| Time |
Authors |
Affiliation |
Title |
| 1:00 - 1:20 PM |
Grann, D. H., D. A. Jensen, and N. Schmal |
Wildlife Forever; Brooklyn Center, MN |
STOP AQUATIC HITCHHIKERS! (SAH) - Threat Campaign: Prevent
introduction of aquatic invasive species |
| 1:20 - 1:40 PM |
Hendrickson, D. A., A. E. Cohen, L. Dugan, and B. LaBay |
University of Texas, Austin, TX |
The Fishes of Texas
database and ecological niche modeling for better understanding the
conservation of the state's freshwater fishes |
| 1:40 - 2:00 PM |
Marshall, S., R. Waddell, and T. Fedler |
FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Tallahassee, FL |
Using long-term angler education to develop aquatic stewards |
| 2:00 - 2:20 PM |
Terre, D. R. |
TPWD; Austin, TX |
The Toyota Texas Bass Classic: a new paradigm for professional
bass fishing tournaments |
| 2:20 - 2:40 PM |
May, M. E., and L. A. Linam |
TPWD; Austin, TX |
Texas mussel watch, a citizen science volunteer monitoring
program |
| 2:40 - 3:00 PM |
Woodward, A. G., S. G. Gaddis, and D. J. Mericle |
Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources; Brunswick, GA |
Georgia's marine sportfish carcass recovery project |
| 3:00 - 3:30 PM |
|
|
Break |
| 3:30 - 3:50 PM |
Robinson, S. |
Southeast Aquatic Res. Partnership (SARP); Social Circle, GA |
The Southeast Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP) and
implementation of a regional fisheries habitat plan |
| 3:50 - 4:10 PM |
Fisher, M. R. |
TPWD; Rockport, TX |
24-hour monitoring of boat ramp use |
| 4:10 - 4:30 PM |
Webb, M. A., and E. Chilton II |
TPWD; Bryan, TX |
A case history of integrated plant management for hydrilla
control |
| 4:30 - 4:50 PM |
Gunter, R., T. Cook, and M. A. Webb |
Seven Coves Bass Club; Willis Texas |
Lake Conroe re-vegetation: a cooperative management project |
| 4:50 - 5:10 PM |
Ireland, P., M. Siffuentes, F. Gelwick, and M. A. Webb |
Texas A&M University; College Station, TX |
Changes in native aquatic
vegetation and associated fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages following
addition of triploid grass carp to manage Hydrilla
verticillata in Lake Conroe, Texas |
| 5:10 - 5:30 PM |
Gocke, K., F. Gelwick, and M. A. Webb |
Texas A&M University; College Station, TX |
Impacts of watershed changes on the Lake Conroe fish community |
| Time |
Authors |
Affiliation |
Title |
| 8:00 - 8:20 AM |
Rodney, W., and J. Sandberg |
TPWD; Dickinson, TX |
Use of acoustic methods,
underwater video and core sampling to assess oyster reef habitats in two
southeast Texas estuaries |
| 8:20 - 8:40 AM |
Balboa, W. A., D. McDonald, J. Harper, and B. Bowling |
TPWD; Dickinson, TX |
An assessment of oyster reef and shoreline habitat use by
estuarine finfish in East Matagorda Bay, Texas |
| 8:40 - 9:00 AM |
Mambretti, J., and T. Stelly |
TPWD; Port Arthur, TX |
Assessment of biotype
assemblages associated with subtidal oyster habitat in Sabine Lake to help
characterize oyster reefs as essential fish habitat |
| 9:00 - 9:20 AM |
Blandon, I. R., R. R. Vega, R. Ward, and K. Cammarata |
TPWD; Corpus Christi, TX |
Utilization of genetic
markers on the evaluation of southern flounder
Paralichthys lethostigma genetic resources in the
Texas coast, applications to the design of a stock enhancement program for
this species |
| 9:20 - 9:40 AM |
Martinez-Andrade, F., and M. R. Fisher |
TPWD; Corpus Christi, TX |
Observed effects of temperature on southern flounder
recruitment in Texas: are flounder feeling the heat? |
| 9:40 - 10:00 AM |
Anderson, J. D., and W. J. Karel |
TPWD; Palacios, TX |
Limited genetic
divergence in populations of the sheepshead (Archosargus
probatocephalus) from the northern Gulf of Mexico,
despite strong morphological divergence |
| 10:00 - 10:30 AM |
|
|
Break |
| 10:30 - 10:50 AM |
Wagner, T., and A. D. Morris |
TPWD; Corpus Christi, TX |
Characterization of abandoned crab traps and bycatch during
the 2002-2007 Texas crab season closures |
| 10:50 - 11:10 AM |
Dorf, B. A., and M. R. Fisher |
TPWD; Rockport, TX |
Fishery-independent catch of young-of-the-year red snapper in
the Texas Territorial Sea, 1985-2007 |
| 11:10 - 11:30 AM |
Meador, K., F. Grubbs, and J. Leitz |
TPWD; Rockport, TX |
Monitoring changes in
boater behavior regarding seagrass conservation in Redfish Bay State
Scientific Area, Texas |
| 11:30 - 11:50 AM |
Pridgen, D., P. Trial, F. Grubbs, M. R. Fisher, and A. Summers |
TPWD; Rockport, TX |
Evaluation of regulatory protection of seagrasses in the
Redfish Bay State Scientific Area, Texas |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM |
|
|
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 1:20 PM |
O'Neal, C. C., C. S. Bonnot, C. M. Moore, J. Bixby, and D.
