Great Lakes Fishery Commission

2025 Lake Meeting Presentation Videos

Lake Superior Committee

1. A Modern Look at Lean Lake Trout Spawning Locations in the Apostle Islands (Ian Harding, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa)
2. Ontario Coaster Brook Trout Field Surveys and Research Projects (Eric Berglund, OMNR)
3. Ontario Coaster Brook Trout Genetics (Chris Wilson, OMNR)
4. Minnesota Coaster Brook Trout Field Surveys and Research Projects (Cory Goldsworthy, MNDNR)
5. Minnesota Coaster Brook Trout Genetics (Ben Kline, Michigan State University)
6. USFWS Coaster Brook Trout Genetics (Nadya Mamoozadeh, North Carolina State University)
7. Non-Native Salmonid Response to Cisco Boom (Fritz Fischer, OMNR)
8. Black Bay Management Plan (Fritz Fischer, OMNR)
9. USGS Preyfish Assessment (Nicole Watson, USGS)
10. Lake Superior Lake Sturgeon Update (Tom Pratt, DFO)
11. Michigan State Splake Introgression Project (Nadya Mamoozadeh, North Carolina State University)
12. USGS High-Tech Acoustics (Dan Yule, USGS)
13. Sea Lamprey Control Update (Ryan Booth, DFO)
14. Shortjaw/Shortnose Project Update (Tom Pratt, DFO)
15. Fishery Responses to a Lake Trout Daily Bag Limit Reduction (Dray Carl, WDNR)
16. Cisco Aging from Digital Reference Collection (Tim Martin, MNDNR)
17. Lake Superior Session Close-Out (David Caroffino, MDNR)

Lake Michigan Committee

1. Lake Trout Working Group Report (Jory Jonas, MDNR)
2. Salmonid Working Group Report (Ben Turschak, MDNR)
3. Lake Michigan Mass Marking (Matt Kornis, USFWS)
4. Lake Michigan Sea Lamprey Report (Ted Treska, GLFC)
5. Lake Michigan Lower Trophic Level Report (Steve Pothoven, NOAA-GLERL)
6. Lake Michigan Preyfish Report (Ralph Tingley, USGS)
7. Lake Michigan Metabarcoding/AIS Report (Sharon Rayford, USFWS)
8. Lake Michigan Drowned River Mouth Lakes and Cisco (Ralph, Tingley, USGS)
9. Food and Predators of Lake Whitefish and Cisco in Lake Michigan (Scott McNaught, Central Michigan University)
10. Lake Michigan Habitat Report (Matt Herbert, TNC)
11. Climate Science in Fisheries Management (Joe Langan, NOAA-GLERL)
12. Spawning Whitefish and Invasive Mussel (SWIM) Update (Jeff Tyson, GLFC)
13. Lake Michigan Acoustic Telemetry (Tom Binder, USGS)
14. FishPass Update (Andrew Muir, GLFC)
15. Ruffe in Northern Green Bay (Cari-Ann Hayer, USFWS)
16. Lake Michigan Session Close-Out (Jay Wesley, MDNR)

Upper Lakes Common Session

1. Great Lakes Fishery Valuation (Rob Southwick, Southwick Associates)
2. Sea Lamprey Control: Historical Views and Need for the Future (Don Pereira, Outgoing Sea Lamprey Control Chair)
3. Lessons from 2020: What Happens if We Reduce Sea Lamprey Control? (Ben Marcy-Quay, USGS)
4. Lampricides: Threats & Opportunities (Bruce Morrison, DFO)
5. Next Generation Lampricides: A Proactive Approach to Sea Lamprey Management? (Erin Dunlop, GLFC)
6. Sea Lamprey Control Barrier Threats & Opportunities (Lisa Walter, GLFC)
7. Sea Lamprey Larval Assessment: Threats & Opportunities (Fraser Neave, DFO)
8. Sea Lamprey Genetic Threats & Opportunities (Tyler Buchinger, Michigan State University)
9. Opportunities & Needs for Indigenous Engagement in Sea Lamprey Control (Mike Siefkes, GLFC)
10. Panel Discussion

Lake Huron Committee

1. Lake Huron Sea Lamprey Report (Shawn Nowicki, USFWS)
2. Lake Huron Preyfish Status & Trends (Tim O’Brien, USGS)
3. Progress Towards Lake Trout Rehabilitation in Lake Huron (Chris Davis, OMNR)
4. Lake Huron Cisco Rehabilitation: 6-Year Status Report (Jose Bonilla-Gomez, USFWS)
5. Lake Whitefish Acoustic Telemetry in Ontario Water (Erin Dunlop, OMNR)
6. Lake Whitefish Acoustic Telemetry in Michigan Waters (Tyler Funnell, USGS)
7. Basinwide Lake Whitefish Recruitment Index (Cory Brant, USGS)
8. Larval Coregonine and Zooplankton Dynamics in Ontario Waters (Erin Dunlop, OMNR)
9. Lake Huron Lower Trophic Level Changes 2017-2022 (Dave DePew, ECCC)
10. Mercury in Lake Huron (Grace Armstrong, USGS)
11. Status & Trends of Saginaw Bay Walleye (Dave Fielder, MDNR)
12. Ruffe Expansion in Lake Huron/St. Mary’s River (Mike Rucinski, USFWS)
13. Lake Huron Lake Trout Strain Evaluation (Dave Gonder, OMNR)
14. Lake Huron Session Close-Out (Bruce Mighton, OMNR)

