Institute of Water Research

2023 Great Lakes Conference

The Great Lakes: Managing Fisheries and Exploring Islands

Presentations and Videos

Fisheries Management in the Great Lakes theme

Management of Salmon and Trout in Lake Michigan- Jay Wesley, Fisheries Division, Lake Michigan Basin Coordinator, Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Watch video)

Agency Cooperation and Sustainable Management of Lake Erie’s Walleye Fisheries - Matt Faust, Ohio Division of Wildlife, Sandusky Fisheries Research Station, Sandusky, Ohio (Watch video)

Sturgeon Management in the Great Lakes - Justin Chiotti, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Detroit River Substation, Gibraltar (Watch video)

Panel Discussion 1 - Watch video

PFAS in Lake Michigan Fish - Daniele Miranda, Departments of Physics and Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (Watch video)

Great Lakes Islands theme 

Great Lakes Islands 101 – Matt Preisser, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE), Lansing (Watch video)

Remote Great Lakes Island Surveys: Notable Discoveries and Prioritization Schema for Biodiversity Stewardship – Josh Cohen, Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI), Michigan State University Extension, Lansing (Watch video)

Anecdotal success stories about sustainable island communities - Peter Huston, Great Lakes Islands Alliance, Stewardship Network (Watch video)

Panel Discussion 2 - Watch video