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Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference 2019

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE UPDATES & CHANGES: As a result of the prolonged government shutdown, we experienced a number of cancellations and changes to the schedule. Cancellations and changes are listed here (as of January 26, 2019).

Carol Stepien

University of Washington
Affiliate Professor of Biological Oceanography
Seattle WA

eDNA, MiSeq, Invasion Genetics & Genomics, Fishery Genetics & Genomics, silver carp, dreissenid mussels, zebra and quagga mussels, VHS fish virus, walleye, yellow perch, smallmouth bass

9:15am

AWARDS PRESENTATION: Janice Lee Fenske Memorial Award, The Wildlife Society Awards, and North Central Division - American Fisheries Society Awards - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/E

10:20am

(SYMPOSIA-03) A System for Rapid eDNA Detection of Aquatic Invasive Species HOPE BALLROOM C (FISHERIES: GREAT LAKES 1) Can Otolith Microchemistry Be Used to Delineate Natal Origin of Larval Lake Whitefish in the Lower Waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan? CENTER STREET ROOM A

10:40am

(SYMPOSIA-03) Testing the Role of Stream Flow on eDNA Abundance Using the Invasive Asian Clam Corbicula Spp HOPE BALLROOM C

10:50am

(FISHERIES: LIGHTNING TALK) Effects of Dam Removal on the Community Structure of Micropterus Species in Two Midwestern Rivers VETERANS MEETING ROOM A/B

11:20am

(CANCELLED) (SYMPOSIA-03) Refinement of eDNA as an Early Monitoring Tool at the Landscape-level: Study Design Considerations HOPE BALLROOM C

11:40am

(CANCELLED) (SYMPOSIA-03) Validation and Comparative Performance Testing of Markers Useful for the Detection of Northern Snakehead (Channa argus) HOPE BALLROOM C

1:20pm

(SYMPOSIA-03) Targeting eDNA Surveys for the Invasive Black Carp, Mylopharyngodon piceus HOPE BALLROOM C

1:40pm

(SYMPOSIA-03) Environmental DNA Monitoring of Effectiveness of Bigheaded Carp Removal from Creve Coeur Lake, Missouri HOPE BALLROOM C

2:20pm

(CANCELLED) (SYMPOSIA-03) DNA-based Dietary Analysis of Invasive Flathead Catfish: A Case Study from the Edisto River, South Carolina HOPE BALLROOM C

3:20pm

(FISHERIES: INVASIVE SPECIES 1) Community Shifts in the Middle Mississippi River Relative to the Introduction of Two Hypophthalmichthys Carps HOPE BALLROOM C

3:40pm

(FISHERIES: INVASIVE SPECIES 1) Intensive Harvest of Bigheaded Carps Using the Unified Method in a Floodplain Lake in Missouri, USA HOPE BALLROOM C

4:00pm

(FISHERIES: INVASIVE SPECIES 1) History and Issues in Controlling the Bighead and Silver Carps in the Mississippi Basin HOPE BALLROOM C

1:20pm

(SYMPOSIA-11) Effects of Cyanobacteria on Quagga Mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) Reproduction CENTER STREET ROOM A

4:00pm

(FISHERIES: INVASIVE SPECIES 2) Potential Beneficial Effects of Invasive Silver Carp on Native Fishes HOPE BALLROOM C

4:20pm

(CANCELLED) (FISHERIES: INVASIVE SPECIES 2) Demographics of Bigheaded Carp in the Illinois River, IL HOPE BALLROOM C

6:00pm

(P67) Monitoring Invasive Goby Populations of Lake Michigan Using eDNA Metabarcoding SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D (P68) Sensory Development and Navigation in Larval Grass Carp SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

10:20am

(FISHERIES: INVASIVE SPECIES 3) Silver Carp Population Genetics from Tributaries of a Large Midwestern River CENTER STREET ROOM B

10:40am

(FISHERIES: INVASIVE SPECIES 3) Genomic and In Vitro Changes of VHSv-IVb over the past Decade in the Great Lakes CENTER STREET ROOM B