Mark Pegg

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Contact Information

Title	Fisheries Ecologist
Faculty Rank	Professor
Address	402 South Hardin Hall 3310 Holdrege Street Lincoln NE 68583–0974
Phone	office: 402-472-6824 fax: 402-472-4915
E-mail	mpegg2@unl.edu
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Office Hours

By appointment

My Story

Hi, I'm Mark Pegg, fisheries ecologist and associate professor in the School of Natural Resources. I'm associated with the undergraduate major in fisheries and wildlife and the graduate specializations in aquatic ecology and wildlife ecology.

Most of my career has been dedicated to working on fisheries and aquatic ecosystem issues. These interests have generally led me to conduct research centered on the ecology of flowing systems, fisheries management, the impacts of aquatic nuisance species and restoration ecology. I've been at UNL since August 2005.

Specifically, I am interested in aquatic community responses in time and space to environmental conditions such as hydrology, habitat availability and water quality; aspects of fish-population dynamics like survival, age and growth and angler exploitation; how aquatic nuisance species influence ecosystems; and most recently, assessing river-restoration techniques.

Selected Publications

Dean, Q. J., Werner, J. P., Pegg, M. A., Hamel, M. J. (2022). Blue catfish population characteristics and dispersal along a Great Plains river gradient. River Research and Applications	Online
Hansen, C., Kachman, S., Pegg, M. A., Charles, C., Watkinson, D. A., Enders, E. C. (2022). Informative priors assess tradeoffs between mark--recapture and telemetry-based fish movement in a large river system. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 79(11), 1961--1976.
Kane, D. S., Pope, K. L., Koupal, K. D., Pegg, M. A., Chizinski, C., Kaemingk, M. (2022). Natural resource system size can be used for managing recreational use. Ecological Indicators, 145, 109711	Online
Werner, J. P., Dean, Q. J., Pegg, M. A., Hamel, M. J. (2022). Spatial variability of Silver Carp population demographics in a large tributary river. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 42(4), 882--892.	Online
Dean, Q. J., Hamel, M. J., Werner, J. P., Pegg, M. A. (2021). Efficacy and Temporal Capture Patterns of Bank Poles in the Kansas River: A Novel Sampling Tool for Catfish. NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, 41, S379-S387.
Hinrichs, M. P., Gruntorad, M. P., Nawrocki, J. A., Vrtiska, M., Pegg, M. A., Chizinski, C. (2021). Constraints to Waterfowl Hunting by Hunters and Anglers in the Central United States. WILDLIFE SOCIETY BULLETIN	Online
Hamel, M.J., Spurgeon, J.J., Pegg, M.A. 2020. Catfish Population Characteristics among River Segments with Altered Fluvial Geomorphic Conditions in the Missouri River, Nebraska, USA. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. doi: 10.1002/nafm.10478.	Online
Hamel, M.J., Spurgeon, J.J., Steffensen, K.D., Pegg, M.A. 2020. Uncovering Unique Plasticity in Life History of an Endangered Centenarian Fish. Scientific Reports. 10:12866.	Online
Hansen, Forzono, Grams, Ohlman, Ruskamp, Pegg, Pope, K. L. 2020. Exit here: strategies for dealing with aging dams and reservoirs. Aquatic Sciences, 82, 2.	Online
Archer, M. W., Pracheil, B., Otto, A. E., Pegg, M. A. 2019. Fish community response to in-channel woody debris in a channelized river system. Journal of Freshwater Ecology. 34(1): 351--362.	Online
Carlson, A. K., Taylor, W. W., Kinnison, M. T., Sullivan, S Ma\vzeika P, Weber, M. J., Melstrom, R. T., Venturelli, P. A., Wuellner, M. R., Newman, R. M., Hartman, K. J., others 2019. Threats to freshwater fisheries in the United States: perspectives and	Online
Enders, E. C., Charles, C., Watkinson, D. A., Kovachik, C., Leroux, D. R., Hansen, C., Pegg, M. A. 2019. Analysing Habitat Connectivity and Home Ranges of Bigmouth Buffalo and Channel Catfish Using a Large-Scale Acoustic Receiver Network. Sustainability.	Online
