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UNDERCURRENTS The Newsletter of the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society

February 2017

President’sMessage~EdRoseman

GreetingsfromHelsinki(Hyvaapaivaa),

IamwritingthiswintermessagefromHotelSeu-

rahuoneinHelsinkiCityCenter,FinlandonFriday

(2December),afterparticipatinginaweek-long

workshoptodiscussrestorationstrategiesforBaltic

white&ish(Coregonusmaraenus)stocks.Thestocks

arelowduetothesamefactorsthatwefaceinthe

GreatLakes:exploitation,recruitmentvariability,

andhabitatdegradation.Threescientistsfromthe

USAjoinedaboutthreedozenscientistsfromthe

Balticregiontotalkaboutrestorationstrategies.Weworkedtogethertobegindraftinganinter-

disciplinaryandinterjurisdictionalplanforrestorationofBalticwhite&ish.Notmanyweeksago,

GreatLakesscientistsconvenedaworkshoptodiscusssimilarissuesrelatedtorestoringour

ciscos.And,nextSeptember,manyscientistsfrombothregionswillconveneinBay&ield,WIfor

the13thInternationalCoregonidSymposium(http://www.coregonid2017.com/).Somemight

callthisacoincidence,thatsomuchattentionisbeingdirectedtowardthese&ishessimultane-

ously.ButIfeelthatitisafortuitousscienti&icopportunitytoshareknowledgeandcollaborate

acrossbordersasweworktowardacommongoalofrestoringvaluablehabitatand&ishpopulations.

AspartoftheHelsinkiworkshop,wevisitedtworiverswherewhite&ishspawn;theEspoonjokiRiver(onleft)ismodi-

&iedforrestorationofspawningareasandriparianzoneswithman-madesinuosityandaddedrocks,whilethe

Mankinjokiisanaturalriver(onright).BotharelocatedinurbanizedareasnearEspoo,afewkilometersfromthesea

archipelago,andbothriversgetrunsofa

fewhundredspawningwhite&isheach

fall.FisheriesbiologistLariVenneranta

fromNaturalResourcesInstituteFinland

isleadingresearchtoinvestigatespawn-

ingsuccessintheseriversanduseles-

sonslearnedheretodeveloprestoration

strategiestorestorehabitatandpopula-

tionsinothercoastalriversinFinland.

ThisworkissimilartoeffortsinMichi-

ganandtheGreatLakesregiontorestore

spawninghabitatsandmeasurethere-

sponsesof&ishestorestoredareas.

(Continuedonpage2)

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

President’s Message 1&2

Technology Update 2

From the Pres-Elect 3

Treasurer’s Report 4

Financial Audit 4

Meeting Registration 5

Past Meeting Notes 5

Annual Meeting Info 6&7

Fenske Update 8

Awards 9

Workshop Info 10&11

Continuing Education 12

From the Field 13

Presidential Candidates 14&15

Officers/Committees 16

President’sMessage(Continued)~EdRoseman

(Continuedfrompage1)HereintheGreatLakes,wehavebeenfortunatetoreceiveGreatLakesRestorationIni-

tiativefundingacrossfederal,state,tribal,university,andprivatesectors.Thebene&itsmadeunderthisinitia-

tivearewidespreadforbothterrestrialandaquatichabitatsandpopulations,andreturnoninvestmentsare

beingrealizedinoureconomiesandsocietieswithrestoredecosystemservicesandnewopportunities.While

fundingisimportant,thescienti&icleadershipandskillsofourtalentedmanagersandbiologistsaretherealas-

setresponsibleforthesesuccesses.Wehadmanygreatrestorationprojectsin“shovel-ready”modewhenthese

fundsbecameavailable,andIthinkthe“shovel-ready”statusofideasandplansisimportanttonote.Takingthe

timetothinkaboutscienceandmakeplansusingthe“ifIhadamilliondollars(or&ivegrand,even!),what

wouldIdowithit?”asinspiration,isacriticalstepinplanning.Writethoseideasdownsoyouhavesomething

readytobuildonwhenanopportunitypresentsitself.Thisiswhatwesometimesalsoaccomplishwithwork-

shops,emails,phonecalls,andsometimesjustcasualchatsinthehallway–allcanleadtoagoodprojectidea,a

paper,andsomereallycoolscience.

Anexcellentopportunitytotalkwithcolleaguesanddiscusscollaborativeprojectideaswillbecomingupin

MackinacCityinMarch2017atourChapter’sannualmeeting.President-electDr.RobinDeBruyneisorganizing

the2017Chaptermeeting,tobeheldattheMackinawBeachandBayInn&SuitesinMackinawCityonMarch

14-16,2017.Thethemeforourmeetingwillbe“BridgingOpportunitiesUsingMulti-DisciplinaryScience.”We

willfeaturekeynoteaddressesandcontributedpapersonhumandimensionsresearch,&isheriesmanagement,

bridgesbetweeninlandandGreatLakes&isheries,fosteringmulti-disciplinarypartnerships,andstudentre-

search.Moreinformationwillbeannouncedsoon.

