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.
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 2019
M.S., Texas Tech University, 2015
B.S., Texas A&M University, 2009
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 18
Invasive carp harvest data and surveys of commercial fishers in support of stock assessment and abundance models, Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, 2009-2021 Invasive carp harvest data and surveys of commercial fishers in support of stock assessment and abundance models, Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, 2009-2021
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency conducted observations onboard commercial fishing vessels. During these observations total lengths were collected from a subset of that capture which we have used to develop a length-based stock assessment of invasive carp. The first dataset represent harvest from the invasive carp harvest...
Grass Carp Movement and Capture Data from the Sandusky River, Lake Erie, Ohio, USA from 2020 to 2022 Grass Carp Movement and Capture Data from the Sandusky River, Lake Erie, Ohio, USA from 2020 to 2022
Data includes grass carp position and sampling data from 2020 to 2022. We used grass carp that were implanted with acoustic transmitters. The position data was generated in Fathom Position from receivers that composed several VEMCO Positioning Systems (VPS). We also queried the Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation Network (GLATOS) to obtain non-VPS position detections from...
Fish Community and habitat assessment in the Sandusky River, OH, April 2021 through October 2021 Fish Community and habitat assessment in the Sandusky River, OH, April 2021 through October 2021
Data includes fish abundance and habitat data collected at ten sites in the Sandusky River, OH. Fish were collected using two 3.67 m long hoop nets with an initial hoop diameter of 0.91 m. Nets were set perpendicular to the current, opening toward the shoreline. Nets were set for approximately 24 hours and catch rates for each set were defined as the number of fish caught in the two hoop...
Telemetry evaluation of invasive carp herding in Jonathan Creek Embayment, Kentucky Lake, Kentucky Telemetry evaluation of invasive carp herding in Jonathan Creek Embayment, Kentucky Lake, Kentucky
Data tables represents a telemetry study assessing the efficacy of sound and electricity used to herd Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix). The study occurred in Jonathan Creek Embayment of Kentucky Lake, Kentucky using 10 telemetered Silver Carp and 46 passive acoustic receivers. Two herding boats traveled at 2.22 meters per second along bank-to-bank transects through the study...
Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) locations in earthen ponds with overhead structure Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) locations in earthen ponds with overhead structure
Data consists of acoustic telemetry positions for silver carp (345:2 plus or minus 17:5 millimeters total length and 377 plus or minus 64:7 grams weight) tagged with 795-LD transmitters (Innovasea Systems Inc., Boston, MA; formerly Hydroacoustic Technology Inc.) in four earthen ponds (dimensions 40 meters X 25 meters; depth 1-2 meters) at the Columbia Environmental Research Center...
Starved Rock navigation lock fish clearing hydroacoustic data, Illinois River (2020) Starved Rock navigation lock fish clearing hydroacoustic data, Illinois River (2020)
These datasets (e.g., 'Starved Rock fish clearing_multi-beam imaging sonar fish data_Pre-clearing_Sonar-s1.csv') include exported information (e.g., fish detection counts) from processed fixed-location multi-beam imaging sonar and mobile side-scan sonar data. Fish abundance in the navigation lock was determined using mobile side-scan surveys, while multi-beam imaging sonars were used to...
Filter Total Items: 21
Controlling invasive grass carp in Lake Erie Controlling invasive grass carp in Lake Erie
No abstract available.
Authors
James J. Wamboldt, Matthew Ross Acre, Andrew T. Mueller, Lucas Nathan, Eric Weimer, Robin D. Calfee, Ryan Young
Application of electricity and underwater acoustics to clear fish from a navigation lock during maintenance Application of electricity and underwater acoustics to clear fish from a navigation lock during maintenance
The presence of fish within navigation locks can introduce an environmental challenge for construction crews when maintenance is required. This study examined the effectiveness of a dual-deterrent fish herding technique using electricity and acoustic stimuli to reduce the abundance of fish within a navigation lock before a scheduled dewatering for maintenance. Fixed-location multi-beam...