Abrego |
TPWD; Lake Jackson, TX |
Comparison of flaxseed
and cottonseed meals on water quality, zooplankton and red drum fingerling
production in plastic-lined ponds |
| 1:20 - 1:40 PM |
Baird, M. S., and R. K. Betsill |
TPWD; Waco, TX |
Poststocking survival of red drum in power plant reservoirs |
| 1:40 - 2:00 PM |
Hysmith, B. T., J. H. Moczygemba, L. T. Fries, and D.
Lutz-Carrillo |
TPWD; Pottsboro, TX |
Striped bass inbreeding,
population substructure, and genetic variation in Lake Texoma and the Red
River, Texas-Oklahoma |
| 2:00 - 2:20 PM |
Smith, N. G. |
TPWD; Mountain Home, TX |
Seasonal changes in body condition of striped bass in Lake
Buchanan, Texas |
| 2:20 - 2:40 PM |
Sparrow, R. |
TPWD; Jasper, TX |
Effect of LHRH injections on spawning and fingerling
production of blue catfish |
| 2:40 - 3:00 PM |
Bushon, A. M., A. P. Wheeler, and D. L. Yow |
NC Wildlife Resources Commission; Waynesville, NC |
Contribution of stocked fingerling walleye to age-1 abundance
in Hiwassee Reservoir |
| 3:00 - 3:30 PM |
|
|
Break |
| 3:30 - 3:50 PM |
Tibbs, J. E. |
TPWD; Waco, TX |
Largemouth bass stocking and genetics in Texas |
| 3:50 - 4:10 PM |
Ashe, D., J. W. Schlechte, and T. Driscoll |
TPWD; Jasper, TX |
Predator density and size
structure in different habitats of Toledo Bend Reservoir, with implications
for increasing stocked largemouth bass survival |
| 4:10 - 4:30 PM |
Terre, D. R., H. L. Schramm, Jr., J. M. Grizzle, and L. T.
Fries |
TPWD; Austin, TX |
Dealing with largemouth bass virus: benefits of multi-sector
collaboration |
| 4:30 - 4:50 PM |
Scott, M. K., J. Dennis, and R. Myers |
TPWD; San Angelo, TX |
Post-tournament bass mortality associated with a release tube
compared to other release methods |
| 4:50 - 5:10 PM |
Bonds, C. C., M. Howell, A. Jubar, R. A. Ott, Jr., J. W.
Schlechte, and M. K. Scott |
TPWD; Tyler, TX |
Comparison of single-cod and dual-cod trap nets for sampling
crappie in Texas reservoirs |
| Time |
Authors |
Affiliation |
Title |
| 8:00 - 8:20 AM |
Panek, F. M., J. Atkinson, and J. Coll |
USGS; Kearneysville, WV |
Pathogens associated with
native and exotic trout populations in Shenandoah National Park and the
relationships to fish stocking practices |
| 8:20 - 8:40 AM |
Richards, A. L., B. A. Lubinski, T. L. King, S. E. Moore, and
L. S. Webb |
USGS; Kearneysville, WV |
Characterization of the
genetic structure among brook trout (Salvelinus
fontinalis) within LeConte Creek, Tennessee – a
recently founded population formed by the introduction of three genetically
distinct populations from the Pigeon/French Broad River system |
| 8:40 - 9:00 AM |
Hining, K. J., and D. A. Besler |
NC Wildlife Resources Commission; Moravian Falls, NC |
Effects of Stream Restoration on Trout in Two Northwestern
North Carolina Streams |
| 9:00 - 9:20 AM |
Hansbarger, J. L., J. T. Petty, and P. M. Mazik |
WV Division of Natural Resources; Pt. Pleasant, WV |
Microhabitat use by brook
trout inhabiting small tributaries and a large river main stem: implications
for stream habitat restoration in the upper Shavers Fork, West Virginia |
| 9:20 - 9:40 AM |
Magnelia, S. J., M. J. De Jesus, G. C. Cummings, and J. L.
