Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Quantitative Fisheries Center

QFC Technical Reports

2024

1. Ebener, M.P., James R. Bence, and Richard D. Clark, Jr.  2024.  Concept Paper: Using genetic information to improve estimates of Lake Trout spawning biomass in southern Lake Michigan.   Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report T2024-01. Available via figshare DOI:  10.6084/m9.figshare.25627824/qfc/publications/pdf-techreports/2024-05_T2024-01.pdf

2021

1. Ebener, M.P., R.D. Clark, Jr., J.R. Bence.  2021.  Diagnostics of the WI345 Lake Trout Stock Assessment in Western Lake Michigan.  Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report T2021-01.  Available via figshare DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.16862401
2. Ebener, M.P., R.D. Clark, Jr., J.R. Bence.  2021.  Diagnostics of the WIIM Lake Trout Stock Assessment in Southern Lake Michigan.  Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report T2021-02.  Available via figshare DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.16862446 
3. Bence, J.R. 2020. Review of long-term fishery-independent surveys in the Great Lakes. Report to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division.

2020

1. M.P. Ebener, R.D. Clark, Jr., J.R. Bence, M.S. Kornis, T. Treska, and C.R. Bronte.  2020.  Development of statistical catch-at-age data files of lake trout in western and southern Lake Michigan.  Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report T2020-01.  Available via figshare.  DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.13495725

2019

1. Bence, J.R., T.O. Brenden, and E.M. Liljestrand. 2019. Feasibility of rehabilitating and supplementing fisheries by stocking Lake Whitefish in the upper Great Lakes. QFC Technical Report T2019-01, East Lansing, Michigan.

2. Bence, J.R. 2019. Ohio Lake Erie Creel Survey Review. Report to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.   

2018

1. Dobiesz, N.E., and J.R. Bence. 2018. Modeling sea lamprey abundance in Lake Huron after stopping lampricide treatment on specific rivers. QFC Technical Report T2018-01 (version 2), East Lansing, Michigan.  [DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.6216848.v2]
2. Fisch, N.F., and J.R. Bence. 2018. Sampling intensity, aging intensity, and its effect on age-structured assessment of cisco in Thunder Bay. QFC Technical Report T2018-02, East Lansing, Michigan. [DOI:10.6084/m9.figshare.6167522.v1]

2017

1. Maguffee, A.C., M.L. Jones, R. Clark, M. Kornis, and C.R. Bronte. 2017. Determining the natal origin of angler-caught Chinook Salmon using otolith microchemistry classification algorithms. QFC Technical Report T2017-01, East Lansing, Michigan.
2. Bence, J.R. 2017. Mille Lacs creel survey external review: Revised June 2017 version. Report to Minnesota DNR. 

2016

1. Truesdell, S.B., and J.R. Bence. 2016.  A review of stock assessment methods for lake trout and lake whitefish in 1836 Treaty waters of Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, and Lake Superior. Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report T2016-01, East Lansing, Michigan.
2. Jones, M., J. Bence, G. Hansen, P. Schmalz, C. Vandergoot, and A. Drake. 2016.  External review of Lake Nipissing's walleye fishery and management. Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report T2016-02, East Lansing, Michigan.
3. Jones, M.L., and A.J. Jensen. 2016.  Stock assessment review of Michigan's Lake Gogebic walleye fishery. Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report T2016-03, East Lansing, Michigan.

2015

1. Bence, J.R., and J.X. He. 2015. Update to the Brenden et al. (2012) statistical catch-at-age assessment for Chinook salmon in the main basin of Lake Huron. Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report T2015-01, East Lansing, Michigan.
2. Venturelli, P., J.R. Bence, T.O. Brenden, N. Lester, and L. Rudstam. 2015. Mille Lacs Lake walleye blue ribbon panel data review and recommendations for future data collection and management final report. Report to Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 

2014

1. Maurer, B.A., J.R. Bence, and T.O. Brenden. 2014.  Assessing dynamics of Lake Huron fish communities using dynamic factor analysis. Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report T2014-01, East Lansing, Michigan.
2. Clark, R.D., Jr., M.L. Jones, and I. Tsehaye. 2014. Instruction manual for the Lake Michigan Chinook salmon-alewife predator-prey ratio analysis. Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report T2014-02, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
3. Bence, J.R., T.O. Brenden, and R. Reilly. 2014. Quantitative fisheries center review of walleye population management on Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota final report. Report to Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 

2013

1. Brenden. T.O. 2013. Evaluation of sampling requirements to answer management questions with coded wire tagged Chinook salmon returns in Lake Michigan. Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report T2013-01, East Lansing, Michigan.

