5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Registration and Presentation Loading

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Welcoming Social

7:00 am – 8:00 am

Registration and Presentation Loading

8:00 am

Opening Remarks:  Dr. Steve L. McMullin –SDAFS President

8:15 am

Fluctuating asymmetry and condition in fishes exposed to varying levels of environmental stressors     Brianna Zuber* and Jake Schaefer     (0819)

8:30 am

Re-introduction of native fish species to Coal Creek, Tennessee     Erin Schiding* and Larry Wilson     (0803)

8:45 am

Use of Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) and Rainbow Trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss) hepatocytes in estrogen screenings of passive water samplers deployed in Maryland Rivers
Emily Chambers*, Vicki Blazer, and Pat Mazik     (0806)

9:00 am

Evaluation of reintroduction success of smoky madtom, Noturus baileyi, and yellowfin madtom, Noturus flavipinnis, in Abrams Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park     Jason Throneberry* and S. Bradford Cook     (0823)

9:15 am

Analysis of Eicosanoids in Fish Tissues
Alisha Pendergrass* and Martha J.M. Wells*     (0808)

9:30 am

Evaluation of Reintroduction Success of the Endangered Duskytail Darter Etheostoma percnurum and the Threatened Spotfin Chub Erimonax monachus in Abrams Creek, Great Smoky Mountains National Park     Keith Gibbs* and S. Bradford Cook     (0811)   

9:45 am

Filling the Void: Getting that First Job in a target-rich environment – Steve Filipek – Asst. Chief of the Fisheries Div. Arkansas Game and Fish

10:00 am – 10:30 am

BREAK (sponsored by Arkansas Game and Fish)/ POSTER PRESENTATION

10:30 am

Evaluation of the Effects of Temperature and Body Mass on Respiration Rates of Paddlefish Using Static Respirometry     Josh Patterson*, Steven D. Mims, Richard J. Onders, and Russel A. Wright     (0804)

10:45 am

Developing Monitoring Protocols for Spotfin Chub Using Computer Simulation of Adaptive Sampling Techniques     Johnathan Davis* and S. Bradford Cook     (0802)

11:00 am

A Decision Tree for Assessing the Survival of Barotrauma-Inflicted Saugers in Kentucky Lake, Tennessee     Christy Kitterman* and Phillip Bettoli     (0812)   

11:15 am

 Assessing the Cumulative Impact of Road Crossings on Fish Communities in a Ouachita Mountain Stream
Jade Ryles*     (0816)   

11:30 am

Fate and Dispersal of Rainbow Trout in Tennessee Reservoirs
Tomas Ivasauskas* and and Phillip Bettoli     (0815)   

11:45 am

The impact of watershed development on zooplankton communities in Norris Lake, Tennessee     Casey Dunnn* and Agnes Vanderpool     (0820)

12:00 noon – 12:50 pm

BOX LUNCH

1:00 pm

Population Characteristics of Exploited Shovelnose Sturgeon
Michelle Casto-Yerty* and Phillip Bettoli     (0818)

1:15 pm

The Impact of Paper Mill Effluent on Benthic Macroinvertebrates in a Western Virginian Stream     Jonothan Wrenn* and Nathaniel Hitt     (0810)   

1:30 pm

Catch-related attitudes of resident and non-resident anglers at Sardis and Grenada Reservoirs, Mississippi    Susan Baker*, Kevin M. Hunt, Steve E. Miranda, and Stephen C. Grado     (0801)

1:45 pm

Characterization of Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Communities within the Obed Wild and Scenic River System     Ben Hutton * and S. Bradford Cook      (0821)

2:00 pm

Are freshwater habitats nurseries for juvenile white perch (Morone americana)?
Josh Newhard*     (0805)

2:15 pm

Relations Between Shoal Bass and Sympatric Congeneric Black Bass in the Apalachicola River Drainage
Matt Goclowski*     (0807)

2:30 pm

Diet habits of common fish species in Maryland’s coastal lagoons:  An approach with Ecopath modeling     Reginald Black* and Joseph Love     (0817)   

2:45 pm – 3:55 pm

BREAK

3:00 pm

3:15 pm

3:30 pm

3:45 pm

4:00 pm

4:15 pm

4:30 pm

4:45 pm – 4:55 pm

BREAK

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

GUEST SPEAKER:  Dr. Wayne Poppe – "Drought and Dams: What Happens?" TVA Senior Manager of River Operations

6:30 pm – ?

Dinner and Bonfire Social