Session: Management: Regulations & Fishing Effects (AFS 142nd Annual Meeting)

8:00 AM

Th-7,8-1

Black Bass Fishing Regulations in Wisconsin: Evaluating Past Efforts and Looking Forward
Jonathan Hansen, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

8:15 AM

Th-7,8-2

Catch Inequality in a Trout Stream: Analysis of Long-Term Trends with Implications for Fisheries Management
Lee Zinn, United States Geological Survey; David Seekell, University of Virginia; Timothy Cline, The Center for Limnology at UW Madison; Chase Brosseau, St. Norbert College; Ray Winchcombe, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

8:30 AM

Th-7,8-3

Response of Wild Brook Trout to a No-Harvest Regulation in a Central Minnesota Stream
Owen Baird, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

8:45 AM

Th-7,8-4

Great Big Fish Tales: Long-Term Monitoring of Goliath Grouper After Catch and Release
Angela Collins, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission/USF; Luiz Barbieri, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Philip Motta, University of South Florida

9:00 AM

Th-7,8-5

Effects of Catch-and-Release Angling on the Physiology and Behavior of Juvenile Lemon Shark in the Bahamas
Andy J. Danylchuk, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Steven J. Cooke, Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Carleton University; John Mandelman, New England Aquarium; Cory D. Suski, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

9:15 AM

Th-7,8-6

Sex, Walleyes, and Slot Limits: Examining the Effects of Slot Length Limits on Walleye Population Demographics
Daniel A. Isermann, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; David Staples, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

9:30 AM

Th-7,8-7

Angling Nesting Bass Causes Fisheries-Induced Evolution
David Philipp, University of Illinois; Julie Claussen, University of Illinois; James Ludden, College of DuPage; Jana Svec, Moraine Valley CC; Brandon Barthel, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

9:45 AM

Th-7,8-8

Thursday AM Break

10:15 AM

Th-7,8-9

Angling Effects on Abundance of Preferred-Size Bluegill in Northern Wisconsin Lakes
John Kubisiak, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Kirby Kohler, Rhinelander School District

10:30 AM

Th-7,8-10

Using Population Dynamics and Biologic Metrics to Assess Effects of Exploitation on Yellow Perch in Lake Erie
Carey Knight, Ohio Department of Natural Resources; Ann Marie Gorman, Fairport Fisheries Research Station; Patrick Kocovsky, US Geological Survey

10:45 AM

Th-7,8-11

The Consequences of Fishing-Induced Changes in Size on Predator-Prey Interactions: Implications for Multi-Species Management
Rebecca Selden, University of California Santa Barbara; Steven Gaines, University of California Santa Barbara; Robert Warner, University of California Santa Barbara

11:00 AM

Th-7,8-12

Fishing and Mating: Effects of Exploitation on Black Sea Bass and Other Sex-Changing Species
Mikaela Provost, Rutgers University; Olaf Jensen, Rutgers University

11:15 AM

Th-7,8-13

Spatial and Temporal Variability in Sex-At-Length of Summer Flounder Landed in the Commercial and Recreational Fisheries from Massachusetts to Rhode Island
Jason M. Morson, Rutgers University; Eric N. Powell, Rutgers University; Eleanor A. Bochenek, Rutgers University; Emerson Hasbrouck Jr., Cornell University; Jennifer Gius, Rutgers University; Kristin Gerbino, Cornell University

Th-7,8-14

A Positive Assessment of the Status of the Delaware River American Shad Stock and its Fisheries (Withdrawn)

Th-7,8-15

Frequency of Strong Year Classes: Implications for Three Life-History Strategies of Fishes (Withdrawn)

12:00 PM

Th-7,8-16

Thursday Lunch

1:15 PM

Th-7,8-17

Can Sex-At-Length Keys Generated from Federal and State Survey Data Be Applied to Recreational and Commercial Landings of Summer Flounder?
Eleanor A. Bochenek, Rutgers University; Jason M. Morson, Rutgers University; Eric N. Powell, Rutgers University; Emerson Hasbrouck Jr., Cornell University

1:30 PM

Th-7,8-18

Using Macroscopic Traits to Hindcast and Predict Maturity in Southern Flounder
Stephen R. Midway, University of North Carolina Wilmington; Frederick S. Scharf, University of North Carolina Wilmington; J. Wilson White, University of North Carolina Wilmington

1:45 PM

Th-7,8-19

Size Matters but You Wouldn't Know It from a Survey of North American Game Fish Regulations
Paul Venturelli, University of Minnesota; Tara Gabriel, University of Minnesota

Components of Mortality within a High-Release Recreational Fishery (Withdrawn)

2:00 PM

Th-7,8-20

Release Mortality of Greater Amberjack from Hook-and-Line Fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico
Debra J. Murie, University of Florida; Daryl C. Parkyn, University of Florida; Chelsey Campbell, University of Florida; Geoffrey H. Smith Jr., University of Florida; Douglas Colle, University of Florida

2:15 PM

Th-7,8-21

Evaluation of Recovery Bags for Improving the Locomotory Ability and Survival of Angled Bonefish
Jacob W. Brownscombe, Carleton University; Jason Thiem, Carleton University; Charles Hatry, Carleton University; Felicia St-Louis, Carleton University; Christopher R. Haak, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Andy J. Danylchuk, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Steven J. Cooke, Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Carleton University

2:30 PM

Th-7,8-22

Field Trials to Evaluate Practicality of Recompression Devices in the Gulf and South Atlantic
Bryan Fluech, Florida Sea Grant College Program; John Stevely, Florida Sea Grant College Program; Elizabeth Staugler, Florida Sea Grant