Authors
Jose Rivera, Aaron R. Cupp, Josey Lee Ridgway, Duane Chapman, Bethany E Hoster, Matthew Ross Acre, Robin D. Calfee, Jesse Robert Fischer, James J. Duncker
Flow–recruitment relationships for Shoal Chub and implications for managing environmental flows Flow–recruitment relationships for Shoal Chub and implications for managing environmental flows
Objective Regulation of river flow regimes by dams and diversions impacts aquatic biota and ecosystems globally. However, our understanding of the ecological consequences of flow alteration and ecological benefits of flow restoration lags behind our ability to manipulate flows, and there is a need for broader development of flow–ecology relationships. Approaches for establishing flow...
Authors
Joshuah S. Perkin, Matthew Ross Acre, Johnathan K. Ellard, Anthony W. Rodger, Joe Trungale, Kirk O. Winemiller, Lauren E. Yancy
Mismatch between temperature and discharge disrupts spawning cues in a fluvial specialist, blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus Mismatch between temperature and discharge disrupts spawning cues in a fluvial specialist, blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus
Seasonal movements cued by environmental variables are a critical component of riverine fish life history. Life-history events for species such as blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus are likely cued by discharge and temperature and may be disrupted if those life-history events and environmental regimes are mismatched. However, this effect may be dependent upon the habitat occupied when...
Authors
Matthew Ross Acre, Timothy B. Grabowski, Daniel J. Leavitt, Nathan G. Smith, Allison A. Pease, Preston T. Bean, Dakus Geeslin
Mismatch between temperature and discharge disrupts spawning cues in a fluvial specialist, blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus Mismatch between temperature and discharge disrupts spawning cues in a fluvial specialist, blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus
Seasonal movements cued by environmental variables are a critical component of riverine fish life history. Life-history events for species such as blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus are likely cued by discharge and temperature and may be disrupted if those life-history events and environmental regimes are mismatched. However, this effect may be dependent upon the habitat occupied when...
Authors
Matthew Ross Acre, Timothy B. Grabowski, Daniel J. Leavitt, Nathan G. Smith, Allison A. Pease, Preston T. Bean, Dakus Geeslin
Effects of shady environments on fish collective behavior Effects of shady environments on fish collective behavior
Despite significant efforts devoted to understanding the underlying complexity and emergence of collective movement in animal groups, the role of different external settings on this type of movement remains largely unexplored. Here, by combining time series analysis and complex network tools, we present an extensive investigation of the effects of shady environments on the behavior of a...
Authors
Haroldo V. Ribeiro, Matthew Ross Acre, Jacob Faulkner, Leonardo R. da Cunha, Katelyn M. Lawson, James J. Wamboldt, Marybeth K. Brey, Christa M. Woodley, Robin D. Calfee
Blue sucker habitat use in a regulated Texas river: Implications for conservation and restoration Blue sucker habitat use in a regulated Texas river: Implications for conservation and restoration
Species conservation requires a clear understanding of habitat availability and subsequent use of those habitats. In cases where species declines have occurred and gone undetected by conservation managers, habitat alteration, fragmentation, and loss are often the largest contributors. River fragmentation often results in altered flow regimes, subsequently impacting the availability of...
Authors
Matthew Ross Acre, Timothy B. Grabowski, Daniel J. Leavitt, Nathan G. Smith, Allison A. Pease, Jessica E. Pease
Comparison of the precision of age estimates generated from fin rays, scales, and otoliths of Blue Sucker Comparison of the precision of age estimates generated from fin rays, scales, and otoliths of Blue Sucker
Evaluating the precision of age estimates generated by different readers and different calcified structures is an important part of generating reliable estimations of growth, recruitment, and mortality for fish populations. Understanding the potential loss of precision associated with using structures harvested without sacrificing individuals, such as scales or fin rays, is particularly...
Authors
Matthew R. Acre, Celeste Alejandrez, Jessica East, Wade A. Massure, S. Miyazono, Jessica E. Pease, Elizabeth L. Roesler, H.M. Williams, Timothy B. Grabowski
Deployment of paired pushnets from jet-propelled kayaks to sample ichthyoplankton Deployment of paired pushnets from jet-propelled kayaks to sample ichthyoplankton
Accessing and effectively sampling the off-channel habitats that are considered crucial for early life stages of freshwater fishes constitute a difficult challenge when common ichthyoplankton survey methods, such as push nets, are used. We describe a new method of deploying push nets from jet-propelled kayaks to enable the sampling of previously inaccessible off-channel habitats. The...
