Response of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) to the Control of Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) in Lake Huron

1980 ◽  
Vol 37 (11) ◽  
pp. 2039-2046 ◽  
Author(s):  
George R. Spangler ◽  
John J. Collins
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rates ◽  
Petromyzon Marinus ◽  
Control Period ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Sea Lamprey ◽  
Lake Huron ◽  
Coregonus Clupeaformis ◽  
Population Parameters ◽  
The North ◽  
Main Basin

Changes in population parameters of three stocks of whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) in Lake Huron following control of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) have varied between the major basins of the lake. In the North Channel and main basin, whitefish survival rates increased significantly, from values of 23 to 37% and 16 to 24%, respectively. In both areas the abundance of lamprey declined while whitefish increased. In Georgian Bay, whitefish populations did not reflect changes attributable to lamprey control, possibly because of low lamprey abundance. During the control period, whitefish survival rates declined from 57 to 39%, abundance declined and growth rates increased.Key words: Lake Huron whitefish, lamprey control, Petromyzon marinus

Mercury accumulation in sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) from Lake Huron

2014 ◽  
Vol 470-471 ◽  
pp. 1313-1319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles P. Madenjian ◽  
Nicholas S. Johnson ◽  
Michael J. Siefkes ◽  
John M. Dettmers ◽  
Joel D. Blum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Petromyzon Marinus ◽  
Sea Lamprey ◽  
Lake Huron ◽  
Mercury Accumulation

Influence of Water Temperature on the Growth Rate of the Landlocked Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) and the Associated Rate of Host Mortality

1977 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 1373-1378 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. J. Farmer ◽  
F. W. H. Beamish ◽  
P. F. Lett
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Great Lakes ◽  
Water Temperature ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
Petromyzon Marinus ◽  
Sea Lamprey ◽  
Instantaneous Growth ◽  
Exponential Decline ◽  
Influence Of Water ◽  
Host Mortality

Groups of sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) of 10–90 g initial weight were held at temperatures of 1–20 °C for 30 days and allowed to feed ad lib. on white suckers (Catostomus commersoni). Increases in water temperature and in lamprey size caused the rate of host mortality to increase in agreement with observations that mortality in the Great Lakes is seasonal. Instantaneous growth rates were maximal at 20 °C for lampreys of 10–30 g, the optimal temperature for growth shifting to 15 °C for larger lampreys of 30–90 g. Growth rates were intermediate at 10 °C and lowest at 4 °C for lampreys of all size. Accordingly, host mortality increased with temperature over the 4–20 °C range. At all experimental temperatures, increases in lamprey weight were accompanied by an exponential decline in instantaneous growth rates, a phenomenon also observed for teleosts. Laboratory growth rates at temperatures of 5–15 °C were comparable to rates observed for lampreys in Lake Huron between April and November and agree with the observation that lampreys feed in deeper waters between April and June before moving to warmer, shallower waters during the summer when growth rate increases. Key words: sea lamprey, white sucker, host, temperature, growth, Great Lakes, mortality

scholarly journals A case history of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) abundance and control in Lake Huron: 2000–2019

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shawn M. Nowicki ◽  
Lori A. Criger ◽  
Peter J. Hrodey ◽  
W. Paul Sullivan ◽  
Fraser B. Neave ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case History ◽  
Petromyzon Marinus ◽  
Sea Lamprey ◽  
Lake Huron ◽  
History Of ◽  
And Control

Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) size trends in a salmonid stocking context in Lake Superior

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
pp. 2354-2361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey C Jorgensen ◽  
James F Kitchell
Keyword(s):  
Bayesian Model ◽  
Fish Community ◽  
Bayesian Model Averaging ◽  
Lake Trout ◽  
Pacific Salmon ◽  
Lake Superior ◽  
Petromyzon Marinus ◽  
Control Period ◽  
Model Averaging ◽  
Sea Lamprey

Fish community objectives for Lake Superior call for restoration such that it resembles its historical species composition, to the extent possible, yet allow for supplementation of naturalized Pacific salmonids (Oncorhynchus spp.). To achieve these goals, managers strive to control the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) to levels that cause insignificant (<5%) mortality to host species. While control efforts have been successful, sea lamprey size has increased during the control period. We analyzed long-term sea lamprey size trends and found a significant increase from 1961 to 2003 (F = 36.76, p < 0.001, R2 = 0.473). A local regression revealed two significant size increase periods. We used Bayesian model averaging to find the relationship between sea lamprey size and the stocking of salmonids (lean lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) and Pacific salmon). Bayesian model averaging identified 91 models, and several regressors were common features in many of the models. Sea lamprey weight was related to stocked lake trout lagged 3, 9, 11, and 13 years, and stocked Pacific salmon lagged 4 years. If sea lampreys can achieve larger sizes attached to Pacific salmonid hosts, and thus inflict more damage, there may be a trade-off for managers in achieving the fish community objectives for Lake Superior.

