Welcome to the interactive web schedule for the 2019 Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference! Please note, this event has passed. To return to the main Conference website, go to: www.midwestfw.org.
For tips on navigating this schedule, click HELPFUL INFO below.
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).
AUTHORS: David L. Smith, Aaron Cupp, Christa Woodley, Aaron Urbanczyk – U.S. Army Engineer R&D Center
ABSTRACT: In the United States the Asian carps threaten the Great Lakes via the Illinois Waterway. The United States Army Corps of Engineers and partners are investigating the use of carbon dioxide based deterrence barrier. Carbon dioxide acts as an anesthetic that leads to immobilization and death in fishes. We have been developing carbon dioxide response rules for Bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) in a laboratory. We are applying those rules in a hydrochemodynamic numerical model representing a carbon dioxide barrier at Brandon Road Lock and Dam, a component of the Illinois Waterway. We explore fish response to the carbon dioxide barrier using a fish movement model. In the model we implemented rules driven by variable water velocities and carbon dioxide concentrations and produced a movement track. We measured fish numbers that that would 1) leave the barrier in the downstream direction, 2) become immobilized, and 3) successfully pass the barrier. The results suggest that a carbon dioxide barrier is another fish deterrence technology that has applicability in the management of invasive species. However, additional research and development is required to better understand fish response to carbon dioxide gradients and cost of deploying an operational barrier.
Tuesday January 29, 2019 11:00am - 11:20am EST
HOPE BALLROOM C