PleasecheckoutandlikeourFacebookpage!(https://www.facebook.com/MichiganAFS/).Thepageisfre-

quentlyupdatedbyourcommunicationscommittee,chairedbyHeatherSeites-Hettinger.LooktotheFacebook

pageforjobannouncements,continuingeducationcourseannouncements,upcomingmeetings,andotherinter-

estingandentertaining&isheriesnewsfromaroundtheMitten&Yoop.

MIAFSTechnologyUpdate

TheMIAFSwebpageishostedontheparentsocietyserversundertheurl–http://michigan.&isheries.org/-

checkitout!Youcanusethispagetopostjobopenings,&indcontactinformationforyourof&icers,seemeeting

announcements,andsomuchmore.Don’tforgetyoucanalwayshittheChapteruponitsFacebookpageas

well;https://www.facebook.com/MichiganAFS/.ThesetwotoolsareYOURStouse–shareinformation,post,

startconversations–that’swhattheyaretherefor!

Forthoseofyouthatdon’tknow,JustinChiottiisthenewwebmasterfortheChapterwebpage.Justinisa&ish

biologistfortheU.S.FishandWildlifeServiceworkingoutoftheAlpenaFishandWildlifeConservationOf&ice.If

youhaveanythingyouwouldlikeaddedtothesite,pleasesendJustinanemail@[email protected].

FromthePresident-Elect~RobinDeBruyne

HappyNewYear!Iwanttostartbythankingourmembers

forgivingmetheopportunitytoserveasChapterPresi-

dent.AsthePresident-ElectIhavebeenbusyplanningfor

ourannualchaptermeetinginMackinawCityattheMack-

inawBeachandBayInnandSuitesfromMarch14-16,

2017.Themeetingthemeis“BridgingOpportunitiesUsing

Multi-DisciplinaryScience”.Wewillhavescheduledone

andahalfdaysofscienti&icpresentations,acontinuing

educationcourseinpopulationestimation,large-vessel

toursinCheboygan,andasocialnetworkingevent.The

announcementinthisnewsletterhasmoredetailstoplan

yourtrip.AbstractsareduetomebyFebruary17th.

Iattendedanin-personmeetingattheAnnualAFSmeeting,andmorerecentlyawebinar,theParentSociety

stafforganizedtoinformunitleadershipoftheservicesAFScanprovide,aswellashearhowtheycanimprove

servicesandunitfunctionwithintheSociety.Oneofthereasonscitedinrecentsurveyssome&isheriesprofes-

sionalschoosenottobecomeParentSocietymembersisthelackofbene&itsofmembershipatthenationallevel.

TheAFSstaffiscommittedtoimprovingmemberservicesfortheSocietyandisactivelyworkingtomakeavaila-

bleunitleadershipguidelines,trainings,andforumsformembersandunitleadership.Astheseresourcesbe-

comeavailable,wewillnotifyyouandencouragetheiruse.Ifyouhaveanyideasorconcernstobebroughtto

thestaffinBethesdaregardingservicesforeithermembers-at-largeorunitleadership,pleasecontactthemor

oneofthechapter’sexecutivecommitteemembers.IfyouareamemberoftheMichiganChapterbutnotthePar-

entSocietyofAFS,considerbecomingamemberoftheParentSocietyaswell.

DuringmyyearasPresidentoftheMichiganChapterIplantofocusonincreasingmemberparticipationinthe

chapterandtheParentSociety.Thiswillbeaccomplishedthroughavarietyofways,includingreachingoutto

potentialnewmembers(e.g.,studentclubsof&iciallyandnotof&iciallydesignatedasasubunit)andfurthering

ourexcellenttrackrecordofprovidingrelevantcontinuingeducationcoursestoourmembership.Iamalsoopen

tosuggestionsregardingwaystoimproveservicesandcommunicationfromourunitandtheParentSociety.

Withregardtocommunication,IwouldliketoincreaseourdigitalpresenceinoursocialmediaandYouTube

outletstohighlightwhatourmembersandstudentsaredoingacrosstheGreatLakesState,whilecontinuingto

useandgrowourgreatnewsletter.Ifyouhaveaneventorhighlighttoshare,pleasecontactmyself

([email protected])orournewslettereditor(HeatherHettinger,[email protected]).

That’sallfrommydesk.StaywarmandIhopetoseeeveryoneatthemeetinginMackinawCity!

