UPPER MISSOURI RIVER CHAPTER

 

(1964-1987)

 

 

DAKOTA CHAPTER

 

(1987-present)

 

 

AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY

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INTRODUCTION

 

            This historical review project began in 1981 when the chapter decided to present suitable awards to its Past Presidents.  While cleaning the officers’ files, it became obvious how unorganized our historical records had become.

            Along about this same time period, members of the Great Plains Fishery Workers Association were updating their historical records.  That effort fostered the idea of preparing a similar document for the Upper Missouri River Chapter (now the Dakota Chapter).  Pulling it all together seemed like an insurmountable task, given the basic fact that our records were woefully incomplete some years.

            The project flip-flopped between states and chairpersons for a couple of years with very little being accomplished.  Members were repeatedly asked to supply whatever they could for the archives but apparently much has been lost or disposed of.  It was finally decided to do something special in conjunction with our 1989 annual conference to salute our 25^th anniversary.

            Three chapter members were asked to make brief presentations covering the events of a specific number of years.  Mr. Donald Warnick, Dr. Charles Scalet and Mr. Frank Pfeifer graciously accepted the challenge.  Thank you gentlemen for your efforts.

            The presentations were recorded and transcribed.  Each speaker was provided with a transcript to edit.  The edited material was then compiled into this format.  Initially a professionally prepared booklet was the objective.  However, after recognizing the inherent deficiencies, it was decided to forego the expense of printing and distribute the information as is.  Perhaps someone will dust off their old UMRC files and fill in the blanks.

            In addition to the presenters, I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge the efforts of the Historical Committee:  Doug Hansen, Dr. James Schmulbach, Don Warnick, Don Duerre, Fred Ryckman and Norm Benson.  Moreover, Robert Hanten, Dennis Unkenholz, Jim Riis, Al Kreil, Jerry Weigel, Troy Backhaus, Sherry Moser, and Laurie Coleman all added substantially to this effort.  If I’ve failed to mention someone who may have contributed in some meaningful way, please accept my apology. 

 

 

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AFS – Dakota Chapter

The Early Years 1963-1970

(by Donald C. Warnick)

 

            The Upper Missouri River Chapter of the American Fisheries Society was originally formed as a chapter concerned strictly with the Missouri River.  It was expanded after a few years to include people involved with all aspects of fisheries science.  Records indicate the Upper Missouri River Chapter was one of the first chapters affiliated with the American Fisheries Society.  The chapter changed its name in 1987 to Dakota Chapter.

            An organizational meeting was held in North Dakota in 1963.  The first annual meeting was held one year later.  In addition to personnel representing various state agencies, early organizers were federal employees stationed along the Missouri River. 

            The boundaries of the organization were restricted to North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana.  Annual meetings were to be held in Pierre, South Dakota and Bismarck, North Dakota, on alternate years.  Summer field meetings were scheduled for inspection of research and management activities. 

            Although basically a sub-unit of the American Fisheries Society where research findings were presented, an accomplishment of the chapter was an annual meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to recommend water level management for fish production in the new Missouri River reservoirs.

 

            The stated purposes of the chapter were:

 

I.                 Areas of interest will be from Gavins Point Reservoir in South Dakota to Ft. Benton, Montana.

 

II.               Bring closer relationships between state and federal organizations by working out related problems and carrying out coordinated activities.

 

III.             Interest will be the general fishery of the reservoir complex on the Missouri River and mainstem reservoirs within the boundary of the chapter.

 

IV.            Make recommendations as a group on major proposals.  Position of the chapter will be based on research findings.  Statements will not be made against existing state or federal policies without consent of the parent organization.

 

MEETINGS

 

1963:   An organizational meeting was held in Bismarck, North Dakota

 

1964:   First Meeting – At the first meeting, various investigators outlined the reservoir research programs from their respective states.  A general discussion included the following subjects:

 

1.     Effects of fishing pressure on reservoir sport fish

2.     Reservoir stocking

3.     Creel limits on reservoirs

4.     Seasons

 

1965:   Field Meeting – There was no annual winter meeting.  Rather, the first field meeting was held at Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery.

 

            The chapter passed its first resolution in support of a free-flowing Missouri River between the upper end of Ft. Peck Reservoir and the community of Ft. Benton.

 

1966:   Annual Meeting – The by-laws were reviewed.  Nebraska was invited to join the chapter.

 

            There were panel discussions on “Creel Census” and “Monitoring Reservoir Fish Populations.”

 

1966:   Field Meeting – The meeting emphasis was a tour of Black Hills streams and the effects of logging practices, mining, road construction and agriculture upon these streams.

