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Fish Population Studies from Lake Erie Near Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station During 1977, ETS Section 3.1.2.a.3, Fisheries Population Studies
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Issue date: 04/30/1978
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CLEAR TECHNICAL REPORT NO. 87

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DURING 1977 N Environmental Technical Specifications Sec. 3.1.2.a.3 Fisheries Population Studies Prepared by Jeffrey M. Reutter Prepared for Toledo Edison Company Toledo, Ohio THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY CE' . TER FOR LAKE ERIE AREA RESEARCH COLUMBUS, OHIO April 1978 -

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3.1.2.1.3 Fisheries Po'pulation' Studies:

Procedures Fish populations at Locust Point were sampled by 3 meth'ods, gill l

- ~ nets, shore seines, and trawls, from April. through November 1977

-(Table 1). All fish' captured were weighed, measured, and identifiedL "

to species -(Trautman,1957- and Bailey et' al . ,1970). All results were

' Computer keypunched 'and Results Center. stored on were magnetic'.

reportedtape at The as catch perOhio: State University ).

unit effort-(CPE Gill Nets. Experimental gill nets were set parallel to the. intake 3 pipeline at Stations 8'and 26 and parallel to the discharge- pipeline at .

Stations 3 and 13 (Figure 1). Stations 3 and 26, control stations,.were -

positioned 3000 feet northwest of Station 13 (plume area) and 8.(intake),

respectively. Each gill net measuring 125 ft-x 6 ft and consisting of five 25-ft contiguous panels of_1/2, 3/4, l', 1-1/2, and 2 inch.bar mesh, ,

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was ; fished for approximately 24 continuous hours. monthly-(Table 1). One unit of effort consisted of one 24-hr set with one of these gill nets.

Shore Seines. Shore seining was accomplished monthly (Table 1) with a 100-ft bag seine (1/4 inch'or 6 mm bar. mesh) at Stations 23,.24,-and 25 (Figure 1). The seine was stretched perpendicular to the shoreline'until -l the shore brail was at the water's edge.- The far brail.was then dragged  !

through a 900 arc back to shore. Two hauls were made at each station.

-One-unit of effort consisted of two hauls with the above mentioned seine.

Trawls. Four 5-minute bottom tows with a 16-ft trawl were conducted 4 monthly (Table 1) on'a transect between Stations 8 (intake) and 13 (thermal plume area) at a speed of 3-4 knots /hr. - For comparative purposes similar  !!

tows were conducted on a transect between Stations 3 and 26.0ne unit of -

effort consisted of four 5-minute tows. f Results Of the 47. species reported from the Locust Point vicinity since-1963, 27 were captured during 1977 including one new species, the shorthead red- .

horse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum)(Table 2). The 3 fishing methods combined- ,

yielded 14,697 fish of which 36.7% occurred in gill nets, 53.8% in shore l seines,: and 9.5% in ' trawls (Table 3). The combined results from all three  !

methods of capture. indicated that the dominant species =in the Locust Point i vicinity in order'of abundance were gizzard shad (42.5%), emerald shiner j

(22.1%), yellow perch (12.7%), alewife (7.6%), spottail shiner (6.9%),

white bass (4.0%), and freshwater' drum (1.2%) (Table 4) No other species l constituted more than 1.0% of the catch by number. 1

. Gill Nets'. - Gill nets set from April through October. yie1ded 5,400 fish weighing 307.9Kg and representing 21. species (Table 5). Monthly -

catches ranged fromL245.in May (CPE = 61) to 1,800 in June (CPE = 450) [

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DATES OF SAMPLING DURING 1977-

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DATE Nets Seines Trawls

. April- 18-19 18 3 May 16-17 16 18' June- 13-14 13 23

-July 12 12 19 August 9-10 ~9 23 September . 13-14 13 27 ,

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SPECIES FOUND IN THE LOCUST POINT AREA 1963 - 1977 l h h h h h h Scientific Name2 Common Name

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Amiidae ,

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  • Amia calva ' bowfin 1 Atherinidae
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  • Labidesthes sicculus brook silversides Catostomidae o *
  • Carpiodes cyprinus quillback carpsucker o * * * *
  • Catostomus commersoni common white sucker
  • Minytrema_ melanops spotted sucker o Moxostoma erythrurum golden redhorse
  • Moxostoma macrolepidotum shorthead redhorse o Ictiobus cyprinellus bigmouth buffalo fish
  • Hypentelium nigricans hog sucker  ;

Centrarchidae

  • Ambloplites rupestris northern rockbass
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  • Lepomis cyanellus green sunfish
  • L. gibbosus pumpkinseed sunfish
  • C humilis orangespotted sunfish

