Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula) Life History and Habitat Use in the Cache, Mississippi, and White Rivers, Arkansas.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

G5: Population Ecology (4 hours).

Advertisements

Interior Columbia Basin TRT Draft Viability Criteria June, 2005 ESU & Population Levels.

Implement Wy-Kan-Ush-Mi Wa-Kish- Wit Watershed Assessment and Restoration Plan Now A Regional Support Program Sponsored by the Columbia River Inter-Tribal.

Wildlife Inventory and Habitat Evaluation of Duck Valley Indian Reservation Project #32008 Shoshone-Paiute Tribes.

Assessment of Bull Trout Populations in the Yakima River Watershed.

Information Needs for the Integrated F&W Program (ESA and Power Act) Jim Geiselman - BPA.

Salmonid Population and Habitat Monitoring in the Lower Columbia/Columbia Estuary Provinces Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Summary of Aquatic Programs Administered by the WV Division of Natural Resources Dan Cincotta WVDNR P. O. Box 67 Elkins, WV

3-Year Implementation Schedule. What is the 3-Year Implementation Schedule? A list of prioritized projects for implementers with a time frame to complete.

Conserving Americas Fisheries U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Columbia River Fisheries Program Office Future of Our Salmon A Vision of Restoration in the.

Life History Patterns and Habitat Use in the Upper Columbia Greer Maier Science Program Manager Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board.

Steve Schill, The Nature Conservancy George Raber, University of Southern Mississippi MNGNT VIABILITY THREAT.

Traditionally relied on MWI Random transect aerial survey –Reinecke et al. (1990) –Pearse et al. (2005) –State agencies continuing work MDWFP (2005-present)

THE YAZOO DARTER : DISCUSSIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR HEALTHY POPULATIONS STREAM ECOLOGY LAB, OXFORD, MS., SEPTEMBER , 2012 Daniel J. Drennen Mississippi.

Tagging  Fish are captured via angling & implanted with a VEMCO acoustic transmitter (V13, V9, or V7) – (Figure 4).  Specific age classes are targeted.

* Population ageing, few young fish (juveniles) * Endangered as per the Species at Risk Act (SARA) * Now fully protected, it is against the law to have.

Anadromous Fish Run Site Selection Tool An Example Application: Identifying Restoration Projects for Community-Based Efforts.

Restoration of Chamberlain Creek Amy Clinefelter Riparian Wetland Research Program Restoration of Chamberlain Creek Amy Clinefelter Riparian Wetland Research.

Saskatchewan River Sturgeon Management Board (SRSMB) What is the SRSMB? It is a group of stakeholders working together with communities to prevent further.

Fish and Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico

Variation in Straying Patterns and Rates of Snake River Hatchery Steelhead Stocks in the Deschutes River Basin, Oregon Richard W. Carmichael and Tim Hoffnagle.

Columbia River salmon : Who (or what) will save them? John Williams Klarälven meeting in Karlstad 9 May 2011.

White Bass Morone chrysops. Identification Laterally compressed Color – blue/gray to silvery Incomplete black lines or stripes run horizontally White.

Marine fish stock enhancement: status, potential and constraints.

* Been around since the dinosaurs, 175 million years ago * Old; Can live to be over 100 years old * Large; grows to over 6 m in length and up to 1800.

Acoustic Tag Monitoring for Napa River Steelhead at the Napa Plant Site Year One Preliminary Results Presented to Napa Sonoma Marsh Restoration Group.

By: Scott Rakes February 18, 2010 Endangered Species.

Monitor and Evaluate Salmonid Production in the Asotin Creek Subbasin - LSRCP (ID #200116)

A forum for coordinating state, federal, and tribal aquatic monitoring programs in the Pacific Northwest Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership.

Delaney Forestry Services Matt Delaney Albany, Oregon

Fisheries & Aquaculture Department

Ankle bracelets for fish.. knowing who is coming and going… Developing an acoustic fish “gate” for the Chester River. Hassan Moustahfid, PhD. U.S. IOOS.

Management & Recovery Implications Of Wild/Hatchery Steelhead Interactions Within A Large, Complex Watershed Research Partners: WDFW Skagit River System.

NorCal SETAC 2001 Seafood Contamination and Consumption.

White Sturgeon of the Nechako and Stuart Watersheds; A Conservation Crisis Presentation by: Christina Ciesielski Presentation by: Christina Ciesielski.

FCRPS Adaptive Management Implementation Plan (AMIP) 1 September 15, 2009.

Lower Snake River Comp Plan M & E Program SPY’s thoughts based on 3 weeks.

Presentation to the Fish Tagging Forum of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council March 22, 2012 PIT Tagging and White Sturgeon Assessments.

G5: Population Ecology.

Species or RunONDJFMAMJJAS Fall Chinook Late fall Chinook Winter Chinook Spring Chinook Steelhead Delta smelt Figure 1. Comparison of the timing of life.

