VOL 36 NO 10 OCTOBER 2011 FisheriesAmerican Fisheries Society • www.fisheries.org NSERC’s HydroNet: A national research network to promote sustainable hydropower and healthy aquatic ecosystems Conservation and Management of Crayfishes: Lessons from Pennsylvania 03632415(2011)36(10) VOL 36 NO 10 Fisheries OCTOBER 2011 Contents COLUMNS 477 PRESIDENT’S HOOK Collaborative Networks and AFS: How Strong Are Our Connections? Bill Fisher—AFS President 496 515 GUEST DIRECTOR’S LINE Observations From Recreational Fishing in the Northern Gulf of Densities of Orconectes rusticus are often extremely high in invaded Mexico One Year After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill systems such as the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. A report from a fishing trip to the Gulf. Don Jackson—AFS Past President STUDENT ANGLE 508 Live to Spawn Another Day: Understanding The Fuel UPDATE Efficiency Of Snake River Steelhead 478 LEGISLATION AND POLICY Determining the fuel efficiency of a steelhead is no easy Elden W. Hawkes, Jr. task, especially for the steelhead. Zachary L. Penney FEATURE: RESEARCH 480 NSERC’s HydroNet: A National Research Network 509 SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS to Promote Sustainable Hydropower and Healthy Aquatic Ecosystems AWARDS Objectives of HydroNet, and an overview of the ongoing and future research activities that will be conducted by the 511 The Steven Berkeley Marine Conservation network. Fellowship Winners Karen E. Smokorowski, Normand Bergeron, Daniel Boisclair, Keith Clarke, Steven Cooke, Rick Cunjak, Jeff Dawson, Brett OBITUARY Eaton, Faye Hicks, Paul Higgins, Chris Katopodis, Michel 513 In Memoriam: Joseph Nelson Lapointe, Pierre Legendre, Michael Power, Robert Randall, Joseph Rasmussen, George Rose, Andre Saint-Hilaire, Brent Sellars, Gary Swanson, Nicholas Winfield, Roger Wysocki, JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS David Zhu 518 North American Journal of Aquaculture, Volume 73, FEATURE: CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT Number 3 489 Conservation and Management of Crayfishes: Lessons CALENDAR from Pennsylvania Conservation and management initiatives that consider 519 Fisheries Events the role of barriers (e.g., dams), environmental protection, educational programs, and regulations in preventing crayfish invasions and conserving native crayfishes are discussed, ANNOUNCEMENTS and the need for methods to eliminate exotics and monitor 521 October 2011 Jobs natives is highlighted David A. Lieb, Raymond W. Bouchard, Robert F. Carline, Ted R. Nuttall, John R. Wallace, Carrie L. Burkholder ERRATA • In the article Crossroad Blues: An Intersection of Rivers, Wetlands, and Public Policy of the July edition (Volume 36, Issue 7), Yuri Slynko’s first name under “authors” was mis- spelled. COVER: ”The red drum on the cover photo for the October issue of Fisheries was my largest of the trip at 32 pounds (as well as my largest red drum ever). • In the list of Contributing Members on page 406 of the I considered having it mounted but upon reflection following the photo session August edition (Volume 36, Issue 8), the Hatfield Marine Sci- released it unharmed back into the Gulf of Mexico. Doing so warmed my heart ence Center is erroneously attributed to Ohio State University (the rest of me was already drenched in sweat).” rather than the correct Oregon State University. Don Jackson, AFS Past President. 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Bill Fisher, President The American Fisheries Society is a large collaborative Because the AFS net- network of people tied together by a shared mission—to ad- work is large, diverse and AFS President Fisher may be contacted at: vance sound science, promote professional development, and dynamic, we are challenged [email protected] disseminate science-based fisheries information for the global to know what our units are protection, conservation, and sustainability of fishery resources doing and how they are con- and aquatic ecosystems. This network is composed of interna- tributing to our mission and strategic plan. To some extent this tional, national, regional, and local groups, which we refer to is a reporting and accounting problem; but, it is more than that. as units and committees. 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