 

1967:   Annual Meeting – Two panel discussions were held:  “Existing Problems, Investigations and Future Projects on the Upper Missouri Tributaries” and “Preparation of Students for Employment at State and Federal Agencies in the Field of Fisheries.”

 

1967:   Field Meeting – The focus of this meeting was to observe the North Central Reservoir Investigations Laboratory, Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery and the unchannelized reach of the Missouri River.

 

1968:   Annual Meeting – There was a meeting with the Corps of Engineers regarding water level management on the six mainstem reservoirs of the Missouri River.  The activities at Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, North Dakota, relating to fisheries and water quality research were discussed.  The chapter’s 1965 resolution opposing further development above Ft. Peck was resubmitted.

 

1968:   Field Meeting – The meeting was held at North Central Reservoir Investigations in Pierre, South Dakota.  Field tours were conducted on Lake Sharpe and the Oahe tailwaters.

 

1969:   Annual Meeting – The technical session was of a general nature including a panel discussion on “Management of Water Levels on Reservoirs.”

 

1969:   Field Meeting – Records indicated that the chapter was invited to the Spearfish Fisheries Center, but no minutes of the meeting could be located.

 

1970:   Annual Meeting – The meeting was scheduled for Pierre, South Dakota, in January.  No information could be found in any of the files.

 

1970:   Field Meeting – An upper Missouri River cruise was conducted in Montana in July.

 

 

 

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1971-1978

(by Chuck Scalet)

 

MEETINGS

 

1971:   Annual Meeting – The meeting started with a panel discussion of “Mercury Pollution in the Upper Midwest.”  This was followed by talks on reservoir fish population vital statistics.

 

1971:   Field Meeting – This meeting was held at the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center in Jamestown, North Dakota.

 

            Resolutions regarding channelization in the Missouri River and the James River were prepared.

 

1972:   Annual Meeting – Several attendees became stranded in a blizzard while in transit to the meeting.

 

1972:   Field Meeting – There are no minutes of this meeting.

 

1973:   Annual Meeting – There was a note in the minutes of the business meeting which stated that the minutes for the 1972 meeting were not available because of the blizzard.  Papers at the technical session covered a variety of topics.

 

            An informal poll indicated a strong preference for one meeting a year with the field meeting being deleted.  Three more years of field meetings were held, although none was held in 1973.

 

1974:   Annual Meeting – Thirty-seven people attended the 10^th meeting.  It was centered around a panel discussion on “Culture, Stocking and Introduction Success and Needs in the Northern Plains.”

 

            It was decided that the meetings would continue to alternate between Bismarck and Pierre and not other cities within each state.  A resolution calling for a moratorium on construction of the Garrison Diversion Project was initiated.

 

1974:   Field Meeting – The president was asked to plan a field meeting at Rapid City, South Dakota.  However, there is no information on file.

 

1975:   Annual Meeting – The topic of the meeting was Garrison Diversion.  There were 50 people in attendance with Canada providing an international flavor.

 

At this meeting there was the first mention of compiling available Missouri River information into book form.  The president was directed to prepare a resolution supporting a moratorium on the Oahe Irrigation Project and prepare a formal statement for the chapter in opposition to the proposed Missouri River re-regulation dams.

 

1975:   Field Meeting – Most action was on the Missouri River publication.

 

1976:   Annual Meeting – The meeting topic was “Uses of Upper Missouri River Water”.

 

            A resolution requesting a moratorium on the Oahe Irrigation Project was passed.

 

1977:   Annual Meeting – American Fisheries Society President-Elect Art Whitney, Montana, was in attendance as our special guest.  Fifty-two people were registered.  All technical presentations were general in nature.

 

            The chapter by-laws were revised and approved.

 

            There was more discussion on the Missouri River publication and activity concerning the closing of North Central Reservoir Investigations.  Draft copies of the “Monetary Values of Fishes” were distributed.

 

1978:   Annual Meeting – Forty-three people attended.  The meeting was of a general nature and papers were given by a number of people.

 

            There was more action on the Missouri River publication, Garrison and Oahe Diversion projects.  There was activity centering on the re-regulation dams, threatened and endangered fish and unique stretches of the Missouri River.

 

            The ad hoc committee on water level management was re-designated a standing committee and the chairman of the committee has alternated between the two states.

 

 

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1979 – 1985

(by Frank Pfeifer)

 

MEETINGS

 

1979:   Annual Meeting – The technical session was of a general nature.  The chapter’s efforts were concentrated on D-J Expansion.

 

1980:   Annual Meeting – This was a joint meeting with the Nebraska Chapter.

