Spring 2011

AFS Fish Culture Section

Fish Culture Section of the American Fisheries Society Inside this issue:

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE BY JESSE TRUSHENSKI Howdy, Fish Culturists!

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Scenes from Aquaculture America……......3-5

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NAJA News....6, 17

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AquaMats®.......7-8

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Bighead Carp…….9

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Walleye Symposia………...10

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Workshops......11-15

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FCS Midyear Meeting Minutes ………………..16-17

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WGADCB Minutes…..….19-24

In the past issue of the FCS Newsletter, we took a look back at some of our long-term projects— some even predating my presidency—so that we would see how far we’ve come and enjoy a bit of hard-won satisfaction in a job welldone. But we are not the sort to rest on our laurels—in this issue, we look forward to the installation of new officers, new projects, and the future of the Fish Culture Section. As those of you who follow us on Facebook (look us up—“Fish Culture Section of the American Fisheries Society”) already know, the results of the 2011 election are in. At the 2011 AFS meeting in Seattle, Alan Johnson will assume the office of Secretary/Treasurer—congrats to Alan, and many thanks to Donna Muhm for her service as S/T for the past two years. Alan will join the ranks of FCS officers as President-

“… in this issue, we look, forward to the installation of new officers, new projects and the future.”

Elect Jim Bowker assumes the Presidency. No one is more ready and eager to embrace the challenges ahead than Jim, as you will hear from him in the next Newsletter. As Pre s ide n t-El e ct , J i m w as a tremendous asset and source of support—a favor I hope to return as I start a new term as President-Elect this Fall. The incoming EXCOM has a ring of “something old, something new”—and I think it’s going to be a great match. As we look to the future, one of the changes coming down the pipe is modification of our bylaws. The membership has voted to amend our bylaws to remove the requirement that Affiliate Members of the Section purchase a subscription to the North American Journal of Aquaculture. Although our amendment is not official until ratified by the AFS Governing Board, the rules of affiliate membership will soon change. Please remember that this is not an attempt to restrict the privileges of our (Continued on page 2)

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President’s Message (continued) (Continued from page 1)

“Piper Redux is going to be a major effort, and we’re going to need help to make it happen. Do you use Piper? You bet. Would you use Piper Redux? Of course. .”

Affiliate Members—rather, it is a procedural change that will allow us to more readily welcome Affiliates into our ranks. We know there are many practicing fish culturists who have little interest in joining AFS—the purpose of our affiliate membership option is to provide another means by which these individuals can become valued contributors to the Section. My hope is to find a way to increase services to FCS Affiliates and Full Members. AFS President-Elect Bill Fisher has identified affiliate membership in AFS Chapters and Sections as a focus area in his plan of work as AFS President. We are committed to working with President-Elect Fisher and other members of the AFS Governing Board to find ways to serve the broad community of fisheries professionals and welcome the ‘shadow membership’ of unit affiliates into the Society. Another initiative looming large on the horizon is a project aimed toward the future…or perhaps more accurately, making sure the best of our past and present carry on into the future of fish culture. Many Section members have long relied on “Fish Hatchery Management” edited by Bob Piper, and have the grimy, water-marked, dogeared, duct-taped copies of the “Black Book” or “Piper” to prove it. For many fish culturists and fish culture training programs, this text remains the standard resource for practical information about culturing fish. Unfortunately, the text has been out of print for many years. The American F is he ries Socie ty p u b l is he d a restructured and rewritten 2nd edition of Fish Hatchery Management a few years back, but many feel as though the