[ macrochirus northern bluegill sunfish

  • L. microlophus redear sunfish o *
  • MTeropterus dolomieui smallmouth bass
  • M. salmoides largemouth bass
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  • Pomoxis annularis white crappie c * * * *
  • P2 nigromaculatus black crappie Clupeidae -

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  • Alosa pseudoharengus al ewi fe o * * * *
  • Dorosoma cepedianum gizzard shad Cyprinidae

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  • Ca'rassius :uratus . goldfish o
  • C2 auratus"x Cyprinus carpio carp x goldfish hybrid o * * * *
  • Cyprinus carpio carp
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  • Hybopsis storeriana silver chub o * * * *
  • Notropis atherinoides emerald shiner o
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  • N hudsonius spottail shiner
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  • R~ spilopterus spotfin shiner
  • R volucellus mimic shiner
  • Pimephales promelas fathead minnow Esocidae Esox_ lucius northern pike

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SPECIES F0VHD.IN THE LOCUST POINT AREA 1963 - 19771 h h -h h h h Scientific Name2 'C'ommon Name Ictaluridae

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  • Ictalurus melas black bullhead o *
  • I. natalis yellow bullhead o * * * *
  • E nebulosus brown ' bull head o * '

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  • E punctatus channel catfish l Ifo~turus flavus stonecat mac' tom Lepisosteidae
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  • Lepisosteus osseus longnose gar-Osmeridae o * * * *
  • Osmerus mordax rainbow smelt Percidae
  • Etheostoma nigrum johnny darter o * * * *
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  • Percina_ caprodes logperch darter
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  • Stizostedion canadense sauger o * * * *
  • S. v. vitreum wall eye Percichthyidae o * * * *
  • Morone chrysops white bass

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  • Percopsis omiscomaycus troutperch Petromyzontidae ,
  • Petromyzon marinus sea lamprey Salmenidae o
  • Oncorhynchus kisutch coho salmon Sciaenidae .

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  • Aplodinotus grunniens freshwater drum 2 $ E R $ S 1

Including those collected on Federal Aid Project F-41-R.

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s TABLE 3 NUMBER OF FISH COLLECTED AT LOCUST POINT FFJi APRIL-NuvEMBER 1977 I

WITM EQUAL MONTHLV EFFORT WITH EACH PIECE OF FISHING EQUIPMENT APR;L MAV JtmE JULV AUGUST 5EPIEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER 10iAL PETH00 No. No. No. No. No. E No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.

OF of Of of of *f of of of of of of of of of of of 'of CAPTURE Fish Species Fish Species Fish Species Fish Species Fish Species Fish Species Fish Spectes Fish Species Fish Species as '

Gill Net 586 14 245 13 1~.800 14 346 11 1.145 12 515 11 763 8 Sarple 5.400 21 Ms Shore Seine 64 5 544 6 40 3 3.297 7 305 5 642 11 1 013 4 San >1 e 7.905 13

  • Trawl" 104 4 18 3 85 9 425 10 208 14 70 8 340 11 142 12 1.392 18 '

TOTAL 754 16 807 15 1.925 17 4.068 14 1.658 16 L227 17 4,116 13 142 12 14.697 26 1 These values represent the sisa of the CPE results from all stations at which each piece of fishing equipment seas used each senth.

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MONTHLY CATCH OF INDIVIDUAL FISH SPECIES AT LOCUST POINT WITH EQUAL EFFORT

  • USING GILL NETS, SHORE SEINES, AND TRAWLS-1977 (EXPRESSED AS NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS) l S Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov** TOTAL Alewi fe 11 861 27 10 210 1119 Black Crappie. 2 2 Brook Silversides 1 3 4 Brown Bullhead 4 4 Carp 9 9 31 29 9 1. 5 93 ,

Channel Catfish 27 7 4 53 8 3 1 1 104 Emerald Shiner 30 510 108 258 25 73 2248 3 3255 Freshwater Drum 55 24 11 35 18 20 6 3 172 Gizzard Shad 14 18 33 3047 957 717 1408 47 6241 l

l Goldfish 1 3 2 2 8 i Johnny Darter 1 1 Logperch Darter 1 4 5 Longnose Gar 1 1 Quillback Carpsucker 1 1 3 1 3 1 10 Rainbow Shalt 7 4 1 36 48 Sauger 5 4 2 1 12 Shorthead Redhorse 1 1 Silver Chub 1 1 1 3 Spotfin Shiner 4 1 5 Spottail Shiner 231 136 192 97 76 147 107 34 1020 l Troutperch 8 2 1 2 1 14 Wall eye 25 1 20 7 21 1 1 7 83 l White Bass 6 45 384 73 24 38 20 590 White Crappie 1 1 1 3 White Sucker 19 2 1 1 2 25 Yellow Perch 319 89 625 117 437 212 55 19 1873 Number of Species 16 15 17 14 16 17 13 12 26 l

TOTAL 754 807 1925 4068 1658 1227 4116 142 14,697 o Four units of effort (gill net), 3 units of effort (shore seine), and 2 units of effort (trawl) per month, oo Gill nets and shore seines were not used in November due to inclement weather.