December 14, 2016 President Ed Roseman Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society President Roseman, This letter is to confirm that William Keiper, Secretary-Treasurer of the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, has pro-vided me with all of the chapter’s financial records for 2016. I cross-referenced all checks written, electronic withdrawals made, and deposit receipts against his finan-cial-tracking spreadsheet and bank state-ments. The time period covered was from the last audit report that I completed in 2015 through December 9, 2016. I find the Secre-tary-Treasurer’s records to be complete and accurate. Please accept this document as the official audit report for the 2016 Treasurer’s Report. For any comments regarding this audit, please feel free to contact me. William’s record-keeping and quick response to my request for additional documentation made for a smooth audit of Michigan Chapter AFS’s financial records. Respectfully,

David C. Caroffino, Ph. D. Audit Committee Chair [email protected] Fisheries Biology Specialist Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station 96 Grant Street Charlevoix, MI 49720

MICHIGANCHAPTERAMERICANFISHERIESSOCIETY

Treasurer'sReportforAllAccounts

throughDecember15,2016

BALANCEFORWARDJanuary8,2016

Checking $5,666.55

Savings $8,013.00

CD's $0.00

PettyCash $16.47

TOTALBALANCE $13,696.02

INCOME

AFSDuesRebate $2,512.40

ContinuingEducation $10,854.44

DonationstoMIAFS $0.00

Membershipdues,meetingfees $1,345.00

InterestSavings $3.60

TOTALINCOME $14,715.44

EXPENSES

Awards,Scholarships,TravelGrants $2,187.09

BankCharges $1.00

MeetingCosts $300.00

Donations $1,450.00

ContinuingEducation $7,719.77

Postage/Of&iceSupplies/PrintingFees $0.00

TOTALEXPENSES $11,657.86

TOTALCASHFLOW $3,057.58

BALANCEDecember15,2016

Checking $9,021.53

Savings $8,015.60

CD's $0.00

PettyCash $16.47

TOTALBALANCE $17,053.60

2016BusinessMeetingNotes

Themeetingnotesfromthe2016AFSBusinessMeetingarenowavailableonourwebpage,at

http://michigan.&isheries.org/past-meetings/

Hardcopieswillalsobedistributedatourupcoming2017ChapterBusinessMeetinginMackinawCity.

AnnualMeetingoftheMichiganChapterofthe

AmericanFisheriesSociety.

MackinawBeachandBayInnandSuitesinMackinawCity,MI

March14-16,2017

Registration:

PleasecompleteandreturnformbyMarch3forearlyregistration.Electronicsubmissionofformispre-ferred.Payment(checkorPaypal®)mustbereceivedbyregistrationdeadline.MichiganChapterAFSduescanbepaidatthedoor.RegistrationforthecontinuingeducationcoursecanbedonebycontactingDanTraynor([email protected]).

Name:

Address:

Email:

Af&iliation:

IndicateyourentreeselectionbelowfortheTuesdayeveningdinner(includedwithregistration).

SSouthernBakedChicken

SBroiledWhite&ish

SVegetarianLasagna

MakecheckspayabletotheMichiganChapter-AmericanFisheriesSocietyorutilizePaypal®viatheMichiganAFSwebsitehttp://michigan.&isheries.org/annual-meetings/upcoming-meeting/.Besuretoindicateentréeselec-tion.

Sendcompletedformandfeesto:

WilliamKeiper([email protected])

10273NorthClintonTrail

Muliken,MI48861

(please select) Student Professional

Early Registration ☐ $50 $75

Late Registration ☐ $65 $90

Large Research Vessel Tour ☐ Free Free

2017AnnualMeeting

"BridgingOpportunitiesUsingMulti-DisciplinaryScience"

March14-16,2017

MackinawBeachandBayInnandSuites,MackinawCity,MI

Thethemeforthe2017meetingis“BridgingOpportunitiesUsingMulti-DisciplinaryScience”.Man-

agementof&isheriesandhabitatisoftenrelyingonskillsandinformationfrommorethanonlythe

typical&isheriestextbooksandtheories.Includingspecialistsandideasfromoutsidethe&isheries-

speci&icrealmisincreasinglycommonandtheresourcesarebettermanagedfortheseefforts.This

yearwearelookingtofeaturethesecollaborativeefforts,aswellascollaborationsbetweendifferent

agenciesanduniversitiesworkingtogethertocapitalizeonspeci&icexpertise.

Ifyouareworkingonprojectsthatarepartofacollaborationormulti-disciplinaryeffort,weencour-

ageyoutosubmitanabstract.Asalways,allpresentationsareencouraged,especiallyfromstudents

andthoseofyouwhowehavenotseeninawhile.AbstractsshouldbeemailedtoRobinDeBruyne

([email protected])usingtheprovidedform.ThedeadlineforsubmissionisFebruary17,2017.

YouwillbecontactedbyFebruary24tobenoti&iedifyoursubmissionhasbeenacceptedasaposter

oranoralpresentation.

RegistrationandLodging:

Pleasepre-registerby&illingouttheprovidedform.Regularregistrationis$75andstudentregistra-

tionis$50(paymentbyCheckorPayPal®).TheearlyregistrationdeadlineisMarch3rd.AfterMarch

3rdtheregistrationfeewillbe$90forprofessionalsand$65forstudents.Hotelreservationscanbe

madeatMackinawBeachandBayInnandSuitesbycalling(231)436-8621.PleaseaskfortheMichi-

ganAFSblockofroomstogettheconference/governmentrateof$69pernight.

