oneida Hatchery
NYS DEC Oneida Fish Hatchery; native species; Restoration Ecology; Tunison Lab Aquatic Sciences; New York; Lake sturgeon; Dawn Dittman USGS; fingerling; 43.21988, -77.61486; Lake sturgeon implanted with radio chip and tagged with yellow floy tag;
NYS DEC Oneida Fish Hatchery; native species; Restoration Ecology; Tunison Lab Aquatic Sciences; New York; Lake sturgeon; Dawn Dittman USGS; fingerling; 43.21988, -77.61486; Lake sturgeon implanted with radio chip and tagged with yellow floy tag;
A juvenile lake sturgeon with an anchor tag at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Oneida Fish Hatchery.
A juvenile lake sturgeon with an anchor tag at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Oneida Fish Hatchery.
Publications by this scientist
Spawning habitat selection and egg deposition by reintroduced Lake Sturgeon in a tributary to Cayuga Lake, NY Spawning habitat selection and egg deposition by reintroduced Lake Sturgeon in a tributary to Cayuga Lake, NY
Summer Diet of Juvenile Lake Sturgeon Reintroduced into the Genesee and St. Regis Rivers, New York USA Summer Diet of Juvenile Lake Sturgeon Reintroduced into the Genesee and St. Regis Rivers, New York USA
Nearshore fish community Nearshore fish community
Microhabitat and biology of <i>Sphaerium striatinum</i> in a central New York stream Microhabitat and biology of <i>Sphaerium striatinum</i> in a central New York stream
Simulation of rapid ecological change in Lake Ontario Simulation of rapid ecological change in Lake Ontario
North American sturgeon otolith morphology North American sturgeon otolith morphology
Alternative method of removing otoliths from sturgeon Alternative method of removing otoliths from sturgeon
Reintroduction of Lake Sturgeon (<i>Acipenser fulvescens</i>) into the St. Regis River, NY: Post-release assessment of habitat use and growth Reintroduction of Lake Sturgeon (<i>Acipenser fulvescens</i>) into the St. Regis River, NY: Post-release assessment of habitat use and growth
Efficacy of iodine for disinfection of Lake Sturgeon eggs from the St. Lawrence River, New York Efficacy of iodine for disinfection of Lake Sturgeon eggs from the St. Lawrence River, New York
An investigation of the bactericidal activity of selected essential oils to Aeromonas spp. An investigation of the bactericidal activity of selected essential oils to Aeromonas spp.
Interactions between invasive round gobies (<i>Neogobius melanostomous</i>) and fantail darters (<i>Etheostoma flabellare</i>) in a tributary of the St. Lawrence River, New York, USA Interactions between invasive round gobies (<i>Neogobius melanostomous</i>) and fantail darters (<i>Etheostoma flabellare</i>) in a tributary of the St. Lawrence River, New York, USA
Fall diel diet composition of American eel (Anguilla rostrata) in a tributary of the Hudson River, New York, USA Fall diel diet composition of American eel (Anguilla rostrata) in a tributary of the Hudson River, New York, USA
Non-USGS Publications**
**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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