An iceberg floating in Lake Superior, June 2014. Photographed from the R/V Kiyi.
Mark Vinson, PhD (Former Employee)
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Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2023 Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2023
The U.S. Geological Survey annually conducts fishery surveys across Lake Superior that describe trends in fish species occurrence and relative abundance to inform fisheries management and large lake ecology. In 2023, the Lake Superior fish community was sampled with daytime bottom and surface trawls at 51 nearshore locations in June and 31 offshore locations in July. Nearshore bottom...
Authors
Mark Vinson, Lori M. Evrard, Owen Gorman, Sydney B Phillips, Daniel Yule
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2022 Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2022
In 2022, the Lake Superior fish community was sampled with daytime bottom and surface trawls at 71 nearshore locations in May-June and 35 offshore locations in July, and at 51 Coordinated Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI) locations in July-October with bottom trawls, surface trawls, mid-water trawls and acoustics that were previously sampled in 2011 and 2016. Nearshore bottom...
Authors
Mark Vinson, Daniel Yule, Lori M. Evrard, Sydney B Phillips
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2020 Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2020
The Lake Superior fish community within Management Unit WI-2 was sampled in July 2020 with daytime bottom trawls at 11 nearshore stations. The 11 locations sampled were long-term monitoring sites that had been annually sampled since 1974. In 2020, the number of species collected at each site ranged from 0 to 13, with a mean of 6.3 and median of six. All comparisons to 2020 results were...
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Mark Vinson, Lori M. Evrard, Owen Gorman, Daniel Yule
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2021 Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2021
The Lake Superior nearshore fish community was sampled in May-June 2021 with daytime bottom trawl tows at 45 stations located in USA waters. The 45 locations sampled were long-term monitoring sites that had been annually sampled since 1978. All comparisons to 2021 results were limited to past collections from USA waters, as compared to previous years, where comparisons included USA and...
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Mark Vinson, Daniel Yule, Lori M. Evrard, Owen T. Gorman, Sydney B Phillips
Lake Superior Kiyi reproductive biology Lake Superior Kiyi reproductive biology
ObjectiveThe Lake Superior Kiyi Coregonus kiyi is an understudied species being considered for reintroduction into Laurentian Great Lakes where it no longer occurs. Herein, we provide descriptions of Kiyi reproductive biology with the intention of guiding potential gamete collections for propagation.MethodsData were collected on Kiyi spawning timing, spawning locations, spawning season...
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Mark Vinson, Matthew E. Herbert, Amanda Susanne Ackiss, Jamie A. Dobosenski, Lori M. Evrard, Owen Gorman, Joshua F Lyons, Sydney B Phillips, Daniel Yule
Subindicator: Native Prey Fish Diversity Subindicator: Native Prey Fish Diversity
No abstract available.
Authors
Brian Weidel, Mark Vinson, Darryl W. Hondorp, Ralph W. Tingley, Joseph Schmitt
Effects of warming winter embryo incubation temperatures on larval cisco (Coregonus artedi) survival, growth, and critical thermal maximum Effects of warming winter embryo incubation temperatures on larval cisco (Coregonus artedi) survival, growth, and critical thermal maximum
Freshwater whitefishes, Salmonidae Coregoninae, are cold stenothermic fishes of ecological and socio-economic importance in northern hemisphere lakes that are warming in response to climate change. To address the effect of warming waters on coregonine reproduction we experimentally evaluated different embryo incubation temperatures on post-hatching survival, growth, and critical thermal...
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Taylor R. Stewart, Mark Vinson, Jason D. Stockwell
Lake Ontario cisco population dynamics based on long-term surveys Lake Ontario cisco population dynamics based on long-term surveys
Prior to European settlement, cisco (Coregonus artedi) were likely one of Lake Ontario’s most abundant fishes but currently represent a small portion of the fish community. To understand how the population has changed over the past 70 years we compared trends in annual catch rates from gillnet and bottom trawl surveys and commercial fishery landings. In surveys, cisco were generally rare...
Authors
Brian Weidel, James A. Hoyle, Michael Connerton, Jeremy Holden, Mark Vinson
Genomics reveals identity, phenology and population demographics of larval ciscoes (Coregonus artedi, C. hoyi, and C. kiyi) in the Apostle Islands, Lake Superior Genomics reveals identity, phenology and population demographics of larval ciscoes (Coregonus artedi, C. hoyi, and C. kiyi) in the Apostle Islands, Lake Superior
We demonstrate, for the first time, the ability to reliably assign an assemblage of larval coregonines [Salmonidae Coregoninae] to shallow and multiple deepwater species. Larval coregonines from the Apostle Islands, Lake Superior, were genotyped using restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (RADseq) and were assigned to species using reference genotypes from adult corgonines from the...
