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NEWSLETTER VOL. 19 #1 SPRING 2000

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studies, but few have found their wayinto print. It is difficult to pinpoint atwhich end of the process the problemsoccur. I visited with AFS’s newCommunication Director at the MidyearGoverning Board Meeting and foundVictor Van Beuren to be very open tosuggestions. However, being new to thejob, he felt he lacked the background toprovide too many useful suggestions. Iplan to meet with Vic in St. Louis tofurther discuss the issues. Sally Kendallhas retired as head of the “Journals”program. We will miss Sally and all ofthe assistance she has given me to trymake AFS Journals more relevant to fieldbiologists. Her replacement has yet to benamed. I see this process carrying overinto my past-president’s tenure. Being somewhat of a history buff, I feltit important to make the membershipaware of those individuals who haveserved FMS in the past. This list* ofofficers, division representatives,newsletter editors, and award winnersmay come in handy in some of yourfuture endeavors. See you in St. Louis. -- Jeff Boxrucker * See Page 12 for FMS-Past and Present

1 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE FMS 2000 ELECTION 2 President and secretary/treasurer

nominees 3 Southern and Northeast

representative nominees 4 Western and North Central

representative nominees ARTICLES 5 State to allow spiny dogfish fishery 6 Critical habitat designated for two

threatened fishes 7 Sampling shad in southern

impoundments 11 Alabama sturgeon AFS 2000 – FMS sponsored symposia 8 Black bass 2000, Fisheries GIS 2000,

Ecology and management of white bass

9 Challenges of crappie management, Catch-related aspects of recreational fishing, The Mississippi river basin

ANNOUNCEMENTS 13 AFS 2000 annual meeting Editor’s note No articles were submitted this issue, and therefore, all articles were taken from various press releases. These articles were thought to be of general interest to the subscriber.

The past two years have gone quicklyand I feel like, as I am sure most out-going President’s have felt, that the timewas too short to accomplish what we setout to do. However, we did get a fewmajor projects underway and nearcompletion. The electrofishing injurystudy is in its second year and progressingnicely. The investigators are excitedabout their findings and, in fact, areexploring some questions not in theoriginal proposal. The project should bewrapped up this time next year. Themortality model software (FisheryAnalysis Simulation Tool-FAST) isscheduled to be finalized this summer. Iattended a demonstration at the SouthernDivision Meeting in February.Comments from participants wereextremely favorable. Mike Maceina andJeff Slipke are putting on anotherworkshop at the Western Divisionmeeting in July. I plan to attend thisworkshop also. This software should be avaluable tool for field managers. FMShad meetings at each of the four AFSDivision meetings in 1999 and arescheduled to have meetings inconjunction with each Division meetingin 2000. These meetings have become avaluable way for the officers to meetmembers from around the country andget feedback from those members. My major disappointment over mytenure as President has been dealing withthe publication efforts. I feel like this hasbeen largely a “wheel-spinning” exercise.The “Guide for Authors” for NorthAmerican Journal of Fisheries Managementhas been rewritten to betteraccommodate field and case history

Nominees: President – Elect: • Stephen G. Rideout Secretary/Treasurer: • Cliff Stone • John Copeland Southern Division Rep.: • David Buckmeier • Victor DiCenzo Northeast Division Rep.: • Tim Brush North Central Division Rep.: • Randy Shultz • Vic Santucci Western Division Rep.: • Ron Remmick • Linda Prendergast

Biographies: President Elect Nominee • Stephen G. Rideout Most of Steve’s career has beeninvolved with fisheries management andhis current research directly supportsmanagement needs. Steve is currentlythe Director of the S.O. ConteAnadromous Fish Research Center,USGS Biological Resources Division,where he directs a five area program onanadromous and migratory fishes. He isalso the Chief of the Division of Fish andWildlife Management Assistance,USFWS, where he represents the Serviceon the New England and Mid-AtlanticFishery Management Councils, severalFisheries Management Boards of theAtlantic States Marine FisheriesCommission, and the New EnglandFMC’s Essential Fish Habitat Technical

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Team. Steve said he would be honored toserve the Section as President Elect. Hehas a long history of service to the AFSincluding: President -Elect and Presidentof Northeastern Division AFS (1983-1985) and recipient of Division's DwightWebster award for professional serviceto the Division (1995); DistinguishedService Award, AFS (1986), President -Elect and President, Southern NewEngland Chapter, AFS (1978-1980);Program Chair (1990) for AFS AnnualMeeting in Pittsburgh, PA; and twiceNominated for Second Vice-PresidentAmerican Fisheries Society (1986 and1990). Steve was the Associate Editorfor the North American Journal ofFisheries Management from 1982 to1984. Secretary/Treasurer Nominees (2) • Cliff Stone Cliff graduated with a B.S. and M.S.from South Dakota State University andhas been working for the South DakotaDepartment of Game, Fish, & Parks since1981. He is currently employed as aSenior Wildlife Biologist (reservoirfisheries) in charge of fisheries researchand management on the lower twoMissouri River reservoirs and associatedstretches of river. He has been an activemember of AFS since 1979 and wascertified by AFS as a Fisheries Scientist in1985. He served the Dakota Chapter asmembership co-chair (2 years), vice-president (1988) and president (1995-96). He has also served AFS as the NorthCentral Division Representative to theFisheries Management Section for twoyears. In 1992 he served as theRegistration chairman for the nationalAFS meeting held in Rapid City in 1992.

He has been an active participant in theWalleye Technical committee and amember of the Fisheries Management,Computer Users, and FisheriesAdministrators sections. He feels that the Fisheries ManagementSection has served its membership wellby promoting sound fisheriesmanagement practices, developing newmanagement concepts, and encouragingprofessional growth and development ofits membership. Cliff welcomed theopportunity to serve the FisheriesManagement Section assecretary/treasure and would work tocontinue the strong voice that the Sectionhas within our Society. • John Copeland John is in his 8th year as a fisheriesbiologist with the Virginia Department ofGame and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF). Hecurrently works in the southwesternportion of the state where his primaryresponsibilities are fisheries managementand research on reservoirs, smallimpoundments, rivers, and streams. Hecoordinates the VDGIF Stream SurveyProject, which is an effort to increaseknowledge of stream fish distributionsacross the state. John participates in anumber of VDGIF internal committees,but feels that his work as a member ofthe aquatic education committee is themost important. He believes fisheriesprofessionals need to reach constituentswith the message of the societal benefitsof fisheries management and research. John holds a B.S. degree in fisheriesscience from Virginia Tech and a M.S.degree in zoology from North CarolinaState University. He is seeking the officeof Secretary-Treasurer as a means ofgiving back to his profession. In 1984, hewas named the Virginia Tech See J. Copeland Page 3 . . .