Duty |
TPWD; San Marcos, TX |
Comparison of plastic pipe and juniper Juniperus
ashei tree fish attractors in a central Texas
reservoir |
| 9:40 - 10:00 AM |
Kuklinski, K. E., and J. Boxrucker |
OK Fishery Research Laboratory; Norman, OK |
Catfish angling and harvest statistics with an emphasis on
trophy blue catfish management in Oklahoma |
| 10:00 - 10:30 AM |
|
|
Break |
| 10:30 - 10:50 AM |
Jolley, J. C., and E. R. Irwin |
Auburn University; Auburn, AL |
Use of a modified fish
health assessment and liver lipid content to describe condition of three
catfish species in the Coosa River, Alabama |
| 10:50 - 11:10 AM |
Newhard, J. J. |
University of Maryland - Eastern Shore; Princess Anne, MD |
Do freshwater habitats enhance growth of juvenile white perch
(Morone americana)? |
| 11:10 - 11:30 AM |
Halloran, B. T., D. A. Rutherford, M. D. Kaller, and W. E.
Kelso |
Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA |
Does the fox really need the hare? Evaluating the annual degree
of overlap between ichthyoplankton and zooplankton communities on the
floodplain. |
| 11:30 - 11:50 AM |
Robertson, C. R. |
TPWD; San Marcos, TX |
Importance of river-floodplain connections for sympatric gar
species in a temperate floodplain river |
| 11:50 - 12:10 PM |
Bonvillain, C. P., A. M. Ferrara, and Q. C. Fontenot |
Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA |
Relative abundance and biomass estimate of a spotted gar
(Lepisosteus oculatus) population in a seasonally connected
large river floodplain lake |
| Time |
Authors |
Affiliation |
Title |
| 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Martinez, G. F. C., F. A. Rojo, C. L. M. Tovar, F. Gelwick,
and J. L E. Rodriguez |
Universidad Juarez del Estado de Durango; Durango, Mexico |
Stomach content of the catfish Ictalurus
sp. In the Lazaro Cardenas Reservoir, Inde
Durango, Mexico |
| 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Webb, M. A., R. A. Ott, Jr., R. M. Smart, and G. O. Dick |
TPWD; Bryan; TX |
Evaluation of methods for establishing native aquatic
vegetation in seven Texas reservoirs |
| 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Morris, A. D., and F. Martinez-Andrade |
TPWD; Corpus Christi, TX |
Sub-adult tarpon distribution in Texas estuaries 1975 - 2007 |
| 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Binion, G. R., M. J. Catalano, M. S. Allen, and W. E. Pine III |
TPWD; Mathis, TX |
Direct and indirect
estimates of black crappie size selectivity to a common sampling gear:
potential biases and limitations for assessment |
| 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Markos, P., and W. E. Kelso |
Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA |
Evaluating the effects of
physical disturbance on stream benthic macroinvertebrate communities in
southeastern Louisiana |
| 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Renfro, D. J. |
FL Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; Eustis, FL |
Partnering with stakeholders to ensure sustainable freshwater
fisheries in Florida |
| 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Ward, B. M., W. E. Kelso, and M. D. Waller |
Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA |
Relative influence of
reach-level and watershed land use characteristics on fish community
structure in the Bogue Chitto watershed, Louisiana |
| 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Harlan, A. R., W. E. Kelso, and M. D. Kaller |
Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA |
A survey of fishes of concern in the Bogue Lusa and
Pushepetapa river systems in southerastern Louisiana |
| 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Fries, M., M. D. Kaller, W. E. Kelso, and D. G. Kelly |
Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA |
Do physiochemical, water
body, or landscape characteristics influence introgression of Florida-strain
alleles in Louisiana largemouth bass Micropterus
salmoides populations? |
| 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
Carter, C., S. Curtis, and F. Gelwick |
Texas A&M University; College Station, TX |
Stream fish assemblages in an urbanizing watershed |
