The tour group, from left to right, included Scott Miehls and Tyler Bruning (USGS-GLSC), Sabina Ziola (Procom), Nick Johnson (USGS-GLSC), Krzysztof Niezabitowski (Procom), and Pete Hrodey (USFWS). Photo credit: Andrea Miehls, USGS.
Scott M Miehls, PhD
Scott Miehls is a Research Fisheries Biologist based in Millersburg, MI.
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Image and biometric data for fish from Great Lakes tributaries collected during spring 2019
Image and biometric data were collected for 22 species of fish from Great Lakes Tributaries in Michigan and Ohio, and the Illinois River for the purpose of developing a fish identification classifier. Data consists of a comma delimited spreadsheet that identifies image file names and associated fish identification number, common name, species code, family name, genus, and species, date collected,
Diel activity of newly metamorphosed juvenile sea lamprey in Carp River, MI 2011, Morpion Stream, Quebec 2014, and an artificial stream at Hammond Bay Biological Station 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 River, Michi
Assessment of pulsed DC electric field to guide downstream migrating sea lamprey in experimental flume at USGS Conte Anadromous Fish Lab, Turners Falls, MA (December 2013)
This is a tabular data set that contains records of water velocity, depth, temperature and trial information such as start and stop times and date for experimental trials testing the effect of an electric field on the movement patterns and distribution of juvenile sea lamprey moving downstream in an experimental flume. Distribution is recorded for each individual lamprey as presence (1) or absence
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USGS Facilitates USFWS and GLFC Collaboration with Polish Company
USGS Facilitates USFWS and GLFC Collaboration with Polish Company
The tour group, from left to right, included Scott Miehls and Tyler Bruning (USGS-GLSC), Sabina Ziola (Procom), Nick Johnson (USGS-GLSC), Krzysztof Niezabitowski (Procom), and Pete Hrodey (USFWS). Photo credit: Andrea Miehls, USGS.
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Survival, healing, and swim performance of juvenile migratory sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) implanted with a new acoustic microtransmitter designed for small eel-like fishes
BackgroundLittle is known about the transformer stage of the parasitic lampreys, a brief but critical period that encompasses juvenile out-migration from rivers to lakes or oceans to begin parasitic feeding. Information about this life stage could have significant conservation implications for both imperiled and invasive lampreys. We investigated tag retention, survival, wound healing, and swim pe
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Taylor F. Haas, Theodore R. Castro-Santos, Scott M. Miehls, Zhiqun D. Deng, Tyler Michael Bruning, C. Michael Wagner
Test of a screw-style fish lift for introducing migratory fish into a selective fish passage device
Barriers are an effective mechanism for managing invasive species like sea lamprey in the Lau-rentian Great Lakes, but are detrimental because they limit the migration of desirable, native species. Fish passage technologies that selectively pass desirable species while blocking unde-sirable species are needed. Optical sorting tools combined with newly developed computer learning algorithms could b
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Daniel Zielinski, Scott M. Miehls, Sean A. Lewandoski
Understanding sea lamprey populations in the Great Lakes prior to broad implementation of sea lamprey control
Control of invasive sea lamprey in the Great Lakes with a selective pesticide (lampricide) that targeted larval sea lamprey began in the late 1950's and continues to be one of the main methods for control. Although the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, which was formed with the mandate of controlling sea lamprey, often expresses the success of the sea lamprey control program in terms of percent redu
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Kelly F. Robinson, Scott M. Miehls, Michael J. Siefkes
Before the first meal: The elusive pre-feeding juvenile stage of the sea lamprey
Although sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in the Laurentian Great Lakes have been studied intensively for more than 70 years, many questions remain about their complex life cycle. One of the least understood portions is the post-metamorphic stage (hereafter pre-feeding juvenile, PFJ) that occurs prior to parasitic feeding. PFJ must emerge from stream sediments and migrate downstream into nearshore
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Thomas M. Evans, C. Michael Wagner, Scott M. Miehls, Nicholas S. Johnson, Taylor Haas, Erin Dunlop, Richard G. Manzon
Behavioral responses of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) and white sucker (Catostomus commersonii) to turbulent flow during fishway passage attempts
An understanding of how undesirable and desirable fish species respond behaviorally to turbulent flow in fishways would guide development of selective fish passage techniques. We applied high-resolution computational fluid dynamics modeling and competing risks analysis towards the development of predictive selective passage models. Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus; an invasive fish in the Great Lak
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Sean A. Lewandoski, Peter J. Hrodey, Scott M. Miehls, Paul Piszczek, Daniel Zielinski
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 also limit the migration of desirable, native species.