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J. Copeland (continued) … Chapter’s Outstanding Member for hisinvolvement as Vice-President. While hewas in graduate school, John was amember of the Southern Division’sStudent Affairs Committee. From 1996to 1999, he served as the VirginiaChapter’s Secretary and NewsletterEditor. John is currently involved inSouthern Division affairs as the VDGIFrepresentative to the WarmwaterStreams Technical Committee and wasrecently appointed as Outreach Liaisonfor that committee. If elected asSecretary-Treasurer, John will work tomake Section activities more visible byfostering media contacts. He willsupport the Section’s commitment to itscurrent projects and faithfully manage theSection’s financial resources. Finally, hewill continue to emphasis the newsletteras a means of fostering communicationamong Section members, but will alsoexplore avenues to increase electroniccommunication. Southern Rep. Nominees (2) • David Buckmeier Dave is a Fisheries Research Biologistwith Texas Parks and Wildlife. Heearned his Bachelor degree from theUniversity of North Dakota in 1993 andhis Master degree from TennesseeTechnological University in 1995. Sincegraduation, he has worked as a FisheriesBiologist with the North CarolinaWildlife Resources Commission and as aResearch Associate at Auburn University.Dave gained first-hand experience infisheries management of cold andwarmwater fisheries while in NorthCarolina and emphasized experimentaldesign and implementation while atAuburn. In his current employment,Dave’s research concentrates on appliedissues affecting fisheries management. Dave has a diverse background infisheries management. He has workedwith most sport fish species and his

in Pennsylvania and Maryland. In 1991,Tim moved to New England to establishthe Vermont Office. In addition tomanaging numerous large programsrelated to Atlantic salmon and Americanshad restoration to the Connecticut Riverbasin, Tim has extensive experience inhydro impact assessment and FERCrelicensing in more than a dozen statesthroughout the Northeast, upperMidwest, and Pacific Northwest. He hasbeen an AFS member since 1984 andserved on the Professionalism andContinuing Ed committees. In additionto the Fisheries Management Section, hebelongs to the Bioengineering andComputer Users Sections as well asnumerous chapters throughout thecountry. North Central Rep. Nominees (2) • Randy Shultz Randy has worked for the Kansas

Department of Wildlife & Parks as aresearch biologist for the past six years.Prior to that, he spent two years as adistrict/urban biologist with KDWP.His current research efforts relate mostlyto fisheries management activities in bothlarge and small impoundments, althoughhe has remained active in urban fisheries. The American Fisheries Society has

figured prominently in his education andcareer since 1988. He served the ParentSociety as a member of the PublicationsAward Committee, AFS2000 CommitteeRepresentative, and as co-organizer forthe White Bass Ecology & ManagementSymposium, 130th AFS Annual Meeting.He has been a member of the FisheriesManagement Section since 1995, andserved on this year’s NominatingCommittee. Randy has been active inthe NCD as a Centrarchid TechnicalCommittee Representative since 1996,and is the current chair-elect for thiscommittee. He has been a member ofthe Kansas Chapter since 1992, where he See R. Shultz Page 4 …

research has concentrated on improvingmanagement of largemouth bass,crappie, channel and flathead catfish,sauger, and trout. Dave is familiar withfisheries management issues affectingstreams, rivers, and reservoirs. Hisresearch has concentrated on fishpopulation dynamics and evaluating agingand marking methods. Current researchprojects include evaluating componentsof the Florida largemouth bass stockingprogram in Texas, developing improvedmethods for aging channel catfish, andcompiling a review of marking methodsfor evaluating fry and fingerlingstockings. • Victor DiCenzo Victor is a graduate of Virginia Tech(B.S.) and Tennessee Tech University(M.S.) and his professional career hasbeen centered around fisheriesmanagement. Currently, Vic is afisheries biologist for the VirginiaDepartment of Game and InlandFisheries where he is responsible formanagement of many fisheries. Untilrecently he was a district biologist forTexas Parks & Wildlife. He also workedon several reservoir research projects as aresearch associate at Auburn University.Victor welcomed the opportunity toserve the Section as Representative. North east Rep. Nominee • Tim Brush Tim Brush is a Senior Principal Biologistwith Normandeau Associates, Inc. andmanages Normandeau’s Vermont Office.Tim has an M.S. in Wildlife Managementfrom Frostburg State University and B.S.in Biology from Waynesburg College.Tim began his fisheries career with RMCEnvironmental Services (since acquiredby Normandeau) in 1983. He spent 8years at RMC’s Muddy Run EcologicalLab in Lancaster County, PA workingprimarily on American shad restorationand power plant impact assessment

R. Shultz (continued) … has held many executive positionsincluding president, and served on theContinuing Education, Nominating, andArrangement committees. From 1990-1992 he was a member of the TennesseeChapter, where he was the studentmember of the Executive Committee. • Vic Santucci Vic has been working as a fisheriesresearch biologist with the Max McGrawWildlife Foundation in Dundee, Illinoissince 1991. He has also worked as abiologist on fisheries related projectswith the Illinois Natural History Survey,LMS Engineers, and the FisheriesResearch Laboratory at Southern IllinoisUniversity. He earned B.A. and M.A.degrees in zoology from SIUC and is aCertified Fisheries Scientist. Vic joinedthe American Fisheries Society in 1983and became a member of the FisheriesManagement Section soon afterwards.He has been active in the Society at thechapter level and is the current Past-president of the Illinois Chapter. Inaddition, he recently chaired the BestPaper and Poster Awards Committee forfisheries presentations at the 61stMidwest Fish and Wildlife Conferenceand is a volunteer on the programcommittee for the 130th Annual Meetingof AFS. Vic’s professional interests havealways been directed toward fisheriesmanagement, including lakemanagement, fish population assessment,creel surveys, fish stocking, and morerecently stream and wetland restoration.If elected, this would be his firstopportunity to actively participate in theFisheries Management Section.