Goto, D., Hamel, M. J., Hammen, J. J., Rugg, M. L., Pegg, M. A., Forbes, V. 2019. Divergent population recovery trajectories following sex-biased perturbation in life history traits. BioRxiv, 828244.	Online
Spurgeon, J., Pegg, M. A., Parasiewicz, P., Rogers, J. 2019. River-Wide Habitat Availability for Fish Habitat Guilds: Implications for In-Stream Flow Protection. Water. 11(6), 1132.	Online
Hammen, J. J., Hamel, M., Rugg, M. L., Peters, E. J., Pegg, M. A. (2018). Population characteristics of shovelnose sturgeon during low- and high-water conditions in the lower Platte River, Nebraska. Population characteristics of shovelnose sturgeon during
Kraus, R. T., Holbrook, C. M., Vandergoot, C. S., Stewart, T. R., Faust, M. D., Watkinson, D. A., Charles, C., Pegg, M. A., Enders, E. C., Krueger, C. C. (2018). Evaluation of acoustic telemetry grids for determining aquatic animal movement and survival.
Spurgeon, J., Hamel, M., Pegg, M. A., Steffensen, K. D. (2018). Spatial structure of large-river fish populations across main-stem and tributary habitats. Spatial structure of large-river fish populations across main-stem and tributary habitats(34), 807-8
Spurgeon, J., Pegg, M. A., Parasiewicz, P., Rogers, J. (2018). Diversity of river fishes influenced by habitat heterogeneity across hydrogeomorphic divisions. River Research and Applications, 34, 797-806.
Adams, J. D., Bergthold, C. L., Haas, J. D., Pegg, M. A., Mestl, G. E. (2017). Blue Sucker Summer Utilization Distributions and Inter-annual Fidelity to Summering Habitats. 2017 Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, 37, 18-27.	Online
Blank, A., Hamel, M., Spurgeon, J., Pegg, M. A. (2017). Assessment of a channel catfish population in a large open river system. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 24(6), 460–468.	Online
Goto, D., Hamel, M., Pegg, M. A., Hammen, J., Rugg, M., Forbes, V. (2017). Spatially dynamic maternal control of migratory fish recruitment pulses triggered by shifting seasonal cues. Marine and Freshwater Research.	Online
Hammen, J., Hamel, M., Rugg, M., Pegg, M. A. (2017). Habitat associations of shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820) in the lower Platte River, Nebraska. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 34.	Online
Pope, K.L., L.A. Powell, B.S. Harmon, M.A. Pegg, and. C.J. Chizinski. 2017. Estimating the number of recreational anglers for a given waterbody. Fisheries Research 191 (2017) 69–75	Online
Siddons, S., Pegg, M. A., Klein, G. (2017). Borders and Barriers: challenges of Fisheries Management and Conservation in Open Systems. River Research and Applications, 33(4), 578–585.	Online
Spurgeon, J., Pegg, M. A., Halden, N. M. (2018). Mixed-origins of channel catfish in a large-river tributary. Fisheries Research, 198, 195–202.	Online
Steffensen, K., Powell, L. A., Pegg, M. A. (2017). Using the robust design framework and relative abundance to predict the population size of pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus in the lower Missouri River. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 91(5), 1378-1391.	Online
Eder, B. L., Pegg, M. A., Mestl, G. E. 2016. Modeling Effects of Length Limit Regulations on Riverine Populations of Channel Catfish. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 36(1):140–146.	Online
Eder, B., Mestl, G., Pegg, M. 2016. Temporal Trends of Channel Catfish Population Characteristics in the Missouri River, Nebraska. The American Midland Naturalist, 176(1):106–118.	Online
Eder, B., Pegg, M., Mestl, G. 2016. A new approach to quantifying setline angler effort and catch. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 32(3):491–494.	Online
