Kurt R Newman
Science and Products
Aquatic Native Species and Habitat Restoration: Coregonine Restoration
Human activities have greatly impacted fish populations in the Great Lakes, including various Coregonus species such as deepwater cisco (e.g. bloater (Coregonus hoyi) and lake herring (Coregonus. artedi). The USGS, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Department of State (DOS) and Great Lakes Fishery...
Contemporary environmental assessment using a viability analysis in a large river system to inform restoration and adaptive management decisions
As large-scale restoration plans for degraded aquatic habitats evolve, it is essential that multiorganizational collaborations have a common vision to achieve consensus on restoration goals. Development of restoration targets and postrestoration monitoring strategies can be focused using a viability analysis framework that supports an adaptive...
DeBruyne, Robin L.; Roseman, Edward F.; Ross, Jason E.; Newman, Kurt R.; Strach, Russell M.
Openness to the unexpected: Our Pathways to Careers in a Federal Research Laboratory.
Many fisheries professionals may not be in the job they originally envisioned for themselves when they began their undergraduate studies. Rather, their current positions could be the result of unexpected, opportunistic, or perhaps even “lucky” open doors that led them down an unexpected path. In many cases, a mentor helped facilitate...
Taylor, William W.; Lynch, Abigail J.; Léonard, Nancy J.; Newman, Kurt R.; Bunnell, David B.; Hondorp, Darryl W.