Western Div. Nominees (2) • Ron Remmick Originally from Colorado, Ron graduated from Colorado State University in 1976. He was hired by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in 1997 as a Fish Culturist at the Speas Rearing Station . In 1978 Ron received a fisheries biologist position in Pinedale, Wyoming. Much of his work in Pinedale focused on native cutthroat, and wilderness fisheries management. In 1996 Ron was promoted to Regional Fisheries Supervisor for the Green River region. Much of his responsibilities continue to focus on native cutthroat management in the Green River and Bear River drainages. In addition, he is responsible for recreational fisheries management in man-made impoundments such as Flaming Gorge Reservoirs. Ron has been a member of the American Fisheries Society since 1979 and served on various committees including chairing a Western Division committee that produced an audio slide show on Riparian Management in Western Streams. He is currently the Past-President for the Colorado/Wyoming Chapter of the AFS after serving as Secretary-Treasurer, Vice-President, and President. Ron has presented papers at Western Division, Colorado-Wyoming Chapter, and “Wild Trout” meetings. • Linda Prendergast Linda is a far cry from her home"town" - the Bronx, New York! Whilepursuing educational (M.S. Fisheries) andjob opportunities in fisheries, she haslived in Wisconsin and Arizona before

settling in the Northwest. Her jobexperiences range from bass and bluegillmanagement, Apache trout restoration topredator/prey research on the Columbiariver. For the past 11 years, she hasworked for a private utility companybased in Portland, Oregon. Most of herresponsibility involves relicensinghydroelectric projects which includessuch issues as instream flows, fishpassage, water quality, and compatibilitywith local state and federal managementplans. When she’s not working, sheloves to ski, scuba dive, fish, and kayak. Editor’s note:

Enclosed in this issue of the FMS newsletter is a ballot for the FMS 2000 election of officers and representatives. Please make an effort to fill out and return the enclosed ballot. The deadline for ballot submission

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STATE TO ALLOW SMALL-SCALESPINY DOGFISH FISHERY

Released April 18,2000 Mass. Dept. Fisheries Wildlife and Environmental Law Enforcement

Contact: David Pierce (617) 626-1532 http://www.state.ma.us/dfwele/press/

At its April 13 meeting, the state’sMarine Fisheries Commission (MFC)decided to adopt Division of MarineFisheries (DMF) recommendations formanagement of the spiny dogfish fisherybeginning May 1, 2000. DMF hasdeveloped an alternate managementprogram for state waters that contrastswith the Secretary of Commerce’s recentdecision to end the dogfish directedfishery in federal waters for at least 10years by imposing a federal quota of just4 million lbs. to be taken only as bycatchin other fisheries. Director, Paul J. Diodati, explained tothe MFC: “Using the same NMFS quotaprojection model and assumptions, DMFhas concluded that an annual 8.8 millionlbs. (4,000 mt) quota is consistent withthe federal rebuilding timeframe and willdrastically reduce dogfish fishingmortality.” Diodati continued, “By allowingfishermen to land 7 million lbs. of spinydogfish, we provide for a small, tightlycontrolled fishery in state waters. Thisfishery will maintain some dogfishindustry infrastructure and allow DMF tocollect biological data on the dogfishstock while rebuilding the resource andeliminating overfishing. This quota and alanding limit of 7,000 lbs. also will helpreduce regulatory discards wherefishermen are forced to toss overboardsaleable fish.” Recent years’ coastwidelandings have been 45-50 million lbs.Seven million lbs. represents: (1) agreatly reduced harvest of about 80%,(2) a small-scale directed fishery in statewaters, and (3) allowable landings ofbycatch of dogfish taken in other fisheriesin state and federal waters at 600 lbs. pertrip.

DMF is disappointed with theSecretary of Commerce’s decision toclose the federal waters’ directed fishery.The federal plan attempts to achieve anunattainable low fishing mortality rate ofless than 3% annually. It attempts tocreate a biomass of mature female dogfishof about 441 million lbs. (200,000metric tons) in 10 years. In actuality, alate-breaking NMFS analyses showed itactually will take about 17 years to reachthis biomass target. DMF’s approach is more consistentwith the national standards of federal law– the Sustainable Fisheries Act. Unlikethe federal plan, DMF better meetsNational Standard 9 by reducing dogfishdiscards and not causing regulatorydiscards. The federal plan is silent onhow to reduce discards, and it will causelarge amounts of regulatory discards – aminimum of 10 million lbs. per yearpotentially overwhelming the federalrebuilding efforts to the relatively high441 millions lbs. target. With thisfederally-imposed target, the Councilsnow will find themselves having toconsider restricting other fisheries (suchas groundfish in New England andsummer flounder in the mid-Atlantic) toaddress dogfish rebuilding concernsbecause dogfish are unavoidable bycatchin many other fisheries. DMF also minimizes adverse economicimpacts on fishing communities such asChatham, Scituate, and Plymouth(National Standard 8). The federal plandisregards economic impact on thesefishing ports. For example, in its finalrule implementing the Plan, the NationalMarine Fisheries Service calls Scituateand Plymouth “bedroom communitiesand tourist areas” to justify NMFS nothaving to consider economic impacts ofthe prolonged closure on these fishingports. Scituate and Plymouth (andChatham) are very dependent on dogfish.DMF strongly disagrees with this NMFScharacterization. Other state restrictionshave been implemented:

