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P R E S I D E N T ’ S C O R N E R : H O W I S O R A F S D O I N G ?
My year as President went by incredibly fast.
As I’m nearing the end of my Presidency of
the Chapter, I wish to reflect on the work plan
that I shared in the Summer 2016 edition of
the Piscatorial Press. Did we make progress
toward the goals I stated? Let’s take a look:
1) Convene a successful Annual Meeting in
Bend. Thanks to President-Elect Shivonne
Nesbit, the Planning Committee, the Executive
Committee (ExCom), and a large contingent of
volunteers, the meeting was very successful.
The positive synergy between the diversity
and inclusion theme of the meeting, the large
number of first time attendees, and the
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
(see bullet #5, below) was timely and exciting.
Status: While we continue to receive very
positive feedback, some of the key results
will come from the responses of the post-
meeting poll. As always, ExCom will seek
ways to continue what we did well and to
improve upon that which needs work.
2) Engage our external committees. A few of
the external committees responded to my
encouragement to present posters at the 2017
Annual Meeting to educate members about
what they do — and to recruit new participants
in their committees. Several convened
sessions at the 2017 Annual Meeting (native
fish — Jim Capurso; contaminants — Bill Wall
and Ian Tattam; legislative issues — Haley
Lutz and Troy Brandt; diversity, equity, and
inclusion — Gabe Sheoships). Jim Capurso
and his Native Fish Committee held a well-
attended workshop in the field and awarded
their own Native Fish Conservationist of the
Year. Bill Wall of the Freshwater Habitat
committee and Ian Tattam of the Natural
Production committee have been working with
myself and others on a White Paper to
educate and raise awareness among fisheries
professionals and legislators about the effects
of herbicides and pesticides on aquatic
organisms and ecosystems (see bullet #3,
below). Haley Lutz and Troy Brandt of the
Legislative committee were busy recruiting
authors and reviewers to update the White
paper, “Suction dredge mining impacts on
Oregon fishes, aquatic habitats, and human
health”, and to testify to Legislators. Michael
Harte, his students, and our colleagues Lisa
DeBruyckere, Todd Mabee, and others at the
Oregon Chapter of the Wildlife Society
collaborated on the Joint Position Paper,
“Oregon’s Marine Reserves”. Ryan Battleson
and his Education and Outreach Committee
advertised ORAFS’ $3,000 worth of awards for
K-12 educators, reviewed proposals, and
selected deserving recipients. Ryan and his
committee will be working to update our
ORAFS brochures for recruiting purposes.
Gabe Sheoships of the Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion Committee has been busy recruiting
members (see bullet #5, below).
Status: We’ve made progress, but
continued dialogue between ExCom and
external committees is essential for
identifying needs, means and deliverables
in the service of the ORAFS mission1.
3) Create a task force to complete a new
White Paper on Herbicide / Pesticide Use and
Effects on Aquatic Ecosystems and
Organisms in Oregon. The purpose of this
task force is to educate legislators on the
“silent” and “invisible” effects of these
compounds. Committee chairs Bill Wall and
Ian Tattam have been working with Casie
Smith, Cory Sipher, and myself to expand
upon Casie’s and Lorri Epstein’s successful
session at the 2017 Annual Meeting, “Dirty
water: studying, regulating, and remediating
contaminants in water bodies”. The title of the
White Paper will be, “Scientific evidence for
effects of herbicides and pesticides on the
health, behavior, and populations of aquatic
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organisms: implications for policy, conservation, and
management”. A draft outline has been created, and is in
the process of being edited. Authors will be identified
soon.
Status: In progress.
4) Form a team within the Education and Outreach
Committee to create a reference document entitled, “Ethics
of information, media, and intellectual property use”. This
issue has proven to be complex and large, and therefore
has become stymied.
Status: While important, this topic was a low priority
for the 2016-17 year.
5) Institute a new ad hoc committee on “Human Diversity”.
The purpose of the committee was and is to diversify
gender, ethnic, discipline, and agency representation,
thereby strengthening the Chapter. This committee has
been formed, is growing, communicates regularly via
teleconference, and convened a large and session at the
2017 Annual Meeting.
Status: The ORAFS 2016-17 work plan calls for an assessment of the committee with a decision to disband or to continue. Given the political and social pertinence of this committee, its large attendance at the 2017 Annual Meeting, overall favorability and popularity among members, and the need to continue to increase and diversify our membership (gender, ethnicity, disciplines, experience, education, ways of knowing, etc.), ExCom has voted to make this committee permanent, and to change the name of the committee to "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion".
6) Reinstitute a Legislative Liaison position, so that
ORAFS can have a pulse on, and influence in, legislation
pertaining to aquatic environments. ExCom selected Erik
Kancler back in August 2016. Erik brings a vast amount of
experience to the position and has been great to work with.
Erik was instrumental in advising the end product White
Paper on Suction Dredge Mining (see bullet #2, above),
editing the paper, getting the paper into the hands of
Legislators and following up with them, and tracking other
legislative issues that have arisen.
Status: Done and in progress.
7) Support and continue the recent moves towards
increasing fiscal responsibility. Troy Brandt and Tony
Siniscal have done an excellent job in identifying an
investment strategy for the Chapter and charting the
course towards financial solvency in the near future. Along
with the Financial Sustainability Committee, Troy and Tony
have created a Financial Sustainability and Investment
Policy for the Chapter (see page 63 in the aforementioned
hyperlink).
Status: Done and in progress.
As I write this, our Chapter was just selected as the 2017
recipient of the Western Division AFS Outstanding
Chapter. Our application package has been forwarded on
to AFS for consideration for the 2017 AFS Outstanding
Chapter. While our Chapter has won these awards many
times, we are by no means guaranteed to win again.
ORAFS has done great work, but we have much more
work to do.
Do you want to do work that matters and contribute to a
legacy? My experience has taught me that the time
available to us to make a difference on this earth will
probably not be as long as we would like, so the time to act
is now. I encourage you to get involved in ORAFS and
your profession. Oregon’s fisheries and other aquatic
resources depend upon your involvement. Lead by
example and show by product. Stay hungry; there is more
work to do.
