2012 AFS Program Book - American Fisheries Society

201 Pages·2012·2.01 MB·English

by  Mark Wipfli

What is the American Fisheries Society?
The American Fisheries Society (AFS), founded in 1870, is the oldest and largest professional society
representing fisheries scientists. AFS promotes scientific research and enlightened management of
resources for optimum use and enjoyment by the public. It also encourages a comprehensive education for
fisheries scientists and continuing on-the-job training.

The AFS publishes some of the world’s leading fisheries research journals: the Transactions of the
American Fisheries Society; North American Journal of Fisheries Management; North American Journal
of Aquaculture, Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, and Fisheries.

The AFS organizes scientific meetings where new results are reported and discussed. In addition to
these primary functions, the Society has many other programs in areas such as professional certification,
international affairs, public affairs, and public information.

AFS Mission Statement
The mission of the American Fisheries Society is to improve the conservation and sustainability
of fishery resources and aquatic ecosystems by advancing fisheries and aquatic science and
promoting the development of fisheries professionals.

The Alaska Chapter of AFS
The Alaska Chapter is the local organization in Alaska for the American Fisheries Society. Major activities
include our annual meeting, consisting of technical paper presentations, special guest lecturers, and
continuing education courses for fisheries professionals. Through resolutions and letters to policy makers,
the AK Chapter has supported continued conservation and stewardship of Alaska’s fisheries.

Visit the Alaska Chapter AFS Website at http://www.fisheries.org/afs-ak/

Cover Art: Halibut by Bruce Nelson

Artist Biographical Sketch: Bruce Nelson has been using his paintbrush to reflect the world around him
since he was 8 years old. He spent a year studying in Europe, and in 1980 on a summer vacation while in
college he came to Alaska for a commercial fishing job and never left. From deck hand to skipper Bruce
fished on many different boats and different fisheries throughout the state. This work exposed him to much
of remote Alaska and gave him time to observe and paint coastal landscapes and wildlife. Bruce has over 50
prints and posters to his credit. Some of Nelson's works include three local Kodiak crab festival posters,
1996 Alaska state medallion, 2001 Indiana state trout stamp, works for Ducks Unlimited, Alaska Outdoor
Council and was awarded a grant for the only scientific illustrations of a complete set of Gray whale bones.
His paintings have been purchased by Alaska museums, NOAA/NMFS, ADF&G, and art collectors. Nelson
works out of his studio on Kodiak Island. His artwork can be seen and purchased at Northern Exposure
Gallery in Kodiak and Fishermen's Eye Graphics in Sitka.
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A
 special
 thanks
 to
 those
 individuals
 who
 offered

their
 knowledge,
 time,
 and
 expertise
 in
 planning
 and
 organizing
 the
 2012
 Chapter

meeting
 together

Alaska
 Chapter
 of
 the
 American
 Fisheries
 Society

Alaska
 Chapter
 Executive
 Committee

Audra
 Brase,
 Past
 President

Trent
 Sutton,
 President

Mark
 Wipfli,
 President
 Elect

Philip
 Loring,
 Vice
 President

Nicky
 Szarzi,
 Secretary

Lee
 Ann
 Gardner,
 Treasurer

Thomas
 Farrugia,
 Student
 Unit
 President

Program
 Committee

Mark
 Wipfli,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Gordon
 Kruse,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Courtney
 Carothers,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Thomas
 Farrugia,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Local
 Arrangements
 Committee

Mary
 Beth
 Loewen,
 Alaska
 Dept
 of
 Fish
 and
 Game

Julie
 Matweyou,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Tina
 Fairbanks,
 Kodiak
 Regional
 Aquaculture
 Association

Nathaniel
 Nichols,
 Alaska
 Dept
 of
 Fish
 and
 Game

Mark
 Witteveen,
 Alaska
 Dept
 of
 Fish
 and
 Game

Kevin
 Brennan,
 Kodiak
 Regional
 Aquaculture
 Association

Mark
 Wipfli,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Lee
 Ann
 Gardner,
 RWJ
 Consulting

AK-­AFS
 Student
 Subunits
 (UAF,
 UAA,
 UAS)

Meeting
 Sponsors

ABR,
 Inc.
 –
 Environmental
 Research
 &
 Services

Alaska
 Airlines

Alaska
 Department
 of
 Fish
 and
 Game

Bering
 Sea
 Fisherman’s
 Association

BP
 Alaska,
 Inc.

