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- UNDERCURRENTS A N 1947 T h e Newsletter o the Michigan Chapter ofthe American Fisheries Society Michigan Chapter Officers President: Dan Hayes Michigan State University Department of Fisheries and Wildlife 334C Natural Resources Bldg. East Lansing, MI 48824-1222 5171432-3781 dhuyes~rrmfi.nuu.edu Secretary-Treasurer: Kelley D. Smith Michigan Department of Natural Resources Charlevoix Great Lakes Research Station 97 Grant Sntet Charlevoix, MI 49720 6161547-2914 [email protected] Pas/ President: Jim Johnson Michigan Depamnent of Natural Resources Alpena Great Lakes Research Station 160 East Fletcher 'oena, MI 49707 '356-3232 [email protected] u The Newslaer of the Michigan Chapre? of the American Fisheries Society is published by the Chapter four times a year in February, May, JulyIAugust, and November. The purpose of the Newsletter is to disseminate information to Chapter Members, including communications from Chapter Officers, meeting agendas, l e n m to the editor, news of projects, programs, and penonnet, requests for information, and other items of interest to the Membership. Correspondence directly related to the newsletter (conbibutions and inquiries) should be directed to the Newsletter Editor. Membenhip and change of address requests should be directed to the SecretaryTreasurer. Other requests for information pertaining to the Michigan Chapter of the AFS should be directed to Chapter Officen. Deadlines for submissions to the Newsletter are.the 15th of the month preceding publication. or January 15, April IS, June 15, and September 15. Newsletter Editor: Mary K. Bumham Cunis U.S. Geological Survey -at Lakes Science Center 1 Green Road .I Arbor, MI 48105 -31994-333 1 [email protected] ' HAVE YOUR BALLOTS IN BY NOVEMBER 90,1997 ,+++++ President's Column For those who weren't able to attend, our 'fall' meeting that we held during August in conjunction with the Federation of Fly Fishers went quite well, with attendance close to our average. One thing that stood out was the quality of presentations at the meeting. Although our chapter meetings always have good speakers, I think we had a particularly good set of talks this past meeting, especially considering it was a two-day event. I want to personally thank all the speakers for doing a great job! During the meeting, Carlos Fetterolf brought up an issue I wanted to share with the Chapter members who weren't able to attend. He pointed out that there are numerous places around the state where development poses a threat to our aquatic resources. A few examples that came up in our discussion included: Shanty Creek where there is a proposal to withdraw river water for snow making, the Au Sable River where there has been an ongoing debate regarding the effect of canoe traffic on fish and fishermen, and finally, the effect of bulkheading on Great Lakes littoral fishes. Another substantial issue that we discussed was the potential weakening of the Natural Rivers Act. Carlos brought up these examples to "fire up" chapter members to get more involved in developing chapter positions on these and other environmental issues. Although our chapter has recently passed resolutions concerning sea lamprey funding and yellow perch in southern Lake Michigan, these other problem areas raise the issue of whether we as a Chapter are commenting enough on events that affect fisheries. Some of the difficulties that often occur when trying to pass resolutions include: Timeliness: if the issue is progressing rapidly, it is difficult for the full chapter to give a resolution consideration through publication in our newsletter or through discussion at meetings. While the EXCOM can send informational letters to involved parties, I think Chapter members are most comfortable with our advocacy position statements when the entire membership is given an opportunity to comment. This being the case, I think we need to focus most of our effort developing resolutions on chronic problems or problems with sufficient lead time for us to go through the entire evaluation process. Scope of problem: many issues are quite local in nature. Such localized problems raise the issue of how fine-scale we want to focus our attention. I think that generally we want to focus on problems that have wide-spread implications for the state's resources, although we probably also want to address localized threats that have the potential to harm particularly valuable resources. One of the special difficulties presented by localized issues is the difficulty for the resolution committee and EXCOM to keep up with the information needed to develop an effective resolution. To be honest, unless the problem is pretty close to one of our "own backyards", these committees may not even know of the problem, much less have sufficient information to develop cogent arguments on the issues. As such, the development of resolutions on localized problems needs to be spearheaded by a chapter member who is close to the issue and has the time and desire to work on a position paper. Precedent setting: Notwithstanding the above comment on localized problems, we need to be alert for issues that have the potential for setting an undesirable precedent. The example of Shanty Creek brought up by