USGS researchers (GLSC; Cortland and Oswego, New York) fertilize cisco (Coregonus artedi) eggs from adults captured in Chaumont Bay, Lake Ontario that were transported to Little Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario and seeded on cleaned substrate within the bay. Photo credit: Marc Chalupnicki, USGS.
Marc A Chalupnicki
Marc Chalupnicki is a Fisheries Biologist based in Cortland, NY.
In 1999, I attended Onondaga Community College where I studied Mathematics and Science. While at O.C.C., I enrolled in a course in which I was able to travel to San Salvador and study tropical marine biology. This sparked my interest in marine biology and led me to continue my studies at SUNY Brockport. I graduated in 2001 from SUNY Brockport with a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and Biology with a minor in Chemistry. After graduation, I began working at a Soil and Water Conservation District as part of the Youth Corps and found a new interest in freshwater ecology. My curiosity about environmental science and the interactions between aquatic organisms and their environment continued to grow and I decided to pursue a Master’s degree in Biology with a concentration in Aquatic Ecology/Toxicology again at SUNY Brockport. Since 2004, I have been working as a Research Technician at the USGS Tunison Lab of Aquatic Science in Cortland. NY. In my position I have the ability to assist researchers on a variety of topics that include fish ecology, fish diet analysis, stream habitat assessment, GAP analysis, Atlantic Salmon and Coregonid fish culture, and fish physiology to name a few.
I have worked at the Tunison Lab of Aquatic Science in Cortland, NY since 2004. During that time, I have assisted research scientists on various projects that have ranged from habitat assessments, diet evaluations, simulation computer modeling of the Great Lakes benthic organisms, toxicology and avoidance testing. The first two years involved an intense field evaluation of lake sturgeon distribution and habitat use in a northern tributary to the St. Lawrence River. I was then assigned to assist multiple research scientists where I am still today on their various research projects and play an important role in collecting the filed data, inputting the raw data, analyzing the results and at times helping write up the findings in a publication or a presentation.
Professional Experience
June 2022 - Present, Fisheries Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science, Cortland, NY.
June 2004 - June 2022, Biological Science Laboratory Technician, U.S. Geological Survey, Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science, Cortland, NY.
September 2003 - May 2004, Annotator, New York SEA Grant, Brockport, NY.
July 2003 - August 2003, Youth Corps, Soil & Water Conservation District, Auburn, NY.
January 2002 - May 2002, Research Assistant, Research Foundation (SUNY - Brockport), Brockport, NY.
Education and Certifications
2006 - M.S. Biology with concentration in Fish Ecology, SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY.
2003 - B.S. Environmental Science & Biology, SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY.
Honors and Awards
2009 - Laboratory Safety Award, U.S. Geological Survey.
Science and Products
Data releases by this scientist
Assessment of Released Lake Sturgeon in the Genesee River, NY: 2003-2023
Survival and ancillary data associated with Cisco acoustic tagging experiment conducted in 2018 and 2019
Genetic species identification of larval Coregonines from Chaumont Bay (New York), Lake Ontario
USGS researchers (GLSC; Cortland and Oswego, New York) fertilize cisco (Coregonus artedi) eggs from adults captured in Chaumont Bay, Lake Ontario that were transported to Little Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario and seeded on cleaned substrate within the bay. Photo credit: Marc Chalupnicki, USGS.
Publications by this scientist
U.S. Geological Survey Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science research to rehabilitate native prey fish of the Lake Ontario fish community—Coregonine fishes
Historical and morphological evidence for a remnant population of Lake Erie cisco Coregonus artedi (albus) in Crystal Lake, Pennsylvania
Documentation of a probable spawning run of cisco Coregonus artedi in the Spanish River, Ontario, Canada
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) culture manual
Cisco (Coregonus artedi) and bloater (Coregonus hoyi) culture manual
Spawning habitat selection and egg deposition by reintroduced Lake Sturgeon in a tributary to Cayuga Lake, NY
Whole-lake acoustic telemetry to evaluate survival of stocked juvenile fish
Field and laboratory validation of new sampling gear to quantify coregonine egg deposition and larval emergence across spawning habitat gradients
Larval cisco and lake whitefish exhibit high distributional overlap within nursery areas
Results of the collaborative Lake Ontario bloater restoration stocking and assessment, 2012–2020
Contemporary spatial extent and environmental drivers of larval coregonine distributions across Lake Ontario
Acoustic tag retention and tagging mortality of juvenile cisco Coregonus artedi
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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Data releases by this scientist
Assessment of Released Lake Sturgeon in the Genesee River, NY: 2003-2023
Survival and ancillary data associated with Cisco acoustic tagging experiment conducted in 2018 and 2019
Genetic species identification of larval Coregonines from Chaumont Bay (New York), Lake Ontario
USGS researchers (GLSC; Cortland and Oswego, New York) fertilize cisco (Coregonus artedi) eggs from adults captured in Chaumont Bay, Lake Ontario that were transported to Little Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario and seeded on cleaned substrate within the bay. Photo credit: Marc Chalupnicki, USGS.
USGS researchers (GLSC; Cortland and Oswego, New York) fertilize cisco (Coregonus artedi) eggs from adults captured in Chaumont Bay, Lake Ontario that were transported to Little Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario and seeded on cleaned substrate within the bay. Photo credit: Marc Chalupnicki, USGS.
Publications by this scientist
U.S. Geological Survey Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science research to rehabilitate native prey fish of the Lake Ontario fish community—Coregonine fishes
Historical and morphological evidence for a remnant population of Lake Erie cisco Coregonus artedi (albus) in Crystal Lake, Pennsylvania
Documentation of a probable spawning run of cisco Coregonus artedi in the Spanish River, Ontario, Canada
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) culture manual
Cisco (Coregonus artedi) and bloater (Coregonus hoyi) culture manual
Spawning habitat selection and egg deposition by reintroduced Lake Sturgeon in a tributary to Cayuga Lake, NY
Whole-lake acoustic telemetry to evaluate survival of stocked juvenile fish
Field and laboratory validation of new sampling gear to quantify coregonine egg deposition and larval emergence across spawning habitat gradients
Larval cisco and lake whitefish exhibit high distributional overlap within nursery areas
Results of the collaborative Lake Ontario bloater restoration stocking and assessment, 2012–2020
Contemporary spatial extent and environmental drivers of larval coregonine distributions across Lake Ontario
Acoustic tag retention and tagging mortality of juvenile cisco Coregonus artedi
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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