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Fisheries Research Position
One full-time temporary fisheries research assistant is being recruited to assist with sampling of early life history stages of walleye in western Lake Erie. The duration of this position may extend up to 2 years.
Project Description: Lake Erie supports the world's largest population of naturally reproducing walleye. Annual fluctuations in walleye recruitment coupled with recent changes in the ecology of the lake (due to exotic species invasion and reduced nutrient loading) inspired research to evaluate and identify factors influencing recruitment of this important sport and commercial species. The goal of this research is to identify and quantify factors influencing growth and survival of reef-spawned walleye eggs and larvae.
Project Location: Intensive field sampling occurs from late March through June. Work will be performed from the university-owned 8.3 meter r/v Osmerid. The research team will reside and work from a cottage located on the shore of western Lake Erie immediately under the Davis-Bessie nuclear power facility located north of Route 2 in Oak Harbor, OH (between Pt. Clinton and Toledo). Sample processing and data analysis will be conducted at the Michigan State University Fisheries Research Laboratory in East Lansing.
Project Activities: The successful applicant will assist with the collection of walleye eggs from reefs, zooplankton and limnological sampling, larval fish sampling, gillnetting for egg predators, and assorted laboratory work to identify and quantify collected samples.
Deadline for applicants is March 10, 1998.
Interested persons should send a letter of application and resume including at least two (2) references to:
Edward F. Roseman Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Michigan State University 13 Natural Resources Building East Lansing, MI 48824 (517) 353-6697 (517) 432-1699 (fax) internet: [log in to unmask] http://www.fw.msu.edu/labs/taylor/roseman.html
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