Carlos is a good one where setting the precedent for winter water withdrawals could be harmful to a wider range of resources. The bottom line of all this is it takes your involvement! If there is an issue that you feel needs addressing, please help the EXCOM and resolution committee get the necessary information, and evaluate the need for developing an informational statement, position statement or resolution. Most of the problems listed above can be overcome, or will lead us to approaching advocacy in the most appropriate and effective way for that particular issue. Dan Hayes, President 1997 Michigan Chapter Elections: Candidate Biographies Nominee for President-Elect: James W. Peck Nominee for President-Elect: Roger Bergstedt E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 906-249- 16 11 Jim Peck received his B. S. and M. S. in Fisheries from the University of Michigan in 1962 and 1964. He joined the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) in 1964, but left after a few months to serve two years in the U. S. Naval Reserve in the western Pacific. Jim returned to Michigan in 1967 as a biologist at the Marquette Fisheries Station where he has spend the past 30 years conducting research and assessment studies on salmonine and coregonine fishes in the Great Lakes, mainly on lake trout in Lake Superior. He is currently biologist in charge of the Marquette Fisheries Station. He is the MDNR representative on the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) Lake Superior Technical Committee, and serves on the GLFC Board of Technical Experts as co-chair of the Lake Trout Task Area. Jim became a member of AFS in 1967, was certified as a Fisheries Scientist in 1968, and became a life member of AFS in 1987. He was Associate Editor of North American Journal of Fisheries Management in 1994-96. Jim has been a member of the Michigan Chapter since its inception, served on an early committee on membership, and is a Michigan Chapter representative to AFS 2000. "My view is that chapters provide the grass-roots for continued health of AFS by generating local interest and membership, much of which takes root and grows to the division and national levels. Chapters provide the one area where students and professionals can not only share research results, but work together on business and professional concerns with both groups gaining from common effort and camaraderie. Previous administrations of the Michigan Chapter have done an exceptional job in these areas. Whoever gets this job will have a tough act to follow, but I believe membership efforts can be expanded, advocacy role refined, and chapter fellowship maintained. I appreciate being considered for this position and would be proud to serve." E-mail: Roger-Bergstedt@usg: Phone: 5 17-734-4Roger Bergstedt is currently employed by the USGS as field station supervisor at the Great Lakes Science Center's Lake Huron Biological Station (formerly the Hammond Bay Biological Station) near Rogers City, Michigan. He received a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Minnesota, Duluth in 1971 and a B.S. in Fishery Biology from the University of Minnesota, St. Paul in 1974. He then attended Iowa State University where he earned an M.S. in Fishery Biology. Roger started his career in 1976 at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Great Lakes Fishery Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan. There, he worked in the Physiology and Contaminant Chemistry Section studying effects of contaminants on juvenile lake trout. In 1977, he transferred to the Oswego Biological Station in upstate New York. Between 1977 and 1985 he worked on fish stock assessment, predator-prey dynamics, and sea lamprey-lake trout interactions in Lake Ontario. Following a his developing interest in the importance of sea lamprey predation to fish communities in the Great Lakes, Roger moved to the Hammond Bay Biological Station in Millersburg, Michigan, in 1985. His research there has focused on various aspects of the life history of sea lampreys and development of assessment methodologies in support of sea lamprey control. Roger has been an AFS member and chapter member in either Iowa, Michigan, or New York most years since the mid 1970's. In 1984 he worked on the Career Opportunities Committee for the Annual Meeting and currently serves as an associate editor for tl Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. He believes that4 the chapter can and should take professional and scientific positions on key issues and would promote its continuing to try and influence decisions where fisheries and fisheries science are at stake. Nominee for Secretary-Treasurer (2-year term): Ellie Koon Nominee for Secretary-Treasurer (2-year term): Tom Rozich U.S. Sea Lamprey Barrier Coordinator U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service 229 S. Jebavy Dr.,Ludington, MI. Ellie attended undergrad and grad school at University of Michigan, after which she worked for 5 years as the U of M Museum of Zoology Fish Collection Manager. She escaped the indoors for the joys of field work courtesy of the Fish and Wildlife Service Sea Lamprey Management Program, where she served on the larval assessment unit for 2 years and the lampricide control unit for 7 years. In