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James A. Luoma

Position title: Research Fisheries Biologist

Email: jluoma@usgs.gov
Phone:608.781.6391
Fax: 608.783.6066

Education:
1990 B.A., Environmental Biology, St. Mary’s University, Minnesota

Primary Responsibilities/Activities:
As a research fisheries biologist in the Invasive Species team, I lead research on the development of chemical fishery management tools for controlling aquatic invasive species. Research includes development of new oral delivery platforms and treatment methods for controlling filter feeding aquatic invasive species such as Hypophthalmichthys carp (bighead and silver) and Dreissenid mussels (zebra and quagga).

Research Interests:

• Development of new chemical control platforms for invasive species
• Development of treatment strategies to control invasive species
• Discovery of new selective fishery management chemicals
• Evaluation of fishery management chemicals on target and nontarget animals

Active Projects:

• Retention of Potential Piscicide Oral Delivery Formulations (ODF) by Asian carps: Effect of Particle Size
  
  
• Determination of filtering characteristics and particle size selection of Hypophthalmichthys carp
  
  
• Determination of Filtering Characteristics and Particulate Size Selection Between Two Species of Unionid and Zebra Mussels
  
  
• Development of Chemical Tools to Control Asian Carps and Dreissenid

Select Publications:
Rach, J.J., G.G. Sass, J.A. Luoma and M.P. Giakowski., 2010, Effects of Water Hardness on Size and Hatching Success of Silver Carp Eggs: North American Journal of Fisheries Management, v. 30, p.230-237.

Waller, D.L., Rach J.J. and Luoma, J.A., 1998, Acute toxicity and accumulation of the piscicide 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM) in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae): Ecotoxicology, v. 7, no. 2 p. 113-121.

Rach, J.J., Luoma, J.A., and Marking L.L., 1994, Development of an antimycin-impregnated bait for controlling common carp: North American Journal of Fisheries Management, v. 14, no. 2, p. 442-446.

Waller, D.L., Rach J.J., Cope, W.G. and Luoma J.A., 1993, A Sampling method for conduction relocation studies with freshwater mussels: Journal of Freshwater Ecology, v. 8, no. 4, p. 397-399.

Links:

Aquatic Invasive Species Control

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