Hamel, M., Spurgeon, J., Chizinski, C., Steffensen, K., Pegg, M. A. 2016. Variability in Age Estimation Results in Ambiguity and False Understanding of Population Persistence. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 36(3):514–522.	Online
Hamel, M.J., J.J. Spurgeon, M.L. Pegg, J.J. Hammen, and M.L. Rugg. 2016. Hydrologic variability influences distribution and occurrence of pallid sturgeon in a Missouri River tributary. River Research and Application 32:320-329.	Online
Hogberg, N. P., Pegg, M. A. 2016. Assessment of fish floodplain use during an extreme flood event in a large, regulated river. Hydrobiologia. 765(1):27–41.	Online
Hogberg, N. P., Pegg, M. A. 2016. Flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris diet composition during extreme flow events in a large river. Journal of Freshwater Ecology. 31: 431-441.	Online
Pope, K. L., Hamel, M., Pegg, M. A., Spurgeon, J. J. 2016. The global status of freshwater fish age validation studies and a prioritization framework for future research. Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture, 23:329–345.	Online
Pope, K. L., Pegg, M. A., Cole, N. W., Siddons, S. F., Fedele, A. D., Harmon, B. S., Ruskamp, R. L., Turner, D. R., Uerling, C. C. 2016. Fishing for ecosystem services. Journal of environmental management. 183:408-417.	Online
Siddons, S. F., Pegg, M. A., Hogberg, N. P., Klein, G. M. 2016. Age, Growth, and Mortality of a Trophy Channel Catfish Population in Manitoba, Canada. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 36(6):1368–1374.	Online
Spurgeon, J. J., Hamel, M., Pegg, M. A. 2016. Multi-scale approach to hydrological classification provides insight to flow structure in an altered river system. River Research and Applications. 32: 1841–1852.	Online
Spurgeon, J. J., Pegg, M. A. 2016. Juvenile growth of a macrohabitat generalist tied to hydrological character of large-river system. Freshwater Biology. 62: 291-302.	Online
Spurgeon, J. J., Stewart, N. T., Pegg, M. A., Pope, K. L., Porath, M. T. 2016. Using standardized fishery data to inform rehabilitation efforts. Lake and Reservoir Management. 32(1):41–50.	Online
Turek, K. C., Pegg, M. A., Pope, K. L., Schainost, S. 2016. Potential population and assemblage influences of non-native trout on native nongame fish in Nebraska headwater streams. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 25(1):99–108.	Online
Hamel, M.J., M.L. Rugg, J.J. Hammen, and M.A. Pegg. 2015. Reproductive Traits of Shovelnose Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820) in the Lower Platte River, Nebraska. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 31. 592-602.	Online
Hogberg, N.P., M.J. Hamel, and M.A. Pegg. 2015. Age-0 channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus growth related to environmental conditions in the channelized Missouri River, Nebraska. River Research and Applications. 32. 744-752. DOI: 10.1002/rra.2890.	Online
Kowalewski, L. K., C. Chizinski, L. A. Powell, K. L. Pope, and M. A. Pegg. 2015. Accuracy or Precision: Implications of Sample Design and Methodology on Abundance Estimation. Ecological Modelling 316:185-190	Online
Pegg, M. A., K. L. Pope, L. A. Powell, K. C. Turek, J. J. Spurgeon, N. T. Stewart, N. P. Hogberg, and M. T. Porath. 2015. Lake and reservoir rehabilitations: seeking the fountain of youth. Fisheries 40:177-181.
Pracheil, B., Pegg, M. A. (2015). Population connectivity through dams is important in fragmented large river ecosystems. River Research and Applications, 31, 517-525.
Spurgeon, J., Hamel, M., Pope, K., Pegg, M. A. (2015). The global status of freshwater fish age-validation and a prioritization framework for further research. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 23, 329-345.	Online
Goto, D., Hamel, M., Hammen, J., Rugg, M., Pegg, M. A., Forbes, V. (2014). Hydrological influences on shovelnose sturgeon reproduction and recruitment in a regulated river. Ecological Modelling, 296, 79-92.
