Fish Culture Section of the American Fisheries Society Winter Edition 2015

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President’s Message

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D.C. Booth National

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Policy

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Student Awards:

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Officer Candidate Bios

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FCS meeting minutes

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NAJA Vol 77 Issue 2 2015

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Fish News

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Aquaculture America 2015

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President’s Message

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Greetings fish culturists! As my 2nd term as FCS President begins to wind down, I am beginning to reflect on what my service to you, the Section, the Society, and our profession has meant. I feel blessed to work with so many other passionate members and can share in the credit for the Section’s current status—the respect we are afforded by our fellow fisheries professionals is the result of many hands working together. I am proud to have presided over the Section during part of her renaissance. Our rebirth has meant a great deal to many—to the Society, eager for our leadership and perspectives; to fish culturists, gratified to see our organization and discipline returned to a position of esteem; and to me, grateful for what the Section has given me in return for what I’ve given her. Yes, I have given much of my time to the Section, but my service—all professional service—provides a sizable return on Investment. We are privileged to have such an impressive slate of candidates running for office this year. They also understand the value of service and stand ready to get the most out of their membership in AFS by becoming even more actively involved. Sometimes all that is needed is the opportunity. Those who have seized such opportunities often look back and marvel at what they were able to accomplish and wonder why more don’t take advantages of opportunities that the Section and Society offer. I have written before about the network that AFS has given me. Virtually everyone I know professionally, I know because of my involvement in the Society. AFS has given me many colleagues and many friends. But I know this circle wouldn’t be as wide had I not made the time to get engaged and given some of myself to my profession and my colleagues. Much of my ‘day job’ is focused on commercial food fish production, but AFS involvement opened the door for me to work more closely with those involved in the culture and management of natural resource enhancement or recovery. This large group includes, culturists, fish health biologists, geneticists, fisheries managers, those involved in habitat restoration and fish passage. You get the picture. I take great pride in my lab and our research, but some of the most edifying work I’ve done in recent years has been because of AFS. Speaking to other AFS leaders, I know this is true for many of them as well. Our Past-President, Jim Bowker is a whirling dervish of activity these days, balancing his responsibilities at the office, Section duties, and a growing work-load as President-Elect of the Western Division and Program Co-chair for the AFS 2015 meeting. It’s a lot to juggle, but Jim will tell you that he’s more energized and excited about his professional life now than ever. Secretary/Treasurer Alan Johnson and Mike Matthews (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) are eagerly amassing grey literature and reports on fish culture methods, building a resource for themselves and fellow fish culturists. Newsletter Editors John Bowzer and Matt Wipf have created this beautiful new newsletter and are helping to identify new ways to connect with the fish culture community through social media.

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Artur Rombenso, Michael Page, Carlin Fenn, and Julie Schroeter— all current students or recent graduates of SIU—serve AFS and the Fish Culture Section in various roles and through their service, they are building networks and discovering aptitudes they didn’t know they had. It never occurs to these folks to ask, “What is the value of AFS membership?” To them, the value is obvious: the greatest value is in seizing the opportunities AFS affords its members to stretch and grow as fisheries professionals.

I am proud to have presided over the Section during part of her renaissance. Our rebirth has meant a great deal to many—to the Society, eager for our leadership and perspectives; to fish culturists, gratified to see our organization and discipline returned to a position of esteem; and to me, grateful for what the Section has given me in return for what I’ve given her.

I have been asked to stand for election to the office of AFS Second Vice-President—my nomination was a huge honor and yet another chance AFS has given me to stretch and grow. The end of my term as FCS President will not be the end of my service to the Society— whether as an officer or in another capacity, I will continue to get the most out of my membership by staying engaged and involved. I believe the same is true of each of our candidates running for Section office— regardless of the outcome, they will be actively serving the Society by some means. Margaret Murphy (Water Quality Section) and I wrote about why members should consider stepping up to serve the Society as a unit officer or in another leadership role. You can read our article here: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2013.820963#.VPhsXfnF-zk I encourage our members to read this article and find a way to get involved in Section or Society business. I guarantee a strong return upon your investment. Not sure how to go about this or what opportunities are available? Drop me or any of the Section leaders a line! Best, Jesse Trushenski