Commercial fishermen landingdogfish from state waters mustobtain a DMF regulated fisherypermit, and dealers purchasingdogfish must obtain DMFauthorization and report theirpurchases to DMF. Dogfish less than 31” (80 cm) cannotbe landed. Dogfish gillnetters are prohibitedfrom setting their gear overnight. Allgillnets must be on board andreturned to the dock each day withthe vessel. Fishermen who leavegillnets in the water are limited to600 lbs., the federal trip limit forMay 1 through October 31. This is amajor change in state watersgillnetting since until these newregulations, dogfish caught bygillnets in Massachusetts waters havebeen with overnight or multi-daysets. Only those dogfish gillnetters whocan document fishing for dogfish inMassachusetts waters three out ofthe last five years (1995-1999) willbe able to target dogfish withgillnets. Gillnetters file catch reportswith DMF, and these reports will beused to determine fishing history instate waters. Only gillnets with at least a 6 ½”mesh opening can be fished. No more than thirty 300-footgillnets can be set. The maximumlength of a gillnet is 2,400 feet. MF’s recommendations and the MFCsion are consistent with ourerstanding that spiny dogfish are-growing/maturing. Themercial fishery along the Atlantict has intensified over the last decadehas focused on the largest fish, whichen to be large females. To sustain ary, fishing mortality has to be fairly

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CRITICAL HABITAT DESGINATED FOR TWO THREATENED FISH Jeff Humphrey (602) 640-2720 X-222 Tom Bauer

(505) 248-6285 http://news.fws.gov/newsreleases/

Responding to a court order, theU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service todaydesignated 898 miles of rivers and streamsin Arizona and New Mexico as criticalhabitat for two threatened fish species,the spikedace and the loach minnow. Critical habitat refers to specificgeographic areas that are essential for theconservation and recovery of threatenedor endangered species and which mayrequire special managementconsiderations. These areas do notnecessarily have to be occupied by thespecies at the time of designation. The designation does not set up apreserve or refuge. It has no impact onprivate landowners taking actions on theirland that do not involve Federal fundingor permits. For actions where Federalfunding or a Federal permit is involved,the designation of critical habitat triggersthe need to consult with the Service. Formost areas, these actions already requireconsultation. "By definition, the designation ofcritical habitat is limited in its impact,"said Nancy Kaufman, the Service'sregional director for the SouthwestRegion. "As threatened species, thespikedace and loach minnow already areprotected wherever they occur. Thecritical habitat designation will contributeto their conservation by helping Federalagencies determine when they mustconsult with the Fish and Wildlife Servicebefore taking a proposed action thatmight adversely modify vital habitat." "We do not expect the designation tohave a substantial economic impact on theregion or on private landowners.Nationwide, relatively few projects haveever been stopped or significantly alteredas a result of critical habitat

the 10th Circuit Federal Courtdetermined that such critical habitatdesignations must comply with theNational Environmental Policy Act(NEPA). As a result, in March 1998, theService rescinded the designated criticalhabitat. Responding to a lawsuit filed bythe Center for Biological Diversity, theU.S. District Court ordered the Serviceto reconsider the designation of criticalhabitat and perform all NEPA compliancerequirements and develop EndangeredSpecies Act biological and economicjustifications within 150 days by February17, 2000 - later extended until April 21,2000. Many of the areas designated as criticalhabitat were included in the 1994designation. Some of the areas arealready designated as critical habitat forother endangered and threatened speciessuch as the southwestern willowflycatcher (a bird), razorback sucker (afish), and Huachuca water umbel (anaquatic plant). The Desert Fishes Recovery Team -composed of State, Federal, andacademic fishery scientists - hasrecommended recovery goals andstrategies for these two fishes. Consistentwith those recommendations, today'sdesignation includes areas historicallyoccupied by the spikedace and loachminnow that are not currently occupied.These unoccupied areas are essential tothe conservation and recovery of thespecies because they link presentlyoccupied riverine areas with unoccupiedbut habitable stream stretches where thespecies can disperse. The Servicedesignated flood plains in some areasbecause recurrent natural flooding isimportant to maintaining the habitat ofthe two species and helps them maintaina competitive edge over invading non-native aquatic species. See Threatened fish Page 7 . . .

habitat consultations," Kaufman said. "InArizona and New Mexico, we believethat economic activities such as grazingcan be compatible with the conservationof the spikedace and loach minnowprovided that habitat is maintained ingood condition." The critical habitat covers 822 milesfor the spikedace and 894 miles for theloach minnow in portions of the Gila, SanFrancisco, Blue, Black, Verde, and SanPedro rivers and some tributaries inApache, Cochise, Gila, Graham,Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, and Yavapaicounties in Arizona, and Catron, Grant,and Hidalgo counties in New Mexico. Itincludes areas in the flood plains of theserivers and tributaries. The Service held four public hearings,solicited biological and economicinformation from Federal and Stateagencies and local governments, andconsidered hundreds of comments in thedeliberation process. Service biologiststhoroughly reviewed all comments andinformation submitted before making thefinal designation. Although originallyproposed for designation, the Black Riverof Arizona was excluded fromdesignation as spikedace critical habitatfor biological reasons. No Tribal landshave been designated for either species. The spikedace and loach minnow bothare small fish less than three inches long.The spikedace has silvery sides. The loachminnow is olive-colored (males arebrilliantly colored during spawning) withupward-directed eyes. Both requireperennial streams, where they inhabitshallow riffles with sand, gravel, andrubble substrates free of finesedimentation; moderate to swiftcurrents; and swift pools over sand orgravel substrates. They were listed asthreatened in 1986 due to habitatdestruction and the introduction of non-native fishes. The Service designated critical habitat for the two species in 1994. However,

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SAMPLING SHAD IN SOUTHERN IMPOUNDMENTS

A publication by the Reservoir Committee detailing an intensive study from Lake Texoma Oklahoma-Texas.

http://www.sdafs.org/reservor/manuals/shad/

shadthon.htm

The paucity of published information onshad sampling methodologies prompted theAFS Southern Division Reservoir Committeeto design a study to determine the relativeeffectiveness of several sampling techniquesfor estimating abundance and sizedistribution of gizzard shad and threadfinshad populations. Six sampling methods,including hydroacoustics, electrofishing, gillnets, rotenone, seines, and midwater trawls,were used concurrently to obtain data fromthree sites on Lake Texoma, Oklahoma-Texas, in August, 1991. Shad were collectedto compare density estimates, precision, andlength-frequency distributions among geartypes. Sampling characteristics of individualgears also were evaluated to define sample-size requirements, interpret spatial patternsof shad abundance, and recommend gear andsampling improvements. This booklet is intended to providefisheries researchers and managers withsome general guidelines in developing a shadsampling protocol suited to their specificneeds. Gear-specific results will bepresented and recommendations as tosample design will be made. A detaileddescription of the methods and results of thisstudy can be found in a series of eightmanuscripts published in the NorthAmerican Journal of Fisheries Management,Volume 15(4).

