Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member


Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan

Phone: (715) 346 - 2178
Email: Chris.Sullivan@uwsp.edu
Faculty Website

Education

  • MS Iowa State University 2016
  • BS Purdue University 2013

Biography

I am a Research Scientist with the WI Cooperative Fishery Research Unit evaluating biological factors influencing Walleye recruitment in northern Wisconsin lakes. Previously, I have studied abiotic factors influencing Silver Carp recruitment in the UMR.. Recruitment dynamics, population dynamics, invasion ecology, and ecology and conservation of freshwater systems

Research Publications Publication Date
Sullivan, C.J., K.E. Whitlock, J.F. Hansen, and D.A. Isermann. 2020. Assessing the potential to mitigate climate-related expansion of largemouth bass populations using angler harvest. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 77:520-533. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2019-0035 January 2020
Sullivan, C.J., H.S. Embke, K.M. Perales, D.A. Isermann, S.R. Carpenter, and M.J. Vander Zanden. 2019. Comparison of Bluegill catch rates and total length distributions among four sampling gears in two Wisconsin lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10305 April 2019
Presentations Presentation Date
Sullivan, C.J., K. Schnell, D.A. Isermann, and J. Hansen. January 2018. Potential for reducing largemouth bass abundance in Wisconsin lakes using angler harvest. 78th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. January 2018
Sullivan, C.J., H. Embke, K.M. Perales, S. Carpenter, M.J. Vander Zanden, Z.J. Lawson, and D. Isermann. January 2018. Effects of centrarchid removal on Walleye (Sander vitreus) recruitment in a northern Wisconsin lake. 78th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. January 2018