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Mean Range Mean Total 18 April 1977 Carp 6 301.8 226.0 - 346.0 392.2 2411.0 Channel Catfish 3 324.3 199.0 - 411.0

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422.0 1266.0 Freshwater Drum 7 214.3 161.0 - 367.0 165.6 1444.0 i

Gizzard Shad 4 347.9 313.0 - 400.0 433.4 1954.0 t Gol dfish 1 266.0 266.0 - 266.0 283.0 283.0 Logperch Darter 1 120.0 120.0 - 120.0 19.0 19.0 Sauger 5 269.7 220.0 - 440.0 249.8 1818.0 Shorthead RedhorsE 1 345.0 345.0 - 345.0 396.0 396.0

, Silver Chub 1 178.0 178.0 - 178.0 46.0 46.0 Spottail Shiner 213 114.2 103.0 - 133.0 13.2 2930.0 i Walleye 25 318.0 201.0 - 377.0 314.6 8217.0 White Bass 5 156.6 90.0 - 264.0 80.4 475.0 i White Sucker 19 249.6 107.0 - 426.0 259.5 1788.0 Yellow Perch 295 173.4 129.0 - 220.0 56.2 16546.0

cubtotal 586 39593.0 16 May 1977 Carp 1 270.0 270.0 - 270.0 762.0 762.0 Channel Catfish 4 344.0 256.9 - 402.0 440.3 1825.0 Emerald Shiner 6 104.3 100.0 - 112.0 7.9 53.0

, Freshwater Drum 24 201.2 120.0 - 350.0 103.9 3437.0 Gizzard Shad 4 318.5 300.0 - 370.0 354.0 1440.0 Quillback Carpsucker 1 311.0 311.0 - 311.0 463.0 463.0 4

Sauger 4 22C_3 205.0 - 248.0 106.7 556.4 l Silver Chub 1 162.0 162.0 - 162.0 39.0 39.0 Spottail Shiner 106 111.6 92.0 - 126.0 10.8 231.0 Troutperch 2 110.5 106.0 - 115.0 11.5 23.0 Walleye 1 367.0 367.0 - 367.0 475.0 475.0  ;

, White Sucker 2 314.5 286.0 - 343.0 403.5 807.0 '

Yellow Perch 89 175.5 63.0 - 280.0 63.7 5753.0 i subtotal 245 15914.4 l

  • Total catch from nets set monthly at Stations 3, 8,13, and 26 (4 units of effort / month).

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SUMMARY

OF GILL NET RESULTS AT LOCUST POINT DURING 1977 o I

Date Species Length (mm) Weight (g)

Number Mean Range Mean Range

] 13 June 1977 Alewife 861 180.5 170.0 - 191.0 29.0 200.0-l Carp 9 341.2 233.0 - 390.0 601.0 5441.0 4 Channel Catfish 1 191.0 191.0 - 191.0 200.0 -200.0 Emerald Shiner 93 109.0 95.0 - 130.0 8.0 787.0 Freshwater Drum 11 231.5 140.0 - 331.0 198.8 2187.0 Gizzard Shad 29 327.6 232.0 - 410.0 406.0 12170.0 Sauger 2 235.0 155.0 - 315.0 186.0 372.0 Silver Chub 1 182.0 182.0 - 182.0 52.0 52.0 Spottail Shiner 165 115.9 105.0 - 132.0 13.9 2292.0 Walleye 1 382.0 382.0 - 382.0 500.0 500.0 White Bass 7 188.6 140.0 - 272.0 112.0 1216.0 White Crappie 1 86.0 86.0 - 86.0 12.0 12.0 .

White Sucker 1 436.0 436.0 - 436.0 896.0 896.0 ,,

Yellow Perch 618 160.5 95.0 - 220.0 45.2 27941.0 subtotal 1800 542G6.0 12 July 1977 Carp 28 316.2 240.0 - 410.0 747.6 19744.1 Channe.1 Catfish 50 150.7 116.0 - 218.0 44.8 2317.2 Emerald Shiner 1 90.0 90.0 - 90.0 4.0 4.0

' Freshwater Drum 35 171.7 100.0 - 273.0 118.4 3113.3

, Gizzard Shad 104 250.7 62.0 - 437.0 341.9 31721.4

' Gol d fish 1 205.0 205.0 - 205.0 227.0 227.0 Sauger 1 216.0 216.0 - 216.0 84.0 84.0