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Johnson: Omnibus Appropriations Agreement Keeps D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery Open In Spearfish

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) announced that the omnibus appropriations agreement includes a provision to ensure that the D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery & Archives will remain open in Spearfish. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Johnson requested the provision be included to keep the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s national fisheries archives at D.C. Booth. “I’m extremely pleased that the omnibus appropriations bill includes this provision to keep D.C. Booth open and ensure the national fisheries archives remain in Spearfish,” Johnson said. “The D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery represents a unique blend of conservation, recreation, history and community. The fisheries archives are integral to the identity of D.C. Booth, and I have worked closely with the Booth Society, the local community, and the congressional delegation to ensure this vital resource remains open to visitors and researchers.” The D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives has been considered for closure as part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s ongoing evaluation of the strategic direction for the National Fish Hatchery System. The report accompanying the omnibus bill prohibits the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from using funding to terminate operations or to close any facility in fiscal year 2015. It also includes the provision Johnson requested stating, “the fisheries archives, including the National Fishery Artifacts and Records Center and the Collection Management Facility, shall be maintained in its current location.” “Congress first provided funding to establish the fish hatchery in Spearfish in

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1896, making D.C. Booth among the nation's oldest fisheries,” Johnson said. “The fisheries archives serve as an important record of accomplishment and provide for on-going research into fish rearing and management. The location of the archives at a fish hatchery on the National Register of Historic Places provides a fitting context for that work.” The grounds of D.C. Booth also provide recreational, cultural and educational opportunities to more than 150,000 visitors each year. Through educational tours, public events, fishing equipment loans, and nature trails that stretch throughout the grounds, D.C. Booth helps connect local residents and visitors with the outdoors. In partnership with the Booth Society and a number of other groups, D.C. Booth offers summer programs that engage youth in conservation and outdoor activities. Volunteers donate more than 14,000 hours of service on an annual basis, demonstrating strong local commitment to the site.

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Officer Candidate Bios To vote for Officer Candidates Please go to the following web site: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FCS_2015_ELECTION FCS Members must vote by April 30, 2015

President-Elect Candidate Michelle L. "Mick" Walsh, M.Ed., Ph.D. Thank you for this opportunity to run as your American Fisheries Society (AFS) Fish Culture Section (FCS) President-Elect. My platform is to engage students in our Section and Society at earlier stages of their careers, to bring more attention to the culture of marine species, and to emphasize the importance of U.S. aquaculture in providing safe, sustainable seafood to the American people. I have been on the FCS Executive Committee since 2011, and a member of AFS since 2006 and the World Aquaculture Society since 2009. I am currently Marine Science Faculty at Florida Keys Community College in Key West, FL, where I teach and mentor students in the Tropical Ornamental Mariculture Technician program. I love how the FCS, as well as overarching AFS, focuses on providing students with opportunities for learning, networking, and traveling to meetings. In this paradigm, generally graduate students are targeted. However, there is a vast market for more undergraduate and even earlier-level engagement in aquaculture and fisheries. I'd like to tap that market and bring more students into the AFS/FCS family at earlier stages of their career development — where we can inspire, motivate, and stimulate their growth as fish culture professionals. As a fledging undergraduate myself, I scored an internship at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center's James J. Howard Marine Laboratory at Sandy Hook, NJ, where after graduation I worked my first fish culture job as a laboratory technician. This opportunity paved my entire career path in fish culture, as working with the Life History and Recruitment Group offered me the experience of rearing fishery-important marine species such as winter flounder, summer flounder, smooth flounder, monkfish, killifish, tomcod, cod, haddock, as well as live zooplankton and microalgae. We reared those species to examine environmental influences on growth, development, morphology, and mortality of larvae and juveniles — ultimately contributing to the best scientific information available for use in fishery stock assessments.