 

            The meeting agenda included presentations on “Riverine Ichthyoplankton” and “Hatchery Production” and a symposium entitled “Fisheries Transformations within the Missouri River Ecosystem”.

 

1981:   Annual Meeting – Topics for this meeting included “Coldwater Fishery in the Missouri River Mainstem System”, “The James River Ichthyofauna”, “Fisheries and the Environment” followed by a panel discussion on “Fishing Regulations”.

 

            The chapter presented Past President certificates to nine former officers in attendance.  A resolution on paddlefish protection was sent to all states within the historic range of this species.

 

1982:   Annual Meeting – The chapter by-laws were amended to include the position of President-Elect.  A Best Paper Awards program was started.

 

            Resolutions included support for continued funding of Fish & Wildlife Service Cooperative Research Units and concern with the U.S. Forest Service’s 50-year Black Hills Management Plan.

 

1983:   Annual Meeting – This meeting’s theme was “Riparian Lands – A Vital Resource”.  It was a joint meeting with the North Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society.  Resolutions were passed in support of the federal fish hatchery system and requesting quantification of the impacts to the James River by the Garrison Diversion Project.

 

            Honors:

 

            Best Paper Award:  Doug Hansen, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks for “Evaluation of Walleye Fry Stocking in Six South Dakota Lakes with Naturally Reproducing Walleye Populations”.

 

1984:   Annual Meeting – This meeting consisted of a session on Missouri River management and panel discussions on “Salmonid Culture” and formulation of a “Missouri River Management Advisory Group”.

 

            During 1984 the chapter presented testimony on the impact of GDU to the Garrison Diversion Unit Commission.

 

            Two new awards, “Distinguished Professional Service Award” and “Aquatic Resource Conservation Award”, were approved.

 

            Honors:

 

            Best Paper Award:  Paul Michaletz, South Dakota Department Game, Fish & Parks, for “Prey Selection by size in zooplanktivarous age-0 fishes in Lake Francis Case, South Dakota”.

 

1985:   Annual Meeting – The 21^st annual meeting was a joint meeting with the Minnesota Chapter.  It consisted of a panel discussion on hydroacoustics, a general session, and a session on walleye culture and management.  Several poster papers and a demonstration of microcomputers and their uses rounded out a full agenda.  Keynote speakers addressed “Walleye Management” and “Management Implications for Different Genetic Stocks of Fish”.

 

            Terms of office were re-aligned, necessitating that officers serve 21 months.  Resolutions were enacted relating to Wallop-Breaux funding and Garrison Diversion impacts.  During the year the Dakota Chapter contributed $1,200 to the Permanent Home Fund, the largest contribution of any chapter.

 

            Honors:

 

            Best Paper Award:  Doug Hansen, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks for “Population Characteristics and Exploitation of Walleye in Pickerel Lake, South Dakota”.

 

            Distinguished Professional Service Award:  Art Talsma, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks.

 

            Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:  Fargo-Moorhead Chapter of Muskies, Inc.

 

 

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1986 - 1990

 

(by Gene Van Eeckhout)

 

 

1986:   Annual Meeting – Highlight of the program was a session designed to synthesize the experiences and philosophies of those attending the 1986 meeting into a “new textbook on fisheries management” featuring guest speakers from the Kansas Fish and Game Department.

 

            The chapter helped sponsor the Missouri River Symposium held in conjunction with the 1986 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference in Omaha, Nebraska.

 

            Honors:

 

            Best Paper Award:  Steve Hamilton, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for “Effects of Selenium on Chinook Salmon”.

 

            Distinguished Professional Service Award:  Ron Glover, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks.

 

            Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:  Happy Hookers Fishing Club, Minot, North Dakota.  Dick Simpson – Madison, South Dakota, editor of  “Dakota Fisherman” magazine.

 

1987:   Annual Meeting – The Upper Missouri River Chapter changed its name to Dakota Chapter as Montana had formed its own chapter.  The members felt that “Dakota” better reflected the members and fishery interests in North and South Dakota.

 

            The technical session started with a discussion on the introduction of exotic fish species in the Dakotas, followed by reports on a variety of salmon studies, rare fishes of the Dakotas and other general fisheries topics.

 

            Honors:

 

            Best Paper Award:  Monty Millard, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for “Fish Semen:  Storage, Dilution and Use”.

 

            Distinguished Professional Service Award:  Dr. John Owen, University of North Dakota.  Dr. Jim Schmulbach, University of South Dakota.  Don Duerre, North Dakota Game & Fish Department.

 

            Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:  Dakota Anglers Fishing Club, Jamestown, North Dakota.