her current position as U.S. Barrier Coordinator she seeks to establish and maintain barriers to adult lamprey migration to reduce reliance on chemical means of lamprey control. Her interests include development of barrier technology that minimizes effects on stream species and habitats and is compatible with other fishery and environmental objectives; fish passage; rare and endangered species in the Great Lakes; and harassing Gary Whelan. Michigan Department of Natural Resources 80 15 Mackinaw Trail, Cadillac, MI Phone: 6 16-775-9727 Tom received his B.S. in Forestry and M.S. in AquaticFisheries Biology from Michigan Tech University. He has been working for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources for 25 years, and has spent the last 10 in the Cadillac District. He is currently the Acting District Fisheries Biologist for the Cadillac District. Tom has been active with the Michigan Chapter on the Rivers and Streams Committee for the last 5 years, and as the Chapter Raffle Chairman fro the last two years. Tom would like to serve the Michigan Chapter "to stay active with fellow professionals in working on policylposition statements to present to politicians and lakelriver associations. This is very important in today's political arena." He is also interested in continuing to interact with others in the fisheries field and keep with their activities. - Please vote and mail your ballot to the nominations committee (address on back ofballot) by NOVEMBER 20,1997. The successfirl candidates will be installed at the next meeting of the executive committee and announced in the next newsletter. U ' Michigan's Governor Proposes Funding for Hatcheries and Lamprey Control Governor Engler announced on June 24 a funding package that would rebuild Michigan's ailing hatchery system and facilitate a fully integrated sea lamprey treatment program for the St. Marys River. This package included $18.2 million for hatchery renovations and at least $1 million per year (for three years, beginning in 1998) for sea lamprey control on the St. M a y s River. If approved by the Michigan legislature, the proposal would especially benefit fisheries of Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, lakes where damages from St. Marys River sea lamprey are greatest and which are particularly dependant upon stocking. Sea lamprey are a chief impediment to reproduction and the lamprey funding proposal is a step toward weaning the lakes from their dependance on the hatcheries. There are a number of factors contributing to lack of reproduction in lakes Michigan and Huron, including barrier dams on tributaries, overfishing, sea lamprey, and effects of other nonnative species. The DNR has argued that maintaining its hatchery system is essential to maintaining functionally viable fish communities and associated economic values while problems with \duction are addressed. The hatchery proposal bridges this gap, ,the lamprey funding proposal does something about one M e r l y i n g problem with reproduction. In addition, the Governor decided not to pursue privatization of any of the state's hatchery facilities. A proponent of privatization in general, the Governor in this instance weighed in on the side "of keeping DNR resource professionals in charge". What the proposal means (and does not mean): 1) Michigan's hatchery system production capacity will be maintained. 2) Improvements in facilities will target auality of the product. 3) There will not be an increase in auantity of fish produced. 4) Oden hatchery will be completely rebuilt (without which it would have ceased production). 5) Effluent management of the hatcheries will be improved. 6) Public education centers will be provided for each of Michigan's 6 hatcheries. 7) Treatment of lamprey "hot spots" with bottom-release toxicant in the St. Marys River can begin in 1998, complementing enhanced trapping and sterile-male release. 8) The state has made a good faith effort to leverage investment in sea lamprey control from federal (U.S.and Canada), statelprovincial, and private sources (The state did NOT replace federal with state funds). 9) The hatchery proposal is intended to bridge the gap between today's troubled fisheries and tomorrow's opportunities to restore self-sustaining stocks (it did NOT propose replacing self-regulating, wild fisheries with hatchery supported ones). The Chapter's response to this proposal will be to help inform the Michigan legislature of the importance to this funding package to Michigan's fisheries. Jim Johnson Co-chair, Michigan Lamprey Controj Funding Task Force - RESOLUTION ON YELLOW PERCH MANAGEMENT IN LAKE MICHIGAN The Executive Committee and Yellow Perch Ad Hoc Committee of the Indiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society preliminarily adopted a resolution on "Cooperative Interjurisdictional Protection of Lake Michigan Yellow Perch." Development of the resolution was precipitated by recent action in the Illinois legislature which rescinded controls placed on commercial harvest of yellow perch by the lllinois Department of Natural Resources. A moratorium on commercial harvest of yellow perch in Illinois waters of Lake Michigan has since been reinstated. The Indiana chapter encouraged other chapters in the Lake Michigan