1ORAFS Mission: Improve the conservation and
sustainability of Oregon fishery resources and their aquatic
ecosystems for long-term public benefit by advancing
science, education, and public discourse concerning
fisheries and aquatic science and by promoting the
development of fisheries professionals.
Ben Clemens, President
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The Oregon Chapter pulled off another successful Annual
Meeting and I just wanted to take a minute to recognize
some of the work the external committees and their chairs
completed in support of the Annual Meeting.
The Native Fish Committee met during the Annual
Meeting and discussed their upcoming work plan. During
that meeting, the committee recognized Stewart Reid with
the 2017 Native Fish Conservationist of the Year Award for
his enthusiastic, infectious nongame native fish recovery
work, benefiting species including Modoc Sucker, Miller
Lake Lamprey, and Pit Sculpin. The committee
established a date for the Nongame Native Fish
Workshop. Please reserve September 6th and 7th on your
calendars for the 2017 Nongame Native Fish Workshop.
The committee will select a featured species and the
workshop location over the next month so please stay
tuned.
The Natural Production and Freshwater Habitat
committees co-hosted a “Dirty Water” session at the
Annual Meeting, which focused on the effects of
pesticides, herbicides and chemicals on aquatic species.
Following the session, the committees convened to
discuss work on an upcoming White Paper on herbicide
and pesticide impacts to aquatic ecosystems. The Natural
Production Committee will be assisting with development
of this White Paper over the coming year. We encourage
anyone interested in this topic to sign up and help out!
Please contact [email protected] for more info.
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee,
formerly referred to as the Human Diversity committee,
held a session entitled Diversity and Inclusion in Science
that included talks on how to improve diversity in the
fisheries field. The committee selected Christina Uh as
recipient of the Chapter’s first Diversity, Equity, and
Inclusion scholarship which was presented at the awards
luncheon.
The Legislative Committee convened a technical
session on Legislative Policy and Science. The session
featured Legislative Committee co-chair Haley Lutz and
our chapter’s legislative liaison Erik Kancler with talks
relating how scientists and researchers can get involved in
shaping policy at the state level while remaining
scientifically rigorous and unbiased.
The Education and Outreach committee met to
review applications for the Chapters’ Education and
Outreach grants. A total of $2,000 in educational grants
were awarded, which will go toward education materials
and curriculum development. In addition, two Educator
Travel Grants (totaling $1,000) were awarded prior to the
meeting. These awards assisted in meeting travel
expenses for secondary education teachers to attend and
participate in the meeting.
Cory Sipher, External Director
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Are you an AFS Life Member and interested in showing your life-long dedication to the Oregon Chapter? We now have an Oregon Chapter Life Membership that allows you to do just that! The Oregon Chapter Life Membership cost is $125 or 12.5x the Oregon Chapter annual membership rate. This relative cost formula mirrors the AFS Life Member rate. Be one of the first ORAFS members to have bragging rights during the 2018 Annual Meeting in Eugene! Please contact Josie Thompson ([email protected]) for more information.
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The 2017 Native Fish Conservationist of the Year Award presented to Stewart Reid.
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The student subunit once again had a productive winter term with multiple lectures and outreach events, as well as the ORAFS Annual Meeting. In February, we had several presenters including, the volunteer coordinator for Trout Unlimited who spoke about local volunteer opportunities around campus and ways for students to get involved. Brian Ohlen, gave a presentation about his bike trip down the west coast, fly fishing for steelhead. The subunit also presented fish specimens at Periwinkle Elementary School’s Science Night. Our members had the opportunity to use some of their knowledge to teach children and parents about fish biology. The children and parents all enjoyed our displays. The subunit gave middle school students a tour of the department’s fish collection prior to the start of the annual Salmon Bowl. We also had a booth at the Fly Fishing Film Tour. Members of the leadership team gave several presentations to the students taking Career Skills in Fish and Wildlife Sciences about the many benefits of joining professional societies, such as the American Fisheries Society, and their internship experiences and how they acquired them.
Our club had an eventful time at the ORAFS Annual Meeting this year. The subunit brought 16 students to the meeting and sold plenty of club merchandise at our booth. Students spoke highly of the meeting structure and many said they enjoyed listening to the various topics presented during the technical sessions. Many students felt they took away something valuable from their experience at the Annual Meeting. Upcoming events for the subunit include trips, hosting a workshop, and elections. The Fisheries and Wildlife Club will be joined the OSU “Bird Nerds” Club on a trip to Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge in SE Oregon to conduct Greater Sage-Grouse monitoring and then over to Malheur National Wildlife Refuge to assist ODFW
biologists out of the Hines district office with redband trout surveys along the Donner and Blitzen River. The student subunit will once again be hosting a workshop event at the Oregon Hatchery Research Center this year. Students will learn basic skill sets that are desired by employers, such as trailer maneuvering, biological sampling, PIT tagging, electrofishing, knot tying, and welding. On May 3
rd, we will hold elections for new
upcoming club officers. Unlike the last election, where there was only one candidate for ORAFS Student Representative, this year there are at least three hopeful candidates for the position. The current student representative is working with these candidates to prepare them for taking on this new role. The leadership team is also considering having two student representatives for each parent society; the current student representative will meet with the ORAFS Executive Committee to determine feasibility of this proposal. Jacob Peterson, Student Representative [email protected]
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SUPER-PREDATORS AND BOTTOM FEEDERS:
ECOMORPHOLOGY OF THE TIDE POOL DWELLING SCULPIN
SUBFAMILY OLIGOCOTTINAE
Introduction
Tide pools offer a unique window into marine ecosys-
tems in the Pacific Northwest, and their accessibility
makes them popular among scientists and laypersons
alike. Despite outward appearances, however, these in-
tertidal habitats are extremely harsh environments for
the fishes that inhabit them, fluctuating daily in salinity,
temperature, dissolved oxygen, and current. However,
for those that can cope with these adversities, tide pools
represent a novel niche that is periodically beyond the
reach of many marine animals. The fish fauna of many
tide pool habitats in Oregon and other Pacific Northwest
locations is dominated by a group of fishes known as
sculpins (superfamily: Cottoidea), especially members of
the subfamily Oligocottinae. This group contains the tide
pool sculpin (Oligocottus maculosus) and many other
extremely common denizens of local tide pools such as
the fluffy sculpin (O. snyderi) and the smoothhead scul-
pin (Artedius lateralis). While these species are relatively
closely related, they differ dramatically in their feeding
ecology (smoothhead sculpins primarily eat fishes and
shrimps, while fluffy sculpins eat mostly amphipods) and
morphology. In this research, I use micro-CT scanning
technology to scan and digitally reconstruct the cranial
skeleton of each oligocottine species and quantitatively
describe its skull shape. I compare the shape of each
species skull with previously published feeding ecology
data to test for correlation between these two traits, and
use previously published phylogenetic data to describe
the phylogenetic distribution of ecomorphotypes.
