38th Annual Larval Fish Conference, Part 9*

Wednesday, August 20, 2014: 9:40 AM-3:10 PM
200B (Centre des congrès de Québec // Québec City Convention Centre)
9:40 AM
Investigations on the Function of Immune-like Cell Clusters in the Larval Lake Sturgeon Brain
Barbara I Evans, Lake Superior State University; Jun Li, Lake Superior State University

10:00 AM
Wednesday Morning Break


10:30 AM
Adaptive, Plastic, and Maternal Effects on Egg Size, Egg Quality, and Egg Size Variation in Great Lakes Walleye
Zachary S. Feiner, Purdue University; Hui-Yu Wang, National Taiwan University; Tomas O. Höök, Purdue University

10:50 AM
Diversity in a Multi-Stock System: Temporal and Spatial Portfolio Effects in Lake Erie Walleye Production
Mark DuFour, University of Toledo; Jeremy Pritt, USGS Great Lakes Science Center; Christine M. Mayer, University of Toledo; Cassandra May, The Ohio State University; Stuart A. Ludsin, The Ohio State University; Elizabeth A. Marschall, The Ohio State University; Mike Fraker, The Ohio State University; Edward F. Roseman, USGS Great Lakes Science Center; Jeffrey G. Miner, Bowling Green State University; Jeremiah Davis, Bowling Green State University; Christopher S. Vandergoot, Ohio Department of Natural Resources; Jeff Tyson, Ohio Department of Natural Resources

11:10 AM
Combining Particle Tracking Models and Otolith Chemistry to Study Active Movement of Larval Yellow Perch in Western Lake Erie
Kevin Pangle, Central Michigan University; Jose Marin Jarrin, Central Michigan University; Meng Xia, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Stuart A. Ludsin, The Ohio State University; Doran Mason, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; Edward S. Rutherford, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

11:30 AM
Predicting Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Year-Class Strength to Improve Pre-Recruitment Indices in the Upper Great Lakes, USA
Marissa Hammond, Michigan State Univeristy; William W. Taylor, Michigan State University; David Caroffino, Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Randall M. Claramunt, Michigan Department of Natural Resources

11:50 AM
Compensatory Response of the Lower Food Web and Larval Fish Growth and Survival to Multiple Stressors in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron
Edward S. Rutherford, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; Henry Vanderploeg, NOAA GLERL; Hunter Carrick, Central Michigan University; Joann Cavaletto, NOAA GLERL; Jim Liebig, NOAA GLERL; Dana Burnette, University of Michigan; David Wells, University of Michigan; Kerrin Mabrey, University of Michigan; David B. Bunnell, USGS Great Lakes Science Center; David M. Warner, USGS Great Lakes Science Center; Timothy P. O'Brien, USGS Great Lakes Science Center; James Johnson, Alpena Fishery Research Station

12:10 PM
Wednesday Lunch


1:30 PM
Evidence of Cisco Spawning in Chaumont Bay, Lake Ontario
Ellen M. George, Cornell University; Mathew Levine, The Nature Conservancy; Darran L. Crabtree, The Nature Conservancy; Michael J. Connerton, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation; James H. Johnson, US Geological Survey; Lars G. Rudstam, Cornell University

1:50 PM
Using Fish Egg and Larval Surveys to Assess Efficacy of Constructed Spawning Habitats in the St. Clair-Detroit Rivers System
Edward F. Roseman, USGS Great Lakes Science Center; Jaquelyn Craig, USGS Great Lakes Science Center; Stacy Ireland, USGS Great Lakes Science Center; Gregory W. Kennedy, USGS Great Lakes Science Center; Bruce A. Manny, USGS Great Lakes Science Center; Justin Chiotti, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; James Boase, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

2:10 PM
Ground Truth and Site Assessment of Model Predicted Fish Spawning Habitats in the St. Clair-Detroit River System
Gregory W. Kennedy, USGS Great Lakes Science Center; David Bennion, USGS Great Lakes Science Center; Jaquelyn Craig, USGS Great Lakes Science Center; Bruce A. Manny, USGS Great Lakes Science Center; Edward F. Roseman, USGS Great Lakes Science Center

2:30 PM
Progress Towards Understanding the Importance of Coastal Wetland Nursery Habitat to Great Lakes Fisheries Support
Joel Hoffman, US EPA; Anett Trebitz, U.S. EPA; Greg Peterson, US Environmental Protection Agency; Anne Cotter, U.S. EPA; John R Kelly, US Environmental Protection Agency

2:50 PM
The Role of Rivermouths and River Plumes in Young Fish Growth and Resource Utilization in Southern Lake Michigan
Sarah R. Stein, Purdue University; Yusuf Jameel, University of Utah; Gabriel Bowen, University of Utah; Cary D. Troy, Purdue University; Tomas O. Höök, Purdue University

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