AFS 142nd Annual Meeting

Thursday, August 16, 2012

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8:00 AM-12:00 PM


 
AFS Officer's Meeting
William L. Fisher

11:00 AM-5:00 PM


 
Wireless Availability
Denise Spencer

1:00 PM-5:00 PM


 
AFS Management Committee Meeting
Denise Spencer

Friday, August 17, 2012

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8:00 AM-5:00 PM


 
AFS Governing Board Retreat
William L. Fisher

11:00 AM-5:00 PM


 
Wireless Availability
Denise Spencer

6:00 PM-9:00 PM


 
AFS Governing Board Reception
William L. Fisher

Saturday, August 18, 2012

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7:30 AM-5:30 PM


 
Continuing Education Registration
Kathryn Winkler

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


 
Bag Stuffing Party (all are invited!)
Mandy Erickson

8:00 AM-5:00 PM


 
AFS Governing Board
William L. Fisher

 
AFS2012 Command Post
Ray Valley

 
Beginning/Intermediate GIS for Fisheries Biologists
Joanna Whittier

 
Intro to Programming in R for Fisheries
Kathryn Winkler

9:00 AM-5:00 PM


 
Annual Exec. Business Mtg of AIFRB
Edward F. Roseman

11:00 AM-5:00 PM


 
Wireless Availability
Denise Spencer

12:00 PM-6:00 PM


 
Registration
Tom Jones

1:00 PM-5:00 PM


 
Scientists' Guide to Engaging the Public Via Aq. Ed.
Kathryn Winkler

Sunday, August 19, 2012

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7:30 AM-5:30 PM


 
Continuing Education Registration
Kathryn Winkler

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


 
Effective Speaking When the Heat Is On!
Kathryn Winkler

 
Leadership At All Levels of AFS
Kathryn Winkler

 
Power-Based Standardization in Electrofishing
Kathryn Winkler

8:00 AM-12:30 PM


 
Climate Change and Fish Habitat Project Workshop
Craig P. Paukert

8:00 AM-5:00 PM


 
Advanced GIS for Fisheries Biologists
Joanna Whittier

 
Intro to Statistics and Sampling Design
Kathryn Winkler

 
Mapping Habitat Using Side-Scan Sonar
Kathryn Winkler

8:00 AM-6:00 PM


 
AFS2012 Command Post
Ray Valley

8:00 AM-7:00 PM


 
Info Booth
Tom Jones

 
Registration
Tom Jones

9:00 AM-5:00 PM


 
Annual Exec. Business Mtg of AIFRB
Edward F. Roseman

10:00 AM-1:00 PM


 
Tour of Historical Miss. R. Sites
Michael Seider and Joel Hoffman

11:00 AM-5:00 PM


 
Wireless Availability
Denise Spencer

12:00 PM-2:30 PM


 
AFS Journal Editors Luncheon
Denise Spencer

1:00 PM-2:45 PM


 
Fisheries Administration Section
Dirk Miller

1:00 PM-4:00 PM


 
Kid's Fishing Event
Leah Weyandt

1:00 PM-5:00 PM


 
AFS Time & Place Committee Meeting
Denise Spencer

 
Collaborative Negotiations
Kathryn Winkler

 
Sound Metrics ARIS Technology
Kathryn Winkler

 
VEMCO Acoustic Telemetry Technology
Kathryn Winkler

2:00 PM-6:00 PM


 
Poster Set-up
Cindy Tomcko

 
Trade Show Exhibitor Move-in
Shawn Johnston

2:00 PM-8:00 PM


 
AV Loading
Eric Kretschman

2:45 PM-3:15 PM


 
Fisheries Admin. and Mgt. Sections Joint Mtg
Dirk Miller

3:15 PM-5:00 PM


 
Fisheries Management Section Meeting
Dirk Miller

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


 
Equal Opportunities Section Meeting
Lonnie Gonsalves

3:30 PM-5:30 PM


 
Midwest Glacial Lakes Steering Comm. Mtg
Katie Haws

5:00 PM-7:00 PM


 
AFS Fish Culture Section Meeting
Jim Bowker

 
Education Section Meeting
Michael C. Quist

 
Estuaries and Marine Fisheries Sections
Lee Benaka

5:15 PM-6:45 PM


 
Fisheries History Section Meeting
David Clapp

7:00 PM-10:00 PM


 
Welcome to Twin Cities Social
Joel Hoffman

Monday, August 20, 2012

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM


 
AFS 2012 Operations Team Briefing
Donald L. Pereira

 
Plenary Speakers Breakfast
Denise Spencer

7:00 AM-6:00 PM


 
AFS2012 Command Post
Ray Valley

 
AV Loading
Eric Kretschman

