Kim Fredricks
Kim is a Biologist that restarted her federal service in 2014. She currently serves at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center as a Quality Assurance Officer, and has previously conducted research on aquaculture drugs. Earlier federal service at the Hammond Bay Biological Station focused on research to support the sea lamprey control program in the Great Lakes. Since 2019, she has served a detail with the Ecosytems Mission Area as part of the team developing the USGS Quality Management System. Before returning to federal service, Kim was a Biology professor at a small liberal arts university in La Crosse, WI for 18 years. Kim has a B.A. in Biology from Coe College, an M.S. in Biology from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and a Ph.D. in Physiology from the Medical College of Wisconsin.
Science and Products
Registration of Carbon Dioxide–Carp
Evaluation of dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) as a non-physical deterrent to invasive Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) and Rusty Crayfish (Faxonius rusticus)
Develop Experimental Use Permits, Datasets and Develop Registration Plans for Sea Lamprey Pheromones in Compliance with United States and Canadian Biopesticide Regulations
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Registration of Carbon Dioxide–Carp
Invasive Carp Control: Carbon Dioxide Registration of new fishery chemicals is critical to facilitate field research and give resource managers the ability to incorporate chemical controls as part of their Integrated Pest Management plans. In April 2019, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) obtained a Section 3 registration from the U.S. Environmental...Evaluation of dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) as a non-physical deterrent to invasive Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) and Rusty Crayfish (Faxonius rusticus)
Red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) and Rusty crayfish (Faxonius rusticus) are invasive crayfish species in nearly all Great Lakes states (https://nas.er.usgs.gov/viewer/omap.aspx?SpeciesID=217). Both species are a concern in Michigan because they can displace native crayfish populations, their feeding behavior reduces habitat for amphibians, juvenile fish, invertebrates, and waterfowl. They...Develop Experimental Use Permits, Datasets and Develop Registration Plans for Sea Lamprey Pheromones in Compliance with United States and Canadian Biopesticide Regulations
The result of this technical assistance is critical to developing a lamprey pheromone as a tool to control lamprey populations in the Great Lakes. If lamprey populations are left uncontrolled, the effects lamprey would have on the fishery industry in the Great Lakes would be devastating. - Publications