Lars Rudstam Cornell Biological Field Station Associate Director

900 Shackelton Point Road Bridgeport NY 13030 USA

(315) 633-9243 lgr1@cornell.edu http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/people/faculty/profiles/rudstam.html James R. Jackson Cornell Biological Field Station Senior Research Associate

900 Shackelton Point Road Bridgeport NY 13030 USA

(315) 633-9243 jrj26@cornell.edu Edward Mills Cornell Biological Field Station Director

900 Shackelton Point Road Bridgeport NY 13030

Principal Investigator The Cornell Biological Field Station (CBFS) serves as a primary field site for aquatic research at Cornell University (more information can be found at http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/fieldst/cbfs.htm) and is part of the Department of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The centerpiece of the station's research program is a 50-year database on the food web of Oneida Lake, New York, that has been collected with support from the Cornell University Brown Endowment and from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The data are collected by personnel from the Cornell Biological Field Station and include limnology, benthos, zooplankton, phytoplankton, and fish survey data, primarily from Oneida Lake and spanning 1957 to the present. This data package contains tables summarizing data collected during standardized gill net sampling efforts conducted from 1957 - 2007. The three primary tables summarize abundances of twenty-seven species for each sample date, yearly catch per unit effort for thirty-five species, and yearly totals by age class for yellow perch, walleye, and smallmouth bass. Auxiliary tables contain latitudes and longitudes of standard sampling sites and explanations of species codes used in the primary tables. Fish Lakes Community structure Trophic dynamics Global Change Master Directory science keywords Oneida Lake, New York Onondaga County, New York Oswego County, New York Oneida County, New York Madison County, New York Yellow perch Walleye Smallmouth bass This data set and accompanying metadata may be used for non-commercial academic, research, and other professional purposes. Permission to use the data is granted to the Data User subject to the following terms: 1) Data and documentation are copyrighted by Cornell University, and ownership remains with Cornell University. 2) By accepting the data set, Data User agrees to notify the Data Owner of their reasons for acquiring the data set and to describe their intended use of the data set, including planned publications. 3) Data User will cite the Data Owner in derivative works or publications that use the data set. Sample citation: Rudstam, Lars G. and James R. Jackson. 2008. Gill net survey of fishes of Oneida Lake, NY, 1957 - 2007. Online: <Insert URL here>. 4) Data User will share any derivative works for non-commercial academic, research, and other professional purposes. 5) Data User will notify users that such derivative work is a modified version and not the original data and documentation distributed by the data set owner. 6) Data User will supply Data Owner with a copy of any publication or other derivative work using or citing the data set. 7) Publications and other derivative works citing or incorporating these data must include the following statement: "Some data used in this publication was obtained by scientists, staff, and students at the Cornell Biological Field Station; this publication has not been reviewed by them. The Cornell Biological Field Station is operated and maintained by Cornell University, Ithaca, NY." Class Actinopterygii Subclass Chondrostei Order Acipenseriformes Suborder Acipenseroidei Family Acipenseridae Subfamily Acipenserinae Genus Acipenser Species Acipenser fulvescens Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Acanthopterygii Order Perciformes Suborder Percoidei Family Centrarchidae Genus Ambloplites Species Ambloplites rupestris Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Acanthopterygii Order Perciformes Suborder Percoidei Family Centrarchidae Genus Lepomis Species Lepomis gibbosus Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Acanthopterygii Order Perciformes Suborder Percoidei Family Centrarchidae Genus Lepomis Species Lepomis macrochirus Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Acanthopterygii Order Perciformes Suborder Percoidei Family Centrarchidae Genus Micropterus Species Micropterus dolomieu Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Acanthopterygii Order Perciformes Suborder Percoidei Family Centrarchidae Genus Micropterus Species Micropterus salmoides Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Acanthopterygii Order Perciformes Suborder Percoidei Family Centrarchidae Genus Poxomis Species Poxomis nigromaculatus Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Acanthopterygii