David F. Clapp (cv revised 2/2/09)
Michigan Department of Natural Resources Phone: 231-544-2914 EXT. 237
Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station FAX: 231-547-6031
96 Grant Street, Charlevoix, MI 49720 Email: clappd@michigan.gov
Education:
1986-1988 School of Natural Resources, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; M.S., Resource Ecology
1981-1986 School of Natural Resources, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; B.S., Natural Resources
1981-1986 School of Natural Resources, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; B.S., Chemistry
Professional Experience:
2001 Present Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Charlevoix, MI
Director, Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station
1996 2001 Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Charlevoix, MI
Research Biologist, Res. Biol. Specialist, Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station
1991-1996 Illinois Natural History Survey; Charleston/Sullivan, IL
1988-1991 Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission; Eustis, FL
Publications:
Claramunt, R.M., T.L. Kolb, D.F. Clapp, D.B. Hayes, J.L. Dexter, Jr., and D.M. Warner. 2009. Effects of increasing Chinook salmon bag limits on alewife abundance: implications for Lake Michigan management goals. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. In press.
Adlerstein, S.A., E.S. Rutherford, R.M. Claramunt, D.F. Clapp, and J.A. Clevenger. 2008. Seasonal movements of Chinook salmon in Lake Michigan based on tag recoveries from recreational fisheries and catch rates in gill net assessments. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137:736-750.
Clapp, D.F., and W. Horns [editors]. 2008. The state of Lake Michigan in 2005. Great Lakes Fish. Comm. Spec. Pub. 08-02.
DeBruyne, R.L., T.L. Galarowicz, R.M. Claramunt, and D.F. Clapp. 2008. Lake whitefish relative abundance, length-at-age, and condition in Lake Michigan indicated by fishery independent surveys. Journal of Great Lakes Research 34:235-244.
Glover, D.C., J.M. Dettmers, D.H. Wahl, and D.F. Clapp. 2008. Yellow perch stock structure in Lake Michigan: an analysis using mark-recapture data. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65:1919-1930.
He, J.X., J.R. Bence, J.E. Johnson, D.F. Clapp, and M.P. Ebener. 2008. Modeling spatial and annual variation in mass-length relations and condition indices, with comparison between lake trout and Chinook salmon in Western Lake Huron: a hierarchical Bayesian approach. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137:801-817.
Warner, D.M., C.S. Kiley, R.M. Claramunt, and D.F. Clapp. 2008. Importance of early-life interactions between alewife and Chinook salmon in Lake Michigan. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137:1683-1700.
Adlerstein, S.A., E.S. Rutherford, D.F. Clapp, J.A. Clevenger, and J.E. Johnson. 2007. Estimating seasonal movements of Chinook salmon in Lake Huron from efficiency analysis of coded wire tag recoveries in recreational fisheries. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 27:792-803.
Adlerstein, S.A., E.S. Rutherford, J.A. Clevenger, and J.E. Johnson. D.F. Clapp, and A.P. Woldt. 2007. Lake trout movements in US waters of Lake Huron interpreted from coded wire tag recoveries in recreational fisheries. Journal of Great Lakes Research 33:186-201.
Beletsky, D. D.M. Mason, D.J. Schwab, E.S. Rutherford, J. Janssen, D.F. Clapp, and J.M. Dettmers. 2007. Biophysical model of larval yellow perch advection and settlement in Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research 33:842-866.
Wilberg, M.J., J.R. Bence, B.T. Eggold, D. Makauskas, and D. F. Clapp. 2005. Yellow perch dynamics in southwestern Lake Michigan during 1986-2002. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25:1130-1152.
Clapp, D.F., and J.M. Dettmers. 2004. Yellow perch research and management in Lake Michigan: evaluating progress in a cooperative effort, 1997-2001. Fisheries 29(11):11-19.
Jonas, J. L., P. J., Schneeberger, D. F. Clapp, M. Wolgamood, G. Wright, and B. Lasee. 2002. Presence of the BKD-causing bacterium Renibacterium salmoninarum in lake whitefish and bloaters in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Archiv fur Hydrobiologie 57:447-452.
Clapp, D. F., P. J. Schneeberger, D. J. Jude, G. Madison, and C. Pistis. 2001. Monitoring round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) population expansion in eastern and northern Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research 27:335-341.
