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Michael Hansen

Co-Director, Professor
Office: 174 Trainer Natural Resources Building
Phone: 715-346-3420
E-mail:mhansen@uwsp.edu
Areas of Interest: Fisheries management, fish population dynamics, stock assessment, age estimation

Dan Isermann

Co-Director, Assistant Professor
Office: 184 Trainer Natural Resources Building
Phone: 715-295-8878
E-mail: diserman@uwsp.edu
Areas of Interest: Fisheries management, fish population dynamics, age estimation

Nancy Nate

Lab Manager
Office: 173A Trainer Natural Resources Building
Phone: 715-342-5338
E-mail:nnate@uwsp.edu
Areas of Interest: lake and stream classification, fisheries status and trends, database management and use

Connie Isermann

Lab Assistant

Office: 173A Trainer Natural Resources Building

Phone: 715-342-5338

E-mail: ciserman@uwsp.edu

Tom Cichosz

Treaty Data Coordinator
Office: Bureau of Fisheries Management, 101 South Webster Street, Madison
Phone: 608-266-8170
E-mail: Thomas.Cichosz@wisconsin.gov
Areas of Interest: Treaty fisheries, fisheries management, fisheries status and trend evaluation

Casey Henrekin

Bureau Information Technology Coordinator
Office: Bureau of Fisheries Management, 101 South Webster Street, Madison
Phone: 608- 267-0548
E-mail: Casey.Henrekin@wisconsin.gov

Kaitlin Schnell

Graduate Research Assistant

Email:kschn946@uwsp.edu

Area of Interest: How angling can affect the population dynamics of largemouth bass in northern Wisconsin lakes, also interested in the similarities among scales, spines, and otoliths as aging structures.

Thesis Topic: Use of Angler Harvest to Reduce Largemouth Bass Population in Northern Wisconsin Lakes

Laura Schmidt

Graduate Research Assistant

Email:

lschm239@uwsp.edu

Area of Interest: Fisheries management and fish population dynamics

Thesis Topic: Modeling Sustainability of Lake Trout stocks in Lake Superior

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Andrea Koster

Graduate Research Assistant

Email: akost970@uwsp.edu

Area of Interest: Fisheries management and population dynamics

Thesis Topic: Evaluating future need of Lake Trout refuge at Gull Island Shoal, Lake Superior

Graig Kelling

Graduate Research Assistant

Email:

ckell763@uwsp.edu

Area of Interest: Fisheries management, fish population dynamics, and age estimation

Thesis Topic: Largemouth Bass in Wisconsin: Factors Regulating Recruitment and Potential Dietary Interactions with Walleyes

Matthew Belnap

Graduate Research Assistant

Email:mbeln669@uwsp.edu

Area of Interest: Genetic stock assessment of Lake Whitefish in Lake Michigan and stock characteristics such as age, growth, fecundity, and GSI

Thesis Topic: Stock Characteristics of Lake Whitefish in Lake Michigan

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Zach Beard

Undergraduate Research Assistant

E-mail: zbear849@uwsp.edu
Areas of Interest: Fisheries management, fish age estimation, back calculation and fish population dynamics

Research Project: Evaluation of Blugill dorsal spines as possible non lethal alternatives to otoliths for bluegill ages

Derek Bahr

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Email: dbahr286@uwsp.edu

Research Project: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources walleye fecundity study and walleye otolith back calculation modeling

Caitlin Luebke

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Email: clueb461@uwsp.edu

Area of Interest: Fisheries management and age estimation

Research Project: Lake Trout aging using otoliths for the GLFC project

Zachary Kleemann

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Email:

zklee211@uwsp.edu

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