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Jesse Eickholt, Dylan Kelly, Janine Bryan, Scott M. Miehls, Daniel Zielinski
Behavioural response of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) to acoustic stimuli in a small stream
Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) are invasive in the Laurentian Great Lakes and parasitically feed on valued fishes. Migration barriers and selective pesticides are used to control sea lamprey, but there is a desire to develop additional control tools such as traps with nonphysical deterrents. Sound has been used as a deterrent for other invasive species, but its potential for manipulating sea lam
Authors
Victoria Heath, Scott M. Miehls, Nicholas S. Johnson, Dennis Higgs
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 flowing‐water conditions in a laboratory flume. Behaviors and rat
Authors
Alexander Haro, Scott M. Miehls, Nicholas S. Johnson, C. Michael Wagner
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 personnel and can be stressful for the fish. Recent advance
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Nicholas Bravata, Dylan Kelly, Jesse Eickholt, Janine Bryan, Scott M. Miehls, Daniel Zielinski
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 control program. We use a management strategy evaluat
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Scott M. Miehls, Heather Dawson, Alex Maguffee, Nicholas S. Johnson, Michael Jones, Norine Dobiesz
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 for both conservation and control. The flow veloci
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Daniel P. Zielinski, Scott M. Miehls, Gordon Burns, Charles Coutant
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 reliable abundance estimates. We analyzed data from tr
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Sean A. Lewandoski, Gale A Bravener, Peter J. Hrodey, Scott M. Miehls
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Image and biometric data for fish from Great Lakes tributaries collected during spring 2019
Image and biometric data were collected for 22 species of fish from Great Lakes Tributaries in Michigan and Ohio, and the Illinois River for the purpose of developing a fish identification classifier. Data consists of a comma delimited spreadsheet that identifies image file names and associated fish identification number, common name, species code, family name, genus, and species, date collected,Diel activity of newly metamorphosed juvenile sea lamprey in Carp River, MI 2011, Morpion Stream, Quebec 2014, and an artificial stream at Hammond Bay Biological Station 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 River, MichiAssessment of pulsed DC electric field to guide downstream migrating sea lamprey in experimental flume at USGS Conte Anadromous Fish Lab, Turners Falls, MA (December 2013)
This is a tabular data set that contains records of water velocity, depth, temperature and trial information such as start and stop times and date for experimental trials testing the effect of an electric field on the movement patterns and distribution of juvenile sea lamprey moving downstream in an experimental flume. Distribution is recorded for each individual lamprey as presence (1) or absence - Multimedia
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USGS Facilitates USFWS and GLFC Collaboration with Polish Company
USGS Facilitates USFWS and GLFC Collaboration with Polish Company
USGS Facilitates USFWS and GLFC Collaboration with Polish CompanyThe tour group, from left to right, included Scott Miehls and Tyler Bruning (USGS-GLSC), Sabina Ziola (Procom), Nick Johnson (USGS-GLSC), Krzysztof Niezabitowski (Procom), and Pete Hrodey (USFWS). Photo credit: Andrea Miehls, USGS.
The tour group, from left to right, included Scott Miehls and Tyler Bruning (USGS-GLSC), Sabina Ziola (Procom), Nick Johnson (USGS-GLSC), Krzysztof Niezabitowski (Procom), and Pete Hrodey (USFWS). Photo credit: Andrea Miehls, USGS.