Order Perciformes Suborder Percoidei Family Moronidae Genus Morone Species Morone americana Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Acanthopterygii Order Perciformes Suborder Percoidei Family Moronidae Genus Morone Species Morone chrysops Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Acanthopterygii Order Perciformes Suborder Percoidei Family Percidae Genus Perca Species Perca flavescens Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Acanthopterygii Order Perciformes Suborder Percoidei Family Percidae Genus Sander Species Sander vitreus Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Acanthopterygii Order Perciformes Suborder Percoidei Family Sciaenidae Genus Aplodinotus Species Aplodinotus grunniens Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Clupeomorpha Order Clupeiformes Suborder Clupeoidei Family Clupeidae Subfamily Alosinae Genus Alosa Species Alosa pseudoharengus Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Clupeomorpha Order Clupeiformes Suborder Clupeoidei Family Clupeidae Subfamily Dorosomatinae Genus Dorosoma Species Dorosoma cepedianum Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Elopomorpha Order Anguilliformes Suborder Anguilloidei Family Anguillidae Genus Anguilla Species Anguilla rostrata Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Ostariophysi Order Cypriniformes Suborder Cobitoidea Family Catostomidae Subfamily Catostominae Tribe Catostomini Genus Catostomus Species Catostomus catostomus Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Ostariophysi Order Cypriniformes Suborder Cobitoidea Family Catostomidae Subfamily Catostominae Tribe Catostomini Genus Catostomus Species Catostomus commersonii Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Ostariophysi Order Cypriniformes Suborder Cobitoidea Family Catostomidae Subfamily Catostominae Tribe Moxostomatini Genus Erimyzon Species Erimyzon oblongus Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Ostariophysi Order Cypriniformes Suborder Cobitoidea Family Catostomidae Subfamily Catostominae Tribe Moxostominae Genus Moxostoma Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Ostariophysi Order Cypriniformes Superfamily Cyprinoidea Family Cyprinidae Genus Cyprinus Species Cyprinus carpio Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Ostariophysi Order Cypriniformes Superfamily Cyprinoidea Family Cyprinidae Genus Notemigonus Species Notemigonus crysoleucas Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Ostariophysi Order Cypriniformes Superfamily Cyprinoidea Family Cyprinidae Genus Scardinius Species Scardinius erythropthalmus Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Ostariophysi Order Siluriformes Family Ictaluridae Genus Ameiurus Species Ameiurus natalis Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Ostariophysi Order Siluriformes Family Ictaluridae Genus Ameiurus Species Ameiurus nebulosus Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Ostariophysi Order Siluriformes Family Ictaluridae Genus Ictalurus Species Ictalurus punctatus Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Ostariophysi Order Siluriformes Family Ictaluridae Genus Noturus Species Noturus flavus Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Paracanthopterygii Order Gadiformes Family Gadidae Subfamily Lotinae Genus Lota Species Lota lota Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Paracanthopterygii Order Percopsiformes Suborder Percopsoidei Family Percopsidae Genus Percopsis Species Percopsis omiscomaycus Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Protacanthopterygii Order Esociformes Family Esocidae Genus Esox Species Esox lucius Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Protacanthopterygii Order Esociformes Family Esocidae Genus Esox Species Esox masquinongy Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Protacanthopterygii Order Esociformes Family Esocidae Genus Esox Species Esox niger Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Protacanthopterygii Order Salmoniformes Family Salmonidae Genus Coregonus Species Coregonus artedi Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Protacanthopterygii Order Salmoniformes Family Salmonidae Subfamily Salmoninae Genus Oncorhynchus Species Oncorhynchus mykiss Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Protacanthopterygii Order Salmoniformes Family Salmonidae Subfamily Salmoninae Genus Salmo Species Salmo salar Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Protacanthopterygii Order Salmoniformes Family Salmonidae Subfamily Salmoninae Genus Salmo Species Salmo trutta Class Actinopterygii Subclass Neopterygii Order Amiiformes Family Amiidae Genus Amia Species Amia calva 1957 2007 Standard Gillnet Sampling Sites, Oneida Lake, NY -76.05556 -75.78361 43.23361 43.16194 Tom Brooking Cornell Biological Field Station Research Support Specialist

