Reintroduction of Lake Sturgeon (<i>Acipenser fulvescens</i>) into the St. Regis River, NY: Post- Release Assessment of Habitat Use and Growth

Dittman, Dawn E.; Chalupnicki, Marc A.; Johnson, James H.; Snyder, James R.

doi:10.1656/045.022.0408

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“…We captured age-0 to age-8 lake sturgeon in Muskegon Lake and recaptured many individuals in multiple years, which supported the finding of a telemetry study that Muskegon Lake serves as juvenile nursery habitat (Altenritter et al, 2013). The growth rate of juvenile lake sturgeon recaptured in successive years in Muskegon Lake (8.6 cm/year) was lower than juveniles in Oneida Lake, New York (Dittman et al, 2015;Jackson et al, 2002), and the juvenile growth rate reported for Oneida Lake is likely at the upper end for the species (Jackson et al, 2002).…”

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“…We captured age‐0 to age‐8 lake sturgeon in Muskegon Lake and recaptured many individuals in multiple years, which supported the finding of a telemetry study that Muskegon Lake serves as juvenile nursery habitat (Altenritter et al., ). The growth rate of juvenile lake sturgeon recaptured in successive years in Muskegon Lake (8.6 cm/year) was lower than juveniles in Oneida Lake, New York (15 cm/year; Jackson, VanDeValk, Brooking, vanKeeken, & Rudstam, ) but comparable with juveniles in the St. Regis River, New York (9.4 cm/year; Dittman, Chalupnicki, Johnson, & Snyder, ) and corresponded with our von Bertalanffy model (mean annual growth rate for ages 3–6 was 9.3 cm/year). Nevertheless, both New York lake sturgeon populations were recently reintroduced prior to assessment (Dittman et al., ; Jackson et al., ), and the juvenile growth rate reported for Oneida Lake is likely at the upper end for the species (Jackson et al., ).…”

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Characteristics of lake sturgeonAcipenser fulvescensRafinesque, 1817 in a tributary of Lake Michigan, USA: Status of the Muskegon River population

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Summary The overall goal of this study was to characterize the age, growth, condition, and total catch of lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens in a remnant population associated with a Lake Michigan, USA tributary. Lake sturgeon were captured (2008–2013) using large‐mesh (25.4 and 30.5 cm) and small‐mesh (6.4 and 7.6 cm) gill netting in Muskegon Lake (which connects the Muskegon River to Lake Michigan), and adults were captured with boat electrofishing in the Muskegon River. A total of 268 unique lake sturgeon (24.8–191.0 cm total length; <0.1–59.5 kg weight) were captured. Of these, 180 fish were aged using pectoral fin rays, representing 27 age cohorts and a mean age of 7.6 years. The weight–length relationship for lake sturgeon was log10 (W) = 3.446·log10 (L) − 6.163 and the von Bertalanffy growth model was L = 180.719 [1−e−0.093(t + 0.902)], where W was wet weight (kg), L was total length (cm), and t was age (years). Mean growth rate of juveniles (ages 3–6) recaptured in successive years was 8.6 cm/year and 558 g/year. Annual catch of adults during the spawning migration suggested that the number of spawners each year was low (i.e., probably <50 individuals in most years). Natural reproduction appeared to be occurring given the catch of juvenile lake sturgeon in Muskegon Lake. However, recovery of this remnant population is uncertain given the population age structure and low rate of adult recruitment during the study.

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Characteristics of lake sturgeonAcipenser fulvescensRafinesque, 1817 in a tributary of Lake Michigan, USA: Status of the Muskegon River population

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“…However, more than half of the world's population, production and consumption activities are concentrated in coastal zones that account for less than 10% of the global area (Cohen, 2006). This has led to a series of ecological and environmental problems, especially the destruction of the components and structures of the natural ecosystem, and the weakening or the partial or total loss of ecosystem services (Dittman et al, 2015).…”

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Assessing and predicting changes in ecosystem service values based on land use/cover change in the Bohai Rim coastal zone

