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2:00pm CST

SALMONIDS: Shifts in Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) Diets in Lake Michigan: An Annual and 5-year Assessment 103E

2:20pm CST

SALMONIDS: Occurrence of Salmincola sp. on Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis in Tobin Harbor, Isle Royale National Park 103E TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY: WILDLIFE HABITAT: Using Circuit Theory to Map Connectivity of the U.S. Great Lakes Coastline 103B

4:00pm CST

SALMONIDS: Diet Complexity and Specialization of Lake Michigan Salmonids: Contrasting Trophic Indicators 103E

4:40pm CST

WALLEYE: Differential Effects of Algal and Sedimentary Turbidity on the Visual Systems of Walleye (Sander vitreus) and Their Prey 103A

5:00pm CST

SALMONIDS: Implications of Atlantic Salmon Stocking for Great Lakes Food Webs and Contaminant Exposure 103E

8:20am CST

WALLEYE & PERCH: Population Dynamics, Sport and Commercial Harvest and Management of St. Louis River Walleye (1981-2015) 103D

9:00am CST

SYMPOSIA-08: Spectacular Response of Waterbirds to Restoration of Cat Island Chain in Lower Green Bay, Wisconsin 102B

9:20am CST

WALLEYE & PERCH: Habitat Use, Diet and Growth Rate Analysis of Walleye and Yellow Perch in Green Bay Coastal Wetlands, Lake Michigan 103D

9:40am CST

ASIAN CARP & OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVES: Development and Implementation of an Adaptive Management Approach for Monitoring Non-indigenous Fishes in Lower Green Bay, Lake Michigan 102D&E

10:20am CST

ASIAN CARP & OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVES: Grass Carp Spawning in Lake Erie Tributaries; When and Where? 102D&E WALLEYE & PERCH: Forecasting the Impacts of Climate and Land-use Change on Percid Recruitment in Lake Erie 103D

10:40am CST

WALLEYE & PERCH: Changes in Yellow Perch Recruitment in Relation to Walleye Abundance in Green Bay 103D

11:40am CST

ASIAN CARP & OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVES: Spatiotemporal Patterns from Electrofishing Catches at Lake Michigan Invasive Species Hotspot Locations 102D&E

1:20pm CST

ASIAN CARP & OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVES: Combining Invasive Species Risk Assessments with Climate Change Scenarios to Predict Future Invaders in the Great Lakes 102D&E STURGEON, ESOCIDS & COREGONIDS: Genetic Origins and Movement of Lake Sturgeon in the St. Louis River and Western Lake Superior 103D

2:00pm CST

SYMPOSIA-08: Michigan Black Tern Conservation Initiative: Collaborative Conservation of Coastal Wetlands 102B SYMPOSIA-11: Pollutant Stress in the Maumee River: Impacted Physiology and Reproduction in Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas) and Sunfish (Lepomis spp.) 102C

2:20pm CST

ASIAN CARP & OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVES: Implementation of an Aquatic Invasive Species Early Detection Program on Lake Superior 102D&E

2:40pm CST

ASIAN CARP & OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVES: A Lakewide Survey of Asian Clam (Corbicula fluminea) Distribution at Warmwater Discharges in Lake Michigan 102D&E

3:20pm CST

ASIAN CARP & OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVES: Beam Me Up, Scotty! Using a Beam Trawl to Assess the Relative Abundance of Round Gobies Across a Variety of Habitat Types in Thunder Bay, Lake Huron 102D&E

3:40pm CST

ASIAN CARP & OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVES: Alternative Sea Lamprey Barrier Technologies: History as a Control Tool 102D&E

4:40pm CST

ASIAN CARP & OTHER AQUATIC INVASIVES: Collaboratively Managing Lake Erie Grass Carp Through a Structured Decision Making Process 102D&E RIVERS & OXBOWS: The Importance of Field Assessments in Modeling Fish Passage of Barriers in Great Lakes Tributaries 103E STURGEON, ESOCIDS & COREGONIDS: Natal Origin and Growth Rate of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) Larvae in the Lower Waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan 103D

5:00pm CST

STURGEON, ESOCIDS & COREGONIDS: Larval Lake Whitefish Dynamics in Connected and Open Waters of Green Bay, Wisconsin 103D

6:00pm CST

Poster Display. A Look into the Future: The Aquatic Research Laboratory of the Great Lakes Science Center Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Age Distribution of Yellow Perch Perca Flavescens in the Indiana Portion of Lake Michigan Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Assessing Potential Silver Chub Spawning Locations in Lake Erie Using Otolith Microchemistry Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Burbot (Lota lota) Movement and Age Distribution Within the St. Clair-Detroit River System Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Change in the Fish Community After Restoration of the Little Rapids, St Marys River Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Community Structure and Diet Composition of Fishes Within the Lower Fox River, Green Bay, Wisconsin Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Diversity, Distribution, and Habitat Associations of Non-native Mollusks in the Chicago Region Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Gamete Collections from Lake Michigan Deepwater Cisco to Support Reintroduction Efforts in Lake Ontario Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Mapping and Monitoring Aquatic Vegetation in Lake Erie for Grass Carp Risk Assessment Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Morphological Variation in Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) in Lake Michigan and Drowned River Mouth Lakes Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Movements and Habitat Use of Muskellunge in Green Bay, Lake Michigan Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Patterns of Walleye Larvae Dispersal from Spawning Grounds in the Maumee River Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Predicting the Potential Distribution of the Nonnative Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus Clarkii in the Laurentian Great Lakes Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Preliminary Assessment of Walleye, Lake Whitefish, and Yellow Perch Diets in Green Bay Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Quantifying Physical Maturation of Artificial Fish Spawning Reefs in the St. Clair-Detroit River System Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Spatiotemporal Patterns in Diets of Nearshore Predatory Fishes in Lake Michigan Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Spawning Site Contribution and Movements of Lake Whitefish in Northwestern Lake Michigan Ballroom C & Foyer

8:00am CST

FISH HABITAT & GENETICS: Effectiveness of Shallow Water Habitat Restoration in the St. Clair River 103A SYMPOSIA-13: Fisheries Extension in Southern Lake Michigan 101B

8:20am CST

FISH HABITAT & GENETICS: A Comparative Analysis of Small Tributaries of Green Bay, Wisconsin: The Intersection of Water Quality, Biotic Communities, and Stream Metabolism 103A SYMPOSIA-13: Reducing User Conflict Between Recreational and Commercial Fishers in Lake Michigan Through Effective Outreach 101B SYMPOSIA-14: Collaborative Efforts to Prevent and Control Aquatic Invasive Species in the Great Lakes Region 102A

8:40am CST

SYMPOSIA-14: A Collaborative Approach to Managing Aquatic Invasive Species in the Ontario and Beyond 102A

9:20am CST

FISH HABITAT & GENETICS: Developing a Science and Monitoring Strategy to Assess Recovery of Fisheries Habitats and Populations in the St. Clair-Detroit River System 103A GENERAL FISHERIES & WILDLIFE: Managing Phragmites with Science on Your Side 103D

9:40am CST

SYMPOSIA-14: Collaborative Multi-jurisdictional Aquatic Invasive Species Control 102A

10:20am CST

FISH PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR: Migration of Fishes in a Coastal Lake Erie Wetland 103B

11:00am CST

WATERFOWL: Response of Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) in Ohio to Shifts in Location of Colonies Composed of Artificial Nesting Platforms 102B

11:20am CST

SYMPOSIA-14: Collaborative Efforts by USFWS Green Bay Leads to Better Management of AIS in Lake Michigan 102A