7:30 AM-6:00 PM


 
Info Booth
Tom Jones

 
Registration
Tom Jones

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


 
Plenary Session
William L. Fisher

9:00 AM-11:00 AM


 
Trade Show Exhibitor Move-in
Shawn Johnston

9:00 AM-5:00 PM


 
Poster
Cindy Tomcko

9:00 AM-6:00 PM


 
Poster Set-up
Cindy Tomcko

9:30 AM-10:00 AM


 
Break
Joel Hoffman and Brian Nerbonne

11:30 AM-6:00 PM


 
CyberCafe
Denise Spencer

11:30 AM-8:30 PM


 
Raffle and Silent Auction Open
Brian Borkholder and Denise Spencer

 
Trade Show Open
Denise Spencer

12:30 PM-2:30 PM


 
Plenary Speakers & Award Luncheon
Denise Spencer

1:00 PM-2:30 PM


 
Electronic Services Advisory Board
Joanna Whittier

1:15 PM-3:00 PM


 
Double-Crested Cormorants and Fisheries Management: Policy, Perceptions, and Research
Tom Heinrich, Doug Schultz and Steve Windels

 
Ecology & Population Dynamics: Calcified Structures

 
Genetics

 
Physiology

1:15 PM-5:15 PM


 
Best Student Presentation Symposium
Melissa Wuellner and Shannon Fisher

 
Effects of Anthropogenic Chemicals on Chemosensation and Behavior in Fish: Organismal, Ecological, and Regulatory Implications
Joseph Meyer and Greg Pyle

 
Fishery Information Networks as Agents of Change
Peter Lawson, Gil Sylvia and Terry Smith

 
Human Dimensions, Education, & Outreach

 
Moving Beyond Distribution and Abundance in Quantifying Fish Habitat Selection
Karl M. Polivka, Amanda Rosenberger and Amanda E. Rosenberger

 
Standardization in Hydroacoustic Assessments: Fundament or Folly?
David M. Warner, Daniel L. Yule and Patrick M. Kocovsky

 
Symposia and Contributed Papers
Charles S. Anderson

 
Teaming up Atlantic and Pacific Salmonid Biologists to Enhance Recovery of Endangered Salmon in North America
Graham S. Goulette, William R. Ardren and John F. Kocik

 
The Future of Fishing: Leisure, Sport and Conservation
Susan A. Schroeder, Jeremy Bruskotter and David C. Fulton

 
Understanding the Ecological and Social Constraints to Achieving Sustainable Fisheries Resource Policy and Management
Jesse Trushenski, Bruce Vondracek, Jim Bowker, Diane Elliott, Andy Goodwin, Carrie Simon and Melissa Wuellner

2:00 PM-4:00 PM


 
Student Colloquium
Jeffrey D. Fore and Marcus W. Beck

2:30 PM-4:00 PM


 
Fisheries Info and Technology Section Meeting
Joanna Whittier

3:00 PM-3:30 PM


 
Break
Joel Hoffman and Brian Nerbonne

3:30 PM-4:30 PM


 
USFWS Fisheries Strategic Plan Stakeholder Input Mtg
Gwen White

3:30 PM-5:15 PM


 
Economics

 
Natal Origin & Microchemistry

3:30 PM-5:30 PM


 
AFS Journal Editorial Board Meeting
Denise Spencer

4:00 PM-5:00 PM


 
AFS Hutton Oversight Committee Meeting
Denise Spencer

4:00 PM-5:30 PM


 
Canadian Aquatic Resources Section Meeting
Steven J. Cooke

5:30 PM-6:30 PM


 
Student Subsection Business Meeting
Jeffrey D. Fore

5:30 PM-7:00 PM


 
Genetics Section Meeting
Loren Miller

 
Habitat Section Meeting
Amanda E. Rosenberger

 
Introduced Fish Section Business Meeting
Jeffrey E. Hill

 
Michigan State Alumni and Friends Reception
Sharon Reasoner

6:00 PM-8:30 PM


 
Trade Show and Poster Social
Henry Quinlan and Cindy Tomcko

6:30 PM-8:30 PM


 
Informal Forest Service Meeting
Amy Unthank

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM


 
AFS 2012 Operations Team Briefing
Donald L. Pereira

7:00 AM-9:30 AM


 
AFS Fisheries Magazine Breakfast
Denise Spencer

7:00 AM-6:00 PM


 
AFS2012 Command Post
Ray Valley

 
AV Loading
Eric Kretschman

7:30 AM-5:00 PM


 
Registration
Tom Jones

7:30 AM-6:00 PM


 
Info Booth
Tom Jones

8:00 AM-9:45 AM


 
Best Student Paper: Part 2

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


 
Climate and Fisheries: Responses of a Socio-Ecological System to Global Change
Malin L. Pinsky and James Watson

