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SDAFS 2019 Annual Meeting Organizing Committee
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:
Dan Daugherty, General Meeting Chair
Ken Kurzawski, Scheduling and Logistics
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Alice Best, Program Chair
Allison Pease, Symposia
Chris Mace, Oral Session
Jake Norman, Poster Session
Lynn Wright, Continuing Education
SPONSORSHIP AND FUNDRAISING:
Tom Lang, Chair
Randy Rushin, Tradeshow and Exhibits
Stephen Curtis, Auction and Raffle
Stephanie George, Auction and Raffle
Ben Yeager
REGISTRATION:
Niki Ragan-Harbison, Chair
Annette Sudyka
BUDGET AND FINANCE:
Greg Southard, Chair
Niki Ragan-Harbison
Sarah Haas, AV/Webpage
George Guillen, Local Arrangements
Debbie Wade, Publicity and Advertising
Michele Nations, Social Media
Josh Perkin, Student-Mentor Lunch
Jessica Baumann, Camtasia Recording
Nicole Rankin, Best Student Presentation Judging and Student Volunteer Coordinator
Alice Best, Artist and Graphic Designer
PresidentMichael Homer
President-ElectDan Daugherty
Past PresidentRandy Rushin
Secretary-TreasurerNiki Ragan-Harbison
AwardsMichele Nations
Continuing EducationLynn Wright
EditorialDan Daugherty
EndowmentsDave Terre
HistoryMichele Nations
InternetJohn Taylor / Sarah Haas
Issues Mark Webb
MembershipDebbie Wade
Newsletter EditorKevin Storey
NominatingDan Bennett
Pond ManagementGreg Binion
Publicity/ExhibitsStephen Curtis / Stephanie
George
Scholarship CommitteeJennifer Butler
Student ActivitiesJosh Perkin
2017-2018 Texas Chapter Officer and Committee Chairs
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I would like to extend a warm, Texas welcome to the participants of the 27th Annual Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society (SDAFS) at Moody Gardens in Galveston, Janu-ary 24-27, 2019. This represents the third opportunity for the Texas Chapter to host this meeting, with the previous two being held in San Antonio. Texas has more culture, history, and cuisine to share with you, and our Texas Chapter planning team has worked dili-gently with local partners to provide an excellent venue, meeting program, and social activities during your stay.
Galveston, and its namesake island and protected port, offers a rich history, from shipwrecked Spanish explorers (Cabeza de Vaca and crew), to occupying pirates (Jean Lafitte), temporarily serving as the capitol of the Republic of Texas (1836), being bloodied by a Civil War battle (January 1863), witnessing the reading of the Emancipation Proclamation at the Harbor Pier (June 19, 1865; precursor of Juneteenth celebrations), and welcoming multiple waves of European (mostly German and Czech) immigrants. During the 19th century, Galveston’s port and financial district were known as the center of trade for Texas and one of the most economically-important port cities on the Gulf coast. In September 1900, the island city was devasted by a hurricane that killed between 6,000 – 8,000 inhabitants, still holding the notorious distinction as the nation’s worst natural disaster on record. Following the storm, a seawall was built to protect the city from storm surges and major infrastructure investments were made further inland to convert Buffalo Bayou into the Houston Ship Channel. Galveston is home to six historic districts containing one of the largest and historically significant collections of 19th-century buildings in the U.S., with over 60 structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places, maintained by the National Park Service.
Galveston Bay and associated estuaries offer a diversity of recreational and commercial fish and shell-fish industries, even in the face of significant industrial development. The bay complex has experienced numerous ecological restoration projects to make it more resilient to anthropogenic and environmental changes. While you are here, we encourage you to learn more about the area and take advantage of all the opportunities that Galveston and the Moody Gardens facility have to offer, including beaches, restaurants and pubs, museums, aquaria, exhibits, historical architecture, state and city parks, and a host of other activities.
We know that you will have an excellent experience, and if you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please connect with one of the Texas Chapter’s Planning Committee members or a SDAFS officer. Thanks, and enjoy your visit!
Craig BondsSDAFS President
Welcome!
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Howdy! On behalf of the Texas Chapter, I’d like to welcome you to the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society at Moody Gardens Hotel & Resort here in Galveston, TX. Our chapter is honored to host this gathering of fisheries professionals, students, and enthusiasts to network and share the innovative projects and research that have been occurring in fisheries. This meeting would not have been possible without your attendance as well as the generous support of our sponsors, tradeshow exhibitors, presenters, and our volunteers – thank you.
During this year’s meeting, numerous committees will be meeting, 13 con-tinuing education workshops will be provided, and 215 presentations and 86 posters will be given among 10 symposia and technical sessions. While we have a busy program for the next four days, the Planning Committee has also integrated opportunities for pleasure and networking with our meeting socials, exhibitor tradeshow, and banquet in conjunction with the other pri-mary aspects of the meeting – we hope you enjoy what has been planned.
During your stay, please be sure to take advantage of the local attractions on-site as well as on the island. If you are an ornithology enthusiast, Galveston offers some of the best birding experiences in the country. Should you have any questions about the meeting, please be sure to visit the registration area for assistance. Again, thank you for joining us this year!
Michael Homer Jr.Texas Chapter President
Welcome!
A note on safety from our hosts at Moody Gardens
First Aid and Medical EmergenciesIn the event of an emergency, call 911 and provide your location. After 911 has been contacted, inform Hotel Security of the emergency. Hotel Security will work with the Mobile Security Officer to direct emergency personnel to the location of the emergency. Hotel
Security will respond with a first aid kit and an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). AEDs are located in the Hotel, Convention Center, Aquarium, Visitors Center/Palm Beach, Mobile Security Unit, Colonel Paddlewheeler, and Golf Course.
In the event of an non-emergency injury or incident, inform the Security Department via phone or ask a staff member for assistance.
Hotel Security Office (409) 683-4400 or ext. 4400 using an in-house phoneHotel Operator (409) 683-4000 or ext. 0 using an in-house phone
If an emergency requires evacuation the audio system will broadcast a message with instructions. If instructed, please exit the building in an orderly manner through the nearest fire exit. Evacuation Assembly Areas have been established at the Oleander Bowl, Vietnam Memorial Circle, and Central Parking Lot. Please do not reenter the building unless a Hotel Manager or a Security Officer instructs you to do so.
Galveston Urgent Care & Hospital InformationUTMB Emergency Room Galveston
901 Harborside Drive, Galveston, TX 77555
(409) 772-1191 Open 24 hours/7 days week
West Isle Urgent Care2027 61st Street
Galveston, TX 77551(409) 744-9800
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Dining
In-house options:
Café in the Park features a wide variety of breakfast, lunch, and dinner options from classic burgers to jumbo gulf shrimp, along with breakfast and lunch buffets during the conference. Open daily from 6:30 am to 10:00 pm.
Lobby Bar provides a great alternative for lunch, dinner, and drinks, with a full-service menu. Open 11 am to 12 pm Thursday, 11 am to 1 am Friday and Saturday.
Shearn’s Seafood and Prime Steaks is an upscale, premiere dining destination in Galveston. Open 5:30 to 10 pm. Please note that a dress code does apply (see www.moodygardenshotel.com/shearns).
Moody Brews café features Starbucks beverages and grab-and-go food items. Open daily at 7:00 am.
Expo Hall Concessions will offer a variety of food and beverage options immediately outside of the tradeshow hall. Open daily 7am - 4pm Friday to Saturday.
Off-site options:
Galveston Island is home to a wide variety of quality restaurants. Simply use your smartphone to narrow down your choice! Please note that many of these options will require a 10-15 minute drive, so plan accordingly.
Getting Around
Galveston Island Trolley provides easy transportation around Galveston Is-land on two loops with transfer available at 21st Street and Seawall Blvd. The Seawall Shuttle loop stops outside the Moody Gardens Hotel every 30 minutes and costs $1.00. The trolley operates from Monday - Thursday 11:00 m to 7:00 pm and Friday - Sun-day 10:00 am to 10:00 pm.
Island Transit operates a bus system on Galveston Island seven days a week; however, hours are limited. Information on routes, times, and fares can be found at http://www.galvestontx.gov/393/Transportation.
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Local Attractions
Moody Gardens has several great attractions, including the Aquarium Pyramid (which will host the Thursday night Welcome Social), the
Rainforest Pyramid with Amazon river fishes exhibit, the Colonel Paddlewheel Boat, as well as a ropes course and zipline for those that need to get up and move! Moody Gardens is also home to a 3D theater with the largest movie screen in Texas, as well as the 4D Special FX Theater. All Moody Gardens attractions are within walking distance of the hotel and the hotel can provide transporta-
tion for those with limited mobility. Visit www.moodygardens.com/attractions for more information.
Fishing January 2019 Fishing Report: Fishing from Galveston stays good most of the year. Wade fishing from the bay-side has been good for Spotted Seatrout and Red Drum. Fishing from the larger jetties on the gulf-side have been yielding bull Red Drum and Sheepshead. Smaller beach-side jetties and fishing piers have been good for a variety of fish species. Almost everything this time of year can be caught on medium-light tackle with live or ar-tificial shrimp under a popping cork.
Galveston Island State Park provides bay and beach fishing access. Fishing piers and jetties dot the beach along the seawall and provide angler access to the entire surf line. The Galveston Fishing Pier and the 61st Street Fishing Pier are commercial fishing piers on the gulf that provide bait, tackle, and
refreshments. Seawolf Park is a popular free fishing location at the Mouth of Galveston Bay which is also home
to WWII submarine the USS Cavalla and the destroyer escort USS Stewart. Galveston is also home to many private charter
fishing boats and party boats, see https://www.galveston.com/fishingcharters/.
A Texas Fishing License is required to fish from shore or boat in Galveston (except in Galveston Island State Park). Licenses can be purchased on the island at Academy or
Walmart, or online at: https://tpwd.texas.gov/business/licens-es/online_sales/.
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Local Attractions
Galveston Island State Park (https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/galveston-island): spans the breadth of Galveston Island from bay
to beach. Head down to the park to see what the undeveloped coastline of Texas looks like, enjoy some of the best birding on the island, walk on a quiet beach, or catch a local redfish! Texas Fishing Licenses are not required if you are fishing within State Park boundaries.
The Seawall and the Great Storm: In 1900 the Island of Galveston was devasted by the Great Storm, a hurricane which remains the deadliest in U.S. history. In response, the Galveston
community raised the island and built a seawall to protect itself from future storms. Now the seawall provides excellent views
of the gulf, access to beaches, and a popular walking and jogging route. Renting a bike or pedal-powered surrey to cruise along the
top of the seawall is a tradition among many Texans visiting Galveston. Multiple rental companies can be found on Seawall Blvd. To learn more about
the Great Storm of 1900, visit the Pier 21 Theater for the daily showing of The Great Storm or visit the Rosenberg Library’s exhibit on the storm.
The Strand Historic District (www.downtowngalveston.org): Strand Street was once the center of commerce in Galveston and is now home to shops, galleries, and restaurants, all housed in historic buildings.
Texas Seaport Museum and the Elissa (https://www.galveston.com/texasseaportmuseum/): The Texas Seaport Museum tells of the rich legacy of seaborne commerce and immigration in Galveston, once known as the “Wall Street of the Southwest” for its roll in trade, and “The Ellis Island of the West” for the 133,000 immigrants that came through the port to settle Texas and the American West. The Seaport Museum is also home to the celebrated tallship Elissa a fully restored barque from 1877, which is open to visitors daily.
The Bryan Museum (https://www.thebryanmuseum.org/): The Bryan Museum, located in the historic Galveston Orphans Home, houses The Bryan Collection which is one of the
world’s largest collections of historical artifacts, documents, and artwork relating to Texas and the American West.
Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier (www.pleasurepier.com): More than 40 years after the original Pleasure Pier was destroyed by Hurricane Carla, the new Pleasure Pier is a world-class amusement park for all ages. The Pleasure Pier features family-oriented attractions including rides, midway games, a wide selection of food venues, and retail shops-all suspended over the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Exhibitors, PostErs, tCAFs AuCtion, And brEAks
This year we’ve combined our exhibitors, posters, TCAFS fundraising auction preview, and breaks in one place!
Check out Exhibit Hall A to relax and converse in the soft chair lounge seating areas, enjoy each session’s break refreshments, and recharge your phone, laptop, or iPad at one of the charging stations.
Don’t miss the awesome auction item preview tables to support TCAFS! Our live auction and raffle supports the TCAFS Scholarship Endowment and will take place Saturday night after the banquet.