Workshop:TuesdayMarch14th,9am-5pm

Aworkshoptitled"FishPopulationEstimation"willbeheldMarch14thfrom9AM-5PM.Theintent

ofthiscourseistoprovideanoverviewofthestatisticsof&ishpopulationestimation.Aftertakingthe

course,studentswillbeableto1)applyappropriatestatisticalestimatorsformark-recapture,deple-

tion,anddistancesamplingpopulationestimationmethods,takingintoaccountstudydesign;2)un-

derstandtheconsequencesofviolatingassumptions,andidentifyappropriate&ieldmethodologicalor

statisticalapproachestominimizeproblemsviolatingassumptionswouldentail;3)designmark-

recaptureanddepletion&ieldsamplingprotocols.TheworkshopwillbeheldattheMackinawBeach

andBayInnandSuites.Dr.DanHayesofMichiganStateUniversitywillinstructtheworkshop.Those

interestedinattendingtheworkshopmustregisterspeci&icallyfortheworkshopbycontactingDan

Traynor([email protected]).Thecourseislimitedto25participantsandstudentawardsare

available.

MeetingSchedule

Tuesday,March14th

9am-5pm:FishPopulationEstimationWorkshop

Wednesday,March15th

8am–9am:Registration

9am–9:45am:TBA

9:45am–12pm:Morningpapersession

12pm–1pm:Lunch(onyourown)

1pm–3pm:Afternoonpapersession

3pm–5pm:MichiganChapterBusinessMeeting

6pm–9pm:Dinner(provided)/Postersession/Raf&le

Thursday,March16th

8am–Noon:Morningpapersession

Noon–1pm:Lunch(provided)andstudentawardpresentations

AfterlunchandawardstherewillbeguidedtoursoftheUSGSandUSFWSlargevesselsstationedin

Cheboygan,MI.Moreinformationcanbefoundathttp://www.glsc.usgs.gov/sites/default/&iles/

infosheets/CVB20150818.pdfandhttps://www.fws.gov/midwest/news/documents/SpencerBaird.pdf.

JaniceLeeFenskeMemorialAward

ThepurposeoftheJaniceLeeFenskeMemorialAwardistorecognizeundergraduateandgraduatestudentsfortheirachievementsinthe&ieldsof&isheriesorwildlifemanagementandencouragetheirparticipationinprofessionalsocietiesandconferences.Since2005,anan-nualawardceremonyhasbeenheldduringtheMidwestFishandWildlifeConference.The2016awardceremonytookplaceinGrandRapids,MichiganonJanuary25th.Inadditiontorecognizing24&inalistsfrom18differentuniversitiesand9states,thefollowing&inalistswererecognizedas2016FenskeAwardrecipients:

AmandaChambers–Fisheries

AmandareceivedherB.S.fromLakeSuperiorStateUniversity,hasworkedfortheU.S.ForestServiceandtheAnnisWaterResourcesInstitute,andis&inishingupherM.S.atCentralMichiganUniversitywheresheisstudyingfreshwatermusselas-semblages.

AmandaisactiveintheAmericanFisheriesSociety–includingtheMichiganChapteranditsStudentSubunits,theSocietyforFreshwaterScience,andtheFreshwaterMolluskConservationSociety.

AccordingtoDr.DaelynWoolnough,Amanda’sgraduateadvi-sor,Amanda’sabilitytointegrate,capture,andsynthesizeideasbeyondtheaveragegraduatestudentisoneofthereasonsshewashappytowriteareferenceletterfortheFenskeAward.ShedescribedAmandaasanexcellentyoungbiologistwhoisal-wayschallengingassumptionsinthelabandinthe&ield.

TracySwem–Wildlife

TracyearnedB.S.degreesfromWesternMichiganUni-versityinBiologyandEnvironmentalStudies,recentlyearnedherM.S.fromMichiganStateUniversitystudyingeffectsofprescribed&iresoneasternboxturtles,isworkingwithUSGSonclimatechangecasestudies,andisembarkinguponherPh.D.withMichiganStateUniversitystudyingclimatechangeadaptationontheKenaiPeninsulainAlaska.HerworkexperienceincludesseasonalpositionswiththeMich-iganDNR(rangingfrom&isheriestowildlifetoparksandrecreation),andworkasacityparkranger.

TracyisanactivememberofTheWildlifeSociety,includingtheSociety’sNorthCentralSection,MichiganChapter,andCli-mateChangeWorkingGroup.Shealsoservedontheplanningcommitteefornotonlythisconference,butalsothe2014Mid-westFisheriesandWildlifeConference.

Dr.GaryRoloff,Tracy’sgraduateadvisor,describesTracyaspassionateanddriven.Hegoesontosay,“LikeJanFenske,Tra-cyisself-motivated,needslittlesupervision,ishonestanddependable;sheexhibitsthetraitsofasuccessfulscientist.”

SpecialthanksgothefollowingindividualsfromtheMichiganChaptersofAFSandTheWildlifeSociety,andtheMidwestFishandWildlifeCon-ferenceStudentSubcommitteewhohelpedselectthestudent&inalistsandawardwinners:RobinDeBruyne,PatrickErtel,TamaraLipsey,DanO’Keefe,TamiPattison,MarkTonello,JayWesley,andDavidWilliams.

