Fish, Fishing and Fisheries
Great Lakes fisheries are subject to pressures from natural population fluctuations, invasive species, commercial and recreational fishing interests, etc. Ohio Sea Grant is a frequent partner with agencies, academia, and private-sector interests to enhance fishing and understanding of Great Lakes fish populations and ecology. Our research has helped differentiate stocks based on genetics and microchemistry, quantify the value of steelhead angling in Ohio, demonstrate fish use of coastal habitats, and more. Ohio Sea Grant provides unbiased information to help manage resources amongst diverse users and facilitate discussion of issues that are often controversial.
Project List
A/P-001 
Started: 9/1/1979, Status: CompletedPublication and Distribution of the Fishes of Ohio, 2nd Edition, by Milton B. Trautman
R/MD-001 
Started: 9/1/1978, Status: CompletedDevelopment of Markets and Methods of Marketing Freshwater Drum and Other Under-utilized Species Including New Packaging Techniques
R/ME-002 
Started: 9/1/1981, Status: CompletedDescription and Analytical Marketing Study of a Commercial Fishery
R/ER-001 
Started: 9/1/1981, Status: CompletedFish Community Structure, Movements, and Reproduction in Controlled and Uncontrolled Marshes
R/SP-002-PD 
Started: 9/1/1982, Status: CompletedThe Traditions and Customs of the Commercial Fishing Industry in Erie, Sandusky, and Ottawa Counties, Ohio: A Research and Publication Projects
R/LR-001 
Started: 9/1/1983, Status: CompletedFeeding Ecology of Age Zero Piscivores and Forage Fishes
R/ER-008 
Started: 1/1/1987, Status: CompletedConnecting Water Quality to Fish Community Dynamics: Effect of Phosphorus Loading on Zooplankton
R/LR-002 
Started: 9/1/1986, Status: CompletedCompetitive Interactions of the Invading White Perch with the Yellow Perch of Lake Erie
R/ME-004 
Started: 9/1/1986, Status: CompletedThe Application of Household Production Theory to Recreational Trip Behavior and Implications for Economic Value of Fisheries Behaviors
R/EM-007 
Started: 1/1/1987, Status: CompletedApplication of Fish Community Models to the Development of Multi--species Fishery Management
R/ER-010 
Started: 1/1/1987, Status: CompletedDynamics of Zooplankton-Fish Interactions: Impact of the Introduction of Bythotrephes cederstroemi
