Scott M Miehls
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Biodata, net catch, and detection records for juvenile sea lamprey sampled in natural streams in Michigan and Quebec Canada and an artificial stream at USGS Hammond Bay Biological Station during 2011, 2014-2015
These data contain biodata, net catch, and detection records for juvenile sea lamprey sampled in natural streams in Michigan and Quebec, Canada and those stocked into an artificial stream at the USGS Hammond Bay Biological Station for monitoring diel activity. During October 31 through November 9, 2011 scientists collected downstream migrating juvenile sea lamprey from the Little Carp Riv
Adult sea lamprey respond to induced turbulence in a low current system
Manipulation of water velocities and turbulence using pumps, propellers, or jets is a promising alternative to physical water control structures to guide fish towards traps or fishways. Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) are a species of concern in much of their native and invasive ranges, and their improved guidance could benefit management actions...
Zielinski, Daniel P.; Miehls, Scott M.; Burns, Gordon; Coutant, Charles Advancements towards selective barrier passage by automatic species identification: Applications of deep convolutional neural networks on images of dewatered fish
Invasive species negatively affect enterprises such as fisheries, agriculture, and international trade. In the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin, threats include invasive sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) and the four major Chinese carps. Barriers have proven to be an effective mechanism for managing invasive species but are detrimental in that they...
Eickholt, Jesse; Kelly, Dylan; Bryan, Janine; Miehls, Scott M.; Zielinski, Daniel Evaluation of visible light as a cue for guiding downstream migrant juvenile Sea Lamprey
Light can modify orientation and locomotory behaviors in fish and has been applied to attract or repel migrant fish by inducing positive or negative phototaxis. Here, recently metamorphosed downstream‐migrating Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus were exposed to light cues in several orientations and intensities at night under controlled...
Haro, Alexander; Miehls, Scott M.; Johnson, Nicholas S.; Wagner, C. Michael Applications of deep convolutional neural networks to predict length, circumference, and weight from mostly dewatered images of fish
Simple biometric data of fish aid fishery management tasks such as monitoring the structure of fish populations and regulating recreational harvest. While these data are foundational to fishery research and management, the collection of length and weight data through physical handling of the fish is challenging as it is time consuming for...
Bravata, Nicholas; Kelly, Dylan; Eickholt, Jesse; Bryan, Janine; Miehls, Scott M.; Zielinski, Daniel Where you trap matters: Implications for integrated sea lamprey management
Barriers and pesticides have been used in streams to control sea lamprey in the Laurentian Great Lakes for nearly 70 years. Considerable effort has been spent to develop additional control measures, but much less effort has gone toward identifying how or where additional control measures might be cost-effectively integrated into the sea lamprey...
Miehls, Scott M.; Dawson, Heather; Maguffee, Alex; Johnson, Nicholas S.; Jones, Michael; Dobiesz, Norine The future of barriers and trapping methods in the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) control program in the Laurentian Great Lakes
A major duty of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC), created in 1955, was the development a program of eradication or management of sea lamprey populations in the Great Lakes for the protection of the Great Lakes fishery. Beginning in the 1980s the GLFC shifted sea lamprey control to an integrated pest management model seeking to deploy...
Miehls, Scott M.; Paul Sullivan; Michael Twohey; Jessica Barber; Rodney McDonald Push and pull of downstream moving juvenile sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) exposed to chemosensory and light cues
Visual and olfactory stimuli induce behavioural responses in fishes when applied independently, but little is known about how simultaneous exposure influences behaviour, especially in downstream migrating fishes. Here, downstream moving juvenile sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) were exposed to light and a conspecific chemosensory alarm cue in a...
Johnson, Nicholas S.; Miehls, Scott M.; Haro, Alexander J.; Wagner, Michael C. Environmental and biological factors influence migratory Sea Lamprey catchability: Implications for tracking abundance in the Laurentian Great Lakes
Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus population trends in the Great Lakes are tracked by trapping migratory adults in tributaries and using mark and recapture techniques to estimate abundance. Understanding what environmental and biological factors influence Sea Lamprey capture in tributaries is crucial to developing efficient trapping methods and...
Lewandoski, Sean A; Bravener, Gale A; Hrodey, Peter J.; Miehls, Scott M. Diel activity of newly metamorphosed juvenile sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
Timing of activity, especially for juvenile anadromous fishes undertaking long migrations can be critical for survival. River-resident larval sea lamprey metamorphose into juveniles and migrate from their larval stream habitats in fall through spring, but diel timing of this migratory behavior is not well understood. Diel activity was determined...
Miehls, Scott M.; Holbrook, Christopher; Marsden, J. Ellen Hearing capabilities and behavioural response of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) to low frequency sounds
Hearing ability is well studied across teleost fishes in general, and vertebrates more broadly, but little is known about sound detection abilities of lampreys (Petromyzontiformes), a basal extant vertebrate group. The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) is a destructive invader of the Laurentian Great Lakes, while numerous lamprey species (including...
Mickle, Megan; Miehls, Scott M.; Johnson, Nicholas S.; Higgs, Dennis M. Lateral and vertical distribution of downstream migrating juvenile sea lamprey
Sea lamprey is considered an invasive and nuisance species in the Laurentian Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, and the Finger Lakes of New York and is a major focus of control efforts. Currently, management practices focus on limiting the area of infestation using barriers to block migratory adults, and lampricides to kill ammocoetes in infested...
Sotola, V. Alex; Miehls, Scott M.; Simard, Lee G.; Marsden, J. Ellen Assessment of PIT tag retention and post-tagging survival in metamorphosing juvenile Sea Lamprey
Background: Passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags have been used to document and monitor the movement or behavior of numerous species of fishes. Data on short-term and long-term survival and tag retention are needed before initiating studies using PIT tags on a new species or life stage. We evaluated the survival and tag retention of 153...
Simard, Lee G.; Sotola, V. Alex; Marsden, J. Ellen; Miehls, Scott M.