Threatened fish (continued) . . . The Service published the ruledesignating critical habitat for the twospecies in today's Federal Register. Therule, Final Economic Analysis, and FinalEnvironmental Assessment for thiscritical habitat designation are availableon the Service's website athttp://ifw2es.fws.gov/arizona. Copiescan also be requested by writing to FieldSupervisor, U.S. Fish and WildlifeService, 2321 W. Royal Palm Rd., Suite103, Phoenix, Arizona 85021. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service isthe principal Federal agency responsiblefor conserving, protecting and enhancingfish, wildlife and plants and their habitatsfor the continuing benefit of theAmerican people. The Service manages

the 93-million-acre National WildlifeRefuge System which encompasses morethan 520 national wildlife refuges,thousands of small wetlands and otherspecial management areas. It alsooperates 66 national fish hatcheries, 64fishery resource offices and 78 ecological services field stations. The agencyenforces Federal wildlife laws,administers the Endangered Species Act,manages migratory bird populations,restores nationally significant fisheries,conserves and restores wildlife habitatsuch as wetlands, and helps foreigngovernments with their conservationefforts. It also oversees the Federal Aidprogram that distributes hundreds ofmillions of dollars in excise taxes onfishing and hunting equipment to statefish and wildlife agencies.

ditor's note: All income from the sale of advertising goes toward publication of this newsletter. nyone wishing to advertise in the FMS newsletter should contact Gregory Moyer at 618-549-761 ([email protected]).

Dogfish (continued) . . . collapse and take many years to recover.Fortunately, at this time, spiny dogfishabundance is near historical highs with apulse of good recruitment presenting animmediate rebuilding opportunity.

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stream fish communities, and assessingthe effects of flow alterations on thespatial distribution of fish habitat.

ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF WHITE

BASS

ORGANIZERS Christopher S. Guy, Kansas

Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Randy Schultz, Kansas

Department of Wildlife and Parks; Mike Colvin, Missouri Department of

Conservation

SPONSOR Fisheries Management Section

This Poster Symposium will highlightthe life history of the white bass Moronechrysops, which is an important predatorin lentic and lotic ecosystems and animportant component of the sportfishery in many states. The objective ofthe symposium is to disseminate thecurrent research on white bass ecologyand management. Poster topics will berelated to white bass populationcharacteristics, river and reservoircomponents of creel survey design,comparison of electrofishing and gillnetting, factors related to year classstrength, variation in growth andcondition, analysis of minimum lengthlimits, spatial and temporal larvaldistribution, and catch and releasecharacteristics.

BLACK BASS 2000

ORGANIZERS David Philipp, Illinois Natural History Survey and Mark Ridgway, Ontario

Ministry of Natural Resources.

SPONSORS AFS Fisheries Management Section,

Genetics Section, Fisheries Administrators Section, Canadian Aquatic Resources Section, Northeast and North Central Division, IL Chapter, Florida Chapter

A number of new issues and entire fieldsof research relevant to bass biology andmanagement have arisen since the firstNational Bass Symposium in 1975. It istime for a new synthesis. To accomplishthis, a special symposium entitled BlackBass 2000: The Ecology, Conservationand Management of Black Bass will beheld, spanning four days (Aug. 21-24,2000). There will be three special sessions, oneorganized around each of the three mainthemes of the symposium. Roy Stein (OhioState University) will be the keynotespeaker under the Ecology theme,addressing the role of bass in structuringcommunities. Invited talks will cover suchtopics as reproductive ecology, trophicecology, community ecology, andrecruitment. As the keynote speaker forthe Conservation theme, Brian Shuter(Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources &University of Toronto) will take anindividual-based modeling approach foraddressing population-level conservationissues. Invited talks will cover topics suchas habitat restoration, conservationgenetics, and rare species. Rich Noble(North Carolina State University) will bethe keynote speaker for Management andwill review the history and effectiveness ofregulations. Invited speakers will presentmaterial dealing with a variety ofmanagement issues in river, lake, and

reservoir fisheries, includingtournaments, trophy programs, andhuman dimensions. Midway through the symposium,there will be an interactive sessionbringing together policy makers,resource managers, anglers, biologists,and media/industry representatives todiscuss relevant, current issuesimportant to Black Bass. Whencombined, these various sessions shouldconstitute a watershed event for thefuture of Black Bass fisheries.

FISHERIES GIS 2000

ORGANIZER

Michael D. Porter, Mississippi Valley State University

SPONSORS

AFS Computer User Section , AFS Fisheries Management Section

The symposium will present currenttechniques for applying geographicinformation systems (GIS) to fisheryresearch and management in stream,river, lake, and marine environments,and provide general fisherypractitioners an opportunity to learnhow innovative GIS techniques can beapplied to fishery and environmentalmanagement. The session will covertopics related to integrating hydrologyand ecology for the development of GISmodels, identifying targets for theconservation of aquatic biodiversity,predicting stream habitats and fishdiversity using GIS, multi-dimensionalGIS, the role of GIS in exploratoryspatial data analysis, distribution ofpathogens in populations of salmonids,measuring the effects of reservoiroperations, spatial methods to delineatefish distributions, integrating sonic-tracking and benthic mapping tomeasure habitat selection, assessing theeffects of watershed characteristics on

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CHALLENGES OF CRAPPIE MANAGEMENT

CONTINUING INTO THE 21ST CENTURY

ORGANIZER

Jeff Boxrucker, Oklahoma Fishery Research Laboratory

SPONSOR

AFS Fisheries Management Section

The objective of this symposium is tosynthesize research conducted since thelast AFS-sponsored symposium oncrappie, Pomoxis spp., which was held inconjunction with the 120th AnnualMeeting in Pittsburgh, PA in 1990. Highangler interest in crappie across theMidwestern and southeastern UnitedStates has caused management agencies toplace a higher emphasis on crappiemanagement and research over the past15 years. Session topics will be relatedto information about managing with sizelimits, density-dependent growth withpredators, electrofishing, populationassessment methods, environmentaleffects on recruitment, and bioenergeticsmodeling. An accompanying postersession will include topics related tolength limit management, estimatingrequired sample sizes for management,gear evaluation for populationassessment, and size selectivity of crappieangling.