Thank you to Tim Dietz with Get A Bid Auctions for hosting our Live Auction! For more info go to: www.getabidauctions.com - TDLR 17887
Exhibitors
A. Mossback Fish AttractorB. Miller Net CompanyC. Smith-Root D. BioSonics Inc.E. Water Monitoring SolutionsF. Pond KingG. Fishiding H. Texas Alliance for America’s Fish
and Wildlife I. Hydro Glow I. Pond BossJ. Reservoir Fish Habitat
Partnership (Donated by Bass Pro Shops)
K. American Fish TreeL. VemcoM. Lochow Ranch Pond & Lake
ManagementN. SonotronicsO. USFS/USFWSP. Leaky Canoe Art StudioQ. BiomarkR. Pentair Aquatic Eco-SystemsS. Oregon RFIDT. Midwest Lake Electrofishing
Systems
Posters Posters
Expo Hall A
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Schedule at a Glance
Wednesday, 23 January 20193:00 PM – 5:00 PM Registration Convention Center (1st Floor)
Thursday, 24 January 20197:00 AM – 5:00 PM Registration Convention Center (1st Floor)7:00 AM – 5:00 PM Presentation Loading Convention Center (1st Floor)8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Exhibits and Poster Set-up Expo Hall A
SDAFS Technical Committee Meetings8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Catfish Floral Hall A18:00 AM – 12:00 PM Morone Wisteria8:00 AM – 4:30 PM Reservoir Floral Hall A28:00 AM – 5:00 PM Warmwater Streams Rose8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Pollution Tulip8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Alligator Gar Jasmine10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Break Floral Hall Lobby (2nd Floor)12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch On your own1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Small Impoundments Floral Hall A11:00 PM – 5:00 PM TPWD Inland Fish. Habitat Program Wisteria3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Break Floral Hall Lobby (2nd Floor)5:00 PM – 7:00 PM SDAFS Executive Committee Floral Hall A27:00 PM – 9:00 PM Welcome Social Moody Aquarium
Friday, 25 January 20197:00 AM – 5:00 PM Registration Convention Center (1st Floor)7:00 AM – 5:00 PM Presentation Loading Convention Center (1st Floor)8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Exhibits, Posters, and Breaks Expo Hall A
Continuing Education Workshops8:00 AM – 12:00 PM BioBase Habitat Mapping Floral Hall A18:00 AM – 12:00 PM Acoustic Telemetry Floral Hall A28:00 AM – 5:00 PM Finfish Age Estimation Rose8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Reservoir Habitat BMPs Wisteria
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Improving Communication with Stakeholders and Policy Decisions Tulip
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Nature, Wildlife, and Landscape Photos Jasmine8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Fish Kill Investigation Methodology Ivy 18:00 AM – 12:00 PM Leading at all Levels in AFS Ivy 28:00 AM – 5:00 PM Alligator Gar Research Techniques Vine 110:00 AM – 10:30 AM Break Expo Hall A12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch On your own
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Friday, 25 January 2019Continuing Education Workshops
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM SDAFS Past President’s Lunch Viewfinders Terrace 9th Floor1:00 PM – 5:00 PM BioBase Mapping Demo Moody Marina1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Fish Kill Investigation Exercise Expo Hall C1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Uncomfortable Conversations Tulip1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Effective Peer Review Ivy 22:00 PM – 4:00 PM Social and Traditional Media Tactics Floral Hall A22:00 PM – 5:00 PM Getting Hired (for Students) Jasmine3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Break Expo Hall A5:00 PM – 7:00 PM SDAFS Business Meeting Ivy 17:00 PM – 9:00 PM Trade Show and Poster Social Expo Hall A
Saturday, 26 January 20197:00 AM – 5:00 PM Registration Convention Center (1st Floor)7:00 AM – 5:00 PM Presentation Loading Convention Center (1st Floor)8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Exhibits, Posters, and Breaks Expo Hall A
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Symposium/Contributed Presentations Refer to Presentation Schedule, Pg. 20 - 21
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM Break Expo Hall A12:00 PM – 1:20 PM Lunch On your own12:00 PM – 1:20 PM Student-Mentor Lunch Café in the Park
1:20 PM – 5:00 PM Symposium/Contributed Presentations Refer to Presentation Schedule, Pg. 22 - 23
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM Break Expo Hall A3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Women’s Leadership Group Hotel Room 1545:00 PM – 7:00 PM TCAFS Business Meeting Floral Hall A16:30 PM– 7:30 PM Pre-Banquet Social Moody Ballroom South Foyer7:00 PM – 10:00 PM Banquet, Auction, and Raffle Moody Ballroom
Sunday, 27 January 20197:00 AM – 8:00 AM TCAFS Past-President’s Breakfast Monarch Room - Café in the Park7:00 AM – 10:00 AM Presentation Loading Convention Center (1st Floor)8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Exhibit and Poster Take-down Expo Hall A
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Symposium/Contributed Presentations Refer to Presentation Schedule, Pg 24 - 25
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM Break Floral Hall Lobby (2nd Floor)12:00 PM Adjourn
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Symposia
Note: Organizers of symposia with an asterisk (*) are pursuing the option of peer-reviewed publicationof manuscripts associated with papers presented.
Advances in the Conservation and Management of North American Gars*Contact: Nate Smith ([email protected])Subsequent to their designation as vulnerable in a review of conservation status of North American fishes in 2008, great efforts have been undertaken to understand the biology of the Alligator Gar. This symposium aims to disseminate this information in support of applied management and restoration of Alligator Gar populations across North America. While the focus is on Alligator Gar, we are also considering presentations aimed at management of other species in the family Lepisosteidae. Presentations (oral and poster) will include research related to life history, biology, ecology, culture, and management of gars. We also encourage submission of associated manuscripts for publication in a special section of North American Journal of Fisheries Management.
American Eel Research and Conservation in the Gulf of Mexico: What Are We Doing and Where Are We Headed?Contact: Stephen Curtis ([email protected])American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) and associated drainages are understudied. With the evolving worldwide demand for freshwater eels, American Eel have received increased attention as a species of commercial harvest in recent years. Much of our recent efforts to understand the life history of American Eel have been focused on the eastern coast of North America. Gulf of Mexico American Eel present unique challenges and opportunities for fisheries researchers and managers as we work to better understand their distribution and abundance, life history and movement patterns, and population structure within the GoM region. This symposium looks to share some of the methods and approaches being used to assess the status of American Eel throughout the greater GoM, Southeast United States, and Caribbean to better inform and coordinate research frameworks and conservation actions.
Best Student Presentation Symposium – Oral or PosterContact: Nicole Rankin ([email protected])The Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society supports awards for Best Student Presentation and Best Student Poster at the annual SDAFS meeting. Students interested in competing for the Best Student Presentation or the Best Student Poster should select the appropriate symposium at the time of abstract submission. Finalists for the Best Student Presentation and Best Student Poster will be selected based on submitted abstracts and notified prior to the meeting. Finalists selected for the Best Student Presentation Symposium will present on Saturday, 26 January 2019. Submissions for Best Student Poster will be judged during the Poster Session on Friday, 25 January 2019.
Charismatic and Enigmatic Megafauna*Contact: John Mohan ([email protected])Aquatic megafauna exhibit diverse life history strategies, and play important trophic roles in marine ecosystems. The behavior and ecology of megafauna are often enigmatic, as many are characterized by low abundances, high longevity and a propensity for long-distance movements. Advanced research techniques, including the use of electronic instrumentation, genetic primers, and natural chemical biomarkers have increased our understanding of megafauna behavior, population structure, and responses to environmental and anthropogenic stressors. This symposium will focus on current research in aquatic megafauna ecology and management including: 1) life history information such as age, growth, reproduction and feeding ecology; 2) population dynamics including migration patterns, population connectivity and stock structure; and 3) behavioral and physiological responses to environmental and anthropogenic stressors. Studies employing traditional fishery dependent and independent datasets, advanced electronic tags (acoustic & satellite telemetry), and innovative natural tags (genetics, stable isotopes, trace elements) with results directed at management applications, are especially encouraged.
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Symposia Continued
Congratulations on Your Promotion to Management: Considerations for New Supervisory BiologistsContact: Cecil Jennings ([email protected])The aim of this symposium is to provide an overview of the roles and responsibilities of mid-level managers in natural resource organizations to mid-career biologists considering applying to a supervisory position or those who have been recently-promoted to such a position. The information presented will cover a range of non-scientific topics (e.g., personnel, budgets, procurement, safety) with which the new supervisor will have to contend, and do so without formal training in those areas. The need for this type of information is great as many state, federal, and NGO natural resource agencies nationally are facing large-scale retirements as the last of the baby boomers reach retirement age. Accordingly, many mid-level biologists at these agencies will be recruited to fill the recently or soon-to-be vacated supervisory positions, but without the benefit of formal training in this area as these topics are seldom covered in graduate fisheries curricula. This symposium will introduce new and aspiring supervisors to the opportunities and challenges inherent in their new position as well as to a cadre of professionals from whom they can learn. The topics covered in this symposium will facilitate a smooth transition from mid-career biologist to a supervisory biologist and will help fulfill agency mission in natural resource stewardship.
Embracing the Fisheries Opportunities in the Urban LandscapeContact: Niki Ragan ([email protected])As populations continue to shift toward growing metropolitan areas, the number of urban fisheries - and their importance - is increasing. Urban fisheries’ accessibility and proximity to large portions of the population present increased angling and recreational activities to urban residents. However, urban fisheries also face challenges that traditional fisheries do not, including perceived and genuine absence of fishing opportunities, environmental challenges associated with urbanized watersheds, impeded access for anglers and resource managers, and atypical levels of fishing pressure. Resource managers, recreation specialists, and angling advocates are finding new opportunities to overcome challenges like these while connecting urban residents to fishing resources and angling. This symposium brings together ideas and approaches for addressing fisheries management, expansion, and promotion in urban centers.
Morone Biology and ManagementContact: Jake Norman ([email protected])An overview of current research and management topics dealing with Striped Bass, Hybrid Striped Bass, White Bass and other pertinent Morone species within the Southeastern US. Presentation topics will include stocking procedures, sampling methods, angler motivations/creel surveys, Striped Bass and Hybrid Striped Bass Culture, evaluating year class strength in wild Morone stocks, and others. The broad scope of this symposium will help biologists incorporate new ideas into their respective state’s Morone research and management and provide a great setting for biologist to discuss issues across the southeast region. While Morone culture has been deeply studied, there is a paucity of published research focused on Morone fisheries and associated management. This symposium will highlight what biologists already know and what information is still needed to improve our Morone fisheries across the US.
Small Impoundment Management: Addressing Multifaceted Objectives in FisheriesContact: Marcos De Jesus ([email protected])Southern states are experiencing a population boom. More people are targeting southern states and their large cites to pursue new opportunities. As fishing competes with other fast-paced activities in growing communities, fisheries professionals are challenged to keep recreational fishing relevant in the coming years. More concerning, population growth has outpaced license sales in many states. It is important to serve our existing anglers; however, it’s also important to generate new anglers and increase future license buyers. With today’s time and money constraints, fishing opportunities need to be affordable and close to home. Small impoundments (< 200 hectares) are usually optimal for anglers looking for these attributes. With many operated publicly, state conservation agencies can partner to manage these systems to provide optimal fishing experiences. Issues like pond aging, limited fish habitat and access, population dynamics, and angler recruitment, reactivation, and retention are among many that are addressed by fisheries professionals across southern states. The private industry and university researchers have also approached similar issues in ways that could transpose to public small impoundment management. This symposium will provide a venue to share localized management approaches with the fisheries community to help address defined challenges we face as small impoundment managers.
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Symposia Continued
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: The Grand Vision and Funding for ConservationContact: Tom Lang ([email protected]), Tim Birdsong ([email protected])Sponsor: AFS Fish Habitat SectionFish and wildlife face a myriad of threats in the United States including loss of habitat, degradation of habitat, pollution, climate change, invasive species, and disease. Although Pittman-Robertson, DingellJohnson, and Wallop-Breaux have provided unparalleled funding or wildlife and sportfish restoration and have garnered many conservation successes, State Wildlife Action Plans collectively have identified nearly 12,000 species nationwide that are in need of conservation attention and action. These species of greatest conservation need are at-risk of moving onto the threatened and endangered species lists. The Blue Ribbon Panel on Sustaining America’s Diverse Fish and Wildlife Resources (a nonpartisan panel of 26 national leaders representing conservation organizations, the energy industry, outdoor recreation retailers, sportsmen’s group, and governmental agencies) was organized to develop recommendations for securing dedicated funding that would fully provide for our nation’s fish and wildlife species. The panel developed a recommendation that would eventually become HR4647 the bipartisan “Recovering America’s Wildlife Act” sponsored by Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) and Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.). If passed this Act would dedicate $1.3 billion annually in existing revenues from the development of energy and mineral resources on federal lands and waters to the currently unfunded Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Account. These funds would then be distributed to the state natural resource agencies to implement State Wildlife Action Plans which are designed to conserve at-risk species and keep them off of the threatened and endangered list. This symposium will provide a detailed examination of HR4647 and its current status, include reviews of multiple State Wildlife Action Plans and their important activities that would be funded through this Act, review of AFS and our partner’s efforts to support the Act, and ways that AFS members, Sections, and Chapters can help to support this visionary bill that could change the future of fish and wildlife indefinitely.
Reservoir Fisheries Habitat EnhancementContact: Tom Lang ([email protected]), Jeff Boxrucker ([email protected])Sponsors: Reservoir Fish Habitat Partnership, AFS Fish Habitat Section, Mossback Fish Attractor, and Bio BaseReservoirs provide a plethora of tremendously important societal benefits including but not limited to water supply, flood control, hydropower, ecosystem services, and recreational activities including boating, hunting, and fishing. However, over time, the ability of reservoirs to provide significant benefits diminishes as habitat impairments intensify. Fisheries managers are uniquely positioned to recognize evidence of reservoir aging-related impacts early in their expression through their regular fisheries population and habitat assessment duties. Thus, while construction of reservoirs was typically conducted with fisheries as an afterthought, fisheries managers are increasingly finding themselves leading the charge to restore reservoirs. This dynamic provides great opportunities for fisheries resource interests to be a primary concern in restoration efforts but also brings challenges like developing and managing partnerships and volunteers, and fundraising efforts. The Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership (RFHP), one of 20 Fish Habitat Partnerships comprising the National Fish Habitat Partnership, has been providing granting and networking opportunities to fisheries professionals and lay users of reservoir resources since 2010. A tremendous number of partnership efforts among fisheries management agencies, municipalities, corporations and anglers have occurred. Habitat restoration efforts, best management practices, Friends of Reservoirs Chapter efforts, outreach, education, fundraising, and research efforts will be discussed as well.