2nd edition is more of a textbook on fish culture than a practical, “how-to” manual. There is growing interest in revisiting and perhaps reissuing the original Black Book as a special publication—think of it as “Piper Redux”. Past-President Mike Barnes has championed this idea for many years, and member Steve Sharon has also expressed interest in helping make Piper Redux happen. Perhaps most importantly, Bob Piper is on board— over a recent hot dog lunch with Jim Bowker, Bob said reissuing the text sounded great and that he has some ideas about how he might be able to help. I’m not sure how many more hot dogs we’ll have to buy, but it will be worth it to have the original Editor-inChief—who also happens to be a FCS Past President and Fish Culture Hall of F am e r— w ork i ng al ongs ide u s . Although some of the details need to be worked out, one thing is for sure: Piper Redux is going to be a major effort, and we’re going to need help to make it happen. Do you use Piper? You bet. Would you use Piper Redux? Of course. Help yourself and your fellow fish culturists by dropping me a line saying, “Sign me up—I’m happy to help get Piper Redux off the ground!” It’s impressive to look back and see how far the Section has come in recent years. But take a look at where we’re going— the best is yet to come! Best, Jesse

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Scenes from Aquaculture America 2011 and the Fish Culture Section Midyear Business Meeting FCS is always looking into the future! Here’s a look at the next FCS ExCom lineup. Pictured left to right: Alan Johnson, Jim Bowker, and Jesse Trushenski

USAS President Wendy Seally and FCS President Jesse Trushenski present the Joint USAS/FCS Best Student Abstract Travel Award

Jesse Trushenski presents Matt Dawson and Walker David Wright-Moore awards for best student abstracts.

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Scenes from Aquaculture America 2011 and the Fish Culture Section Midyear Business Meeting Students test their fish culture knowledge during the FCSsponsored Quiz Bowl

A view of Jackson Square taken while strolling through New Orleans.

FCS Student Committee Chair Bonnie Mulligan and her fellow Quiz Bowl Organizers attend the NAA Auction just prior to the Student Reception

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USFWS' National Triploid Grass Carp Inspection and Certification Program US Fish and Wildlife Service conducted a meeting with private fish producers in conjunction with Aquaculture America. This was the 2011 annual meeting for the National Triploid Grass Carp Inspection and Certification Program. The meeting focused on legal aspects of a formal agreement between USFWS and TGC-Producers. National Standards and quality control were also discussed. The meeting was conducted by Vince Mudrak from USFWS Regional Fisheries Center in Warm Springs GA. It concluded with participants expressing satisfaction and harmony with the National Program. For information on the National Triploid Grass Carp Inspection and Certification Program, please refer to the following web-site: http://www.fws.gov/warmsprings/FishHealth/frgrscrp.html

Vince Mudrak “raises a glass” to salute Mike Freeze, King at the NAA auction. Mike made sure that all auction participants remained active and festive, as per the spirit of the Mardi Gras, which was taking place outside, in the streets of New Orleans.

Sitting (left to right): Nikki Persons, Joel Bader, Vince Mudrak, Bill Wayman Standing (first row): Janet Smith, Allison Hernandez, Brian Hickson, Rod May, Devin Chappell Standing (back row): Jim Malone, Mike Clark, Brian Fillmore, Larry Brown, Mike Freeze, Sam Finney, Mike Denton.