Goto, D., M.J. Hamel, J.J. Hammen, M.L. Rugg, M.A. Pegg, and V.E. Forbes. 2014. Spatiotemporal variation in flow-dependent recruitment of long-lived riverine fish: Model development and evaluation. Ecological Modelling 296:79-92.	Online
Hamel, M., Koch, J. D., Steffensen, K. D., Pegg, M. A., Hammen, J. J., Rugg, M. L. (2014). Using mark–recapture information to validate and assess age and growth of long-lived fish species. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 71, 559-566.
Hamel, M., Koch, J. D., Steffensen, K., Pegg, M. A., Hammen, J., Rugg, M. (2014). Using mark-recapture information to validate and assess age and growth of long-lived species. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 71, 559-566.
Hamel, M., Pegg, M. A., Hammen, J. J., Rugg, M. L. (2014). Population characteristics of pallid sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus albus (Forbes & Richardson, 1905), in the lower Platte River, Nebraska. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 30, 1362-1370.
Hamel, M., Spurgeon, J. J., Pegg, M. A., Hammen, J. J., Rugg, M. L. (2014). Hydrologic variability influences local probability of pallid sturgeon occurrence in a missouri river tributary. River Research and Applications. 32: 320-329.	Online
Hamel, M.J., M.A. Pegg, R.R. Goforth, Q.E. Phelps, K.D. Steffensen, J.J. Hammen, and M.L. Rugg. 2014. Range-wide age and growth characteristics of shovelnose sturgeon from mark-recapture data: implications for conservation and management. Canadian Jou
Pegg, M. A. (2014). Experimental evaluation of rainbow trout Onchorhynchus mykiss predation on longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 24: 600-607.	Online
Pegg, M. A., Behmer, A., Parasaweicz, P., Rogers, J. (2014). Application of mesohabitat fish use informatio to identify guilds for lotic systems. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 30, 1065-1068.	Online
Rugg, M.L., M.J. Hamel, M.A. Pegg, and J.J. Hammen. 2014. Validation of annuli formation in pectoral fin rays from shovelnose sturgeon in the lower Platte River, Nebraska. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 34:1028-1032.	Online
Spurgeon, J., Pegg, M. A., Pope, K. L., Cunningham, G., Stasiak, R. (2014). Status of native stream fishes within selected protected areas of Niobrara River in western Nebraska, USA. Great Plains Research, 24, 71-78.	Online
Steffensen, K., Eder, B., Pegg, M. A. (2014). Fish community response to floodplain inundation in a regulated river. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 29, 413-427.
Turek, K., Pegg, M. A., Pope, K. L. (2014). Evaluation of visible implant alpha tags in three fish species. Journal of Fish Biology, 84, 971-981.	Online
Hamel, M. J., Steffensen, K. D., Hammen, J. J., Pegg, M. A. (2013). Evaluation of passive integrated transponder tag retention from two tagging locations in juvenile pallid sturgeon. Applied Ichthyology, 29, 41-43.	Online
Steffensen, K., Eder, B., Pegg, M. A. (2013). Trotline efficiencies and catch dynamics in a large river system. Fisheries Management and Ecology, 20, 526-532.
Steffensen, K., Pegg, M. A. (2013). Population prediction and viability model for pallid sturgeon (Schaphirhynchus albus, Forbes and Richardson, 1905) in the lower Missouri River. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 29, 984-989.	Online
Steffensen, K., Pegg, M. A., Mestl, G. (2013). Population characteristics of pallid sturgeon in the lower Missouri River. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 29, 687-695.	Online
Turek, K. C., Pegg, M. A., Pope, K. L. (2013). Review of the influences of non-native salmonids on species of concern. Great Plains Research, 23, 39-49.	Online
Kowalewski, L. K., Maple, A. P., Pegg, M. A., Pope, K. L. (2012). Latitudinal influence on age estimates derived from otoliths and scales for bluegill. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 32, 1175-1179.	Online