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Freshwater - General Posters 1-10 Morones Posters 11-12Alligator Gar Posters 13-17Black Bass Posters 18-21
Freshwater - Streams Posters 22-50Saltwater - General Posters 51-71Sharks Posters 72-80Flounder Posters 81-85
1 Establishing Ground Cover In Reservoir Mudflats To Enhance Fish HabitatDavid Norris, Giancarlo Coppola, Mike E. Colvin, Marcus A. Lashley, Leandro E. Miranda
Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Enhancement
2The Effect Of Feed Level Zinc Methionine On The Performance Of Farm Raised Catfish During Oxygen StressJoshua Stone, Heather Mathewson, Barry Lambert, Dale Tiemann
Contributed
3Morphological, Histopathological, And Molecular Identification Of An Echinochasmus Sp. Meta-cercaria In Farm-Raised Catfish Production Systems In Northeast MississippiThomas Miles, Justin Stilwell, Ethan Woodyard, Alvin Camus, Matt Griffin, Thomas Rosser
Best Student Presentation Symposium
4 Microplastics In Mississippi River Watershed FishesAhmed Gad, Kerrin Toner, Mark Benfield, Stephen R. Midway Contributed
5 Angler Doppler Radar: Spatial Mapping Using Residence Data From Creel SurveysAaron Bunch, Jay Kapalczynski Contributed
6Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Winter Trout Program: A First Look Into Angler Recruit-ment And RetentionBrandon Simcox
Contributed
7Modeling The Predation Dynamics Of Invasive Blue Catfish (Ictalurus Furcatus) In The Chesa-peake Bay Tributaries And SubestuariesDonald Orth, Joseph Schmitt, Brandon Peoples, Aaron Bunch, Leandro Castello
Contributed
8Elephant Ear (Colocasia Esculenta) Control Efforts In The Upper Llano River, Texas, Support Riparian Habitat Health And Guadalupe Bass Restoration SuccessKristen Eggers, Patricia Thompson, Monica Mcgarrity, Angela England
Contributed
9Low-Dose Stimulation Of Growth Of The Harmful Alga, Prymnesium Parvum, By Glyphosate And Glyphosate-Based HerbicidesReynaldo Patiño, Brittanie L. Dabney
Contributed
10Small Impoundments In Croplands For Integrating Agricultural And Aquaculture Practices In Regions With Water StressPramod Pandey , Sriram Vidyarth, Vinay Pandeym, Sudhindra Panda
Contributed
11Using A Collaborative Approach For Sampling Striped Bass For Pcb Analysis In A Deep Reser-voir While Reducing BycatchMichael W. Jones, Trent Jett, Kelly Roy, Teresa Mathews, Mark Peterson
Morone Biology and Management
12Estimation Of Hybrid Striped Bass Morone Saxatilis X M. Chrysops Mortality Using Telemetry And Transmitter Returns In Degray Lake, ArkansasJeremiah Salinger, Steve Lochmann
Morone Biology and Management
13 Reproductive Ecology Of Alligator Gar In A River-Floodplain EcosystemChris Naus, Reid Adams, Tommy Inebnit , Lindsey Lewis, Geoffry Spooner, Edward Kluender
Advances in the Conservation and
Management of North American Gars
14 Marking Otoliths Of Alligator Gar By Immersion In OxytetracyclineRichard A. Snow, James M. Long, Michael J. Porta
Advances in the Conservation and
Management of North American Gars
Poster Presentations
Poster Presentations will take place from 7 pm- 9 pm on Friday, the 25th
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15 Diet Of Alligator Gar (Atractosteus Spatula) In The Aransas Bay EcosystemEmily Miller
Best Student Presentation Symposium
16 Reproductive Characteristics Of Alligator Gar In Falcon Reservoir, Texas.Susanna Harrison, Randy Myers, Mitch Nisbet
Best Student Presentation Symposium
17 Genetic Assessment Of Alligator Gar In Lake TexomaAndrew T. Taylor, James M. Long, Richard A. Snow, Michael J. Porta
Advances in the Conservation and
Management of North American Gars
18Evaluation Of Shoreline Rotenone Application To Control Largemouth Bass (Micropterus Sal-moides) Recruitment In Small ImpoundmentsCollin Chittam, Tyler Steven Coleman, Matthew J. Catalano, Graves Lovell, Russell Wright, Dennis Devries
Best Student Presentation Symposium
19 Comparing Otoliths And Scales To Age Bartram’s Bass—A Savannah River EndemicJon Blalock, Logan Bodiford, Emily Judson, Brandon Peoples
Best Student Presentation Symposium
20Evaluating The Divergent Attributes Of Non-Native Black Bass: Economic Advantages Versus Ecological RepercussionsLauren Seguy, James Long
Contributed
21 Fishing For Success: Angling Efficiency And Catchability Analysis In Stream MicropteridsTravis Waldrep, Nick Loveland, Nate Smith, Paul Fleming Contributed
22 Stream Fish And Benthic Community Response To A New Industrial Wastewater DischargeAdam Whisenant, Cynthia Hobson,Archis Grubh Contributed
23Long-Term Changes In A Fish Community From An East Texas Urban Stream: A 28-Year Per-spective Carmen G. Montaña, Edan Morag, David Peterson, Christopher Schalk
Contributed
244 Years Of Bioblitzing In Texas Native Fish Conservation Areas (Nfcas): An Overview Highlight-ing Notable DiscoveriesMelissa Casarez, Sarah Robertson, Dean Hendrickson, Adam Cohen, Gary Garrett
Contributed
25The Effects Of Forest Management Practices On Fish Diversity In The Santee Experimental Forest, South CarolinaAshley Padgett Alicia Rivera, Jacob Moreland, Peijia Ku , Martin Tsui , Alex Chow, Troy Farmer
Best Student Presentation Symposium
26 Growth And Recruitment Of Gray Redhorse In The Lower Colorado RiverCaroline Jurca, Matthew Acre, Allison Pease, Preston Bean
Best Student Presentation Symposium
27 Biomonitoring Of Aquatic Fauna At Fort Polk Training CenterCrissie Fowler, Lance Williams , Marsha Williams Contributed
28 Biomonitoring Of Aquatic Fauna On Camp Swift Training Center Madison Currans, Marsha Williams Contributed
29 Stream Biomonitoring And Aquatic Fauna Surveys On Fort Walters Training CenterRachel Quintanilla, Marsha Williams, Lance Williams
Best Student Presentation Symposium
30 A Conceptual Framework For Studying Flow Impacts On Fish Reproductive GuildsErin Nguyen, Joshuah Perkin
Best Student Presentation Symposium
31 Impact Of Land Use Practices On Fisheries Ecology Of Two Rivers In North Central Texas.Farron Fiedler Jr., Barbara Bellows
Best Student Presentation Symposium
32Inter-Annual Variation In Fish Communities Within Spring-Fed Systems Of The Edwards Pla-teauMarisa Quevedo, David Ruppel, Cody Craig, Timothy Bonner
Contributed
33A Riverscape Divided: Longitudinal Change In Fish Community Structure In White Creek, Col-lege Station, TexasMatthew Madewell, Fernando Chavez, Joshuah Perkin
Contributed
Poster Presentations Continued
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34 The Scales Of Texan Freshwater Fishes – A Pictorial Atlas. Part I. CyprinidaeRebecca Castro , Kevin W. Conway
Best Student Presentation Symposium
35 Water Quality Assessment Of The Upper Neches River WatershedSamantha Rowe, Marsha Williams, Lance Williams
Best Student Presentation Symposium
36 Do Chubs Change Their Spots? Using Natural Markers To Track Small Fish In Big RiversChase Corrington, Joshuah Perkin Contributed
37 Pigmentation As A Potential Stress Indicator In Paddlefish Nicky Faucheux, Jan Jeffrey Hoover
Charismatic and Enigmatic Megafauna
38 Niche Segregation Among Sunfishes (Lepomis Spp.) In An East Texas Urban Stream Chelsea Veloso, Carmen Montana, Christopher Schalk Contributed
39 Updated Checklist And Drainage Basin Keys For Inland Fishes Of TexasCody Craig, Timothy Bonner
Best Student Presentation Symposium
40 Evaluating Length Bias In Three-Pass Depletion Backpack ElectrofishingElijah Lamb, Brandon Peoples,Troy Farmer
Best Student Presentation Symposium
41 Assessment Of The Sulphur River Basin Fish CommunitiesElizabeth Rosas, Audrey Fry, Peter Pfaff, Timothy Bonner Contributed
42Examination Of Feeding Ecology Of Non-Native Naked Goby (Gobiosoma Bosc) In The Concho River Using Gut Contents AnalysisJacob Wright, Allison Pease, Nathan Schubert
Best Student Presentation Symposium
43 Patterns In Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon Veriegatus) Size Structure In West TexasJayne Ecker, Stephanie George, Joshua Perkin Contributed
44Targeted Invasive Species Removal Cascades To Reduce Non-Target Invasive Species Through Apparent FacilitationJennifer Whitt, Peter Lisi, Peter Mcintyre, Michael Blum, Derek Hogan, Chis Patrick
Best Student Presentation Symposium
45Effect Of Formalin Preservation On Fish Morphology Over Time: Implications For Morphological StudiesPeter Pfaff, Alex Sotola, Cody Craig, Jeremy Maikoetter, Noland Martin, Timothy Bonner
Contributed
46 Is There Sexual Dimorphism In The Endangered Sharpnose Shiner (Notropis Oxyrhnchus)?Ryan Vazquez, Gene Wilde
Best Student Presentation Symposium
47 Mapping The Current Range Of Species In Genus Macrobrachium Across TexasAlexander Solis, Fernando Cervallo, Christopher Patrick Contributed
48 Verifying Genomically-Informed Ecological Niche ModelsAva Laszlo, John Placyk, Jr., Joshua Banta, Lance Williams, Marsha Williams, Kate Hertweck
Best Student Presentation Symposium
49 The Status Of The Kisatchie Painted Crayfish (Faxonius Maletae) In LousianaJade Mccarley, Josh Banta, John Placyk, Marsha Williams, Lance Williams
Best Student Presentation Symposium
50Responses Of Aquatic Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities To A Large Flow Pulse In The Guadalupe, San Antonio And Brazos River Basins, TexasJeremy D. Maikoetter, Cody A. Craig, David S. Ruppel, Timothy H. Bonner
Contributed
51 Differences In Habitat Use Between Immature And Mature Female Red Snapper Andrea Leontiou Contributed
52Positive Impacts Of Reduced Fishing Pressure On The Popular Recreational Finfish Of Aransas Bay Following Hurricane HarveyCynthia Kelly, Evan Pettis
Contributed
Poster Presentations Continued
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53Using Low-Cost, Recreational Side-Scan Sonar And Echosounder Units To Inform Oyster Reef Restoration In Aransas Bay, TexasEvan Pettis, Emma Clarkson
Contributed
54Population Structure Of Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias Undulatus) From The Gulf Of Mexico: Evaluating A Single Stock Hypothesis Using A Genomic ApproachJoel Anderson, Shannon O’leary, Pearce Cooper
Contributed
55Age, Growth, And Mortality Of Lane Snapper Lutjanus Synagris From The Eastern Gulf Of Mex-ico, UsaKristin Cook, Jessica Carroll, Kerry Flaherty-Walia
Contributed
56Acoustic Backscatter Analysis Of Nekton Utilization Over Restored And Non-Restored Oyster ReefsLindsey George, Emma Clarkson, Brad Grimmett, Zachary Olsen, Bill Rodney, Stephanie Taylor
Contributed
57 Movement Of Tarpon Along The Texas CoastMichelle Zapp Sluis, Jay Rooker, Michael Dance, David Wells, Richard Kline, Greg Stunz
Charismatic and Enigmatic Megafauna
58 Combining Acoustic Technology In Shallow Water Bay Systems Of TexasStephanie Taylor, Emma Clarkson, Lindsey George, Zach Olsen, Bill Rodney, Jake Harris Contributed
59The Selection Of Stocking Locations For Fisheries Enhancement In The Coastal Environment: A Decision Support ToolZachary Olsen
Contributed
60 History Of Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica, Management In Texas Zechariah Turk, Stephen Hale, Cindy Kelly Contributed
61An Initial Life History Assessment Of Recreationally Landed Swordfish, Xiphias Gladius, In The Northern Gulf Of Mexico Anna Millender, Jeremy Higgs, Jim Franks, Nancy Brown-Peterson, Gary Gray
Contributed
62Inter-Annual Variability (2010-2016) In Isotopic Composition And Assimilation Of Autochthonous And Allochthonous Basal Sources By Fishes In A Subtropical EstuaryBianca Possamai, David Hoeinghaus, Clarisse Odebrecht, Paulo Abreu, Leonardo Moraes, Alexandre Garcia
Contributed
63Evaluation Of Nearshore Reef Site Materials In The Gulf Of Mexico Off Texas Using Swath Bathymetry And Side Scan SonarCameron Moody, Richard Kline, Dale Shively
Contributed
64Differential Hurricane Recoveries By Benthic Invertebrate Communities Along An Aridity Gradi-entFernando Carvallo, Sean Kinard, Darcy Gonzalez, Alex Solis, J. Derek Hogan, Brandi Kiel Reese, Christopher J. Patrick
