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Gulf Sturgeon – The Central Role of an Iconic Speciesin the Suwannee River Initiative

Gulf Sturgeon – The Central Role of an Iconic Speciesin the Suwannee River Initiative

Randy E. Edwards1,, Kenneth J. Sulak2, Michael T. Randall2and R. A. Brooks2

1 – University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, FL; 2 – US Geological Survey, Center for Aquatic Resource Studies, Gainesville, FL

Pascagoula

Lake Ponchartrain

Mobile

ApalachicolaSuwannee

Yellow

Pearl OchlockoneeEscambia

Gulf Sturgeon Distribution

BlackwaterChoctawatchee

Sex UnknownFemaleMaleSubadult

Coastal/Shallow

Deepwater (>10 m)Hillsborough

Rkm 220Rkm 220Rkm 273Rkm 273

USGS/NBS/USFWS, GainesvilleSuwannee Sturgeon Publications

1. Brooks, R. A. and K. J. Sulak. 2004. Quantitative assessment of benthic food resources for juvenile Gulf sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi, in the Suwannee River estuary, Florida, USA. (submitted February 2004 to Estuaries).

2. Brooks, R. A., and K. J. Sulak. 2004. Quantitative assessment of benthic food resources for juvenile Gulf sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi in the Suwannee River Estuary, Florida, USA. Final Project Report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, prepared by Coastal Ecology and Conservation Research Group, Center for Aquatic Resource Studies, Florida Integrated Science Center, Gainesville, FL, CEC Investigation Report, February 2004.

3. Brooks, R. A., and K. J. Sulak. 2003. Gulf sturgeon juvenile trophic habitat and food resources in the Suwannee River estuary. Poster presented at Estuarine Research Federation, biennial meeting, September 2003.

4. Brooks, R. A., and K. J. Sulak. Gulf sturgeon juvenile trophic habitat and food resources in the Suwannee River estuary. Oral paper presented at Symposium on Anadromous Sturgeons, American Fisheries Society, Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec, August 2003.

5. Brooks, R. A., and K. J. Sulak. 2003. Gulf sturgeon juvenile trophic habitat and food resources in the Suwannee River estuary. Poster presented at Estuarine Research Federation, biennial meeting, September 2003.

6. Brooks, R. A., and K. J. Sulak. Gulf sturgeon juvenile trophic habitat and food resources in the Suwannee River estuary, Oral paper presented at 5th Gulf Sturgeon Research Workshop, Mobile, AL, October 2003.

7. Brooks, R. A., and K. J. Sulak. 2003. Gulf sturgeon juvenile trophic habitat and food resources in the Suwannee River estuary. Oral paper presented at Symposium on Anadromous Sturgeons, American Fisheries Society, Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec, August 2003.

8. Clugston, J. P., Foster, A. M. and S. H. Carr. 1995. Gulf sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi, in the Suwannee River, Florida, USA. pp. In: A. D. Gershanovich and T. I. J. Smith (eds.) Proceedings of the International Symposium on Sturgeons, VNIRO Publishing, Moscow.

9. Edwards, R. E, and K. J. Sulak. 2004. Inter-river translocations of Gulf sturgeon. Oral paper presented at the 6th Gulf Sturgeon Research Workshop, Mandeville, LA, 17-18 November 2004.


10. Edwards, R.E, Parauka, F.M. and K.J. Sulak, 2004. New insights into marine migrations and winter habitats of Gulf sturgeon. Proceedings of the Symposium on Anadromous Sturgeons, Special Publication of the American Fisheries Society. (submitted August 2003 to American Fisheries Society Special Publication: The Biology of Anadromous Sturgeons).

11. Edwards, R. E, and K. J. Sulak. 2003. Winter habitat use among Gulf sturgeon in Gulf of Mexico waters. Oral paper presented at Symposium on Anadromous Sturgeons, American Fisheries Society, Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec, August 2003.

12. Edwards, R. E, and K. J. Sulak. 2003. Winter habitat use among Gulf sturgeon in Gulf of Mexico waters, Oral paper presented at 5th Gulf Sturgeon Research Workshop, Mobile, AL, October 2003.

13. Edwards, R. E., K. J, Sulak, C. B. Grimes, and M. Randall. 2003. Movements of Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) in nearshore habitat as determined by acoustic telemetry. Gulf of Mexico Science 2003(1):59-70.

14. Edwards, R., and K. J. Sulak. 2002. Trans-Gulf of Mexico movements of Gulf sturgeon. Oral paper presented at Sturgeon Workshop, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, 20 September 2002.

15. Edwards, R. E., K. J. Sulak, G. W. Hill, and M. Randall. 2001. Why do sturgeon jump? Insights from acoustic investigations of the Gulf sturgeon in the Suwannee River, Florida. Poster paper, presented at: Fourth International Sturgeon Symposium, Oshkosh, WI, 12-17 July 2001.