basin (as well as the North Central Division) to adopt similar resolutions. A resolution has subsequently been adopted in Illinois, and the Wisconsin chapter EXCOM will vote on a similar action July 15. The following draft resolution has been developed by various members of the Michigan chapter, based on the original Indiana resolution, and will be discussed and formally presented for a vote at the Michigan chapter summer meeting in August. For more information on this issue, or to provide comments on the resolution, please contact: Dave Clapp Daniel Hayes Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Michigan Department of Natural Resources 13 Natural Resources Building 96 Grant Street Michigan State University Charlevoix, MI 49727 East Lansing, MI 48824-1222 Phone: 6 16-547-2914 FAX: 6 16-547-603 1 Phone: 5 17-432-3781 FAX: 5 17-432-1699 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] MICHIGAN CHAPTER, AMEFUCAN FISHERIES SOCIETY RESOLUTION / POSITION STATEMENT COOPERATIVE INTERJURISDICTIONAL PROTECTION OF LAKE MICHIGAN YELLOW PERCH WHEREAS, the yellow perch (Percaflavescens) is an important native fish in the Lake Michigan ecosystem with significant ecological, recreational, and socioeconomic values; and WHEREAS, natural movements of yellow perch across political boundaries require us to consider lakewide, cooperative approaches for resource protection and management; and WHEREAS, professional fisheries biologists with universities, federal and state natural resource agencies, and tribal organizations throughout the Lake Michigan watershed have been monitoring the yellow perch as part of ongoing fisheries research and management programs; and WHEREAS, all of the data collected in southern Lake Michigan show a lack of strong yellow perch year class production for eight consecutive years from 1989 to 1996; and WHEREAS, over-harvest of these declined stocks will further reduce the health and sustainability of the yellow perch in Lake Michigan; and WHEREAS, Lake Michigan management agencies are responsible for the scientific management of the natural resources provided by the Lake Michigan system, including yellow perch, for the perpetuation of the resource and the good of all the people of Lake Michigan states; and WHEREAS, these agencies, cooperating through the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, have implemented a lakewide protection plan aimed at limiting harvest of yellow perch to ensure sufficient female spawning stock densities and allow for future production of young yellow perch; and WHEREAS, additional research designed to identify the cause or causes of the Lake Michigan yellow perch population decline and recruitment failure is needed; now therefore be it RESOLVED, that the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society strongly supports the natural resources agencies unified plan for protecting Lake Michigan yellow perch through more stringent harvest regulations and implementing additional research designed to identify the cause or causes of the decline and recruitment failure. Furthermore, we strongly support the principle that natural resource (in this case yellow perch) management decisions should be based in science and made with long-term sustainability of the resource as the primary concern. Michigan Chapter-American Fisheries Society Fall Meeting Grand Center and Welsh ~ l l d i t o & m Grand , Rapids August 6-7,1997 CALL TO ORDER--President James Johnson called the meeting to order at 9: 10 AM. Jim introduced Jim Schramm, who welcomed the Chapter members to the Federation of Fly Fishers conclave. Jim stated that K. L. Cool, Director of the ~ i c h i g a nDepartment of Natural Resources, will be the guest speaker at the Conservation luncheon today. Jim also distributed the "Name the Newsletter" ballot. He stated the membership will vote today and tomorrow, with the winner receiving a $50 gift certificate from Cabela's. Approval of minutes:Minutes of the spring, 1997 meeting were approved as presented. Secreta~/Treasurer/Report(Kelley Smith): Kelley reported that the Chapter had $5,661.63 in checking, up from $5,277.54 two years ago when he started as SecretaryJTreasurer. Most of this increase can be attributed to the Continuing Education workshops. Our savings account contains $1,382.96 and has remained very stable. The petty cash fund has $85.00. Kelley suggested that the Chapter needs to seriously consider beginning a process to undertake budget and financial planning. This would allow the Chapter to make better use of its money, particularly in regards to remaining active in contributing to various projects. Bill Taylor also encouraged us to keep active and use our financial resources to the best of our ability. The Chapter has been quite active and generous over the past year, and we contributed to many causes. Financial planning can help our resources grow even more so we can do more with them. Jim thanked Kelley for his work in automating the Chapter's budget and membership record d keeping capabilities, and for putting in so much time for the Chapter the last few years. Kelley reported there are currently 305 regular members and 107 students with active membership status (i.e., have paid dues in the past three years 1995-97). Better than half the student memberships (55) are new for 1997. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS Audit (Chair---Glen Black): No report. Award! (Chair---Kurt NewmadAnn Krause): Ann presented the Leonard Award to Patrick L. Hudson from the USGS-BRD Lab (Great Lake Science Center) in Ann Arbor. Pat noted he is the first "bug" person to be so honored by the Chapter, which is especially heartwarming since Justin Leonard was also involved in entomology and limnology. Congratulations Pat on an achievement well-deserved! Ann reported that the new Student Paper Award was set to begin at this meeting, with three student papers to be judged. These will be pooled with next spring's presentations to determine the first winner of this award. She also stated the committee was accepting nominations for the new Grayling award, and next year's Leonard Award. Jim Johnson reminded students to get nominations in for the Chapter's Student Travel Award. Kevin Wherly is also looking student contacts from all university/college campuses in MichigaKevin is eagerly attempting to build a network among students at Michigan's state universities and colleges. Membership (Chair---Bruce Davis): Bruce has been busy getting updated membership lists from the Parent Society. He has trying to up the membership directory, get address changes in, and drop Jent members from the rolls. He would greatly appreciate '%+?om members. He also noted that fish culturists and managers are not well represented in the membership. Bruce urged chapter members to become AFS members as well. Newsletter (Editor---Mary Bumham-Curtis): Jim Johnson reported for Mary that the ballots for choosing a new name for the newsletter should be in by coffee break on August 7 (second day of this meeting). Sharon Baker will tally the votes and the winner will be announced before close of the technical session. Nominating (Chair---Tom Todd): Jim Johnson reported for Tom Todd. Jim Peck and Roger Bergstedt are candidates for President Elect, Tom Rozich and Ellie Koon are candidates for SecretaryITreasurer. Voting ballots should be mailed to members within the next few weeks. RafJIe (Chair---Tom Rozich): Tom reiterated the ongoing discussion about turning the raffle over to the students to run. The monies collected should be used to support the Student Travel Fund. Chapter members agreed. Several other chapters do the same very successfully. Resolutions/FAN (Chair---Chuck Madenjian): Jim Johnson reported for Chuck. The Chapter Sea Lamprey position paper is being advanced to the NCD level. It has been modified to make it an international document, with help from Vic Gilman. Jim hope to get it in the fall Newsletter and adopted at the winter Division meeting. ' : T also reported on the need to both fund sea lamprey control for , Marys River in full, and the need to set up an endowment for -ions towards the control program as a long term strategy to ensure adequate control into the future. The St. Marys River Control Task Force will help guide how the money received from Governor Engler's initiative will be used. It is important that these funds are identified as a challenge to other agencies to help fund the program, not as a replacement for federal funding. The Michigan Legislature will be voting on a capital outlay package for funding renovations to the State's fish hatcheries totaling $18 million this September. Hatcheries are critical to maintaining Michigan's fisheries, and this is a well timed proposal. Jim would like to write a letter on behalf of the Michigan Chapter supporting this financial commitment to hatcheries. Chapter members agreed and Jim will move ahead. Rivers and Streams (Chair---Liz Hay-Chmielewski): Jim Johnson reported for Liz that the committee will have a meeting in September. Troy Zom has another possible idea for a Chapter initiative and suggested that Master's candidates from the University of Michigan are trying to develop a riparian-corridor management program. If the Chapter could contribute some startup funding, it would likely receive higher priority within the University. The program could probably start later this winter. Troy envisions a Web page being developed by the group. Jim said the ExCom should consider this suggestion at the October meeting. Tom Rozich mentioned the continuing efforts by Senator George fiA-Yanusto change legislation governing the Natural Rivers lm. The Chapter needs to develop a position statement soon to Uour support for the program to remain as it was originally established and implemented. Student Afiirs (Chair---Kevin Wehrly): No report. ' NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION REPORT Joan Duffy gave a brief report on the happenings with the NCD. They will have a Budget and Finance plan ready for the Division by December, 1997 for action at the annual meeting of the ExCom. They will also be conducting a membership survey. of a subset of chapter members, to determine what direction the membership would like the NCD to follow. A request for nominees for NCD awards is being circulated by president-elect Doug Austin. The Continuing Education class in Lacrosse was a huge success, and one or more classes will hopefully occur at the Midwest meeting in Milwaukee. The NCD is cosponsoring Catfish 2000 which