Contributed
65 Monitoring Of Low-Profile Artificial Patch Reefs Using Time-Lapse VideographyKirsten Lara, Richard Kline Contributed
66Climate And Hurricane Disturbance Drive Temporal Variation In Stream Algal Communities Along The Texas Coastal BendMadison Hightower, Christopher Patrick, Derek Hogan, Brandi Kiel Reese, Sean Kinard, Fer-nando Carvallo, Darcy Gonzalez, Victoria Jenkins, Alex Solis
Contributed
67The Effect Og Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil On Dna Methylation Patterns In Wild-Caught Red Drum (Sciaenops Ocellatus) In Lousiana EstuariesNatalie Beeken, Andrew Fields, Dana Wetzel, David Portnoy
Contributed
68Molecular Characterization Of Black Drum Pogonias Cromis (Sciaenidae) Stocks In The West-ern South Atlantic As A Basis For Fisheries ManagementRenan Machado, Maira Proietti, Maria Da Silva-Cortinhas, Bianca Possamai, Manuel Haimovici
Contributed
Poster Presentations Continued
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69 Mimicking Vegetation In Hatchery Tanks Improves Post-Release Behavior Of Stocked SnookSarah Glover, Ryan Schloesser
Best Student Presentation Symposium
70Effect Of Several Disinfectants On Hatch Rates And Bacterial Loads Of Almaco Jack (Seriola Rivoliana) Eggs Stephen Stang, Vieve Patrick , Nicole Rhody , Andrea Tarnecki
Best Student Presentation Symposium
71Trophic Structure Of Deep-Pelagic Micronekton As Revealed Through Bulk And Compound-Specific Stable Isotope AnalysisTravis Richards, Tracey Sutton, David Wells
Best Student Presentation Symposium
72 A Gis Analysis Of Shark Movements In Northeast Florida Estuaries From 2009 To 2017Amanda Schaaf, James Gelseichter
Best Student Presentation Symposium
73Characterization Of A Scalloped Hammerhead (Sphyrna Lewini) Nursery Habitat In Portions Of The Atlantic Intercoastal WaterwayBryanna Wargat, James Gelsleichter
Contributed
74Preliminary Observations On The Uptake Of Microplastics In The Atlantic Sharpnose Shark (Rhizoprionodon Terraenovae) And The Atlantic Stingray (Hypanus Sabina) On The Southeast U.s. Coast.Cailla Strobel
Contributed
75Mercury Concentrations In The Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus Longimanus, Off Of Cat Island, Bahamas.Graceann Sparkman, Oliver Shipley , Edward J Brooks, Lucy Howey, Jim Gelsleichter
Contributed
76Reproductive Endocrinology Of The Atlantic Sharpnose Shark, Rhizopriodon Terraenovae, Off The Coast Of Northern FloridaHalee Larson, Jim Gelsleichter
Contributed
77How Does Feeding Ecology Impact The Accumulation Of Pahs And Pcbs In Sympatric Shark Species?Joshua Cullen, David Hala, Christopher Marshall
Contributed
78 Preliminary Observations On Reproduction Of The Spinner Shark, Carcharhinus BrevipinnaKristin Palmrose, Lindsay French, George Burgess, Jim Gelsleichter Contributed
79 Preliminary Data On The Effects Of Ink On Shark Swimming BehaviorLauren Simonitis, Christopher Marshall Contributed
80An Evaluation Of The Use Of Red Blood Cells As A Surrogate For Measuring Mercury Contami-nation In Sharks And RaysSarah Sullivan, Jeffrey Hudgins, Jim Gelsleichter
Contributed
81 Characterizing The Southern Flounder Fishery In LouisianaDave Smith, Kenneth A. Erickson, Jack Isaacs, Stephen R. Midway Contributed
82Habitat-Specific Contribution Of Southern Flounder To Alabama’s Recreational Fishery Re-vealed By Otolith ChemistryJared Chrisp, Reid Nelson, Matthew Catalano, Dennis Devries, Russell Wright, Troy Farmer
Best Student Presentation Symposium
83 Significance Of Variable Habitat Exploitation To Understanding An Economically Important Fish StockKaylyn Zipp, Benjamin Walther Contributed
84Temporal Patterns And Environmental Correlates Of Age-0 Southern Flounder Abundance Along The Northern Gulf Of MexicoMason Collins, Jared Chrisp, Meghan Angelina, Dennis Devries, Rusty Wright, Matt Catalano, Troy Farmer
Best Student Presentation Symposium
85Environmental Correlates Of Southern Flounder Juvenile Abundance Along The Northeastern Gulf Of MexicoMeghan Angelina, Matthew Catalano, Troy Farmer
Best Student Presentation Symposium
Poster Presentations Continued
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Moro
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Ma
nage
ment
Char
ismati
c and
En
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c Meg
afaun
aAd
vanc
es in
the C
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agem
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th Am
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n Gar
s
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ent P
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iumSm
all Im
poun
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t Ma
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ment
Contr
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8:00 AM
The H
istor
y Of W
oody
Stru
c-tur
e Hab
itat E
nhan
ceme
nt In
Rese
rvoirs
: Cha
nging
Obje
c-tiv
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rom
Fish A
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h Pro
ducti
on
Jeff B
oxru
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Evalu
ation
Of C
urre
nt An
d Hi
storic
Fish
Ass
embla
ges
In Th
e Oua
chita
Mou
ntain
Ecor
egion
Due
To C
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es
In La
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nd C
over
And
W
ater Q
uality
Chris
Nau
s
Seam
ap Lo
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e Mon
ito-
riing O
f Elsm
obra
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In
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Jaso
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ic Ra
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f The
U.s.
Eric
Brink
man
The S
mall I
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nts
Comm
ittee O
f The
Sou
thern
Di
vision
Of T
he A
meric
an
Fishe
ries S
ociet
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gagin
g W
ith T
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isher
ies C
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munit
y
Bret
t Tim
mon
s
Phylo
geog
raph
y Of T
he
Sand
Shin
er N
otro
pis
Stra
min
eus
(Teleo
stei:
Cypr
inida
e)
Aman
da P
inion
8:20 AM
Fish H
abita
t Impr
ovem
ent
Stra
tegies
For
Res
ervo
irs
With
Limi
ted Li
ttora
l Zon
e St
ructu
re
Ben
Page
Loca
l And
Reg
ional
Drive
rs Of
Taxo
nomi
c Ho-
moge
nizati
on In
Stre
am
Comm
unitie
s Alon
g A
Land
Use
Gra
dient
Willi
am R
ober
t Bud
nick
Past
And C
urre
nt Re
-se
arch
And
Man
agem
ent
Of W
hite B
ass I
n Nor
th Ca
rolin
a
Kelse
y Linc
oln
Facto
rs Infl
uenc
ing A
n El
asmo
bran
ch C
ommu
nity
Asse
mblag
e Ide
ntifie
d Th
roug
h Lon
g-Te
rm B
ot-tom
Long
line S
urve
ys
Emily
Seu
bert
Effec
ts Of
Temp
eratu
re
On H
atchin
g Rate
And
Ea
rly D
evelo
pmen
t Of
Allig
ator G
ar A
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potte
d Ga
r In A
Labo
rator
y Se
tting
Rich
ard A
. Sno
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Envir
onme
ntal In
fluen
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On F
ish D
ensit
y And
Dis-
tributi
on In
The
Ara
nsas
Sh
ip Ch
anne
l, Tex
as
Dere
k Bols
erHi
story
Of P
rivate
Pon
d Ma
nage
ment
Bob
Lusk
Habit
at As
socia
tions
And
Ca
tegor
ies O
f Inlan
d Fis
hes W
ithin
Gulf S
lope
Drain
ages
Of T
exas
And
Lo
uisian
a
Cody
Cra
ig
8:40 AM
The R
ehab
ilitati
on O
f Co
nesto
ga R
eser
voir
Mar
k Por
ath
Popu
lation
Stat
us O
f Flor
-ida
’s Sp
ecies
Of G
reate
st Co
nser
vatio
n Nee
d Fro
m Th
e Esc
ambia
Wate
rshed
Kayla
Sm
ith
Unde
rstan
ding S
triped
Ba
ss E
gg C
hara
cteris
tics
In No
rth C
aroli
na C
oasta
l Ri
vers
Cara
Kow
alchy
k
Distr
ibutio
n And
Com
mu-
nity S
tructu
re O
f Sha
rk As
semb
lages
Alon
g The
Fir
st Co
ast O
f Flor
ida
Clar
k Mor
gan
Flow-
Spec
ific F
loodp
lain
Inund
ation
Mod
eling
And
Al
ligato
r Gar
Rec
ruitm
ent
In Th
e Low
er Tr
inity
Rive
r
David
Hoe
ingha
us
Fish C
o-Oc
curre
nce N
et-wo
rks V
ary I
n Typ
e And
Co
mplex
ity A
long L
atitud
e In
The E
aster
n Us
Jose
ph M
ruze
k
Fres
hwate
r Mus
sel
Habit
at Mo
delin
g And
En-
viron
menta
l Flow
Ana
lysis
In Th
e Low
er C
olora
do
Rive
r, Tex
as
Brad
Littr
ell
9:00 AM
The E
ffects
Of A
ssist
ed
Migr
ation
On S
elf-O
r-ga
nizati
on O
f Res
ervo
ir Ec
osys
tems
Earl
Conw
ay
Asse
ssing
Ang
ler U
se A
nd
Demo
grap
hics A
t Thr
ee
Sand
hills
Regio
n Lak
es In
No
rth C
aroli
na U
sing T
rail
Came
ras
Lawr
ence
Dor
sey
Strip
ed B
ass R
ecru
itmen
t An
d Hyd
rolog
y In T
he Tw
o Ma
jor Tr
ibutar
ies O
f Lak
e Te
xoma
.
Dan
Benn
ett
Influe
nce O
f Env
ironm
en-
tal F
actor
s On P
reda
tion
Risk
Gra
dients
For
Juve
-nil
e Bull
Sha
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arch
ar-
hinus
Leu
cas)
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ss Tw
o Te
xas E
stuar
ies
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da L
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ry, P
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Body
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den A
nd M
atern
al Tr
ansfe
r, Egg
Qua
lity A
nd
Fecu
ndity
Of A
lligato
r Gar
In
The L
ower
Trini
ty Ri
ver: A
re
Bigg
er F
ish A
lway
s Bett
er F
or
Recru
itmen
t?
Britta
ny L
Harri
ed
Heter
ogen
eous
Fish
Re
colon
izatio
n Alon
g A
Clim
ate G
radie
nt Fo
llow-
ing H
urric
ane H
arve
y
Sean
Kina
rd
Smar
t Fish
- A N
ew To
ol Fo
r Fish
ery M
anag
ers
C. W
ade
Bales
Over
view
Of T
he Lo
wer
Braz
os R
iver I
nstre
am
Flow
Stud
y
John
Bot
ros
9:20 AM
Dive
rgen
t Gro
wth
Resp
onse
To C
limate
Pat-
terns
Amo
ng E
cosy
stem
Type
s For
A Te
mper
ate
Fres
hwate
r Hab
itat
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ralis
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Jona
than
J. S
purg
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Asse
ssing
The
Usa
ge
Of T
ime-
Laps
e Digi
tal
Came
ras T
o Obta
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gler
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mates
On
Alab
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kelbe
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Site-
Spec
ific C
ontrib
ution
s To
Juve
nile S
triped
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s Pr
oduc
tion I
n Virg
inia
Estua
ries:
Impli
catio
ns
For W
ater W
ithdr
awal
Brian
Gall
aghe
r
Habit
at As
socia
tions
And
Co
-Occ
urre
nce P
atter
ns
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o Estu
arine
-De-
pend
ent P
reda
tory F
ish
Spec
ies In
Coa
stal
Alab
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iah L
ivern
ois
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valua
tion O
f Allig
ator
Gar B
rood
Fish
Coll
ec-
tions
In T
he M
obile
-Ten-
saw
Delta
, Alab
ama
David
Arm
stron
g
Influe
nce O
f The
Ann
ual
Flood
Puls
e Of T
he
Atch
afalay
a Rive
r On
The E
colog
y Of A
quati
c He
mipte
ra A
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heir
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ciates
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cia L
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rter
Hurri
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ia An
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ructu
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esilie
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ish C
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munit
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l
First
Reco
rd O
f The
Con
-ch
os S
hiner
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rinell
a Pa
narc
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iller,
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m Th
e Main
stem
Of T
he R
io Gr
ande
Alon
g Th
e Us-M
éxico
Bor
der
Kevin
W. C
onwa
y
9:40 AM
Rese
rvoir A
ging –
A Ne
w Pa
radig
m Fo
r Wate
r-Qua
l-ity
Man
agem
ent:
Are O
ur
Rese
rvoirs
Pro
motin
g Cy
anob
acter
ial H
armf
ul Al
gal B
looms
?