Methods
To generate the 3D skeletal reconstructions, I CT
scanned museum specimens representing all 16 species
of sculpins in the subfamily Oligocottinae as well as the
outgroup taxon Chitonotus pugetensis. I used freely-
available software to reconstruct (Bruker Inc.), digitally
isolate (Bruker Inc., HorosProject.org,
Meshlab.sourceforge.net), and create surface meshes
(HorosProject.org) of each specimen. To capture the
head shape of each species, I digitally located 9 paired
and two medial cranial landmarks on the skull of each
specimen using IDAV Landmark Editor v.3.6 (Wiley et al.
2005; see Fig. 1). To eliminate the influence of non-
shape variables in the landmark locations across speci-
mens (i.e., differences due to the size, position, or rota-
tion of a specimen), I aligned the landmark configura-
tions of each specimen using Procrustes superimposi-
tion in the R statistical environment (R Development
Core Team 2015) using functions from the package
“geomorph” (Adams and Otárola-Castillo 2013).
Figure 1: Location of nine paired and two unpaired
landmarks used for geometric morphometric analysis.
Skull is from a CT reconstruction of a Clinocottus ana-
lis specimen (OS 914, 43.59mm SL).
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I also used functions from geomorph to calculate the av-
erage landmark configuration for each species and used
these configurations to generate an among-species co-
variance matrix on which I performed a principal compo-
nent analysis (PCA). I used a Spearman rank correlation
test (Best and Roberts 1975) in R to specifically test the
rank correlation between feeding ecology (percentage of
the diet composed of “elusive prey”) and mouth size re-
ported in Norton (1995). I used functions in geomorph to
reconstruct ancestral states and infer the evolutionary
history of mouth size and feeding ecology for oligocottine
sculpins. I used a previously published phylogeny of oli-
gocottine sculpins (Buser and López 2015) to explore the
evolution of ecology and morphology in the group.
Results
Principal component 1 (PC1) captures variation associat-
ed with the anterior-posterior lengthening/shortening of
the head (especially the mouth) and dorsal-ventral com-
pression/expansion of the head (Fig. 2). This variation
accounted for ~49% of observed cranial shape variation
in Oligocottinae. Mouth size variation described by Norton
(1995) is effectively captured by PC1, so I used PC1 for
our re-analysis of Norton’s hypothesis of the correlation
between mouth size and feeding ecology and found a
statistically significant rank correlation between feeding
ecology and PC1 (Spearman's rho = -0.862, p < 0.01).
Higher values of PC1 (i.e., larger mouth sizes) are corre-
lated with higher percentages of “elusive” prey in the diet,
such as fishes and shrimps. Small values of PC1 (i.e.,
small mouth size) are associated with an absence or only
minor component of elusive prey in the diet.
Discussion
Placing our results in an evolutionary context shows that
different feeding ecologies and morphologies have
evolved in several different lineages of oligocottine scul-
pins (Fig. 3). This diversification of Oligocottinae may
have contributed to the success of the group in dominat-
ing many tide pool and intertidal habitats in the North-
Figure 2: Oligocottine species with the most extreme values of PC1. Highest PC1 values (upper): Artedius
corallinus (SIO 57-34-55 70.8mm SL). Lowest PC1 values (lower): Clinocottus globiceps (OS 272 70.5mm SL). For
each specimen, left-most panel shows exterior lateral view of head, central panel show lateral view of CT reconstruc-
tion of skull, right-most panel shows ventral view of CT reconstruction of skull. Bones of the oral jaws highlighted in
red to show relative size.
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East Pacific. Interestingly, many of these species often co
-occur in a single tide pool and may thus avoid direct
competition (or perhaps enter predator-prey dynamics).
Our results corroborate the work of previous studies that
linked feeding ecology with gape size, but also open
many new possible areas of research, given the extreme-
ly data-rich nature of our CT reconstructions, which in-
clude even some of the smallest boney structures on
these fishes, such as otoliths and imbedded lateral-line
scales.
Acknowledgements
CT scanning trips and computer hardware for analyzing
the 3D data were made possible by my receipt of the Carl
Bond Memorial Student Scholarship in 2016. I am thank-
ful to the Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Soci-
ety and the scholarship selection committee for support-
ing and enabling my work, and to Dr. Brian Sidlauskas and
Dr. Adam Summers for their tireless encouragement and guid-
ance . The analysis presented herein is part of a larger
study being prepared for submission to a peer-reviewed
journal:
Buser, T.J., Sidlauskas, B.L., and Summers, A.P. (in
prep.). 2D or not 2D? Testing the utility of 2D vs 3D land-
mark data in geometric morphometrics of the sculpin sub-
family Oligocottinae (Pisces; Cottoidea).
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Adams, Dean C., and Erik Otárola-Castillo. 2013. “Geomorph:
An R Package for the Collection and Analysis of Geometric
Morphometric Shape Data.” Methods in Ecology and Evolution
4 (4): 393–399.
Best, D. J., and D. E. Roberts. 1975. “Algorithm AS 89: The
Upper Tail Probabilities of Spearman’s Rho.” Journal of the
Royal Statistical Society. Series C (Applied Statistics) 24 (3):
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Buser, Thaddaeus J., and J. Andrés López. 2015. “Molecular
Phylogenetics of Sculpins of the Subfamily Oligocottinae
(Cottidae).” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 86: 64–74.