CATCH-RELATED ASPECTS OF THE RECREATIONAL

FISHING EXPERIENCE

ORGANIZER David K. Loomis, University of

Massachusetts

SPONSORS Committee on the Human Dimensions of Recreational Fisheries, formed under the

auspices of the AFS Fisheries Management Section

Both catch and non-catch aspects of therecreational fishing experience areimportant to the understanding of anglerbehavior, preferences, satisfaction andmanagement. It is now recognized thatanglers can be successful in catching fish,but still have an unsatisfactory experienceif the non-catch aspects of the trip are ofpoor quality. It is also understood thatanglers might not catch any fish, yet besatisfied with their fishing trip. Thepurpose of this symposium is to provide aforum for the presentation of research oncatch-related aspects of the anglingexperience. The session will cover topics related toput-and-take fisheries, comparisons ofanglers targeting diverse species, catch-related fishery management actions andreactions, development of a scale formeasuring angler attitudes andsatisfactory fishing success, and catch andrelease behavior of saltwater anglers.

THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN: ECOLOGY, ISSUES,

AND MANAGEMENT

ORGANIZERS David L. Galat, Missouri Cooperative

Fish and Wildlife Research Unit ; Steven G. Gutreuter, U.S. Geological Survey Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences

Center; Harold L. Schramm, Jr. Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife

Research Unit

SPONSORS Fisheries Management Section, Lower

Mississippi River Conservation Committee, Missouri River Natural

Resource Committee, Missouri Department of Conservation, ORSANCO,

Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee, U.S. Geological Survey

Biological Resources Division Three of North America’s largest riversthe Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio riverscoalesce to form the Mississippi River Basin(MRB). With a watershed as large as 41%of the United States and portions of twoCanadian provinces, the MRB affects, andhas been affected by, the development ofNorth America. Although supportinglocally important fisheries and endemicspecies, management of the MRB has beenthe realm primarily of the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers (COE). For decades, the fisheries of thismultijurisdictional and multi-use resourcewere largely ignored. Improved waterquality and completion of much of thealteration of the rivers in the MRB See Mississippi River Page 10 . . .

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Format for the Mississippi River Basin: Ecology, Issues, and Management symposium (see page 9)

• The symposium will be a full day and consist of 22 invited podium presentations

with a keynote address by Richard (Rip) Sparks. • Moderators: David Galat, Steve Gutreuter, Hal Schramm, and Jerry Schulte • Audiovisual Needs: 2x2 slides, LCD projector, overhead projector, tape recorder • Overview presentations (1-4 are 30 minute presentations with 10 minute

question/discussion, 5 is 15 minute presentation with 5 minute question/discussion)

1. Fisheries research needs and priorities in the Mississippi River Basin 2. Management of the Mississippi River Basin for navigation, flood control, and

fisheries: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 3. Multi-use management of the Mississippi River Basin: a state agency perspective 4. Multi-use management of the Mississippi River Basin: a multijurisdictional

perspective 5. Research framework to assess ecosystem effects relative to the scale and dynamics

of large river systems (Bruce Lippincott) • Missouri River (15 minute presentations with 5 minute question/discussion)

1. Back to the basics: population dynamics of benthic fishes along the Missouri River

2. The importance of floodplain connectivity to the Missouri River ecosystem

3. Bioassessment needs and progress in the Missouri River • Ohio River (15 minute presentations with 5 minute question/discussion)

1. Fisheries and water quality: past, present, and future 2. Biological assessment of a river-reservoir system 3. Recreational fisheries opportunities, use, and management in the Ohio

River 4. Impacts of invasive species on Ohio River fisheries

• Upper Mississippi River (15 minute presentations with 5 minute question/discussion)

1. Management challenges in the new millennium: what problems will we face and how might we solve them?

2. Strategies for developing a consensus about desirable future conditions 3. A critical appraisal of knowledge of factors limiting aquatic biological

resources of the upper Mississippi River system 4. A blueprint for development of an adaptive management framework for

the upper Mississippi River system. • Lower Mississippi River (15 minute presentations with 5 minute

question/discussion) 1. Habitat loss, conservation, and creation in a floodplain-river ecosystem 2. Recruitment dynamics of lower Mississippi River fishes

• With one exception, speakers have not yet been confirmed.

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Mississippi River (continued) . . . stimulated some fisheries research andmanagement activities by state and federalresource management agencies.However, integrated multijurisdictionmanagement and research goals andobjectives are lacking. Increased river recreation andacknowledgment of the natural resourceand historical values of great rivers hasstimulated interest in the ecology and themanagement of the large rivers of theMRB. Social, economic, and politicalissues affect the research and managementenvironment. Future understanding ofthe ecology and management of MRB canbenefit from communication among thedifferent stakeholders affecting andaffected by the MRB. Severalpresentations at this symposium will focuson overarching issues and on the roles andresponsibilities of different managementagencies. Key management problems andthe scientific information needed toimplement and evaluate managementalternatives will be identified. Themajority of presentations will synthesizecurrent knowledge of fisheries ecologyand management. Presentations at thissymposium will be guided by commonthemes to help explore ways in which thedifferent rivers are both similar anddifferent. Participants and attendees will benefitfrom information and recognition ofinformation gaps about the structure,function, and management of the MRBfisheries resources. This symposium isintended to stimulate the conservation andmanagement of the fisheries and otherliving resources of the MRB.

