In the News
Montana's collaborative work with the province of British Columbia and the BC Sportfishing Group is featured on The National and in a CBC online article: June 19, 2015. Sturgeon scientist battles huge fish in Fraser. CBC News, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Montana's white sturgeon research collaboration with the US Fish and Wildlife is mentioned in their newsletter:
February 2015. Abernathy Fish Technology Center Newsletter. Volume 7, Number 1. pdf
Montana shares Acadia's ongoing Atlantic sturgeon research:
November 12, 2012. Acadia University Researchers on the Trail of Sturgeon. Chronicle Herald, Nova Scotia.
Montana's Honour's work is featured: Products from at-risk sharks for sale in B.C. Collaboration between the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, The Vancouver Sun, and The World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
Theses
Montana F. McLean 2019. Secrets of the ultimate trophy fish: the physiology and behaviour of white sturgeon after angling. PhD Dissertation, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S.
Montana F. McLean 2013. Feeding ecology and movement patterns of Atlantic sturgeon in Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy. MSc Thesis, Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S. pdf
Peer-reviewed Publications - Google Scholar Citations
Ivanova, S., Kessel, S.T., Espinoza, M., McLean, M.F., O'Neil, C., Landry, J., Hussey, N.E., Williams, R., Vagle, S., Fisk, A. 2019. Shipping alters the movement and behaviour of Arctic cod (B. saida), a keystone forage fish in Arctic marine ecosystems. Ecological Applications. DOI: 10.1002/eap.2050.
McLean, M.F., Litvak, M,K., Stoddard, E.M., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A., Hinch, S.G., Welch, D.W., Crossin, G.T. 2019. Linking environmental factors with reflex action mortality predictors, physiological stress, and post-release movement behaviour to evaluate the response of white sturgeon to catch-and-release angling. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A. 240: 110618. mcleanetal.2019_cbpa.pdf
McLean, M.F., Litvak, M.K., Cooke, S.J., Hanson, K.C., Patterson, D.A., Hinch, S.G., Crossin, G.T. 2019. Immediate physiological and behavioural response from catch-and-release of wild white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus Richardson, 1836). Fisheries Research. 214: 65-75. mcleanetal.2019_whitesturgeonaccelerometers.pdf
Landry, J., Kessel, S.T., McLean, M.F., Ivanova, S.V., Hussey, N.E., O'Neill, C., Vagle, S., Dick, T.A., Fisk, A.T. 2018. Movement types of an Arctic benthic fish, Shorthorn Sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius), during open water periods in response to biotic and abiotic factors. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0389
Ivanova, S.V., Kessel, S.T., Landry, J., O'Neill, C., McLean, M.F., Espinoza, M., Vagle, S., Hussey, N.E., Fisk, A.T. 2018. Impact of vessel traffic on the home ranges and movement of shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius) in the nearshore environment of the high Arctic. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0418
Dadswell, M.J., Spares, A.D., McLean, M.F., Harris, P.J., Rulifson, R. 2018. Long‐term effect of a tidal, hydroelectric propeller turbine on the populations of three anadromous fish species. Journal of Fish Biology. doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13755
Montana F. McLean, Hanson, K.C., Cooke, S,J., Hinch, S.G., Patterson, D.A., Nettles, T.L., Litvak, M.K., Crossin, G.T. 2016. Physiological stress response, reflex impairment, and delayed mortality of white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus exposed to simulated fisheries stressors. Conservation Physiology 4: cow031. pdf
Dadswell, M.J., Wehrell, S.A., Spares, A.D., Montana F. McLean, Beardsall, J.W., Logan-Chesney, L.M., Nau, G.S., Redden, A.M., Stokesbury, M.J.W. 2016. The annual feeding aggregation of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) in the inner Bay of Fundy: population characteristics and movements. Journal of Fish Biology doi:10.1111/jfb.13120. pdf
Stokesbury, M.J.W., Logan-Chesney, L.M., McLean, M.F., Buhariwalla, C.F., Redden, A.M., Beardsall, J.W., Broome, J.E., Dadswell, M.J. 2016. Atlantic sturgeon spatial and temporal distribution in Minas Passage, Nova Scotia, a region of future tidal energy extraction. PLOSone 11(7): e0158387. doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0158387. pdf
Redden, A.M., Stokesbury, M.J.W., Broome, J.E., Keyser, F.M., Gibson, A.J.F., Halfyard, E.A., Montana F. McLean, Bradford, R., Dadswell, M.J., Sanderson, B., Karsten, R. 2014. Acoustic tracking of fish movements in the Minas Passage and FORCE demonstration area: pre-turbine baseline studies (2011-2013). Final Report to the Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia and Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy, Acadia Centre for Estuarine Research Technical Report No. 118, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS. 153 p.
