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 2010-2011 work year:

1. Document habitat related projects. Identify and prioritize relevant projects to take advantage of funding opportunities.
   
2. Support Lake Erie GIS development and deployment.
   
3. Assist the Coldwater Task Group with the lake trout habitat assessment initiative.
   
4. Develop compilation of fish habitat related metrics.
   • a. With the assistance of the Walleye Task Group, identify metrics related to walleye habitat for the purpose of re-examining the extent of suitable adult walleye habitat in Lake Erie
5. Develop a strategic research direction for the Lake Erie Environmental Objectives.

Members

Ann Marie Gorman (ODNR), Co-chair
Tom MacDougall (OMNR), Co-chair
Bob Haas (MDNRE)
Jim Markham (NYSDEC)
Scudder Mackey (U of Windsor)
Ken Anderson (PFBC)
Carey Knight, Eric Weimer (ODNR)
Patrick Kocovsky, Ed Roseman (USGS)
Jim Boase, Chris Castiglione (USFWS)
Ed Rutherford (NOAA)
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

• Spatial Inventory of Habitat Projects
• Lake Erie GIS Project

updated 23 May 2007

Photo: American Fisheries Society