W. R
eed
Gree
n
Lake
Bath
ymetr
y Map
ping
Using
A Ra
spbe
rry P
i And
Op
en-S
ource
Soft
ware
Powe
ll Whe
eler
Utilit
y Of S
tockin
g Hyb
rid
Strip
ed B
ass F
ry In
Texa
s Re
servo
irs: W
hat W
e Kn
ow A
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ere T
o Go
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Her
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man
Relat
ionsh
ips B
etwee
n Sp
awnin
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avior
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Lif
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ory T
raits
In G
ulf
Of M
exico
Fish
es; Im
pli-
catio
ns F
or V
ulner
abilit
y As
sess
ments
Brad
Eris
man
Using
Rem
ote S
ensin
g To
Ass
ess A
lligato
r Gar
Sp
awnin
g Hab
itat
Yvon
ne A
llen
Asym
metric
Intro
gres
sion
Betw
een F
ishes
In T
he
Red R
iver B
asin
Of Te
xas
Is As
socia
ted W
ith V
aria-
tion I
n Wate
r Qua
lity
Alex
Sot
ola
Long
-Term
Ass
essm
ent
(200
7-20
18) O
f Fish
As
semb
lage D
yanm
ics O
f Pe
urto
Rico
Res
ervo
irs:
Appli
catio
n Of C
ommu
nity
Size
Spe
ctra T
o Nov
el Sy
stems
Bren
t Mur
ry
Habit
at Co
nser
vatio
n Pr
ioritie
s For
Hea
dwate
r Ca
tfish I
n Wes
t Tex
as
Step
hanie
D. G
eorg
e
10:0
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tu
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Enha
ncem
ent
Contr
ibuted
Moro
ne B
iolog
y and
Ma
nage
ment
Char
ismati
c and
En
igmati
c Meg
afaun
aAd
vanc
es in
the C
onse
rvatio
n an
d Man
agem
ent o
f Nor
th Am
erica
n Gar
s
Best
Stud
ent P
rese
ntatio
n Sy
mpos
iumSm
all Im
poun
dmen
t Ma
nage
ment
Contr
ibuted
10:2
0 A
M
Vege
tation
Ana
lysis
In Th
e Midd
le Ho
liday
Cre
ek
Subw
atersh
ed
Alex
Nels
on
Fecu
ndity
Of S
hoal
Bass
M
icrop
teru
s Cat
arac
tae I
n An
Impo
unde
d Rea
ch O
f Th
e Low
er F
lint R
iver, G
a.
Aaro
n Ke
rn
Seas
onal
Habit
at Ov
erlap
Be
twee
n Hyb
rid S
triped
Ba
ss A
nd La
rgem
outh
Bass
In D
egra
y Lak
e, Ar
kans
as
Jere
miah
Sali
nger
Evalu
ation
Of D
orsa
l Fin
Rays
And
Spin
es A
s A
Non-
Letha
l Age
ing M
eth-
od F
or G
oliath
Gro
uper
Ep
ineph
elus I
tajar
a
Jess
ica C
arro
ll
Relat
ion O
f Allig
ator G
ar
Hatch
Date
Dist
ributi
ons
To R
iver H
ydro
logy A
nd
Rese
rvoir W
ater L
evels
Danie
l Ben
nett
Long
-Term
Eco
logica
l Re
spon
se To
Wa-
tersh
ed-S
cale
Acid
Reme
diatio
n
Rebe
cca
Long
Shor
eline
Rote
none
App
li-ca
tion T
o Con
trol L
arge
-mo
uth B
ass (
Micr
opte
rus
Salm
oides
) Rec
ruitm
ent
In Sm
all Im
poun
dmen
ts.
Tyler
Ste
ven
Colem
an
Using
Nati
onal
Surve
ys
To E
valua
te Th
e Con
dition
Of
Texa
s Stat
e-W
ide F
ish
Comm
unitie
s
Cory
Sca
nes
10:4
0A
M
Fishe
ries H
abita
t Map
ping
With
Biob
ase:
Appli
-ca
tions
Acro
ss U
s And
Ab
road
Ray V
alley
Explo
ring T
he B
enefi
ts Of
A Ca
tch-A
nd-R
eleas
e Se
ason
For
An E
ndem
ic Bl
ack B
ass U
sing E
m-pir
ical E
xploi
tation
Data
: Th
e Effe
cts O
f Loc
ation
An
d Size
Stev
en S
amm
ons
Explo
ring C
ausa
l Fac
tors
Of S
pawn
ing S
tock M
or-
tality
In A
Rive
rine S
triped
Ba
ss P
opula
tion
Kyle
Rach
els
Radio
carb
on A
ge
Valid
ation
Of W
arsa
w An
d Sn
owy G
roup
er
Philli
p Sa
nche
z
Feed
ing E
colog
y Of A
ge-0
Ga
r At L
ake T
exom
a Inf
erre
d Fro
m An
alysis
Of
Stab
le Iso
topes
Mich
ael J
. Por
ta
Occu
rrenc
e Of M
icrop
las-
tic In
The
Diet
Of J
uven
ile
Fish I
n The
Cor
pus C
hrist
i Ba
y And
The
Upp
er
Lagu
na M
adre
Polly
Hajo
vsky
Trop
hy B
ass M
anag
e-me
nt-Cu
rrent
Tren
ds
Greg
Grim
es
Coas
t-Wide
Cha
racte
riza-
tion O
f Salt
marsh
Topm
in-no
w – F
undu
lus Je
nkins
i Po
pulat
ions I
n Tex
as
Geor
ge G
uillen
11:0
0A
M
From
Far
mlan
d To F
ish-
ery:
Cre
ating
Hab
itat A
t A
New
Florid
a Res
ervo
ir
Dusti
n Ev
eritt
Beha
viora
l Var
iation
Ac
ross
Sex
es In
An I
solat
-ed
Sho
al Ba
ss P
opula
tion
Amy C
ottre
ll
Hybr
id St
riped
Bas
s St
ockin
g Rate
s, Ab
unda
nce,
And A
nglin
g Ca
tch R
ates I
n Tex
as
Rese
rvoirs
.
Lynn
Wrig
ht
Popu
lation
Gen
etic
Stru
cture
Of L
arge
Mar
ine
Pelag
ics– C
halle
nges
, Hy
pothe
ses A
nd P
otenti
al Inp
ut Of
Gen
omic
Ap-
proa
ches
In T
he C
ase O
f Tw
o Tro
pical
Tuna
s
Pave
l V. D
imen
s
Occu
panc
y Of F
our G
ar
Spec
ies In
Rive
r-Floo
d-pla
in Ha
bitats
: Is T
here
Ev
idenc
e For
Com
petiti
ve
Exclu
sion A
nd H
abita
t Me
diated
Co-
Exist
ence
?
David
Sch
uman
n
Life H
istor
y Of M
arine
Ca
tfishe
s In T
he N
orthe
rn
Gulf O
f Mex
ico
Luca
s Pen
singe
r
Cons
idera
tions
For
La
rgem
outh
Bass
El
ectro
fishin
g Sur
veys
In
Small
Impo
undm
ents:
Ev
aluati
ng T
he E
ffects
Of
Envir
onme
ntal C
ondit
ions
And T
estin
g Mar
k-Rec
ap-
ture A
ssum
ption
s To I
m-pr
ove R
elativ
e Abu
ndan
ce
Estim
ates
Jeff W
illiam
s
Site
Occu
panc
y Esti
mates
Fo
r Salt
marsh
Topm
in-no
ws In
Nor
thwes
t Flor
ida
Chels
ea M
yles-
Mcb
urne
y
11:2
0A
M
Evalu
ation
Of L
arge
-Sca
le Ha
bitat
Manip
ulatio
ns In
Ne
wly I
nund
ated F
ells-
mere
Res
ervo
ir
Brad
Fon
taine
Repa
triatio
n Of G
uada
-lup
e Bas
s Micr
opte
rus
Trec
ulii In
The
Blan
co R
iv-er,
Texa
s: A
Case
Stud
y In
The O
ppor
tunist
ic Us
e Of
Dro
ught
As A
Fishe
ries
Mana
geme
nt To
ol
Step
han
Mag
nelia
Utiliz
ing R
ecre
ation
al Ca
tch D
ata To
Eva
luate
One O
f Arka
nsas
Pre
mier
St
riped
Bas
s Fish
eries
: A
Pilot
Stud
y
Sean
Lus
k
Explo
ring P
athwa
ys O
f At
lantic
Stur
geon
Dna
In
Diets
Fro
m A
Tidal
Rive
r Fish
Ass
embla
ge
Using
Nex
tgene
ratio
n Se
quen
cing
Aaro
n Bu
nch
The A
ncien
t Spo
rt Fis
hes
Proje
ct: In
vesti
gatio
ns In
to Th
e Eco
logy A
nd M
an-
agem
ent O
f Lep
isoste
us
Spp.
In Illi
nois
Jeffr
ey A
. Ste
in
Deter
minin
g Hab
itat
Usag
e Of A
Hab
itat G
en-
erali
st Us
ing 3D
Hab
itat
Mapp
ing
Jaso
n Se
lwyn
Utiliz
ing S
tructu
re To
Max
-im
ize H
abita
t Dive
rsity
In St
rateg
ic Lo
catio
ns In
Pr
ivate
Lake
s
Stev
en B
ardin
Influe
nce O
f Sur
face
Geolo
gy O
n Fish
Com
-mu
nities
Of T
he C
olora
do
Rive
r Bas
in Of
Texa
s
Pete
r Pfa
ff
11:4
0A
M
Small
Res
ervo
ir Ren
o-va
tion C
halle
nges
And
Ex
perie
nces
: Dah
lgren
La
ke O
klaho
ma, A
Cas
e St
udy
Kurt
Kukli
nski
Mode
ling D
istrib
ution
Of
Ende
mic B
artra
m’s B
ass,
Cong
ener
s, An
d Hyb
rids
In Th
e Sav
anna
h Rive
r Ba
sin
Bran
don
K. P
eople
s
Tiger
Sha
rks E
at Te
rres-
trial S
ongb
irds:
Explo
ring
The P
reva
lence
Of A
Un
ique C
ross
-Sys
tem
Pulse
d Sub
sidy
Mar
cus D
rym
on
Preli
mina
ry Re
sults
Of
Move
ment
And H
abita
t Us
e Of A
lligato
r Gar
On
Delta
Nati
onal
Wild
life
Refug
e, Lo
uisian
a
Kayla
D. K
imm
el
Isotop
ic An
alysis
Of F
ood
Web
s In C
oasta
l Plai
ns
Stre
ams W
ith V
aryin
g Hy
drolo
gic C
onne
ctivit
y
Erin
Thay
er
Effec
ts Of
Exp
erim
ental
Re
mova
ls Of
Larg
emou
th Ba
ss B
iomas
s Fro
m A
Bass
-Cro
wded
Trop
ical
Rese
rvoir
Cynt
hia F
ox H
olt
Life H
istor
y The
ory
Pred
icts L
ong-
Term
Fish
As
semb
lage R
espo
nse T
o St
ream
Impo
undm
ent
Josh
Per
kin
12:0
0PM
LUN
CH
(on
your
ow
n)St
uden
t-Men
tor L
unch
(Caf
e in
the
Park
)
Sa
tu
rd
ay
, J
an
ua
ry
2
6th
, O
ra
l P
re
se
nta
tio
ns
21
Flor
al H
all A
1Fl
oral
Hal
l A2
Ros
eW
iste
riaJa
smin
eTu
lipIv
y 1
Ivy
2
Rese
rvoir F
isher
ies
Habit
at En
hanc
emen
tCo
ntribu
tedMo
rone
Biol
ogy A
nd
Mana
geme
ntCh
arism
atic A
nd
Enigm
atic M
egafa
una
Adva
nces
In T
he
Cons
erva
tion A
nd
Mana
geme
nt Of
Nor
th Am
erica
n Gar
s
Amer
ican E
el Re
sear
ch
And C
onse
rvatio
n In T
he
Gulf O
f Mex
ico
Small
Impo
undm
ent
Mana
geme
ntCo
ntribu
ted
1:20
PM
Using
Artifi
cial H
abita
t St
ructu
res T
o Sup
ple-
ment
Natur
al Br
ush F
ish
Attra
ctor S
ites
Mar
cos J
. De
Jesu
s
Field-
Base
d Edn
a Sa
mplin
g And
Dete
ction
Sy
stems
With
App
licati
on
In Aq
uacu
lture
Phon
g Ng
uyen
Stan
dard
izing
Sam
pling
An
d Stoc
king S
trateg
ies:
Linkin
g Res
ervo
ir Cha
rac-
terist
ics To
Nor
th Ca
rolin
a St
riped
Bas
s Pop
ulatio
n Dy
nami
cs
Step
hen
Park
er
Resil
ience
Exe
mplifi
ed
- Dru
m Fis
h Spa
wning
Do
esn’t
Miss
A Be
at
Chris
toph
er B
iggs
Sibs
hip R
econ
struc
tion
For I
nferri
ng T
he E
ffecti
ve
Numb
er O
f Bre
eder
s Of
Allig
ator G
ar F
rom
Texa
s
Brian
Kre
iser
Amer
ica’s
Sea S
erpe
nt:
Biolo
gy, E
colog
y, An
d Co
nser
vatio
n Of T
he
Amer
ican E
el
Thom
as K
wak
How
Hurra
cane
Mar
ia Im
pacte
d Fish
Com
unity
In
Cerri
llos R
eser
voir
Gasp
ar P
ons
Trac
king O
ntoge
netic
Ha
bitat
Shifts
In G
ray
Snap
per F
rom
Estua
ries
To O
ffsho
re A
long T
he
Wes
t Flor
ida S
helf
Kerry
Flah
erty
Wali
a
1:40
PM
Trium
phs A
nd Tr
ials I
n Te
xas,
The E
ndur
ing Ta
le Of
Lake
Wich
ita
Tom
Lan
g
Evalu
ating
The
Mar
ket
Poten
tial A
nd E
cono
mic
Feas
ibility
Of M
arine
Ba
itfish
Aqu
acult
ure
Andr
ew R
opick
i
Evalu
ating
Nor
th Ca
rolin
a’s S
triped
Bas
s St
ockin
g Pro
gram
Utili
zing
Pare
ntage
-Bas
ed Ta
gging
Ben
Rick
s
Asse
ssing
Pad
dlefis
h St
ress
Leve
ls In
The
Tailra
ce O
f A D
am
Henr
y Her
shey
Gene
tic P
opula
tion
Stru
cture
Of A
lligato
r Gar
In
Texa
s
Dam
on W
illifo
rd
Down
strea
m Mi
grati
on
Dyna
mics
Of A
meric
an
Eels
In Th
e Oua
chita
, Bl
ack,
And R
ed R
iver
Basin
s, Ar
kans
as A
nd
Louis
iana
Jeff Q
uinn
Alter
nativ
e Man
agem
ent
Stra
tegies
For
Sma
ll Im-
poun
dmen
ts In
North
west
Florid
a
Mat
thew
Weg
ener
Life T
hrou
gh T
he E
yes O
f A
Hogfi
sh: In
vesti
gatin
g Ho
gfish
(Lac
hnola
imus
M
axim
us) M
ovem
ent A
nd
Habit
at Co
nnec
tivity
Usin
g Ey
e-Le
ns S
table
Isotop
es
Mea
ghan
Fale
tti
2:00
PM
An O
vervi
ew O
f Arka
nsas
Ga
me A
nd F
ish La
rge
Scale
Fish
eries
Hab
itat
Proje
cts
D. C
olton
Den
nis
Sciae
nops
Oce
llatu
s And
Th
e Use
Of W
ater-B
ase
Prob
iotics
To C
hang
e Gr
owth,
Mor
tality
, And
Be
havio
r.