Lake Ontario Committee

1. Opening Remarks and Introductions (Chris Legard, NYSDEC)
2. Lower Trophic—Intro/overview
3. Status of Lake Ontario Lower Trophic Levels: 2020-2024 (Jim Watkins, Cornell University)
4. DFO Lower Trophic Program for Lake Ontario (Kelly Bowen, DFO)
5. Nearshore—Intro/Overview (Chris Legard, NYSDEC)
6. Nearshore Fish Community Status Report: 2020-2024 (Jessica Goretzke, NYSDEC)
7. Are Stocked Walleye Reproducing in Hamilton Harbour? (Jon Midwood, DFO)
8. Status of Lake Ontario Lake Sturgeon: 2020-2024 (Kyle Morton, USFWS)
9. Utilizing Acoustic Telemetry to Inform Management Decisions on Lake Sturgeon in Lake Ontario, New York (Kyle Morton, USFWS)
10. American Eel Passage in the Upper St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario (Dave Stanly, OPG)
11. The Dawn of a New Don—A Naturalized Don River Mouth, City of Toronto (Brynn Coey, TRCA, and Ken Dion, Waterfront Toronto)
12. NOAA Habitat Restoration Projects in Lake Ontario (Greer Harewood, NOAA)
13. Offshore Pelagic—Intro/Overview (Steve McNevin, OMNR)
14. Status of Lake Ontario Offshore Pelagic Preyfish: 2020-2024 (Jeremy Holden, OMNR)
15. Research Update: Evaluating Coregonine Spawning Habitat Restoration and Embryo Translocation (Brian Weidel, USGS)
16. Spatial Units to Inform Lake Ontario Bloater and Cisco Restoration (Josh Egan, GLFC)
17. Status of Lake Ontario Salmon and Trout Fisheries 2020-2024 (Mike Connerton, NYSDEC)
18. Parentage-Based Tagging Lake Ontario Chinook Salmon: Insights and Future Directions (Nicholas Sard, SUNY Oswego)
19. Status of Lake Ontario Atlantic Salmon: 2020-2024 (Tom Gristey, DFO)
20. Status of Lake Ontario Sea Lamprey Control: 2020-2024 (Christine Boston, DFO)
21. Offshore Benthic—Intro/Overview (Chris Legard, NYSDEC)
22. Status of Lake Ontario Offshore Benthic Preyfish: 2020-2024 (Jeremey Holden, OMNR)
23. Status of Lake Ontario Lake Whitefish: 2020-2024 (Sara Beech, OMNR)
24. Lake Whitefish Research: New Finding on Diet and Habitat Use (Emma Bloomfield, OMNR)
25. Status of Lake Ontario Lake trout: 2020-2024 (Collin Farrell, USFWS)
26. Identifying Lake Trout Spawning Distributions in Lake Ontario—Year 2 Update (Alex Gatch, USGS)
27. Substrate Imagery to Evaluate Lake Trout Spawning Habitat; CSMI 2023 Project Update (Lucas LeTarte, USGS)
28. LOC Session CLOSe (Steve McNevin, OMNR)

Lower Lakes Common Session

1. Sea Lamprey Control: Historical View & Needs for the Future (Mike Siefkes, GLFC)
2. Lessons from 2020: What Happens if We Reduce Sea Lamprey Control? (Ted Treska, GLFC)
3. Lampricides: Threats & Opportunities (Bruce Morrison, DFO)
4. Next Generation Lampricides: A Proactive Approach to Sea Lamprey Resistance? (Erin Dunlop, OMNR)
5. Sea Lamprey Control Barrier Threats & Opportunities (Chris Freiburger, GLFC)
6. Sea Lamprey Larval Assessment: Threats & Opportunities (Lexi Sumner, DFO)
7. Opportunities & Needs for Indigenous Engagement in Sea Lamprey Control (Mike Siefkes, GLFC)
8. Panel Discussion

Lake Erie Committee

1. Opening Remarks and Introductions (Dave Nihart, PFBC)
2. Status of Walleye Stocks (Michael Thorn, OMNR)
3. Status of Yellow Perch Stocks (Megan Belore, OMNR)
4. Opening Remarks and Introductions (Dave Nihart, PFBC)
5. 2024 TAC Announcement (Dave Nihart, PFBC)
6. STC Update (Mark Haffley, PFBC)
7. Status of Coldwater Species (Tom MacDougall, OMNR)
8. Sea Lamprey Control in Lake Erie (Lexi Sumner, DFO)
9. Status of Forage Fish in Lake Erie (Zak Slagle, ODNR)
10. Habitat Projects and Assessment (Cleyo Harris, MDNR)
11. Lake Erie AIS Update (Trisiah Tugade, DFO)
12. Yellow Perch Western Basin Telemetry Results (Mark Dufour, USGS)
13. Lake Erie Saildrone Update (Mark Dufour, USGS)
14. ON Creel Survey Results (Arthur Bonsall, OMNR)
15. That’s No Steelhead: Tributary Bass Migration in the Great Lakes (Zak Slagle, ODNR)
16. Smallmouth Bass Snorkeling Survey in Ontario (Arthur Bonsall, OMNR)
17. Lake Erie Committee Session Wrap-up and Closing Remarks (Dave Nihart, PFBC)