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This is just one example of the powerful connect between fish culture and fisheries. Fish stock propagation straddles the aquaculture and fisheries realms: a rearing endeavor that is ultimately a fishery management strategy. My fish culture experience has focused primarily on hatchery and release strategies for flatfish stock enhancement both in the U.S. (as a graduate student at the University of New Hampshire) and Japan (where I spent two years working with Japanese scientists, hatchery managers, and fishermen). Aquaculture and fisheries are also responsible for providing safe, stable, sustainable seafood supplies to the U.S., which is currently a leading global importer of fish and fishery products (approximately half of those imports are farmed). I spent 3 years concentrating on sustainable seafood issues as a Fishery Policy Analyst for the Office of Sustainable Fisheries at the National Marine Fisheries Service in Washington, DC. I am interested in exploring strategies for rooting more of the U.S. seafood supply in U.S. farmed sources.

President-Elect Candidate Steve Lochmann Steve Lochmann graduated from Valparaiso University with a Baccalaureate degree in Biology and Chemistry. He received his Masters degree from Florida Tech in Marine Biology and his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in Biological Oceanography. Steve completed a post-doctoral fellowship with the Marine Ecosystem Modeling group at Texas A&M. In 1991, he accepted a Research Associate position at Dalhousie University working on recruitment of Atlantic groundfish. In 1993, he began working for the Aquaculture/Fisheries Center at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Steve teaches Ichthyology, Fisheries Management, and Fish Ecology. His research has included larval fish ecology, culture of sunshine bass fry, assessments of crappie and largemouth bass populations supplemented with hatchery-reared fingerlings, and fish assemblages in floodplain lakes and streams. Steve has cultured a variety of fish species ranging from Atlantic Cod to endangered Yellowcheek Darter to Alligator Gar. Steve has been a member of AFS since 1993. He has served as advisor to the student subunit at UAPB, newsletter editor for the Arkansas Chapter, president of the Arkansas Chapter, Student Affairs committee chair for the Southern Division, and President of the Southern Division. He served as Education Section representative to the Southern Division, has chaired and currently serves on the Hutton Oversight Committee, and was the Program Chair for the 2013 AFS Meeting in Little

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Rock. Steve was an associate editor of the North American Journal of Aquaculture from 19982000, and is again serving as an associate editor for NAJA. Steve has worked with the Student Activities Committee of the Fish Culture section. He has helped organize several symposia sponsored by the Fish Culture Section at both WAS and AFS meetings. Steve is honored to be asked to serve the Fish Culture Section, a unit with direct ties to the ideals, values, and goals upon which the “American Fish Culturists Association” was originally founded.

Secretary-Treasurer Candidate Jeff A. Heindel Greetings Fish Culture Section friends and colleagues! I’m excited to have the opportunity to once again assist and represent a Section that was – and will always be – the very heart and soul of our Parent Society! I’ve been employed in the field of aquaculture for almost 25 years with primary emphasis in the captive broodstocking and propagation of threatened and endangered salmonid species. I am currently the State Fish Production Coordinator for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and assist in the oversight of 20 stateoperated fish hatcheries that propagate and release over 30 million fish annually. I am a native Idahoan and received a B.S. from Boise State University and also a graduate of the American Academy of Certified Public Managers. In addition to a lifelong love of nature and aquatic organisms, my true purpose in life is being a husband to a lovely wife and father to 3 wonderful children. I have been an active member of AFS since 1999 and my leadership roles within AFS span both the state and national arenas and include: Idaho Chapter AFS – Fish Culture Committee Chair; Idaho Chapter AFS - Fish Culture Committee Co-Chair (‘04–‘10); AFS-FCS Continuing Education Committee Chairman (‘06–‘07); AFS Publications Subcommittee - 2005 & 2006 Best Paper Award Subcommittee, North American Journal of Aquaculture. While my contributions as Secretary-Treasurer (ST) would surely pale when compared to such ST greats as Johnson, Muhm, Kittel (unlike my predecessors, I’ve never been described as being outstanding in my field; however, co-workers ROUTINELY describe me as being one that is out-standing-in-his-field) … I am both willing and excited to step up to the challenge of