Wre
n Bu
sby
Deter
minin
g Ang
ler Te
n-de
ncies
Usin
g Mar
k-Re-
captu
re Te
chniq
ues I
n A
New
Hybr
id St
riped
Bas
s Fis
hery
In La
ke N
orma
n, No
rth C
aroli
na.
Mich
ael F
isk
Trop
hy B
ass T
eleme
try—
Crac
king T
he R
iddle
Of
King
sley L
ake
Drew
Dut
tere
r
Insigh
ts On
High
-Pro
file
Tour
name
nt Bo
wfish
ers
Jaso
n Sc
hoole
y
Preli
mina
ry As
sess
-me
nt Of
Ame
rican
Eel
Demo
grap
hics A
t The
To
ledo B
end H
ydro
powe
r Pr
oject,
Sab
ine R
iver, G
ulf
Of M
exico
Artu
ro J.
Vale
Suwa
nnee
Lake
Ren
ova-
tion:
A Su
cces
s Stor
y
Allen
D. M
artin
Analy
sis O
f Rep
rodu
ctive
Ho
rmon
es A
s An I
ndica
tor
Of S
kippe
d Rep
rodu
c-tio
n In A
Pro
tandr
ic He
rmap
hrod
ite, C
ommo
n Sn
ook (
Cent
ropo
mus
Un
decim
alis)
Alex
is Tr
otte
r
2:20
PM
Louis
iana A
rtificia
l Ree
f Ef
fort: A
n Evo
lving
Fr
amew
ork
Sean
Kinn
ey
Attac
hmen
t Site
Sele
ction
Of
Che
stnut
Lamp
reys
On
Rain
bow
Trou
t In
Hatch
ery R
acew
ays I
n Th
e Con
tent O
f Othe
r La
mpre
ys A
nd T
heir H
osts
Jere
miah
Sali
nger
Prote
ctive
Slot
Limi
t, Ch
angin
g Ang
ler B
e-ha
vior, A
nd In
creas
ed
Survi
val H
as U
ninten
-tio
nal C
onse
quen
ces F
or
Strip
ed B
ass F
isher
y
Dan
Wils
on
Using
Aco
ustic
Telem
etry
To R
efine
Ess
entia
l Fish
Ha
bitat:
Long
-Term
Pat-
terns
Of N
atal P
hilop
atry
In Ju
venil
e Gulf
Of M
exico
Bl
ackti
p Sha
rks
Jayn
e Ga
rdine
r
Texa
ns O
pen T
o Var
iety
Of O
ption
s For
Man
aging
Al
ligato
r Gar
J. W
arre
n Sc
hlech
te
An U
pdate
On T
he Lo
uisi-
ana A
meric
an E
el (A
nguil
-la
Rostr
ata)
Pro
ject: A
ges,
Grow
th Ra
tes, D
iet, A
nd
Emer
ging P
atter
ns
Robb
y Max
well
Shor
t-Ter
m Re
spon
ses
Of T
he F
resh
water
Fish
Co
mmun
ities T
o The
Im-
pact
Of H
urric
ane M
aria
In Pu
erto
Rico
Res
ervo
irs
And L
agoo
ns
Mar
ia De
Lou
rdes
Olm
eda
Esse
ntial
Nurse
ry Ha
bitat
Of A
n Ico
nic
Estua
rine-
Depe
nden
t Sp
ortfis
h In A
palac
hicola
Ba
y, Fl
Using
Reg
ress
ion
Tree
s And
Spa
tial H
ot Sp
ot An
alysis
David
A. G
andy
2:40
PM
Rese
rvoir F
isher
ies H
abi-
tat E
nhan
ceme
nt Pr
ojects
In
Geor
gia
Scot
t Rob
inson
Habit
at Qu
ality
For
Juve
nile S
nook
Ass
esse
d By
The
Sur
vival
Of H
atch-
ery-R
eare
d Ind
ividu
als
Ryan
Sch
loess
er
Explo
ring T
he O
rigin
Of Ju
venil
e Bull
Sha
rks
(Car
char
hinus
Leu
cas)
In Pa
mlico
Sou
nd, N
orth
Caro
lina U
sing A
cous
tic
Telem
etry A
nd P
opula
tion
Gene
tics
Char
les B
angle
y
Identi
ficati
on A
nd
Freq
uenc
y Of S
ub-A
nnua
l Inc
reme
nts In
Sag
ittal
Otoli
ths O
f Allig
ator G
ar:
Impli
catio
ns F
or A
ge
Estim
ation
David
Buc
kmeie
r
Curre
nt Re
sear
ch A
nd
Outre
ach E
fforts
To
Asse
ss T
he S
tatus
Of
Amer
ican E
el In
Gulf O
f Me
xico D
raina
ges O
f Te
xas
Step
hen
Curti
s
Yank
ee F
ish In
Reb
el W
aters?
Jeff S
lipke
Long
itudin
al Tr
ends
In
Prey
Use
And
Con
dition
Of
Age
-0 S
turge
on In
The
Lo
wer M
issou
ri Rive
r
Alin
Gonz
ález
3:00
PM
BR
EAK
(Exp
o H
all A
)
Sa
tu
rd
ay
, J
an
ua
ry
2
6th
, O
ra
l P
re
se
nta
tio
ns
22
Flor
al H
all A
1Fl
oral
Hal
l A2
Ros
eW
iste
riaJa
smin
eTu
lipIv
y 1
Ivy
2
Rese
rvoir F
isher
ies
Habit
at En
hanc
emen
tCo
ntribu
tedAd
vanc
es in
the C
onse
rvatio
n an
d Man
agem
ent o
f Nor
th Am
erica
n Gar
s
Amer
ican E
el Re
sear
ch
and C
onse
rvatio
n in t
he
Gulf o
f Mex
ico
Small
Impo
undm
ent
Mana
geme
ntCo
ntribu
ted
3:20
PM
Asse
ssme
nt Of
Fish
Ha
bitat
Asso
ciatio
ns In
Th
e Trin
ity R
iver-L
ake
Living
ston E
cosy
stem,
Te
xas
Mich
ael D
. Hom
er Jr
.
Influe
nces
Of S
ampli
ng
Metho
d And
Sea
son O
n Flo
rida L
arge
mouth
Bas
s Ge
netic
Intro
gres
sion A
t Ch
ickam
augh
Res
ervo
ir, Te
nnes
see
Philli
p Ka
cmar
Bomb
Rad
iocar
bon V
al-ida
tion O
f Otol
ith-B
ased
Ag
e Esti
mates
In T
he
Allig
ator G
ar To
Gre
ater
Than
60 Ye
ars
Danie
l J. D
augh
erty
The H
unt F
or T
he E
lusive
Am
erica
n Eel
In Te
xas:
A St
ory A
bout
Eels
And
Blue
Cra
b
Justi
n Ha
nsen
Mana
ging L
a Plat
a Re
servo
ir P.r.
To Im
prov
e Fis
hing B
efore
And
Af
ter H
urric
anes
Irma
And
Ma
ria
Mar
inelly
Vale
ntin
A Fis
h Gro
wth S
imula
tion
Stud
y To E
valua
te Bi
n W
idth B
ias A
t Var
ying
Leve
ls Of
Sub
-Sam
pling
Corb
in Hi
lling
3:40
PM
The E
nviro
nmen
tal F
low In
-for
matio
n Too
lkit –
Dev
elopin
g St
rateg
ies To
Sup
port
The
Prote
ction
And
Res
torati
on O
f En
viron
menta
l Flow
s In T
exas
Joha
nna
Valen
te
Deter
minin
g Lak
e Cha
r-ac
terist
ics F
or E
xpan
ding
The F
lorida
Bas
s Stoc
king
Prog
ram
In Ar
kans
as
Jeff B
uckin
gham
Angu
illico
loide
s Cra
ssus
: Gu
lf Of M
exico
’s Un
want-
ed V
isitor
Kim
berly
Bon
vech
io
Evalu
ation
Of A
Larg
e-mo
uth B
ass S
electi
ve
Bree
ding P
rogr
am In
Tex-
as S
mall I
mpou
ndme
nts
Muk
htar
Far
ooqi
Inves
tigati
ng F
ish P
opula
tion
Conn
ectiv
ity In
A So
uthea
st-er
n U.s.
Rive
r Sys
tem U
sing
Hard
-Par
t Micr
oche
mistr
y
Garre
t Kra
tina
4:00
PM
Rese
rvoir F
ish H
abita
t En-
hanc
emen
t Opp
ortun
ities
In Th
e Fer
c Reli
cens
ing
Proc
ess
Patri
ck O
'rouk
e
A Pl
an F
or E
nhan
cing
Trop
hy La
rgem
outh
Bass
Fis
herie
s In V
irgini
a Res
-er
voirs
Via
Stoc
king
Scot
t Sm
ith
Ecolo
gy A
nd C
onse
rvatio
n Of
The
Ame
rican
Eel
In Th
e Car
ibbea
n Reg
ion
Thom
as K
wak
Relat
ive C
atcha
bility
Of
Chan
nel C
atfish
And
Blue
X
Chan
nel H
ybrid
Catfi
sh
By A
ngler
s In P
ut-An
d-Ta
ke U
rban
Fish
eries
Thom
as H
unge
rford
Ecolo
gical
Impli
catio
ns O
f Ab
unda
nt Cr
yptob
enthi
c Ree
f Fis
h: Es
timati
ng P
revio
usly
Unkn
own L
ife H
istor
y Tra
its
Of C
oryp
hopt
erus
Per
sona
tus
(Gob
iidae
)
Nico
lette
Bee
ken
4:20
PM
Crea
ting A
nd K
eepin
g Vo
luntee
r Arm
ies
Earl
Conw
ay
Stoc
k Enh
ance
ment
Of
Puer
to Ri
co R
eser
voirs
Be
fore A
nd A
fter H
urri-
cane
Mar
ia —
Cha
lleng
es
And O
ppor
tunitie
s
Mar
ía D
e Lo
urde
s Ol
med
a
From
Gulf
To G
ulf, H
ow
Can W
e Imp
rove
Ame
ri-ca
n Eel
Mana
geme
nt?