Genetic structure of lake whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis, populations in the northern main basin of Lake Huron

2012 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 241-260
Author(s):  
W. Stott ◽  
M.P. Ebener ◽  
L. Mohr ◽  
J. Schaeffer ◽  
E.F. Roseman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Lake Huron ◽  
Coregonus Clupeaformis ◽  
Lake Whitefish ◽  
Main Basin

scholarly journals Dynamics of the Lake Michigan food web, 1970–2000

2002 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 736-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles P Madenjian ◽  
Gary L Fahnenstiel ◽  
Thomas H Johengen ◽  
Thomas F Nalepa ◽  
Henry A Vanderploeg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Web ◽  
Zebra Mussel ◽  
Dreissena Polymorpha ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Lake Michigan ◽  
Petromyzon Marinus ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
Sea Lamprey ◽  
Alosa Pseudoharengus ◽  
Coregonus Clupeaformis

Herein, we document changes in the Lake Michigan food web between 1970 and 2000 and identify the factors responsible for these changes. Control of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) and alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) populations in Lake Michigan, beginning in the 1950s and 1960s, had profound effects on the food web. Recoveries of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and burbot (Lota lota) populations, as well as the buildup of salmonine populations, were attributable, at least in part, to sea lamprey control. Based on our analyses, predation by salmonines was primarily responsible for the reduction in alewife abundance during the 1970s and early 1980s. In turn, the decrease in alewife abundance likely contributed to recoveries of deepwater sculpin (Myoxocephalus thompsoni), yellow perch (Perca flavescens), and burbot populations during the 1970s and 1980s. Decrease in the abundance of all three dominant benthic macroinvertebrate groups, including Diporeia, oligochaetes, and sphaeriids, during the 1980s in nearshore waters ([Formula: see text]50 m deep) of Lake Michigan, was attributable to a decrease in primary production linked to a decline in phosphorus loadings. Continued decrease in Diporeia abundance during the 1990s was associated with the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion, but specific mechanisms for zebra mussels affecting Diporeia abundance remain unidentified.

Effects of habitat change in the St. Marys River and northern Lake Huron on sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) populations

1996 ◽  
Vol 53 (S1) ◽  
pp. 99-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
R J Young ◽  
G C Christie ◽  
R B McDonald ◽  
D W Cuddy ◽  
T J Morse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Petromyzon Marinus ◽  
Sea Lamprey ◽  
Habitat Change ◽  
Lake Huron

Lake Huron: Effects of Exploitation, Introductions, and Eutrophication on the Salmonid Community

1972 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 877-887 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. H. Berst ◽  
G. R. Spangler
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Fishery Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Quality Criteria ◽  
Sea Lamprey ◽  
Lake Huron ◽  
Water Quality Criteria ◽  
Saginaw Bay ◽  
Georgian Bay ◽  
The North

Lake Huron is a large, deep, oligotrophic lake, centrally located in the St. Lawrence Great Lakes system. Manitoulin Island and the Bruce Peninsula divide the lake into the relatively discrete water masses of the North Channel, Georgian Bay, and Lake Huron proper. Water quality in Lake Huron has deteriorated only slightly since the early 1800s. The only significant changes are confined to areas adjacent to centers of human activity, chiefly Saginaw Bay and various harbours and estuaries in Georgian Bay and the North Channel. The lake has supported a commercial fishery which has produced annual catches as high as 13000 metric tons. A dramatic decline in landings of commercially valuable species and an instability in fisheries resources has occurred in all areas of the lake since the 1940s. This depression of populations of valued species was associated with the accidental introduction of the sea lamprey, instances of overfishing and deterioration of water quality in Saginaw Bay. The present depressed state of the fisheries will undoubtedly persist until sea lamprey control is achieved and climax predators are reestablished. Governments are proceeding toward the establishment of water quality criteria and fishery management practices which, hopefully, will stabilize the fisheries and prevent further deterioration of the aquatic environment.

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