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NAJA Policy on Commercial Brand Names Over the last few years the North American Journal of Aquaculture (NAJA) has seen an appreciable rise in the number of manuscripts submitted on fish performance related to nutrition and diet. Within the past half-year and after some discussion between us as the journal’s editors, NAJA has adopted a policy to not specifically mention names of commercial brands of feeds in NAJA articles when they are used in comparative studies of diets, unless manufacturers can provide complete and full disclosure of all ingredients and sources and, the study does not appear to be an endorsement of any particular commercial feeds. Often the feed manufacturers are not willing to provide detailed dietary information because of proprietary issues or “trade secrets”, which is fine, but this does not allow other researchers to exactly replicate published studies to verify results, a key aspect of sound science. Also, by naming brands used in diet-related studies comparing commercial feeds, it could imply, albeit unintentionally, that NAJA and the American Fisheries Society are endorsing a particularly feed brand despite any written disclaimers in the article to the contrary. Thus, NAJA has decided to take a conservative approach with a policy of not mentioning commercial brand names in these types of studies, and in the past few months has had to specifically request authors of some papers to list diets by numerals rather than trade names, or otherwise the papers would be rejected. This approach has actually served to improve papers because authors must subsequently focus more attention on providing nutritional explanations for differences in growth performance, etc. Accordingly, this policy does not preclude authors from publishing results from wellexecuted studies of the nature described above, particularly where some level of diet analysis has been undertaken to verify the contents or features of specific constituents. The diets can remain anonymous by simply naming them as diets in the article as 1, 2, 3 (as has already been done) or A, B, C, etc. Authors, of course, are certainly free to communicate any and all information to colleagues informally or through other venues, such as through FCS Aqua Notes for example, and for such studies we would encourage it in the interest of sharing results for improving the practice of fish culture. Also, the policy does not preclude mention of a commercial diet in routine rearing of fish used for another unrelated research objective. The gist of the new policy will appear in an upcoming issue of the journal when it appears in its new format. Our thanks again to all of you for your continuing contributions to the journal and to the Society. Bruce Barton and Chris Kohler Editors, North American Journal of Aquaculture

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Bighead carp added to federal list of injurious wildlife By: Katie Steiger-Meister

Source: www.fws.gov

March 21, 2011

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will publish a final rule in the Federal Register on March 22, officially adding the bighead carp to the federal injurious wildlife list. The final rule codifies the Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act (S. 1421), signed into law by President Obama on December 14, 2010. The injurious wildlife listing means that under the Lacey Act it is illegal to import or to transport live bighead carp, including viable eggs or hybrids of the species, across state lines, except by permit for zoological, education, medical, or scientific purposes. Under the Lacey Act, an injurious wildlife listing means the species has been demonstrated to be harmful to either the health and welfare of humans, interests of forestry, agriculture, or horticulture, or the welfare and survival of wildlife or the resources that wildlife depend upon. The penalty for violating the Lacey Act is up to six months in prison and a $5,000 fine for an individual or a $10,000 fine for an organization. Curbing interstate transport of live bighead carp promotes the federal government's goal of preventing the carp's spread into new lakes and rivers in the United States, where it can have devastating effects on native species. The Service listed other Asian carps (the black carp, silver carp, and largescale silver carp) as injurious wildlife in 2007. Bighead carp were imported from eastern China to Arkansas in the 1970s to improve water quality in aquaculture ponds and sewage treatment lagoons. The fish, which can grow to 60 or more pounds, have since spread through the Mississippi River basin and have been collected as far north as Lake Pepin in Minnesota. Because of their large size and abundance, bighead carp routinely out-compete native fish for food. If bighead carp enter the Great Lakes and become established, they potentially threaten the 1.5 million jobs and $62 billion in wages connected to the Great Lakes. The bighead carp injurious wildlife listing is just one of many steps the federal government is taking to protect the country's aquatic ecosystems from Asian carp. On December 16, 2010, the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (RCC) released an updated version of the Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework. The RCC represents a state and federal partnership dedicated to stopping the spread of all types of injurious Asian carp, including bighead, into the Great Lakes. For more information on how the Service is working with partners to control Asian carp, please visit http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Fisheries/asian-carp.html. The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. We are both a leader and trusted partner in fish and wildlife conservation, known for our scientific excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources, dedicated professionals and commitment to public service. For more information on our work and the people who make it happen, visit www.fws.gov.