Era
 Aviation
 (official
 airline
 of
 the
 Kodiak
 AFS
 conference)

LGL
 Alaska
 Research
 Associates,
 Inc.

R2
 Resource
 Consultants,
 Inc.

Sealaska
 Corporation

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Cover
 Art
 Donation

Bruce
 Nelson,
 Kodiak
 Island
 artist

Public
 Outreach,
 Kodiak
 Island

Julie
 Matweyou,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Registration

Lee
 Ann
 Gardner,
 RWJ
 Consulting

Patricia
 DeMontfort,
 Delicate
 Balance

AK-­AFS
 Student
 Subunits
 (UAF,
 UAA,
 UAS)

Audio/Visual
 Support

AK-­AFS
 Student
 Subunits
 (UAF,
 UAA,
 UAS)

Tuesday
 Reception
 Social
 Hosts

Quentin
 Fong
 and
 staff
 –
 Food
 preparation,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

 Staff
 –
 National
 Oceanic
 and
 Atmospheric
 Administration

Webmaster

Audra
 Brase,
 Alaska
 Department
 of
 Fish
 and
 Game

List-­Serve
 Manager

Hamachan
 Hamazaki,
 Alaska
 Department
 of
 Fish
 and
 Game

King
 Crab
 Shirt
 Design

Lisa
 Stuby,
 Alaska
 Department
 of
 Fish
 and
 Game

Plenary
 Speakers

Dr.
 Frank
 Asche

Department
 of
 Industrial
 Economics

University
 of
 Stavanger,
 Norway

Dr.
 Franz
 Mueter

School
 of
 Fisheries
 and
 Ocean
 Sciences

University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Patrick
 Saltonstall

Alutiiq
 Museum,
 Kodiak

3
Session
 Chairs
 and
 Co-­Chairs

Jeff
 Adams,
 U.S.
 Fish
 and
 Wildlife
 Service

Milo
 Adkison,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Anne
 Beaudreau,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Andrea
 Bersamin,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Allison
 Bidlack,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Southeast

Randy
 Brown,
 U.S.
 Fish
 and
 Wildlife
 Service

Courtney
 Carothers,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Ben
 Daly,
 National
 Oceanic
 and
 Atmospheric
 Administration

Jeff
 Falke,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Thomas
 Farrugia,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Robert
 Foy,
 National
 Oceanic
 and
 Atmospheric
 Administration

Hal
 Geiger,
 St.
 Hubert
 Research
 Group

Steve
 Heinl,
 Alaska
 Department
 of
 Fish
 and
 Game

Gordon Kruse, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Bert
 Lewis,
 Alaska
 Department
 of
 Fish
 and
 Game

Philip
 Loring,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Aaron
 Martin,
 U.S.
 Fish
 and
 Wildlife
 Service

Sue
 Mauger,
 Cook
 Inletkeeper

Jason
 McFarland,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Julie
 Nielsen,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Alexandra
 Oliveira,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Ted
 Otis,
 Alaska
 Department
 of
 Fish
 and
 Game

Ray
 RaLonde,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Cecil Rich, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Erik
 Schoen,
 University
 of
 Washington

Andy
 Seitz,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Dan
 Urban,
 National
 Oceanic
 and
 Atmospheric
 Administration

Vanessa
 von
 Biela,
 U.S.
 Geological
 Survey

Matthew
 Whitman,
 Bureau
 of
 Land
 Management

Mark
 Wipfli,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Chris
 Zimmerman,
 U.S.
 Geological
 Survey

