Matthew Acre
Dr. Matthew Acre is a Research Fisheries Biologist at the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
Matthew joined the USGS research team in May 2020 at the Columbia Environmental Research Center in Missouri. He has worked on many species in many ecosystems across the United States and internationally. Matthew brings a specialty in population dynamics, behavioral ecology, and biostatistics.
Science and Products
Assessment of a Bait to Increase Removal of Invasive Grass Carp from the Mississippi River
Grass Carp ( Ctenopharyngodon idella ), an invasive carp in the Mississippi River and Lake Erie basins, are opportunistic and feed heavily on aquatic vegetation. This over grazing can disrupt food webs, increase shoreline erosion, and intensify harmful algae blooms. Removal of Grass Carp has become a high priority of management agencies, but Grass Carp are challenging to remove using traditional...
Use of terrestrial plant-based bait and algae attractant to improve capture efficiency of Grass Carp in Lake Erie tributaries
A team of USGS scientists is currently working with the MDNR, ODNR, USFWS, and academic institutions to evaluate the use of grass carp baits and attractants as a tool for resource managers. The science team aims to integrate the use of baits and attractants to increase aggregation of grass carp near targeted capture sites to enhance the multi-jurisdictional removal program associated with the Lake...
Laboratory evaluation of bait preference for Grass Carp
Michigan and Ohio Department of Natural Resources along with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC) and USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center (UMESC) are planning field studies to attract Grass Carp using formulated baits and algae attractants. These baits are intended to increase the density of Grass Carp in specified areas for capture and...
Science and Products
Assessment of a Bait to Increase Removal of Invasive Grass Carp from the Mississippi River
Grass Carp ( Ctenopharyngodon idella ), an invasive carp in the Mississippi River and Lake Erie basins, are opportunistic and feed heavily on aquatic vegetation. This over grazing can disrupt food webs, increase shoreline erosion, and intensify harmful algae blooms. Removal of Grass Carp has become a high priority of management agencies, but Grass Carp are challenging to remove using traditional...
Use of terrestrial plant-based bait and algae attractant to improve capture efficiency of Grass Carp in Lake Erie tributaries
A team of USGS scientists is currently working with the MDNR, ODNR, USFWS, and academic institutions to evaluate the use of grass carp baits and attractants as a tool for resource managers. The science team aims to integrate the use of baits and attractants to increase aggregation of grass carp near targeted capture sites to enhance the multi-jurisdictional removal program associated with the Lake...
Laboratory evaluation of bait preference for Grass Carp
Michigan and Ohio Department of Natural Resources along with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC) and USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center (UMESC) are planning field studies to attract Grass Carp using formulated baits and algae attractants. These baits are intended to increase the density of Grass Carp in specified areas for capture and...