is scheduled for July of 1998. It is hoped the proceedings will be published. NCD is developing a Division position statement on lamprey control, based on the Michigan Chapter's position paper. Final plans are underway for the Midwest meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which could be the biggest meeting ever. PARENT SOCIETY REPORT Bill Taylor gave a report on behalf of the Parent Society. Bill reviewed funding for the Society, 70% of which is from dues and 30% from contracts and other sources. The Society will need to deal with a projected financial deficit within the next few years. They will be hiring a budgetlmarketing director who will spend some time working with the publication section, and looking at the non-dues portion of the budget and how to increase it. The Society is also working on upgrading its electronic publication capabilities. Bill stated that the Executive Director's time should be freed up to work on the image and long range strategic planning for the Society. Bill's program of work will focus on promoting professional excellence in the members. Tom Coon will head an effort to find out what members need in this area, and intends to have a membership survey done this year. The Certification Program has been changed. There is a review and update in the latest issue of Fisheries. There will be a strong effort to make certification more meaningful to employers and continuing education will play a key role in the new process. Bill also suggested the Society will be implementing more use of the internet and attempt to have more matching funds for unit activities, especially to promote professional excellence. They are looking for matching moneys for scholarships and internships for students. Discussions are ongoing to determine if scholastic support at the high school level is possible and appropriate. OLD BUSINESS A Continuing Education Committee has been formed to facilitate Chapter efforts. Continuing Education has been the responsibility of other committees (for example, the River and Streams Committee) in the past, but this program should not be the burden for other committees to carry. The Continuing Ed group is on an ad hoc basis for now, pending future review of its success . Troy Zorn felt the real need was for up-front money for instructors, facilities, etc. to implement workshops. He suggested that a new committee would be an extra layer of bureaucracy. Dan Hayes pointed out that other committees can chose not to use the Continuing Ed committee if they so chose. The Continuing Ed Committee can also help facilitate certification for courses that are offered in the future. Jaci Savino is keeping the procedural manual up to date. Jim Breck has offered to put the manual on the Chapter's web site. This should occur soon. Jim Johnson passed the gavel to Dan Hayes. Dan presented the Past President's Award to Jim. Jim thanked Chapter members for all their support, congratulated Dan on his choice of the current meeting venue in conjunction with Federation of Fly Fishers' annual conclave, and the opportunity to interact with FFF membership. Dan looks forward to his year serving the Chapter as President. NEW BUSINESS Yellow Perch Resolution (Dave Clapp): Dave updated the Chapter on the Lake Michigan yellow perch work being done by the states in response to the decline in perch recruitment in the lake. The Indiana Chapter developed a resolution in support of the protection efforts, and has been looking for support from other Chapters around the Lake Michigan Basin. Some changes were made in adopting Indiana's original resolution from suggestions made by members in various agencies to reflect concerns in Michigan. Gary Whelan moved to accept the resolution. The membership approved the resolution. Dave will provide a list of key people to whom this resolution should be sent. Business meeting was adjourned at 11:30 AM. TECHNICAL SESSION Gaylord Alexander (retired, Michigan Department of Natural Resources)-What makes a trout stream? Susan Herrod (US EPA)-Potential eflects of climate change on recreationaljisheries. Edward Siler (Central Michigan University)-The eflects of canoeing on the driJr ofaquatic macroinvertebrates, algae and FPOM suspension in the Au Sable River. Michelle Barnaby (Conservation Resource Alliance)-From inventories to implementation: partnershipsfor river restoration. Jim Dexter (Michigan Department of Natural Resources)-Enhancement of a southern Michigan wild trout L/ population. Aaron Woldt (University of Michigan, presenter) and Ed Rutherford (University of Michigan)-Natural reproduction and survival of steelhead in the Manistee River. Andy Nuhfer (Michigan Department of Natural Resources)-Resulrs of a simulated irrigation withdrawalfrom a Michigan froul stream. Tom Walter (US Forest Service, presenter) and Bob Stuber (US Forest Service)-Bigelow Creek, demonstration project for improving habitat and natural reproduction. Bill Ziegler (Michigan Department of Natural Resources)-Stream habitat management in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Tom Rozich (Michigan Department of Natural Resources)-Pere Marquette restoration project. Dan Swallow (Central Michigan University)-Eflects ofsediment basins on primary productivity and stream invertebrate