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Crayfish News 16(1) May 1994] Summer Issue, June 2016 Volume 38, Issue 2 ISSN: 1023-8174 (print), 2150-9239 (online) The Official Newsletter of the International Association of Astacology Inside this issue: Cover Story 1 The IAA Fossil Crayfish Tradition President’s Corner 2 IAA Related News 3 Short Articles 4 We Have a Lot Left to 4 Learn About Crayfish and Temperature Southeast USA 4 Biodiversity Assessment Fishing and Cake for 5 Good Conservation. Conservation Activities in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan: Control of Alien Signal Crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus Books & Multimedia 8 Literature of Interest 12 Figure 1. The IAA freshwater crayfish fossil in its display box. to Astacologists is framed and housed in a lovely display box t IAA10 in Adelaide, Australia, in (Figure 1). On top of the fossil frame is a A 1994, an IAA tradition was plaque (Figure 3) with the following established. “Honorary Life Member and IAA inscription: Founder Reinhardt Spitzy honored the IAA by attending the Adelaide meeting despite his The IAA Elections are just Dedicated to the acting Presidents of IAA advanced years. He presented a fossil around the corner. Be sure freshwater crayfish, a very fine specimen, For the next 140 million years to cast your vote !! indeed, to President Skurdal with the IAA X Adelaide understanding that this ancient crayfish will be passed from one IAA president to the VOTE next” [Crayfish News 16(1) May 1994]. Each Included with the fossil are a list of all subsequent IAA president has been the IAA presidents (that each new president caretaker of the fossil during his or her term must update with their own name) and the as president. When I received the fossil, I following explanation (Figure 4): realized that many of our newer members were unfamiliar with the tradition, so I According to Dr. Theo Kress, Weissenburg, thought I would share the story, and the Bavaria, One of the 3 species fossil, with everyone. Aeger tippularius (1822 SCHLOTHEIM) The fossil (Figure 2) is in a piece of Aeger bronni (1862 OPPEL) beautiful limestone cut to 10.5 x 12.5 cm and (Continued on page 9) Crayfish News Volume 38 Issue 2: Page 1 President’s Corner Greetings Crayfish People, you cannot attend the meeting, perhaps you can send items with someone else. Here I am writing my final President’s Corner. It’s been a great honor to serve as Second, I sincerely thank the many president to such a fine, enthusiastic members who have kept this organization group, and I’m looking forward to seeing running and relevant during the past two Susan Adams, Ph.D. many of you in Madrid. years. For a society that meets only IAA President (USA) biennially, we’re doing a good job of First, I want to draw your attention to a staying active and involved in crayfish few announcements in this issue (see pg. issues. Jim Fetzner has done a great job 3 for more information). All are relevant producing annual issues of Freshwater whether or not you are able to attend the Crayfish (FC) while continuing to raise the meeting. quality—we are well on our way to having an indexed journal. He also continues to Distinguished Astacologist nominations. make Crayfish News (CN) and the website A committee of our esteemed Honorary happen, devoting a huge amount of time Members is soliciting nominations for the to the IAA. In thanks, I think that I Distinguished Astacologist award. submitted only one President’s Corner on Noble Crayfish Outreach Award. A time (sorry Jim!). Jim Stoeckel has been student committee is soliciting fabulous as Secretariat, responding to any nominations for an award, accompanied and all requests quickly and efficiently. by a 100 USD cash prize, to recognize a Javier Diéguez-Uribeondo has worked person or team who has excelled at feverishly to organize IAA21 and the sharing the awesomeness of crayfish with accompanying workshop and tour. A the public in the past year. number of members have organized regional IAA meetings and actively I encourage you to consider submitting recruited new members. The IAA officers items for the IAA21 student auction. The and board have been quite supportive of auction is being organized and run by new ideas, and equally valuable, have students and will be used to raise funds diplomatically told me when I’m heading for future student travel scholarships. If (Continued on page 3) The International Association of Astacology (IAA), founded in Hintertal, Austria in Officers: 1972, is dedicated to the study, conservation, and wise utilization of freshwater crayfish. Any individual or institution interested in furthering the study of Susan B. Adams, President — USDA Forest Service, 1000 Front Street, astacology is eligible for membership. Service to members includes a quarterly Oxford, MS, 38655, United States of America. newsletter Crayfish( News), a membership directory, biennial international E-mail: [email protected] symposia and publication of the journalFreshwater Crayfish. Lennart Edsman, President-Elect — Swedish University of Agricultural Secretariat: Sciences, SLU Aqua, Institute of Freshwater Research, Stangholmsvagen 2, Drottningholm, Sweden, SE-178 93. The International Association of Astacology has a permanent secretariat E-mail: [email protected] managed by James Stoeckel. Address: IAA Secretariat, Room 203, Swingle Hall, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University, AL 36849- 5419, USA. Tadashi Kawai, Secretary — Fisheries Research Department, Wakkanai Fisheries Research Institute, Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan. Tel: +1(334) 844-9249 / Fax: +1(334) 844-9208 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web page: http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/IAA/ Leopold Füreder, Immediate Past President — Institute of Ecology, Webmaster: James W. Fetzner Jr. University of Innsbruck, Technikerstr. 25, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria. E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Statements and opinions expressed in Crayfish News are IAA Executive Board Members: not necessarily those of the International Association of Astacology. In addition to the IAA Officers and Past President, the Executive Board also includes Jason Coughran (Australia), Antonio Garza de Yta (México), Pavel Kozák This issue edited by James W. Fetzner Jr., IAA Managing Editor. (Czech Republic), Ivana Maguire (Croatia), Steph Parkyn, Chairman of the Board E-Mail: [email protected] (Australia), Alastair Richardson (Tasmania) and Christopher Taylor (USA). Crayfish News Volume 38 Issue 2: Page 2 (Continued from page 2) IAA Related News down the wrong path. My thanks go also to: the Distinguished Astacologist Nominations editorial board of FC for promptly reviewing many Requested are nominations for the Distinguished Astacolo- manuscripts; the many members, both professional gist, the most prestigious award of the Association. Past award- and student, who are serving on various committees; ees include Francesca Gherardi (Italy), Keith Crandall (USA), and the members who have helped me out with particular Lennart Edsman (Sweden). Individuals whose scientific work tasks; those who submitted articles to CN or FC; and has notably advanced the field of astacology, but who may not those who agreed to run for office. I appreciate those necessarily have been directly involved with the Association of you who have made suggestions, asked for society can be nominated by sending the nomination to Arnie Eversole support or comment on various crayfish issues, or ([email protected]) and the nomination committee along shared your opinions on various topics – all of your with a brief summary of the nominee’s contributions. Nomina- emails are important and helpful, especially when we tions need to be received by August 1, 2016. H are so dispersed. Finally, I am still making a last-minute push to Call for Nominations: The 2016 Noble accomplish some of my original goals, most Crayfish Outreach Award importantly establishing a framework for regional chapters. I believe that as a professional society, we Science that is locked in an “ivory tower” does little for society. – Author unknown have several areas we need to continue working on. First is keeping members interacting and engaged Greetings fellow astacologists! Have you or a fellow Inter- beyond the biennial meetings. This can be done national Association of Astacology (IAA) member been actively through regional meetings, but also through better involved with projects focused on educating and introducing the public to our most cherished aquatic organisms? Would means of electronic engagement and, perhaps, you like to win US $100.00 and critical recognition from your exchanges among regional chapters. Second is peers? If so, then this announcement is for you! We, the mem- providing a scientific voice on national and bers of the IAA Student Award Committee, are proud to intro- international crayfish issues. We have been doing this duce the Noble Crayfish Outreach Award. Each August, this to some extent, but still need an approved, formal, prestigious award will recognize an outstanding astacologist streamlined process. Third, we are financially secure involved in public outreach and extension during the previous now, but need to take steps to ensure that we remain award year. We are happy to announce the first call for nomi- so. With an annual journal and the formation of nations for the period of August 2015-2016, and are very eager chapters, finances are becoming more complex. We to read about the creative ways you have sparked public inter- should probably establish an emergency fund, as est in crayfish biology and conservation. suggested at IAA20, and begin a process of annual Eligible nominees are any currently active IAA members budgeting. including professors, governmental and non-governmental sci- entists, and, of course, students. Valid outreach activities must In summary, it’s been a wonderful experience be crayfish-focused and must have occurred within the afore- serving as president, and I believe that the IAA is mentioned time period.
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