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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).

Dale Logsdon

Minnesota DNR

8:00am EST

Conference Registration Desk Open LAKESIDE FOYER

2:30pm EST

AFS NCD Walleye, Centrarchid, and Esocid Joint Technical Committee Meeting VETERANS ROOM C/D

4:30pm EST

AFS NCD Executive Meeting VETERANS ROOM C/D

6:00pm EST

Featured Event! Welcome to Ohio Social - Sponsored by Mossy Oak, National Shooting Sports Foundation, and USDA APHIS Wildlife Services SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

7:00am EST

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

8:00am EST

Plenary Session I: Welcome, Posting of Colors, and Introductory Comments - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/E

8:15am EST

Plenary Session I: Moving Science to Action: Strategic Conservation in a Changing World - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/EAmanda Rodewald

9:15am EST

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

10:00am EST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

10:20am EST

(HUMAN DIMENSIONS: FISHERIES 1) What Makes Anglers Happy: A Sentiment Analysis of Walleye Angler Fora in the United States CENTER STREET ROOM B

10:40am EST

(SYMPOSIA-01) Harvest Regulations: What Do We Know, What Do We Need to Know, What Should We Do Next to Develop and Implement Standardized Assessments to Evaluate Harvest Regulations? HOPE BALLROOM A

11:00am EST

(SYMPOSIA-01) Using “Standard” vs. “Standardized” Sampling Methods to Evaluate Sport Fish Regulations HOPE BALLROOM A

11:20am EST

(SYMPOSIA-01) Standardized and Robust Analyses for Evaluating Fishing Regulation Effectiveness HOPE BALLROOM A

11:40am EST

(SYMPOSIA-01) Wisconsin's Northern Highland Fishery Research Area: A Long-term Comprehensive Program for Evaluating Fisheries Regulations HOPE BALLROOM A

12:00pm EST

Lunch Break on own N/A

1:20pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-04) Toward Examining Climate Effects on Yellow Perch Recruitment: How Do Lake Erie Larval Yellow Perch Diets Vary Within a Year? CENTER STREET ROOM A

1:40pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-01) First Year Evaluation of a Regulation Change for Walleye at Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Kansas HOPE BALLROOM A

2:00pm EST

(CANCELLED) (SYMPOSIA-04) Food Web Interactions Among Walleyes, Lake Whitefish, and Yellow Perch in Green Bay CENTER STREET ROOM A

2:20pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-01) Maintaining Quality Fisheries in Small Public Lakes Using Restrictive Harvest Regulations HOPE BALLROOM A

2:40pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-01) Evaluating a Statewide Yellow Perch Regulation for Michigan HOPE BALLROOM A

3:00pm EST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

3:20pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-01) Criteria for Removing a Protected Slot Limit on Smallmouth Bass Using Standardized Fisheries Survey Data HOPE BALLROOM A

3:40pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-01) Opening Lake Erie's Spring Bass Season: Standard Assessments Inform Increased Opportunities for Anglers HOPE BALLROOM A

4:00pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-01) Use of Multiple Surveys and Stock Assessment Models to Evaluate Effects of Liberalized Walleye Harvest Regulations in Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron and Gauge Progress on Management Objectives HOPE BALLROOM A

4:20pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-01) Crappies in Ohio: Building a General Approach to Determining Regulation Success Based on Standard Fish Population Assessments and Angler Feedback HOPE BALLROOM A

4:40pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-01) A Portfolio Approach to Integrated Assessment and Research Can Provide a Larger Context for the Successful Evaluation of Fisheries Harvest Regulations HOPE BALLROOM A

5:00pm EST

AFS NCD Business Meeting VETERANS MEETING ROOM A/B

8:10am EST

Plenary Session II: Communicating the Science and Engaging the Angling Public and Policy Makers: Examples from Fisheries Management in Minnesota - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/EDon Pereira

9:10am EST

Plenary Session II: Ignite Session - Sponsored by Sovereign Sportsman Solutions, LLC HOPE BALLROOM D/EKent Bekker • Jen Brumfield • Johanna Dart • Alia Dietsch • Greg Lipps • Jeffrey Reutter