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ALABAMA STURGEON TO RECEIVE FEDERAL PROTECTION UNDER ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT Released May 2, 2000 Contact: Tom MacKenzie

404/ 679-7291 http://southeast.fws.gov/news/2000

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servicetoday listed the Alabama sturgeon, a rarefish of prehistoric origins, as endangeredunder the Endangered Species Act. Aspecies is listed as endangered when it isat risk of extinction through all or asignificant portion of its range. The decision was largely based on thespecies' small population size andinability to sustain a viable population.The Alabama sturgeon has disappearedfrom approximately 85 percent of itshistoric range. Only five Alabamasturgeon have been captured in the lastfour years despite intensive efforts byFederal and State biologists. TwoAlabama sturgeons, both male, remain incaptivity. The listing protects theAlabama sturgeon from take includingkilling, harming, harassing, possessing, orremoving the species from the wild;requires Federal agencies to protect thespecies and its habitat; and makesadditional funding available to supportrecovery, including grants to Stateconservation programs. "After many months of careful review,consideration and discussion of the bestavailable scientific information and morethan 4,000 public comments, and takinginto account ongoing conservation effortsby the State of Alabama and others, I amconfident that listing the Alabamasturgeon as endangered is the rightdecision," said Sam Hamilton, theService's regional director for theSoutheast Region. "When a species is asimperilled as the Alabama sturgeon, theFish and Wildlife Service is required bylaw to take action." "We have worked closely with the

community to protect this fish and otherresources of the Alabama-TombigbeeRiver Basin, and we've listened closely towhat people have had to say on this listingproposal," Hamilton said. "In the finalanalysis, we are required to go where thescience takes us, and the science tells usthat this fish needs all the protection it canget." Of the more than 4,000 publiccomments that were submitted on theMarch 1999 proposal to list the Alabamasturgeon and related issues, thosesupporting the listing generally said thereis no doubt that the species is endangeredand that the Endangered Species Actrequires that it be listed. Those opposingthe listing expressed generally threecategories of concern - the potential thatthe listing would result in economicdecline, that current conservation actionsare adequate to protect the fish, and thatquestions remain over the status of thespecies. "Concerns about economic decline onthe Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers as aresult of listing the Alabama sturgeon areunfounded," said Hamilton. "There arefour protected aquatic species already inthese rivers, and negative economicimpacts have not occurred. Putting theAlabama sturgeon on the endangeredspecies list will not change the status quoon these rivers. Current activities, such asnavigation channel dredging,hydroelectric power production,agricultural and silvicultural will not bestopped." The Service, for example, has workedwith the Army Corps of Engineers toaddress concerns about the potentialeffects of listing the Alabama Sturgeon onnavigation and other uses of the Alabamaand Tombigbee rivers. The Corps and theService developed a written analysis,known as a White Paper, that states thatnavigation channel maintenance, amongother activities, will not adversely affectthe Alabama sturgeon. Much has already been done for the

conservation of the species. InFebruary, the Alabama Department ofConservation and Natural Resources,Alabama Tombigbee Rivers Coalition, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and theU. S. Fish and Wildlife Service signed aConservation Agreement and Strategyfor the species. The agreement willexpedite measures needed to ensure theAlabama sturgeon's existence andrecovery. "With the Conservation Agreementand Strategy in place we have certainlytaken a major step in the recoveryprocess, but still we're just starting. Weabsolutely need all of the originalpartners to continue their good workand new partners to join us as we workto bring the Alabama sturgeon backfrom the brink of extinction," Hamiltonsaid. The Alabama sturgeon is a slender,golden-yellow, freshwater fish that washistorically widespread in the MobileRiver Basin of Alabama and Mississippi.It grows to about 30 inches in lengthand weighs two to three pounds. It wasonce so abundant it was caught and soldcommercially. Biologists attribute thedecline of the species to over-fishing,loss and fragmentation of its habitat dueto navigation-related development, anddecline in water quality. Scientificevidence supports the Alabama sturgeonas a distinct species. The AmericanSociety of Herpetologists andIchthyologists and the AmericanFisheries Society, both nationalscientific organizations, recognize theAlabama sturgeon as a separate species. The Service will designate criticalhabitat for the Alabama sturgeon nextyear. Critical habitat is a term used inthe Endangered Species Act to refer tospecific geographic areas that areessential for the conservation of athreatened or endangered species andmay require special managementconsiderations. The Service will publish its decisionto See Sturgeon Page 14 . . .

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Year: 1999-2000 President: Jeff Boxrucker President elect: Tim Hess Sec/Treas: Rob Neumann Northeast Rep.: Doug Stang Southern Rep.: Frank Fiss North Central Rep.: Paul Michaletz Western Rep.: Linda Prendergast Newsletter eds.: Greg Moyer,

Brian Sloss Year: 1997-1998 President: Steve Filipek President elect: Jeff Boxrucker Sec/Treas: Chris Guy Northeast Rep.: Doug Stang Southern Rep.: Jim Borawa North Central Rep.: Cliff Stone Western Rep.: Bob Gresswell Newsletter eds.: Tim Spier,

Ed Wetzel Year: 1995-1996 President: Bob Wiley President elect: Steve Filipek Sec/Treas: Jeff Boxrucker Northeast Rep.: Bruce Hollander Southern Rep.: Bob Betsill North Central Rep.: Dave Willis Western Rep.: Gary Carmichael Newsletter eds.: Bradd Sims,

James Rudacille Year: 1993-1994 President: Hal Schramm President elect: Bob Wiley Sec/Treas: Jeff Boxrucker Northeast Rep.: Al Schiavone Southern Rep.: Steve Filipek North Central Rep.: Steve Waters Western Rep.: Vaughn Paragamian Newsletter eds.: Paul Willis