Thisawardismadepossiblethroughorganizationaland&inancialcon-tributionsfrom:

•2016MidwestSteeringCommittee

•AmericanFisheriesSociety-NorthCentralDivisionandMichiganChap-ter

•TheWildlifeSociety-MichiganChapter

JessicaMistak,Chair

RecipientoftheJaniceLeeFenskeMemorialAwardfor'isheries,AmandaCham-

bers,CMU.PresentedbyJessicaMistak,DNRFisheriesDivisionandDanO’Keefe,

MichiganChapterofAFSPast-President.

RecipientoftheJaniceLeeFenskeMemorialAwardforwildlife,TracySwem,MSU.Present-

edbyJessicaMistak,DNRFisheriesDivisionandDavidWilliam,MichiganChapterofTWS.

2016MIAFSChapterAwardWinners

AlbertS.HazzardAward

Torecognizeexcellenceinstudentresearchin&isheriesoraquaticbiologyatacollegeoruniversityinMichigan.

TheawardisnamedinhonorofDr.AlbertS.Hazzard(1901-1979).Therecipientofthe2016HazzardAward

wasSethHerbst,MichiganStateUniversity,Ph.D.Walleye(Sandervitreus)dynamicsintheInlandWater-

way,Michigan

JustinW.LeonardAward

Torecognizeoutstandingprofessionalcompetenceandachievementofaprofessionalemployedinthe&ieldof&isheriesoraquaticbiologyinMichigan.ThenameoftheawardisinhonorofDr.JustinW.Leonard(1909-1975),ProfessorofNaturalResourcesandZoology,UniversityofMichigan.Therecipientofthe2016JustinW.Leon-ardAwardwasChuckBassett,USFishandWildlifeService.

GraylingAward

Torecognizeoutstandingcontribution(s)toMichigan’s&isheryrelatedresources,toMichigan’s&isheryprofession,ortotheMichiganChapterbyaperson,industry,agency,ororganization.

Therewerenonominationsin2016

MIAFSPresidentCertiFicateofAppreciationDanO’KeefereceivedaCerti&icateofAppreciationfromtheAmericanFisheriesSocietyforhisserviceasPresidentoftheMichiganChapteroftheAmericanFisheriesSociety.StudentTravelGrantsTravelgrantsawardedtostudentmembersduringthepastyear:• 2016MIAFSStudenttravelgrantwasawardedtoJosephKrieger,UniversityofMichigan• 2016MidwestFishandWildlifeConferencetravelgrantwasawardedtoHaileyYondo,MichiganStateUni-

versityBestStudentPaper,PosterDisplay–MIAFS2015ChapterMeetingPoster:AustinWenke,LakeSuperiorStateUniversity,ChangesinstreambiotaandhabitatfollowingaperchedculvertreplacementinJohn’sCreek,MI.

Paper:EricCalabro,CentralMichiganUniversity,Effectivenessofcriticallaketroutandcoregonidreefspawn-inghabitatrestorationinnorthernLakeMichigan:Mitigatingenvironmentalandinvasiveeggpredatorimpacts.

Foranumberofyearsnow,wehavesomeawardsthatreceiveNONOMINATIONS!Thisisabsurd–wehaveover250activeChaptermembersouttherewhoaredoinggreatthingseverysingleday.

Nominateastudent,friend,orcolleagueforoneoftheMIAFSChapterAwards.Followthehyperlinksbelowtoviewtheeligibilitycriteriaandto&indhowwhatisrequiredtonominatesomeone!

AlbertS.HazzardAward(http://www.Fisheriessociety.org/miafs/ahazz_award.html)

JustinW.LeonardAward(http://www.Fisheriessociety.org/miafs/jleo_award.html)

TheGraylingAward(http://www.Fisheriessociety.org/miafs/gray_award.html)

FishPopulationEstimationWorkshopAcontinuingeducationcoursesponsoredbytheMichiganChapteroftheAmericanFisheries

Society

InstructedbyDr.DanielB.HayesfromMichiganStateUniversity

CourseDescription-Theintentofthiscourseistoprovideanoverviewofthestatisticsof&ishpopu-

lationestimation.Aftertakingthecourse,studentswillbeableto1)applyappropriatestatisticalesti-

matorsformark-recapture,depletion,anddistancesamplingpopulationestimationmethods,taking

intoaccountstudydesign;2)understandtheconsequencesofviolatingassumptions,andidentifyap-

propriate&ieldmethodologicalorstatisticalapproachestominimizeproblemsviolatingassumptions

wouldentail;3)designmark-recaptureanddepletion&ieldsamplingprotocols.Instructionwillbeac-

complishedwithamixoflectureandcomputerlaboratoryexercises,aswellasgroupdiscussions.Lec-

tureswillbeusedtocovertheconceptualandstatisticalfoundationsofthemethods,computerexer-

ciseswillbeusedtodevelopstudents'pro&iciencyinapplyingappropriateanalyticalmethods,

andclassdiscussionwillbeusedtoengagestudentsinreal-lifesituationsandproblemstheyhave

encountered,andpossibleremedies.Theprincipletopicstobecoveredwillinclude1)closedpopula-

tionmark-recaptureestimationmethods;2)closedpopulationdepletionestimationmethods;3)dis-

tancesamplingmethods;4)casestudiesandapplicationsofeachdesign.Iftimepermits,wewillcover

openpopulationmethodstosomeextent.