Chipps, S. R., D. F. Clapp, and D. H. Wahl. 2000. Variation in routine metabolism of juvenile muskellunge: evidence for seasonal metabolic compensation in fishes. Journal of Fish Biology 56:311-318.
Margenau, T. L., D. F. Clapp, and R. B. Pierce, coordinators. 1999. Strategies for muskellunge management. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 19.
Santucci, V.J., Jr., D. H. Wahl, and D. F. Clapp. 1999. Efficiency and selectivity of sampling methods used to collect channel catfish in impoundments. American Fisheries Society Symposium 24:317-328.
Clapp, D. F., Y. Bahgwat, and D. H. Wahl. 1997. The effect of thermal stress on walleye fry and fingerling mortality. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 17:429-437.
Kolar, C. S., J. C. Boase, D. F. Clapp, and D. H. Wahl. 1997. Potential effect of invasion by an exotic zooplankter, Daphnia lumholtzi. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 12:521-530.
Clapp, D. F., and D. H. Wahl. 1996. Comparison of food consumption, growth, and metabolism among muskellunge: an investigation of population differentiation. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 125:402-410.
Clapp, D. F., Hestand, R. S., III, and B. Z. Thompson. 1994. Hauling and post-stocking mortality of triploid grass carp. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 32:41-43.
Clapp, D. F., R. S. Hestand III, B. Z. Thompson, and L. L. Connor. 1993. Movement of triploid grass carp in large Florida lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 13:746-756.
Clapp, D. F., R. D. Clark, Jr., and J. S. Diana. 1990. Range, activity, and habitat of large, free-ranging brown trout in a Michigan stream. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 119:1022-1034.
Diana, J. S., D.F. Clapp, E.M. Hay-Chmielewski, G. Schnicke, D. Siler, W. Ziegler, and R. D. Clark, Jr. 1990. Relative success of telemetry studies in Michigan. American Fisheries Society Symposium 7:346-352.
Clapp, D. F., and R. D. Clark, Jr. 1989. Hooking mortality of smallmouth bass caught on live minnows and artificial spinners. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 9:81-85.
Recent and Active Grants:
Title Michigan Statewide Angler Survey Program.
Sponsor United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration)
Total Award Amount $750,000 (annually)
Award Period Covered 2006 to 2011.
Title Charter boat effort and harvest from the Michigan waters of the Great Lakes.
Sponsor United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration)
Total Award Amount $25,000 (annually)
Award Period Covered 2004 to 2010.
Title Evaluation of returns of salmonids to weirs in Michigans waters of the Great Lakes.
Sponsor United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration)
Total Award Amount $10,000 (annually)
Award Period Covered 2000 to 2010.
Title Statewide coded-wire tagging and tag recovery program.
Sponsor United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration)
Total Award Amount $75,000 (annually)
Award Period Covered 2002 to 2008.
Title Population dynamics of yellow perch stocks in Michigan waters of Lake Michigan.
Sponsor United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration)
Total Award Amount $38,000 (annually)
Award Period Covered 1997 to 2008.
Title Evaluation of trends in growth and relative abundance of lake whitefish in Lake Michigan.
Sponsor Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Co-PIs Dr. Tracy Galarowicz, Mr. Randall M. Claramunt
Total Award Amount $96,000
Award Period Covered 2004 to 2006.
Title Lake-wide mark and recapture investigation of Lake Michigan yellow perch: evaluation of inter-state movements, spawning site fidelity, spawning population abundance, and sources of mortality.
Sponsor Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Co-PI Dr. John Dettmers
Total Award Amount $55,000
Award Period Covered March 2002 to February 2004.
Oversight responsibilities (in position of station director) for approximately 15 funded research projects (depending on year) at the Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station.
Professional Associations:
Chairperson, Yellow Perch Task Group (1999-2002)
Member, Parent Society (1986-Present)
Certified Fisheries Professional (since 1999)
Associate Editor, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (2003-Present)
Reviewer; Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, North American Journal of Fisheries Management, Journal of Great Lakes Research, Northwest Science, J. Frances Allen Scholarship, annual and regional meeting presentations
Chairperson, North Central Division Esocid Technical Committee (1996)
Member, North Central Division Awards Committee (1993)
Member, Fisheries Management and Socioeconomic sections
· International Association for Great Lakes Research (1997-Present)
· Aquatic Plant Management Society (1990-1991)