Biodata, net catch, and detection records for juvenile sea lamprey sampled in natural streams in Michigan and Quebec Canada
and an artificial stream at USGS Hammond Bay Biological Station during 2011, 2014-2015
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Resource Abstract:
These data contain biodata, net catch, and detection records for juvenile sea lamprey sampled in natural streams in Michigan
and Quebec, Canada and those stocked into an artificial stream at the USGS Hammond Bay Biological Station for monitoring diel
activity. During October 31 through November 9, 2011 scientists collected downstream migrating juvenile sea lamprey from the
Little Carp River, Michigan, Lake Superior (46 50'6.34"N 88 28'57.58"W). Collections were permitted by the State of Michigan
under the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Scientific Collectors Permit issued to U.S. Geological Survey, Hammond
Bay Biological Station December 12, 2007; amended February 23, 2011. Between November 3, 2014 and December 15, 2014, scientists
monitored lamprey downstream passage using passive integrated transponder (PIT) telemetry in Morpion Stream, Quebec, Canada,
Lake Champlain (45 10'23.68"N 73 2'16.98"W). During October 2014 through February 2015, scientists monitored movement activity
of juvenile sea lamprey using PIT telemetry in an artificial stream located at the Hammond Bay Biological Station, Millersburg,
Michigan. Collections from Morpion Stream, Quebec during 2014 were conducted under Quebec Ministere des Resources Naturelles
permis a des fins scientifiques 2012-10-01-1436-16-SP to Ellen Marsden and a scientific collection permit from the Vermont
Department of Fish and Wildlife. Fish care and protocols for fish holding, surgery, and tagging were conducted under a University
of Vermont Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, permit 13-017.
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Title Biodata, net catch, and detection records for juvenile sea lamprey sampled in natural streams in Michigan and Quebec Canada
and an artificial stream at USGS Hammond Bay Biological Station during 2011, 2014-2015
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purpose:
The purpose of this data collection was to determine diel timing of downstream movement for newly metamorphosed juvenile sea
lamprey. To date, little has been published to describe the influence of the day night cycle on juvenile sea lamprey activity
or diel patterns for downstream migration. We hypothesized that juvenile sea lamprey would be most active and most likely
to undergo downstream migration during periods of darkness. To test that hypothesis we conducted three experiments. First,
as a proof-of-concept, we collected downstream migrating juvenile sea lamprey continuously for nine days from a natural stream
to determine if downstream movement differed between day and night (Study I). We then monitored downstream movement of PIT-tagged
sea lamprey for 42 days in a natural stream to determine timing of downstream movement (Study II) and in an artificial stream
under controlled conditions for 88 days to determine daily activity patterns (Study III).