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Hannah Lachance, Amanda Susanne Ackiss, Wesley Larson, Mark Vinson, Jason D. Stockwell
Quantifying status and trends from monitoring surveys: Application to Pygmy Whitefish (Prosopium coulterii) in Lake Superior Quantifying status and trends from monitoring surveys: Application to Pygmy Whitefish (Prosopium coulterii) in Lake Superior
Population assessments of fish species often rely on data from surveys with different objectives, such as measuring biodiversity or community dynamics. These surveys often contain spatial–temporal dependencies that can greatly influence conclusions drawn from analyses. Pygmy whitefish (PWF, Prosopium coulterii) populations in Lake Superior were recently assessed as Threatened by the...
Authors
Adam S van der Lee, Mark Vinson, Marten A. Koops
Distribution, abundance and spatial variability of microplastic pollution on the surface of Lake Superior Distribution, abundance and spatial variability of microplastic pollution on the surface of Lake Superior
In 2014, 94 paired neuston net samples (0.5 mm mesh) were collected from the surface waters of Lake Superior. These samples comprise the most comprehensive surface water survey for microplastics of any of the Great Lakes to date, and the first to employ double net trawls. Microplastic abundance estimates showed wide variability, ranging between 4000 to more than 100,000 particles/km2...
Authors
K Cox, E. Brocious, S Courtenay, Mark Vinson, Seth J. K. Mason
Shining a light on Laurentian Great Lakes cisco (Coregonus artedi): How ice coverage may impact embryonic development Shining a light on Laurentian Great Lakes cisco (Coregonus artedi): How ice coverage may impact embryonic development
Changes in winter conditions, such as decreased ice coverage and duration, have been observed in the Laurentian Great Lakes for more than 20 years. Such changes have been hypothesized to be linked to low Coregonus spp. survival to age-1 as most cisco (Coregonus artedi) populations are autumn spawners whose embryos incubate under ice throughout the winter. The quantity of light during...
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Tara E. Stewart Merrill, Mark Vinson, Jason D. Stockwell
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Lake Superior Kiyi scale and otolith age estimates in 2014 with Kiyi sampling locations from 2003-2014 Lake Superior Kiyi scale and otolith age estimates in 2014 with Kiyi sampling locations from 2003-2014
Age estimates of Lake Superior Kiyi (Coregonus kiyi) from scales and otoliths were compared from fish collected in 2014 and 12 years (2003 to 2014) of length frequency data were examined to assess year-class strength and validate age estimates. Data were obtained to (1) compare Lake Superior Kiyi ages estimated from scales and otoliths, (2) evaluate variability in year-class strength of...
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An iceberg floating in Lake Superior, June 2014. Photographed from the R/V Kiyi.
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Filter Total Items: 39
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2023 Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2023
The U.S. Geological Survey annually conducts fishery surveys across Lake Superior that describe trends in fish species occurrence and relative abundance to inform fisheries management and large lake ecology. In 2023, the Lake Superior fish community was sampled with daytime bottom and surface trawls at 51 nearshore locations in June and 31 offshore locations in July. Nearshore bottom...
Authors
Mark Vinson, Lori M. Evrard, Owen Gorman, Sydney B Phillips, Daniel Yule
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2022 Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2022
In 2022, the Lake Superior fish community was sampled with daytime bottom and surface trawls at 71 nearshore locations in May-June and 35 offshore locations in July, and at 51 Coordinated Science and Monitoring Initiative (CSMI) locations in July-October with bottom trawls, surface trawls, mid-water trawls and acoustics that were previously sampled in 2011 and 2016. Nearshore bottom...
Authors
Mark Vinson, Daniel Yule, Lori M. Evrard, Sydney B Phillips
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2020 Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2020
The Lake Superior fish community within Management Unit WI-2 was sampled in July 2020 with daytime bottom trawls at 11 nearshore stations. The 11 locations sampled were long-term monitoring sites that had been annually sampled since 1974. In 2020, the number of species collected at each site ranged from 0 to 13, with a mean of 6.3 and median of six. All comparisons to 2020 results were...
Authors
Mark Vinson, Lori M. Evrard, Owen Gorman, Daniel Yule
Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2021 Status and trends in the Lake Superior fish community, 2021
The Lake Superior nearshore fish community was sampled in May-June 2021 with daytime bottom trawl tows at 45 stations located in USA waters. The 45 locations sampled were long-term monitoring sites that had been annually sampled since 1978. All comparisons to 2021 results were limited to past collections from USA waters, as compared to previous years, where comparisons included USA and...
Authors
Mark Vinson, Daniel Yule, Lori M. Evrard, Owen T. Gorman, Sydney B Phillips
Lake Superior Kiyi reproductive biology Lake Superior Kiyi reproductive biology
ObjectiveThe Lake Superior Kiyi Coregonus kiyi is an understudied species being considered for reintroduction into Laurentian Great Lakes where it no longer occurs. Herein, we provide descriptions of Kiyi reproductive biology with the intention of guiding potential gamete collections for propagation.MethodsData were collected on Kiyi spawning timing, spawning locations, spawning season...
Authors
Mark Vinson, Matthew E. Herbert, Amanda Susanne Ackiss, Jamie A. Dobosenski, Lori M. Evrard, Owen Gorman, Joshua F Lyons, Sydney B Phillips, Daniel Yule
Subindicator: Native Prey Fish Diversity Subindicator: Native Prey Fish Diversity
No abstract available.
