Scott M Miehls, PhD
Scott Miehls is a Research Fisheries Biologist based in Millersburg, MI.
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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 control measures which target multiple life stages. Cur
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Scott M. Miehls, 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 flume and movement were monitored with overhead camer
Authors
Nicholas S. Johnson, Scott M. Miehls, Alexander J. Haro, C. Michael Wagner
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 for newly metamorphosed sea lamprey using day/night
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Scott M. Miehls, Christopher Holbrook, J. Ellen Marsden
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 the sea lamprey) are imperiled in their native ran
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Megan Mickle, Scott M. Miehls, Nicholas S. Johnson, Dennis M. Higgs
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 tributaries. No control efforts currently target the down
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V. Alex Sotola, Scott M. Miehls, Lee G. Simard, J. Ellen Marsden
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 metamorphosing juvenile Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus t
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Lee G. Simard, V. Alex Sotola, J. Ellen Marsden, Scott M. Miehls
Test of a non-physical barrier consisting of light, sound, and bubble screen to block upstream movement of sea lamprey in an experimental raceway
Control of the invasive Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus is critical for management of commercial and recreational fisheries in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Use of physical barriers to block Sea Lampreys from spawning habitat is a major component of the control program. However, the resulting interruption of natural streamflow and blockage of nontarget species present substantial challenges. Developm
Authors
Scott M. Miehls, Nicholas S. Johnson, Pete J. Hrodey
Electrical guidance efficiency of downstream-migrating juvenile Sea Lamprey decreases with increasing water velocity
We tested the efficacy of a vertically oriented field of pulsed direct current (VEPDC) created by an array of vertical electrodes for guiding downstream-moving juvenile Sea Lampreys Petromyzon marinus to a bypass channel in an artificial flume at water velocities of 10–50 cm/s. Sea Lampreys were more likely to be captured in the bypass channel than in other sections of the flume regardless of elec
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Scott M. Miehls, Nicholas S. Johnson, Alexander Haro
A portable trap with electric lead catches up to 75% of an invasive fish species
A novel system combining a trap and pulsed direct current electricity was able to catch up to 75% of tagged invasive sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus in free-flowing streams. Non-target mortality was rare and impacts to non-target migration were minimal; likely because pulsed direct current only needed to be activated at night (7 hours of each day). The system was completely portable and the annual
Authors
Nicholas S. Johnson, Scott M. Miehls, Lisa M. O'Connor, Gale Bravener, Jessica Barber, Henry T. Thompson, John A. Tix, Tyler Bruning
Evidence that sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) complete their life cycle within a tributary of the Laurentian Great Lakes by parasitizing fishes in inland lakes
The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) invaded the upper Laurentian Great Lakes and feeds on valued fish. The Cheboygan River, Michigan, USA, is a large sea lamprey producing tributary to Lake Huron and despite having a renovated dam 2 km from the river mouth that presumably blocks sea lamprey spawning migrations, the watershed upstream of the dam remains infested with larval sea lamprey. A navigati
Authors
Nicholas S. Johnson, Michael B. Twohey, Scott M. Miehls, Tim A Cwalinski, Neal A Godby, Aude Lochet, Jeffrey W. Slade, Aaron K. Jubar, Michael J. Siefkes
Guiding out-migrating juvenile sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) with pulsed direct current
Non‐physical stimuli can deter or guide fish without affecting water flow or navigation and therefore have been investigated to improve fish passage at anthropogenic barriers and to control movement of invasive fish. Upstream fish migration can be blocked or guided without physical structure by electrifying the water, but directional downstream fish guidance with electricity has received little at
Authors
Nicholas S. Johnson, Scott M. Miehls
Use of oviduct-inserted acoustic transmitters and positional telemetry to estimate timing and location of spawning: a feasibility study in lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush
Background
Oviduct-inserted transmitters have shown promise for determining precise location of spawning in fishes. Use of traditional manual tracking to locate expelled oviduct transmitters is laborious and accurate estimates of time of transmitter expulsion require frequent surveys. We tested the feasibility of using oviduct-inserted transmitters with positional telemetry to estimate time and lo