Liu

Hou

et al. 2020

Ecological Indicators

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Land use/cover change (LUCC) in the Bohai Rim coastal zone has accelerated as a result of rampant economic development, which has directly caused many negative effects on ecosystem functions and services. Based on multi-temporal land use data (2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015), the benefit transfer method was used to assess the ecosystem service value (ESV) of the Bohai Rim coastal zone, and the impact of LUCC on ecosystem services was studied. Multi-scenario simulations for 2025 were conducted using the future land use simulation model. The result of the analysis showed that during the period from 2000 to 2015, the total ESV lost was 22.09 billion yuan, representing a decrease of 3.80%. The spatial distribution of the ESV showed a certain regularity, with obvious characteristics of a land-sea gradient change. As the distance from the coastline increased, the ESV per unit area gradually declined. Compared with those in 2015, the total ESVs of the socioeconomic development scenario and the business-as-usual scenario in 2025 showed a declining trend, while they increased under the ecological protection priority scenario. Under the ecological protection priority scenario, regulating services and support services increased significantly, but those declined dramatically under the socioeconomic development scenario. The patterns of LUCC are the main reasons for the decrease in ESV. This research provides a theoretical basis and support for the development and utilization of coastal space and the improvement of "ecologicaleconomic-social" benefits; additionally, the results provide support for scientific decision-making services for the sustainable use of resources in the coastal zone and for the sustainable management of ecosystems.

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“…More research is needed to quantify and characterize postrelease success, with the overall goal of creating self‐sustaining populations of Lake Sturgeon in the Great Lakes (Dittman et al. ).…”

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“…There is a lack of literature describing their postrelease movement patterns and survival; some research shows that overwintering survival can be as high as 40%, with no significant differences in survival depending on whether the sturgeon were streamside reared or hatchery reared (Crossman et al 2009). More research is needed to quantify and characterize postrelease success, with the overall goal of creating self-sustaining populations of Lake Sturgeon in the Great Lakes (Dittman et al 2015).…”

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Assessing Acoustic Tagging Effects on Survival, Growth, and Swimming Ability of Juvenile Lake Sturgeon

McCabe

Chiotti

Boase

et al. 2019

N American J Fish Manag

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Acoustic telemetry is used to quantify fish movement, ecology, and habitat use and can contribute to assessing the success of species supplementation. In this field, a better understanding of the effects of tag burden (or the impact of an acoustic telemetry tag, which is related to the ratio of tag weight to body weight) is critical to ensure postrelease monitoring. Research on the effects of acoustic tag burden on imperiled fishes at different ontogenic stages, such as juvenile Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens, is limited. Our study provides key information for the selection of the largest acoustic tag with the greatest battery life possible (taking into account tag burden) to monitor the release success and movements of juvenile Lake Sturgeon stocked for reintroduction. We characterized tag burden effects by examining survival, TL, weight, Fulton's condition factor, and swim performance of individuals. We examined four groups of fish: control (anesthetized and no acoustic tag inserted; n = 24), sham control (anesthetized with incision sutured but no acoustic tag inserted; n = 24), Vemco V8 acoustic tag (2.0 g in air; n = 24), and Vemco V9 tag (4.4 g in air; n = 24). Acoustic tags were inserted into anesthetized fish, and the incision was sutured; tag burden (mean ± SE) ranged from 2.2 ± 0.06% to 4.6 ± 0.10% of total body weight. Results showed that the two tag burden treatments had no significant effects on growth or survival (compared to both control groups) across a 114‐d study period and that critical swim speed at 12–20 d postsurgery was not significantly impacted by increasing tag burden. Because neither of the acoustic tag sizes had significant deleterious effects on the metrics studied, we recommend using a larger V9 tag (i.e., the most powerful tag with the longest battery life) for postrelease monitoring of reintroduced juvenile Lake Sturgeon.

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Reintroduction of Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) into the St. Regis River, NY: Post- Release Assessment of Habitat Use and Growth

Cited by 10 publications

References 72 publications

Characteristics of lake sturgeonAcipenser fulvescensRafinesque, 1817 in a tributary of Lake Michigan, USA: Status of the Muskegon River population

Characteristics of lake sturgeonAcipenser fulvescensRafinesque, 1817 in a tributary of Lake Michigan, USA: Status of the Muskegon River population

Assessing and predicting changes in ecosystem service values based on land use/cover change in the Bohai Rim coastal zone

Assessing Acoustic Tagging Effects on Survival, Growth, and Swimming Ability of Juvenile Lake Sturgeon

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