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    • Fishery Resources of Northern Wisconsin 

      Swenson, William A. (1979-10)
      Fishing represents a most important recreational activity and a significant commercial enterprise in northern Wisconsin. The quality of the o:riginal resource is best defined from the writings of early travelers on ...

    • FISHERY RESOURCES OF THE SUPERIOR-DULUTH ESTUARY 

      DeVore, Philip (1978-11)
      This report is intended to present a comprehensive view of the fishery and water resources of the Superior-Duluth estuary. It is a summary of fishery investigations conducted by various agencies since 1973, including ...

    • Fishery Resources of the Superior-Duluth Estuary 

      DeVore, Philip (1978-11)
      The Superior-Duluth estuary contains more than 11,500 acres of water (calculated from planimeter measurements of maps provided by the Metropolitan Interstate Committee). If compared to inland bodies of water in Wisconsin, ...

    • FISHERY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM REPORT BAD RIVER BAND OF CHIPPEWA 

      Swenson, William A.; Ehren, Daniel (1983)
      This study was initiated to develop information upon which to base management of the Bad River Tribal Fishery Resources. The major objective of our effort was to assess the walleye stock in the Kakagon River and the ...

    • Flow-Through and static acute test comparisons with fathead minnows and acute tests with an amphipod and a cladoceran 

      Brooke, Larry (1987-08-31)
      The Center for Lake Superior Environmental Studies of the University of Wisconsin-Superior, Superior, Wisconsin 54880 has completed acute toxicity test with eighteen organic compounds. Fathead minnows, Pimephales promelas, ...

    • FRESHWATER AQUATIC CRITERIA DEVELOPMENT AND TOXICITY TESTING 

      Sabourin, Thomas D.; Faulk, Robin T.; Coyle, James J.; Brooke, Larry T.; Call, Daniel J.; Harting, Sandi L.; Larson, Loren; Lindberg, Carol A.; Markee, Thomas T.; McCauley, Daniel J.; Poirier, Steven H. (1986)
      Aquatic toxicity testing was completed on a number of compounds/elements to supply the necessary data for preparation of Criteria Documents in 1986. The compounds/elements tested included hexachlorobenzene, selenium IV & ...

    • FRESHWATER DATA NEEDS FOR GENERATION OF NUMERICAL FRESHWATER CRITERIA FOR SELECTED CHEMICALS 

      Brooke, Larry T.; Call, Daniel J.; Larson, Loren (1978)
      The freshwater literature on aquatic toxicity and bioconcentration/ bioaccumulation has been critically reviewed for selected chemicals as identified under Task l of work assignment no. 45. Modifications of the original ...

    • FRESHWATER VERIFICATION OF THE BALLAST EYE COMPLIANCE MONITORING DEVICE 

      McClung, Samantha; Beesley, Kimberly; Polkinghorne, Christine; Prihoda, Kelsey; Aliff, Meagan; Fanberg, Lana; Gebhard, Steve; Wellard Kelly, Holly; Murphy, Marylee; Nagel, Michael; Niewinski, Desi; Reavie, Euan; Saillard, Heidi; Schaefer, Heidi; TenEyck, Matthew (2021-05-11)
      This technical report presents findings from freshwater verification tests evaluating the performance of the Satake Ballast Eye Viable Organism Analyzer VOA1000K compliance monitoring device, hereafter Ballast Eye. Ballast ...

    • FRESHWATER VERIFICATION OF THE FASTBALLAST COMPLIANCE MONITORING DEVICE 

      Niewinski, Desi; Polkinghorne, Christine; Prihoda, Kelsey; Aliff, Meagan; Beesley, Kimberly; Fanberg, Lana; Gebhard, Steve; Wellard Kelly, Holly; McClung, Samantha; Murphy, Marylee; Nagel, Michael; Reavie, Euan; Saillard, Heidi; Schaefer, Heidi; TenEyck, Matthew (2021-05-11)
      This technical report presents findings from bench-scale verification tests evaluating the performance of the FastBallast compliance monitoring device in freshwater. FastBallast was developed by Chelsea Technologies Ltd. ...

    • FRESHWATER VERIFICATION OF THE MICROWISE BALLASTWISE COMPLIANCE MONITORING DEVICE 

      Nagel, Michael; Polkinghorne, Christine; Prihoda, Kelsey; Aliff, Meagan; Beesley, Kimberly; Fanberg, Lana; Gebhard, Steve; Wellard Kelly, Holly; McClung, Samantha; Murphy, Marylee; Niewinski, Desiree; Reavie, Euan; Saillard, Heidi; Schaefer, Heidi; TenEyck, Matthew (2021-05-03)
      This technical report presents findings from freshwater verification tests evaluating the performance of the MicroWISE BallastWISE compliance monitoring device, hereafter BallastWISE. BallastWISE was developed by MicroWISE, ...