900 Shackelton Point Rd. Bridgeport NY 13030 USA

(315) 633-9243 teb1@cornell.edu

Standard gill net surveys have been conducted each year on Oneida Lake, NY since 1957, except for 1974. In each year except 1957, multifilament gillnets were used to sample fifteen standardized sites in an established sequence from the first Monday in June through mid-September. In 1957, all sites were sampled, but not in the established sequence. At each site, two nets (91.2 m x 1.83 m) were set on the bottom of the lake and allowed to fish overnight for approximately 12 hours. Each net consisted of two gangs of six 7.6-m panels with mesh size (as stretch mesh) that ranged from 38 mm to 102 mm at 12.7-mm increments (1.5" to 4"). From 1963 through 1967, gill net surveys were conducted using one white net and one colored (red, green, or black) net. Catches in both nets are treated equally in this dataset. During other years, two white nets were used at each site. For each gill net set, all fish were identified to species, examined for fin clips and tags, measured (TL, mm), and date, location, and mesh size of capture recorded. In addition, fish were weighed (g), diets identified (by occurrence, preyfish counted and measured when possible), sex, and stage of maturation (juvenile, adult) recorded, and scales removed for age determination for up to N=60 per species per sampling date. This dataset consists of 3 primary data tables and two auxiliary tables. The gill net survey summary table reports species abundances for each sampling date. The gill net catch per unit effort table summarizes catch per unit effort by year for thirty five fish species. The unit of effort used in the equation was one standard sampling season, which was equivalent to 15 sites/year x 12 hours/site, or 180 hours/year. Since all sampling hours were completed in all years except 1974 (during which gill net surveys were not conducted), catch per unit effort is equivalent to the total catch during that year. The total catch by age table breaks down the total catch by year of walleye, yellow perch, and smallmouth bass into age classes. Fish were aged in age classes 1 through 7 and 8 and above based upon scales. The sampling locations table includes latitudes and longitudes in decimal degrees for each of the fifteen standard sampling sites. The taxonomic codes table provides taxonomic information for each of the taxon codes used in the gill net data tables. Individual fish data, as well as summary data from non-standard gillnet sampling efforts, are not published here, but may be requested from the dataset owners. This data set has most recently been published by Irwin et al. (2008, walleye catches), and Irwin (2006, species composition). Irwin, B.J., Treska, T.J., Rudstam, L.G., Sullivan, P.J., Jackson, J.R., VanDeValk, A.J., and Forney, J.L. 2008. Estimating walleye density, gear catchability, and mortality using three fishery-independent data sets for Oneida Lake, NY. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 65: 1366-1378. Irwin, B.J. 2006. Evaluating effects of ecological change on important sport fishes in Oneida Lake, New York. Ph.D., Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca.