, Spottail Shiner 11 97.5 80.0 - 111.0 14.3 123.3 i Walleye 3 255.0 219.0 - 316.0 469.3 1408.0 White Bass 5 196.6 130.0 - 287.0 123.7- 618.6 Yellow Perch 107 147.7 80.0 - 190.0 57.7 6145.3 subtotal 346 65506.2  ;

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SUMMARY

OF GILL NET RESULTS AT LOCUST POINT DURING 1977 0 Date Species Number Length (mm) Weight (g) ,

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9 August 1977 Brown Bullhead 1 266.0 266.0 - 266.0 240.0 240.0 Carp 26 365.0 312.0 - 441.0 648.4 17723.0 Channel Catfish 2 199.0 198.0 - 200.0 91.0 182.0 Freshwater Drum 13 168.6 62.0 - 330.0 112.6 1572.0 Gizzard Shad 601 161.8 40.0 - 378.0 86.2 35100.0 Goldfish 2 297.0 250.0.- 344.0 510.0 1020.0 Quillback Carpsuci er 1 257.0 257.0 - 257.0 255.0 255.0 Spottail Shiner 30 111.9 95.0 - 133.0 19.0 412.0 Walleye 6 245.9 120.0 - 390.0 223.5 1341.0 White Bass 44 108.4 77.0 - 840.0 9.9 622.0 White Sucker 1 188.0 188.0 - 188.0 78.0 78.0 Yellow Perch 418 178.8 67.0 - 221.0 69.8 29153.0 subtotal 1145 87698.0 13 September 1977 Alewife 7 101.2 94.0 - 110.0 9.8 68.7 Carp 8 357.7 325.0 - 370.0 643.9 4895.6 m C'

Channel Catfish 1 488.0 488.0 - 488.0 559.0 559.0 Freshwater Drum 19 87.7 76.0 - 97.0 6.9 129.6 Gizzard Shad 130 169.7 88.0 - 367.0 83.6 5395.8 Goldfish ~

1 285.0 285.0 - 285.0 340.0 340.0 Spottail Shiner 123 108.7 85.0 - 130.0 11.7 1495.7 Walleye 1 216.0 216.0 - 216.0 87.3 '87.3 White Bass 17 121.9 70.0 - 148.0 23.5 409.5 White Sucker 2 400.0 400.0 - 400.0 783.4 1566.8 Yellow Perch 206 170.8 85.0 - 215.0 61.9 12750.0 enb total 515 27698.0 20 October 1977 Alewife 210 108.2 79.0 - 146.0 12.0 2404.0 Gizzard Shad 405 127.4 71.0 - 400.0 27.0 10008.0 Quillback Carpsuck er 1 141.0 141.0 - 141.0 35.0 35.0 Rainbow Smelt 36 150.3 131.0 - 175.0 22.0 732.0 Spottail Shiner 56 10'9.8 100.0 - 130.0 13.0 740.0 Troutperch 1 107.0 107.0 - 107.0 12.0 12.0 White Bass 9 133.1 125.0 - 167.0 33.0 345.0 Yellow Perch 45 165.3 90.0 - 226.0 62.0 2836.0 subiotal 763 17112.0 TOTAL 5400 307937.9 Total catch from nets set monthly at Stations 3, 8,13, and 26 (4 units of effort / month).

, 11 (Table 5). Monthly catches from all stations ranged from 32 at Station 8 in May to 1,090 at. Station 26 in June.

Shore Seines. Shore seining in 1977 yielded 7,905 fish weighing 65.-8Kg and representing 13 species (Table 6). Monthly catche's ranged from 40 in June (CPE = 13.3) to 3,297 in July (CPE = 1,099). This large catch in July was due to young-of-the-year (Y0Y) gizzard shad (2,919--

mean length 37.2 mm).

Trawls. Trawling in the Locust Point vicinity during 1977 yielded 1,392 fish weighing 42.0Kg and representing 18 species (Table 7).

Monthly CPE results from both transects ranged from 4 for transect 8-13 in May to 274 for transect 8-13 in July. Gizzard shad, spottail shiners, and white bass were the dominant. species.

Analysis The Lake Erie fish community at Locust Point as observed during 1977 was quite similar to thct observed in previous years. The 6 domi-nant species (numerically) in 1976 were alewife, gizzard shad, white bass, emerald shiner, yellow perch, and spottail shiner, respectively (Reutter and Herdendorf, 1977). Although the ranking was different in 1977, the same species constituted the top 6 numerically.

The major difference between 1977 and previous years was that fewer fish were captured in 1977. This was primarily due to a reduction in the shore seine catch. In July of 1976 over 30,000 Y0Y alewives and 24,000 YOY gizzard-shad were collected in the shora seines following large col-1ections in the ichthyoplankton (Reutter and Herdendorf, 1977). If this shore seining had been conducted one week earlier or later, it is quite likely that these large catches would have been missed. Results of this type are typical with schooling species, alewife and gizzard shad, and can become even more misleading as the frequency of sampling is reduced.