Approximateschedule:

TuesdayMarch14,2017

9:00–10:00a.m.Courseintroduction,basicstatisticalconcepts

10:15–12:00p.m.ClosedPopulations:Mark-Recapture

1:00–2:00p.m.ViolationsofAssumptions-howtohandle

2:15–3:30p.m.ClosedPopulations:Depletionmethods

4:00–5:00p.m.Groupdiscussionsofcasestudies

March 14th 2017

Mackinaw Beach and Bay

Inn & Suites

Mackinaw City, MI

General Outline

1. Course Introduction

-Goals of course

-Schedule

2. Basic statistical concepts

-Why use statistics

-Bias and precision

-Mean, variance, standard error, confidence interval

-Concept of statistical likelihood

3. Closed Populations: Mark-Recapture

-Assumptions Otis et al. hierarchy

-Basic statistics and calculations for single mark - single recapture design

-Statistics for single mark -multiple recapture design

-Statistics for multiple mark - multiple recapture design

-What to do when assumptions are not met

-focus on heterogeneous catchability, particularly with size of fish

4. Closed Populations: Depletion methods

-Assumptions

-Basic statistics for depletion experiments

-What to do when assumptions are not met

-focus on heterogeneous catchability, particularly with size of fish

5. Case Studies - student driven examples

Where - Mackinaw Beach & Bay All Suites Resort. 929 South Huron Avenue, Mackinaw City, Michigan

49701. http://www.mackinaw-city.com/hotels/mackinaw_beach_and_bay/

When - Tuesday, March 14th, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Cost - $25 for students (up to six students will receive free registration, see workshop award form

below), $50 for MIAFS members, and $75 for non-MIAFS members.

Meals – Lunch will be provided

What to Bring: Participants will need to bring their own computers.

Lodging arrangements are not included with course registration. Hotel reservations can be made at the

Mackinaw Beach and Bay Inn & Suites by calling 231-436-8621. Please ask for the Michigan AFS block of

rooms to get the group rate of $69 per night.To register for this workshop or if you have any questions please

contact Dan Traynor at [email protected]. Please include your name, affiliation/organization, and

phone number. After registering you will receive an invoice with instructions for paying via check or PayPal.

Class size is limited to 25 participants. Please register by March 1st.

ContinuingEducationUpdate

TheMichiganChapteroftheAmericanFisheriesSocietyhadanothergoodyearforcontinuingeducation.Fourworkshopswereheldin2016andtheContinuingEducationCommitteeexpandedwiththeadditionofStaceyIre-landfromtheUSGSGreatLakesScienceCenter.AbigthankstoStaceyforofferingtohelpout!Alsonewfor2016wasourdecisiontohold25%ofallworkshopseatsforfreestudentregistrations,whichcanbeobtainedby&illingoutashortapplication.Thenewprogramwasputintoeffectafterthe&irstworkshopbutunfortunatelywasonlyutilizedbytwostudents.

The&irstworkshopofferedin2016,IntroductiontoSamplingandIdenti&icationofFreshwaterFishEggsandLar-vae,washeldinconjunctionwiththeMidwestFishandWildlifeConferenceinGrandRapidsonJanuary24th.TheworkshopwasorganizedandinstructedbyStaceyIrelandandAmyGeorgefromtheUSGSandJeremyPrittfromtheOhioDepartmentofNaturalResources.Theworkshopwasagreatsuccesswith31participants.Thesecondworkshop,Identi&icationofNongameFishes,washeldatLakeSuperiorStateUniversityonJuly13thand14thandwasinstructedbyDr.KevinKapuscinski.Theworkshopfocusedontheidenti&icationofminnows,darters,andsuckersanddrew19participants.Twoweekslaterthethirdworkshopwasheld,thistimeinEastLansing.Theworkshop,Identi&icationofFreshwaterMusselsoftheGreatLakesRegion,wasinstructedbyDr.DaelynWoolnoughandDr.DavidZanattafromCentralMichiganUniversity.Likethe&ishidenti&icationworkshop,thefreshwatermusselidenti&icationworkhadbothaclassroomand&ieldportion,anddrewafullclassof20partici-pants.Thefourthand&inalworkshopof2016wastheSmith-RootElectro&ishingPrinciplesandSafetyWorkshopinGaylord.Theelectro&ishingworkshop,instructedbyPatrickCooneyfromSmith-Root,washeldonOctober18thand19thandbroughtin33participants.

