VOL 36 NO 8 AUGUST 2011 FisherieAmerican Fisheries Society • www.fisheries.orgs Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit Stream Fragmentation Thresholds for a Reproductive Guild of Great Plains Fishes Annual Report Inside Contrasting Global Game Fish and Non-Game Fish Species 03632415(2011)36(8) VOL 36 NO 8 Fisheries AUGUST 2011 Contents COLUMNS 369 PRESIDENT’S HOOK New Frontiers in Fisheries Management and Ecology: Leading the Way in a Changing World President Hubert ends his term with expressions of gratitude and a little ethical advice. Wayne A. Hubert 411 DIRECTOR’S LINE The Role of U.S. Federal Fisheries Staff in Professional Societies – Part II U.S. federal agency staff have had roadblocks in their participation in professional society affairs. It looks like now there is a serious effort by government to make it easier for them. Gus Rassam UPDATE 380 370 LEGISLATION AND POLICY Great Plains cyprinids suspected or confirmed as members of the Elden W. Hawkes, Jr. pelagic-spawning reproductive guild. FEATURE: FISH HABITAT 399 AFS 2010 ANNUAL REPORT 371 Stream Fragmentation Thresholds for a 400 Introduction Reproductive Guild of Great Plains Fishes 402 Special Projects Length of available riverine habitat between instream bar- 403 Publications riers might be a primary regulator of decline among eight 404 Awards imperiled Great Plains fishes. 406 Contributing Members Joshuah S. Perkin and Keith B. Gido 407 Donors 408 Financials FEATURE: GAME FISH 409 Meeting Planner 385 Contrasting Global Game Fish and Non-Game Fish Species 410 NEW MEMBERS On the road to developing broad strategies for the conservation and management of game fishes at a global CALENDAR scale. 414 Fisheries Events Michael R. Donaldson, Connie M. O’Connor, Lisa A. Thomp- son, Andrew J. Gingerich, Sascha E. Danylchuk, René R. ANNOUNCEMENTS Duplain, and Steven J. 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Hubert, President This title has been the theme for the past year. The intent Our governing board is AFS President Hubert may be contacted at: was to challenge our thinking about trends in our field and how composed of the five elected [email protected] the American Fisheries Society (AFS) and its members will officers of the Society, the serve as leaders in this changing world. We all know that we president and vice president have tremendous challenges ahead and we are aware of many of each of the four divisions, and the president of each of the of them. Jared Diamond (2005) wrote a compelling book, Col- sections. That is a huge group that works together to achieve lapse. How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, in which he de- the goals of the Society and establish strategy into the future. scribes the collapse of several ancient cultures largely because I have been amazed by the collegial, dedicated array of profes- of their inability to collaborate and address the overconsump- sionals who serve on this body. I thank them for their diligence tion of natural resources. The potential exists for collapse of and, particularly, for enabling our business to be conducted in human society as we know it today if we continue unabated a focused and orderly manner. With the help of our constitu- to burn fossil fuels; destroy forests, grasslands, estuaries, and tional consultant, Ira Adelman, they made my job of chairing coastal areas; pollute waters; enhance urban sprawl; deplete meetings and conducting business a real pleasure. My fellow croplands; harvest renewable resources at a faster rate than officers, Bill Fisher, president elect; John Boreman, first vice they can be replenished; and vastly alter ecological processes president; Bob Hughes, second vice president; and Don Jack- on which we depend. At times I fear for my grandchildren and son, past president, provided guidance and counsel and carried what they will encounter as they grow into adults and produce much of the load throughout the year. To them I am extremely another generation. But, most of the time, I am optimistic that thankful. this modern world will merge science and politics to address Much of the real work conducted by the Society is done environmental problems in serious ways. I believe that it will by about 25 standing committees, with over 300 AFS members be organizations such as the American Fisheries Society that serving on these committees each year. They are all volunteers,