The Indiana DNR and Purdue University have teamed up to help restock the newly renovated Columbian Park pond. Fish will be tagged for students to study in coming years.
Tingley presents at Public Fisheries Seminar for Lake Michigan Release Date:
Stakeholders Discuss Ecological Changes Occurring Throughout Lake Michigan s Food Web.
Dr. Ralph Tingley (GLSC, Ann Arbor, Michigan) was an invited speaker at a virtual Public Fisheries Seminar hosted by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant on March 30, 2021. Tingley presented on results of the 2020 USGS bottom trawl survey on Lake Michigan, historical trends in prey fish populations over time, and potential hypotheses and driving mechanisms behind observed trends. Other presenters included Annie Scofield of the US Environmental Protection Agency who presented on lower trophic level status in Lake Michigan, Frank Sladek of Illinois Department of Natural Resources who discussed hatchery rearing of trout and salmon, and Matt Kornis of US Fish and Wildlife Service who highlighted research on salmonid survival, growth, and diet competition. The presentations provided an audience of approximately 40 anglers, ch