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Representatives from the U. S. Geological Survey offices listed below
are conducting lake sturgeon activities:
Great Lakes Science Center | Great Lakes Science Center's Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science |Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center | Upper Midwest Water Science Center

U. S. Geological Survey
Great Lakes Science Center

Lake Sturgeon Coordinators: Edward Roseman and Darryl Hondorp

E-mail: eroseman@usgs.gov
Phone: (734) 214-7237

E-mail: dhondorp@usgs.gov
Phone: (734) 214-7241

Office Information:
U.S. Geological Survey
Great Lakes Science Center
Biological Resources Division
1451 Green Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48104

2002 Sturgeon Research in the Huron-Erie Corridor

Lake Sturgeon Research / Activities

Edward Roseman's Staff Profile

Darryl Hondorp's Staff Profile

Lake sturgeon response to a spawning reef constructed in the Detroit River (abstract) - E.Roseman, B.Manny, J.Boase, M.Child, G.Kennedy, J.Craig, K.Soper, R.Drouin. 2011. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 27 (Suppl 2): 66-76 - please contact B. Manny for full document
Manny, B.A. and L. Mohr. In Press. Rehabilitation of Lake Sturgeon in the Great Lakes - Making progress. In: Great Lakes Fisheries Policy and Management, A Binational Perspective. W.W. Taylor, N. Leonard, and A. Lynch, editors. Michigan State University Press, East Lansing, MI.

2004 Great Lakes Lake Sturgeon Coordination Meeting Presentation - Classification of lake sturgeon spawning habitat in the Detroit River

U. S. Geological Survey
Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science

Lake Sturgeon Coordinator: Dawn Dittman

E-mail: ddittman@usgs.gov
Phone: (607) 753-9391 Ext 7523

Office Information:
U.S. Geological Survey
Great Lakes Science Center
Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science
3075 Gracie Road
Cortland, NY 13045

Lake Sturgeon Research / Activities

Dawn Dittman works on restoration of Lake Sturgeon in Lake Ontario, and the Genesee, Seneca, Oswego, Raquette, St. Regis, and St. Lawrence Rivers.

Dawn Dittman's Staff Profile

Dawn Dittman with a five year old lake sturgeon captured from the Genesee River in 2008. It was the largest lake sturgeon captured from the Genesee R. in 2008. (pdf, 161 Kb)

Assessment of Habitat Use by Experimentally Stocked Juvenile Lake Sturgeon, Final Report (pdf, 3.05 Mb)

2004 Great Lakes Lake Sturgeon Coordination Meeting Poster - Assessment of habitat use by stocked lake sturgeon in the Genesee River

U. S. Geological Survey
Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center

Lake Sturgeon Coordinator: Brent Knights

E-mail: bknights@usgs.gov
Phone: (608) 781-6332

Office Information:
U.S. Geological Survey
Biological Resources Division
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Ctr.
2630 Fanta Reed Road
La Crosse, Wisconsin 54603

Lake Sturgeon Research / Activities

2000 Sturgeon Habitat and Movement in the Upper Mississippi

U. S. Geological Survey
Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Lake Sturgeon Coordinator: Jeffrey Ziegeweid

E-mail: jrziege@usgs.gov
Phone: (763) 783-3113

Office Information:
U.S. Geological Survey
Upper Midwest Water Science Center
2280 Woodale Drive
Mounds View, MN 55112

Completed Project: Comparing Trace Metal Concentrations in Water and Pectoral Fin Rays to Assess Lake Sturgeon Populations in Voyageurs National Park, MN

Current Project: Determining the potential effects of Asian carp management on sturgeon populations in two national parks

Ziegeweid, J.R., Zigler, S.J., Maki, R.P., Karns, B.N., and Love, S.A. 2018. Method comparisons for determining concentrations of metals in water samples used in studies of fish migratory histories: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2018–5143, 20 p.

Ziegeweid, J.R., Enriquez, O.R., Maki, R.P., Shaw, S.L., Love, S.A., and Windels, S.K., 2019. Ratios of strontium to calcium measured in pectoral fin rays of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) captured in the lakes and rivers of Namakan Reservoir, Minnesota, United States and Ontario, Canada, 2007-15: U.S. Geological Survey data release.

Lake Sturgeon Research / Activities

Jeffrey Ziegeweid works on Lake Sturgeon restoration in the Rainy, Upper Mississippi, and St. Croix River Basins. Jeffrey’s current studies involve measuring trace metal concentrations in water and cross sections of pectoral fin rays to determine whether connected water bodies have distinct water signatures and whether these signatures can be used to identify migratory histories of individual sturgeon. He also has previous experience working with shortnose sturgeon.

Jeffrey Ziegeweid's Staff Profile

Using Analyses of Lake Sturgeon Tissues to Inform Decisions About Prevention and Management of Invasive Carp in Two National Park Service Units : 2018 Minnesota AFS Presentation Abstract

Simulation of hydrodynamics, water quality, and lake sturgeon habitat volumes in Lake St. Croix, Wisconsin and Minnesota, 2013. Smith, E.A., R.L. Kiesling, J.R. Ziegeweid, S.M. Elliott, and S. Magdalene. 2018. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017–5157.

Using Concentrations of Metals in Pectoral Fin Rays to Track Movements and Improve Management of Lake Sturgeon Populations in the Great Lakes Basin: 2012 Great Lakes Lake Sturgeon Coordination Meeting Presentation Abstract

Potential effects of invasive carp and carp prevention strategies on sturgeon populations in two National Park units: 2016 St. Croix River Research Rendezvous Presentation

Comparing trace metal concentrations in water and pectoral fin rays to assess lake sturgeon populations in Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota : 2017 Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Forum Presentation Abstract

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