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AZ-NM CHAPTER, AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY 1

FISH SOUP AZ-NM CHAPTER AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY

Established 1967, Volume 52 Summer 2018

Editor’s Message: Editor’s Message

Officers

Chapter News

- Small Chapter Award - AGAIN! - Student Awards

Announcement

- Small Grants- Apply Now! Featured

- Fisheries Techniques Workshop

- Cutthroat trout cannibals!?! - Microplastics in the Santa Cruz - Verde River study - AZ’s standardized sampling - Supermales to the rescue - Sub-Unit Updates

Committee Members

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a fun and safe summer. The hard work of our members to make the AZ-NM AFS Chapter an enriching and productive community has been recognized by both the WDAFS and the national society! We were awarded Outstanding Small Chapter at the National AFS Annual Meeting in Atlantic City. Taylor Ulrich submitted the application for our chapter and he accepted the award during the ceremony. Big thanks to Taylor for taking the time to submit the application for this award. The AZ-NM Chapter had a decent showing at the 148th AFS Annual Meeting this past August. Our students and professionals gave fantastic presentations and helped spread the love about southwestern fishes. University of Arizona competed in the first Annual Meeting Quiz Bowl, but unfortunately got knocked out by Delaware (one of the questions we were asked was “what is Delaware’s state marine animal”? Suspicious? You tell me…). Thank you to everyone who sent in articles and announcements for this issue of Fish Soup. Let me know what you all think of the newsletter and please feel free to send me updates, announcements, and articles. I’ll try to get another issue out in the next few months. Everyone keep up the good work! Let’s keep this chapter outstanding. I hope your fall is filled with pumpkin spiced lattes and productive fish projects! Chad Teal [email protected] Newsletter Editor

Inside this Issue


OFFICERS

President: Kent Mosher

480-678-7620 [email protected]

President Elect: David Stewart

US Fish and Wildlife Service Albuquerque, NM 505-248-6642 [email protected]

Past President: Bryan Bakevich

NM Dept. Game & Fish Santa Fe, NM 505-476-8058 [email protected]

Secretary: Brett Montgomery

Arizona Game and Fish Dept. Phoenix, AZ 623-236-7361 [email protected]

Treasurer: Meredith Campbell

970-443-3814 [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]






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Last Spring Western Division AFS presented the AZ-NM Chapter the Outstanding Small Chapter Award. This Summer the AFS parent society followed suit and also granted us the Outstanding Small Chapter Award! Big shout out to Taylor Ulrich, Fisheries Graduate Student at UA, for submitting the application for our chapter. Congratulations to the members and officers for all their hard work in advancing the AFS’s mission to advance science and promote professional development for the conservation and sustainability of our fisheries.

Representatives of AZ/NM AFS accepting Outstanding Small Chapter Award at WDAFS in Anchorage

AZ/NM AFS in Atlantic City holding the parent society award for Outstanding Small Chapter


Taylor Ulrich, University of Arizona Graduate Student, won Best Student Presentation by a Master’s Student at the WDAF S Conference in Anchorage.

Larissa Lee, University of Arizona Graduate Student, was awarded the Skinner Memorial Award at the National AFS Conference in Atlantic City.

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$ Arizona-New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Request for proposal (Small Grants) $ The Arizona-New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society seeks to support creative work to benefiting fish conservation through two or more small grants. Proposed activities can benefit native or sportfish. The total amount available for these grants is $2,000. Terms

1. The project must benefit native or sportfish in the states of Arizona or New Mexico. 2. Work resulting from these grants should be completed within two years. 3. Grants do not pay Salary. 4. Grants do not pay overhead to agencies or universities. 5. Grants are awarded to individuals not to a larger entity. 6. Projects that require NEPA and ESA approval must have this completed prior to applying. 7. A summary report will be required at the end of the project

Application Instructions Applicants should submit their proposal electronically to [email protected]. The deadline for proposals TBA. The proposal should be submitted as a single file and contain the following sections in the order listed below:

1. A cover sheet that includes (a) the tile of the proposed project (b) the focus of the project (c) the investigator name(s) and (d) contact information.

2. A brief narrative describing the focus of the proposed work, why you are the best person to do this work, how the work will be conducted, and how it will benefit native or sport fish in New Mexico or Arizona.

3. A project timeline consistent with the conditions outlined in the “Terms” section above. 4. An itemized budget and brief budget narrative explaining the line items.