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such an important Officer position within the Section. For those of you who know me, you know I have a passion for our discipline and will not hesitate to stand up for all that aquaculture has provided – and will continue to provide – in the fisheries management, conservation and global food needs of an ever-increasing world. For those of you who do not know me, I look forward to serving the diverse needs of a Section that is at an amazing point in our 100+ year history - - Fish Culture Section leaders have made tremendous gains in the last few decades and now, more than ever, we are represented by Section leaders that are both dedicated and determined to preserving, protecting, promoting, and cultivating sustainable aquaculture practices that will yield environmental, ecological, economic, and cultural benefits for centuries to come! I would be honored and privileged to serve as FCS Secretary-Treasurer and eager to share my industry knowledge, team building skills and personal drive to help move our organization forward. Thank you for your consideration.

Unlock your inner fish nerd with these interesting fish facts… Although the fangtooth fish is only a few inches long, it has teeth about the size of a human’s.

Catfish have over 27,000 taste buds. Humans have around 7,000.

Most brands of lipstick contain fish scales.

Lungfish can live out of water for several years. It secretes a mucus cocoon and burrows itself under the unbaked earth. It takes in air with its lung through a built-in breathing tube that leads to the surface. A lungfish has both gills and a lung.

Saltwater fish need to drink more water than freshwater fish. Since seawater is saltier than the liquids in a fish’s body, water inside the fish is constantly flowing out. If they didn’t drink to replace the lost water, saltwater fish would dry up like prunes.

The oldest fishhook ever found dates back to about 42,000 years ago.

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AFS Fish Culture Section - Midyear Business Meeting February 21, 2015 5:00-6:00 PM Studio 2, Marriott New Orleans New Orleans, LA I.

Call to Order: Jesse Trushenski (JT) called the meeting to order at 5:05 pm. a. Establish Quorum: Carl Kittel (CK) stated that a quorum of 10 or more voting members was present (see list of attendees). b. Introductions: JT introduced herself as current President, CK as the Incoming President, Jim Bowker (JB) as the Past President and recognized Curry Woods (CW) as a Past President.

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Approval of Minutes a. JT reminded attendees that the minutes from the 2014 Annual Meeting (Quebec City, Quebec) were distributed to Membership in the Fall 2014 FCS Newsletter. Dan Mosier moved that the minutes be accepted as published in the newsletter. CW seconded the motion. There was no discussion and there were no objections to the motion which passed by unanimous consent.

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Secretary/Treasurer’s Report a. Alan Johnson (AJ) reported that the FCS Operating account was in good standing with $21,111.36 in the General fund, $7,979.98 in the Drug Desk Reference/AADAP meeting account, $4,209.11 in the Joint Physiology Symposium fund, $ 1,400.00 in the HaMAR fund, and $ 523.64 in continuing Education funds. b. AJ reported that the ExCom had voted to invest $25,000 in the Western Division AFS Endowment Fund and will share in endowment profits (or losses) in proportion to our percentage of the total account. The decision was aided by the fact that the Section has a firm financial standing and budget projections indicate that will continue into the future. Money in the endowment can be withdrawn from this fund with 72 hours notice. Returns since 2005 have averages ~12-13% (past three years have ranged from 13.6-29.7%).