Authors
Brian Weidel, Mark Vinson, Darryl W. Hondorp, Ralph W. Tingley, Joseph Schmitt
Effects of warming winter embryo incubation temperatures on larval cisco (Coregonus artedi) survival, growth, and critical thermal maximum Effects of warming winter embryo incubation temperatures on larval cisco (Coregonus artedi) survival, growth, and critical thermal maximum
Freshwater whitefishes, Salmonidae Coregoninae, are cold stenothermic fishes of ecological and socio-economic importance in northern hemisphere lakes that are warming in response to climate change. To address the effect of warming waters on coregonine reproduction we experimentally evaluated different embryo incubation temperatures on post-hatching survival, growth, and critical thermal...
Authors
Taylor R. Stewart, Mark Vinson, Jason D. Stockwell
Lake Ontario cisco population dynamics based on long-term surveys Lake Ontario cisco population dynamics based on long-term surveys
Prior to European settlement, cisco (Coregonus artedi) were likely one of Lake Ontario’s most abundant fishes but currently represent a small portion of the fish community. To understand how the population has changed over the past 70 years we compared trends in annual catch rates from gillnet and bottom trawl surveys and commercial fishery landings. In surveys, cisco were generally rare...
Authors
Brian Weidel, James A. Hoyle, Michael Connerton, Jeremy Holden, Mark Vinson
Genomics reveals identity, phenology and population demographics of larval ciscoes (Coregonus artedi, C. hoyi, and C. kiyi) in the Apostle Islands, Lake Superior Genomics reveals identity, phenology and population demographics of larval ciscoes (Coregonus artedi, C. hoyi, and C. kiyi) in the Apostle Islands, Lake Superior
We demonstrate, for the first time, the ability to reliably assign an assemblage of larval coregonines [Salmonidae Coregoninae] to shallow and multiple deepwater species. Larval coregonines from the Apostle Islands, Lake Superior, were genotyped using restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (RADseq) and were assigned to species using reference genotypes from adult corgonines from the...
Authors
Hannah Lachance, Amanda Susanne Ackiss, Wesley Larson, Mark Vinson, Jason D. Stockwell
Quantifying status and trends from monitoring surveys: Application to Pygmy Whitefish (Prosopium coulterii) in Lake Superior Quantifying status and trends from monitoring surveys: Application to Pygmy Whitefish (Prosopium coulterii) in Lake Superior
Population assessments of fish species often rely on data from surveys with different objectives, such as measuring biodiversity or community dynamics. These surveys often contain spatial–temporal dependencies that can greatly influence conclusions drawn from analyses. Pygmy whitefish (PWF, Prosopium coulterii) populations in Lake Superior were recently assessed as Threatened by the...
Authors
Adam S van der Lee, Mark Vinson, Marten A. Koops
Distribution, abundance and spatial variability of microplastic pollution on the surface of Lake Superior Distribution, abundance and spatial variability of microplastic pollution on the surface of Lake Superior
In 2014, 94 paired neuston net samples (0.5 mm mesh) were collected from the surface waters of Lake Superior. These samples comprise the most comprehensive surface water survey for microplastics of any of the Great Lakes to date, and the first to employ double net trawls. Microplastic abundance estimates showed wide variability, ranging between 4000 to more than 100,000 particles/km2...
Authors
K Cox, E. Brocious, S Courtenay, Mark Vinson, Seth J. K. Mason
Shining a light on Laurentian Great Lakes cisco (Coregonus artedi): How ice coverage may impact embryonic development Shining a light on Laurentian Great Lakes cisco (Coregonus artedi): How ice coverage may impact embryonic development
Changes in winter conditions, such as decreased ice coverage and duration, have been observed in the Laurentian Great Lakes for more than 20 years. Such changes have been hypothesized to be linked to low Coregonus spp. survival to age-1 as most cisco (Coregonus artedi) populations are autumn spawners whose embryos incubate under ice throughout the winter. The quantity of light during...
Authors
Tara E. Stewart Merrill, Mark Vinson, Jason D. Stockwell
Data releases by this scientist
Lake Superior Kiyi scale and otolith age estimates in 2014 with Kiyi sampling locations from 2003-2014 Lake Superior Kiyi scale and otolith age estimates in 2014 with Kiyi sampling locations from 2003-2014
Age estimates of Lake Superior Kiyi (Coregonus kiyi) from scales and otoliths were compared from fish collected in 2014 and 12 years (2003 to 2014) of length frequency data were examined to assess year-class strength and validate age estimates. Data were obtained to (1) compare Lake Superior Kiyi ages estimated from scales and otoliths, (2) evaluate variability in year-class strength of...
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Iceberg on Lake Superior
An iceberg floating in Lake Superior, June 2014. Photographed from the R/V Kiyi.
An iceberg floating in Lake Superior, June 2014. Photographed from the R/V Kiyi.