Norton, Stephen F. 1995. “A Functional Approach to Ecomor-
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Wiley, David F., Nina Amenta, Dan A. Alcantara, Deboshmita
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Contributed by:
Thaddaeus Buser, Ph.D. Student, Department of
Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, 2016
recipient of the ORAFS Carl Bond Scholarship
Figure 3: Phylogenetic relationships, CT recon-
structions of skulls, and ecomorphology data for oligo-
cottine sculpins. Color bar indicates relative percentage
of “elusive” prey in the diet and values of PC1 for skull
shape. Blue indicates a high percentage of elusive prey
and high value of PC1, yellow indicates low percentage
of elusive prey and low values of PC1, green indicates
intermediate values. Colored circles at phylogenetic
branch tips indicate values for species with known
feeding ecology data. Tips without circles indicate spe-
cies without feeding ecology data. One species
(Oligocottus maculosus) possesses an intermediate
value of PC1 but low percentage of elusive prey in its
diet and is indicated by a half-green, half-yellow circle.
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DO OREGON ESTUARIES SERVE AS NURSERY AREAS
FOR JUVENILE ROCKFISHES (GENUS SEBASTES)?
Rockfishes (Sebastes sp.) on the west coast are highly
diverse and have traditionally made up a large percent-
age of the west coast groundfish fishery catch. Declines
in west coast rockfish populations have been document-
ed over the past 30 years, with 26 species currently
showing high vulnerability to overfishing. Rebuilding ef-
forts appear to be working, though, as Canary Rockfish,
a previously overfished stock, was declared rebuilt in
2015. Oregon’s estuaries were once disregarded as im-
portant habitat for rockfishes, but recent studies have
found that some species utilize seagrass and artificial
habitats during their early life history, with some individu-
als spending at least their first winter of life in the estu-
ary. As the diversity of juvenile rockfish species ob-
served in Oregon estuaries has increased in recent
years, it is possible that estuarine habitats serve as
nursery grounds and are becoming more important to
population sustainability.
Although rockfish abundances have been found to differ
among Oregon estuaries, life history traits such as age,
growth, settlement date, and feeding ecology of juvenile
rockfishes have not been evaluated, nor have they been
compared between habitats within estuaries. Abundance
data alone is not sufficient to prioritize habitats relative to
their quality, as post settlement survival may be inde-
pendent of abundance of recruits and is likely correlated
to habitat quality. Knowledge on growth, survival, and
functional relationships between habitats and young fish
is necessary to understand habitat quality. The overall
objectives of my research are to (1) establish which spe-
cies of rockfish utilize different estuaries and which habi-
tat type is preferred, and if current species composition
differs from previous studies, (2) determine the dominant
prey resources for juvenile rockfishes in each estuary
and habitat type, and (3) evaluate if juvenile rockfish
growth rates vary between estuaries or habitat types. I
will also be analyzing otolith elemental compositions for
individuals in different estuaries to determine if this
method can be used to identify nursey habitats. Estab-
lishing whether unique signatures are present for estuar-
ies is the first step toward using otolith microchemistry to
identify natal origins for adult fish.
I have been collecting samples since July 2015 and will
continue to do so until September 2017 in each of three
Oregon estuaries; Alsea Bay, Nehalem Bay, and Yaqui-
na Bay (Fig. 1). These estuaries differ in their size, influ-
ence of tides, chlorophyll-a concentration, turnover time
of water, freshwater flow rate, and presence of sub-
merged aquatic vegetation (eelgrass) and biomass of
macroalgae. Juvenile rockfishes are sampled in all sites
once per month on the low tide during the full moon us-
ing a pair of unbaited large, square minnow traps (Model
MT-10, Aquatic Eco-Systems Inc., Apopka, FL), which
are approximately 45 cm2 on the base and 30 cm tall.
Within Yaquina, traps are placed in four sampling loca-
tions; two eelgrass sites and two dock sites, and within
Nehalem and Alsea, traps are placed at two dock sites.
Juvenile rockfishes generally are difficult to visually iden-
tify to species; therefore, I am using genetic analysis of
fin clips to confirm species identification. The quantifica-
tion of stomach contents is accomplished by two meth-
ods: (1) percent frequency of occurrence; and
Figure 1. Map of the three estuaries along the Oregon coast where juvenile rockfishes are collected.
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ly rings on left sagittal otoliths to determine age in days
and growth rates.
Sampling to date has revealed a diversity of rockfish spe-
cies present in estuaries, with genetic analysis on sam-
ples to date confirming identification of eight species:
Black (Sebastes melanops), Bocaccio (S. paucispinis),
Brown (S. auriculatus), Canary (S. pinniger) Copper (S.
caurinus), Quillback (S. maliger), Yellowtail (S. flavidus),
and Gopher (S. carnatus). Yaquina is emerging as a pre-
ferred estuary over Nehalem or Alsea; out of a total of
760 rockfish collected thus far, 574 were caught in Yaqui-
na, with only 104 and 82 caught in Nehalem and Alsea,
respectively. Eelgrass appears to be an important habitat
within Yaquina, as a greater number of individuals have
been collected in eelgrass habitats (n=376) compared to
dock habitats (n=198). Comparisons of diet and growth
rates between habitats will help elucidate whether eel-
grass habitats are more important regarding quality prey
resources and/or growth rates. There is seasonality in
abundance, with peak numbers observed in June and
July 2016 (Fig. 2).
Figure 2. Number of juvenile rockfishes per trap col-
lected in Alsea, Nehalem, and Yaquina Bay estuaries
from July 2015 through March 2017.
I have identified 38 prey items from 105 stomachs, with
amphipods (specifically Americorophium sp.), copepods
(specifically harpacticoids), and barnacle cyprids compris-
ing much of the prey consumed. The highest prey diversi-
ty was found for Yaquina Bay, with 34 out of 38 prey spe-
cies identified. A permutational analysis of variance re-
vealed that prey species presence/absence differs be-
tween estuaries, with Yaquina differing from Nehalem
and Alsea. It is possible that increased chlorophyll-a con-
centrations found at Yaquina compared to the other estu-
aries provides the potential for a greater diversity of prey.