10:00am EST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

10:20am EST

(FISHERIES: GREAT LAKES 2) Evaluating the Influence of Past and Current Environments on Lake Erie Walleye Growth Rates CENTER STREET ROOM A

10:40am EST

(FISHERIES: GREAT LAKES 2) Density-Dependent and Independent Effects on Walleye Harvest in Lake Erie CENTER STREET ROOM A

11:00am EST

(SYMPOSIA-07) Assessing Walleye Habitat Use with Species Distribution Models HOPE BALLROOM A

11:20am EST

(SYMPOSIA-07) From the Boat to the Board Room: Communicating Lake Erie Walleye Movements and Population Dynamics to Decision Makers and the Public HOPE BALLROOM A

11:40am EST

(FISHERIES: LAKES & RESERVOIRS) Quantifying Fish Habitat Impairment in Iowa's Lakes and Reservoirs CENTER STREET ROOM C

12:00pm EST

Lunch Break on own N/A

2:00pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-07) Lake Sturgeon Movements in the Missouri River Basin Call Attention to the Importance of Tributaries in Large River Fish Conservation HOPE BALLROOM A

2:40pm EST

(FISHERIES: EARLY LIFE HISTORY) Maturation of Artificial Fish Spawning Reefs in the St. Clair-Detroit River System CENTER STREET ROOM B

3:00pm EST

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

3:20pm EST

(FISHERIES: INVASIVE SPECIES 2) Spawning Chronology and Environmental Factors Associated with Grass Carp Reproduction in the Sandusky River HOPE BALLROOM C

3:40pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-12) Identify Aquatic Restoration Priorities Using GIS and the Watershed Approach CENTER STREET ROOM C

4:00pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-12) Reading the Riverine Landscape and Learning From Past Restoration Designs CENTER STREET ROOM C

4:20pm EST

(SYMPOSIA-07) Using a Simplified Approach to Analyzing Acoustic Telemetry Data and Identifying Sea Lamprey Spawning Areas in the St. Clair Detroit River System HOPE BALLROOM A

4:40pm EST

(FISHERIES: BIG RIVERS) Long-term Shovelnose Sturgeon Recapture and Population Data and Implications for Management Actions CENTER STREET ROOM B

6:00pm EST

Trade Show & Poster Social and Student Research-in-Progress Posters SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D (P30) Characterizing the Effects of White Grub (Pothodiplostomum minimum) on the Immune and Circulatory Systems of Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D (P38) Validating Daily Otolith Increment Deposition in Aquarium-Reared Juvenile Walleye, Sander Vitreus SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D (P42) Comparison of Three Age-estimation Methods Using Scales and Otoliths for Bloater (Coregonus hoyi) in Lake Michigan SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D (P46) Precision of Age Estimates Obtained from Sectioned and Whole Bluegill Otoliths SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D (P48) Smallmouth Bass Habitat Use in the Upper Mississippi River SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D (P53) Bluegill Habitat Use in the Upper Mississippi River SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D (P57) Movements and Habitat Use of Muskellunge in Green Bay, Lake Michigan SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D (P77) Navigation Dams and Larval Fish Dynamics SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D (STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER 10) Influence of Round Goby Invasion on Lake Erie Walleye Diets and Growth Rates SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D (STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER 2) Habitat Preferences of Asian Carp on the Upper Illinois River an Acoustic Telemetry Study SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D (STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER 3) Habitat Use of Larval Fish in Backwater Reaches of the Upper Mississippi River SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

7:00am EST

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors SUPERIOR BALLROOM C/D

10:20am EST

(FISHERIES: TECHNIQUES) Using Measures of Precision and Catch to Estimate Sample Size Required to Meet Sampling Objectives for Standard Sport Fish Assessments CENTER STREET ROOM A

10:40am EST

(FISHERIES: TECHNIQUES) Use of Lake Michigan and Indiana Standard Trap Nets to Collect Crappie: A Comparison of Catch, Size Structure, and Cost Effectiveness CENTER STREET ROOM A