Scoring Proposals will be ranked by a committee of five with at least one representative from each state (Arizona and New Mexico). Proposals will be ranked on the following categories:

1. Application is complete. 2. Goals and outcomes are clearly articulated. 3. Project does not violate Terms described above. 4. The project represents a meaningful and valuable contribution to native or sport fish. 5. The project has a high probability of success given the budget, other resources at hand, people/person

involved and timeframe for project completion.



Fisheries Technique Workshop

Brett Montgomery

Photos from Pilar Wolters and Brett Montgomery

Participants learning how to use backpack shockers.

This past weekend was the first annual fisheries techniques workshop hosted by our chapter. It was a great success and everyone involved had a blast! We met up in the White Mountains near the West Fork Black River and have a quick overview of fisheries management before jumping into sampling! Some of the techniques that we were able to show the students included backpack electrofishing, trapping (hoop nets, minnow traps, gill net, etc.), and seining. We also were able to practice VIE tagging speckled dace! Students saw a handful of fish species and even some herps! It’s safe to say we will be putting this workshop on again next year. Thanks to Pilar Wolters for all of her hard work organizing the workshop and thank you to Region 1 fish crew, Andrew Larson and Veronica Corbett, for leading crews!

VIE tagged speckle dace

2018 Fisheries Technique Workshop


Nature Continues to Befuddle Ecologist, Provide Outliers Lauryn Flynn New Mexico State University Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology

Carson National Forest, New Mexico. On June 06, 2018 I returned to Policarpio Creek with my team for spring sampling. I am estimating the secondary production rates of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout (RGCT) populations in the headwaters of northern New Mexico. An important part of this work is to describe the rates of food consumption that support measured rates of trout production (aka the Trophic Basis of Production). To collect diets, I perform gastric lavage on a representative subsample of the population.

During the three-pass depletion of our 300m study reach, my team recaptured trout #1657. Weighing in at 161 grams and measuring 253mm (total length), this fish is Policarpio’s resident ‘hog’ and an obvious candidate for lavage.

Making of an outlier: piscivory in Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout. Credit: Liz Leipold

Like all cutthroat trout, Rio Grande’s are documented as insectivores, so I was shocked and excited when trout #1657 expelled an approximately 100mm RGCT. The scales and fins were largely digested, but it still had distinctive orange ‘cuts’ on its gular folds. I checked the prey fish for a PIT tag, but sadly it was not a recapture.

My colleague, Brock Huntsman, collected a RGCT diet last year in Alamitos Creek that included a freshly swallowed juvenile RGCT, and he assumed that the cannibalism was a result of a crowded livewell. In contrast, the prey fish from #1657 appeared to have been digesting for much longer than two hours and it was especially notable for its large size relative to the predator.


Trout barf hubris, and exact moment when the ecologist realizes she will be alone forever. Credit: Liz Leipold

Documenting this rare occurrence serves as a good reminder that one of the few constants in ecology is the litany of exceptions to every pattern. Working in a ‘lawless’ discipline can be frustrating, but I think it is outweighed by the absolute thrill of surprise.

Plastics in a desert stream invokes fish diet study Written by: Zach Nemec

Edited by: Kelsey Hollien & Drew Eppehimer Photos by: Dr. Michael Bogan

Lower Santa Cruz River near Tucson, AZ.


The Santa Cruz River originates in southeast Arizona continues into northern Sonora, Mexico where it bends 180˚ to flow back into Arizona through Tucson. Most of the river lost its perennial flow in the 1900s due to extensive groundwater pumping. However, portions of the river have been artificially restored through effluent discharge from several wastewater treatment plants: Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant (Rio Rico, AZ), Agua Nueva Water Reclamation Facility, and Tres Rios Water Reclamation Facility (Tucson, AZ). During preliminary sampling in reaches of the lower Santa Cruz River near Tucson, the presence of microplastics including microbeads, microfibers, and irregular microplastic pieces have been found in invertebrate drift samples. Microplastic densities have been documented as high as 5.56 particles per 1m3 of flowing water and have been documented up to 18 river miles downstream from the effluent outfall. It is speculated microplastics enter the river from the effluent outfall of treatment plants. At present, there is no technology available to effectively remove 100% of microplastics from wastewater.

Microplastics in invertebrate drift samples.