Analysis of additional samples will further help elucidate
diet differences between estuaries and will allow compari-
sons between eelgrass and dock habitats within Yaquina.
Age, growth, and otolith microchemistry analyses are on-
going.
Determining feeding ecology, age and growth, and ele-
mental signatures of otoliths for juvenile rockfishes rear-
ing in estuaries is a very important first step in evaluating
the importance of Oregon’s estuaries as nursery habitats
for rockfish populations. Additional research plans for
summer 2017 include sampling nearshore juvenile rock-
fishes to compare feeding, age and growth, and otolith
microchemistry between nearshore and estuarine reared
juveniles. If estuaries are deemed to be a nursery habitat,
inclusion and protection of this habitat in management
plans would be necessary.
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to the Hatfield Marine Science Center Ma-
mie Markham Research Award and the William & Francis
McNeil Fellowship, the Oregon Council Federation of Fly
Fishers Scholarship, and Oregon Chapter of the Ameri-
can Fisheries Society Ph.D. degree scholarship for help-
ing to fund this work. Thanks to Ben Nicholas for help
processing fish, Scarlett Arbuckle, and everyone who has
helped in the field. This work would not be possible with-
out the support of the Jetty Fishery Marina and Kelly’s
Brighton Marina in Brighton, OR, Dock of the Bay Marina
and McKinley’s Marina in Waldport, OR, and Englund
Marine Supply and OSU Ship Ops in Newport, OR for
allowing me to trap at their docks.
Contributed by:
Brittany Schwartzkopf, Department of Fisheries and
Wildlife, Oregon State University, 2016 recipient of
the ORAFS Ph.D. student scholarship
Scott Heppell, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife,
Oregon State University
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ORAFS is a leader in AFS membership, we are one of the exemplary chapters that requires AFS membership to be a Chapter member. Your membership is important to ORAFS sustainability. The Chapter receives 3% of regular dues for AFS members who live in Oregon and the $10 Chapter member dues. Be sure to renew your AFS membership for the year and don’t forget to sign up for Chapter! Let your Executive Committee know if you have ideas or want to be more involved. As of the beginning of March, ORAFS membership includes 458 members. ORAFS members hail from 16 states and provinces. If you have questions about membership, or have ideas about how to broaden our membership, please contact Katie Pierson. Welcome New Members! Since our last membership update (12/1/16), ORAFS has 40 new members! Of those 40 members, 15 are regular members (37.5%), 14 are students (35%), and 11 are young professionals (27.5%). With their and your membership, you get a subscription to the monthly Fisheries magazine; discounts on Annual Meeting membership; access to the ORAFS network; and this sweet newsletter. Please join me in welcoming some of the newest members of ORAFS!
Emily Dziedzic (2/22/17) Andrew Wildbill(2/24/17) John Runyon (3/2/17) Scott Hauser (3/3/17)
M E M B E R S H I P U P D A T E
Do you have something to share? Submissions from ORAFS members are welcome!
Do you have an update on interesting work you would like to share with the membership? Are you interested in providing a Fishery Feature or Field Note to tell the membership about your recent project? If so, please submit your story or thoughts to Natalie Scheibel at: [email protected]. Submission deadlines for news items are: June 20, Sept.15, Dec. 15, and March 15. The newsletter is published approximately three weeks after submissions are received. Submissions are used as time and space allows.
P I S C A T O R I A L P R E S S : C A L L F O R S U B M I S S I O N S
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In the Summer 2016 Piscatorial Press, I provided an update on the financial health of the Chapter. The column reviewed measures being employed to address Chapter expenses and revenues with the goal of ensuring the Chapter’s financial sustainability into the future. I am happy to say that these efforts have already yielded beneficial returns! The 53rd Annual Meeting in Bend marks the third successful and profitable Annual Meeting in a row, with meeting profits exceeding the annual operating budget. Following AFS-Portland in 2015 the Chapter implemented a newly revamped Annual Meeting budget for the 2016 Seaside and 2017 Bend meetings. This new budget was instrumental in setting revenue goals, forecasting registration, and accounting for meeting expenses and the results were immediately realized. Concurrently, the Chapter also worked to reconstruct and maintain a long-term financial record dating back to 2008 in order to track financial trends and react appropriately to fluctuations. The Financial Sustainability Committee (FSC) formed in 2016, developed the Financial Sustainability Plan and Investment Policy document to help guide future ExComs on managing Chapter finances and to provide sideboards on how funds in excess of the annual operating budget should
be managed and invested. The ultimate goal of the Chapter’s investment plan is to apply investment gains to achieve the Chapter’s mission and to maintain the financial sustainability of the Chapter. The Chapter now has a Schwab brokerage account and the FSC meets on a quarterly basis to review and discuss Chapter finances. We are currently refining an approach for disbursing investment proceeds to support Chapter interests. The Chapter has experienced some recent financial success and we hope to continue this momentum and secure the financial future of the Chapter. It is only with careful and judicious planning that the Chapter is able to keep Annual Meeting registration costs low while still providing a high quality meeting and supporting our multitude of programs, scholarships, and awards. Income from our sponsors, vendors, and our raffle/auction and is essential for ensuring the Annual Meeting’s financial success. AFS membership rebates and ORAFS chapter membership fees provide additional important revenue sources to the Chapter. Donations and financial support from the membership is another area of growing importance to the Chapter. Troy Brandt, Past President
F I N A N C I A L U P D A T E
AFS membership category of Oregon Chapter members.
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53rd
ORAFS Annual Meeting Bend, Oregon
February 28 - March 3, 2017
The ORAFS 2017 Annual Meeting in Bend, OR was a record setting event on many levels! The Planning Team was
thrilled to see the meeting garner so much interest and support. Meeting highlights:
Attendance exceeded 500 registrants representing 110+ organizations! Program featured 20 sessions with more than 220 paper abstracts and 6 concurrent sessions! Three well-attended workshops! Received 36 poster abstracts – exceeded our poster board space! Student-Mentor Mixer had over 130 participants! 18 Vendors & first-time vendor stamp card to encourage attendees to visit each vendor! 42 Student volunteers
The Planning Teams is thankful to all attendees and sponsors for supporting the 2017 Annual Meeting!
