Gear Evaluation and Population Assessment

Wednesday, September 11, 2013: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Harris Brake (The Marriott Little Rock)
This is a session on Gear Evaluation and Population Assessment
Moderator:
Rick Eades
1:00 PM
Flathead Catfish Gear Assessment and Demographics in the Wabash River
Cassi J. Moody, Eastern Illinois University; Leslie D. Franklin, Illinois Department of Natural Resources; Greg G. Sass, Illinois Natural History Survey; Robert E. Colombo, Eastern Illinois University

1:20 PM
Fish Assemblage Structure in Side Channels of the Kootenai River, Idaho
Carson Watkins, University of Idaho; Michael C. Quist, U.S. Geological Survey, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

1:40 PM
Determining the Most Appropriate Specification of Walleye Natural Mortality in Stock Assessment Models for Mille Lacs, Minnesota
Patrick Schmalz, Minnesota DNR; Mark Luehring, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission; Joe Dan Rose, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission; John Hoenig, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary; Melissa Drake, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

2:20 PM
Distributions of a Larval Fish Community in a Puerto Rico Reservoir
M. Clint Lloyd, Mississippi State University; J. Wesley Neal, Mississippi State University

2:40 PM
Impact of Restoration On Fishes, Macroinvertebrates and Habitat Quality in Kickapoo Creek Near Charleston, IL
Manisha Pant, Eastern Illinois University; John L. West, Eastern Illinois University; Trent Thomas, Illinois Department of Natural Resources; Robert E. Colombo, Eastern Illinois University

3:00 PM
Wednesday PM Break


3:20 PM
Identifying Sampling Methods to Reliably Index Spring Age-1 Walleye Relative Abundance in South Dakota Natural Lakes
Jeffrey Grote, South Dakota State University; Melissa Wuellner, South Dakota State University

3:40 PM
“Utility of Fyke Nets and Tandem Hoop Nets for Sampling Iowa Panfish Populations”
Randall D. Schultz, Iowa Department of Natural Resources; Mark Flammang, Iowa Department of Natural Resources; Michael Weber, Iowa State University

4:00 PM
Catch At Age Models: Does Sex Matter?
Melissa Drake, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; Patrick Schmalz, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; Mark Luehring, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission; Joe Dan Rose, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission; John Hoenig, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary

4:20 PM
Natural Mortality Estimation Within Statistical Catch-At-Age Models for Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper: A Comparison of Modeling Assumptions
Matthew Vincent, Virginia Tech; Yan Jiao, Virginia Tech; John Walter III, NOAA Fisheries

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