Project
Evaluating mysid abundance in Lake Michigan using two decades of fisheries acoustics data
A new standard operating procedure for assessing mysid abundance from fishery acoustic data will be developed and applied to an existing twenty year acoustic dataset for Lake Michigan. This application will enable tracking mysid abundance and distribution for Lake Michigan in order to test a novel hypothesis that increasing water clarity has decreased mysid refuge from fish predation and led to the observed mysid declines.
Status
Ongoing
GLFC ID
2026_WAT_441057
Research Program
Fishery Research Program
Research Theme
Food Web Dynamics
Start Date
2026
End Date
2027
PI Name
James Watkins
PI Email
jmw237@cornell.edu
PI Institution
Cornell University
Project Keywords
EcologyLimnologyManagementDynamics (population/community/predator-prey)Fisheries (harvest, regulations) InvertebratesTrophic ecologyLarge data sets/databasesStatistical programs (R/EcoSim/EcoPath/SAS/SYSTAT)Zooplankton