FISHERIES MANAGEMENT SECTION- BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES
Sunday September 10, 2006, 3:00 PM, Olympic 2 Room, Crowne Plaza, Lake Placid, NY
48 members in attendance (documented)
Welcome and Announcements (Dave Willis)
- Call to Order 3:10 p.m.
- “Welcome to Lake Placid” (Doug Stang)
- Summary of governing board meeting (Chris Kohler)
- Announcement of new journal for marine and estuary science
- Estimated meeting attendance ~ 2,000
- Encouraged members to attend the plenary session
- Acknowledgement of current and previous officers (several in attendance)
Approval of minutes from 2005 Annual Meeting (Anchorage)
- Posted on website
- No discussion, minutes approved
Review and Approval of Financial Report (Dave Willis for Dirk Miller)
- Jack Wingate- Motion, Brad Parsons- Second
- No discussion
- Motion Passed
OLD BUSINESS
President’s remarks
- Very appreciative and thankful for the many volunteers in FMS
- Wayne Hubert, Inland Fisheries Management
- Fred Janssen, FMS Webmaster
- Rob Colombo, Newsletter Editor
- Many others
FMS Awards
- Hall of Excellence inductees (plaques will hang in the FMS Hall of Excellence at the Ak-sar-ben Aquarium in Gretna, NE)
- Dr. Robert Carline received the sections highest honor. Dr. Carline has an extensive record of research activities in fisheries management, a wide breadth of fisheries experience, has received many awards, and has given extensive service to AFS at all levels. Dr. Carline was present to receive the award and graciously thanked the many colleagues and students that worked with him during his career.
- Dr. Wayne Hubert was also inducted into the FMS Hall of Excellence. Dr. Hubert also has very broad experience in fisheries management and ecology, native species conservation, salmonid ecology, habitat, and fisheries assessment. Dr. Hubert also has many editorial accomplishments and has greatly advanced fisheries management and education. Dr. Hubert graciously accepted the award and also thanked many previous colleagues and 84 (WOW!) previous graduate students.
- Conservation Achievement Awards.
- Great Lakes Fish Commission received an award for significant contribution to fisheries management in the Great Lakes. The GLFC was formed in 1955 under a binational treaty. The GLFC strives to facilitate basin-wide management and research activities and control sea lampreys in the great lakes basin. Gerry Barnhart graciously accepted the award and thanked the many cooperators and partners in the GLFC.
- The Missouri River Natural Resources Committee also received a Conservation Achievement Award for significant contribution to fisheries conservation along the Missouri River. The MRNRC consists of multiple partners with the common goal of bringing science to management issues surrounding the Missouri River. The award will be presented at the annual MRNRC meeting.
- Award of Excellence
- Jerry Rasmussen received the FMS Award of Excellence for his work in the science and management of large rivers. Jerry has served as the Coordinator/Executive Secretary of the Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association (MICRA) since 1991 and worked to coordinate management efforts among the diverse MICRA group. Jerry graciously accepted the award and thanked the many cooperators.
- Award of Merit
- Fred Janssen received the Award of Merit for his 10 years of service as web-site developer and webmaster for the FMS. Fred has made great strides to make the FMS website a user-friendly tool for FMS.
- Recognition of outgoing officers (Willis)
- Randy Jackson, NE Division Representative; Robert Limbird, Southern Division Representative; Mark Porath, NC Division Representative; Dave Zafft, Western Division Representative; Dirk Miller, Sectrary-Treasurer.
FMS Web Page (Janssen)
- Continues with Changes and Updates.
FMS Newsletter (Willis for Colombo)
- No reports, all seems well.
Committee Reports
- Fisheries Techniques Standardization Committee (Scott Bonar)
- 48 authors involved, 9 agencies, international representation.
- Working on 3rd draft of outlines.
- Under review by many.
- Request for data coming soon (relative weights, length-frequencies, etc.).
- In cooperation with data request from Mike Quist.
- Growth Standards (Bonar for Quist)
- Bonar discussed data needs and cooperation.
- Assessment of Fish Aging Techniques (Willis for Maceina)
- Willis provided overview and background.
- Reported that the literature review and surveys are complete.
- Project progressing well.
- Revision of Standard Weights (Hubert)
- Gave history and development of problem, including cooperation with Ken Gerow (U of Wyoming Statistician).
- Wayne is the Chair of an Ad hoc committee to proactively revise the equations based on appropriate statistical methods.
- Requested volunteers to assist with work
- Question was asked regarding overlap with the Fisheries Techniques Standardization Book.
- Authors responded that there was no perceived overlap/conflict between the two endeavors.
- Inland Fisheries Management in North America, 3rd addition update (Hubert).
- 2nd edition was published in 1999. Time for update.
- Chris Kohler declined to edit 3rd edition.
- Wayne will manage editorial duties and announced that Mike Quist will serve as co-editor (pending approval by Education Section).
- Burbot Symposium II (Vaughn Paragamian)
- 13 Authors
- Should be ready next summer/fall.
- Still trying to sell copies of Burbot Symposium I.
- Student Participation in FMS (Willis)
- Originally wanted to know if student participation has increased since changes to dues structure.
- Currently have 706 total members, of which 105 are students.
- Can not compare with historical numbers because member data was lost during the infamous server crash.
- Will continue to monitor and report.
- Nominating Committee Report/Election Results (Willis)
- President-Elect à Ron Essig
- Secretary-Treasurer à Brian Graeb
- Regional Representatives:
- NCD à Patrick Hanchin
- NED à Catherine Martin
- SD à Brian Van Zee
- WD à Carter Cruse
- Willis graciously thanked folks for volunteering to be officers.
- FMS/FAS exchange program with the Institute of Fisheries Management (United Kingdom) (Larscheid)
- Gary Saul (FAS) participated in the IFM meeting in Manchester during 2005.
- Joe Larscheid will participate during in the IFM during 2006.
- Iam Winfield was present from IFM and expressed gratitude for the exchange program.
Installation of New Officers
New Business
- Incoming presidents remarks (Larscheid)
- Very excited about upcoming year.
- Lots of activism and lots to do.
- Review of Funding Requests (Willis Update)
- Generally positive response from members via email discussion,
- 4th National Reservoir Symposium (Fred Hietman)
- Overview of symposium
- Requested $5,000 for publication costs
- Motion- Wayne Hubert, 2nd- Brian Murphy
- No Discussion
- Motion Passed
- 2007 Urban Fishing Symposium
- Overview of Symposium, requested $2,000
- Book published 2008
- Motion-Dan Gablehouse, 2nd- Steve Eder (????)))
- No discussion, motion passed
- Other funding requests were handled by the Excom as per FMS operating procedures regarding requests of $500 or less.
- Equal opportunity section travel award is now a line item in FMS annual budget. ($500)
- National Fish Habitat Action Plan Workshop ($500)
- Fisheries Database Summit II (Supports NFHI; $500)
- Coordination with North American Lake Management Association (Larscheid)
- Joe forwarded the idea of the FMS co-sponsoring a symposium at an upcoming NALMS meeting. The intent of the symposium will be to bring together lake and fisheries managers to discuss joint projects and ways we can work together on common problems. An example of a joint initiative that would benefit both groups would be the reauthorization of the Clean Lakes Program.
- Discussion
- Tie in with NFHAP
- Perhaps we should establish reps between societies
- Efforts to bridge gaps between FMS and NALMS should be pursued
- FMS should set up a booth at the Annual NALMS meeting
- Generally positive response regarding the FMS/NALMS symposia
Motion to adjourn made by Mark Porath, Brian Van Zee 2nd, Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 4:25 p.m.