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VOL 34 NO 8 AUGUST 2009 Fish News Legislative Update Journal Highlights Fisheries Calendar FisheriesAmerican Fisheries Society • www.fi sheries.org Job Center Invasive Species Policy at the Regional Level: A Multiple Weak Links Problem On the Boots of Fishermen: The History of Didymo Blooms on Vancouver Island, BC Are We Doing All We Can to Stem the Tide of Illegal Fish Stocking? Fisheries • v o l 34 n o 8 • a u g u s t 2009 • w w w .f i s h e r i e s .o r g 365 Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes Scott A. Bonar, Wayne A. Hubert, and David W. Willis, editors This important reference book provides standard sampling methods recommended by the American Fisheries Society for assessing and monitoring freshwater fish populations in North America. Methods apply to ponds, reservoirs, natural lakes, and streams and rivers containing cold and warmwater fishes. Range-wide and eco-regional averages for indices of abundance, population structure, and condition for individual species are supplied to facilitate comparisons of standard data among populations. Provides information on converting nonstandard to standard data, statistical and database procedures for analyzing and storing standard data, and methods to prevent transfer of invasive species while sampling. 284 biologists and managers from 107 agencies, universities, and businesses contributed to the book as authors, reviewers, or sponsors. 335 pages, hardcover, index List price: $60.00 AFS Member price: $42.00 Item Number: 550.59C Published August 2009 TO ORDER: Online: www.afsbooks.org American Fisheries Society c/o Books International P.O. Box 605 Herndon, VA 20172 Phone: 703-661-1570 Fax: 703-996-1010 366 Fisheries • v o l 34 n o 8 • a u g u s t 2009 • w w w .f i s h e r i e s .o r g VOL 34 NO 8 August 2009 Contents AmericFisheriesAn Fisheries society • www.Fisheries.org EDITORIAL / SUBSCRIPTION / CIRCULATION OFFICES COLUMN: 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 110 • Bethesda, MD 20814-2199 301/897-8616 • fax 301/897-8096 • [email protected] 368 PRESIDENT’S HOOK The American Fisheries Society (AFS), founded in 1870, Thanks to Our Skilled and Talented is the oldest and largest professional society representing members for a great year! fisheries scientists. The AFS promotes scientific research and enlightened management of aquatic resources for optimum The AFS president relies heavily on the time and use and enjoyment by the public. It also encourages commitment of AFS members to accomplish comprehensive education of fisheries scientists and their plan of work. continuing on-the-job training. William G. Franzin AFS OFFICERS FISHERIES STAFF EDITORS 373 NEWS: PRESIDENT SENIOR EDITOR SCIENCE EDITORS William G. Franzin Madeleine Hall-Arber 369 FISHERIES Ghassan “Gus” N. Rassam Ken Ashley PRESIDENT ELECT Doug Beard Donald C. Jackson DIRECTOR OF Ken Currens JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS: 382 PUBLICATIONS William E. Kelso FIRST Aaron Lerner Deirdre M. Kimball 370 North AMERICAN VICE PRESIDENT Robert T. Lackey Wayne A. Hubert JOURNAL OF FISHERIES mAnAging editor Dennis Lassuy Allen Rutherford MANAGEMENT SECOND Beth Beard VICE PRESIDENT Book review William L. Fisher PRODUCTION EDITOR EDITORS UPDATE: Cherie Worth Francis Juanes PAST PRESIDENT Ben Letcher 371 LeGISLation AND POLICY Mary C. Fabrizio Keith Nislow Elden Hawkes, Jr. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ABSTRACT TRANSLATION Ghassan “Gus” N. Rassam Pablo del Monte Luna FISHERIES CURRENTS Dues and fees for 2009 are: 372 sCIENCE NEWS FROM AFS $76 in North America ($88 elsewhere) for regular members, $19 in North America ($22 elsewhere) for student members, FEATURE: and $38 ($44) retired members. Fees include $19 for Fisheries subscription. 373 INTRODUCED SPECIES Nonmember and library subscription rates are $132 ($127). Invasive Species Policy at the Regional Level: Price per copy: $3.50 member; $6 nonmember. A Multiple Weak Links Problem Fisheries (ISSN 0363-2415) is published monthly by the Regional regulations are needed for invasive American Fisheries Society; 5410 Grosvenor Lane, species. Currently, inconsistent regulations among Suite 110; Bethesda, MD 20814-2199 ©copyright 2009. Periodicals postage paid at Bethesda, Maryland, and at states and vectors make slowing the spread of an additional mailing office. A copy of Fisheries Guide for invasive species unlikely in the Great Lakes region. Authors is available from the editor or the AFS website, Jody A. Peters and David M. Lodge www.fisheries.org. If requesting from the managing editor, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your request. Republication or systematic or multiple FEATURE: reproduction of material in this publication is permitted only under consent or license from the American Fisheries Society. 