Is there evidence for stock segregation in Chinook salmon during ocean residence? Indicators of survival: reconstruction of juvenile size-at-emigration.

Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula) Life History and Habitat Use in the Cache, Mississippi, and White Rivers, Arkansas.

Overview of the Alligator Gar Conservation Management Plan for Alabama Dave Armstrong Alabama Division of Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries Spanish Fort,

Are Kootenai River White Sturgeon Bad Parents or Have We Just Messed Up Their Habitat?

January 27, 2011 Examples of Recovery Evaluation Objectives in the Western U.S. Delta Stewardship Council Presentation by the Independent Consultant.

Assessing Diadromous Fish Restoration in the Kennebec and Androscoggin Rivers Claire Enterline 1, Gail Wippelhauser 1, Nate Gray 1, Paul Christman 1, Karen.

Supplementation using steelhead fry: performance, interactions with natural steelhead, & effect of enriched hatchery environments Christopher P. Tatara.

1 Independent Scientific Advisory Board June 12, 2003 A Review of Salmon and Steelhead Supplementation.

North Shore Steelhead Assessment A Partnership in Research 2015 By: Jon George.

Lake Sturgeon Rehabilitation in Lake Superior

Alsea Steelhead Acoustic Tagging Project. ODFW -Salmonid Life Cycle Monitoring Project Alsea Steelhead Acoustic Tagging Project EPA – Estuarine Habitat.

1. Adaptation – management actions to help fish and wildlife and their habitats adapt to climate change, using a Strategic Habitat Conservation Framework.

Chelan County Lead Entity Presentation SRFB 2005 Salmon Habitat Grant Cycle.

Commercial Fisheries Bycatch Monitoring on Utah Lake David Tinsley and Jackie Watson Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

Acoustic Telemetry Tagging Hillary Sinnott SCM 330 March 12, 2008 Hillary Sinnott SCM 330 March 12, 2008.

BC MoE Burbot Recovery Progress 2007 Kootenai Burbot Conservation Strategy.

This presentation was given by, Manfred Kittel, CDFW, at a meeting of the Statewide Coho Recovery Team, June 26-27, 2013.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Program Conserving America’s Birds Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act & Birds of Conservation Concern.

Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus Albus)

Winter Flounder Spawning Areas in New Haven Harbor

Translating restoration priorities

James Barry University of Glasgow Introduction

Crow/Quartz Creek Instream Large Wood Recruitment

Acoustic Telemetry Efforts and The Atlantic Cooperative Telemetry Network: Matthew Breece Delaware State University University of Delaware.

ASCSN… #SalmonSchoolScotland

Southern California Green Abalone Restoration Project

American Crocodile (crocodylus acutus)

KOOTENAI RIVER RESIDENT FISH MITIGATION

County Water Resources Programs in the Santa Margarita Basin

Presentation transcript:

Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula) Life History and Habitat Use in the Cache, Mississippi, and White Rivers, Arkansas.

Gator Gar History in Arkansas Once common in many of the rivers Actively pursued in early to mid 1900’s (commercial and sport) Mid to late 1900’s populations declining Late 1990’s AR Alligator Gar Task Force/Alligator Mgm’t Plan initiated – “fizzled out” due to other priorities Stocking efforts as recent as 2001 – (few fish) Currently much interest, but other priorities, funding, etc. dictate efforts

Funding and Conservation Priorities Address needs as ID’d in AWAP Umbrella Project – rivers and streams Strategy – conduct life history study Category – data gap Calculated priority score 33 worldwide ranking – G3G4 – vulnerable (uncertain) Arkansas ranking – S2? – Imperiled AR (inexact numeric rank)

Study Sites Historically found throughout southern 2/3 of AR (AR River Valley, MS Alluvial Plain, South Central Plain) Eco-basins of focus: Cache, White, and Mississippi Rivers Others eco-basins added dependent upon future funding or as warranted

Study Goal Locate and capture adult alligator gar Acquire and release hatchery reared juvenile alligator gar Monitor movements of juvenile and adult alligator gar ID spawning and nursery habitats of alligator gar

Materials and Methods Tag adult and juvenile alligator gar with acoustic transmitters (V16T) Monitor movement with fixed and mobile receivers (VR2 and VR100) Record immediate habitat indices upon detection All VEMCO © products

Additional Research Benefits Lay the foundation for future research on alligator gar in AR Pallid sturgeon studies provide: additional receivers more “ears” listening Future studies for other species, especially on MS River

Current Concerns Acoustic limitations Fixed stations (where and how = best) Hatchery reared fish (potential environmental adaptation problems) Tweaking (things to do differently) – no need to re-invent the wheel! Future partnerships (universities, private, etc.)

Caught by commercial fisherman in the White River. Weighed 215+ lbs and measured 8’2”. QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?