Mae
lle C
ornic
Mana
ging A
Sma
ll Pu
blic I
mpou
ndme
nt Fo
r A
Trop
hy C
hann
el Ca
tfish
Expe
rienc
e
Mar
cos J
. De
Jesu
s
Facto
rs Infl
uenc
ing M
igra-
tions
Of A
Pra
irie S
tream
Fis
h: A
Case
Stud
y Usin
g M
acrh
ybop
sis A
ustra
lis
David
S. R
uppe
l
4:40
PM
Deve
lopme
nt An
d App
licati
on
Of A
Politi
cally
Stra
tegic
Part-
nersh
ip Ex
pans
ion M
atrix
For
Influe
ncing
Stat
e Res
ervo
ir Re
inves
tmen
t Poli
cies
Tom
Lan
g
Exam
ining
21 Ye
ars O
f Am
erica
n Sha
d Hatc
hery
Contr
ibutio
ns To
The
Sp
awnin
g Stoc
k In T
he
Jame
s Rive
r, Va
Patri
ck M
cgra
th
Saug
er (S
ande
r Can
aden
-sis
) Sea
sona
l Hab
itat U
se
And M
ovem
ent In
The
Ar
kans
as R
iver
Pete
r Leo
nard
5:00
-7:0
0 PM
TCA
FS B
usin
ess
Mee
ting
Flor
al H
all A
1
6:30
PM
– 7:
30 P
MPr
e-B
anqu
et S
ocia
lM
oody
Bal
lroom
Sou
th F
oyer
7:00
-10:
00 P
MB
anqu
et, A
uctio
n, a
nd R
affle
Moo
dy B
allro
om
Sa
tu
rd
ay
, J
an
ua
ry
2
6th
, O
ra
l P
re
se
nta
tio
ns
23
Flor
al H
all A
1Fl
oral
Hal
l A2
Ros
eW
iste
riaJa
smin
eIv
y 1
Ivy
2
Reco
verin
g Ame
rica’s
W
ildlife
Act
Contr
ibuted
Embr
acing
the F
isher
ies
Oppo
rtunit
ies in
the U
rban
La
ndsc
ape
Contr
ibuted
Cons
idera
tions
for N
ew
Supe
rviso
ry Bi
ologis
tsCo
ntribu
tedCo
ntribu
ted
8:00 AM
Situa
tiona
l Exa
mina
tion
Of M
ajor F
ish A
nd W
ildlife
Fu
nding
Legis
lation
Ef
forts
Tom
Lan
g
Keep
ing F
ishing
Rele
vant
For T
oday
’s Ur
ban A
ngler
s
Mar
k Web
b
8:20 AM
Over
view
Of T
he Te
xas
Allia
nce A
nd S
tatew
ide
Effor
ts To
Date
Rach
el Ro
mm
el
Toled
o Ben
d Res
ervo
ir Sp
illway
Rep
air: M
oving
Fis
h And
Wate
r On A
La
rge S
cale
Sean
Kinn
ey
Fami
ly Ed
ucati
on In
Ne
ighbo
rhoo
d Fish
ing
Pond
s
Mich
ael S
cher
er
Asse
ssing
Temp
oral
Shifts
In
Lotic
Fish
Com
munit
y St
ructu
re In
The
Upp
er
Red R
iver B
asin
Trev
or S
tark
s
Help
Wan
ted: H
r Gu
idanc
e For
Rep
lacing
Yo
urse
lf And
Othe
rs
Cecil
A. J
ennin
gs
A Cr
yptic
Inva
der:
Snps
Inf
orm
Asian
Swa
mp E
el Ma
nage
ment
Andr
ew T.
Taylo
r
Mercu
ry Co
ncen
tratio
ns
In Fis
hes F
rom
The U
pper
Pa
raná
Rive
r Bas
in
Core
y S. G
reen
8:40 AM
Texa
s Nati
ve F
ish C
onse
r-va
tion A
reas
Netw
ork:
A Fr
amew
ork F
or P
lannin
g And
De
liver
y Of C
onse
rvatio
n Inv
estm
ents
Thro
ugh T
he
Reco
verin
g Ame
rica's
Wild
life
Act
Timot
hy B
irdso
ng
Monit
oring
The
Disp
ersa
l An
d Pre
datio
n Of S
tocke
d Ra
inbow
Trou
t In A
n Al
abam
a Tail
water
Sara
h Ba
ker
Urba
n Fish
eries
Man
age-
ment
In Da
llas/F
ort W
orth,
Te
xas
Cynt
hia F
ox H
olt
Distr
ibutio
nal U
pdate
s For
Th
e Calc
asieu
Pain
ted
Cray
fish (
Faxo
nius H
atha
-wa
yi Bl
acki)
, A Lo
uisian
a En
demi
c
Beau
Gre
gory
Whe
n Not
To Im
pro-
vise-
Con
sider
ation
s For
Pe
rsonn
el Ma
nage
ment
Robe
rt Br
ingolf
The F
irst In
terna
tiona
l Sn
akeh
ead S
ympo
sium
– Ne
ws F
rom
The F
ront(
S)
John
S O
denk
irk
Mercu
ry In
Bloo
d Of T
he
Enda
nger
ed S
mallto
oth
Sawfi
sh, P
ristis
Pec
tinat
a.
Jim G
elslei
chte
r
9:00 AM
Prior
itizing
Con
serva
tion
Inves
tmen
ts Th
roug
h The
Re
cove
ring A
meric
a's W
ildlife
Ac
t: Sele
ction
Of E
stuar
ine,
Coas
tal A
nd M
arine
Fish
es O
f Gr
eates
t Con
serva
tion N
eed
Kelce
e Sm
ith
Popu
lation
Dyn
amics
An
d Ang
ler P
refer
enc-
es O
f Cra
ppie
On A
n Ag
ing O
zark
Rese
rvoir I
n Ok
lahom
a
Josh
John
ston
Reac
hing O
ur U
rban
An
glers:
The
Gro
wth
Of A
rkans
as’s
Fami
ly An
d Com
munit
y Fish
ing
Prog
ram
Jess
ica F
eltz
Ecolo
gical
Nich
e-Mo
del-
ing O
f The
Sick
le Da
rter
(Per
cina
Willi
amsi)
Acro
ss
Multip
le Sc
ales.
Kyler
B. H
ecke
The I
ns A
nd O
uts O
f Bud
-ge
t Man
agem
ent—
Navi-
gatin
g The
She
ll Gam
e
Jim L
ong
Attem
pting
Biol
ogica
l Co
ntrol
Of W
hite P
erch
In
Oklah
oma:
Settin
g A
Benc
hmar
k To E
valua
te Su
cces
s
Ashle
y Nea
lis
Long
-Term
Rec
over
y Of
A Fis
h Com
munit
y In A
n Ac
id Im
pacte
d Hyd
ropo
w-er
Res
ervo
ir
Dusti
n Sm
ith
9:20 AM
State
Wild
life A
ction
Pl
an C
ase S
tudy:
Use O
f Bi
odive
rsity
Colle
ction
s In
Cons
erva
tion O
f Spe
cies O
f Gr
eates
t Con
serva
tion N
eed
Gary
Gar
rett
Deve
lopme
nt Of
Stan
dard
Sa
mplin
g Pro
tocols
For
Cr
appie
In H
ighlan
d And
Lo
wlan
d Res
ervo
irs In
Ar
kans
as
Andr
ew Y
ung
Satis
factio
n Lies
In T
he
Effor
t, Not
The A
ttainm
ent:
Spor
t Fish
Res
ource
s And
An
gler U
se A
nd E
xper
i-en
ce In
An U
rban
Sma
ll Im
poun
dmen
t Fish
ery
Augu
stin
Engm
an
Moun
tain M
ullet
(Ago
no-
stom
us M
ontic
ola) I
n Te
xas:
Repo
rt Of
A Re
cent
Enco
unter
In T
he B
razo
s Ri
ver (
Was
hingto
n Co.)
And
An
Ove
rview
Of H
istor
ical
Reco
rds F
rom
Texa
s
Kole
M. K
ubice
k
Cong
ratul
ation
s On Y
our
New
Proje
ct; U
hhh,
Now
Wha
t?
Mar
k W. R
oger
s
Zebr
a Mus
sel In
vasio
n Of
Texa
s Lak
es: E
stima
ting
Disp
ersa
l Pote
ntial
Via
Over
land T
rans
port
Josi
Robe
rtson
Pah A
nd P
cb Le
vels
And
Asso
ciated
Biom
arke
r Ac
tivity
In F
ish F
rom
Gal-
vesto
n Bay
(Tx)
Follo
wing
Hu
rrica
ne H
arve
y.
Beat
rice
Hern
out
9:40 AM
State
Wild
life A
ction
Plan
Ca
se S
tudy:
Cons
erva
tion
Of P
rairie
Rive
rs An
d Na
tive F
ishes
In T
he
South
ern G
reat
Plain
s Of
Texa
s
Kevin
May
es
Low-
Freq
uenc
y Elec
-tro
fishin
g Of R
iverin
e Ha
bitats
For
Blue
Catfi
sh
Ictalu
rus F
urca
tus I
n The
Ar
kans
as R
iver
Char
les Jo
rdan
Unde
rstan
ding R
espo
ns-
es O
f Stre
am F
ish A
ssem
-bla
ges T
o Urb
aniza
tion I
n Th
e Sou
theas
tern U
nited
St
ates
Emile
e Br
iggs
Stud
ying L
ife H
istor
y Of T
he
Tenn
esse
e Dac
e (Ch
roso
mus
Te
nnes
seen
sis) T
o Dete
rmine
Th
e Bes
t Con
serva
tion P
rac-
tices
For
The
End
ange
red
Laur
el Da
ce (C
hros
omus
Sa
ylori)
Shaw
na M
itche
ll
Avoid
ing C
ommo
n Pitfa
lls
And P
othole
s Whe
n Nav
-iga
ting P
urch
asing
And
Pr
ocur
emen
t Sys
tems
Mich
eal S
. Alle
n
Silve
r Car
p Esta
blish
ment
In A
Natio
nal W
ildlife
Re
fuge A
nd T
he E
ffect
On
The W
hite R
iver, A
rkan-
sas F
ish A
ssem
blage
Mich
ael E
gglet
on
The L
egac
y Of T
he D
ead
Zone
For
Dem
ersa
l Fish
Re
veale
d By N
atura
l Tag
s
Benja
min
Walt
her
10:0
0A
MB
REA
K (F
lora
l Hal
l Lob
by, 2
nd F
loor
)
Su
nd
ay
, 2
7th
, O
ra
l P
re
se
nta
tio
ns
24
Flor
al H
all A
1Fl
oral
Hal
l A2
Ros
eW
iste
riaJa
smin
eIv
y 1
Ivy
2
Reco
verin
g Ame
rica’s
W
ildlife
Act
Contr
ibuted
Embr
acing
the F
isher
ies
Oppo
rtunit
ies in
the U
rban
La
ndsc
ape
Contr
ibuted
Cons
idera
tions
for N
ew
Supe
rviso
ry Bi
ologis
tsCo
ntribu
tedCo
ntribu
ted
8:00 AM
Situa
tiona
l Exa
mina
tion
Of M
ajor F
ish A
nd W
ildlife
Fu
nding
Legis
lation
Ef
forts
Tom
Lan
g
Keep
ing F
ishing
Rele
vant
For T
oday
’s Ur
ban A
ngler
s
Mar
k Web
b
8:20 AM
Over
view
Of T
he Te
xas
Allia
nce A
nd S
tatew
ide
Effor
ts To
Date
Rach
el Ro
mm
el
Toled
o Ben
d Res
ervo
ir Sp
illway
Rep
air: M
oving
Fis
h And
Wate
r On A
La
rge S
cale
Sean
Kinn
ey
Fami
ly Ed
ucati
on In
Ne
ighbo
rhoo
d Fish
ing
Pond
s
Mich
ael S
cher
er
Asse
ssing
Temp
oral
Shifts
In
Lotic
Fish
Com
munit
y St
ructu
re In
The
Upp
er
Red R
iver B
asin
Trev
or S
tark
s
Help
Wan
ted: H
r Gu
idanc
e For
Rep
lacing
Yo
urse
lf And
Othe
rs
Cecil
A. J
ennin
gs
A Cr
yptic
Inva
der:
Snps
Inf
orm
Asian
Swa
mp E
el Ma
nage
ment
Andr
ew T.
Taylo
r
Mercu
ry Co
ncen
tratio
ns
In Fis
hes F
rom
The U
pper
Pa
raná
Rive
r Bas
in
Core
y S. G
reen
8:40 AM
Texa
s Nati
ve F
ish C
onse
r-va
tion A
reas
Netw
ork:
A Fr
amew
ork F
or P
lannin
g And
De
liver
y Of C
onse
rvatio
n Inv
estm
ents
Thro
ugh T
he
Reco
verin
g Ame
rica's
Wild
life
Act
Timot
hy B
irdso
ng
Monit
oring
The
Disp
ersa
l An
d Pre
datio
n Of S
tocke
d Ra
inbow
Trou
t In A
n Al
abam
a Tail
water
Sara
h Ba
ker
Urba
n Fish
eries
Man
age-
ment
In Da
llas/F
ort W
orth,
Te
xas
Cynt
hia F
ox H
olt
Distr
ibutio
nal U
pdate
s For
Th
e Calc
asieu
Pain
ted
Cray
fish (
Faxo
nius H
atha
-wa
yi Bl
acki)
, A Lo
uisian
a En
demi
c
Beau
Gre
gory
Whe
n Not
To Im
pro-
vise-
Con
sider
ation
s For
Pe
rsonn
el Ma
nage
ment
Robe
rt Br
ingolf
The F
irst In
terna
tiona
l Sn
akeh
ead S
ympo
sium
– Ne
ws F
rom
The F
ront(
S)
John
S O
denk
irk
Mercu
ry In
Bloo
d Of T
he
Enda
nger
ed S
mallto
oth
Sawfi
sh, P
ristis
Pec
tinat
a.
Jim G
elslei
chte
r
9:00 AM
Prior
itizing
Con
serva
tion
Inves
tmen
ts Th
roug
h The
Re
cove
ring A
meric
a's W
ildlife
Ac
t: Sele
ction
Of E
stuar
ine,
Coas
tal A
nd M
arine
Fish
es O
f Gr
eates
t Con
serva
tion N
eed
Kelce
e Sm
ith
Popu
lation
Dyn
amics
An
d Ang
ler P
refer
enc-
es O
f Cra
ppie
On A
n Ag
ing O
zark
Rese
rvoir I
n Ok
lahom
a
Josh
John
ston
Reac
hing O
ur U
rban
An
glers:
The
Gro
wth
Of A
rkans
as’s
Fami
ly An
d Com
munit
y Fish
ing
Prog
ram
Jess
ica F
eltz
Ecolo
gical
Nich
e-Mo
del-
ing O
f The
Sick
le Da
rter
(Per
cina
Willi
amsi)
Acro
ss
Multip
le Sc
ales.
