ENRTF ID: 026-A 

Project Title: Estimating Fish Production in Stressed Minnesota Lakes 

Category: A. Foundational Natural Resource Data and Information

Summary: Using Sentinel Lakes Program data, we will develop a bioenergetics-based method to predict how disruption of primary (algae) and secondary (e.g., zooplankton) production changes fish production in Minnesota Lakes. 

Total Project Budget: $ 416,500 
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2023 (3 yrs) 

Name: Richard Kiesling 
Sponsoring Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
Department: Upper Midwest Water Science Center: Minnesota Office Address: 2280 Woodale Drive 
Mounds View MN 55112 Telephone Number: (763) 783-3131 
Email kiesling@usgs.gov 
Web Address: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/richard-l-kiesling 

Location: Region: Central, Northwest, Northeast 
County Name: Clearwater, Cook, Douglas 

Alternate Text for Visual: Potential Sentinel Lake study locations for proposed lake bioenergetics assessments. Lake locations are presented on the underlying major biotic land types targeted by the Sentinel Lakes Program.