Multifilament gillnets 1213899118546 Principal Investigator 1215106020109 Principal Investigator public read uid=gss1,o=unaffiliated,dc=ecoinformatics,dc=org all Gill Net Survey Summary, Oneida Lake, New York, 1957-2006 Fish species abundance data collected at fifteen standard gill net sampling sites on Oneida Lake from 1957 and 2006. GN_Survey_Sum.txt column , ecogrid://knb/kgordon.7.8 Date The date that sampling occurred. yyyymmdd 1 Site Name of site where gill net survey occurred Site name Standard Indicates whether sampling was part of standard effort; value=yes for all records in this table Yes Represents standard sampling effort Gear Code indicating the sampling protocol used to collect data; all values = GN for this table. GN Samples collected using gill nets Gear Type Code indicating the equipment used to collect samples oneida Oneida Lake Standard Multifilament, 1.5"-4" stretch, 150 feet each, 4 nets sown together, use for standard long-term sites only WE Walleye Number of walleye in the sample number 1 integer YP Yellow Perch Number of yellow perch in the sample number 1 integer BBH Brown Bullhead Number of brown bullhead in the sample number 1 integer Bur Burbot Number of burbot in the sample number 1 integer Carp Number of carp in the sample number 1 integer CCat Channel Catfish Number of channel catfish in the sample number 1 integer Cisco Number of cisco in the sample number 1 integer Drum Freshwater drum Number of freshwater drum in the sample number 1 integer GS Golden Shiner Number of golden shiner in the sample number 1 integer Gizz Gizzard shad Number of gizzard shad in the sample number 1 integer PS Pumpkinseed Number of pumpkinseed in the sample number 1 integer RB Rock Bass Number of rock bass in the sample number 1 integer RH Redhorse Number of redhorse in the sample number 1 integer SMB Smallmouth Bass Number of smallmouth bass in the sample number 1 integer Stur Lake sturgeon Number of lake sturgeon in the sample; -999 used during years previous to lake sturgeon introduction. number 1 natural WB White Bass Number of white bass in the sample number 1 integer WP White Perch Number of white perch in the sample number 1 integer NP Northern Pike Number of northern pike in the sample number 1 integer LMB Largemouth Bass Number of largemouth bass in the sample number 1 integer BG Bluegill Number of bluegill in the sample number 1 integer BC Black crappie Number of black crappie in the sample number 1 integer WS White sucker Number of white sucker in the sample number 1 integer Musk Muskellunge Number of muskellunge in the sample number 1 integer CP Chain Pickerel Number of chain pickerel in the sample number 1 integer BRT Number of brown trout in the sample number 1 integer Rudd Rudd Number of rudd in the sample number 1 integer YBH Yellow Bullhead Number of yellow bullhead in the sample number 1 integer Other Number and taxonomic code of other fishes found in a sample Number plus text string representing taxonomic code Taxonomic codes used in gill net data tables Taxonomic codes, common and scientific names, and taxonomic serial numbers of taxa in gill net data tables GN_Spec_Codes.txt column , ecogrid://knb/kgordon.8.3 Code Taxonomic code Code used in gillnet data tables to indicate a given fish species or taxon Codes and common names of fish species or higher taxa Common name Common name of taxon used in gill net tables fish common name Scientific name Scientific name of fish species or other taxon appearing in gill net tables Binomial species names or latin names of higher taxa TSN Taxonomic Serial Number Serial number of the given taxon Retrieved July 8,2008, from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database, http://www.itis.gov. Taxonomic serial numbers up to six digits in length Standard gill net sampling locations, Oneida Lake, NY Latitudes and longitudes in decimal degrees for the fifteen standard gill net sampling sites at which data in this data package were collected. Gillnet_locations.txt column , ecogrid://knb/kgordon.9.2 Site Name of sampling site Site names Latitude Latitude in decimal degrees of sampling site degree .00001 real Longitude Longitude in decimal degrees of sampling site degree .00001 real Catch per unit effort summary by year and species for standard gill net sampling, Oneida Lake, NY 1957 - 2007 This table summarizes catch per unit effort for 35 fish species captured during standard gill net sampling on Oneida Lake, NY from 1957 to 2006. One unit of effort is defined as the 15 standard net sites fished each year. GN_CPUE_Sum.csv column , ecogrid://knb/kgordon.10.3 Year Year that sampling took place YYYY 1 WE Walleye Catch per unit effort for walleye; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer YP Yellow Perch Catch per unit effort for yellow perch; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer Alew Alewife Catch per unit effort for alewife; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer BBH Brown Bullhead Catch per unit effort of brown bullhead; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer BG Bluegill Catch per unit effort of bluegill; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer Bow Bowfin Catch per unit effort of bowfin; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer BRT Brown Trout Catch per unit effort of brown trout; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer Bur Burbot Catch per unit effort of burbot; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer Carp Catch per unit effort of common carp; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer CCat Channel Catfish Catch per unit effort of channel catfish; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer Creek chubsucker Catch per unit effort of creek chubsucker; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer Cisco Catch per unit effort of cisco; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer BC Black Crappie Catch per unit effort of black crappie; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer Drum Freshwater drum Catch per unit effort of freshwater drum; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer Eel Catch per unit effort of American eel; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer GS Golden shiner Catch per unit effort of golden shiner; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer Gizz Gizzard shad Catch per unit effort of gizzard shad; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer LMB Largemouth bass Catch per unit effort of largemouth bass; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer Longnose sucker Catch per unit effort for longnose sucker; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer NP Northern Pike Catch per unit effort of northern pike; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer TP Trout Perch Catch per unit effort for trout perch; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer PS Pumpkinseed Catch per unit effort for pumpkinseed; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer RB Rock Bass Catch per unit effort for rock bass; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer RH Redhorse Catch per unit effort for redhorse; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer RBT Rainbow Trout Catch per unit effort of rainbow trout; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer Rudd Catch per unit effort of rudd; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer SMB Smallmouth bass Catch per unit effort for smallmouth bass; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer Stonecat Catch per unit effort for stonecat; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer Stur Lake Sturgeon Catch per unit effort of lake sturgeon. number 1 integer TM Tiger muskellunge Catch per unit effort of muskellunge X northern pike hybrids; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer WB White Bass Catch per unit effort of white bass; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer WP White Perch Catch per unit effort of white perch; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer WS White sucker Catch per unit effort of white sucker; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer AS Atlantic Salmon Catch per unit effort of atlantic salmon; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer YBH Yellow Bullhead Catch per unit effort of yellow bullhead; -999 entered in years during which no data were collected. number 1 integer Age class distributions for walleye, yellow perch, and smallmouth bass, Oneida Lake, 1957 - 2007 Table contains yearly total numbers of walleye, yellow perch, and smallmouth bass captured during gill net sampling, broken down by age. Number of fish aged by year and number of fish caught by year are also given for each species. Year_age.csv column , ecogrid://knb/kgordon.12.4 Year Year during which data were collected YYYY 1 Species Species for which age data were collected. Species codes are defined in the "taxonomic codes" table within this data package. Species code 1 Number of age 1 fish number 1 integer 2 Number of age 2 fish number 1 integer 3 Number of age 3 fish number 1 integer 4 Number of age 4 fish number 1 integer 5 Number of age 5 fish number 1 integer 6 Number of age 6 number 1 integer 7 Number of age 7 fish number 1 integer >7 Number of fish that are 8 and over. A value of -999 indicates that fish were aged 7 and over during that year. number 1 integer Total aged Total number of fish for which age was determined in a given year-species combination number 1 integer Total caught Total number of fish that were caught for a given year-species combination number 1 integer