These initial findings sparked interest by several researchers at the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment who were curious how aquatic organisms are impacted by the presence of microplastics. “Microplastic research is becoming increasingly popular; however, there are still large knowledge gaps especially within lotic systems. The results of this study have implications not only for the ecological health of the Santa Cruz River but also for all effluent-supported river systems in the western United States,” says project lead and PhD student Drew Eppehimer. For those who aren’t familiar, microplastics, which are a type of anthropogenic litter, are an emerging pollutant impacting marine and freshwater systems throughout the globe. They are plastic pieces less than 5mm in diameter, and they can take a variety of forms: pieces that have disintegrated from larger plastic goods, microbeads from personal care products, or microfibers from synthetic materials such as clothing. With similar size and shape to many natural food sources, there is the threat of ingestion by fish and aquatic macroinvertebrates. Recent field and lab studies have shown fish consume microplastics potentially having adverse effects on their health.

Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) under dissecting scope.


This study’s sampling occurred in the spring, pre-monsoon, and post-monsoon seasons across ten equally spaced sites downstream from the effluent outfall of wastewater treatment plants in Tucson. Hydrology and water quality metrics, samples for microplastics, and mosquitofish were collected at each site. Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) were targeted because they are ubiquitous and abundant throughout the reaches of the lower Santa Cruz River. Also, their foraging ecology makes them likely to ingest microplastics, which often are suspended in the water column. Fish stomachs are processed in two ways: dissolving organic contents in acid and examining stomach contents under a dissecting scope.

Kelsey Hollien, research specialist, identifying stomach contents.

To this date, 14 unique macroinvertebrate taxa have been identified in fish stomachs as well as some anomalies such as stones, seeds, and physid snails. In addition, a microfiber has been found in one of the largest specimen. “We’re seeing what we would expect them to be eating; things typically found in the drift like midges and mayflies, but the presence of benthic macroinverts and material in their stomachs suggests that they could be more generalist than we initially expected” says research specialist Kelsey Hollien. Stay tuned as more results come in.

A microfiber found in the stomach content sample

As urban development continues, discharge of effluent into rivers and streams will become more common. Considering the documented presence of microplastics within treated wastewater, it is important to examine their impacts on freshwater ecosystems. This novel study helps provide the baseline data necessary for water managers, policy makers, and the public to incorporate these contaminants of emerging concern within effluent management. For more formal, scientific details about the study please contact Drew Eppehimer, Kelsey Hollien, and Zach Nemec at [email protected], [email protected], and [email protected] with Santa Cruz microplastic study in subject line.





Drew Eppehimer, PhD student, collecting mosquitofish.

All Hands on Deck At the Verde River Chad Teal Fisheries Conservation and Management Graduate Research Associate, University of Arizona

Burly scientists moving a shocking raft up the rapids near Verde River’s Sheeps Bridge.


Scientists were scattered across transects of the Verde River last June. Some of these researchers were on hands and knees digging through ant piles, other scientists were noosing lizards, and of course the fish guys were getting beat up by an old shocking raft in the rapids. The river was getting attacked from all angles. This was to collect samples from different taxa for a stable isotope study which will show who is eating who in the Verde’s riparian zone. Ethan Baruch is spearheading this operation and he hopes this research will give him a complete picture of how nutrients can flow between taxa and travel in a riparian area. Ethan will be determining how reliant riparian predators, like lizards and spiders, are on aquatic food sources, such as emergent invertebrates. The stable isotope study is just one piece to this ambitious and multifaceted project. The project combines hydrological and ecological data to display how it functions as an ecosystem. “The riparian areas have been instrumented with groundwater monitoring wells by the USGS. These wells will be used to model distance to groundwater related to stream flow. The groundwater maps will be related to riparian vegetation and bird and herp surveys to link streamflow to groundwater to vegetation to animals.” Ethan Baruch explained.

This USFS funded research is being conducted by an Avengers-esque team of scientists. The team includes Dr.

David Lytle- entomologist with Oregon State University of Integrative Biology, Dr. Heather Bateman- field ecologist and conservation biologist at Arizona State University, Ethan Baruch- PhD student with ASU school of Life Sciences, Dr. Scott Bonar – Fisheries Biologist with University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resource and Environment, and Dr. David Merritt with US Forest Service National Stream and Aquatic Ecology. Dr. Dave Merritt is focusing on how the hydrology and flow regimes of the Verde impacts its riparian food web. “This study is all about applied conservation - making a data rich case for how much water the river needs to ecologically function” Dr. Merritt explained during a morning debrief. These scientists are using 2D hydrological models combined with habitat suitability criteria for fish, aquatic invertebrates, birds, reptiles, and amphibians to see what habitat the animals are utilizing and how that changes with varied river flows.