    • FRESHWATER VERIFICATION OF THE B-QUA QUICK BALLAST WATER MONITORING KIT 

      Aliff, Meagan; Anders, Olivia; Beesley, Kimberly; Fanberg, Lana; Frie, Alexander; Kelly, Holly; Polkinghorne, Christine; Prihoda, Kelsey; Reavie, Euan; Ruzycki, Elaine; Saillard, Heidi; TenEyck, Matthew (2020-08-26)
      This technical report presents findings from bench-scale verification tests evaluating the performance of the B-QUA Quick Ballast Water Monitoring Kit, hereafter B-QUA, in freshwater. B-QUA was developed by LuminUltra ...

    • Geochemical Relationships Between Lake Superior and Its Tributary Streams With-in the Superior-Cornucopia Red Clay Province, Wisconsin 

      Rouubal, Ronald K.; Horton, Joseph W.; Bahnick, Donald A. (1975-11-24)
      The sedimentation and water quality characteristics of seven Northwestern Wisconsin Lake Superior tributary streams are presented. A large portion of the drainage basins of these streams is located in the Valder's red ...

    • Great Lakes Ballast Water Research and Development Plan 

      TenEyck, Matthew; Polkinghorne, Christine; Junemann, Carolyn (2024-04-12)
      Per VIDA, the primary goal of this Research and Development (R&D) Plan is to identify approaches, methods, and best available technologies that can be applied to ballast water discharges that are effective at reducing ...

    • Great Waters Research Collaborative: Great Lakes Ship Ballast Monitoring Project 

      Mays, Nicole; Knight, Ivor; Gruwell, Matthew; Beesley, Kimberly M.; Balcer, Mary; Gebhard, Steven; Fanberg, Lana; Anders, Olivia; Cangelosi, Allegra; TenEyck, Matthew; Saillard, Heidi; Ruzycki, Elaine; Schwerdt, Tyler; Schaefer, Heidi; Prihoda, Kelsey; Polkinghorne, Christine N.; Regan, Deanna; Reavie, Euan; Murphy, Marylee; Venditto, Tony; Tudor, Karada (Lake Superior Research Institute, 2018-05-31)
      This Technical Report, developed by the Great Waters Research Collaborative (GWRC), presents methods and findings from the Great Lakes Ship Ballast Monitoring Project (Project), a two-year effort supported by the United ...

    • Identification of naturally-occurring fluoride and selected metals in northwest Wisconsin groundwater 

      Prihoda, Kelsey; Polkinghorne, Christine; Beesley, Kimberly; Markee, Thomas (2020-06-30)
      Northwest Wisconsin, encompassing the 11 counties of Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn, has a large proportion of the population who obtain their drinking water from ...

    • Impacts of a "Planted " Exotic species: the Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordax 

      Swenson, William A. (1993)
      In the early 1900s, rainbow smelt were planted in the Great Lakes by the State of Michigan and the U. S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries (p esently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Because smelt have been around ...

    • Implementing WI DNR's Lake Superior Nearshore Monitoring Plan 

      Schmude, Kurt; Balcer, Mary; Eliot, Amy (Lake Superior Research Institute, 2014-07-31)

    • IMPORTANCE OF THE BOIS BRULE RIVER TO THE RECENT SEDIMENTAION HISTORY OF WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR 

      Dickas, A.B.; Tychsen, P.C. (1969)
      As part of an interdisciplinary survey of Douglas County, Wis., and under the auspices of the University of Wisconsin Water Resources Center, the Bois Brule was singled out for a geological analysis of material constituting ...

    • Influence of Angling on Age Structure and Growth of Bluegills in Northern Wisconsin Lakes 

      Vorass, Michael T.; TenEyck, Matt; Swenson, Bill; Ney, John (2005)
      Abstract: Bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) have long been heavily targeted by anglers in a consumption oriented fishery. Anglers catch bluegill over a wide size range but only harvest those large enough to have ...

    • INFLUENCE OF TURBIDITY ON FISH ABUNDANCE IN WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR - SECOND QUARTER REPORT 

      Swenson, William A. (1973)
      Effects of turbidity on fish abundance in Western Lake Superior are being studied through. field investigations aimed at measuring effects on species composition, distribution, feeding, mortality, growth ...