Kyler
B. H
ecke
The I
ns A
nd O
uts O
f Bud
-ge
t Man
agem
ent—
Navi-
gatin
g The
She
ll Gam
e
Jim L
ong
Attem
pting
Biol
ogica
l Co
ntrol
Of W
hite P
erch
In
Oklah
oma:
Settin
g A
Benc
hmar
k To E
valua
te Su
cces
s
Ashle
y Nea
lis
Long
-Term
Rec
over
y Of
A Fis
h Com
munit
y In A
n Ac
id Im
pacte
d Hyd
ropo
w-er
Res
ervo
ir
Dusti
n Sm
ith
9:20 AM
State
Wild
life A
ction
Pl
an C
ase S
tudy:
Use O
f Bi
odive
rsity
Colle
ction
s In
Cons
erva
tion O
f Spe
cies O
f Gr
eates
t Con
serva
tion N
eed
Gary
Gar
rett
Deve
lopme
nt Of
Stan
dard
Sa
mplin
g Pro
tocols
For
Cr
appie
In H
ighlan
d And
Lo
wlan
d Res
ervo
irs In
Ar
kans
as
Andr
ew Y
ung
Satis
factio
n Lies
In T
he
Effor
t, Not
The A
ttainm
ent:
Spor
t Fish
Res
ource
s And
An
gler U
se A
nd E
xper
i-en
ce In
An U
rban
Sma
ll Im
poun
dmen
t Fish
ery
Augu
stin
Engm
an
Moun
tain M
ullet
(Ago
no-
stom
us M
ontic
ola) I
n Te
xas:
Repo
rt Of
A Re
cent
Enco
unter
In T
he B
razo
s Ri
ver (
Was
hingto
n Co.)
And
An
Ove
rview
Of H
istor
ical
Reco
rds F
rom
Texa
s
Kole
M. K
ubice
k
Cong
ratul
ation
s On Y
our
New
Proje
ct; U
hhh,
Now
Wha
t?
Mar
k W. R
oger
s
Zebr
a Mus
sel In
vasio
n Of
Texa
s Lak
es: E
stima
ting
Disp
ersa
l Pote
ntial
Via
Over
land T
rans
port
Josi
Robe
rtson
Pah A
nd P
cb Le
vels
And
Asso
ciated
Biom
arke
r Ac
tivity
In F
ish F
rom
Gal-
vesto
n Bay
(Tx)
Follo
wing
Hu
rrica
ne H
arve
y.
Beat
rice
Hern
out
9:40 AM
State
Wild
life A
ction
Plan
Ca
se S
tudy:
Cons
erva
tion
Of P
rairie
Rive
rs An
d Na
tive F
ishes
In T
he
South
ern G
reat
Plain
s Of
Texa
s
Kevin
May
es
Low-
Freq
uenc
y Elec
-tro
fishin
g Of R
iverin
e Ha
bitats
For
Blue
Catfi
sh
Ictalu
rus F
urca
tus I
n The
Ar
kans
as R
iver
Char
les Jo
rdan
Unde
rstan
ding R
espo
ns-
es O
f Stre
am F
ish A
ssem
-bla
ges T
o Urb
aniza
tion I
n Th
e Sou
theas
tern U
nited
St
ates
Emile
e Br
iggs
Stud
ying L
ife H
istor
y Of T
he
Tenn
esse
e Dac
e (Ch
roso
mus
Te
nnes
seen
sis) T
o Dete
rmine
Th
e Bes
t Con
serva
tion P
rac-
tices
For
The
End
ange
red
Laur
el Da
ce (C
hros
omus
Sa
ylori)
Shaw
na M
itche
ll
Avoid
ing C
ommo
n Pitfa
lls
And P
othole
s Whe
n Nav
-iga
ting P
urch
asing
And
Pr
ocur
emen
t Sys
tems
Mich
eal S
. Alle
n
Silve
r Car
p Esta
blish
ment
In A
Natio
nal W
ildlife
Re
fuge A
nd T
he E
ffect
On
The W
hite R
iver, A
rkan-
sas F
ish A
ssem
blage
Mich
ael E
gglet
on
The L
egac
y Of T
he D
ead
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For
Dem
ersa
l Fish
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veale
d By N
atura
l Tag
s
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min
Walt
her
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l Hal
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loor
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all A
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smin
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y 1
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cove
ring A
meric
a’s
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life A
ct: T
he G
rand
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sion a
nd F
undin
g for
Co
nser
vatio
n
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ibuted
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ibuted
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idera
tions
for N
ew
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rviso
ry Bi
ologis
tsCo
ntribu
tedCo
ntribu
ted
10:2
0 A
M
State
Wild
life A
ction
Plan
Ca
se S
tudy:
Multis
pecie
s, W
atersh
ed-B
ased
Con
-se
rvatio
n Of N
ative
Fish
es
In Th
e Dev
ils R
iver, T
exas
Sara
h Ro
berts
on
Roun
d 2: A
Fou
r-Yea
r Fo
llow-
Up E
valua
tion
Of A
Flathe
ad C
atfish
Po
pulat
ion E
xpos
ed To
Ha
nd F
ishing
Dom
inik C
hiller
i
Nekto
n Ass
embla
ges A
s-so
ciated
With
Live
-Bott
om
Habit
at In
The E
aster
n Gu
lf Of M
exico
Aman
da Ty
ler-J
edlun
d
Safet
y Thr
ough
The
Eye
s Of
A Su
pervi
sor, Y
our
New
Lens
Don
Denn
erlin
e
Effec
ts Of
Silv
er C
arp O
n Ag
e-0 F
ish C
hara
cteris
-tic
s In O
xbow
Lake
s Of
The L
ower
Whit
e Rive
r, Ar
kans
as
Jose
ph K
aiser
Blac
k Gill
Dise
ase I
n W
hite S
hrim
p (Lit
ope-
naeu
s Set
iferu
s) In
The
Ches
apea
ke B
ay
Jillia
n Sw
infor
d
10:4
0A
M
Leve
ragin
g Rec
over
ing
Amer
ica’s
Wild
life A
ct Fu
nding
To S
uppo
rt A
Regio
nal R
esea
rch
Fram
ewor
k For
The
Con
-se
rvatio
n And
Man
age-
ment
Of A
meric
an E
el
Step
hen
Curti
s
Padd
lefish
Sna
gging
At
For
t Gibs
on D
am:
A Un
ique F
isher
y In
Oklah
oma
Adam
Geik
Use T
he F
resh
water
Infor
-ma
tion N
etwor
k (Fin
) To
Shar
e You
r Sou
theas
tern
Fish E
ncou
nters
With
Ot
hers
Bern
ie Ku
hajda
Deali
ng W
ith T
he P
ress
– B
eing R
eacti
ve A
nd
Proa
ctive
Denn
is Ri
ecke
Analy
zing L
eap C
har-
acter
istics
And
Bur
st Sp
eeds
Of S
ilver
Car
p (H
ypop
hthalm
ichthy
s Mo
litrix)
Usin
g In S
itu
Vide
o Ana
lysis
Ehlan
a St
ell
A Co
astal
Hea
lth In
dex
For T
he N
orthe
rn G
ulf O
f Me
xico;
How
Fishe
ries
Contr
ibute
To M
easu
ring
Ecos
ystem
Hea
lth
Jenn
y Oak
ley
11:0
0A
M
State
Wild
life A
ction
Plan
Ca
se S
tudy:
Fres
hwate
r Mu
ssel
Cons
erva
tion I
n Te
xas
Clint
Rob
ertso
n
Evalu
ation
Of T
he U
se O
f Al
terna
tive P
lasma
Bio-
marke
rs As
Indic
ators
Of
Post-
Relea
se M
ortal
ity In
Bl
ackti
p Sha
rks (C
arch
ar-
hinus
Lim
batu
s)
Case
y Zen
der
Estim
ating
Dete
ction
Pr
obab
ility U
sing M
ultipl
e Ge
ars F
or Le
ast D
arter
An
d Sym
patric
Spr
ing-A
s-so
ciated
Spe
cies.
Dusty
Swe
dber
g
Lega
l Con
sider
ation
s: Ma
nagin
g Iss
ues A
nd
Prob
lems W
ithou
t Exp
o-su
re To
Insti
tution
al Or
Pe
rsona
l Liab
ility.
Patri
cia M
azik
Popu
lation
Cha
racte
r-ist
ics A
nd S
imula
ted
Explo
itatio
n Res
pons
es
Of C
ommo
n Car
p (Cy
pri-
nus C
arpio
) In A
Sha
llow,
Eu
troph
ic La
ke
April
Lam
b
Explo
ring F
isher
ies
Aspe
cts O
f Lar
ge-S
cale
Habit
at Re
stora
tion I
n Ta
mpa B
ay
Kaile
e Sc
hulz
11:2
0A
M
Resto
ring T
he S
tate F
ish
Of Te
xas,
Guad
alupe
Ba
ss (M
icrop
terus
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eculi
i)
Ryan
Mcg
illicu
ddy
Powe
r Of F
isher
y-Ind
e-pe
nden
t Hoo
ked G
ear
Surve
ys To
Dete
ct Ab
un-
danc
e Tre
nds I
n Ree
f Fish
Po
pulat
ions
Heat
her M
. Chr
istian
sen
Prac
tical
Tool
Or S
hiny
Penn
y? U
sing F
iber-O
ptic
Distr
ibuted
Temp
eratu
re
Sens
ing To
Impr
ove E
val-
uatio
ns O
f Tem
pera
ture
Selec
tion B
y Stre
am
Fishe
s
Skyla
r Wolf
Plan
ning F
or T
he
Unex
pecte
d: St
rateg
ies
For M
anag
erial
“Wha
ck-
A-Mo
le”
Caro
lyn B
elche
r
Mode
ling A
bund
ance
An
d Pop
ulatio
n Con
trols
Of B
ighea
ded C
arps
In A
Prod
uctiv
e Sou
theas
tern
Rese
rvoir
Willi
am T
Woo
d
Spati
al An
d Tem
pora
l Pat-
terns
Of E
gres
s Disp
layed
By
Sou
thern
Flou
nder
In
The G
alves
ton B
ay
Comp
lex
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toph
er S
teffe
n
11:4
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M
Activ
ating
Your
Netw
ork
For C
onse
rvatio
n And
Ra
wa
Rich
ard
Heilb
run
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r Per
spec
tive
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potte
d Sea
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t (C
ynos
cion
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losus
) Ag
e And
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wth I
n The
W
ester
n Gulf
Of M
exico
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Heim
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ew
Makin
g A S
plash
With
Fr
eshw
ater S
norke
ling
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ation
Pro
gram
s
Craig
Rog
hair
Maint
aining
Mor
ale O
nce
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ecom
e A S
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visor
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D. M
artin
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ating
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n Car
p Mo
veme
nt In
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enne
s-se
e Rive
r With
Foc
us O
n Pr
ohibi
ting L
ock A
nd D
am
Pass
age
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as F
lanag
an
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mics
Of S
ymbio
nt Ac
quisi
tion I
n Bra
in Co
ral
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its
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Gilpi
n
12:0
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nd
ay
, 2
7th
, O
ra
l P
re
se
nta
tio
ns
25
Annual Meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society
February 20-23, 2020 Little Rock, Arkansas
The Arkansas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society cordially invites you to attend next year’s Southern Division Annual Meeting in the Natural State.
Little Rock, nestled in the heart of the Natural State, offers down-home hospitality with big city flair. The Marriot Hotel in downtown Little Rock will be our hosts the event The Marriott is adjacent is in Little Rock’s River Market district, which hosts abundant cultural, entertainment and dining options. Little Rock also offers excellent trolley service for nearby attractions. For those interested in an extended visit, the “Natural State” offers world-class fishing, hiking, whitewater, and cultural experiences. Arkansas also offers excellent state and national parks ranging from the Crater of Diamonds State Park, the world’s only public diamond mine, to the Buffalo River National Park, America’s first national river.
The 2020 SDAFS Annual Meeting will bring professionals together to network and share knowledge in fisheries science and management. Speakers will present a broad range of topics at the plenary session, technical symposia, and contributed oral and poster sessions. An array of continuing education courses will also be offered
We hope you will plan on coming to Little Rock to partake in hospitality, friendship, networking and education. You won’t be disappointed.
LUNKER WRANGLER $2,500 - $4,999
CATFISH COWBOY $5,000 - $9,999
TX Pro Lake Management
Bluegill Buckaroo $1,000 - $2,499
Mr. David
Kimbell Jr.
thAnk You to our GEnErous sPonsors
thAnk You to our GEnErous sPonsors
CATTLE BARON CAPTAIN >$10,000
RIVER TRAIL BOSS $5,000 - $9,999
Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation
Southwest Region 2
Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation
Southeast Region 4
thAnk You to our tCAFs studEnt sCholArshiP sPonsors!
The Patsy B. Hollandsworth Family Foundation
The Sportsmen’s Club of Fort Worth
San Antonio River Authority