Continuing
 Education
 Coordinator

Tammy
 Hoem
 Neher,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Continuing
 Education
 Instructors

Introduction
 to
 Scientific
 Sampling
 and
 Scientific
 Writing
 with
 Statistics

Instructor
 Hal
 Geiger,
 St.
 Hubert
 Research
 Group

-­‐
Hands-­‐on
 DIDSON
 Sonar

Instructor
 Mary
 Beth
 Loewen,
 Alaska
 Department
 of
 Fish
 and
 Game

Instructor
 Carl
 Pfisterer,
 Alaska
 Department
 of
 Fish
 and
 Game

-­‐

Aircraft
 Survival
 Training

Instructor
 Chief
 Charley
 Fowler
 (AST),
 U.S.
 Coast
 Guard

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Poster
 Session
 Organizers

Natura
 Richardson,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Thomas
 Farrugia,
 University
 of
 Alaska
 Fairbanks

Student
 Presentation
 Judging
 Coordinator

Theresa
 Tanner,
 U.S.
 Fish
 and
 Wildlife
 Service

Banquet
 Entertainment

Jim
 Brashear,
 “The
 Fisheries
 Influence”
 presentation

White
 Twang,
 music

Banquet
 Auction

Michael
 Bach,
 auctioneer

A
 Special
 THANKS
 to
 Institutions,
 Organizations,
 and
 Individuals
 that
 Donated
 Live

and
 Silent
 Auction
 Items
 and
 Made
 Other
 Financial
 Contributions
 to
 the
 Meeting

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Table
 of
 Contents

page

Plenary
 Speaker
 Biographies…….…………………………………………………………………………………......9

At-­‐a-­‐Glance
 Schedule………………………………………………………………………………………………..........12

City
 Map........................................................................................................................................................................13

Convention
 Center
 Map.........................................................................................................................................14

Banquet
 Program.....................................................................................................................................................15

2012
 Alaska
 Chapter
 AFS
 Conference
 Schedule.........................................................................................16

Sunday
 21st
 ...........................................................................................................................................................16

Shelikof
 Social

Monday
 22nd
 .........................................................................................................................................................16

Continuing
 Education

Kodiak
 Island
 Brewery
 Social

Tuesday
 23rd
 ........................................................................................................................................................16

Continuing
 Education

Tours

Welcome
 Reception
 @
 Kodiak
 Marine
 and
 Science
 Center/NOAA

Wednesday
 24th
 ..................................................................................................................................................17

Sessions

Plenary

Marine
 Ecosystem
 Dynamics
 and
 Sustainable
 Fisheries

Recent
 Advances
 in
 Marine
 Biology

Elasmobranchs
 in
 Alaska

Marketing
 Sustainability
 of
 Alaskan
 Salmon
 Fisheries

Ensuring
 Subsistence
 Through
 Partnerships

Hatchery
 Programs
 in
 Alaska:
 Reviewing
 the
 Old,
 Evaluating
 the
 New

Water
 Temperatures
 in
 Alaska
 Freshwater
 Habitats

Business
 Meeting

Poster
 Social

Thursday
 25th.......................................................................................................................................................24

Sessions

Recent
 Advances
 in
 Marine
 Biology
 (continued
 from
 Wed)

Understanding
 Fish
 Movement

Crab
 Fisheries,
 Biology,
 and
 Ecology

Ensuring
 Subsistence
 Through
 Partnerships
 (continued
 from
 Wed)

Aquatic
 Invasive
 Spp.
 Threats
 to
 Alaska’s
 Fisheries
 and
 Aquatic
 Resources

Challenges
 and
 Opportunities
 in
 a
 Transdisciplinary
 World:
 Working
 at
 the