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Walleye Culture Symposium It has been said that 2011 is the “Year of the Walleye” with publication of the AFS “Biology, Management, and Culture of Walleye and Sauger” (Barton ed.) and other symposia on walleye taking place this year. A great knowledge base of walleye culture techniques exists and is constantly being improved upon. To further dissemination of the latest information, we are organizing a symposium on walleye culture topics from pond culture to grow out and larval culture. This Symposium will be held at the 72nd Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, December 4-7, 2011; Des Moines, IA. Several state agencies and research organizations are on the list of presentations that will provide session attendees a complete view of successful culture techniques and issues currently being researched in applied settings. We have nearly a half-day session planned and are seeking more contributions. Please contact Alan Johnson ([email protected]) or Robert Summerfelt ([email protected]) for more information or to submit a presentation title. The official first call for abstracts will be in June. Complete conference information is available at:

http://www.midwest2011.org.

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AFS Fish Culture Section Midyear Business Meeting February 28, 2011, New Orleans, Louisiana Call to order by Jesse Trushshenski (JT) at 3:01 pm; establishment of quorum by Jim Bowker (JB); Alan Johnson (AJ; Chair of the Audit Committee ) took minutes for Secretary Donna Muhm (DM), who was not available to attend. Attendees: Jesse Trushenski (JT) Jim Bowker (JB) Alan Johnson (AJ) Jim Steeby Paul Wills

David Bergerhouse Carl Burger Reggie Harrell Dave Straus David Scarfe

Heidi Lewis Bonnie Mulligan Brian Gause Mike Mason

Dave Straus moved and Mike Mason seconded approval of the minutes of the previous meeting; and this motion passed. Trushenski reviewed the FCS budget and noted that the Best Student Presentation Awards checks had been written. The ending balance as of May 2010 was $30,242.29; and the budget would not be impacted by the continuing education module. Standing Committee Reports: 1. Membership – Changes to the bylaws were posted in the newsletter for approval vote by FCS members. This change deals with the Affiliate Memberships and the current requirement to purchase a North American Journal of Aquaculture subscription. If approved, the bylaws change will allow Affiliate members to purchase any AFS journal. The 30 day comment period has ended. 2. Newsletter – Heidi Lewis will continue to publish the FCS newsletter. 3. Programming – a. Two special sessions are being held at Aquaculture America 2011 – Lipids Nutrition (Lochmann/ Trushenski) and Drug Research and Approval Status (Straus/Bowker). Two symposia have been accepted for the Seattle AFS 2011: Stocking Conservation Issues: Integrative Methods In Recreational Fisheries; Science and Policy of Fish Propagation and Hatchery Nutrition: Feeding Fish for Tomorrow’s Changing World. a. Trushenski discussed ideas for joint symposia with United State Aquaculture Society at future Aquaculture America and AFS conferences. This would “Encourage participation of both societies at each others meetings.” 3. Hall of Fame – The next induction to the Fish Culture Hall of Fame will be May 14-15, 2011. Clemens and Rucker will be inducted. Fish Culture Section officers hope to attend. 4. Student Awards – a. Walker David Wright-Moore, Matthew Dawson. b. Ur Hu received the service award for membership in both USAS and FCS associations. 5. Continuing Education a. The DVD module on Fish Drugs has been completed through joint efforts of Jesse Trushenski, Jim Bowker, and Brett Billings of the National Conservation Training Center. b. Jim Bowker is working with AFS to allow Continuing Education Credits for this interactive DVD. (Continued on page 17)