TheContinuingEducationCommitteeplanstoorganizeseveralworkshopsfor2017.The&irstworkshopwillbeheldinconjunctionwiththeMichiganChapter’sannualmeetinginMackinawCityonMarch14th.We’restillworkingonthedetailsbutthesubjectofthecoursewillbe&ishpopulationestimation.Wealsoplantoorganizeanother&ishidenti&icationworkshopandtwoadditionalworkshopswithsubjectsyettobedetermined.Asal-ways,ifyouhaveideasforcoursesyouwouldliketoseeofferedorareinterestedinteachingacoursepleasecon-tactDanTraynorattraynord@michigan.govorStaceyIrelandatsireland@usgs.gov.Suggestionsforfuturecoursesarealwaysappreciated!

MichiganandOntarioPartnertoLearnAboutGreatLakes

MuskellungeMovement

BradUtrup–MichiganDNR,LakeSt.ClairFisheriesResearchStation

Whilesomeareattemptingtobuildwallsandisolatethemselvesfromneighbors,theMichiganDepartmentofNaturalResourcesandOntarioMinistryofNaturalResourcesandForestryaregoingtheoppositedirection.Dur-ingthelastweekofOctober2016,thetwoagenciescollaboratedtocapturemuskellungefromtheThamesRiver(aLakeSt.Clairtributary)andsurgicallyimplantthemwithacoustictags.Bothorganizationswereabletobringimportantpiecesofthepuzzletothetabletomakethisprojectasuccess.OntarioprovidedacoustictagsfromtheirinventoryandMichiganofferedtheirsurgicalskillsandexperiencecapturingmuskiesviaelectro&ishing.TheMichiganDNRhasgainedalotofexperienceelectro&ishingformuskiesduringtheirbroodstockcollectionintheDetroitRiverinrecentyears.

Nettingadultmuskellungefromaboomshockerisextremelychallenging.The&ishcomerocketingupoutofthewaterandoftenonlyofferonechancetothrowyournetinthe&ish’spath.TheThamesRiveraddsanotherchal-lenge;visibilityrarelyexceeds8-10inchesdeep.Withallthesenegativefactorspilingup,somewerelessthancon&identthatthiseffortcouldbepulledoffwithanydegreeofsuccess.Intheend,the&isheriesprofessionalspersevered,with19muskiecapturedandtaggedintwodaysofeffort(plustwoadditionaltigermuskiesthatwerecaptured,butnottagged).

TheThamesRiveroffersphenomenalmuskieanglinginthefall.Muskiemakeanannualmigrationtotherivertofeedontheabundantgizzardshadthatcongregateintheriver.Howfarawaydothemuskiecomefromtotakeadvantageofthisfeedingopportunity?Nooneknowsforcertain.Thatisoneofthemanyquestionsresearchersarehopingtoanswerwiththisproject.Theinternaltagsemitapingthatisuniquetoeachindividual&ish.Asa&ishswimsby,thesepingsarepickedupbyaseriesofreceiversthatarestrategicallyplacedthroughouttheGreatLakes.ThereceiversarepartoftheGreatLakesAcousticTelemetryObservationSystem(GLATOS-data.glos.us/glatos).ThisworkwaspartofalargerprojectinvolvingtheUnitedStatesGeologicalSurveyandtheOhioDepart-mentofNaturalResources.Theinternaltagshavealifespanof5+yearsandshouldprovidevaluableinformation

onmuskiemovementintheGreatLakesforyearstocome.

FromtheField...

Left:MichiganDNR&isher-iesbiologistCleyoHarris&inishesupsuccessfullyimplantingamuskellungewithaninternalacoustictag.

Right:Amuskellungerocketsfromthe

murkywatersoftheThamesRiver.

JustinA.Chiotti

Iama&isheriesbiologistfortheU.S.FishandWildlifeServiceAlpenaFishandWildlifeConservation

Of&ice–WaterfordSubstation.Forthepastsixyears,Ihaveconducted&isheriesassessmentsonLakes

HuronandErie,whilefocusingontheSt.Clair–DetroitRiverSystem(SCDRS).Myareaofexpertiseis

lakesturgeonbiologyandmanagementhoweverIamalsoinvolvedwith&ishhabitatrestorationef-

fortsintheSCDRSand&ishpassageprojectsintheSaginawBaywatershed.

IearnedmyMaster’sDegreeinBiologicalSciencesatMichiganTechnologicalUniversityin2004,stud-

yinglakesturgeonintheBigManisteeRiver.MyundergraduateworkwascompletedatMichiganState

UniversitywhereIreceivedaBachelor’sDegreeinFishandWildlifein2002.Ihaveworkedasatribal

&isheriesbiologistfortheLittleRiverBandofOttawaIndianswhereIwasinvolvedwiththeinland

consentdecreenegotiationsbetweentheStateofMichiganand1836CededTerritorysignatoriesand

atCornellUniversitystudyingcoldwater&ishinAdirondackstreamsandlakes.Ihaveauthoredorco-

authoredtenpeer-reviewedpublicationsinvestigatingtheeffectsofaciddepositionon&ishpopula-

tions,ageandgrowthanalysisof&ish,lakesturgeonbiologyandmanagement,northernmadtomhabi-

tatuse,andtheimpactsofreefrestorationon&ishcommunities.Iroutinelyreviewpapersandproject

proposalsfornumerousjournalsandfundingentities,haveservedongraduatecommittees,andmen-

torundergraduatestudents.IamcurrentlychairoftheLakeHuronLakeSturgeonWorkinggroupun-

dertheLakeHuronTechnicalCommitteeandalsoco-chairoftheScienceandMonitoringCommittee

fortheSt.Clair–DetroitRiverSystemInitiative.

