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Lake Erie Committee - Habitat Task Group
The Habitat Task Group (HTG) consists of fisheries scientists from state, provincial, federal and university agencies conducting research on Lake Erie. The HTG is a sub-committee of the Lake Erie Committee (LEC), appointed by the LEC and addressing charges from the LEC relevant to fisheries habitat issues/management in Lakes Erie and St. Clair and connecting waters.
- Charges
- Members (Last updated: April 2010)
- Publications and Products
- Terms
of Reference (pdf, revised April 2011)
Charges
The following are the charges to the HTG for the 2013-2014 work year:
- Document habitat improvement projects and research into fish use of habitat in Lake Erie. Identify and prioritize potential projects and research for future funding.
- Assist member agencies with the use of technology (i.e., side-scan, GIS, remote sensing, etc.) to facilitate better understanding of habitat in Lake Erie, particularly in the Huron-Erie corridor, the nearshore, and other critical areas by participating in/supporting the following opportunities:
- Side-scan mapping techniques workshop.
- Lake Erie GIS/GLAHF development and deployment.
- Spawning habitat mapping.
- Nearshore substrate mapping.
- Support other task groups by compiling metrics of habitat use by fish.
- Develop a strategic research direction for the Environmental Objectives.
Members
- Eric Weimer (ODNR), Co-chair
- Chris Castiglione (USFWS), Co-chair
- Jim Markham (NYSDEC)
- Scudder Mackey, Carey Knight, Ann Marie Gorman (ODNR)
- Ed Roseman, Richard Kraus (USGS)
- Jim Boase (USFWS)
- Ed Rutherford (Univ. of MI)
- Tom MacDougall, Yingming Zhao (OMNR)
Publications and Products
Annual Reports
- 2013
- 2013 Executive Summary
- 2012
- 2012 Executive Summary
- 2011
- 2011 Executive Summary
- 2010
- 2010 Executive Summary
- 2009
- 2009 Executive Summary
- 2008
- 2008 Executive Summary
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2000
Supported Projects
updated May 2013
Photo: American Fisheries Society