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Typically, credits are only applied to courses that require attendance. With travel budgets tight among many agencies, it is difficult for members to attend. 7. Working Group on Aquaculture Drugs, Chemicals and Biologics. a. Favorable reviews have been coming back about both the Guide and Treatment Calculator. b. Please pass the word along about the Guide and its usefulness. c. The Guide is intended to be a living document and Jesse is compiling corrections and additions for a future revision. d. The Working Group will continue to alert FCS membership of opportunity to comment on Federal Register Documents. Also some boiler plates suggested comments may be provided to members if they choose to use them to comment, and hopefully result in directed change in FDA actions and policies. 8. Smart phone App collaboration. Alan Johnson is working with Jeff Kopaska of the Fisheries Information Technology Section to explore avenues to creating smart phone and iPhone applications (apps) for water quality (ammonia equilibrium, dissolved gases), drug application, and possibly other uses. North American Journal of Aquaculture (NAJA): NAJA has undergone the transition to Taylor & Francis, the transition was completed smoothly. New submissions to NAJA will use Taylor & Francis, those that were submitted under the old system, will continue with that system until the article is published. This new platform will result in a greater impact of NAJA publications around the world, result in better opportunities to profit from publication sales, and the new mechanism is much easier to search for articles. Other business: none. New Business FCS executives proposed the creation of a traveling display for the FCS to use at Aquaculture America meetings. The display could be a joint effort with the USAS to promote membership in both societies. The display needs to be modern, eye catching, and easy to set up. FCS meeting attendees were favorable to this idea, Jesse and Jim will look into this further. Jim Bowker is also looking into promotional materials that would be gifts for members attending meetings such as Annual AFS or Aquaculture America. Funding and budget will be considered prior to purchase. Michael Barnes had the idea of revising Fish Hatchery Management (Piper et. al. 1982). This new book would be more of a manual and include the Length-Weight tables and other appendix tables of the 1982 publication. The parent society is receptive to this idea and would like to see it happen. Currently a committee is being assembled to develop a list of revisions and update. Jesse Trushenski says this will be our next big project and will be herding the cats on this one. Reggie Harrell asked about the size of the market and potential interest relative to the work that will be undertaken. Jesse’s response was that this would be a service to our memberships, it’s likely a small market, however, there are several states and federal hatcheries that find this book useful. It is likely that this will be an electronic-only publication. There was some discussion by Bowker and Trushenski about recognizing excellence among FCS membership. Currently we recognized students, but not our members out in the field. There may be more discussion at a future meeting. A motion to Adjourn was made by Carl Burger, it was seconded, and the meeting was concluded at 4 pm.

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NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AQUACULTURE Volume 73 Issue 2 Growth and lipid composition of winter flounder juveniles reared under natural and fixed photoperiod and temperature conditions. E. Fraboulet, Y. Lambert, R. Tremblay, and C. Audet

Production performance and stress tolerance of sunshine bass raised on reduced fish meal feeds containing ethanol yeast B. Gause, and J. Trushenski

Replacement of fish meal with ethanol yeast in the diets of sunshine bass B. Gause and J. Trushenski

Precision of striped bass fry density estimates G.C. Matlock

A standpipe screen design to prevent fry loss during tank cleaning R.D. Clayton and R.C. Summerfelt Stream salinization by inland brackish-water aquaculture H.J. Pine and C.E. Boyd Performance of larval Florida pompano fed nauplii of the calanoid copepod Pseudodiaptomus pelagicus. E.J. Cassiano, C.L. Ohs, C.R. Weirich, N.E. Breen, and A.L. Rhyne Efficacy and toxicity of iodine disinfection of Atlantic salmon eggs M.A. Chalupnicki, H. G. Ketola, C.E. Starliper, and D. Gallagher Dietary calcein marking of shovelnose sturgeon and the effect of sunlight on mark retention D.C. Honeyfield, G.A. Kindschi, T.A. Bell, and J.W. Mohler Egg transfer to increase productivity and predictability in bluegill fry production T. Arslan and R.P. Phelps Nutrient manipulation to control the toxic alga Prymnesium parvum: Verification of treatments and resolution of the issue of elevated pH. G.L. Kurten, A. Barkoh, D.C. Begley, and L.T. Fries Use of corn gluten feed and cottonseed meal to replace soybean meal and corn in diets for pond-raised channel catfish M.H. Li, E.H. Robinson, B.G. Bosworth, D.F. Oberle, and P.M. Lucas Toxicity of rotenone to giant river freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii T. Ogunsanya, R.M. Durborow, C.D. Webster, J.H. Tidwell, K. Thompson, S. Coyle, H.H. Jarboe, L. Huang, D.L. Straus, and C. Wang Effect of juvenile length on Chinook salmon survivals at four hatcheries in Washington state J.M. Tipping