Montana F. McLean, Simpfendorfer, C.A., Heupel, M.R., Dadswell, M.J., Stokesbury, M.J.W. 2014. Diversity of behavioural patterns displayed by a summer feeding aggregation of Atlantic sturgeon in the intertidal region of Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy. Marine Ecological Progress Series. 496: 59-69. pdf
Montana F. McLean, Dadswell, M.J., Stokesbury M.J.W. 2013. Feeding ecology of Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815 on the infauna of intertidal mudflats of Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 29: 503-509. pdf
Beardsall, J.W., Montana F. McLean, Cooke, S.J., Wilson, B.W., Dadswell, M.J., Redden, A.M., Stokesbury, M.J.W. 2013. Consequences of incidental otter trawl capture on survival and physiological condition of threatened Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus. Transactions for American Fisheries Society. 142: 1202-1214. pdf
Apostle, R., Dadswell, M.J., Engler-Palma, C., Litvak, M.K., Montana F. McLean, Stokesbury, M.J.W., Taylow, A.D., VanderZwaag, D.L. 2013. Sustaining Atlantic sturgeon: stitching a stronger scientific and governance net. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy. 16: 170-197. pdf
Phyne, J.G., Stokebsury, M.J.W., Montana F. McLean, Saunders, P. 2013. Sustainability and the Atlantic bluefin tuna: science, socioeconomic forces and governance. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy. 16: 198-226. pdf
Montana's collaborative work with the province of British Columbia and the BC Sportfishing Group is featured on The National and in a CBC online article: June 19, 2015. Sturgeon scientist battles huge fish in Fraser. CBC News, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Montana's white sturgeon research collaboration with the US Fish and Wildlife is mentioned in their newsletter:
February 2015. Abernathy Fish Technology Center Newsletter. Volume 7, Number 1. pdf
Montana shares Acadia's ongoing Atlantic sturgeon research:
November 12, 2012. Acadia University Researchers on the Trail of Sturgeon. Chronicle Herald, Nova Scotia.
Montana's Honour's work is featured: Products from at-risk sharks for sale in B.C. Collaboration between the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, The Vancouver Sun, and The World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
Theses
Montana F. McLean 2019. Secrets of the ultimate trophy fish: the physiology and behaviour of white sturgeon after angling. PhD Dissertation, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N.S.
Montana F. McLean 2013. Feeding ecology and movement patterns of Atlantic sturgeon in Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy. MSc Thesis, Acadia University, Wolfville, N.S. pdf
Peer-reviewed Publications - Google Scholar Citations
Ivanova, S., Kessel, S.T., Espinoza, M., McLean, M.F., O'Neil, C., Landry, J., Hussey, N.E., Williams, R., Vagle, S., Fisk, A. 2019. Shipping alters the movement and behaviour of Arctic cod (B. saida), a keystone forage fish in Arctic marine ecosystems. Ecological Applications. DOI: 10.1002/eap.2050.