As in the past, a comparison of gill netting results from individual -

stations shore. With indicated that fish densities the exception of June, Station were generally 3 or 13 (== greater closer to1200 feet off s always yielded the greatest number of fish, and Station 8~or 26-(3000 feet ,

off shore) always yielded the fewest fish (Figure 2). In June a school of 860 alewives swam into the gill net at Station 26. No trend of attraction to or repulsion from the intake, Station 8, or the plume area, Station 13, was observed (Figure 2). Furthermore, trawling results indicated fish populations in the vicinity of the intake and discharge complex (Stations 8 and 13) were exhibiting trends similar to fish populations around the control stations (3 and 26) (Figure 3). Figure 3 also indicates that populations could be slightly larger in the intake / plume complex. (8-13).

This is quite possible due to increased " cover" for fish provided by the rip-rap material at these stations, but it is not supported by Figure 2.

In conclusion, fish populations observed in 1977 were similar to I those observed in the past. No indication of adverse impact due to the i Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station was observed, l

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TABLE'6 RESULTS OF SHORE SEINING IN LAKE ERIE AT LOCUST-POINT DURING 1977 Length (mm) Weight (g)

Date Species Number Mean Range Mean Total 18 April 1977 Carp 5 430.8 85.0 - 562.0 1853.4 9267.0 Emerald Shiner 30 56.5 43.0 - 105.0 1.8 52.6 Gizzard Shad 10 287.4 130.0.- 386.0 305.3 3053.0 Spottail Shiner 18 85.7 69.0 - 132.0 8.1 145.7 White Bsss 1 132.0 132.0 - 132.0 24.0 24.0 subtotal 64 12542.3 16 May 1977 Brook Silversides 1 72.0 72.0 - 72.0 2.2 2.2 Carp. 8 489.4 350.0 - 622.0 1903.0 15231.0 Emerald Shiner 491 55.0 40.0 - 72.0 .1.5 725.8 Gizzard Shad 14 319.5 167.0 - 395.0 596.5 8351.0 Longnose Gar 1 810.0 810.0 - 810.0 1359.0 1359.0 Spottail Shiner- 29 79.5 65.0 - 105.0 .

5.5 158.5 subtotal 544 25827.5 13 June 1977 Emerald Shiner 10 65.9 41.0 - 75.0 2.6- 26.0 R; 29.0 - 184.0 44.5 178.0 Gizzard Shad 4 132.8 Spottail Shiner 26 97.6 79.0 - 125.0 10.0 260.0.

subbotal 40 4G4.0 12 July 1977 Alewife 27 35.5 29.0 - 40.0 1.0 27.0 Carp 1 555.0 555.0 - 555.0 2725.0 2725.0 Emerald Shiner 243 77.0 34.0 - 113.0 3.2 778.0 Gizzard Shad 2919 37.2 26.0 - 79.0 0.5 1557.0 Spotfin Shiner 4 63.8 59.0 - 71.0 2.8 11.0 Spottail Shiner t6 38.8 32.0 - 49.0 0.9 41.0 White Bass 57 52.7 26.0 - 159.0 3.3 188.0 subtotal 3297 5327.0 ~

9 August 1977 Channel Catfish 1 59.0 59.0 - 59.0 2.0 2.0 Emerald Shiner 20 81.5 33.0 - 111.0 3.3 66.4 Gizzard Shad 272 27.0 8.0 - 121.0 1.9 459.4 2

Spottail Shiner 3 54.3 52.0 - 56.0 1.3 4.0 ,

White Bass 9 90.4 81.0 - 110.0 8.4 76.0 subtotal 305 607.8

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  • Data prese:.ted as the sum of the catch per unit effort (2 seine hauls) results from stations 23,24,& 25.

TABLE 6 (CON'I)

RESULTS OF SHORE SEINING IN LAKE ERIE AT LOCUST POINT DURING 1977 cont'd.

