To plan, supervise, and provide technical direction for one third of the statewide fisheries research program, the Applications Group, that provides the information, knowledge, and new methods essential to continuously improve the fisheries program and management decisions. To provide expert scientific advice and instruction on new techniques. The Applications Group focuses specifically on addressing traditional fisheries management questions through experiments and through reviews of existing information.

Plan and execute original research required for the advancement of fisheries management in Minnesota, with particular emphasis on research questions related to fisheries stock assessment on some of Minnesota’s most important large lakes and their most valued species.

Coordinated the inland harvest management system for a shared tribal subsistence and recreational angling fishery (primarily walleye and muskellunge) in the area of northern Wisconsin that was ceded to the United States by the Lake Superior Chippewa Tribes in 1837 and 1842 (ceded territory).

Coordinated recreational fishing rule development for the State of Wisconsin and provided technical expertise in rule development to fisheries biologists statewide. Chaired several statewide management committees - e.g. walleye technical committee.