 
Contaminants, Toxicology, & Fish Health

 
Human Dimensions, Education, and Outreach: Part 2

 
Symposia and Contributed Papers
Charles S. Anderson

 
The New Food Web: Emerging Methods for Bringing Together Social and Ecological Networks
Joel Hoffman, Joseph Luczkovich, Mark R. Vinson and Jeffrey C. Johnson

 
Understanding the Ecological and Social Constraints to Achieving Sustainable Fisheries Resource Policy and Management - Part 2
Bruce Vondracek, Jesse Trushenski, Jim Bowker, Diane Elliott, Andy Goodwin, Carrie Simon and Melissa Wuellner

8:00 AM-3:00 PM


 
Collaboration Through Fisheries Networks: Restoration of Sturgeon and Paddlefish Populations
Stephania K. Bolden and Dewayne A. Fox

 
Development of Sustainable Fisheries Resources Internationally: Useful Tools in Simulations, Modeling, and Planning.
Ashish Thapliyal, Richard S. Brown and Madhu Thapliyal

 
Diel Vertical Migration: Scaling Down from Populations to Individuals
Jason D. Stockwell, Thomas R. Hrabik and Olaf Jensen

 
Free Data: Opportunities in Open-Access Network Databases to Advance Spatiotemporal Scales of Inquiry in Fisheries Science
Ryan M. Utz and Ryan A. McManamay

 
Great Lakes Fish Communities: Tales, Lessons, and Futures
Owen T. Gorman and David J. Jude

 
Making the Connection Between Land, Water, and Sustainable Fisheries: Management Beyond the Aquatic Zone
Andrew Turner, Derek Orner, Karen Terry and Andrew Turner

 
Statistics & Modelling

 
Teaming up Atlantic and Pacific Salmonid Biologists to Enhance Recovery of Endangered Salmon In North America - Part 2
William R. Ardren and John F. Kocik

 
Trout & Salmon

9:00 AM-5:00 PM


 
CyberCafe
Denise Spencer

 
Trade Show Open
Denise Spencer

9:45 AM-10:15 AM


 
Break
Joel Hoffman and Brian Nerbonne

10:00 AM-3:00 PM


 
Best Student Judging

12:00 PM-1:30 PM


 
AFS Award Recipients Luncheon
Denise Spencer

12:00 PM-2:00 PM


 
Project Meeting - Achieving Sustainable Fisheries
Chiara M. Zuccarino-Crowe

12:00 PM-3:00 PM


 
Best Student Paper-Poster Judges' Luncheon
Michael C. Quist

1:15 PM-3:00 PM


 
Asian Carp

 
Constructing Fish Passage Projects
Mike Garello

 
Making Native Fish and Their Habitat Relevant: Contemporary Challenges and Creative Solutions to Generate Broad Public Interest
Katrina Mueller

 
Symposia and Contributed Papers
Charles S. Anderson

 
Understanding Complex Linkages Between Fish and Fisheries in a Changing Ocean
Sigrid Lehuta, Andrew Pershing and Dan Holland

 
Valuing Alternative Views in Fisheries Management
Nancy Auer, Nancy A. Auer and Marty Holtgren

2:30 PM-3:30 PM


 
AFS Book Editorial Advisory Board Meeting
Denise Spencer

3:00 PM-3:30 PM


 
Break
Joel Hoffman and Brian Nerbonne

3:00 PM-6:00 PM


 
Acoustic & Radio Telemetry - New Tools & Technology
Eric Waters

3:30 PM-5:30 PM


 
AFS Business Meeting
Denise Spencer

4:00 PM-6:00 PM


 
Student Career Fair
Marcus W. Beck and Mark Hove

5:00 PM-6:30 PM


 
AFS Minnesota Chapter Business Meeting
Thomas Hrabik

5:30 PM-7:00 PM


 
AFS International Fisheries Section
Felipe Amezcua Jr.

