Session: Contaminants, Toxicology, & Fish Health (AFS 142nd Annual Meeting)

8:00 AM

T-3-1

Online Fish Health Certificate Program for Fish Culturists
Christopher Hartleb, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Myron Kebus, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection; Jeannette McDonald, University of Wisconsin-Madison

8:15 AM

T-3-2

Application of ‘Nano-Bubbles' to Water Treatment for Aquaculture
Roland Johnson, United Commerce Solutions Inc.

8:30 AM

T-3-3

Agency Capacity for Detecting and Responding to Fish Disease
Bruce Lauber, Cornell University; William Siemer, Cornell University; Daniel Decker, Cornell University; Shawn Riley, Michigan State University

8:45 AM

T-3-4

Detection, Disease Characteristics, and Control of Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacteria in Hybrid Devils Hole Pupfish
Olin G. Feuerbacher, University of Arizona; Scott A. Bonar, University of Arizona; Paul J. Barrett, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

9:00 AM

T-3-5

Effects of Total Dissolved Gas on Chum Salmon Fry Survival, Growth, Gas Bubble Disease, and Seawater Tolerance
David Geist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Timothy Linley, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Val Cullinan, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Zhiqun (Daniel) Deng, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

9:15 AM

T-3-6

Determining the Effect of Major Histocompatibility Genotype on Parasite Load of Common Snook
Joy Young, Florida Atlantic University / Fish and Wildlife Research Institute; Jim Whittington, FWC/ FWRI; Colin Hughes, FAU

T-3-7

Beginning to Study the Prevalence of Pathogens of the Blue Crab in the Northern Limit of Its Range (Withdrawn)

9:45 AM

T-3-8

Tuesday AM Break

10:15 AM

T-3-9

Effects of the Aquatic Herbicide Endothall on Survival of Salmon and Steelhead Smolts During Seawater Transition
Ian Courter, Cramer Fish Sciences; Lauren Courter, Mount Hood Environmental; Tommy Garrison, Cramer Fish Sciences

10:30 AM

T-3-10

Impact of Epizootic Shell Disease on the American Lobster in Southern New England
Matthew Smith, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary; Donald Landers Jr., Millstone Power Station Environmental Laboratory, Dominion; Jeffrey Shields, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary; John Hoenig, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary

10:45 AM

T-3-11

Mussel Community Response to Wastewater Effluent in a Midwestern River
Amanda Wildenberg, Eastern Illinois University; Cassi J. Moody, Eastern Illinois University; Jeff Laursen, Eastern Illinois University; Charles L. Pederson, Eastern Illinois University; Robert E. Colombo, Eastern Illinois University

11:00 AM

T-3-12

High Rates of Intersex in Bass from Small Impoundments
Robert Bringolf, University of Georgia; Kristen Kellock, University of Georgia; Cecil A. Jennings, USGS Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Brittany Trushel, University of Georgia; Patrick Ely, U.S. Geological Survey

11:15 AM

T-3-13

Investigation of Potential Factors for High Intersex Rates of Largemouth Bass in Small Impoundments
Kristen Kellock, University of Georgia; Robert Bringolf, University of Georgia

11:30 AM

T-3-14

Measuring Sources of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in North Carolina Waterways: A GIS-Based Sampling Approach for Studies on Intersex Fish
Dana K. Sackett, North Carolina State University; Matthew Rubino, North Carolina State University; Crystal Lee-Pow, North Carolina State University; Mac Law, North Carolina State University; D. Derek Aday, North Carolina State University; W. Gregory Cope, North Carolina State University; Seth Kullman, North Carolina State University; James A. Rice, North Carolina State University; Thomas J. Kwak, U.S. Geological Survey, North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

11:45 AM

T-3-15

Evaluation of Whole-Body Vitellogenin as An Estrogenic Biomarker in Rio Grande Silvery Minnow Juveniles
Kevin Buhl, U.S. Geological Survey; Diana M. Papoulias, U.S. Geological Survey; Zachary Jorgenson, St. Cloud State University; Heiko Schoenfuss, St. Cloud State University; Mandy Annis, U.S. Geological Survey