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Filter Total Items: 24Survival, healing, and swim performance of juvenile migratory sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) implanted with a new acoustic microtransmitter designed for small eel-like fishes
BackgroundLittle is known about the transformer stage of the parasitic lampreys, a brief but critical period that encompasses juvenile out-migration from rivers to lakes or oceans to begin parasitic feeding. Information about this life stage could have significant conservation implications for both imperiled and invasive lampreys. We investigated tag retention, survival, wound healing, and swim peAuthorsTaylor F. Haas, Theodore R. Castro-Santos, Scott M. Miehls, Zhiqun D. Deng, Tyler Michael Bruning, C. Michael WagnerTest of a screw-style fish lift for introducing migratory fish into a selective fish passage device
Barriers are an effective mechanism for managing invasive species like sea lamprey in the Lau-rentian Great Lakes, but are detrimental because they limit the migration of desirable, native species. Fish passage technologies that selectively pass desirable species while blocking unde-sirable species are needed. Optical sorting tools combined with newly developed computer learning algorithms could bAuthorsDaniel Zielinski, Scott M. Miehls, Sean A. LewandoskiUnderstanding sea lamprey populations in the Great Lakes prior to broad implementation of sea lamprey control
Control of invasive sea lamprey in the Great Lakes with a selective pesticide (lampricide) that targeted larval sea lamprey began in the late 1950's and continues to be one of the main methods for control. Although the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, which was formed with the mandate of controlling sea lamprey, often expresses the success of the sea lamprey control program in terms of percent reduAuthorsKelly F. Robinson, Scott M. Miehls, Michael J. SiefkesBefore the first meal: The elusive pre-feeding juvenile stage of the sea lamprey
Although sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in the Laurentian Great Lakes have been studied intensively for more than 70 years, many questions remain about their complex life cycle. One of the least understood portions is the post-metamorphic stage (hereafter pre-feeding juvenile, PFJ) that occurs prior to parasitic feeding. PFJ must emerge from stream sediments and migrate downstream into nearshoreAuthorsThomas M. Evans, C. Michael Wagner, Scott M. Miehls, Nicholas S. Johnson, Taylor Haas, Erin Dunlop, Richard G. ManzonBehavioral responses of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) and white sucker (Catostomus commersonii) to turbulent flow during fishway passage attempts
An understanding of how undesirable and desirable fish species respond behaviorally to turbulent flow in fishways would guide development of selective fish passage techniques. We applied high-resolution computational fluid dynamics modeling and competing risks analysis towards the development of predictive selective passage models. Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus; an invasive fish in the Great LakAuthorsSean A. Lewandoski, Peter J. Hrodey, Scott M. Miehls, Paul Piszczek, Daniel ZielinskiAdvancements 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 also limit the migration of desirable, native species.AuthorsJesse Eickholt, Dylan Kelly, Janine Bryan, Scott M. Miehls, Daniel ZielinskiBehavioural response of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) to acoustic stimuli in a small stream
Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) are invasive in the Laurentian Great Lakes and parasitically feed on valued fishes. Migration barriers and selective pesticides are used to control sea lamprey, but there is a desire to develop additional control tools such as traps with nonphysical deterrents. Sound has been used as a deterrent for other invasive species, but its potential for manipulating sea lamAuthorsVictoria Heath, Scott M. Miehls, Nicholas S. Johnson, Dennis HiggsEvaluation 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 flowing‐water conditions in a laboratory flume. Behaviors and ratAuthorsAlexander Haro, Scott M. Miehls, Nicholas S. Johnson, C. Michael WagnerApplications 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 personnel and can be stressful for the fish. Recent advanceAuthorsNicholas Bravata, Dylan Kelly, Jesse Eickholt, Janine Bryan, Scott M. Miehls, Daniel ZielinskiWhere 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 control program. We use a management strategy evaluatAuthorsScott M. Miehls, Heather Dawson, Alex Maguffee, Nicholas S. Johnson, Michael Jones, Norine DobieszAdult 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 for both conservation and control. The flow velociAuthorsDaniel P. Zielinski, Scott M. Miehls, Gordon Burns, Charles CoutantEnvironmental 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 reliable abundance estimates. We analyzed data from trAuthorsSean A. Lewandoski, Gale A Bravener, Peter J. Hrodey, Scott M. Miehls - News
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