 
Bioengineering Section Business Meeting
John Johnson

6:00 PM-9:00 PM


 
Genetics Section Social and Fundraiser
Loren Miller

6:00 PM-10:00 PM


 
Student Social (Students Only)
Marcus W. Beck

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM


 
AFS 2012 Operations Team Briefing
Donald L. Pereira

 
AFS2012 Volunteer Breakfast
Joel Hoffman

7:00 AM-9:00 AM


 
Spawning Run 5K
Heather Baird

7:00 AM-6:00 PM


 
AFS2012 Command Post
Ray Valley

 
AV Loading
Eric Kretschman

8:00 AM-9:45 AM


 
Comparing and Contrasting Fisheries Research and Management Paradigms Across Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Edward F. Roseman, Jeffrey S. Schaeffer, Douglas S. Vaughan and Steven X. Cadrin

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


 
Fisheries Data Dissemination - Building Better Networks for Public Consumption of Fish Data
Jeff Kopaska and Thomas Litts

 
Symposia and Contributed Papers
Charles S. Anderson

8:00 AM-3:00 PM


 
Spawning & Recruitment

 
The Interdependence of Fish Populations and Their Food Webs in Temporally Varying Environments.
Brian J. Shuter and Nigel P. Lester

8:00 AM-5:00 PM


 
Registration
Tom Jones

8:00 AM-5:15 PM


 
Advances in Telemetry in the Great Lakes and Beyond
Chris Holbrook, Thomas Binder, Todd A. Hayden and Charles C. Krueger

 
Biology and Control of Invasive Fishes: Lessons Across Species and Regions
Peter W. Sorensen and Przemyslaw G. Bajer

 
Collaboration Through Fisheries Networks: Restoration of Sturgeon and Paddlefish Populations - Part 2
Stephania K. Bolden and Dewayne A. Fox

 
Effects of Climate and Land Use Changes on Fish and Fish Habitat in Streams and Lakes: Special Emphasis on Strategies for Fisheries Management and Conservation
Damon Krueger, Yin-Phan Tsang and Dana M. Infante

 
Fish Habitat Condition Assessment in the Midwest and Great Plains
Robert A. Klumb and Maureen Gallagher

 
Habitat & Water Quality

 
Innovations In Thermal Research and Ecological Effect From Thermal Discharges
Thomas L. Englert, Douglas Bradley and Margaret Murphy

 
Management: Monitoring, Sampling, & Aquaculture

 
Science and Management Community Aquatic Habitat Connectivity Discussion
Dale Burkett, John M. Dettmers, Gary Isbell, Dr. Brian D. Anderson, Patrick J. Doran and Brian Anderson, Ph.D.

 
The NOAA Habitat Blueprint: Improving Fisheries, Marine Life, and Coastal Communities Through Habitat Conservation
Brian Pawlak, Helen McMillan, Terra Lederhouse and Karen Abrams

 
Upper Mississippi River Restoration: Combining Habitat Rehabilitation, Monitoring, and Research to Enhance Fish Communities.
David Potter, Barry Johnson and Mike Jawson

8:00 AM-6:00 PM


 
Info Booth
Tom Jones

9:00 AM-1:00 PM


 
Bioengineering Section & ASCE-EWRI Fish Passage
Abigail Franklin

9:00 AM-2:00 PM


 
CyberCafe
Denise Spencer

 
Trade Show Open
Denise Spencer

9:45 AM-10:15 AM


 
Break
Joel Hoffman and Brian Nerbonne

10:15 AM-5:15 PM


 
Connectivity in Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems: Patterns, Processes and Consequences
Thomas J. Miller, Howard M. Townsend and Robert J. Gamble

12:00 PM-1:00 PM


 
Water Quality Section
Douglas Bradley

12:00 PM-2:00 PM


 
AFS Past President's Luncheon
Denise Spencer

 
Poster Take-Down
Cindy Tomcko

1:15 PM-5:15 PM


 
New Perspectives in Fish Habitat: Remote Sensing, Modeling, and Scaling
R. Daniel Hanks, John A. Sweka, Joe Margraf, Kyle J. Hartman and Amanda E. Rosenberger