Dr. Heather Bateman displaying a beautiful ornate tree lizard she captured.

The goal of this project is to protect perennial rivers from being drained and advocate for alternative solutions and sources for people’s water. Arizona uses median monthly flow to determine water rights, but the peak flows and flow variability can be extreme in the Verde river and that is an important driver for this ecosystem. These scientists are quantifying the key hydrological process that are needed to maintain the species present.


For instance, the riffles are dense with aquatic inverts because of the variability of habitat within the rapids. Peak flows help move around boulders and prevent sedimentation from building up which helps maintain the riffle habitat. According to Dave Lytle, “The Verde River might be the most biodiverse river for aquatic inverts in Arizona.” These peak flows are vital to maintaining this rich insect biodiversity. These peak flows also play an important role in flushing out nonnative fish. This allows the native fish to remain established in free-flowing rivers.

MS Student, Eric Kortenhoeven, collecting aquatic invertebrates in the riffles.

This project might show just how important a free-flowing and hydrologically dynamic river is for the entire riparian ecosystem. Having this case built upon such a mix of data types will help display all the complicated interactions occurring in riparian zones. This effort has all the gravitas to make a strong case for protecting our southwest perennial rivers.

Scientists and students working on this project (left to right: Taylor Ulrich, Eric Kortenhoeven, Dr. Heather Bateman, Dr. David Merritt, Dr. David Lytle, Dr. Scott Bonar, Levi Jamison, Chad Teal, Nelson Morris, Ethan Baruch)


Arizona Game and Fish Department Leads Adoption of AFS Standard Fish Sampling Methods in Arizona Waters

Scott Bonar, USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Standardization in industry, medicine and science has led to great advances. These have included standard assembly line methods, interchangeable nuts and bolts, compatible computer hardware and software, time zones, railroad tracks, weather maps and simple medical tests to name a few examples. Positive benefits have also been demonstrated when fisheries management biologists adopt standard fish sampling procedures. These include the ability to measure large-scale effects of climate or geography on fish growth, standing crops or condition; larger sample sizes to test the effects of regulations, habitat improvements or other management techniques; reliable means to check for the presence of species; easier communication among fisheries professionals and the general public; and ability to share data among agencies and organizations.

The Fisheries and Research Branches of the Arizona Game and Fish Department are working with the American Fisheries Society (AFS) and the USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit to move toward adoption of AFS standard fish sampling procedures for general monitoring in Arizona waters. Chris Cantrell, Fisheries Branch Chief, has directed Coop Unit Staff to examine current AZGFD procedures, work with Department staff, and recommend updates to make current procedures compatible with those outlined in AFS’s Standard Methods to Sample North American Freshwater Fishes. This should not result in extensive changes to Department procedures because many AZGFD personnel were involved in the writing and reviewing of the first edition of Standard Methods, and procedures in Standard Methods are those most commonly used in various states and provinces. However, changes to a few of the current AZGFD techniques will help Arizona monitoring programs more fully realize the benefits stated above. For a select number of procedures not compatible, paired gear testing is planned to calibrate old to new techniques. Staff from AZGFD will also be collaborating with other agencies and organizations in the development of a 2nd edition of Standard Methods.

Supermales to the Rescue Chad Teal Fisheries Conservation and Management Graduate Research Associate, University of Arizona

Nonnative fish provide many benefits to the southwest. The nonnative bass, trout, and catfish that anglers love help fuel the nearly $1 billion sportfish industry in Arizona. Despite the perks, introduced species can become a huge expense and can result in irreparable environmental damage. According to Arizona Game and Fish Department, invasive species contribute to $1.4 trillion in damages worldwide. Nonnative fish introductions have resulted in nearly 50% of endangered species listings.

So how can we selectively remove the nuisance populations of nonnative fish? Guttierez and Teem in 2006

modeled the efficacy of releasing YY males (supermales) into a population to skew the sex ratio to the point of extirpation. This technique can also work with species that have ZZ (male)/ZW (female) chromosome sex determination, such as western mosquitofish. The release of these trojan sex carriers could be used in combination with traditional containment and removal efforts to make the management of nuisance fish populations much more efficient and effective.

