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The Texas River and Reservoir Management Society
(TRRMS) and the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (TCAFS)
co-hosted a workshop on instream flows and fish habitat at the TCAFS 2004
meeting. The workshop was held on February 10, 2004 in College Station,
Texas at the Hilton Hotel. Moderators for the workshop included Cynthia
Gorham-Test, current TRRMS president and Kevin Mayes.
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Doyle Mosier at
TRRMS IF Workshop
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Cynthia Gorham-Test
(TRRMS President) and
Fran Gelwick at the IF Workshop
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The Instream
Flow and Fish Habitat Workshop consisted of two sessions. The morning
session included a history of instream flow studies in Texas, which was
presented by Doyle Mosier of the TCEQ. An overview of the Texas Instream
Flow Program was presented by Barney Austin of the TWDB. The overview
included a discussion of the program’s objectives and priorities,
development of an instream habitat model, water quality and physical
processes evaluations, and how these components fit within the overall
study framework. The morning session concluded with presentations of water
quality issues and case studies by Richard Keisling (USGS), Erik Dilts (Entrix,
Inc) and Ed Oborny (Bio-West, Inc).
The afternoon session focused on fish habitat in
streams and rivers, particularly the collection and evaluation of field
data. Presentations addressed technical issues related to development of
fish habitat requirements (i.e., suitability criteria). Invited speakers
included Randy Moss (TPWD), Kirk Winemiller (TAMU), Paul Leonard (Entrix,
Inc.), Gary Grossman (University of Georgia) and Thom Hardy (Utah State
University).
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Kevin Mayes moderated the afternoon sessions of the
Instream Flow Workshop
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Gary Grossman presentation on innovative approaches
to the study of habitat selection in fishes
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The workshop was attended by over a hundred
professionals from federal and state agencies, river authorities,
non-profit organizations, universities and consulting firms.
View workshop presentations.
Copies of the presentation handouts may be requested by emailing the TRRMS
secretary, Joan Flowers, at
flowersjd@c-b.com.
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