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Standing Committee Reports (In the interest of time, only those committees with major activity since the last meeting were asked to report) a. Newsletter: John Bowzer reported for himself and Matt Wipf that they were still developing their approach to the newsletter. They want to bring new ideas to the newsletter and are interested in getting any new ideas to improve the newsletter from the membership. The next newsletter will be published shortly after the New Orleans meeting and will include minutes of this meeting. i. Nominating Committee: JB announced that candidates have been selected for President-Elect (Mick Walsh and Steve Lochmann) and Secretary/Treasurer (Jeff Heindel). The election will be conducted electronically, and the installation of the new officers will occur at the business meeting in Portland in August. b. Hall of Fame Committee: JB announced that the Hall of Fame operations are ongoing. We need to find good sources of nominations for the Hall of Fame going forward. There is an ongoing effort to make funds available to Carlos at the D.C. Booth Hatchery to make operations easier to conduct, without leaving FCS out of the loop. c. Programming: CK said there are a number of symposia underway or being organized. At this meeting we have the Producer’s Prospective on Compliance and Protocols session being sponsored by FCS, as well as involvement in the Finfish Nutrition, and Lipids in Aquaculture Nutrition and Physiology, and Therapeutic Drug Research sessions. For the upcoming AFS annual meeting in Portland, we have three sessions planned: 1. Managing Challenges and Conflicts Between the Wise Use of Fish Hatcheries and Traditional Production Objectives (Carl Kittel, chair) 2. Economic and Social Impacts of Stocking Cultured Fish (Carl Kittel, Tom Lang, and Angela Baran, chairs) 3. Hatchery vs. Wild Fish (two related symposia proposed by different teams) JB discussed video podcasting session(s) at the AFS meeting that would be available to FCS members. The cost is $700 for an 8-hour day session. For the upcoming AQUA 2016 Triennial meeting we have a session planned entitled: 1. Stock Enhancement/Restoration (Mike Denson, chair)

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Ad-Hoc Committee and/or Liaison Reports a. Awards Committee (JT reported on behalf of committee) i. Student Awards 1. FCS Best Student Abstract Travel Awards ($250) a. Artur Rombenso (DIETARY LEVELS OF SATURATED AND UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS AFFECT FATTY ACID COMPOSITION OF HYBRID STRIPED BASS) b. Michael Page (AMENDING REDUCED FISH MEAL HYBRID STRIPED BASS DIETS WITH BENEFICIAL MICROBIAL MATERIAL) 2. Joint USAS-FCS Award ($1025 total, $512 from FCS) a. Paula Caldentey (ANTI-PREDATOR CONDITIONING AND SOCIAL LEARNING SKILLS OF JUVENILE COMMON SNOOK Centropomus undecimalis REARED FOR STOCK ENHANCEMENT) ii. Award of Excellence 1. 2015 Award of Excellence awarded posthumously to Rob Schmid b. Professional Development and Resources Committee i. AJ discussed a project Michael Matthews is working on to solicit and upload document to the New FCS web page JT created for an online clearinghouse of fish culture technical resources/grey literature. Over 600 researchers and aquaculturists were contacted to solicit material. c. HaMAR Committee i. JT discussed the special issue of NAJA, including “Considerations” guidance document, to be published this year. The remaining HaMAR funds will be used to publish the document, and access will be free to all. d. Student Committee i. Artur Rombenso discussed creation of “What I wish I knew then…” guidance for students

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Other Business a. JT discussed the special “AFS and Aquaculture” issue of Fisheries magazine i. Encourage members to read and distribute this issue ii. This was a unique opportunity for fish culture to have a theme issue of Fisheries. b. Membership media tool kit for AFS units i. Executive Director Doug Austen asked the Fish Culture Section to take the lead in helping develop the tool kit with Content Director Sarah Gilbert Fox. The tool kit is intended to provide units with modifiable templates (videos, images, presentations, flyers, etc.) they can use to market AFS and their particular unit.

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ii. JT mentioned that this demonstrates the respect the Society has for the FCS as a progressive section in AFS c. Upcoming Section and Society elections—get the vote out! i. Look in the upcoming issue of the FCS newsletter for FCS elections. VII.

New Business a. JB discussed brainstorming on why the AFS is a good fit for fish culturists. The Western Division of AFS recognizes it needs to get fish culture members more involved in its annual meeting. The Colorado-Wyoming AFS Chapter will have JT as a keynote speaker and hold a Continuing Education course for fish culturists. b. JB did snippets for WDAFS on “one good reason” to be a member of the AFS-FCS, this was sent to WDAFS members over email. c. DC Booth Fish Culture Hall of Fame (HoF) and Museum i. JB discussed that the MOU for the DC Booth needs to be finished soon. ii. JT provided some historical perspective regarding the endowment that was created by the FCS as well as the Brickwalk Fund which is operated by DC Booth, and noted that these two sources of support for the HoF were not linked and easily accessible to DC Booth when needed. The ExCom is working with the DC Booth Friends Group to establish an MOU to link the endowment and Brickwalk Funds.