A N N U A L M E E T I N G R E C A P
Jacob Peterson, ORAFS Student Liaison Photo Credit: Sara Akins
Wild Ideas to Save Salmon – moderated by Steve Kucas. Photo Credit: Sara Akins
Plenary Session: Don Ratliff, Shivonne Nesbit, Melanie Okoro. Photo Credit: Rich Grost
Student-Mentor Mixer Photo Credit: Sara Akins
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The 2017 Annual Meeting was a place to share ideas, learn about state-of-the-art research, visit with old friends, and
meet new friends. It was also a place to recognize the achievements of our colleagues. This year’s professional
awards were expertly managed by Colleen Fagan and the Awards Committee. Congratulations to the award winners,
and thanks to all of the members who submitted nominations and reviewed the awards nominations.
Fishery Team of the Year: This award recognizes outstanding teams and
their collaborative efforts to understand and manage fisheries resources,
and that these efforts frequently cross geographic, disciplinary and
socioeconomic boundaries.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Willamette Basin Hatchery Managers and Staff This year’s award went to a large team whose assistance was
instrumental to conducting research on Willamette Basin salmonids. The
team was comprised of staff from 9 hatcheries, including: Wizard Falls, S.
Santiam, Marion Forks, Minto, Roaring River, McKenzie, Willamette,
Clackamas, and Leaburg. The team was recognized for its “super
facilitation and contribution to critical research projects” undertaken
by faculty at Oregon State University and researchers with ODFW involving their
hatcheries and fish.
Award of Merit: This award recognizes individuals, groups, or organizations that have
made special contributions to fisheries. This year we had three exemplary recipients!
Randy Smith
The first Award of Merit went to Randy Smith, with the Oregon Department of Forestry.
Randy has worked for more than 25 years helping to restore wild fish habitat. He
worked tirelessly to provide fish habitat and fish passage in the West Fork Millicoma
River. He completed numerous large wood projects, which resulted in restoring
thousands of pieces of very large wood in scores of miles of streams and rivers, most
of which were void of wood from "stream cleaning" and "splash dam logging".
Marci Schreder
The next Award of Merit went to Marci Schreder, the Executive Director of the Lake
County Umbrella Watershed Councils. Marci has been responsible for managing
dozens of projects for improving native fish passage, enhancing stream corridor
stability and aquatic habitat, and restoring upland habitat for sage grouse and mule
deer over the last 10 years. She has developed critical stakeholder relationships that
have included landowners, irrigation districts, state and federal agencies, non-profits,
consultants, and citizens of Lake County. Woody Wolfe
The final Award of Merit went to Woody Wolfe, a landowner in Wallowa County,
nominated by colleagues from ODFW, the Nez Perce Tribe, and the Freshwater Trust.
Woody is best described as an exemplary land steward and a progressive voice in the
community. Woody has a sustained interest in improving agricultural and natural
resource values on his land and works in cooperation with resource entities to seek
ways that more efficiently use his lands and water rights. He is an excellent example of
the mutually-beneficial nature of sustainable farming and conservation, and his
collaborative nature has been central to habitat restoration and fish recovery efforts in
the Lostine.
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Fishery Team of the Year: accepting the award was (from left) Luke Allen, Kurt Kremers, and Erik Withalm.
Award of Merit recipient Marci Schreder.
Award of Merit recipient Woody Wolfe.
Award of Merit recipient Randy Smith.
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Fishery Worker of the Year: This is one of the Chapter’s highest individual awards for fisheries
professionals. Nominees must be responsible for substantial single or sustained accomplishments above and beyond
their regular job. The nominee’s efforts should also relate to the goals of guiding and influencing sound resource
practices.
David Noakes
Dr. David Noakes is a professor of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State
University as well as director and senior scientist at the Oregon Hatchery
Research Center. It is for his work at both that he is being recognized with
the Oregon Chapter’s Fishery Worker of the Year Award. Dr. Noakes has
done an incredible amount of work with the OHRC advisory board,
expanding and leading research activities at the OHRC, and securing
research funding. Dr. Noakes has been instrumental in developing critical
research related to genetics, mate choice selection, and homing and
straying of salmonids. Under Dr. Noakes' leadership, the OHRC has
developed an international reputation, and regularly serves as host to
researchers from around the world and Oregon's tribal communities and
local groups. Studies conducted at the Center address many questions
about recovery and hatchery programs. The answers to these questions
through the years ahead will help Oregon make science-based decisions
about stream habitat restoration, hatchery management practices, and
other efforts to restore and conserve Oregon’s prized salmon and
steelhead populations.
Lifetime Achievement Award: This highly prestigious award goes to an individual who has made a substantial
lifetime contribution to fisheries, and substantial lifetime contributions to the American Fisheries Society and the
Oregon Chapter.
Bob Hughes
Dr. Bob Hughes has gone above and beyond year after year and his
commitment to AFS and fisheries resources is unparalleled. Bob is an
internationally-recognized scholar and has over 30 years of experience in
making biological assessments of streams, lakes, and rivers across large
geographic extents in various parts of Asia, Europe, North America, and
South America. Dr. Hughes has a long and distinguished history within
AFS. He cares about the Society almost as much as he cares about the
resources we seek to manage. He has provided leadership at all levels of
AFS including ORAFS President; WDAFS President; President of the
Parent Society; and President of the AFS International Fisheries Section.
He served as the chair and member of multiple committees, sections, and
task forces. Bob’s major accomplishments as an ORAFS officer include
completion and passage of a professional ethics statement, placing
ORAFS on a secure fiscal basis, funding and hiring a professional
legislative liaison, and compiling and implementing an Annual Meeting
Guidebook. As Society President, Bob was instrumental in advancing the
Society’s use of electronic communication, thereby communicating to a
larger audience less expensively, faster, and more widely. He was also
instrumental in improving science communication to the North American public.