Intersection
 of
 Social
 and
 Natural
 Sciences
 in
 Fisheries

Physical,
 Biological,
 &
 Human
 Factors
 Affecting
 Fishes
 on
 the
 North
 Slope

7
Nutrients
 and
 Food
 Webs
 in
 Lake
 and
 Stream
 Ecosystems

Fish
 and
 Aquatic
 Ecology

Banquet

Friday
 26th..............................................................................................................................................................33

Sessions

  Bering
 Cisco
 Research
 in
 Response
 to
 a
 New
 Commercial
 Fishery

  Alaska
 Seafood
 Processing,
 Quality,
 &
 Marketing:
 Challenges
 &
 Advances

Fish,
 Food
 Security,
 and
 Health:
 Supporting
 Local
 Communities
 through
 Supporting

Local
 Fisheries

Freshwater
 Habitat
 Modeling

Awards
 Ceremony

Poster
 Session
 Titles...............................................................................................................................................37

Plenary
 Session
 Abstracts....................................................................................................................................40

Oral
 Session
 Abstracts............................................................................................................................................43

  Marine
 Ecosystem
 Dynamics
 and
 Sustainable
 Fisheries

  Recent
 Advances
 in
 Marine
 Biology

  Elasmobranchs
 in
 Alaska

  Marketing
 Sustainability
 of
 Alaskan
 Salmon
 Fisheries

  Ensuring
 Subsistence
 Through
 Partnerships

  Hatchery
 Programs
 in
 Alaska:
 Reviewing
 the
 Old,
 Evaluating
 the
 New

  Water
 Temperatures
 in
 Alaska
 Freshwater
 Habitats

  Recent
 Advances
 in
 Marine
 Biology
 (continued
 from
 Wed)

  Understanding
 Fish
 Movement

  Crab
 Fisheries,
 Biology,
 and
 Ecology

  Ensuring
 Subsistence
 Through
 Partnerships
 (continued
 from
 Wed)

  Aquatic
 Invasive
 Spp.
 Threats
 to
 Alaska’s
 Fisheries
 and
 Aquatic
 Resources

Challenges
 and
 Opportunities
 in
 a
 Transdisciplinary
 World:
 Working
 at
 the

Intersection
 of
 Social
 and
 Natural
 Sciences
 in
 Fisheries

  Physical,
 Biological,
 &
 Human
 Factors
 Affecting
 Fishes
 on
 the
 North
 Slope

  Nutrients
 and
 Food
 Webs
 in
 Lake
 and
 Stream
 Ecosystems

  Fish
 and
 Aquatic
 Ecology

  Bering
 Cisco
 Research
 in
 Response
 to
 a
 New
 Commercial
 Fishery

  Alaska
 Seafood
 Processing,
 Quality,
 &
 Marketing:
 Challenges
 &
 Advances

Fish,
 Food
 Security,
 and
 Health:
 Supporting
 Local
 Communities
 through
 Supporting

Local
 Fisheries

Freshwater
 Habitat
 Modeling

Poster
 Session
 Abstracts....................................................................................................................................166

Business
 Meeting
 Agenda
 for
 Kodiak
 Meeting,
 24
 Oct
 2012..............................................................189

Business
 Meeting
 Notes
 from
 Girdwood
 Meeting,
 17
 Nov
 2011......................................................190

8
Biographies
 of
 Plenary
 Speakers

FRANK
 ASCHE

Frank
 Asche
 was
 educated
 at
 the
 University
 of
 Bergen
 (BA,
 MA)
 and
 received
 his
 PhD
 from

the
 Norwegian
 School
 of
 Economics
 and
 Business
 Administration.

 He
 has
 been
 a
 visiting

scholar
 at
 the
 University
 of
 British
 Columbia,
 the
 University
 of
 Rhode
 Island,
 and
 Duke

University
 (as
 a
 Fulbright
 Scholar),
 and
 a
 member
 of
 the
 science
 advisory
 board
 for
 the

Worldfish
 Centre.
 He
 is
 president
 of
 the
 International
 Association
 of
 Aquaculture

Economics
 and
 Management
 and
 associate
 editor
 for
 Marine
 Resource
 Economics.