Species Lencth (mm) Weight (g)

Date Number Mean Range Mean Total 13 September 1977 Alewi fe 3 43.0 40.0 - 45.0 1.0 3.0 Brook Silversides 3 62.7 61.0 - 65.0 1.0 3.0 Carp 1 610.0 610.0 - 610.0 Channel Catfish 1 71.0 71.0 - 71.0 3.0 3.0 Emerald Shiner 73 69.3 24.0 - 101.0 3.1 223.0 Gizzard Shad 544 73.9 20.0 - 155.0 5.9 3222.0 Goldfish 1 320.0 320.0 - 320.0 640.0 640.0 Spotfin Shiner 1 70.0 70.0 - 70.0 3.0 3.0 Spnttail Shiner 8 74.5 65.0 - 85.0 4.0 32.0 White Bass 6 112.0 91.0 - 141.0 17.0 ,102.0 White Crappie 1 65.0 65.0 - 65.0 3.0 3.0 subtotal 642 . 4276.0 20 October 1977 Emerald Shiner 2241 65.1 42.0 - 102.0 4.2 9431.0 ,,

Gizzard Shad 768 81.5 45.0 - 308.0 5.5 4215.0 to Quillback Carp- 1 562.0 562.0 - 562.0 3060.0 3060.0 sucker White Bass 3 117.0 91.0 - 165.0 28.0 84.0 subtotal 3013 16790.0 TOTAL 7906 65834.6

  • Data presented as the sum of the catch per unit effort (2 seine hauls) results from stations 23,24, & 25.

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TABLE 7 - RESULTS OF TRAWLING IN LAKE ERIE AT LOCUST POINT DURING-1977 Pate ran- Species- Number Length (mm) Coef. of' Weight (g) sect Mean Range Cond. (K) Mean- ' To tal -

L3' April 1977 8 .13 Channel Catfish 3 152.7 - 138.0 - 168.0 0.859 31.3 94.0 (0.25 Freshwater Drum 6 174.7 166.0 - 187.0 1.073 57.3 344.0 units of Troutperch 1 88.0 -88.0 .88.0 1.174 8.0 8.0 effort) Yellow Perch 3 181.3 173.0 - 190.0 1.293 77.3 -232.0 subtotal 13 678.0 3 - 26

  • 0 eff.) TOTAL 13 678.0 18 May 1977 8 --13 Channel Catfish 1 -140.0 140.0 - 140.0 0.875 24.0. 24.0 (0.75 Emerald Shiner 1 95.0 95.0 - 95.0 0.700 6.0 6.0 units of Spottail Shiner 1 78.0 78.0 - 78.0 0.843 4.0 4.0 effort) subtotal 3 34.0 3 - 26 Channel Catfish 1 166.0 166.0 - 166.0 0.918 42.0 42.0 (0.50 Emerald Shiner 6 60.7 50.0 - 70.0 0.657 1.5 9.0-units of subtobal; .

7 51.0 ,,

effort) TOTAL 10 85.0 23 June 1977 8 - 13 Emerald Shiner 4 94.8 70.0 - 105.0 0.835 7.5 '30.0 (1.00 Logperch Darter 1 28.0 28.0 - 28.0 4.555 1.0 1.0 units of Rainbow Smelt 5 33.8 29.0 .37.0 2.699 1.0 5.0 effort) Spottail' Shiner 1 88.0 88.0 - 88.0 0.880 6.0 6.0 Walleye -5 50.8 44.0 - 60.0 0.903' 1.2 6.0 White 8 ass 27 24.8 20.0 - 28.0 6.902 1.0 27.0 Yellow Perch 3 129.3 33.0 - 194.0 '1.770- 48.3 145.0 subtotal 46 220.0 3 - 26 Channel Catfish 3 197.7 156.0 - 280.0 1.025 105.3 316.0 (1.00 Emerald Shiner . I 107.0 107.0 - 107.0 0.816 10.0 10.0 units of Logperch Darter 3 27.0 25.0 - 30.0 5.264 1.0 3.0 effort) Quillback Carpsucker 1 395.0 395.0 .395.0 -1.369 844.0 844.0 Rainbow Smelt 2 36.0 35.0 - 37.0 2.153 1.0 2.0 Walleye 14 50.1 41.0 - 64.0 0.975 1.2 17.0 White Bass 11 24.2 20.0 - 29.0 7.747 1.0 11.0 Yellow Perch 4 -55.3 28.0 - 135.0 ~3.549 9.3 37.0

. subtotal 39 1240.0 e TOTAL 85 1460.0 O No sample collected due to inclement weather.

TABLE 7 (CON'T.)

RESULTS OF TRAWLING IN LAKE ERIE AT LOCUST POINT DURING 1977 -

Tran- Species Length (mm) Coef. of Weight (g)

Date Number sect Mean Range Cond. (K) Mean Total 19 July 1977 8 - 13 Channel Catfish 3 233.3 189.0 - 310.0 1.032 165.7 497.0 (1.00 Emerald Chiner 6 94.3 71.0 - 107.0 0.759 6.8 41.0 units of Gizzard Shad 13 54.8 34.0 - 66.0 1.275 2.2 28.0 effort) Goldfish 1 309.0 309.0 - 309.0 1.949 575.0 575.0 Rainbow Smelt 3 43.7 39.0 - 49.0 1.265 1.0 3.0 Spottail Shiner 34 44.6 37.0 - 59.0 1.178 1.0 35.0 Walleye 3 107.3 103.0 - 111.0 0.964 12.0 36.0 White Bass 202 47.1 20.0 - 77.0 2.079 2.0 408.0 Yellow Perch 9 60.9 45.0 - 115.0 1.300 4.1 37.0 subtotal 274 1660.0 3 - 26 Carp 2 359.5 270.0 - 449.0 1.125 622.5 1245.0 (1.00 Emerald Shiner 8 84.4 72.0 - 109.0 0.751 4.9 39.0 units of Gizzard Shad 11 64.3 53.0 - 82.0 1.175 3.4 37.0 effort) Goldfish 1 420.0 420.0 - 420.0 1.053 780.0 780.0 -.