Authors
Matthew R. Acre, Timothy B. Grabowski
Non-USGS Publications**
Acre, M.R., Perkin, J.S., and Bean, M.G., Multiple survey methods reveal greater abundance of endangered pupfish in restored habitats: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Perkin, J.S., Acre, M.R., Graham, J., and Hoenke, K., 2020, An integrative conservation planning framework for aquatic landscapes fragmented by road-stream crossings: Landscape and Urban Planning, v. 202, p. 103860.
Acre, M.R., Alejandrez, C., East, J., Massure, W.A., Miyazono, S., Pease, J.E., Roesler, E.L., Williams, H.M., and Grabowski, T.B., 2017, Comparison of the precision of age estimates generated from fin rays, scales, and otoliths of blue sucker: Southeastern Naturalist, v. 16, no. 2, p. 215-224, 210.
Acre, M.R., and Grabowski, T.B., 2015, Deployment of paired push nets from jet-propelled kayaks to sample ichthyoplankton: North American Journal of Fisheries Management, v. 35, no. 5, p. 925-929.
.D. J. Leavitt and M. R. Acre, 2014, Sceloporus arenicolus (Dunes Sagebrush Lizard). Activity patterns and foraging mode: Herpetological Review v. 45, no.4, p. 699-700.
Acre, M.R., Leavitt, D.J., and Schalk, C.M., 2012, A patternless morph of the marbled whiptail (Aspidoscelis marmorata; Squamata: Teiidae) in New Mexico: The Southwestern Naturalist, v. 57, no. 2, p. 206-207.
López-Suárez, P., Oujo, C., Acre, M., and Hazevoet, C.J., 2012, A stranding of pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata Gray, 1874 on Boavista during February 2012: First record for the Cape Verde Islands: Zoologia Caboverdiana v. 3, no. 1, p. 52-55.
**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.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 18
Invasive carp harvest data and surveys of commercial fishers in support of stock assessment and abundance models, Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, 2009-2021 Invasive carp harvest data and surveys of commercial fishers in support of stock assessment and abundance models, Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley, 2009-2021
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources and Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency conducted observations onboard commercial fishing vessels. During these observations total lengths were collected from a subset of that capture which we have used to develop a length-based stock assessment of invasive carp. The first dataset represent harvest from the invasive carp harvest...
Grass Carp Movement and Capture Data from the Sandusky River, Lake Erie, Ohio, USA from 2020 to 2022 Grass Carp Movement and Capture Data from the Sandusky River, Lake Erie, Ohio, USA from 2020 to 2022
Data includes grass carp position and sampling data from 2020 to 2022. We used grass carp that were implanted with acoustic transmitters. The position data was generated in Fathom Position from receivers that composed several VEMCO Positioning Systems (VPS). We also queried the Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation Network (GLATOS) to obtain non-VPS position detections from...
Fish Community and habitat assessment in the Sandusky River, OH, April 2021 through October 2021 Fish Community and habitat assessment in the Sandusky River, OH, April 2021 through October 2021
Data includes fish abundance and habitat data collected at ten sites in the Sandusky River, OH. Fish were collected using two 3.67 m long hoop nets with an initial hoop diameter of 0.91 m. Nets were set perpendicular to the current, opening toward the shoreline. Nets were set for approximately 24 hours and catch rates for each set were defined as the number of fish caught in the two hoop...
Telemetry evaluation of invasive carp herding in Jonathan Creek Embayment, Kentucky Lake, Kentucky Telemetry evaluation of invasive carp herding in Jonathan Creek Embayment, Kentucky Lake, Kentucky
Data tables represents a telemetry study assessing the efficacy of sound and electricity used to herd Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix). The study occurred in Jonathan Creek Embayment of Kentucky Lake, Kentucky using 10 telemetered Silver Carp and 46 passive acoustic receivers. Two herding boats traveled at 2.22 meters per second along bank-to-bank transects through the study...
Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) locations in earthen ponds with overhead structure Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) locations in earthen ponds with overhead structure
Data consists of acoustic telemetry positions for silver carp (345:2 plus or minus 17:5 millimeters total length and 377 plus or minus 64:7 grams weight) tagged with 795-LD transmitters (Innovasea Systems Inc., Boston, MA; formerly Hydroacoustic Technology Inc.) in four earthen ponds (dimensions 40 meters X 25 meters; depth 1-2 meters) at the Columbia Environmental Research Center...
Starved Rock navigation lock fish clearing hydroacoustic data, Illinois River (2020) Starved Rock navigation lock fish clearing hydroacoustic data, Illinois River (2020)
These datasets (e.g., 'Starved Rock fish clearing_multi-beam imaging sonar fish data_Pre-clearing_Sonar-s1.csv') include exported information (e.g., fish detection counts) from processed fixed-location multi-beam imaging sonar and mobile side-scan sonar data. Fish abundance in the navigation lock was determined using mobile side-scan surveys, while multi-beam imaging sonars were used to...
Filter Total Items: 21
Controlling invasive grass carp in Lake Erie Controlling invasive grass carp in Lake Erie
No abstract available.
Authors
James J. Wamboldt, Matthew Ross Acre, Andrew T. Mueller, Lucas Nathan, Eric Weimer, Robin D. Calfee, Ryan Young
Application of electricity and underwater acoustics to clear fish from a navigation lock during maintenance Application of electricity and underwater acoustics to clear fish from a navigation lock during maintenance
The presence of fish within navigation locks can introduce an environmental challenge for construction crews when maintenance is required. This study examined the effectiveness of a dual-deterrent fish herding technique using electricity and acoustic stimuli to reduce the abundance of fish within a navigation lock before a scheduled dewatering for maintenance. Fixed-location multi-beam...
Authors
Jose Rivera, Aaron R. Cupp, Josey Lee Ridgway, Duane Chapman, Bethany E Hoster, Matthew Ross Acre, Robin D. Calfee, Jesse Robert Fischer, James J. Duncker
Flow–recruitment relationships for Shoal Chub and implications for managing environmental flows Flow–recruitment relationships for Shoal Chub and implications for managing environmental flows
Objective Regulation of river flow regimes by dams and diversions impacts aquatic biota and ecosystems globally. However, our understanding of the ecological consequences of flow alteration and ecological benefits of flow restoration lags behind our ability to manipulate flows, and there is a need for broader development of flow–ecology relationships. Approaches for establishing flow...
Authors
Joshuah S. Perkin, Matthew Ross Acre, Johnathan K. Ellard, Anthony W. Rodger, Joe Trungale, Kirk O. Winemiller, Lauren E. Yancy
Mismatch between temperature and discharge disrupts spawning cues in a fluvial specialist, blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus Mismatch between temperature and discharge disrupts spawning cues in a fluvial specialist, blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus
Seasonal movements cued by environmental variables are a critical component of riverine fish life history. Life-history events for species such as blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus are likely cued by discharge and temperature and may be disrupted if those life-history events and environmental regimes are mismatched. However, this effect may be dependent upon the habitat occupied when...
Authors
Matthew Ross Acre, Timothy B. Grabowski, Daniel J. Leavitt, Nathan G. Smith, Allison A. Pease, Preston T. Bean, Dakus Geeslin
Mismatch between temperature and discharge disrupts spawning cues in a fluvial specialist, blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus Mismatch between temperature and discharge disrupts spawning cues in a fluvial specialist, blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus
Seasonal movements cued by environmental variables are a critical component of riverine fish life history. Life-history events for species such as blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus are likely cued by discharge and temperature and may be disrupted if those life-history events and environmental regimes are mismatched. However, this effect may be dependent upon the habitat occupied when...
Authors
Matthew Ross Acre, Timothy B. Grabowski, Daniel J. Leavitt, Nathan G. Smith, Allison A. Pease, Preston T. Bean, Dakus Geeslin
Effects of shady environments on fish collective behavior Effects of shady environments on fish collective behavior
Despite significant efforts devoted to understanding the underlying complexity and emergence of collective movement in animal groups, the role of different external settings on this type of movement remains largely unexplored. Here, by combining time series analysis and complex network tools, we present an extensive investigation of the effects of shady environments on the behavior of a...
