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A Primer on Winter, Ice, and Fish VOL 36 NO 1 JANUARY 2011 Fish News Legislative Update Fisheries Journal Highlights FisheriesAmerican Fisheries Society • www.fi sheries.org Calendar Job Center AA PrimerPrimer onon Winter,Winter, Ice,Ice, andand Fish:Fish: WhatWhat FisheriesFisheries BiologistsBiologists ShouldShould KnowKnow aboutabout WinterWinter IceIce ProcessesProcesses andand Stream-dwellingStream-dwelling FishFish Human Population Increase, Economic Growth, and Fish Conservation: Collision Course or Savvy Stewardship Fisheries • v o l 36 n o 1 • j a n u a r y 2011 • w w w .f i s h e r i e s .o r g 1 Visible Tags for Batch A and Individual ID Internal tags can have significant advantages over external tags in terms of retention and reduced effects on the host. However, most internal tags lack the advantage of being visible. Northwest Marine Technology offers two types of tags that are implanted under clear or transparent tissue so that they remain externally visible. Visible Implant Elastomer Tags (VIE) are injected as a liquid that cures to a pliable solid. VIE is available in ten colors (6 fluorescent and 4 non- fluorescent). While VIE is most commonly used for batch B C identification, many codes can be generated by combining tag colors and locations. Our new VI Alpha Tags are used for individual identification. They are 1.2 mm x 2.7 mm and are available with black lettering on fluorescent red, yellow, orange, or green © J. Losos backgrounds. Hundreds of species are successfully tagged with D VIE and VI Alpha Tags. Readability and detection of both tags are enhanced by fluorescing them with the VI Light. Please contact NMT Biological Services to learn more. Photos: (A) VI Alpha Tags provide individual identification and remain visible through the clear adipose eye tissue of this trout. (B) Combining tag colors and locations produces a coding scheme using VIE, as in this burbot, which is fluoresced with the VI Light. (C) Reptiles and amphibians are commonly identified with VIE and VI Alpha. (D) VIE identifies families for shrimp broodstock development. Northwest Marine Technology, Inc. Northwest Marine Technology, Inc. www.nmt.us Shaw Island, Washington, USA Corporate Office Biological Services 360.468.3375 [email protected] 360.596.9400 [email protected] 2 Fisheries • v o l 36 n o 1 • j a n u a r y 2011 • w w w .f i s h e r i e s .o r g VOL 36 NO 1 FisheriesJANUARY 2011 AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY • WWW.FISHERIES.ORG EDITORIAL / SUBSCRIPTION / CIRCULATION OFFICES 5410 Grosvenor Lane, Suite 110 • Bethesda, MD 20814-2199 301/897-8616 • fax 301/897-8096 • main@fi sheries.org The American Fisheries Society (AFS), founded in 1870, is the oldest and largest professional society representing fi sheries scientists. The AFS promotes scientifi c research and enlightened management of aquatic resources for optimum use and enjoyment by the public. It also encourages comprehensive education of fi sheries scientists and continuing on-the-job training. AFS OFFICERS FISHERIES STAFF EDITORS PRESIDENT SENIOR EDITOR SCIENCE EDITORS Wayne A. Hubert Ghassan “Gus” N. Madeleine Hall-Arber Rassam Ken Ashley Contents PRESIDENT ELECT Doug Beard William L. Fisher DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS Ken Currens COLUMN: Karin E. Limburg, Robert M. Hughes, FIRST Aaron Lerner Steven Cooke VICE PRESIDENT Deirdre M. Kimball 4 PRESIDENT’S HOOK Donald C. Jackson, and Brian Czech MANAGING EDITOR Dennis Lassuy SECOND New Frontiers in Fisheries Sarah Gilbert Fox Allen Rutherford VICE PRESIDENT Management and Ecology: Robert Hughes ABSTRACT Jack Williams COLUMN: TRANSLATION BOOK REVIEW Leadership in Collaboration and PAST PRESIDENT Pablo del Monte Luna 36 STUDENTS’ ANGLE Donald C. Jackson EDITORS Coalition Francis Juanes The Gulf Oil Spill: What it means to EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Ben Letcher AFS leadership in collaboration Ghassan “Gus” N. 