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Andrew Briggs

@FishBio_Briggs

#GreatLakes Fisheries Research Biologist. @LifeatLSSU and @CMUniversity Alum, Scottville, MI native.

 Michigan, USA
Joined August 2016
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🆕 paper we just published documenting Lake Sturgeon feeding excavations for the first time! This was in Lake St. Clair, with excavations being found in an area acoustic telemetry revealed to be a high use area. doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2026.… #Sturgeon #GreatLakes
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We have wrapped up our Lake #Sturgeon field work for the year with our final sturgeon trawls on Lake St. Clair conducted today! #GreatLakes
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On our way through downtown #Detroit to Lake Erie to start our annual Lake Erie gill net survey! #GreatLakes #Fish #Boatlife
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Check out this paper recently published on Lake Sturgeon spatial use of Lake St. Clair that we collaborated on! The study was very useful to our #sturgeon monitoring program. #GreatLakes doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2026.…
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We completed our Saginaw Bay forage trawl survey this week! Trout-perch were the most common forage species caught. We also caught several large rocks that tore up a few of our nets… #GreatLakes #SaginawBay
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Out on our research vessel, the R/V Channel Cat! One of the oldest active research vessels on the Great Lakes. #GreatLakes #GreatLakesSci
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Here’s a photo of the forage caught in one of our trawls on Saginaw Bay today. What species can you identify in the photo? #GreatLakes #Fish
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Here is a list of the species we caught in this trawl, although I don’t believe they all are visible. Sorted from most to least abundant. Trout-perch Spottail shiner White perch Yellow perch Walleye Round goby Freshwater drum Gizzard Shad Emerald Shiner Mimic Shiner
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Every move you make, I’ll be watching you… #GreatLakes #sturgeon
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We started our Saginaw Bay forage trawl survey today. Noteworthy catch for today were a few Lake Whitefish, which we have rarely seen during this survey in recent years. #GreatLakes
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This week we conducted our “micro-mesh” gill net survey on Lake St. Clair, which helps us monitor the forage species in the lake. Logperch were the most common species caught. #GreatLakes
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We wrapped up our week of Lake #Sturgeon trawling on #LakeStClair today and were able to get the rest of our acoustic telemetry tags into fish! #GreatLakes
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We have another 🚨 BIG FISH ALERT 🚨 We have a new heaviest #sturgeon for the year, with this 120 pounder caught today during our trawl survey on #LakeStClair! It was caught, measured, tagged, and released. #GreatLakes #BigFish
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Incredible animals! #Fish #GreatLakes #Sturgeon
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🚨 🚨 🚨 BIG FISH ALERT 🚨 🚨 🚨 Today we caught THREE 100+ lb Lake #Sturgeon during our annual sturgeon trawl survey on #LakeStClair! This is the most 100+lb Lake Sturgeon we have ever caught in a single day during our station’s survey efforts! 🤯
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We started our annual #sturgeon trawl survey on #LakeStClair! This trawl specifically targets Lake Sturgeon by using a larger mesh that lets most other fish species pass through.
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This week we were out conducting our annual forage trawl survey in #Michigan waters of #LakeErie! The data collected during this survey are used to help manage the Lake Erie fishery, particularly Walleye and Yellow Perch.
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The first Lake #Sturgeon Management Cooperator patches for the sturgeon fishing season in the #SCDRS have been sent out! Anglers who report catching a tagged Lake Sturgeon receive a free patch and letter detailing the history of their fish.
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Last week we were out on Lake St. Clair exchanging our acoustic telemetry receivers via SCUBA diving. Hoping to get back out this week to exchange the rest.
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Lots of age-0 “bass” caught during our nearshore fyke net survey on Lake St. Clair this week! #GreatLakes #GreatLakesSci
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