 

1988:   Annual Meeting – This was a joint meeting with the South Dakota Chapter of The Wildlife Society.  The theme of the meeting was “The James River, Its Value, and Its Future”.  There were many papers on fisheries and wildlife presented.

 

            The chapter passed resolutions expressing concern with the introduction of Zander in North Dakota and urging a study of low flow impacts to the Souris River before construction of the Rafferty-Alameda Dams in Saskatchewan, Canada.

 

            Honors

 

            Best Paper Award:  Jeff Dillion, South Dakota State University for “Production of Triploid Rainbow Trout for South Dakota waters”.

 

            Distinguished Professional Service Award:  Bob Hanten, South Dakota Department of Game, Fish & Parks.

 

            Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:  Peter Carrels, Sierra Club, Aberdeen, South Dakota.

 

1989:   Annual Meeting – This was our 25^th anniversary meeting.  Guest speakers were invited to re-cap the past quarter of a century.  AFS President Robert White, Montana, was our special guest.  There were technical sessions on “Methods and Techniques” and “Pallid Sturgeon”.

 

            Honors

 

            Best Paper Award:  Tim Hoffnagle, University of North Dakota for “Stimulation of Thyroxine Levels by Novel Water Chemistry During Smoltification of Chinook Salmon.”

 

            Distinguished Professional Service Award:  Frank Pfeifer, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

 

            Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:  Bill Mitzel, Bismarck, North Dakota, editor of “Dakota Country” magazine.

 

1990:   Annual Meeting: - This was our 26^th annual meeting.  Sessions included topics of “Effects of drought on fisheries” and “fishery regulations”.  Lance Beckman, a Fish and Wildlife Service biologist from Cook, Washington the guest speaker at the meeting and made presentations on salmon and sturgeon research from the Columbia River.

 

            The chapter passed a resolution regarding Devils Lake stabilization and revitalization.

            Honors

 

            Best Paper Award:  Co-awarded to Cliff Stone of the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks for his talk on “Justification for regulation of walleye harvest on the Missouri River Reservoirs in South Dakota”, and John Lindgren of South Dakota State University for his talk on “Evaluation of a 15 inch minimum length limit for largemouth bass in Lake Alvin”.

 

            Best Poster Award:

 

Best Student Paper Award: 

 

Distinguished Professional Service Award:  Henry D. Webster of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service for over 30 years of dedicated service.

 

Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:  High Plains Wildlife Association of South Dakota

 

 

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1991 - 2002

(Bob Hanten, Jr.)

 

1991:   Annual Meeting:  The 27^th annual meeting of the Dakota Chapter of the American Fisheries Society was held February 20-22 at Bismarck, North Dakota.  Sessions included the topics of  “Methods and Techniques”, “Endocrinology”, and a special panel session titled “Water Issues”.  Lee Klapprodt gave an informative presentation on the thoughts and concerns of the Congress.

 

Two resolutions were passed, Cooperation required to develop water level management plans to benefit fisheries and recreational resources of the Missouri River and Management of Missouri River flows for endemic species.

 

 

            Honors

 

            Best Paper Award:  Richard Nelson for his paper “Ecological Factors Influencing the Growth of Sago Pondweed in Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge, South Dakota”.

 

            Best Poster Award:

 

Best Student Paper Award: 

 

Distinguished Professional Service Award:  Dave Willis

 

Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:  Duane Sveum

 

 

1992:   Annual Meeting:  The annual 28^th meeting was held February, 19-21 at Aberdeen South Dakota.  Joe Marcino, disease pathologist with the Minnesota DNR,  presented  a fish disease workshop.  AFS North Central Division President Dave Willis was the guest speaker and gave updates on recent activities within the Division and the Parent Society.

 

Two resolutions were accepted  “Cooperative Interjurisdictional Rivers Act of 1991” and the second “Use of Chemicals and Drugs in Aquaculture”.

 

 

            Honors

 

            Best Paper Award:  Christopher Guy

 

            Best Poster Award:

 

Best Student Paper Award: 

 

Distinguished Professional Service Award:  Don Warnick

 

Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:

 

 

1993:   Annual Meeting:  The 29^th annual meeting of the Dakota Chapter of the American Fisheries Society was held February 17-19, at Bismarck, North Dakota.  Harold Tyus of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gave a presentation dealing primarily with Zebra Mussels.

 

One resolution was adopted thanking Bismarck State College for the use of their facility during the Continuing Education computer workshop.           

 

Honors

 

            Best Paper Award:  Tracy Hill for “Influence of Water Conductivity on AC and DC Electrofishing Catch Rates for Largemouth Bass”.

