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Lake Erie Committee - Forage Task Group
The Forage Task Group (FTG) consists of fisheries scientists from state, provincial, federal and university agencies conducting research on Lake Erie. The FTG is a sub-committee of the Lake Erie Committee (LEC), appointed by the LEC and addressing charges from the LEC relevant to forage fish issues/management in Lakes Erie and St. Clair and connecting waters.
- Charges
- Members (updated May 2007)
- Publications and Products
- Terms
of Reference (pdf, revised March 2004)
Charges
The following are the charges to the FTG for the 2007-2008 work year:
- Continue to describe the status and trends of
forage fish and invertebrates in each basin of Lake
Erie.
- Continue the development of an experimental design
to facilitate forage fish assessment and standardized
interagency reporting.
- Continue hydroacoustic assessment of the pelagic
forage fish community in eastern and central Lake
Erie, incorporating new methods in survey design and
analysis as necessary to refine these programs. Promote
the development of acoustic survey for western Lake
Erie.
- Continue the interagency lower-trophic food web
monitoring program to produce annual indices of trophic
conditions which will be included with the annual
description of forage status.
- Reassess the bioenergetics model's status and its data needs.
Members
Charles Murray (PFBC), Co-chair
Jim Francis (MDNR), Co-chair
Don Einhouse, Jim Markham (NYSDEC)
John Deller, Eric Weimer (ODNR)
Tim Johnson, Tom MacDougall, Larry Witzel (OMNR)
Betsy Trometer (USFWS)
Mike Bur (USGS)
Publications and Products
Annual Reports
Other Reports and Documents
- Acoustics SOP (in development)
- Herring Management Plan (in development)
updated 23 May 2007
Photo: American Fisheries Society