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Dr. Noakes accepts the Fishery Worker of the Year Award at the 2017 ORAFS Annual Meeting Awards Luncheon.
Dr. Hughes accepts the Lifetime Achieve-ment Award at the 2017 ORAFS Annual
Meeting Awards Luncheon.
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Student Scholarship Winners
The 2017 ORAFS student scholarships were awarded to:
Eric McOmie, Associate’s Degree
Rachel Lertora, Bachelor’s Degree
Rachel Palmer, Master’s Degree
Chrissy Murphy, Doctoral Degree
The uniquely prestigious Carl Bond Student Scholarship
was awarded to:
Matt Kaylor
This year was also the inaugural year of the diversity
scholarship, awarded to:
Christine Uh
Scott Heppell and the scholarship committee once again did
an outstanding job managing the scholarship process and
evaluating the worthy applicant pool.
Best Student Paper and Poster
Best Student Paper: Kate Self
Best Student Paper Runner-Up: Nicholas Halhbeck
Best Student Poster: Jake Roush
Best Student Poster Runner-Up: Jacob Peterson
Neil Thompson, Jeremy Romer, and Luke Schultz did an
excellent job planning for these important awards. Many
thanks to the team of volunteer judges who help make these
awards possible!
Congratulations to the student scholarship winners! (From left)
Rachel Lertora, Eric McOmie, Rachel Palmer, Chrissy Murphy,
and Matt Kaylor.
Troy Brandt received the Past President Award for his years of service. Thank you to Troy for upholding a high standard of leadership for the Chapter. Tony Siniscal received a Certificate of Appreciation for his devotion to improving the financial situation of the Chapter and tackling the Treasurer and Secretary-Treasurer positions. Thank you both for your outstanding commitment to ORAFS over the years.
A P P R E C I A T I O N A W A R D S
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Troy Brandt accepts the Past President Award at the 2017 Business Meeting.
Tony Siniscal receives a Certificate of Appreciation for his time as the Treasurer
and Secretary-Treasurer.
(From left) Best student paper runner-up Nicholas
Halhbeck, best student poster runner-up Jacob Peterson,
best student poster Jake Roush (not pictured), and best
student paper winner Kate Self.
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The 2017 Annual Meeting in Bend set the perfect stage for one of our largest and certainly most diverse meet-
ings ever. In line with the theme of diversity, we put extra effort into recruiting students from more colleges within
Oregon and surrounding states, and professionals from other disciplines related to fisheries. Knowing that you
never get a second chance to make a first impression, we wanted to show attendees what ORAFS is all about.
This meant hosting a professional, high quality, well organized meeting with solid, innovative and engaging top-
ics. It also meant remembering our past, continuing the legacy of greatness passed on to us by previous genera-
tions of Executive Committees, and figuratively ‘tearing the roof off’ Thursday night at the banquet, auction/raffle
and cornhole tournament while singing with the Karaoke Kings.
Student-Mentor Mixer (Match the Hatch):
There were more than 130 students and mentors who attended the mixer this year. We would like to thank the
exceptional professionals who met with students to impart their knowledge and experience. We used ‘the 7 mi-
nute speed-dating’ format again this year, but the last 30 minutes was ‘volitional release’ in the event that stu-
dents had someone in particular that they wanted to interact with. Students were able to meet one-on-one with a
mentor for 7 minutes before a whistle was blown signaling to students that it was time to move to a new mentor.
This allowed students to directly interact with as many mentors as possible. Feedback from mentors and stu-
dents alike suggested that they had a great time and engaged in some productive conversation and career de-
velopment – which may lead to employment or graduate positions! We hope to continue to improve this event, so
if you have suggestions or want to participate contact the Vice President directly.
V I C E P R E S I D E N T ’ S R E P O R T
Students at the student-mentor mixer
hailed from Humboldt State, Mt. Hood
Community College, Oregon State Uni-
versity (OSU), OSU Cascades, Portland
State, University of Washington, Univer-
sity of Idaho, and University of Oregon.
The OASIS crew preparing to ‘pour some sugar’ with the
Karaoke Kings.
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Another satisfied raffle winner.
Who’s happier than this guy? Nobody.
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Raffle/Auction:
Expertly led by James Bartlett, the raffle/auction committee (Kevin Stertz,
Erik Moberly, Olivia Hakanson, Sarah Sapienza and Jeremy Romer) did
a great job of organizing the event. The committee procured: fishing trips
for tuna, halibut, salmon, and steelhead, photographs, paintings, gyotaku
prints, books on hunting big game and fish stress, skiing lift tickets, two-
day getaway packages to casinos and the Oregon Gardens, handmade
items, tickets to Beaver and Duck sporting events, gift certificates for
sporting goods, tickets to ballet and theater events, an 11-lb sausage
stuffer, fishing gear, and lots of beer and brewery swag from many Ore-
gon breweries! We were also blessed with the return Kay Brown’s infa-
mous Red Dress to help sell auction items (historical information on the
Red Dress and other ORAFS traditions can be found on our website
http://orafs.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Items-Posters-revised-
013114.pdf ). This year’s raffle/auction was a huge success bringing in
over $15,000. More than 100 individuals and businesses showed their
support for our mission by making donations. ORAFS is truly indebted to
the raffle/auction committee, the donors, and the student volunteers who
made it possible.
Student Judging:
Each year the prestigious honor of Best Presentation and Best
Poster is bestowed upon deserving students. To make this hap-
pen, it takes a small army of judges to critique and score the
contestants, and brave souls to organize and lead them. This
year we had 28 students who submitted posters or presenta-
tions, and 48 volunteer judges. A sincere ‘Thank You!’ to Neil
Thompson, Jonathan Armstrong and Luke Schultz who led the
team, and to all of the volunteer judges for making this process
seamless.