16. Foster, A. M. and J. P. Clugston. 1997. Seasonal migration of Gulf sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi in the Suwannee River, Florida. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 126: 302-308.

17. Foster, A. M. 1993. Movement of Gulf Sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi, in the Suwannee River, Florida. Masters Thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville. 130 p.

18. Marchant, S. R. and M. K. Shutters. 1996. Artificial substrates collect Gulf sturgeon eggs. North American Journal of Fisheries Management.

19. Mason, W. T., Jr. and J. P. Clugston. 1993. Foods of the Gulf sturgeon in the Suwannee River, Florida. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 122:378-385.

20. Mason, W. T. Clugston, J. P. and A. M. Foster. 1992. Growth of laboratory-held Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi). The Progressive Fish Culturist 54: 59-61.


21. Randall, M. and K. J. Sulak. 2003. Year-class structure of the Gulf sturgeon population of the Suwannee River, Florida , Oral paper presented at 5th Gulf Sturgeon Research Workshop, Mobile, AL, October 2003.

22. Randall, M. and K. J. Sulak. 2003. Year-class structure of the Gulf sturgeon population of the Suwannee River, Florida , Oral paper presented at 5th Gulf Sturgeon Research Workshop, Mobile, AL, October 2003.

23. Randall, M. and K. J. Sulak. 2003. Year-class structure of the Gulf sturgeon population of the Suwannee River, Florida. Oral paper presented at Symposium on Anadromous Sturgeons, American Fisheries Society, Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec, August 2003.

24. Smith, T. I. J. and J. P. Clugston. 1996. Status and management of Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus, in North America. Environmental Biology of Fishes 48:335-347.

25. Sulak, K. J. 2003. Invited Paper: Management implications of the release of hatchery Gulf sturgeon into the Suwannee River. Propagated Fishes in Resource Management, Submitted to: Proceedings of Special Symposium of the American Fisheries Society, Boise, ID, June 2003 (to be published as an AFS Special Publication).

26. Sulak, K. J. 2003. Thermal refugia and trophic dormancy in sturgeons. Symposium on Anadromous Sturgeons, Oral paper presented at 5th Gulf Sturgeon Research Workshop, Mobile, AL, October 2003.

27. Sulak, K. J. 2003. Thermal refugia and trophic dormancy in sturgeons. Oral paper presented at Symposium on Anadromous Sturgeons, American Fisheries Society, Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec, August 2003.

28. Sulak, K. J. 2003. Thermal refugia and trophic dormancy in sturgeons. Oral paper presented at Symposium on Anadromous Sturgeons, American Fisheries Society, Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec, August 2003.

29. Sulak, K. J. 2001. New insights into the life history of the Gulf of Mexico sturgeon in the Suwannee River. Oral paper presented at: Four Rivers, Two States, One Basin: A Research Symposium for the Suwannee Basin, Suwannee Basin Interagency Alliance, Cerveny Conference Center, Live Oak, FL, 11-12 April 2001.

30. Sulak, K. J. 1998. Synopsis of life history, population biology and habitat affinities of Gulf sturgeon in the Suwannee River. Presented at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Sturgeon Workshop, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 12 June 1998.


31. Sulak, K. J. 1997. Early life history and critical spawning habitat of Gulf sturgeon in the Suwannee River. Oral paper presented at: Sturgeon Workshop, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region, Folly Beach, SC, 25-27 March, 1997.

32. Sulak, K. J. 1994. Need and rationale for application of standards for long-term estuarine ecosystem monitoring. Estuarine Workshop, Southeastern Biological Science Center, National Biological Survey, Gainesville, FL.

33. Sulak, K. J., R. A. Brooks, and M. Randall. 2003. Seasonal refugia and trophic dormancy in Gulf sturgeon: Test and refutation of the thermal barrier hypothesis. (submitted August 2003 to American Fisheries Society Special Publication: The Biology of Anadromous Sturgeons).

34. Sulak, K. J. and J. P. Clugston. 2002. Survival of experimentally released cultured Gulf sturgeon in the Suwannee River, Florida. (submitted September 2002 to North American Journal of Fisheries Management).

35. Sulak, K. J. and J. P. Clugston. 1999. Recent advances in life history of Gulf of Mexico sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi in the Suwannee River, Florida, USA: A synopsis, IN: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Sturgeon (Rosenthal, H., P. Bronzi, D. J. McKenzie, G. Arlati and R. Rossi, eds.). Journal of Applied Ichthyology 15(4-5, Special Issue):116-128. 1999.

