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The AZ/NM Chapter of the AFS was founded to facilitate communication among regional fisheries biologists.Hydroacoustic Technology, Inc. is hosting two courses on hydroacoustics and using acoustic tags.
Using Acoustic Tags to Track Fish: This short course addresses all aspects of tracking fish movement (and other aquatic life, such as eel, shrimp, crab) with acoustic tags, including three-dimensional tracking with sub-meter resolution. Acoustic tags are effective for estimating survival, monitoring migration patterns, and observing behavior. This course includes a variety of applications and course manual is included. $300.00 USD and € 200 Euros in Lyon, France, per student. Each class has 15 seats available.
Dates: 15-16 October 2009, Seattle, WA USA
24-25 October 2009, Lyon, FRANCE
4-5 February 2010, Seattle, WA USA
Using Hydroacoustics for Fisheries Assessment: The hydroacoustic short course covers mobile and fixed-location survey techniques, and subjects include basic hydroacoustic theory, deployment logistics, data collection and processing, as well as typical results. Hydroacoustics are effective tools for enumeration, detecting presence/absence, revealing abundance and distribution, as well as trajectory patterns. Split-beam, single-beam, and multi-beam frequency techniques are discussed in detail. Each class has 15 seats available.
Dates: *8-9 October 2009, Seattle, WA USA
11-12 February 2010, Seattle, WA USA
*Tentative
Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers Conference and Annual Meeting
September 14-17, Seattle, Washington
The Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers, founded in 1993, is an international non-profit association dedicated to the management and conservation of natural resources through technology and information exchange. Student scholarships and travel grants are available. The deadline to apply for the scholarships, grants, and to submit an abstract is JULY 17, 2009. The link below will take you to the most current information about the meeting including how to submit abstracts and register for the meeting. http://www.ofwim.org/
New Boook!! Inland Fishes of the greater southwest: chronicle of a vanishing biota by W. L. Minckley and Paul C. Marsh
This comprehensive new book replaces and substantially expands upon the landmark Fishes of Arizona,
which has been the authoritative source since it was first published in 1973. Inland Fishes of the Greater
Southwest is a one-volume guide to native and non-native fishes of the lower Colorado River basin,
downstream from the Grand Canyon, and of the northern tributaries of the Sea of Cortez in the United States
and Mexico. In all, there are in-depth accounts of more than 165 species representing 30 families. The book is not
limited to the fish. It provides insights into their aquatic world with information on topography, drainage
relations, climate, geology, vegetational history, aquatic habitats, human-made water systems, and conservation. A
section of the book is devoted to fish identification, with keys to native and non-native families as well as
family keys to species. The book is illustrated with more than 145 black-and-white illustrations, 43
full-color plates of native fishes, and more than 80 maps and figures.
This is a pre-publication announcement however you can order the book now from
www.uapress.arizona.edu.