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Adjournment: Dan Mosier motioned to adjourn, Mick Walsh seconded. Attendees list: Carl Kittel, Jesse Trushenski, Reese Sparrow, Hugh Glenewinkel, Juan G. Martinez, Curry Woods, Jim Bowker, Michael Page, Artur Rombenso, Mike Ciaramella, Dan Mosier II, Jim Bowker, Alan Johnson, Mick Walsh.

Student Awards: Aquaculture America 2015 On Page 19

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Aquaculture News, Articles, and Links: World Fish News World Fish: Harnessing research that makes a difference

National Fish News Time Magazine: You won’t believe the source of the world’s most sustainable salmon November 18, 2014 – Seafood Watch gave its highest stamp of approval, “Best Choice”, to three companies utilizing RAS to produce sustainable Atlantic salmon. These companies have been innovative in regards to energy demand and nutrient wastes. One company generates energy from wind and geothermal to help support operations while another uses the nutrient-laden wastes from production to develop an aquaponic farm. Check out the full article from Time by clicking on the link below. Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch The Seafood Watch App – The app brings up-to-date recommendations for ocean-friendly seafood and sushi. It allows the user to search for seafood quickly by common market name, add restaurants and stores that serve ocean-friendly seafood, and access in-depth conversation notes. It is available for both iOS and android. Click on the title to download the app for free. Commercial Aquaculture Health Plan Program Standards The Commercial Aquaculture Health Plan Program Standards that USDA/APHIS/VS and NAA have been working was unveiled at the 2015 Aquaculture America in New Orleans. Here is the draft opening statement to that document. The Commercial Aquaculture Health Program Standards (CAHPS) establishes a non-regulatory framework for the improvement and verification of the health of farmed aquatic animals produced in the U.S. commercial aquaculture industry sectors to facilitate trade. Principles outlined in the CAHPS may be used by industry, Federal, State, Tribal, and regulatory and private veterinary authorities to provide for early disease detection, surveillance, reporting and response for the control of aquatic animal pathogens-especially those listed by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)-and to prevent pathogen dissemination via movement and trade of aquatic animals.

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Fish Farming News New fish disease discovered in Northwest Montana Fish farming finds its way to land-locked Midwest Jon Casey elevated to fish hatchery's Top Position Oregon dam malfunctions; hatchery fish released Steelhead Numbers Alarmingly Low at American River’s Nimbus Fish Hatchery Alaska Fish and game seeks comment on Statewide Stocking Plan for Recreational Fisheries, 2015 Lansing, Michigan: State wildlife official say the stocked more than 22 million fish this year in Michigan waterways. New limits hope to protect game fish 2013 Census of Aquaculture

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Policy The USAHA/AAVLD Aquaculture Committee has passed a resolution that supports the USDA/APHIS/VS to manage aquatic animal diseases and not the USFWS. This resolution has been advocated by the NAA for several years.