36. Sulak, K. J. and J. P. Clugston. 1998. Evaluation of the potential effectiveness of hatchery stock enhancement versus habitat-based alternatives in the restoration of Gulf sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi in the Suwannee River, Florida. Annual Meetings of the American Fisheries Society, Florida Chapter, Brooksville, FL, 10 March 1998.

37. Sulak, K. J. and J. P. Clugston. 1998. Early life history stages of Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) in the Suwannee River, Florida. 1998 Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 127:758-771.

38. Sulak, K. J. and J. P. Clugston. 1997. Life history of the Gulf sturgeon in the Suwannee/Big Bend Ecosystem. Presented at the University of Florida Big Bend Workshop, Steinhatchee, FL, 8 May 1997.

39. Sulak, K. J. and J. P. Clugston. 1997. Early life history, population structure, and seasonal movements of Gulf sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi in the Suwannee River, Florida, USA. INVITED oral paper presented at: Third International Symposium on Sturgeon, Piacenza, Italy, July 1997.


40. Sulak, K. J. and J. P. Clugston. 1996. Synopsis of USGS research progress into early life history on the Gulf sturgeon in the Suwannee River. Suwannee Basin Interagency Alliance Meeting, Okefenokee NWR, Waycross, GA, 3 October 1996.

41. Sulak, K. J., R. E. Edwards, G. W. Hill, and M. Randall. 2002. Why do sturgeon jump? Insights from acoustic investigations of the Gulf sturgeon in the Suwannee River, Florida. 2002 Journal of Applied Ichthyology 18:617-620.

42. Sulak, K. J., and M. Randall. 2004. Critical spawning habitat, early life history requirements, and other life history and population aspects of the Gulf sturgeon in the Suwannee River. Final Report, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Project NG95-125, 105 pp., Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Published Report Series, Tallahassee, FL.

43. Sulak, K. J., and M. Randall. 2002. Understanding sturgeon life history: Enigmas, myths and new insights. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 18:519-528.

44. Sulak, K. J. and M. Randall. 2001. Understanding sturgeon life history: Enigmas, myths and facts. Oral paper presented at: Fourth International Sturgeon

8, 168, 168, 16

35, 37, 38, 3935, 37, 38, 3935, 37, 38, 39

393939

Record Obs Num Date Mth Day Year DOY Yr 1 Cp.

L T-

bar R t-bar

Aux LT

Aux RT PIT TL FL Wt. RKM E /SF Code R/V

11007 0 7189 02/25/82 2 25 1982 56 1982 1473 21800 3.5 East V 11008 0 7190 04/15/82 4 15 1982 106 1982 1676 28200 3.5 East V 11009 0 7191 06/15/82 6 15 1982 167 1982 1117 8200 3.5 East V 11010 0 7192 03/19/84 3 19 1984 78 1984 70450 3.5 East V 11011 0 7193 03/27/84 3 27 1984 86 1984 65900 3.5 East V 11012 0 7194 04/06/84 4 6 1984 96 1984 55500 3.5 East V 11013 0 7195 04/08/84 4 8 1984 98 1984 1022 920 6000 3.5 East V 11014 0 7196 04/08/84 4 8 1984 98 1984 1117 996 8300 3.5 East V 11015 0 7197 04/09/84 4 9 1984 99 1984 1155 1041 9430 3.5 East V 11016 0 7198 04/10/84 4 10 1984 100 1984 1003 882 5900 3.5 East V 11017 0 7199 04/10/84 4 10 1984 100 1984 1066 952 7600 3.5 East V