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Elden Hawkes, Jr. 42 Fisheries 2011 GUIDE FOR AUTHORS FEATURE: 8 FISHERIES SCIENCE CALL FOR AWARD NOMINATIONS: A Primer on Winter, Ice, and Fish: 44 2011 AMERICAN FISHERIES What Fisheries Biologists Should Know Advertising Index about Winter Ice Processes and Stream- SOCIETY AWARDS Advanced Telemetry Systems . 51 dwelling Fish. An in depth description of the interactions NEWS: American Public University . 39 between complex environmental 47 UNITS conditions and the behavior of stream- Floy Tag . 35 dwelling salmonids during winter. CALENDAR: Halltech . 35 Richard S. Brown, Wayne A. Hubert, and 48 2011 AFS CHAPTER AND Steven F. Daly DIVISION MEETINGS Hydroacoustic Technology, Inc. 52 OPINION: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lotek . 38 27 SOCIOECONOMICS 49 AFS 2011 SEATTLE: Northwest Marine Technology, Inc. 2 Human Population Increase, Economic Growth, and Fish Conservation: AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING IN Oregon RFID . 7 Collision Course or Savvy Stewardship? AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE Refl ections on the confl ict between human O.S. Sysstems, Inc. 39 activities and fi sh conservation, and an ANNOUNCEMENTS: appeal for a new way. 50 JOB CENTER Sonotronics . 40 Tell advertisers you found them through COVER: An ice dam on the Grand River, Ontario. The water level is elevated upstream of the dam. Fisheries! CREDIT: R. S. Brown. Fisheries • v o l 36 n o 1 • j a n u a r y 2011 • w w w .f i s h e r i e s .o r g 3 COLUMN: Wayne Hubert AFS President Hubert PRESIDENT’S HOOK may be contacted at: [email protected]. New Frontiers in Fisheries Management and Ecology: Leadership in Collaboration and Coalition The notion of working with others to cerns, and collaborations, especially at the Consequently, it just makes sense that the achieve common goals, otherwise termed levels of local chapters. Local chapters have four sister societies form a coalition. collaboration or coalition, has become frequently invited members of the other All of the societies in the CNRS perform widely accepted as means of enhancing the societies to present talks, sit on panels, a similar suite of functions. They dissemi- quality of scientific research and manage- and participate in a variety of ways at their nate credible scientific information through ment of natural resources. The AFS is defi- meetings. Chapters from two or more of publications and meetings. They provide nitely a leader among professional societies the societies have held joint meetings over continuing education and professional in the implementation of collaboration and the years to share scientific information, development for their members. They do coalition. and they have formed partnerships when public outreach and inform government Recall that the mission The four societies share in their visions of on natural resource issues. By of the American Fisheries collaboration, the societies Society (AFS) is to advance science, goals for professional development, of the CNRS enhance their sound science, promote and use of science-based information to attain individual abilities to carry professional development, conservation and sustainability of natural out these functions, and they and disseminate science- resources. The combined membership of the have already begun to work based fisheries information four societies is about 35,000 professionals. together. for the global protection, Here are three examples conservation, and sustainabil- Think about what can be accomplished of how the CNRS is contrib- ity of fishery resources and by this number of dedicated people! uting to our joint interests: aquatic ecosystems. How can 1. The recent economic downturn in the our relatively-small professional society of addressing local or regional environmental U.S. has had drastic effect on state about 9,000 members enhance its ability issues. It is not at all unusual for individual natural resource agencies resulting in to achieve the stated mission? A workable professionals to be members of two or furloughs, layoffs, hiring freezes, and strategy is to
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