McLean, M.F., Litvak, M,K., Stoddard, E.M., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A., Hinch, S.G., Welch, D.W., Crossin, G.T. 2019. Linking environmental factors with reflex action mortality predictors, physiological stress, and post-release movement behaviour to evaluate the response of white sturgeon to catch-and-release angling. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A. 240: 110618. mcleanetal.2019_cbpa.pdf
McLean, M.F., Litvak, M.K., Cooke, S.J., Hanson, K.C., Patterson, D.A., Hinch, S.G., Crossin, G.T. 2019. Immediate physiological and behavioural response from catch-and-release of wild white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus Richardson, 1836). Fisheries Research. 214: 65-75. mcleanetal.2019_whitesturgeonaccelerometers.pdf
Landry, J., Kessel, S.T., McLean, M.F., Ivanova, S.V., Hussey, N.E., O'Neill, C., Vagle, S., Dick, T.A., Fisk, A.T. 2018. Movement types of an Arctic benthic fish, Shorthorn Sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius), during open water periods in response to biotic and abiotic factors. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0389
Ivanova, S.V., Kessel, S.T., Landry, J., O'Neill, C., McLean, M.F., Espinoza, M., Vagle, S., Hussey, N.E., Fisk, A.T. 2018. Impact of vessel traffic on the home ranges and movement of shorthorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius) in the nearshore environment of the high Arctic. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0418
Dadswell, M.J., Spares, A.D., McLean, M.F., Harris, P.J., Rulifson, R. 2018. Long‐term effect of a tidal, hydroelectric propeller turbine on the populations of three anadromous fish species. Journal of Fish Biology. doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13755
Montana F. McLean, Hanson, K.C., Cooke, S,J., Hinch, S.G., Patterson, D.A., Nettles, T.L., Litvak, M.K., Crossin, G.T. 2016. Physiological stress response, reflex impairment, and delayed mortality of white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus exposed to simulated fisheries stressors. Conservation Physiology 4: cow031. pdf
Dadswell, M.J., Wehrell, S.A., Spares, A.D., Montana F. McLean, Beardsall, J.W., Logan-Chesney, L.M., Nau, G.S., Redden, A.M., Stokesbury, M.J.W. 2016. The annual feeding aggregation of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) in the inner Bay of Fundy: population characteristics and movements. Journal of Fish Biology doi:10.1111/jfb.13120. pdf
Stokesbury, M.J.W., Logan-Chesney, L.M., McLean, M.F., Buhariwalla, C.F., Redden, A.M., Beardsall, J.W., Broome, J.E., Dadswell, M.J. 2016. Atlantic sturgeon spatial and temporal distribution in Minas Passage, Nova Scotia, a region of future tidal energy extraction. PLOSone 11(7): e0158387. doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0158387. pdf
Redden, A.M., Stokesbury, M.J.W., Broome, J.E., Keyser, F.M., Gibson, A.J.F., Halfyard, E.A., Montana F. McLean, Bradford, R., Dadswell, M.J., Sanderson, B., Karsten, R. 2014. Acoustic tracking of fish movements in the Minas Passage and FORCE demonstration area: pre-turbine baseline studies (2011-2013). Final Report to the Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia and Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy, Acadia Centre for Estuarine Research Technical Report No. 118, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS. 153 p.
Montana F. McLean, Simpfendorfer, C.A., Heupel, M.R., Dadswell, M.J., Stokesbury, M.J.W. 2014. Diversity of behavioural patterns displayed by a summer feeding aggregation of Atlantic sturgeon in the intertidal region of Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy. Marine Ecological Progress Series. 496: 59-69. pdf
Montana F. McLean, Dadswell, M.J., Stokesbury M.J.W. 2013. Feeding ecology of Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus Mitchill, 1815 on the infauna of intertidal mudflats of Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy. Journal of Applied Ichthyology. 29: 503-509. pdf
Beardsall, J.W., Montana F. McLean, Cooke, S.J., Wilson, B.W., Dadswell, M.J., Redden, A.M., Stokesbury, M.J.W. 2013. Consequences of incidental otter trawl capture on survival and physiological condition of threatened Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus. Transactions for American Fisheries Society. 142: 1202-1214. pdf
Apostle, R., Dadswell, M.J., Engler-Palma, C., Litvak, M.K., Montana F. McLean, Stokesbury, M.J.W., Taylow, A.D., VanderZwaag, D.L. 2013. Sustaining Atlantic sturgeon: stitching a stronger scientific and governance net. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy. 16: 170-197. pdf
Phyne, J.G., Stokebsury, M.J.W., Montana F. McLean, Saunders, P. 2013. Sustainability and the Atlantic bluefin tuna: science, socioeconomic forces and governance. Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy. 16: 198-226. pdf