Sea Lamprey Seminar Tuesday March 12, 2013

The Inland Seas Education Association will present a seminar focusing on innovative sea lamprey control methods at 7:00pm on Tuesday, March 12th, at the Inland Seas Education Center in Suttons Bay. The program will be presented by Dr. Michael Wagner, with the Fisheries & Wildlife Department at Michigan State University. This seminar is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Dr. Michael Wagner joined the faculty of Michigan State University in September of 2004. He now serves as a Great Lakes Fishery Commission PERM scientist. Dr. Wagner’s research focuses on the behavioral ecology of native and invasive fishes. He has worked in oceans, estuaries, rivers, and small highland streams. He is particularly interested in identifying mechanisms that promote the success of invasive species.

Dr. Wagner will be at Inland Seas Education center to present the results from some recent work attempting to understand the ecology of sea lamprey pheromone communication, and to develop that understanding into new control tactics for use in the Great Lakes.

Save The Sturgeon - ISEA's Great Lakes Seminar Tonight

Come join us this evening to hear Marty Holtgren, the Senior Inland Fisheries Biologist with the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, speak about the research being done on sturgeon and the stewardship plan that will protect them. A screening of a short documentary will precede Marty's presentation.

You can also check out the five little sturgeon we have in our large aquarium at the Education Center.

This seminar is free and open to the public. The program is at 7pm at the Inland Seas Education Center, Suttons Bay.  Call 231-271-3077 for more information.

Upcoming Great Lakes Seminars at Inland Seas Education Center, Suttons Bay

November 8, 2011
“Meeting the Challenge of Stormwater Pollution”
Sarah U’Ren
Program Director
The Watershed Center

December 13, 2011
“Building the Schoolship Inland Seas”
Tom Kelly
Executive Director & Captain
Inland Seas Education Association

December 29, 2011
“Building the Schoolship Inland Seas”
Tom Kelly
Executive Director & Captain
Inland Seas Education Association
(repeat of Dec. 13 program)

January 10, 2012
“Changes in Great Lakes Water Levels and Global Climate Change”
Drew Gronewold
Hydrologist and Physical Scientist
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

February 14, 2012
"Sturgeon Research in the Great Lakes"
Marty Holtgren
Senior Inland Fisheries Biologist
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians

March 13, 2012
“Sea Lamprey Barrier Methods”
Michael Wagner
Assistant Professor and PERM Scientist
East Lansing, MI