Pegg, M. A. (2012). Using mark-recapture to estimate population size of pallid sturgeon in the upper channelized Missouri River. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 32, 159-166.	Online
Pegg, M. A., Hamel, M. J., Hammen, J. J. (2012). Tag retention of T-bar and PIT tags in shovelnose sturgeon. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 32, 533-538
Pracheil, B. M., Powell, L. A., Mestl, G. E., Pegg, M. A. (2012). Movement and survival of paddlefish on a range-wide scale: how movement and time-scale can influence migratory fish management outcomes. Fisheries, 37, 449-457.
Pracheil, B., Pegg, M. A., Powell, L. A., Mestl, G. (2012). Swimways: Protecting Paddlefish Through Movement-Centered Management. Fisheries, 37, 449-457	Online
Steffensen, K. D., Powell, L. A., Pegg, M. A. (2012). Population size of hatchery-reared and wild pallid sturgeon in the lower Missouri River. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 32, 159-166.	Online
Neely, B.C., Steffensen, K.D., and M.A.Pegg. 2009. A comparison of gastrically and surgically implanted telemetry transmitters in shovelnose sturgeon. Fisheries Ecology and Management. 16: 323-328.	Online
Peters, L., Reinhardt, U., and M.A. Pegg. 2008. Factors influencing radio wave transmission and reception: applications for radio telemetry by boat in large river systems. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28:301-307.
Noble, R.L., D.J. Austen, and M.A. Pegg. 2007. Fishery Management Study Design Considerations. Pages 31-49 in C.G. Guy and M.L. Brown (editors). Analysis and Interpretation of Freshwater Fishery Data, American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
Pegg, M.A., and R.M. Taylor. 2007. Diversity partitioning of fish communities along the Illinois and Missouri rivers. Journal of Biogeography 34:549-558.
Pegg, M.A., M.A. Herbert, and A.M. Lemke. 2007. Fish community development during wetland restoration of an agriculturally impacted floodplain system, 1998-2003. Pages 23-25 in E.J. Heske, J.R. Herkert, K.D. Blodgett, and A.M. Lemke, editors. Spunky Botto
McClelland, M.A., M.A. Pegg, and T.W. Spier. 2006. Longitudinal patterns of the Illinois Waterway Fish Community. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 21:91-99.
Pegg, M.A., K.S. Irons, and T.M. O'Hara. 2006. Response of floodplain fish communities to habitat restoration. Ecology of Freshwater Fishes 15:40-47.
Peters, L., M.A. Pegg, and U. Reinhardt. 2006. Dispersal rates of adult bighead carp in the Illinois River. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135:1205-1212.
Yildirim, A., Bektas, S., Arslan, M., M. Pegg. 2006. Spatial and seasonal variation in nutrition and condition of Barbus plebejus escherichi (Steindacher 1897) in the Upper Coruh River (Erzurum-Turkey). Journal of Freshwater Ecology 21:379-384.
Pegg, M.A. and M.A. McClelland. 2004. Spatial and temporal patterns in fish communities along the Illinois River. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 13:125-135.	Online
Pegg, M.A., C.L. Pierce, and A. Roy. 2003. Effects of channelization and impoundment on flow in the Missouri River: a time series analysis of daily mean flow. Aquatic Sciences 65:63-72.
Hinrichs, M. P., Vrtiska, M., Pegg, M. A., Chizinski, C. (2021). Motivations to participate in hunting and angling: a comparison among preferred activities and state of residence. Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 26(6), 576--595.	Online
Pegg, M.A., J.H. Chick, and B.M. Pracheil. In press. The influence of non-native species on paddlefish. Proceedings of the 2006 Paddlefish Symposium.
Uerling, C., Hamel, M., Pegg, M. A. 2019. Fish community response to habitat variables in two restored side channels of the lower Platte River, Nebraska. River Research and Applications. 35: 178-187.	Online

