USGS Multimedia Gallery: (Video)--USGS spawning habitat restoration for the State- and Provincially-threatened lake sturgeon in the international St. Clair River.

Title: USGS spawning habitat restoration for the State- and Provincially-threatened lake sturgeon in the international St. Clair River.

Description:

On May 25, 2012, the USGS Great Lakes Science Center Dive Team documented first ever egg deposition by State- and Provincially-threatened lake sturgeon on a man-made spawning reef constructed in the Middle Channel of the St. Clair River Area of Concern, while the reef was still being constructed.

The Middle Channel reef project is supported by grants from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Led by Michigan Sea Grant, this project is part of a long-term collaboration among federal, state and private groups interested in restoring valuable native fish populations in the Huron-Erie Corridor. USGS water flow velocity and depth models were used to determine ideal reef placement within the river. Further, USGS is leading the pre-/post- reef construction egg and larval fish assessments.

Location: MI, Middle Channel, St. Clair River, USA

Date Taken: 5/25/2012

Length: 6:16

Video Producer: Jeffrey D. Allen , USGS Great Lakes Science Center

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Additional Video Credits:

Film Team for this Video: USGS Great Lakes Science Center Dive Team Members:
Glen Black
Greg Kennedy
(with technical support from Dr. Paul Seelbach)

Funding Sources:
The Middle Channel reef project is supported by grants from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

The Middle Channel Reef Project is led by Michigan Sea Grant:
Dr. Jen Read - Project Lead
Lynn Vaccaro - Project Coordinator

USGS Project Partners
USGS Great Lakes Science Center Fishery Biologists: Greg Kennedy - Egg Deposition and Physical Assessment
Dr. Ed Roseman - Larval Fish Assessment
Dr. Bruce Manny - Planning and Technical Guidance

Source:

For more information about the Huron-Erie Corridor Initiative, previous fish habitat restoration efforts, and a full list of partners, please visit: Huron-Erie Corridor Initiative

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