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Thomas R. Binder, Christopher M. Holbrook, Scott M. Miehls, Henry T. Thompson, Charles C. Krueger
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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 control measures which target multiple life stages. Cur
Authors
Scott M. Miehls, 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 flume and movement were monitored with overhead camer
Authors
Nicholas S. Johnson, Scott M. Miehls, Alexander J. Haro, C. Michael Wagner
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 for newly metamorphosed sea lamprey using day/night
Authors
Scott M. Miehls, Christopher Holbrook, J. Ellen Marsden
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 the sea lamprey) are imperiled in their native ran
Authors
Megan Mickle, Scott M. Miehls, Nicholas S. Johnson, Dennis M. Higgs
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 tributaries. No control efforts currently target the down
Authors
V. Alex Sotola, Scott M. Miehls, Lee G. Simard, J. Ellen Marsden
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 metamorphosing juvenile Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus t
Authors
Lee G. Simard, V. Alex Sotola, J. Ellen Marsden, Scott M. Miehls
Test of a non-physical barrier consisting of light, sound, and bubble screen to block upstream movement of sea lamprey in an experimental raceway
Control of the invasive Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus is critical for management of commercial and recreational fisheries in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Use of physical barriers to block Sea Lampreys from spawning habitat is a major component of the control program. However, the resulting interruption of natural streamflow and blockage of nontarget species present substantial challenges. Developm
Authors
Scott M. Miehls, Nicholas S. Johnson, Pete J. Hrodey
Electrical guidance efficiency of downstream-migrating juvenile Sea Lamprey decreases with increasing water velocity
We tested the efficacy of a vertically oriented field of pulsed direct current (VEPDC) created by an array of vertical electrodes for guiding downstream-moving juvenile Sea Lampreys Petromyzon marinus to a bypass channel in an artificial flume at water velocities of 10–50 cm/s. Sea Lampreys were more likely to be captured in the bypass channel than in other sections of the flume regardless of elec
Authors
Scott M. Miehls, Nicholas S. Johnson, Alexander Haro
A portable trap with electric lead catches up to 75% of an invasive fish species
A novel system combining a trap and pulsed direct current electricity was able to catch up to 75% of tagged invasive sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus in free-flowing streams. Non-target mortality was rare and impacts to non-target migration were minimal; likely because pulsed direct current only needed to be activated at night (7 hours of each day). The system was completely portable and the annual
Authors
Nicholas S. Johnson, Scott M. Miehls, Lisa M. O'Connor, Gale Bravener, Jessica Barber, Henry T. Thompson, John A. Tix, Tyler Bruning
Evidence that sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) complete their life cycle within a tributary of the Laurentian Great Lakes by parasitizing fishes in inland lakes
The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) invaded the upper Laurentian Great Lakes and feeds on valued fish. The Cheboygan River, Michigan, USA, is a large sea lamprey producing tributary to Lake Huron and despite having a renovated dam 2 km from the river mouth that presumably blocks sea lamprey spawning migrations, the watershed upstream of the dam remains infested with larval sea lamprey. A navigati
Authors
Nicholas S. Johnson, Michael B. Twohey, Scott M. Miehls, Tim A Cwalinski, Neal A Godby, Aude Lochet, Jeffrey W. Slade, Aaron K. Jubar, Michael J. Siefkes
Guiding out-migrating juvenile sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) with pulsed direct current
Non‐physical stimuli can deter or guide fish without affecting water flow or navigation and therefore have been investigated to improve fish passage at anthropogenic barriers and to control movement of invasive fish. Upstream fish migration can be blocked or guided without physical structure by electrifying the water, but directional downstream fish guidance with electricity has received little at
Authors
Nicholas S. Johnson, Scott M. Miehls
Use of oviduct-inserted acoustic transmitters and positional telemetry to estimate timing and location of spawning: a feasibility study in lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush
Background
Oviduct-inserted transmitters have shown promise for determining precise location of spawning in fishes. Use of traditional manual tracking to locate expelled oviduct transmitters is laborious and accurate estimates of time of transmitter expulsion require frequent surveys. We tested the feasibility of using oviduct-inserted transmitters with positional telemetry to estimate time and lo
Authors
Thomas R. Binder, Christopher M. Holbrook, Scott M. Miehls, Henry T. Thompson, Charles C. Krueger
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