Dan Schill with Idaho Department of Fish and Game has already succeeded in the production of supermale brook

trout broodstock and is currently working on other species. The supermale brook trout are being stocked on the Vermejo Park Ranch. These supermale’s effectiveness has already been modeled, but this will be the first study to provide a true field-based experiment and assess the fitness of these supermales in the environment.


Scott Bonar, Leader of the Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, and Bill Stewart, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, were inspired to explore this trojan sex carrier strategy with nonnative species plaguing the Gila River Basin. I was brought on as a University of Arizona PhD student last spring to examine the feasibility of producing YY male red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) and green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus). Red Shiner have infested the Gila River and many other water ways in Arizona and New Mexico. Red Shiner can proliferate extremely quickly and compete with native cyprinids such as spike dace. Green sunfish are voracious predators that easily feed on small bodied native species. Green sunfish also compete with more desirable sportfish species such as largemouth bass and bluegill.

Over the last six months the University of Arizona Propagation Lab has been completely renovated. Now the sole purpose of this lab is to produce supermales that will aid in desert fish conservation. Green sunfish were collected from Parker Canyon Lake with the help of Nathan Burg, Aquatics Specialist with Arizona Game and Fish Department. Red Shiner were collected from the Gila River. Recently I developed techniques for spawning green sunfish and red shiner in captivity. The next step is to sex reverse offspring using estradiol treated feed to mate sex reversed males (phenotypically female XYs) with wild type males (XY). Roughly 25% of the offspring from these crosses should be YY males. Half of those YY males will be sex reversed and then bred with untreated YY males resulting in 100% YY male progeny. These supermales will be released into populations after constructing models to determine their efficacy.

Male red shiners have beautiful spawning colors. Male green sunfish in one of the UA broodstock tanks

Red shiner (30 days post hatch) that were raised from a spawn at the UA Propagation Lab.


An important piece in developing trojan sex carrier fish is finding sex identification markers in their genome. Sex ID markers allow for reliable genetic sexing of fish. This allows for sorting of sexes before reaching maturity and for sexing fish that do not have conspicuous sexual dimorphism. Fish’s sex determination varies from species to species. Essentially sex determination in fish is either genetically determined, environmentally determined, or a mix between the two. Discovering the sex determination of my species will be critical in assessing the feasibility of using trojan sex carriers to control these nuisance populations in the southwest. Dr. Melanie Culver, UA Conservation Geneticists, and Alex Erwin, PhD student in Genetics, have been providing guidance and hands on instruction in educating me on RAD sequencing techniques to find sex ID markers. RAD Sequencing is a promising technique for this application and has been used to find sex markers in brook trout, hapuku, and rockfish. RAD sequencing will also give us insights into what the sex determination scheme is in the red shiner and the green sunfish.

This strategy for nonnative species control could bring in a new chapter of fish management to the southwest. This tool could be a huge asset for fish managers. The project is a long process. Breeding multiple generations of fish, developing sex ID markers, and then modeling their effectiveness are all necessary steps before any field applications can or should be attempted. Luckily, I have amazing resources to help me through this process. I would like to thank my advisor Dr. Scott Bonar, Dr. Dan Schill, Dr. Melanie Culver, Alex Erwin, Nathan Burg, Bill Stewart and my research technician, Colby Roberts for all their time and help with this project.

UA PhD student, Chad Teal (me), with red shiner collected from the Gila River Box.


