What Are Coregonines? | Coregonine Fish Restoration The eleven species of coregonines recognized in the Great Lakes includes three “whitefishes” (Lake Whitefish, Round Whitefish, Pygmy Whitefish) and eight “ciscoes” (Longjaw Cisco, Deepwater Cisco, Blackfin Cisco, Shortnose Cisco, Shortjaw Cisco, Cisco, Bloater, Kiyi)
Coregonine Fish Restoration They can be broadly categorized as ciscoes and whitefishes, but are known by many other names (e g , lake herring, chubs) A century ago, coregonines were abundant in each lake, occupying diverse habitats- rivers, bays, and the deepest parts of the lakes
What Happened? | Coregonine Fish Restoration Invasive species also have been hypothesized to have contributed to the decline of both ciscoes and whitefishes For example, parasitism by invasive Sea Lamprey likely contributed a new source of mortality to already stressed populations
Lake Erie | Coregonine Fish Restoration This dataset is the result of coordinated efforts to compile data associated with stocking events for whitefishes and ciscoes (members of the Coregoninae subfamily) of Great Lakes origin
Lake Whitefish C. clupeaformis | Coregonine Fish Restoration This dataset is the result of coordinated efforts to compile data associated with stocking events for whitefishes and ciscoes (members of the Coregoninae subfamily) of Great Lakes origin
Blackfin C. nigripinnis | Coregonine Fish Restoration This dataset is the result of coordinated efforts to compile data associated with stocking events for whitefishes and ciscoes (members of the Coregoninae subfamily) of Great Lakes origin
stocking | Coregonine Fish Restoration This dataset is the result of coordinated efforts to compile data associated with stocking events for whitefishes and ciscoes (members of the Coregoninae subfamily) of Great Lakes origin
Lake Superior | Coregonine Fish Restoration This dataset is the result of coordinated efforts to compile data associated with stocking events for whitefishes and ciscoes (members of the Coregoninae subfamily) of Great Lakes origin
Lake Michigan | Coregonine Fish Restoration This dataset is the result of coordinated efforts to compile data associated with stocking events for whitefishes and ciscoes (members of the Coregoninae subfamily) of Great Lakes origin
Developing a Great Lakes-wide database of coregonine stocking This dataset is the result of coordinated efforts to compile data associated with stocking events for whitefishes and ciscoes (members of the Coregoninae subfamily) of Great Lakes origin