communities. Jim Johnson (Michigan Department of Natural Resources)-Uses of habitat modeling to design qualityfishing regulations in the Green River, Utah. Carlos Fetterolf (retired, Past-president, AFS)-These are the "good old days"for water quality. Michigan Chapter Committee News: award candidate to the address below. The deadline for the 4 nominations is January 15, 1998. We are also soliciting nominations for the new meritorious award, the Grayling Award. The Grayling Award recognizes outstanding contributions to Michigan's fishery related resources or Michigan's fishery profession or the chapter by a(n) person(s)/industry/agency/ organization. A written nomination stating the name of the award candidate and reasons why the candidate should be selected for the award can be sent to the address below. The deadline for nominations is February 1, 1997. Travel Award nominations to the Spring meeting will also be accepted. As of right now, the meeting place has not been selected although it will most likely be in the lower peninsula. Please send a letter stating the reasons why you would like to attend the meeting and why extra funds are needed to attend. The deadline for this award is February 1, 1997. Finally, we now have three candidates for the Best Student Paper award based on student presentations at the fall meeting. Please remember that if you are presenting at the Spring meeting, you qualify to compete for this $100 award. The award will be presented at the fall meeting in 1998. Ann Krause and Natalie Waddell, Award Co-Chairs Michigan State University Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife 13 Natural Resources Blg. East Lansing, MI 48824 (517) 353-6697 [email protected] [email protected] Awards Committee - We have a winner for the 1997 Justin W. Leonard Award! This year's Leonard Award was presented to Patrick L. Hudson at the fall MI-AFS chapter meeting in Grand Rapids. Pat Hudson has worked at the USGS Great Lakes Science Center since 1983. During his lifetime, he has contributed greatly to fisheries and aquatic research, primarily through his work on chironomids. Not limited to aquatic insects, he applies his understanding of species life history traits to help in the management of aquatic ecosystems. Most importantly, he shares his knowledge in many avenues, whether through peer reviewed publications or through individual instruction. We would like to congratulate him on a job well done. We would also like to thank our committee for volunteering. We would also like to announce a new Award Co-Chair, Natalie Waddell. Natalie is a Master's student at Michigan State University working with Dr. W. Taylor. We would like to thank Kurt Newman for serving a year as Award Co-chair. Ann Krause is still an Award Co-Chair. Now onto the new awards. First, we are currently soliciting nominations for the Hazzard Award. This Award honors student research excellence in fisheries or aquatic biology at a college or university in Michigan. The award is $100. Qualifying students need to be currently working on their research or have completed their thesis or dissertation in 1997. To be nominated, the application must contain three copies of a student's research document (e.g., published paper, thesis, etc.) and a letter of nomination from the department chair. Please send these materials and the name, address, phone number, college or university, and department of the Member Activities The Conservation Resource Alliance announces the conclusions of +sie River Steelhead Study. In a press release dated October 7, h e CRA announced that the Betsie River Watershed - . Restoration Committee and CRA incite the general public to attend Tammy Newcomb's presentation on her research of the Production ofsteelhead in the Betsie River. Tammy Newcomb, a Ph. D. Candidate with Michigan State University, has concluded a 3-year study on the capacity of the Betsie River Watershed to provide optimal habitat for natural steelhead reproduction. Tammy is speaking on October 25, 1997 at 7:00 p.m. at the Betsie River Sportsmen's Club in Thompsonville, Michigan. A raffle will follow and refreshments and appetizers will be served. In an effort to improve fish and wildlife habitat and water quality of the Betsie Watershed, the Betsie River Watershed Restoration Committee and CRA have stabilized 58 eroding streambanks in the past 6 years. The Committee and CRA are currently seeking future funding to stabilize an additional 20 banks and to conduct a roadlstream crossing inventory of the entire watershed. The Conservation Resource Alliance is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to maintaining the natural beauty and ecosystems of our land while simultaneously nurturing the economic vitality of northern Michigan. If you have questions or comments, please contact Kimberly Kook at the CRA off~ce,6161946-6817. Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, which is '\ composed of over 200 professional resource managers, researchers, - - .. and educators concerned about Michigan's fisheries resources. We applaud the Michigan Senate for its support of supplemental sea lamprey control funding. The decision to contribute $1,000,000 annually for the next three years will improve lamprey control efforts in the St. Mary's River, accelerating restoration of northern Lake Huron's fisheries from their present degraded state of collapse while maintaining lamprey control funding elsewhere in Michigan's Great Lakes. There is another issue before the Senatemouse related to maintaining the quality of our Great Lakes fisheries. The DNR's hatchery system was instrumental in bringing about the spectacular recovery of Great Lakes fisheries in the 1960s. Presently about 75% of Lake Michigan's and 90% of Lake Huron's trout and salmon are products of state and federal hatcheries. In total, fish stocked into Michigan waters generate and estimated $500 million annually to Michigan's economy. Several of our hatcheries, however, are in need of significant capitol improvements to keep them operating efficiently and to maintain necessary levels of fish production. For this reason the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society supports the proposal to invest $18.2 million in renovation of Michigan's hatchery system. We hope you will agree that this would be a wise investment in the future of Michigan's important sport fishing and tourist industry, and will support the proposed funding. Sincerely, Daniel B. Hayes, Ph... D., President Michigan Chapter AFS - rC kc rC rC rC kc kc Thefollowing is a copy of a letter sent to the Michigan State -ressional representatives to the State House and State Senate priations committees: "...I am writing on behalf of the ~~ Fishing the Net This month's focus is on Great Lakes Weather--we've uncovered a few Internet sites that may be of particular interest to those of you who participate in field work, where inclement weather can sidetrack (or beached) for days! http://www.weather.com -- From the folks at the Weather Channel. Need we say more? The most popular weather home page on the Net! http://mpl.sbs.ohio-state.edu/lakestext. html -- Great Lakes Marine Weather Data: Nearshore and offshore MAFOR for Great Lakes and connecting channels in US and Canadian waters http://seaboard.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/grtlmap.shtml-- National Data Buoy Center moored buoy and C-man data for Great Lakes near and offshore stations. Records of local climate conditions, wind, waves, air temperature, water temperature, etc. Updated hourly, time series data available in graphical format. http://www.nws.fiu.edu/buoy-- Interactive Marine Observations from the National Weather Service in Tallahassee, Florida. This page allows you to access marine conditions and forecasts for the Great Lakes and 12 International locations. Michigan Chapter Officers: Newsletter Deadlines: President: President-Elect: Past President: Secretaryflreasurer: Deadlines for submissions for the Chapter newsletter are as follows: For Spring 1998 (May) Due April 15 For Summer 1998 (JuneIJuly) Due June 15 For Fall 1998 (October) Due September 15 For Winter 1999 (February) Due January 15 Please send Newsletter items to Mary Curtis, Newsletter Editor. Articles may be formatted electronically (MSword, Wordperfect, or ASCII text) and sent on disk by surface mail to : Mary Curtis USGS Great Lakes Science Center 1451 Green Road Ann Arbor, MI 48 105 Articles may also be sent by email, either within the message text or as ASCII text attachments to "[email protected]". Jim Johnson Dan Hayes Jaci Savino Kelley Smith Michigan Chapter committees: Awards: , Kurt Newman, Ann Krause Rivers and Streams: Liz Hay-Chmielewski Resolutions: Chuck Madenjian Membership: Bruce Davis 'nations: Tom Todd letter: Mary Burnham Curtis w ~ a m ~Subcommittee: r e ~ Trent Sutton Student Concerns: Kevin Wehrly A note to all members: The Secretary Treasurer of the Michigan Chapter maintains the Chapter's membership database. If you have moved or have change, ' 1 employment or schools, please notify the Secretary-Treasurer.A change of address form is included in this newsletter. DO NOT SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO THE NEWSLETTER EDITOR If you made address changes with your Parent Society renewal, those changes ARE NOT forwarded to the Chapter.3Yea.e notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any address changes so that we can continue to send you the newsletter and any other notices in a timely fashion. Returned newsletters cost the Chapter double mailing fees--please help us hold these costs down! MICHIGAN CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION OR CHANGE OF ADDRESS NOTICE Annual Dues are $5.00, made payable to "Michigan Chapter, AFS". Please send dues and completed form to: Kelley D. Smith, Secretary-Treasurer,MI-AFS Michigan Department of Natural Resources Charlevoix Great Lakes Station 96 Grant Street Charlevoix, Michigan 49720 Name: Retired: ONo ayes Member Type: URegular Company: Dept./Div.: StationlOffice: Address: Work U- City: Telephone: Work FAX: Work Email: Parent Society Member ONo OHome State: Number:( ) Number: ( Zipcode:Extension: ) Michigan Chapter AFS Newsletter Editor Mary K. Burnham Curtis NBS-Great Lakes Science Center 1451 Green Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 PLEASE FORWARD ADDRESSEE: If this has been forwarded, please make address changes/corrections with the Michigan Chapter SecretaryITreasurer, NOT the Newsletter editor -- Dyes Student -- nHome Y . - - +