Lampricide Control Task Force

Mission

Terms of Reference – Revised Spring 2017

Purpose:  Maximize the number of sea lampreys killed in individual streams and lentic areas while minimizing costs and impacts on aquatic ecosystems.

Supporting Great Lakes Fishery Commission Goals and Strategies as Numbered from the Vision Document:

Goal 1:  Suppress sea lamprey populations to target levels.

Strategy 1:      Implement lampricide treatment strategies to suppress sea lamprey populations to target levels in each Great Lake.

Strategy 3:      Measure the effectiveness of lampricide applications and account for its variation among streams.

Goal 2:  Increase the effectiveness and efficiency of sea lamprey control to further reduce sea lamprey populations in each Great Lake.

Strategy 4:      Implement integrated sea lamprey control strategies for each lake and evaluate their effectiveness.

 

Task Force Objectives:

• Submit lampricide treatment plans designed to reduce sea lamprey abundance to target wounding levels for each Great Lake.
• Evaluate and prioritize options to optimize kill of sea lampreys and use of TFM.
• Select streams and lentic areas for lampricide treatments.
• Develop border-blind treatment schedules that maximize efficiency.
• Evaluate environmental effects of lampricides.
• Develop and refine estimates of staff effort, lampricide amount, and total costs.
• Update standard operating protocols (SOP).
• Assist in the development of research and technical assistance project (TAP) pre-proposals and participate in research studies consistent with the research theme papers.
• Review research and TAP proposals and prioritize task force research needs that are consistent with the research theme papers.

Membership:

Role:	Name
LCTF Task Force Chair (Appointed 4/16)	Lori Criger (USFWS – MBS)
SLCP Lampricide Control Experts	Bruce Morrison (DFO – SLCC) Shawn Robertson (DFO – SLCC) Alan Rowlinson (DFO – SLCC) Tim Sullivan (USFWS – LBS) Jenna Tews (USFWS – LBS) Chris Gagnon (USFWS – LBS)
SLCP Chemist	Benson Solomon (USFWS – MBS)
SLCP Risk Assessment Expert	Cheryl Kaye (USFWS – MBS)
SLCP LATF Representative	Fraser Neave (DFO – SLCC)
Internal Researchers	Mike Boogaard (USGS – UMESC) Terry Hubert (USGS – UMESC) Karen Slaght (USGS – HBBS)
Lake Technical Committee Member	Vacant
Outside Expert	Michael Wilkie (Wilfrid Laurier University)
Statistician / Analyst	Jean Adams (USGS / GLFC)
GLFC Secretariat	Dale Burkett Mike Siefkes Chris Freiburger
Additional invitees as needed according to the meeting agenda.

 

Meeting Schedule: At least 2 meetings annually – February and September.