<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div><img src="cid:ii_lfl574gd0" alt="SEA-GRANT-LOGO_blue.png" width="96" height="70" style="margin-right:0px"><br></div><b><div><b><br></b></div>Lake Champlain Sea Grant Research Webinar</b><br><br>Join us for the March 29 research presentation in our spring webinar series!<br><br><b><i>Nature vs nurture: How does hatchery rearing influence fish behavior after release?</i></b><br><br><b>Date/Time:</b> Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm<br><br><b>Location:</b> Zoom (registration required). <b>REGISTER <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GiBJcqoGQqKQhxnJ2A5m_Q" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</b><br><br><b>Speaker: </b>Matt Futia, PhD candidate with the Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Lab at the University of Vermont<div><br></div><b>Description:</b> Many lake trout populations were wiped out by the mid-1900s across their native range, including in Lake Champlain. Stocking efforts have reintroduced lake trout to many of these lakes, but self-sustaining populations remain rare. Today, the lake trout population in Lake Champlain is a mixture of stocked and naturally-produced (wild) fish – an ongoing success story. Researchers at the University of Vermont study these fish using acoustic telemetry, a technique that tracks tagged animals remotely, to learn more about fish behaviors. Matt will discuss how habitat use differs between stocked and wild lake trout, and how such variation may influence the future of the population.<div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_lfl593nn1" alt="SeaGrantPhoto_Futia LR.jpg" width="528" height="176"><br><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b><font face="times new roman, serif">Aude Lochet, PhD</font></b><div><font face="times new roman, serif">(She/Her/Hers)<br></font><div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Lake Champlain Sea Grant, Lake Champlain Research Institute</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Water Resources Outreach/Extension Specialist</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">Adjunct Instructor</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">SUNY Plattsburgh</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">Mail box: Hudson Hall 136</span><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",serif">Office: Hudson Hall 123</span><font face="times new roman, serif"><br></font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif">101 Broad Street<br style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;margin-bottom:0px">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px"><font face="times new roman, serif"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat;word-break:break-word;line-height:18px;display:inline">(o) 518-564-2056</div></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>