Rainbow Smelt 1 38.0 38.0 - 38.0 1.822 1.0 1.0 "'

Spottail Shiner 6 45.2 38.0 - 52.0 1.146 1.0 6.0 Walleye 1 89.0 89.0 - 89.0 0.993 7.0 7.0 White Bass 120 54.0 22.0 - 79.0 1.863 2.8 338.0 Yellow Perch 1 185.0 185.0 -185.0 1.279 81.0 81.0 subtotal 151 2534.0 TOTAL 425 4194.0 23 August 1977 8 - 13 Black Crappie 2 119.5 44.0 - 195.0 1.342 56.5 113.0 (1.00 Brown Bullhead 1 220.0 220.0 - 220.0 1.484 158.0 158.0 units of Channel Catfish 4 82.3 58.0 - 135.0 1.034 7.8 31.0 effort) Freshwater Drum 2 108.5 92.0 - 125.0 1.077 15.0 30.0 Gizzard Shad 67 130.4 107.0 - 284.0 1.199 29.8 1999.0 Quillback Carpsuc ker 2 405.0 405.0 - 405.0 1.728 1753.0 3506.0 Spottail Shiner 16 72.6 57.0 - 104.0 0.990 4.4 70.0 Troutperch 1 89.0 89.0 - 89.0 0.993 7.0 7.0 Walleye 13 152.5 137.0 - 170.0 0.930 33.8 439.0 White Bass 16 72.6 33.0 - 134.0 1.527 7.6 121.0 Yellow Perch 12 163.9 77.0 - 199.0 1.293 63.5 762.0 cubto tal 136 7236.0 t

TABLE 7 (CON'T.) ,

RESULTS OF TRAWLING IN LAKE ERIE AT LOCUST POINT DURING 1977 --

8"- ""9 ** U* U *9 9 Date Species Number sect Mean Range Cond.(K) Mean Total 23 August 1977 3 - 26 Brown Bullhead 2 258.5 243.0 - 274.0 1.433 245.0 490.0

- (cont'd.) (1.00 Carp 3 429.7 374.0 - 505.0 1.114 888.3 2665.0 units of Channel Catfish 1 58.0 58.0 - 58.0 1.025 2.0 2.0 effort) Emerald Shiner 5 48.6 43.0 - 59.0 0.927 1.0 5.0 Freshwater Drum 3 64.7 59.0 - 75.0 1.028 3.0 9.0 Gizzard Shad 17 117.7 96.0 - 160.0 1.259 21.9 372.0 Johnny Darter 1 -31.0 31.0 - 31.0 3.357 1.0 1.0 Spottail Shiner 27 83.3 59.0 - 121.0 1.003 6.9 187.0

. Walleye 2 142.5 137.0 - 148.0 0.956 28.0 56.0 White Bass 4 76.3 47.0 - 90.0 1.182 6.3 25.0 i Yellow Perch 7 145.0 81.0 . 211.0 1.282 52.9 370.0 subtotal 72 4182.0 TOTAL 208 11418.0 5'

27 September 1977 8 - 13 Channel Catfish 1 390.0 390.0 - 390.0 1.177 698.0 698.0 1.00 Freshwater Drum 1 335.0 335.0 - 335.0 1.176 442.0 442.0 units o' Gizzard Shad 43 141.3 111.0 - 191.0 1.103 32.7 1404.0 effort) Quillback Carpsucker 1 290.0 290.0 - 290.0 1.730 422.0 422.0 Rainbow Smelt 1 63.0 63.0 - 63.0 0.400 1.0 1.0 Spottail Shiner 11 105.1 75.0 - 122.0 0.983 12.3 135.0 White Bass 1 146.0 -