Background

Education

Degree	Major	Institution	Year Awarded
Doctorate of Philosophy	Fisheries Biology	Iowa State University	2000
Master of Science	Biology	Tennessee Technological University	1994
Bachelor of Science	Fish and Wildlife Biology	Iowa State University	1992

Affiliations

Complex Biosystems, UNL

Awards

Title	Awarded by	Year Awarded
Parent's Recognition Award	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Teaching Council and Parents Association	2020
Parent's Recognition Award	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Teaching Council and Parents Association	2019
Meritorious Service Award	North Central Division, American Fisheries Society	2019
Lawrence K. Crowe Undergraduate Advisor Award	College of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources - University of Nebraska-Lincoln	2018
Award of Excellence	Nebraska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society	2017
UNL Parents Association Recognition Award	UNL Parents Association	2015
Senior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award	Holling Family Award Program for Teaching Excellence	2014

SNR Program Areas

Applied Ecology

Areas of Interest/Expertise

Fisheries ecology/management
River ecology
Aquatic nuisance species
River restoration

Grants

Currently this page only displays grants that were awarded on 1/1/ 2009 to the present. If a grant was awarded prior to 1/1/ 2009 and is still active, it will not be displayed on this page.

Grant Title	Integrating fish passage considerations into cultural and ecological connectivity in the Red River Watershed
Starting Date	01/10/2023	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	12/31/2025
Funding Level	$50,245.00
Funding Agency	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Grant Title	Assessment of Pallid Sturgeon population, movements, and reproductive ecology in Nebraska's interior rivers
Starting Date	01/10/2023	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	12/31/2025
Funding Level	$224,951.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Grant Title	Risk Assessment of Silver Carp and Bighead Carp Expansion in Nebraska Waterways
Starting Date	01/10/2023	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	12/31/2024
Funding Level	$185,000.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Grant Title	Updating SNR's Research Boat Fleet
Starting Date	05/04/2022	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	05/31/2022
Funding Level	$22,000.00
Funding Agency	ARD Strategic Funding (Internal)

Grant Title	Pallid Sturgeon Biology in the Platte River and its Tributaries
Starting Date	07/01/2021	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	12/31/2026
Funding Level	$1,201,000.00
Funding Agency	Headwaters Corporation

Grant Title	Improving Water Quality and Surveying Fish populations using eDNA across the State of NE (Additional Funding)
Starting Date	04/08/2021	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	06/30/2022
Funding Level	$75,000.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Environmental Trust

Grant Title	Spatial Distribution and Population Demographics of Asian Carp in the Missouri River Basin, Nebraska
Starting Date	01/06/2021	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	10/01/2022
Funding Level	$333,994.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Games and Park Commission

Grant Title	Assessing movement and entrainment of Walleye in Lewis & Clark Lake and its tailwaters
Starting Date	10/26/2020	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	10/01/2025
Funding Level	$464,400.00
Funding Agency	South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks

Grant Title	Improving Water Quality and Surveying Fish populations using eDNA across the State of NE
Starting Date	06/29/2020	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	06/30/2021
Funding Level	$75,000.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Evironmental Trust

Grant Title	Improving Water Quality and Surveying fish populations using eDNA across the State of NE
Starting Date	06/11/2020	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	06/30/2022
Funding Level	$72,988.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Games and Park Commission

Grant Title	Determining Annual Movement Patterns of Channel Catfish
Starting Date	02/25/2020	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	04/30/2022
Funding Level	$97,288.00
Funding Agency	Manitoba Fisheries Fund

Grant Title	Population Structure and Habitat Use of Benthic Fishes of the Missouri River and its Major Tributaries with an Emphasis on Sicklefin and Sturgeon Chub in South Dakota
Starting Date	01/01/2020	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	09/30/2022
Funding Level	$233,239.00
Funding Agency	South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks/US Fish and Wildlife Service

Grant Title	Platte River Water Quality
Starting Date	05/19/2019	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	06/30/2020
Funding Level	$84,762.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Environmental Trust

Grant Title	Chute Monitoring at Camp Ashland (Additional Funding)
Starting Date	09/01/2017	Investigator(s) Martin Hamel Mark Pegg
Ending Date	08/31/2020
Funding Level	$175,971.00
Funding Agency	NE Millitary Department

Grant Title	Restoring Native Mussels to the Great Plains
Starting Date	04/03/2017	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	12/31/2019
Funding Level	$132,239.00
Funding Agency	NGPC

Grant Title	Red River Catfish Cohesive Population Mangement
Starting Date	01/10/2017	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	04/30/2019
Funding Level	$70,487.00
Funding Agency	Manitoba Fisheries Enhancement Fund

Grant Title	Platte River Tributaries
Starting Date	08/01/2016	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	07/31/2017
Funding Level	$21,603.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Grant Title	Wahoo Creek Fish and Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Assessment
Starting Date	07/11/2016	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	09/30/2016
Funding Level	$27,456.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality

Grant Title	Red River Telemetry
Starting Date	04/25/2016	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	03/31/2017
Funding Level	$43,600.00
Funding Agency	Manitoba Fisheries Enhancement Fund