UNITED STATES ANIMAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION-2014 RESOLUTION NUMBER: 1 SOURCE: AQUACULTURE COMMITTEE SUBJECT MATTER: USE OF THE LACEY ACT TO REGULATE ANIMAL PATHOGENS DATE: OCTOBER 19, 2014 BACKGROUND INFORMATION In the 2014 Congress two bills (S.1153 & H.R.996) were introduced that will undoubtedly create numerous problems not only for the movement of aquacultured animals within the U.S. but also for the movement of all species of domesticated livestock. Currently the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) authority is limited to the control over a few aquatic animal diseases under Title 50 regulations. Under the National Aquatic Animal Health Plan (NAAHP), many believe that this authority should be rescinded by Congress and given to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), who has authority over all other animal diseases and is our international recognized competent authority by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE – World Organization of Animal Health). S.1153 and H.R. 996 seek to dramatically expand USFWS’ disease authority over all animal diseases, including aquatic animal diseases, by giving USFWS the ability to arbitrarily list any nonnative pathogen or parasite as an injurious species, hence creating two competing competent authorities. Furthermore, these acts eliminate various safeguards that Congress put into the Injurious Species Act, such as complying with the Administrative Procedures Act, thereby allowing the USFWS to more quickly list a species as injurious, without adequate review by USAHA, industry and others. An example of what would occur with the passage of S.1153 and H.R. 996 is illustrated by USFWS’ recently publishing in the Federal Register their intent to list all amphibians infected with the Chytrid fungus as injurious species (see USAHA Resolution #8, 2010). The seriousness of the problems that these acts will create for animal agriculture cannot be overstated. For instance, with the authority given to them in these acts, USFWS might actually list Chytrid fungus as an injurious species, even though USDA-APHIS has refused to restrict the movement of animals infected with this organism because Chytrid fungus has been in the United States for over 80 years and is already wide spread. However, if this organism was to be listed by the USFWS as an injurious species, then any interstate shipment of aquatic animals, such as a semi-truck shipment of live fish with an inadvertent hitchhiker such as a single infected tadpole, would submit the shipper to felony prosecution under the Lacey Act, where the minimum fine would be $100,000. The USFWS could also list a nonnative cattle or

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swine disease organism as injurious, if the disease organism could also infect deer or elk and hence was considered a “nonnative wildlife taxa”. Such a listing would subject any interstate shipper of infected cattle or swine to the same felony Lacey Act prosecution as stated above. Such authority would also cover infected dead product being shipped interstate. The extended authority that would be granted to the USFWS by these bills would unfortunately open America’s farmers to regulations and litigation and severely limit our farmers’ ability to conduct business The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the competent federal agency with regulatory oversight over domestic animal diseases. The previous memorandum of understanding between the 3 agencies i.e. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA], USFWS and USDA provides guidance of cooperation between the different agencies and gives stakeholders the knowledge and assurance of each agencies’ sphere of influence. This understanding has also been restated in the National Aquatic Animal Health Plan (2008). This cooperation is critical and is strongly supported by the USAHA. RESOLUTION: The United States Animal Health Association strongly opposes the passage of S.1153, H.R. 996 and any similarly worded bills that seek to allow the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to use the injurious species provisions of the Lacey Act to regulate animal pathogens. Further, the USAHA strongly encourages the United States Department of Agriculture- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to clearly determine the appropriate federal agency for regulatory oversight of wildlife diseases and the appropriate federal agency for domestic animal diseases, without regulatory duplication.

I Must Math You a Question 1. There are only two numbers that are twice the sum of their individual digits. One of them 0 and I am the other one. I am a multiple of 9. Which number am I? 2. You may have heard of the famous Fibonacci numbers. (1, 1, 2, 3, 5... where the next number is the sum of its previous two numbers) Well, I am one of them. What makes me more special is that I am the largest cube in this sequence. Which number am I? 3. No other numbers are more special than me. I am the only number that is located between a square and a cube. More hints for you; I am smaller than 50 and I am an even number. Which number am I? 4. I know number 10 is special, because we use it in our number system. However, I am not talking about number 10. I am the smallest number with 10 divisors. More clues to help you; I am smaller than 50 and a multiple of 12. Which number am I? Answers on Page 20

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Student Awards – Aquaculture America 2015 USAS and FCS Joint Travel award Paula Caldentey Ph.D. Student University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) “Anti-predator conditioning and social learning skills of juvenile common snook Centropomus undecimalis reared for stock enhancement” Abstract excerpt: The ability to recognize potential predators and display adaptive anti-predator behavior is critical to the survival of prey animals. Habitat destruction and a popular fishery place stress on snook stocks and stock enhancement is being considered as a supplemental management tool. High post-release mortality can be attributed to transport stress, acclimation to the environment, and predation threat. Successful stock enhancement programs could benefit from pre-release conditioning procedures, including social learning, an important survival skill.

