Downstream Movement of Recently Transformed Sea Lampreys, Petromyzon Marinus, in the Carp Lake River, Michigan

Applegate, Vernon C.; Brynildson, Clifford L.

doi:10.1577/1548-8659(1951)81[275:dmorts]2.0.co;2

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“…Numerous factors can influence the up-and downstream movement of fishes, the most frequently cited being time of day, weather conditions, discharge and temperature (Foerster, 1937;Neave, 1943;Needham & Cramer, 1943;Applegate & Brynildson, 1952;Stuart, 1962). During this investigation, the char migrated during both the day and night under different cloud conditions suggesting time of day does not greatly influence their movements, neither did weather.…”

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Distribution, movements, and mortality of anadromous arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus L., in the Cumberland Sound area of Baffin Island

Moore

1975

Journal of Fish Biology

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During 1972 the downstream movement of anadromous artic char, Salvelitius alpinus L., from two rivers flowing into Cumberland Sound, Baffin Island, began during the middle of May and was completed within 2 weeks. This movement took place during both the day and night. Upon reaching saltwater, many char older than 9 years (longer than 20 cm) began to migrate along the shore of the Sound at a rate of 0.6-0.9 km/day with the result that the average maximum distance travelled from the natal river was 40-50 km. Char 6-9 years old, 10-20 cm in length, remained much closer to the rivers while those younger than 5 years never entered saltwater. During the period of saltwater residence, the fish frequently moved into the intertidal zone and freshwater. Maturing fish of both sexes were occasionally found in saltwater. The upstream migration to the lakes began during the second week of August and was completed within 5-6 weeks. Females tended to ascend the rivers before males, although fish of all different size and age migrated upstream simultaneously. Migration occurred during both the day and night. The maximum distance anadromous char moved from saltwater was 40 km. The char were found only in freshwater between May and September and were normally located near the bottom of lakes at a depth of 15-40 m.During this period, large scale movements were probably very limited. Average annual mortality was estimated at 16.0 % per year with the highest rates (25-30 %) occurring at ages 10 and 15-17 years. Many fish probably died of old age but physical deterioration during and after spawning was also an important cause of death.

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Distribution, movements, and mortality of anadromous arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus L., in the Cumberland Sound area of Baffin Island

Moore

1975

Journal of Fish Biology

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“…Although lamprey survival tends to increase when held at lower water temperatures [19,20], survival has not been tested at temperatures as low as the 5 °C which is thought to be the upper threshold for inducing outmigration by juvenile sea lamprey [6]. Additionally, survival and tag retention has not been tested for juvenile lampreys tagged using the simple procedure with the larger 12-mm HDX PIT tags [12].…”

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“…As with spawning adults, the migratory behavior of this life stage makes them vulnerable to capture at a single in-stream location. Metamorphosing juvenile sea lamprey were targeted in the 1940s and 1950s using dams and inclined screen traps [2,6,7], but these efforts were discontinued following the discovery of selective chemical lampricides and limited research on this life stage has…”

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Assessment of PIT tag retention and post-tagging survival in metamorphosing juvenile sea lamprey

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Background: Passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags have been used to document and monitor the movement, behavior, or survival of numerous species of fishes. Data on short-and long-term survival and tag retention are needed before initiating studies using PIT tags on a new species or life stage. We evaluated the survival and tag retention of 153 metamorphosing juvenile sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus tagged with 12-mm PIT tags on three occasions using a simple surgical procedure. Results:Tag retention was 100 and 98.6% at 24 h and 28-105 days post-tagging. Of the lamprey that retained their tags, 87.3% had incisions sufficiently healed to prevent further loss. Survival was 100 and 92.7% at 24 h and 41-118 day post-tagging with no significant difference in survival between tagged and untagged control lamprey. Of the 11 lamprey that died, four had symptoms that indicated their death was directly related to tagging. Survival was positively correlated with sea lamprey length. Conclusions:Given the overall high level of survival and tag retention in this study, future studies can utilize 12-mm PIT tags to monitor metamorphosing juvenile sea lamprey movement and migration patterns.

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“…(About a third of my reprints on Great Lakes fisheries before 1990 concern sea lampreys.) It was in Lake Ontario by 1835 (Creaser , Applegate , , , Applegate and Smith , , Applegate and Brynildson , Piavis , Aron and Smith , Smith :210, Lark , Emery :5–6, Grady :277–281, Alexander :25–35). It probably came via the Erie Canal, then into one or more side canals to Lake Ontario.…”

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History of Ecological Sciences, Part 60: American Great Lakes before 2000

Egerton

2018

Bulletin Ecologic Soc America

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Downstream Movement of Recently Transformed Sea Lampreys, Petromyzon Marinus, in the Carp Lake River, Michigan

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Distribution, movements, and mortality of anadromous arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus L., in the Cumberland Sound area of Baffin Island

Distribution, movements, and mortality of anadromous arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus L., in the Cumberland Sound area of Baffin Island

Assessment of PIT tag retention and post-tagging survival in metamorphosing juvenile sea lamprey

History of Ecological Sciences, Part 60: American Great Lakes before 2000

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