Broodstock selection criteria for induced spawning of channel catfish for the production of channel x blue catfish hybrid fry and the influence of temperature R.P. Phelps, R. Hastey, J. Broach, A. Pendetar, L. Linley, N. Papanikos, and R.A. Dunham Introduction to a special section: lipids in aquaculture nutrition and physiology R.T. Lochmann and J.T. Trushenski Lipid and fatty acid requirements of tilapias C. Lim, M. Yildirim-Aksoy, and P. Klesius Growth performance and tissue fatty acid composition of rainbow trout reared on feeds containing fish oil or equal blends of fish oil and traditional or novel alternative lipids J.T. Trushenski, P. Blaufuss, B. Mulligan, and J. Laporte Selective fatty acid metabolism, not the sequence of dietary fish oil intake, prevails in fillet fatty acid profile change in sunshine bass J.T. Trushenski, B. Gause, and H.A. Lewis Differential incorporation of dietary fatty acids from flax and fish oils into lipid classes of white bass ova H.A. Lewis, J.T. Trushenski, R.L. Lane, and C.C. Kohler Classification and quanitification of phospholipids and dietary effects on lipid composition in Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Z.Y. Ju, I. Forster, W. Dominy, and A. Lawrence Altered growth rates, carcass fatty acid concentrations, and tissue histology in first-feeding steelhead fed a fish meal-and fish oil-free diet R.G. Twibell, A.L. Gannam, S.L. Ostrand, J.S.A. Holmes, and J.B. Poole Effects of dietary lipid concentration and a dairy-yeast prebiotic on growth, body composition, and survival of stressed goldfish challenged with Flavobacterium columnare R. T. Lochmann, T.D. Sink, and H. Phillips

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Newsletter of the Fish Culture Section of the American Fisheries Society Fall 2010 President............................................Jesse Trushenski ............ Immediate PastWoods Past-President.................Curry President................. PresidentBowker President-elect...................................Jim elect................................... SecretaryMuhm Secretary-Treasurer...........................Donna Treasurer........................... Committee Chairpersons (Standing): Auditing................................................................................Alan Johnson Hall of Fame.........................................................................Curry Woods Membership.........................................................................Jesse Trushenski Newsletter............................................................................Heidi Lewis Nominating.............................................................,............Curry Woods Program................................................................................Jim Bowker Committee Chairpersons (Ad Hoc): Continuing Education.........................................................Alf Haukenes Student Awards...................................................................Steve Lochmann Student.................................................................................Bonnie Mulligan President’s Appointees: FCS Representative to PFIRM............................................Vince Mudrak FCS Representative to Triennial Program Committee.....Mike Frinsko FCS Representative to Triennial Steering Committee…..John Nickum (‘10) Curry Woods (‘13) FCS Liaison to USAS...........................................................Max Mayeaux FCS Webmaster...................................................................Cortney Ohs Contact Information: Jesse Trushenski.......................................................saluski@siu.edu Curry Woods............................................................curry@umd.edu Jim Bowker………………………………………[email protected] Donna Muhm..........................................................donna.muhm@dnr.iowa.gov Alan Johnson...........................................................alan.johnson@dnr.iowa.gov Heidi Lewis..............................................................heidi_lewis@fws.gov Alf Haukenes………………………………………[email protected] Steve Lochmann......................................................slochmann@uaex.edu Bonnie Mulligan…………………………………[email protected] Vince Mudrak..........................................................Vincent.Mudrak@fws.gov Mike Frinsko...........................................................Mike_Frinsko@ncsu.edu John Nickum............................................................jgnickum@hotmail.com Max Mayeaux...........................................................mmayeaux@nifa.usda.gov Cortney Ohs.............................................................cohs@ufl.edu