146.0 - 146.0 1.414 44.0 44.0 Yellow Perch 5 138.8 86.0 - 198.0 1.175 44.4 222.0

, subto tal 64 33G8.0

, 3 - 26 Spottail Shiner 5 63.2 31.0 - 75.0 1.389 2.8 14.0 l (1.00 Yellow Perch 1 87.0 87.0 - 87.0 1.063 7.0 7.0 c

inits of subtotal G 21.0 i effort) TOTAL 70 3389.0 24 October 1977 8 - 13 Emerald Shiner 5 72.8 62.0 - 94.0 0.677 2.8 14.0 (1.00 Freshwater Drum 1 123.0 123.0 - 123.0 1.021 19.0 19.0 units of Gizzard Shad 166 134.0 92.0 -165.0 1.073 23.9 3975.0 effort) Quillback Carpsucker 1 173.0 173.0 - 173.0 1.294 67.0 67.0 Spottail Shiner 22 101.'6 80.0 - 131.0 0.961 11.0 241.0 White Bass 23 146.9 108.0 - 247.0 1.441 52.1 1198.0 Yellow Perch t 6 174.7 142.0 -192.0 1.198 65.8 395.0 subtotal 224 5909.0

TABLE 7 (CON'T. )

RESULTS OF TRAWLING IN LAKE ERIE AT LOCUST POINT DURING 1977

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Date . Species Number sect Mean Range Cond. (K) Mean Total 24 October 1977 3 - 26 Carp 1 392.0 392.0 - 392.0 1.177 709.0 709.0 (cont'd.) (1.00 Channel Catfish 1 77.0 77.0 - 77.0 1.095 5.0 5.0 units of Emerald Shiner 2 96.5 64.0 - 129.0 0.847 11.0 22.0 effort) Freshwater Drum 5 106.6 92.0 - 125.0 1.101 13.8 69.0 Gizzard Shad 69 128.0 98.0 - 159.0 1.112 23.0 1584.0 Spottail Shiner 29 -

95.7 66.0 - 115.0 1.019 9.6 279.0 Troutperch 1 71.0 71.0 - 71.0 0.838 3.0 3.0 Walleye 1 224.0 224.0 - 224.0 1.005 113.0 113.0 White Bass 3 152.0 119.0 - 170.0 1.418 55.7 167.0 Yellow Perch 4 184.8 158.0 - 207.0 1.252 82.0 328.0 subtotal 116 327:.0 TOTAL 340 9188.0 8 November 1977 8 - 13 Carp 3 420.0 319.0 - 480.0 1.685 1354.7 4064.0 I3 (1.00 Freshwater Drum 1 352.0 352.0 - 352.0 1.032 450.0 450.0 units of Gizzard Shad 24 136.5 118.0 - 175.0 1.120 29.0 697.0 effort) Spottail Shiner 24 108.3 65.0 - 132.0 1.007 13.8 332.0 Walleye - 2 205.5 179.0 - 232.0 0.945 85.0 170.0 White Bass 10 163.7 149.0 - 188.0 1.475 66.0 660.0 White Crappie 1 89.0 89.0 - 89.0 1.560 11.0 11.0 Yellow Perch 7 190.4 166.0 - 216.0 1.245 88.9 622.0 subtotal 72 7006.0 3 - 26 Carp 2 301.0 240.0 - 362.0 1.589 453.5 907.0 (1.00 Channel Catfish 1 62.0 62.0 - 62.0 1.259 3.0 3.0 units of Emerald Shiner 3 64.7 56.0 - 72.0 0.690 2.0 6.0 effort) Freshwater Drum 2 324.5 288.0 - 361.0 1.319 450.5 901.0 Gizzard Shad 23 124.2 92.0 - 161.0 1.064 21.0 484.0 Quillback Carpsuc ker 1 145.0 145.0 - 145.0 1.443 44.0 44.0 Spottail Shiner 10 105.3 80.0 - 125.0 0.990 12.5 125.0 Troutperch 1 75.0 75.0 - 75.0 0.948 4.0 4.0 Walleye 5 216.8 204.0 - 225.0 0.925 94.8 474.0 White Bass 10 157.1 142.0 - 177.0 1.490 59.6 596.0 Yellow Perch 12 186.3 134.0 - 248.0 1.223 86.3 1035'.0 subtotal 70 4579.0 TOTAL ,142 11585.0 GRAND TOTAL 1293 41997.0

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20 LITERATURE CITED i

Bailey, R.M., J.E. Fitch, E.S. Herald, E.A. Lachner, C.C. Lindsey, R.C. Robins, and W. B.. Scott. 1970. A list of common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada.

. Third ed. Amer. Fish. Soc. Spec. Pub. No. 6. 150 pp.

Reutter, J.M. and C.E. Herdendorf. 1977. Pre-operational aquatic ecology monitoring program for the Davis-Besse nuclear power station, unit 1. The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, Ohio.

Progress Rept. July 1 -.Dec. 31, 1976. Toledo Edison Co. 205 pp.

Trautman, M.B. 1957. The Fishes of Ohio. The.0hio State Univ,. Press, Columbus, Ohio. 683 pp.

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