Year: 1991-1992 President: Tom Gengerke President elect: Hal Schramm Sec/Treas: Ann Kiley Northeast Rep.: Dennis McNeish Southern Rep.: Jeff Boxrucker North Central Rep.: Dave Tunink Western Rep.: Tim Modde Newsletter eds.: Chris Guy Year: 1989-1990 President: Jim Addis President elect: Tom Gengerke Sec/Treas: Jan Dean Northeast Rep.: Al Schiavone Southern Rep.: Larry Cofer North Central Rep.: Mike Hansen Western Rep.: Karen Pratt Newsletter eds.: Tom Pellett Year: 1987-1988 President: Don Duff President elect: Jim Addis Sec/Treas: Don Bonneau Northeast Rep.: Rickalon Hoopes Southern Rep.: Marty Hale North Central Rep.: James Wahl Western Rep.: Janet Decker-Hess Newsletter eds.: Rich Wehnes Year: 1985-1986 President: David Whitehurst President elect: Don Duff Sec/Treas: Al Elser Northeast Rep.: Steve Rideout Southern Rep.: Larry Olmstead North Central Rep.: Jack Wingate Western Rep.: Wayne Hubert

Year: 1983-1984 President: Lee Redmond President elect: David Whitehurst Sec/Treas: Dennis Workman Northeast Rep.: William Flick Southern Rep.: Steve Malvestuto North Central Rep.: Ron Spitler Western Rep.: Allen Binns Newsletter eds.: Tim Modde Year: 1981-1982 President: Ned Fogle President elect: Lee Redmond Sec/Treas: Don Reynolds Northeast Rep.: Catherine Martin Southern Rep.: Monte Seehorn North Central Rep.: Stanley Michaelson Western Rep.: Paul Turner See Awards Page 14 . . .

FMS-PAST AND PRESENT

YEAR 2000 AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY

ANNUAL MEETING "REFLECTIONS"

August 20 - 24, 2000 St. Louis, MO

Hosted by: Missouri Chapter of the American Fisheries Society

and Missouri Department of Conservation

(For more information visit http://www.fisheries.org/annual2000)

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Awards (continued) . . .

Award of Excellence 1999: P. Jack Wingate 1997: Don Jackson 1995: Hal Schramm 1993: Dick Anderson

Award of Merit 1999: Steve Filipek 1994: Nevada Dept. of Wildlife 1993: Kim Graham 1992: Sponsors of the Crappie

Biology Symposium, Stream Habitat Improvement Workshop

1991: Rich Wehnes

Conservation Achievement Award 1998: River Systems Management

Section of the Mid- continent Ecological Science Center

1997: Fish America Foundation 1995: John Lawson-Bureau of

Reclamation 1994: N. A. Salmonid Stream

Habitat Improvement Workshop

1993: Beaver Tailwater Habitat Group

1992: Missouri Department of Conservation

Hall of Excellence 1999: Richard A. Ryder, Don

Gabelhouse, Robert Hunt 1997: John Forney, Rich Noble,

Robert Hanten 1996: Monte Seehorn, Otto Fajen 1995: Bob Jenkins, Fred Eisermann,

Dennis Schupp 1994: Dick Anderson, Bob Martin,

Homer Swingle, Carl Sullivan

2000 • April 25–28,

United StateRalston, 520/

• June 6–8, 20Frostburg, MaContact Larry

• July 23-26, 2Aberdeen, Scohttp://www.MACKINLAY

• August 20–2Louis, Missoubfritz@fisheri

2001 • February 21

Jacksonville H6438 (voice);

• August 19–2Phoenix Conv8616, ext. 21

2002 • August 21–2

Center, Marybfritz@fisheri

Up and coming eventsUp and coming eventsUp and coming eventsUp and coming events 2000: Ecology and Management of Tailwaters in the s. Wahweap Marina, Lake Powell, Arizona. Contact Barbara 556-7455; [email protected]. 00: East Coast Trout Culture and Management Workshop. ryland. Sponsored by the AFS Southern Division Trout Committee. Mohn, 540/248-9360; [email protected]. 000: International Congress on the Biology of Fish. tland. For more information go to

fishbiologycongress.org. Contact Don MacKinlay; 604/666-3520; [email protected]. 4, 2000: 130th AFS Annual Meeting. Adams Mark Hotel, St. ri. Contact Betsy Fritz; 301/897-8616, ext. 212; es.org.

-25, 2001: Southern Division AFS Midyear Meeting. ilton Hotel, Jacksonville, Florida. Contact Larry Connor, 352/742-352/742-6461 (FAX); [email protected]. 3, 2001: 131st AFS Annual Meeting. Crowne Plaza Hotel and ention Center, Phoenix, Arizona. Contact Betsy Fritz, 301/897-2; [email protected].

5, 2002: 132nd AFS Annual Meeting. Baltimore Convention land. Contact Betsy Fritz, 301/897-8616, ext. 212; es.org.

Sturgeon (continued) . . .

list the Alabama sturgeon as anendangered species in the Federal Registeron Friday, May 5. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service isthe principal Federal agency responsiblefor conserving, protecting and enhancingfish, wildlife and plants and their habitatsfor the continuing benefit of theAmerican people. The Service managesthe 93-million-acre National WildlifeRefuge System which encompasses morethan 520 national wildlife refuges,thousands of small wetlands and otherspecial management areas. It alsooperates 66 national fish hatcheries, 64fishery resource offices and 78 ecologicalservices field stations. The agencyenforces Federal wildlife laws,administers the Endangered Species Act,

manages migratory bird populations,restores nationally significant fisheries,conserves and restores wildlife habitatsuch as wetlands, and helps foreigngovernments with their conservationefforts. It also oversees the Federal Aidprogram that distributes hundreds ofmillions of dollars in excise taxes onfishing and hunting equipment to statefish and wildlife agencies. Release #: R00-014

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Fisheries Management Section Newsletter is published two timesyearly. It is dedicated to maintaining the professional standards ofthe American Fisheries Management Section, and Fisheriesmanagement throughout North America. Executive Committee:Executive Committee:Executive Committee:Executive Committee: ! Jeff Boxrucker, President ! Steve Filipek, Immediate Past President ! Rob Neumann, Secretary / Treasurer ! Tim Hess, President-Elect ! Paul Michaletz, North Central Division Representative ! Frank Fiss, Southern Division Representative ! Doug Stang, Northeast Division Representative ! Linda Predergast, Western Division Representative Editorial Staff: # Southern Illinois University Unit of the Illinois Chapter of

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