382 INTRODUCED SPECIES Postmaster: Send address changes to Fisheries, American On the Boots of Fishermen: Fisheries Society; 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 110; Bethesda, The History of Didymo Blooms on Vancouver MD 20814-2199. Island, British Columbia Fisheries is printed on 10% post-consumer Evidence mounts that an invasive, bloom-forming 389 recycled paper with soy-based printing inks. variant of didymo is being spread regionally and globally by fishermen. Max L. Bothwell, Donovan R. Lynch, Harlan Wright, and John Deniseger Advertising Index ESSAY: Emperor Aquatics, Inc.. 413 389 INTRODUCED SPECIES COMMITTEE REPORT: Are We Doing All We Can to Stem the Tide of 397 SURVEY RESULTS Floy Tag . 409 Illegal Fish Stocking? 2008 Membership Survey Results It is time for fisheries professionals and agencies Over time women are comprising more of to take definitive action to prevent the illegal the AFS membership. Most members think Frigid Units, Inc. 409 fish stocking that is harming ecosystems and enhancing public outreach should be a threatening valuable fisheries. priority for AFS in the future. Hallltech Aquatic Research, Inc. 381 Brett M. Johnson, Robert Arlinghaus, and Patrick Nancy A. Connelly and Tommy L. Brown J. Martinez Hydroacoustic Technology, Inc.. 416 AFS REPORT: COLUMN: 401 2008 ANNUAL Report Lotek Wireless . 372 395 Director'S LINE Sportfish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund: CALENDAR: Ocean Marine, Inc. 411 User Pays, User Benefits The Sportfish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund 410 FISHERIES EVENTS Oregon RFID. 400 is up for reauthorization as part of the 2009 Transportation Bill. Several groups have come to a ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sonotronics . 396 consensus on key issues. 412 JOB CENTER Tell advertisers you found them through Fisheries! COVER: Red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) being moved through trade. CREDIT: C. Kelly Fisheries • v o l 34 n o 8 • a u g u s t 2009 • w w w .f i s h e r i e s .o r g 367 COLUMN: William G. Franzin AFS President Franzin PRESIDENT’S HOOK can be contacted at [email protected]. Thanks to Our Skilled and Talented Members for a Great Year! Members make a profession. The EMP society great and in this, will be awarded for the my last Hook, I want first time this year in to recognize some AFS I am grateful to all of the Nashville. members who have Also beginning in contributed significantly many committee chairs and Nashville, members to what for me was a of AFS who have successful year. I can members, all members of the maintained their mention only a few memberships for more below because it isn’t Governing Board, members of than 25 years will physically possible for be recognized with me to thank personally the AFS staff, and the many commemorative pins. everyone who helped individual members who Outgoing members of me during this year. I the Governing Board am grateful to all of provided assistance and also will receive special the many committee GB pins acknowledging chairs and members, encouragement to me. their service on the all members of the prime decision-making Governing Board, body of AFS. We cannot members of the AFS staff, thank our members too and the many individual new Strategic Plan ready for often, especially those members who provided assistance implementation in the coming year. that step up and take office to carry and encouragement to me during the on the business of the Society. These I have heard quite a lot of positive year; thank you all. pins are small but visible tokens of feedback, so if you haven’t read it The skilled and talented members gratitude. please have a look. of AFS facilitate the job of president. Our new online-only, open- Gwen White, our tireless This year, I set out to complete new access journal, Marine and Coastal constitutional consultant (CC), has initiatives that were begun by my Fisheries, has been published with two predecessors, Jennifer Nielsen been updating our Constitution, 11 papers in the first volume, and Mary Fabrizio. Early last fall, Rules, and Procedures continuously thanks to tremendous efforts by the the Society had to focus efforts on during her term as CC, completing Publications Oversight Committee restraining costs as the ongoing work begun earlier by Dirk Miller chaired by Steven Cooke, the recession unfolded and the potential and Joe Margraf. Former AFS editorial group led by Don Noakes, of moving our offices evaporated. In President Ira Adelman will relieve and staff members Aaron Lerner spite of a year in which the economic Gwen in 2009 following her and Donna Davis. Steve also will downturn shrunk our reserves and completion of two terms as CC. I be facilitating the Governing Board cut into attendance at several Unit especially thank Gwen for assisting retreat at Nashville as we explore meetings, it has not been without me to streamline the president’s options
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