Sub-Unit Updates University of Arizona Student update Jeff Gronemyer This spring and summer has been a busy one for students from the U of A student chapter! In March, two of our student officers held a knot tying demonstration during one of our regularly scheduled club meetings. The officers showed demonstration videos and taught roughly 10 knots that were quite handy to know. About 30 members attended the meeting, quite a nice turn out for us! In April, students helped NPS and AZGFD collect fish from Sonoita Creek in Patagonia, AZ and transported them to the new-ish Desert Research Learning Center in East Tucson. Students collected a few desert suckers and speckled dace but did not reach our collection goals for either species, so this will be an ongoing project. Also taking place in April was our biannual Aravaipa Canyon trip. This was a multi-faceted survey to see native species composition in Aravaipa Creek and to remove non-native yellow bullhead and red shiner. The trip is hosted by Dr. Peter Reinthal from UA and is a very popular one amongst students, as it always involves backpacking and camping through Aravaipa Wilderness Area. Five of our student members received summer internships for aquatic based programs. One is working with marine animals at the New England Aquarium! A little bit of his work involves caring for animals and going out on whale sighting trips. He even spotted a great white shark (not a common species around Boston)! Four other students all worked for Arizona Game and Fish over the summer! Two worked with Apache trout conservation by completing population estimates for Apache trout, electrofishing, removing non-native trout from Apache trout recovery streams, and helping take part in several fish stockings. Another one was working at the Aquatic Research and Conservation Center (ARCC) in Cornville, AZ. A little of her work consisted of propagating two endangered fish species: Bonytail chub and Razorback sucker. She also researched and experimented with different types of structures to help reduce predation of the above species. And finally, one other member worked at Canyon Creek fish hatchery and helped with the day-to-day operations of propagating Rainbow and Gila trout. He was responsible for feeding trout and cleaning raceways to prevent mortalities as well as helping stock the trout into nearby lakes and streams. Four of our club members attended the AFS meeting in Atlantic City, NJ this August. They represented our school as one of only five teams to compete in this year’s quiz bowl and the only team not located in the Northeast! ASU Student Update Keaton Davis

Members of the Wildlife and Restoration Student Association (WRSA) from the Arizona State University - Polytechnic campus, held several different intern positions with the Arizona Game and Fish Department over the summer. Janel Brinkman was generous enough to share her experience with us. "This past summer of 2018 I worked with the Arizona Game and Fish in Region 6 specifically in the fisheries program. The summer primarily consisted of fish surveys in the Region 6 rivers, streams, and Creeks. Surveys were performed in several ways: electrofishing (both walking and canoe), hoop netting, gill netting, hand netting, and fly fishing. Surveys lasted anywhere from a few hours to a couple days. The primary species we were targeting was Roundtail Chub, but other species were also caught (fish, amphibians, and reptiles). Although many of the populations were small, it was clear that they were healthy and able to reproduce. My experience this summer was a very enjoyable one. Although it was hard work being in the summer heat all day, it was so rewarding being able to handle these native fish who have evolved to live here in Arizona. I have a greater appreciation for what fish do for the ecosystem and I am grateful and feel honored to have been able to help manage our wildlife." - Janel Brinkman Several of our students are excited to attend the 1st Annual AZ/NM AFS Student Techniques Workshop and look forward to camping out and meeting the pro's.


AFS Arizona-New Mexico Chapter Committee Contact information

Continuing Education James Dominguez NM Department of Game and Fish 1 Wildlife Way P.O. Box 25112 Santa Fe, NM 87507 505-476-8163 – Office [email protected]

Environmental Affairs Dave Weedman

Aquatic Habitat Program Supervisor AZ Game and Fish Department 5000 W. Carefree Highway Phoenix, AZ 85086 623-236-7607 – Office [email protected]

Membership Jane Trujillo

NM Department of Game and Fish 1 Wildlife Way P.O. Box 25112 Santa Fe, NM 87507 505-476-8152 – Office [email protected]

Student Affairs Pilar Wolters

Wildlife Specialist I AZGFD, Research Branch 5000 W. Carefree Hwy Phoenix, AZ 95086 928-226-7677- Office [email protected]

Miles Mcinnis Julie Meka Carter Native Aquatics Program Manager AZGFD, Aquatic Wildlife Branch 5000 W. Carefree Highway Phoenix, AZ 85086 623-236-7576 – Office [email protected]

Nominations/Awards Matt Rinker

Aquatic Wildlife Specialist III AZGFD, Region II Flagstaff, AZ 86005 928-214-1247- Office 928-853-5010- Cell

Small Grants Scott Rogers AZGFD, Region II 3500 S Lake Mary Rd Flagstaff, AZ 86005 928-607-0955

Website Alton Livingstone Fisheries and Wildlife Undergrad Oregon State University 520-561-7027- Cell 520-547-0866- Office [email protected]

Notes from the editor….

Hi Everybody,

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this issue of Fish Soup. I want to hear more input from you for the next newsletter! Please send in articles, photos, and announcements to [email protected]. Also feel free to contact me with suggestions and comments about the newsletter.

Thank you,

Chad Teal








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