Authors
Haroldo V. Ribeiro, Matthew Ross Acre, Jacob Faulkner, Leonardo R. da Cunha, Katelyn M. Lawson, James J. Wamboldt, Marybeth K. Brey, Christa M. Woodley, Robin D. Calfee
Blue sucker habitat use in a regulated Texas river: Implications for conservation and restoration Blue sucker habitat use in a regulated Texas river: Implications for conservation and restoration
Species conservation requires a clear understanding of habitat availability and subsequent use of those habitats. In cases where species declines have occurred and gone undetected by conservation managers, habitat alteration, fragmentation, and loss are often the largest contributors. River fragmentation often results in altered flow regimes, subsequently impacting the availability of...
Authors
Matthew Ross Acre, Timothy B. Grabowski, Daniel J. Leavitt, Nathan G. Smith, Allison A. Pease, Jessica E. Pease
Comparison of the precision of age estimates generated from fin rays, scales, and otoliths of Blue Sucker Comparison of the precision of age estimates generated from fin rays, scales, and otoliths of Blue Sucker
Evaluating the precision of age estimates generated by different readers and different calcified structures is an important part of generating reliable estimations of growth, recruitment, and mortality for fish populations. Understanding the potential loss of precision associated with using structures harvested without sacrificing individuals, such as scales or fin rays, is particularly...
Authors
Matthew R. Acre, Celeste Alejandrez, Jessica East, Wade A. Massure, S. Miyazono, Jessica E. Pease, Elizabeth L. Roesler, H.M. Williams, Timothy B. Grabowski
Deployment of paired pushnets from jet-propelled kayaks to sample ichthyoplankton Deployment of paired pushnets from jet-propelled kayaks to sample ichthyoplankton
Accessing and effectively sampling the off-channel habitats that are considered crucial for early life stages of freshwater fishes constitute a difficult challenge when common ichthyoplankton survey methods, such as push nets, are used. We describe a new method of deploying push nets from jet-propelled kayaks to enable the sampling of previously inaccessible off-channel habitats. The...
Authors
Matthew R. Acre, Timothy B. Grabowski
Non-USGS Publications**
Acre, M.R., Perkin, J.S., and Bean, M.G., Multiple survey methods reveal greater abundance of endangered pupfish in restored habitats: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Perkin, J.S., Acre, M.R., Graham, J., and Hoenke, K., 2020, An integrative conservation planning framework for aquatic landscapes fragmented by road-stream crossings: Landscape and Urban Planning, v. 202, p. 103860.
Acre, M.R., Alejandrez, C., East, J., Massure, W.A., Miyazono, S., Pease, J.E., Roesler, E.L., Williams, H.M., and Grabowski, T.B., 2017, Comparison of the precision of age estimates generated from fin rays, scales, and otoliths of blue sucker: Southeastern Naturalist, v. 16, no. 2, p. 215-224, 210.
Acre, M.R., and Grabowski, T.B., 2015, Deployment of paired push nets from jet-propelled kayaks to sample ichthyoplankton: North American Journal of Fisheries Management, v. 35, no. 5, p. 925-929.
.D. J. Leavitt and M. R. Acre, 2014, Sceloporus arenicolus (Dunes Sagebrush Lizard). Activity patterns and foraging mode: Herpetological Review v. 45, no.4, p. 699-700.
Acre, M.R., Leavitt, D.J., and Schalk, C.M., 2012, A patternless morph of the marbled whiptail (Aspidoscelis marmorata; Squamata: Teiidae) in New Mexico: The Southwestern Naturalist, v. 57, no. 2, p. 206-207.
López-Suárez, P., Oujo, C., Acre, M., and Hazevoet, C.J., 2012, A stranding of pygmy killer whale Feresa attenuata Gray, 1874 on Boavista during February 2012: First record for the Cape Verde Islands: Zoologia Caboverdiana v. 3, no. 1, p. 52-55.
**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.