ENRTF ID: 058-AH Project Title: How to Save the Cisco-Trout Lakes Category: H. Proposals seeking $200,000 or less in funding Sub-Category: A. Foundational Natural Resource Data and Information Summary: We will find the mechanism leading to rapid deoxygenation of deep, cold waters, stressing ciscoes and trout in lakes so that the problem can be fixed. The mechanism is unknown. Total Project Budget: $ 185,438 Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2022 (2 yrs) Name: John Downing Sponsoring Organization: U of MN -Minnesota Sea Grant Department: Minnesota Sea Grant Address: 31 W College St Duluth MN 55812 Telephone Number: (218) 726-8715 Email downing@umn.edu Location: Region: Central, Northwest, Northeast County Name: Statewide Alternate Text for Visual: Upper: how cold water fish are being squeezed out by warm water at the surface and oxygen loss at the bottom. Lower: the location of the cisco-trout lakes in Minnesota.