Practical Applications of Sturgeon Research, Part 2

Wednesday, August 20, 2014: 8:20 AM-3:10 PM
206A (Centre des congrès de Québec // Québec City Convention Centre)
8:20 AM
W-206A-1
Long Term Migration Patterns of Adult Lake Sturgeon, Winnebago System, Wisconsin
Ronald M. Bruch, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Ryan Koenigs, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Frederick Binkowski, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences

8:40 AM
W-206A-2
Lake Sturgeon Reintroduction and Movement in the Upper Wolf River, Wisconsin
Ryan Koenigs, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Ronald M. Bruch, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Donald Reiter, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; Dave Grignon, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

9:00 AM
W-206A-3
Lake Sturgeon on the Move? Identification of Lake Sturgeon Migrants into a Genetically Deficient Area
Darren Wood, West Virginia University; Amy Welsh, West Virginia University; Douglas M. Carlson, NYSDEC

9:20 AM
W-206A-4
Atlantic Sturgeon Movements and Habitat Use in the Penobscot River, with Implications of Dam Removal
Megan Altenritter, University of Maine; Gayle Zydlewski, University of Maine; Michael Kinnison, University of Maine; Matthew Dzaugis, University of Texas at Austin; Joseph Zydlewski, U.S. Geological Survey, Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Matthew E. L. Altenritter, University of Maine

9:40 AM
W-206A-5
Description and Analysis of Spawning Sounds Produced By Lake Sturgeon, Acipenser Fulvescens
Chris Bocast, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ryan Koenigs, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Ronald M. Bruch, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

10:00 AM
W-206A-6
Wednesday Morning Break


10:30 AM
W-206A-6
Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Critical Walleye and Lake Sturgeon Spawning Habitat below a Hydroelectric Dam in the Rainy River, Ontario
Jeff Muirhead, University of Waterloo; Adrienne Smith, University of Waterloo; William Annable, University of Waterloo; Michael Power, University of Waterloo; Karen Smokorowski, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada

10:50 AM
W-206A-7
Spawning of Endangered Pallid Sturgeon in the Yellowstone River, Montana and North Dakota
Patrick J. Braaten, U.S. Geological Survey; Jason C. Rhoten, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks; David B. Fuller, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks; Tyler M. Haddix, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks; Caroline M. Elliott, U.S. Geological Survey; Aaron J. DeLonay, U.S. Geological Survey; Kimberly A. Chojnacki, U.S. Geological Survey; Robert B. Jacobson, U.S. Geological Survey; Christopher J. Wesolek, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks; Kenneth M. Backes, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

11:10 AM
W-206A-8
Spawning Behavior and Ecology of Shovelnose Sturgeon in an Artificial River
Kevin Kappenman, USFWS, Bozeman Fish Technology Center; Molly Webb, USFWS, Bozeman Fish Technology Center; Mariah Talbott, USFWS, Bozeman Fish Technology Center; Christopher Guy, USGS, Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Montana State University

11:30 AM
W-206A-9
Use of Direct Observational Techniques to Assess the Effects of Flow on White Sturgeon Egg Predation
Larry Hildebrand, Golder Associates Ltd.; Paul Grutter, Golder Associates Ltd.; Llewellyn Matthews, Columbia Power Corporation

11:50 AM
W-206A-10
In Situ Assessment of Lampricide Toxicity to Age-0 Lake Sturgeon in the Great Lakes
Lisa O'Connor, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Thomas Pratt, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Todd B. Steeves, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Brian Stephens, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Michael Boogaard, US Geological Survey; Cheryl Kaye, US Fish and Wildlife Service

12:10 PM
W-206A-11
Wednesday Lunch


1:30 PM
W-206A-11
Vulnerabilities of Early Life-Stages of Atlantic Sturgeon and Shortnose Sturgeon to Contaminant and Thermal Stressors
R. Christopher Chambers, NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC Howard Laboratory; Ehren Habeck, NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC Howard Laboratory; Allison Candelmo, NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC Howard Laboratory; Isaac Wirgin, New York University School of Medicine

1:50 PM
W-206A-12
Characterization of Patterns of Sturgeon and Paddlefish Spawning and Dispersal in the Lower Missouri River to Guide Restoration Actions
Aaron J. DeLonay, U.S. Geological Survey; Kimberly A. Chojnacki, U.S. Geological Survey; Caroline M. Elliott, U.S. Geological Survey; Susannah O. Erwin, U.S. Geological Survey; David K. Combs, Five Rivers Services, LLC; Amy E. George, U.S. Geological Survey; Edward Heist, Southern Illinois University

2:10 PM
W-206A-13
Activity of Young-of-the-Year Kootenai River White Sturgeon and Connecticut River Shortnose Sturgeon in Response to the Winter Temperature Cycle
Boyd Kynard, BK-Riverfish, LLC and Environmental Conservation Department; Erika Parker, BK-Riverfish, LLC; Brian Kynard, BK-Riverfish, LLC; Martin Horgan, BK-Riverfish, LLC

2:30 PM
W-206A-14
Microchemical Analysis of Dorsal Scutes to Infer the Origins and Life Histories of Shortnose Sturgeon
Matthew E. L. Altenritter, University of Maine; Michael Kinnison, University of Maine; Gayle Zydlewski, University of Maine; Joseph D. Zydlewski, U.S. Geological Survey: Maine Cooperative Fisheries and Wildlife Research Unit; Martin Yates, University of Maine

2:50 PM
W-206A-15
Comparing Pectoral Fin-Clip and Dorsal Muscle Tissue in an Investigation of Lake Sturgeon Trophic Ecology Using Stable Isotope Analysis
Adrienne Smith, University of Waterloo; Michael Power, University of Waterloo; Jerome Marty, WSP Canada Inc; Karen Smokorowski, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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