FCS-Best Student Abstract Awards Michael Page Master Student University of Southern Illinois Carbondale “Amending reduced fish meal hybrid striped bass diets with beneficial microbial material” Abstract excerpt: Fermented soybean meal has previously been shown to outperform traditional soybean meal as a protein source in diets for hybrid striped bass. However, it is unknown whether the

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superior performance observed among fish fed fermented soybean meal is due to its reduced antinutritional factor content, pre/probiotic effects of the residual microbial material it contains, or a combination of the two. Identifying a mode of action has become a priority for those interested in taking best advantage of fermented products and/or microbially derived materials as feedstuffs.

Artur Rombenso Ph.D. Student University Carbondale

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“Dietary levels of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids affect fatty acid composition of hybrid striped bass” Abstract excerpt: Fish oil sparing affects the fatty acid composition of cultured fish fillets, in most cases resulting in lower levels of beneficial long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA). The identification of alternatives to fish oil (individual oils/fats or blends) that support growth and help to conserve tissue fatty acid composition is a high priority in aquaculture nutrition.

Would you like a picture you have taken, that is fish related, to be used in an edition of the Fish Culture Section Newsletter? Please send your fishiest pictures to:

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NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AQUACULTURE Volume 77 Issue 2 2015 (Issue in Progress) Assessment of Finfish Aquaculture Effect on Newfoundland Epibenthic Communities through Video Monitoring. Dounia Hamoutene, Flora Salvo, Terrence Bungay, Gehan Mabrouk, Cyr Couturier, Andry Ratsimandresy & Suzanne C. Dufour Comparison of the Toxicity of Wofasteril Peracetic Acid Formulations E400, E250, and Lspez to Daphnia magna, with Emphasis on the Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide. Dibo Liu, David L. Straus, Lars-Flemming Pedersen & Thomas Meinelt Apparent Phosphorus Availabilities of Selected Traditional and Alternative Feedstuffs for Channel Catfish. Menghe H. Li, Edwin H. Robinson & Penelope M. Lucas A Multivariate Assessment of Factors Influencing Survival of Red Drum in Earthen Outdoor Rearing Ponds. Paul D. Cason & Joel D. Anderson Manipulating Culture Conditions and Feed Quality to Increase the Survival of Larval Marble Goby Oxyeleotris marmorata. Poh Leong Loo, Ving Ching Chong, Shaliza Ibrahim & Vikineswary Sabaratnam Effects of Fish Oil Sparing on Fillet Fatty Acid Composition in Hybrid Striped Bass Are Influenced by Dietary Levels of Saturated and Unsaturated Fatty Acids. Jesse T. Trushenski, Curtis C. Crouse & Artur N. Rombenso Comparison of Two Trap Net Sizes for Collecting Walleye Broodstock. Brian G. Blackwell, Todd M. Kaufman, Tyrel S. Moos & David O. Lucchesi Performance of Cage-Raised, Overwintered Hybrid Striped Bass Fed Fish Meal- or SoybeanBased Diets. Waldemar Rossi Jr., Joseph R. Tomasso & Delbert M. Gatlin III

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The Fish Culture Section of The American Fisheries Society Officers Winter 2015 President Immediate Past-President President-Elect Secretary-Treasurer Committee Chairpersons (Standing): Auditing Hall of Fame Membership Newsletter Nominating Program

Jesse Trushenski Jim Bowker Carl Kittel Alan Johnson

Mick Walsh Jim Bowker Jesse Trushenski John Bowzer and Matt Wipf Jim Bowker Carl Kittel

Committee Chairpersons (Ad Hoc): Professional Development and Resources Mike Mathews Student Awards Bradley Ray Sean Janson Social Media and Promotion Brian Gause Student Artur Rombenso President’s Appointees: FCS Representative to HaMAR FCS Representative to Triennial Program Committee FCS Liaison to USAS FCS Webmaster

Vince Mudrak Jim Bowker Andy Lazur Jesse Trushenski

Contact Information: Jim Bowker Jesse Trushenski Carl Kittel Alan Johnson Mick Walsh John Bowzer Matt Wipf Mike Matthews Bradley Ray Sean Janson Brian Gause Artur Rombenso Vince Mudrak Andy Lazur

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