Session: Fish Passage in the Midwest, Challenges of Restoring Warmwater Migratory Pathways (AFS 140th Annual Meeting)

Monday, September 13, 2010: 1:20 PM-5:00 PM

407 (Convention Center)

Movement of fish throughout a watershed is necessary for a number of life history needs. Fish passage has been well established on the East and West Coasts but is fairly new in the Midwest. The focus of this symposium is to examine fish passage at barriers to migration in and around the interior plains and Great Lakes. The symposium will integrate presentations that examine both upstream and downstream passage of migratory warmwater fishes, such as sturgeon and paddlefish, and include fishway design and evaluation as well as fish behavior.

Moderators:

Nicholas J. Utrup and Chris A. Tomichek

Organizers:

Nicholas J. Utrup and Chris A. Tomichek

1:20 PM

11-1

Seasonal and diel patterns of movement of shortnose sturgeon in an un-encumbered section of the Connecticut River using acoustic telemetry
Thomas Savoy, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection; Jacqueline Benway, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection; Kevin Friedland, PhD, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

1:40 PM

11-2

Baseline studies prior to development of an upstream fish passage facility on the Wisconsin River
Steven D. Leach, Normandeau Asssociates, Inc.; Brian N. Hanson, Normandeau Asssociates, Inc.

2:00 PM

11-3

Using the Eulerian Lagrangian Agent Method (ELAM) for forecasting fish passage on the Mississippi River
David L. Smith, PhD, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center; R. Andrew Goodwin, Cognitive; Jeff Allen, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center; Ruth Cheng, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

2:20 PM

11-4

Successful lake sturgeon use of a prototype upstream fishway on the Menominee River in northern Wisconsin
Nicholas J. Utrup, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

2:40 PM

11-5

Estimating downstream passage efficiency for an endangered species
Steve Amaral, Alden Research Laboratory, Inc.; George Hecker, Alden Research Laboratory, Inc.; Richard Murray, Holyoke Gas & Electric Department

3:00 PM

Break

3:20 PM

11-6

Design of upstream fish passage for sturgeon
Jesse E. Waldrip, P.E., Kleinschmidt Associates

3:40 PM

11-7

Conceptual design alternatives for upstream fish passage on the Upper Ohio River near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Curt Orvis, M., S., P.E., U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Nate Caswell, US Fish and Wildlife Service

4:00 PM

11-8

Discussion

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