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Nicole Watson

grew up near the shores of Lake Erie and vacationed on the Au Sable River in Michigan. She has been fly fishing since the age of 9. She began studying fisheries biology at Eastern Michigan University during her undergraduate work. Currently a graduate student at Central Michigan University, her research focuses on juvenile steelhead utilizing the unique chemical signature of their ear bone.

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Laurentian Great Lakes steelhead are a complex stock of fish. The population is a mixture of hatchery-released and wild, naturally reproduced fish originating from many different streams. Knowing the natal streams of the fish is important to best managing this species, as it allows for targeted conservation and management to the areas that are the major contributors to the total lake population. Fortunately, we may be able to determine the natal stream of a fish by looking at its otolith. Otoli

9/15/2015Nicole Watson