2012

1. Clark, R.D., Jr. 2012. Review of Lake Michigan Red Flags Analysis. Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report T2012-01.

2011

1. Catalano, M. J., and J. R. Bence. 2011. The sensitivity to assumed ageing error of the stock assessment used to recommend lake whitefish yield for 2008 from management unit WFH01 of Lake Huron. Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report T2011-01.

2010

1. Brenden, T.O., and W. Liu.  2010.  Evaluation of regression approaches for predicting yellow perch (Perca flavescens) recreational harvest in Ohio waters of Lake Erie. Quantitative Fisheries Center, Technical Report T2010-01, East Lansing.

2009

1. Irwin, B.J., T.O. Brenden, W. Liu, and J.R. Bence. 2009. Estimating the relationship between sea lamprey-induced mortality on lake trout and observed marking rates. Quantitative Fisheries Center, Technical Report T2009-01, East Lansing.

2008

1. Jones, M.L., M.T. Arts, M. Faisal, M.P. Ebener, T. Wagner, T.O. Brenden, D. Honeyfield, and G. Wright. 2008. Magnitude and potential causes of mortality in four lake whitefish populations in Lakes Michigan and Huron: a multidisciplinary approach. Quantitative Fisheries Center, Technical Report T2008-01, East Lansing.
2. Jones, M.L., G.J.A. Hansen, W. Liu, B.J. Irwin, A.J. Treble, and H.A. Dawson. 2008. Sea lamprey population dynamics: updating demographic models and application to a novel control strategy. Quantitative Fisheries Center, Technical Report T2008-02, East Lansing.
3. Irwin, B.J., M.J. Wilberg, J.R. Bence, M.L. Jones. 2008. Specified input values for a stochastic simulation model for yellow perch in southern Lake Michigan. Quantitative Fisheries Center, Technical Report T2008-03, East Lansing.
4. Jones, M.L. and G.J.A. Hansen. 2008. Evaluation of an alternative model of stream selection of lampricide treatment. Quantitative Fisheries Center, Technical Report T2008-04, East Lansing.
5. Irwin, B.J., J.R. Bence, M.L. Jones, and W. Liu. 2008. Defining Targets for Sea Lamprey Control in the Great Lakes: Economic Injury Levels and Fish Community Goal-based Targets. Quantitative Fisheries Center, Technical Report T2008-05, East Lansing.
6. Szalai, E.B., J.R. Bence, and C.P. Madenjian. 2008. Quantifying the effects of salmonine predation on alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) and bloater (Coregonus hoyi) population dynamics in Lake Michigan, 1962-1999. Quantitative Fisheries Center, Technical Report T2008-06, East Lansing.
7. Bence, J.R., N.E. Dobiesz, C.P. Madenjian, R. Argyle, R. Barbiero, J.N. Bowlby, R.M. Claramunt, R. O'Gorman, and T. Schaner. 2008. Top-Down effects of open-water salmonine predators in the Great Lakes. Quantitative Fisheries Center, Technical Report T2008-07, East Lansing.
8. Szalai, E.B., J.R. Bence, and M.L. Jones. 2008. Estimating sea lamprey damage to fish populations in Lakes Michigan and Huron. Quantitative Fisheries Center, Technical Report T2008-08, East Lansing.

2007

1. Wagner, T. 2007. The statistical power to detect temporal trends in catch per unit effort from annual gillnet surveys for walleye in Lake Erie. Quantitative Fisheries Center, Technical Report 2007-01, East Lansing.
2. Wagner, T. 2007. The statistical power to detect temporal trends in catch per unit effort from annual gillnet surveys for walleye in Lake Erie, Supplement I. Quantitative Fisheries Center, Technical Report 2007-02, East Lansing.

2006

1. Bence, J.R. 2006. Approaches to weighting data components and addressing concerns about density-dependent catchability for Lake Erie percid assessments. Quantitative Fisheries Center, Technical Report 2006-01, East Lansing.
2. Fenichel, E., J.I. Tsao, M.L. Jones, and G.J. Hickling. 2006. Managing fish translocation risks using real options: sea lamprey pathogen screening as a case study. Quantitative Fisheries Center, Technical Report 2006-02, East Lansing.