Paddlefish Management, Propagation, and Conservation in the 21st Century: Building From 20 Years of Research and Management

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Editors and contact information

Book overview

Table of Contents

Project timeline

Peer review and chapter submittal process

 

Editors:

Craig Paukert
USGS Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit,
Division of Biology
205 Leasure Hall, Kansas State University,
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-6522
Fax: 785-532-7159
E-mail: cpaukert@ksu.edu

George Scholten
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
PO Box 40747
Nashville, TN 37204
Phone: 615-781-6575
FAX: 615-781-6667
E-mail: George.Scholten@state.tn.us 

   
 

Overview

This book will build on the symposium that resulted in the 1986 book “The paddlefish: status, management, and propagation” edited by J. G. Dillard, L. K. Graham, and T. R. Russell. (AFS, NCD Special Publication Number 7). The purpose of the proposed book would be to determine the current status and knowledge of the biology and management of the North American paddlefish including topics not covered in the 1986 book (e.g., genetics of paddlefish, effects of invasive species). This book will address new topics (genetics of paddlefish, effects of invasive species) and updates of additional information gained in the last 20 years on topics covered by the original book (e.g., management and harvest, culture and stocking, etc.).

The format of the book will be a combination of overview chapters similar to the original book (e.g., biology and life history of paddlefish, threats to paddlefish, etc.), but also include original research related to these topics. Our goal is that the book will be used by agency and resource managers as a reference guide to current paddlefish management and conservation.

 

Table of Contents

Part 1. Distribution, ecology, and life history

  1. Biology and life history of paddlefish: an update Cecil Jennings and Steve Zigler
  2. Status, distribution and abundance of paddlefish in the US George Scholten, Janice Kerns, and Phil Bettoli
  3. Paddlefish ecology in the Alabama River drainage Dennis DeVries
  4. Feeding ecology of paddlefish in the Mermentau River, LA Nicole Smith, Richard Condrey, and Bobby Reed
  5. Life history aspects of the paddlefish in a Gulf Coast drainage, the Mermentau River, LA Bobby Reed , Eric Shanks, Paul Smith, and Jan Dean
  6. Paddlefish movements in the Mobile River Basin of Alabama Maurice (Scott) Mettee, Patrick O’Neil, Thomas Shephard, and Steve Rider
  7. Population characteristics of paddlefish in two Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway habitats Dan M. O'Keefe and Don C. C. Jackson
  8. Spawning migrations and reproductive dynamics of paddlefish in the Upper Missouri River Basin Pat Braaten , Dave Fuller, and Ryan Lott
  9. Survival, movement, reproduction, and habitats used by paddlefish in the Arkansas River, Arkansas Steve Donabauer, Joe Stoeckel, and Jeff Quinn.

Part 2. Threats to paddlefish

  1. Habitat-related threats to paddlefish Bobby Reed
  2. Potential effects of invasive species on paddlefish Mark Pegg, John Chick, and Brenda Pracheil
  3. Harvest as a threat to paddlefish Jeff Quinn
  4. Paddlefish harvest in Oklahoma Brent Gordon
  5. Paddlefish caviar issues and CITES Marie Malteseand Phil Bettoli
  6. Joint management of a paddlefish archery and snag fishery on the Missouri RiverGerald Mestl and Jason Sorensen

Part 3. Paddlefish conservation and management  

  1. Current management of paddlefish sport fisheries Kirk Hansen and Craig Paukert
  2. Management of commercial paddlefish fisheries in the US George Scholten
  3. Paddlefish genetics, conservation, and inbreeding Ed Heist and Brian Sloss
  4. Bycatch mortality of paddlefish Janice Kerns, Phil Bettoli,and George Scholten
  5. Fifty years of commercial paddlefish fisheries in the Upper Mississippi River Mike Quist, Mike Steuck, Kirk Hansen, Dan Kirby, John Pitlo, and Michelle Morron

Part 4. Paddlefish stocking and culture

  1. Propagation and culture techniques for paddlefish Steve Mims and Richard Onders
  2. Maintaining paddlefish by stocking Chris O’Bara
  3. Restoration of paddlefish to the Upper Allegheny River, New York David Argent, William Kimmel, Rick Lorson, Paul McKeown, Douglas Carlson, and Michael Clancy
  4. Factors associated with age-0 paddlefish production in rearing ponds Steve Chipps, Ben Holcomb, Denise Beck, and Herb Bollig

Part 5. Future directions

  1. Summary of where we are today in paddlefish conservation and management; future research needs Craig Paukert and George Scholten

 

Timeline

This timeline is ambitious. I hope we can keep on schedule. The quicker we get chapters, submitted, reviewed, and revised, the quicker the book will be published.

Brief outline of chapter (invited overview chapters only): December, 1 2006

Draft completed chapters completed; sent out to peer review: April 27, 2007

Chapters back to authors for revision: July 1, 2007

Revised chapters due to coeditors: September 30, 2007

 

Review Process

The review process for each chapter will be similar to a peer-reviewed journal article in an AFS publication. An online submission process is in place and reviews will be handled electronically. To submit your book chapter you first need to create a user name and password at:

http://afsbooks.allentrack.net/

Click on "new authors should register for an account". Once you create an account you will get a home page with instructions for authors. When you begin to submit a chapter, make sure you select from the drop down menu the paddlefish book.