 
Symposia and Contributed Papers
Charles S. Anderson

2:30 PM-4:00 PM


 
AFS 2013 Team Meeting
Darrell Bowman

3:00 PM-3:30 PM


 
Break
Joel Hoffman and Brian Nerbonne

3:30 PM-5:15 PM


 
Communities & Ecosystems: Foodwebs

 
Communities & Ecosystems: Structure

5:30 PM-11:00 PM


 
A Taste of Minnesota: The Famous and Infamous!
Patrick Ceas

9:00 PM-9:30 PM


 
Raffle Closed and Announcement of Winners
Brian Borkholder

Thursday, August 23, 2012

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7:00 AM-8:00 AM


 
AFS 2012 Operations Team Briefing
Donald L. Pereira

7:00 AM-8:30 AM


 
AFS Incoming Governing Board Breakfast
Denise Spencer

7:00 AM-6:00 PM


 
AFS2012 Command Post
Ray Valley

8:00 AM-9:45 AM


 
Habitat & Water Quality 2

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


 
Communities & Ecosystems

 
Effects of Climate and Land Use Changes On Fish and Fish Habitat In Streams and Lakes: Special Emphasis On Strategies for Fisheries Management and Conservation - Part 2
Damon Krueger, Yin-Phan Tsang and Dana M. Infante

 
Registration
Tom Jones

 
Role of Forage Species in Ecosystem Approaches to Management
Derek Orner, Steve Meyers and Joseph Smith

 
Science Communication: Information Delivery and the New Face of 21st Century
Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey and Elden Hawkes Jr.

 
Science and Management Community Aquatic Habitat Connectivity Discussion - Part 2
Dale Burkett, John M. Dettmers, Gary Isbell, Brian Anderson, Ph.D. and Patrick J. Doran

 
Symposia and Contributed Papers
Charles S. Anderson

 
The National Fish Habitat Partnership - Building Relationships to Enhance Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems
Gary Whelan, Thomas R. Busiahn, Emily Greene and Douglas Stang

8:00 AM-3:00 PM


 
Management: Regulations & Fishing Effects

8:00 AM-4:00 PM


 
Info Booth
Tom Jones

8:00 AM-5:15 PM


 
Biology and Control of Invasive Fishes: Lessons Across Species and Regions - Part 2
Peter W. Sorensen and Przemyslaw G. Bajer

 
Lake Trout East and West: What Can We Learn by Comparing Lake Trout Restoration in the Eastern USA to Lake Trout Suppression in the Western USA?
Michael J. Hansen and Robert E. Gresswell

 
Missouri and Mississippi River Flooding 2011: Impacts of Historic Flows on Big River Systems
Wells Adams Jr., Gerald E. Mestl, R. Scott Gangl and Quinton Phelps

 
The Role of Molecular Genetics in Fisheries Management in the Great Lakes Region
Wendylee Stott, Kim Scribner, Chris Wilson and Brian L. Sloss

 
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 75th Anniversary
Ron Essig, Robert Curry, Brian Bohnsack and Doug Nygren

9:45 AM-10:15 AM


 
Break
Joel Hoffman and Brian Nerbonne

10:15 AM-12:00 PM


 
Stakeholder Involvement in Fisheries Science: New Approaches and New Partnerships
Jeffrey S. Schaeffer and Edward F. Roseman

10:15 AM-5:15 PM


 
Calibration, Validation and Other Recent Progress on the AFS Standard Methods for Sampling Freshwater Fish.
Nigel P. Lester, Scott A. Bonar and Norman Mercado Silva

1:00 PM-4:00 PM


 
TC - Little Rock Handoff Luncheon (invitation only)
Donald L. Pereira

1:15 PM-3:00 PM


 
Dams and Fish Passage

 
Ecology & Population Dyanmics: Freshwater Fish

 
Ecology & Population Dynamics: Forage

 
Geomorphic-Based Design Responses to Natural Disasters
Roy Schiff

 
Trout & Salmon: Part 2

1:15 PM-5:15 PM


 
Fish Habitat and the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009
Lee Benaka and Abigail Franklin

 
Symposia and Contributed Papers
Charles S. Anderson

3:00 PM-3:30 PM


 
Break
Joel Hoffman and Brian Nerbonne

6:00 PM-8:00 PM


 
Goodbye Twin Cities, Hello Little Rock Social
Patrick Ceas

Friday, August 24, 2012

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9:00 AM-11:30 AM


 
Tour of St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
Brian Nerbonne and Joel Hoffman

9:00 AM-12:00 PM


 
Miss. R. Bike Tour with Park Ranger
Michael Seider and Joel Hoffman
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