Student Volunteers: Volunteering is a great way to interact with new people and help make every Annual Meeting great. Altogether we registered 62 volunteers, including students from multiple universities and institutions across the Western Di-vision and a few dedicated ORAFS members. Many of the functions at the Annual Meeting are dependent upon our volunteers, who continued to go above and beyond their volunteer duties and show great initiative and pro-fessionalism. A special thanks to Michelle Scanlan and Karen Cogliati for scheduling and coordinating all of the volunteers. See you all next year in Eugene! Jeremy Romer, Vice President [email protected]
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If you buy them, I won’t use them as a
club. Student volunteers vibrantly sell the
raffle tickets.
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Sometimes, the magnitude of the situation can be overwhelming.
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T H A N K S T O T H E 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 7 E X C O M
Top from left: Jeremy Romer, Shivonne Nesbit, Gary Vonderohe, Katie Pierson, Tony Sinical, Troy Brandt
Bottom from left: Ben Clemens, Jacob Peterson
Do you ever wonder where we get those fabulous pictures of everyone at
the Annual Meetings that are included in the newsletter? The photos
from the 2017 Annual Meeting used in this issue of the Piscatorial Press
were taken by unofficial Chapter photographer Rich Grost (except if
otherwise noted and the one of Rich to the right, of course)! Thanks,
Rich, for never missing a beat and providing the Chapter with
documentation of all those memorable moments during the Annual
Meeting! From awards recipients to those candid photos of folks cutting a
rug after the banquet, we really appreciated it! If you are interested in
seeing more of Rich’s fantastic photography, you can find it at http://
www.richardgrost.com. Interested in seeing if you were captured by
Rich’s quick shutter-finger? You can see the album containing Rich’s
photos as well as photos by others on the Chapter’s Facebook page!
S T R I K E A P O S E !
The photographer, Rich Grost, getting
groovy on the dance floor!
The new officers are:
President — Shivonne Nesbit, NOAA
President-Elect— Kris Homel, ODFW
Past President — Ben Clemens, ODFW
Vice President — Shannon Richardson, ODFW
Secretary — Josie Thompson, ODFW
Treasurer — Katie Pierson, ODFW
Internal Director — Kevin Stertz, ODFW
External Director — Dan Bingham, RogueBio
W E L C O M E T O T H E N E W 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 E X C O M
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The success of the 53rd Annual Meeting represents a
collaborative effort. Thanks to all who attended, assisted,
presented, moderated, and donated. A special thanks
goes to the ExCom, for the countless hours they put into
preparing and planning that made the final event a huge
success: President-Elect Shivonne Nesbit, Past-
President Troy Brandt, President Ben Clemens, Vice
President Jeremy Romer, Treasurer Tony Siniscal, Secre-
tary Katie Pierson, Internal Director Gary Vonderohe, Ex-
ternal Director Cory Sipher (not pictured), and Student
Liaison Jacob Peterson. You all have gone above and
beyond to make things happen. Your hard work is truly
appreciated by the Chapter.
Welcome to newly-elected and returning officers of the ORAFS ExCom. Please congratulate them and thank them
when you have an opportunity, for ORAFS could not function without these dedicated individuals.
The new officers’ terms take effect May 1st. Full contact information can be found on the Chapter’s website.
Thanks to all the nominees your willingness to serve!
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H T T P S : / / S I T E S . G O O G L E . C O M / S I T E / S C C S 2 0 1 7 C L A C K A M A S / H O M E
Hosted at the Timber Lakes Job Corps Center (TLJCC) located in the Mt. Hood National Forest.
U P C O M I N G M E E T I N G :
© Freshwaters Illustrated/David Herasimtschuk
Patrick Barry from ODFW releasing a bull trout back into the Clackamas River.
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CHANGE OF ADDRESS & MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS:
To join or change address, go to www.fisheries.org and be sure to sign up for the Oregon Chapter. Also visit www.orafs.org/membership to join our listserv and get other Chapter
information.
Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Mission
Improve the conservation and sustainability of Oregon fishery resources and their aquatic ecosystems for long-term public
benefit by advancing science, education, and public discourse concerning fisheries and aquatic science and by promoting the
development of fisheries professionals.
2017-2018 OREGON CHAPTER AFS EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE OFFICERS (ORAFS EXCOM)
President: Shivonne Nesbit
503-231-6741; [email protected]
President-Elect: Kris Homel
503-910-3091; [email protected]
Past President: Ben Clemens
541-757-5113; [email protected]
Vice President: Shannon Richardson
541-757-5121; [email protected]
Secretary: Josie Thompson
971-673-2040; [email protected]
Treasurer: Katie Pierson
541-296-3023 x222; [email protected]
External Director: Dan Bingham
360-207-4705; [email protected]
Internal Director: Kevin Stertz
541-757-4263; [email protected]
Student Representative: TBD; elections May 3, 2017
EXTERNAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Gabe Sheoships
Education and Outreach: Ryan Battleson
541-826-8774 x226; [email protected]
Fish Culture: Ryan Couture
541-487-5510 ext. 110; [email protected]
Freshwater Habitat: Bill Wall
541-820-3864; [email protected]
Legislative Committee: Haley Lutz & Troy Brandt
541-335-9574; [email protected]
503-307-8367; [email protected]
Marine Habitat and Ecology: Michael Harte
541-737-0452; [email protected]
Native Fish: Jim Capurso
503-808-2847; [email protected]
Social Media: Demian Ebert
503-813-6625; [email protected]
Natural Production: Ian Tattam
541-575-1167; [email protected]
INTERNAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Awards: Colleen Fagan
541-962-1835; [email protected]
Investments: Tony Siniscal
503-298-8226; [email protected]
Scholarships: Scott Heppell
541-737-1086; [email protected]
Resolutions and Bylaws: Shannon Richardson
541-757-5121; [email protected]
AFS / TWS Liaison: Laura Tesler
503-947-6086; [email protected]
EXTERNAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Webmaster: Lora Tennant
541-750-0965; [email protected]
INTERNAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Historian: Jason Seals
541-296-4628; [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Natalie Scheibel
315-412-3512; [email protected]
Additional contact information (mailing addresses, fax numbers) for all officers, committee chairs, and support personnel are available at: http://orafs.org under “Officers & Committees”.
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