Professor
 Asche's
 research
 interests
 focus
 on
 aquaculture
 and
 seafood
 markets,
 but
 he
 has

also
 been
 doing
 work
 in
 fisheries
 management
 and
 energy
 economics.
 Recent
 research

topics
 include
 international
 trade
 with
 seafood
 and
 the
 organization
 of
 the
 seafood
 supply

chain
 as
 well
 as
 the
 impact
 of
 productivity
 development
 on
 aquaculture
 and
 seafood

markets.
 Professor
 Asche
 has
 published
 numerous
 articles
 in
 international
 journals
 in

economics
 as
 well
 as
 leading
 multi-­‐disciplinary
 journals
 like
 Science
 and
 PLoS
 One.
 He

edited
 the
 book
 Primary
 Industries
 facing
 Global
 Markets
 in
 2007,
 and
 has
 co-­‐authored
 the

book
 The
 Economics
 of
 Aquaculture
 with
 Trond
 Bjørndal
 (Blackwell,
 2011).

 He
 has
 also

written
 a
 number
 of
 popular
 scientific
 articles,
 undertaken
 a
 number
 of
 research
 projects

in
 Norway
 as
 well
 as
 for
 international
 organizations
 like
 the
 FAO,
 OECD
 and
 WTO,
 and

served
 on
 the
 expert
 panel
 on
 a
 new
 law
 of
 the
 management
 of
 marine
 resources
 in

Norway.

9
Biographies
 of
 Plenary
 Speakers

FRANZ
 MUETER

Franz
 began
 biological
 studies
 at
 the
 Rhino-­‐Westphalian
 Technical
 Institute
 in
 Aachen,

Germany,
 before
 moving
 to
 Fairbanks
 in
 1988
 to
 pursue
 graduate
 degrees
 in
 biological

(M.S.)
 and
 fisheries
 oceanography
 (Ph.D.),
 as
 well
 as
 biostatistics
 (M.S.).
 His
 research

initially
 focused
 on
 the
 early
 life
 history
 of
 pollock
 and
 flatfishes
 in
 nearshore
 waters
 of
 the

Gulf
 of
 Alaska,
 and
 gradually
 expanded
 to
 include
 adult
 groundfish
 communities

throughout
 the
 Gulf
 of
 Alaska
 and
 Bering
 Sea.
 He
 has
 also
 modeled
 recruitment
 processes

of
 salmon
 in
 relation
 to
 temperature
 variability
 throughout
 the
 Northeast
 Pacific
 and
 has

worked
 on
 other
 anadromous
 species
 in
 Alaskan
 waters,
 including
 the
 Beaufort
 Sea.

 In

2008
 he
 accepted
 a
 faculty
 position
 at
 the
 University
 of
 Alaska
 in
 Juneau,
 where
 he
 teaches

quantitative
 fisheries
 classes,
 supervises
 a
 number
 of
 graduate
 students,
 and
 continues

research
 on
 the
 effects
 of
 environmental
 variability
 on
 the
 distribution,
 growth,
 and

survival
 of
 fishes
 in
 subarctic
 and
 arctic
 waters.
 He
 is
 particularly
 interested
 in
 the
 applied

aspects
 of
 this
 research
 as
 they
 relate
 to
 the
 management
 of
 fisheries
 resources
 in
 the
 face

of
 global
 climate
 changes.
 He
 is
 currently
 involved
 in
 several
 multi-­‐disciplinary
 integrated

ecosystem
 research
 programs
 in
 the
 Bering
 Sea
 (BEST/BSIERP),
 the
 Gulf
 of
 Alaska
 (GOA

IERP),
 and
 the
 Arctic
 (Arctic
 Ecosystem
 Integrated
 Survey).

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