Aspresident-electandinsubsequentroles,Iwill

continuetoprovideeffectivecommunicationwithin

ourchapter,aswellaswithinthebroader&isheries

network.Eachyear,thegeneralpublicbecomes

moredependentonsocialandotherelectronicme-

diatoobtaintheirinformation.As&isheriesprofes-

sionals,wehavetodevelopmarketingstrategiesto

maintainourrelevancyandspreadthewordabout

allthe&isheryresourcestheStateofMichiganhasto

offer.Iwouldalsoliketoshowcasealloftheresto-

rationeffortsbeingconductedinoururbanareas

and&indawaytoengagemoreurbanyouthincon-

servationprograms.

2017Election:PresidentialCandidates

2017Election:PresidentialCandidates

Jan-MichaelHessenauer

Iama&isheriesresearchbiologistfortheMichiganDepartmentofNaturalResourcesattheLakeSt.

ClairFisheriesResearchStationinHarrisonTownship,Michigan.Iconduct&isheriesresearchpro-

jectsonMichigan’sGreatLakeswatersfromSaginawBaytoLakeErie,andalsocoordinateMichi-

gan’sinlandStreamStatusandTrendsprogram.Myresearchinterestsareprimarilyfocusedonun-

derstandingtheeffectsofhumanactivityon&ishpopulationsandcommunities.

IearnedmyPh.D.attheUniversityofConnecticutin2015.Mydissertationresearchcomparedun-

exploitedLargemouthBasspopulationswithexploitedpopulationsintermsofphysiology,genetics,

and&ishperformance.Icompletedbothmybachelor’s(2008)andmaster’s(2011)degreesatMichi-

ganStateUniversity.Mymaster’sresearchstudiedtheeffectsofspring&ishingonthecontribution

ofindividualnestingLargemouthBasstorecruitment.Ihavepublishedarticlesinabroadrangeof

journalsincludingNAJFM,TAFS,PLOSoneandEnvironmentalManagementandservedasareferee

fornumerousjournalsacrossthe&isheries&ield.

IjoinedtheAmericanFisheriesSocietywhileworkingonmymaster’sdegree,andhavebene&ited

tremendouslyfrommymembershipbothprofessionallyandpersonally.Ihavebeeninvolvedwith

severaldifferentsectionsandchaptersinAFSandhaveservedpreviouslyasarepresentativetothe

studentsubsectionfortheNortheastDivisionandwaspresidentoftheUniversityofConnecticut

studentsub-chapter.Ifelected,mygoalwouldbemaintainMichiganAFS’sexcellentreputation,pro-

viderelevantandusefulcontinuingeducationopportunities,andprovidesupportandnetworking

opportunitiesforourstudentmembers.IalsobelieveitisvitalforMichiganAFStoseekoutanden-

gagewithourmembersandpotentialmembersacrossavarietyofmedia,includingsocialmedia.

Notamember?Knowsomeonewhoshouldbeamember?

2016-2017ChapterOfFicers

PresidentEdwardRoseman

ResearchFisheryBiologistUSGSGreatLakesScienceCenter

1451GreenRd.AnnArbor,MI48105

734-214-7237Email:

[email protected]

President-ElectRobinDeBruyneUSGSGreatLakesScienceCenter1451GreenRoadAnnArbor,Michigan48105(734)214-7228(734)994-8780(fax)Email:[email protected]

Secretary-TreasurerWilliamKeiperMichiganDEQPOBox30273

Lansing,MI48909517-241-3247

Fax:517-373-9958Email:

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PastPresidentBrianRothMichiganStateUniversityNaturalResourcesBuilding480WilsonRoad,Room13EastLansing,MI(o)517-353-7854(c)608-469-5093Email:[email protected]

AuditCommittee–DaveCarofFino(carof&[email protected])

AwardsCommittee–DanaCastle([email protected])

CentrarchidCommittee–HeatherDawson(hdawson@um&lint.edu)

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ContinuingEducationCommittee–DanTraynor([email protected])

FenskeAwardCommittee–JessicaMistak([email protected])

MembershipCommittee–AlexHondzinki([email protected])

BradUtrup([email protected])

NominatingCommittee–CarlRuetz([email protected])

PastPresidentsCommittee–EdRoseman([email protected])

ProgramCommittee–RobinDeBruyne([email protected])

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Rivers&StreamsCommittee–ChrisEilers([email protected])

StudentConcerns–TrevorDunn([email protected])

WaterQualityCommittee–DougBradley([email protected])

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ingconservationofMichigan’saquaticresources.TheMichiganChapterwasfounded

in1973aspartoftheNorthCentralDivisionofAFSandcurrentlyrepresentsover

430members.

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