454 0 284 04/11/84 4 11 1984 101 1984 1073 959 7726 3.5 East V 11018 0 7200 04/11/84 4 11 1984 101 1984 1079 952 7300 3.5 East V 11019 0 7201 04/11/84 4 11 1984 101 1984 1010 902 5340 3.5 East V 11020 0 7202 04/11/84 4 11 1984 101 1984 1130 1016 8067 3.5 East V 11021 0 7204 04/13/84 4 13 1984 103 1984 1130 1028 10908 3.5 East V 11022 0 7205 04/13/84 4 13 1984 103 1984 1955 1771 56812 3.5 East V 11023 0 7206 04/14/84 4 14 1984 104 1984 965 889 6135 3.5 East V 11024 0 7207 04/14/84 4 14 1984 104 1984 952 851 4472 3.5 East V 11025 0 7208 04/16/84 4 16 1984 106 1984 1047 927 6135 3.5 East V 11061 0 7246 04/18/84 4 18 1984 108 1984 1784 1625 45450 3.5 East V 11026 0 7210 04/19/84 4 19 1984 109 1984 1828 1625 44541 3.5 East V 11042 0 7226 04/21/84 4 21 1984 111 1984 1016 927 5113 3.5 East V 11043 0 7227 04/22/84 4 22 1984 112 1984 1105 977 7840 3.5 East V 11044 0 7228 04/22/84 4 22 1984 112 1984 1066 952 7044 3.5 East V 11027 0 7211 04/23/84 4 23 1984 113 1984 1816 1663 43177 3.5 East V 11028 0 7212 04/23/84 4 23 1984 113 1984 1816 1625 45450 3.5 East V 11029 0 7213 04/23/84 4 23 1984 113 1984 1409 1276 20450 3.5 East V 11030 0 7214 04/23/84 4 23 1984 113 1984 978 7612 3.5 East V 11031 0 7215 04/24/84 4 24 1984 113 1984 1054 940 6817 3.5 East V 11032 0 7216 04/24/84 4 24 1984 113 1984 1028 914 6135 3.5 East V 11033 0 7217 04/24/84 4 24 1984 113 1984 1016 914 5340 3.5 East V 11034 0 7218 04/27/84 4 27 1984 117 1984 1009 889 5226 3.5 East V 11035 0 7219 04/29/84 4 29 1984 118 1984 1968 1778 52267 3.5 East V 11036 0 7220 04/30/84 4 30 1984 120 1984 1079 965 7953 3.5 East V 11037 0 7221 04/30/84 4 30 1984 120 1984 1022 889 6022 3.5 East V 11038 0 7222 04/30/84 4 30 1984 120 1984 965 876 4545 3.5 East V 11039 0 7223 05/01/84 5 1 1984 121 1984 1092 965 7158 3.5 East V 11040 0 7224 05/15/84 5 15 1984 135 1984 3.5 East V 11041 0 7225 05/19/84 5 19 1984 139 1984 3.5 East V

2 0 1 04/29/85 4 29 1985 119 1985 899 3700 -171.0 10000 V 3 1 1 11/04/85 11 4 1985 308 1985 930 3600 -171.0 10000 R 5 0 2 03/20/86 3 20 1986 79 1986 1168 1035 10000 3.5 East c V 9 0 3 03/20/86 3 20 1986 79 1986 1397 1251 18100 3.5 East c V

10 0 4 03/20/86 3 20 1986 79 1986 1244 1105 11800 3.5 East c V 11 0 5 03/20/86 3 20 1986 79 1986 1092 1010 6600 3.5 East c V 13 0 6 03/20/86 3 20 1986 79 1986 1168 1048 10000 3.5 East c V 14 0 7 03/20/86 3 20 1986 79 1986 1092 997 7000 3.5 East c V 16 0 8 03/20/86 3 20 1986 79 1986 1346 1219 13600 3.5 East c V 18 0 9 03/20/86 3 20 1986 79 1986 1130 997 9500 3.5 East c V 19 0 10 03/20/86 3 20 1986 79 1986 1029 940 6100 3.5 East c V

Suwannee River Gulf Sturgeon Data BaseSuwannee River Gulf Sturgeon Data Base

•• 19 Years (from 1985 to present)19 Years (from 1985 to present)•• Almost 12,000 records Almost 12,000 records •• Recently Adding Data from All Gulf RiversRecently Adding Data from All Gulf Rivers

21, 22, 2321, 22, 2321, 22, 23

Rkm 220Rkm 220WithlacootcheeWithlacootchee

RiverRiver

181818

WithlacoocheeWithlacoocheeRiverRiver

Suwannee RiverSuwannee River

AlapahaAlapahaRiverRiver

Cody ScarpCody Cody ScarpScarp

35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 4135, 37, 38, 39, 40, 4135, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41

35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 4135, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41

Edwards, Sulak, Randall and Grimes. 2003. Movements of Gulf Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) in Nearshore Habitat as Determined by Acoustic Telemetry. Gulf of Mexico Science. In Press.

11, 12, 1311, 12, 13

~17 cm

2001-2002Pop-Up Satellite Archival Tag (PAT)

10, 11, 1210, 11, 12

10, 11, 1210, 11, 12

2

Suwannee to Apalachicola

Inter-System MovementsMovements

7

Apalachicola to Suwannee

1414

Hatch BendHatch Bend

Santa FeSanta FeRiverRiver

OldtownOldtownTrestleTrestle

ManateeManateeSpringsSprings

8, 16, 17, 398, 16, 17, 39

Sulak et al., 2002. J. Sulak et al., 2002. J. ApplAppl. . IchthyolIchthyol. 18 (2002), 1. 18 (2002), 1––44

15. 4415. 44

26, 27, 3326, 27, 33

11--77

Questions and IssuesQuestions and Issues•• Protection of spawning sitesProtection of spawning sites

•• Ecology of YOY (including Ecology of YOY (including eutrophicationeutrophication, low flow and , low flow and benthic algal blooms)benthic algal blooms)

•• Juvenile and Juvenile and subadultsubadult estuarine estuarine critical habitatscritical habitats

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