Grant Title	Preliminary Assessment of Movements of Channel Catfish in the Red River Using Passive Telemetry
Starting Date	08/17/2015	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	03/31/2016
Funding Level	$8,113.00
Funding Agency	Manitoba Fisheries Enhancement Fund

Grant Title	Channel Catfish Movements in the Lower Red River
Starting Date	06/15/2015	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	03/31/2016
Funding Level	$16,161.00
Funding Agency	Manitoba Fisheries Enhancement Fund

Grant Title	Chute Monitoring at Camp Ashland
Starting Date	09/15/2014	Investigator(s) Martin Hamel Mark Pegg
Ending Date	09/30/2017
Funding Level	$196,946.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Military Department

Grant Title	The Effects of Alum and Fish Restoration on Water Quality in the Fremont Lake, NE (additional extension funding)
Starting Date	05/01/2014	Investigator(s) Amy Burgin Mark Pegg Kevin Pope
Ending Date	06/30/2015
Funding Level	$31,009.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality

Grant Title	Shell Creek Assessment
Starting Date	05/01/2014	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg Martin Hamel
Ending Date	09/30/2015
Funding Level	$89,870.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality

Grant Title	Fremont Continuation
Starting Date	04/01/2014	Investigator(s) Amy Burgin Mark Pegg Kevin Pope
Ending Date	05/31/2015
Funding Level	$26,400.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Grant Title	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Missouri River Sportfish Ecology and Management (additional funding)
Starting Date	03/01/2014	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg Martin Hamel
Ending Date	02/28/2018
Funding Level	$923,578.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Grant Title	Red River Bibliography
Starting Date	02/01/2014	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	08/31/2014
Funding Level	$21,850.00
Funding Agency	Manitoba Fisheries Enhancement Fund

Grant Title	Implications for Connectivity and Movement of Iotic Great Plains Fishes in the Face of Climate Change
Starting Date	08/01/2013	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	07/31/2014
Funding Level	$101,850.00
Funding Agency	US Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service

Grant Title	Influence of Trout Stockings on Tier I/II Fishes
Starting Date	05/01/2012	Investigator(s) Kevin Pope Mark Pegg
Ending Date	04/30/2014
Funding Level	$114,576.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Grant Title	Fremont Water Quality (additional funding)
Starting Date	04/13/2012	Investigator(s) Amy Burgin Mark Pegg Kevin Pope
Ending Date	06/30/2015
Funding Level	$23,700.00
Funding Agency	Nebraksa Department of Environmental Quality

Grant Title	Fremont Water Quality
Starting Date	04/06/2012	Investigator(s) Amy Burgin Mark Pegg Kevin Pope
Ending Date	06/30/2014
Funding Level	$240,448.00
Funding Agency	Nebraksa Department of Environmental Quality

Grant Title	Influence of Trout Stockings on Tier I/II Fishes
Starting Date	05/01/2011	Investigator(s) Kevin Pope Mark Pegg
Ending Date	04/30/2012
Funding Level	$32,000.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Grant Title	Developing Environmental Flows in the Niobrara River for Fish and Wildlife
Starting Date	07/01/2009	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	06/30/2012
Funding Level	$726,754.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Grant Title	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Niobrara River Flows (additional funding)
Starting Date	07/01/2009	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	06/30/2012
Funding Level	$52,500.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Grant Title	Missouri River Sportfish Ecology and Management
Starting Date	03/01/2009	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	02/28/2014
Funding Level	$401,210.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Grant Title	Platte River Catfish Population Dynamics
Starting Date	01/01/2009	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	12/31/2009
Funding Level	$33,000.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Grant Title	Platte River Catfish Population Dynamics
Starting Date	01/01/2007	Investigator(s) Mark Pegg
Ending Date	12/31/2014
Funding Level	$356,767.00
Funding Agency	Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

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Course Number	Course Title	Fall Even Years	Fall Odd Years	Spring Even Years	Spring Odd Years
NRES 163	Oh My Cod: Exploring Aquatic Ecology Careers			X	X
NRES 463/863	Fisheries Science	X	X
NRES 965	Managed Aquatic Systems				X

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