Relationship of Length of Fish to Incidence of Sea Lamprey Scars on White Suckers, Catostomus commersoni, in Lake Huron

Copeia ◽  
1954 ◽  
Vol 1954 (1) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Hall ◽  
Oliver R. Elliott
Keyword(s):  
Sea Lamprey ◽  
Lake Huron ◽  
Catostomus Commersoni ◽  
Relationship Of

The White Sucker Population of South Bay, Lake Huron, and Effects of the Sea Lamprey on It

1967 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 2117-2136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel W. Coble
Keyword(s):  
Lake Trout ◽  
Fork Length ◽  
Size Composition ◽  
Sea Lamprey ◽  
Lake Huron ◽  
Minimal Distance ◽  
Alosa Pseudoharengus ◽  
White Sucker ◽  
Trout Population ◽  
Relationship Of

Information on ecology and dynamics of white suckers, Catostomus commersoni (Lacépède), in South Bay, Lake Huron, was obtained from experimental fishing over more than a decade and from a tagging program in 1955 and 1956. (A total of 1667 suckers were tagged and 8% of them were subsequently recovered.) The fish moved about extensively in the bay, minimal distance travelled averaging 3.8 km during a summer. Nevertheless, it was necessary to divide the bay into discrete fishing areas for calculating population and mortality estimates. The length–weight relationship of adult suckers in June was W = 5.883 × 10−4 L2.92262; where W is weight in pounds and L is fork length in inches. Growth averaged only about 7.6 mm/year, and an annulus was not formed on the scales every year. In 1956 the population may have amounted to about 160,000 adult white suckers, or 23 fish per hectare or 17.5 kg/hectare, for the part of the bay less than 36 m deep. The exploitation rate appeared to be less than 2%. The annual survival rate of suckers larger than approximately 38 cm appeared to be about 70–75% decreasing with size of fish. Although it is not known if the size of the population has changed, the size composition changed between 1953 and 1964 through the loss of larger fish. Marked changes in the fauna of South Bay subsequent to the late 1940's include the invasion of the sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, and the alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus (Wilson), the disappearance of the lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum), and the decline of the population of the cisco, Coregonus (= Leucichthys) artedii LeSueur. The loss of the larger fish in the white sucker population was probably caused by the sea lamprey, for it occurred after the destruction of the lake trout population and corresponded with increased incidence of lamprey scarring of suckers.

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

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

Neural differentiation in the retina of the larval sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)

1989 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalman Rubinson ◽  
Hilary Cain
Keyword(s):  
Ganglion Cells ◽  
Photoreceptor Cells ◽  
Sea Lamprey ◽  
High Ratio ◽  
Bipolar Cells ◽  
Peripheral Retina ◽  
Radial Gradient ◽  
New Development ◽  
Cell Layers ◽  
Relationship Of

AbstractThe peripheral retina of the sea lamprey develops in a 5-year-long process in which only certain neurons differentiate each year. The growth of cell layers, the differentiation of the neurons, and the morphology of their dendrites and axons were studied with normal, HRP, and Golgi preparations. Ganglion cells are differentiated in 3-year-old larvae, amacrine and horizontal cells in 4-year-old larvae, photoreceptor cells in stage I transformers, and bipolar cells in stage III transformers. Each new development is expressed as a radial gradient of differentiation. As a result of this protracted and stepped process, lamprey retinal neurons, particularly ganglion cells, differentiate in the absence of other cells to which they will ultimately be connected and may express their individual genetic programs more fully than in other vertebrate retinas. This could account for the unusual relationship of the ganglion cell, inner plexiform, and optic nerve layers and for the very high ratio of displaced to orthotopic ganglion cells.

An Improved Method to Estimate Sea Lamprey Wounding Rate on Hosts with Application to Lake Trout in Lake Huron

2003 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 320-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Rutter ◽  
James R. Bence
Keyword(s):  
Lake Trout ◽  
Sea Lamprey ◽  
Lake Huron ◽  
Improved Method

The Spatial Relationship of γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Neurons and Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Neurons in Larval and Adult Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus

2002 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen L. Reed ◽  
Janet K. MacIntyre ◽  
Stuart A. Tobet ◽  
Vance L. Trudeau ◽  
Lisa MacEachern ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Petromyzon Marinus ◽  
Spatial Relationship ◽  
Sea Lamprey ◽  
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone ◽  
Aminobutyric Acid ◽  
Releasing Hormone ◽  
Gaba Neurons ◽  
Gnrh Neurons ◽  
Relationship Of

A Comparison of Organochlorine Contaminant Levels, on a Lipid Basis, in Sea Lamprey Larvae from Mad River, Lake Huron Basin and Michipicoten River, Lake Superior Basin (1960-1976)

2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude B. Renaud ◽  
Noel Alfonso ◽  
Klaus L.E. Kaiser ◽  
Michael E. Comba
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Lake Superior ◽  
Sea Lamprey ◽  
Lake Huron ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Mining Activities ◽  
Organochlorine Contaminant ◽  
High Level ◽  
Poultry Farming ◽  
Lake Basins

Abstract Organochlorine concentrations, on a lipid basis, were determined for formalin-preserved sea lamprey larvae, collected between 1960 and 1976 in the Mad River, Lake Huron basin, and compared with previously published data from Michipicoten River, Lake Superior basin. Although the ages of the lamprey specimens between the two lake basins were different, their lipid content, expressed as a percentage of dry body weight, was comparable. Despite the fact that the samples came from areas separated by about 550 km and with different land use (heavily forested area with mining activities but little agriculture for Lake Superior versus poultry farming, agricultural, urban and military uses for Lake Huron), no statistically significant differences were found for most organochlorine residue concentrations (Σaldrin, ΣCB, Σchlordane, ΣDDT, Σendosulfan and ΣPCB) between the two lake basins. The exception was ΣHCH, which was significantly lower in Lake Huron due to the absence of a high-level period observed in 1970 to 1975 in Lake Superior samples. Additionally, no differences were found between the relative concentrations of the various DDT metabolites between the two basins, but significantly higher relative concentrations of higher chlorinated PCBs (hexa to decachloro congeners) were found in Lake Huron samples. This study demonstrates the usefulness of formalin-preserved museum material to conduct retrospective contaminant analyses. However, given that certain amounts of contaminants were also found in the preservative solution, consideration of these levels is important to properly interpret the results.

Sea lamprey wounding in Canadian waters of Lake Huron from 2000 to 2009: Temporal changes differ among regions

2011 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 601-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
David V. McLeod ◽  
R. Adam Cottrill ◽  
Yolanda E. Morbey
Keyword(s):  
Sea Lamprey ◽  
Temporal Changes ◽  
Lake Huron
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