 

            Best Poster Award:

 

Best Student Paper Award: 

 

Distinguished Professional Service Award: 

 

Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:

 

 

1994:   Annual Meeting:  The 30^th annual meeting of the Dakota Chapter of the American Fisheries Society was held February 22-24, 1994 at Aberdeen, South Dakota.   Paul Brouha, Executive Director of the American Fisheries Society, gave a presentation on the Fisheries Action Network at lunch on February 23^rd.  Frank Schitoskey, Acting Deputy Assistant Regional Director for Federal Aid, Denver, gave a presentation on the future of the Sport Fish Restoration Program at the evening banquet  on February 23^rd.

 

Three resolutions were submitted for discussion and approved by the membership.  The first resolution dealt with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Missouri River Initiative and was submitted by Kent Keenlyne.  The second resolution submitted was for the Chapter’s support of the Wilderness and Scenic Rivers proposal now being proposed in North Dakota.  The last resolution dealt with the Continuation of the Conservation Reserve (CRP).

 

 

            Honors

 

            Best Paper Award:  Dennis Scarnecchia for “sampling and quantifying relative abundance of young-of-the-year and yearling paddlefish Polyodon spathula in Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota

 

            Best Poster Award:

 

Best Student Paper Award:  Brian E. Van Zee for his paper entitled “Electrofishing injury rates for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and bluegills collected with pulsed DC and high output, pulsed AC”

 

Distinguished Professional Service Award:  Dennis Unkenholz and Chuck Scalet

 

Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:  Black Hills Fly Fishing Club

 

 

1995:   Annual Meeting:  The 31^st annual meeting of the Dakota Chapter of the American Fisheries Society was held March 1-3, 1995 at the Bismarck, North Dakota.  Don Pierra, First Vice President of the North Central Division of the American Fisheries Society, updated the membership on various parent society and NCD activities at the business meeting on March 2.  K.L. Cool, Director of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department and Doug Hansen, Director of the South Dakota Division of Wildlife, gave a presentation on the future of North and South Dakota’s fisheries after lunch on the March 2.

One resolution was submitted and accepted.  Sharon Whitmore read the resolution on the Potential Closure of the Valley City National Fish Hatchery submitted by Terry Steinwand and Jerry Weigel.

 

            Honors

 

            Best Paper Award:  Dave Willis for his paper entitled “Oscilloscope Tracings of the Output Voltages from a Coeffelt VVp-15 Electrofishing Control Unit”.

 

            Best Poster Award:  Scott Gurtin, South Dakota State University for “Preliminary assessment of northern pike populations in small central South Dakota impoundments.”

 

Best Student Paper Award:  Scott Bryan for his paper entitled  “Food Consumption and Growth of Walleye: A Bioenergetics Approach”.

 

Best Student Poster Award:  Scott Gurtin  for “Preliminary Assessment of Northern Pike Populations in Small Central South Dakota Impoundments”.

 

Distinguished Professional Service Award: 

 

Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:  John Lowman

 

 

1996:   Annual Meeting:  The 32^nd annual meeting was held February 27-29^th, 1996 in Pierre, South Dakota.  97 individuals registered for the meeting.  The main program offered 25 technical presentations and 11 poster presentations.  John Cooper, Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Game Fish and Parks gave a presentation on the importance of sound fisheries management in the Dakota’s and how the angling public has benefited during the annual banquet.

 

Two resolutions were submitted and unanimously passed by membership.  The first was “Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Agreement Test Act of 1996 (House Bill H.R. 2939)” and the second was “Fish and Wildlife Diversity Funding Initiative”.

 

 

            Honors

 

            Best Paper Award:  Dave Lucchesei received best paper award for “Evaluating the Contribution of Supplementally Stocked Walleye Fry and Fingerlings to South Dakota Fisheries Through Mass Marking with Oxytetracycline.”

 

            Best Student Poster Award:  Shannon Fisher for “An Assessment of Burbot (Lota lota) Condition”.

 

Best Student Paper Award:  The co-best student awards were presented to Robert Mauk, South Dakota State University for “Evaluation of progeny development and performance of Lake Oahe walleye.”  The second went to Shannon Fisher for “Identification Assessment of Yellow Perch Spawning Habitats”.

 

Distinguished Professional Service Award: 

 

Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:  Lake Kampeska Chapter of the Izaak Walton League for their holistic watershed management project.

 

 

1997:   Annual Meeting:  The 33^rd annual meeting was held February 25-27, 1997 at the Holiday Inn in Fargo, North Dakota.  A joint meeting was held this year with the Minnesota Chapter.   Two guest speakers at the business meeting included Jack Wingate and Don Pereira.

 

There were no resolutions to be considered at this annual meeting.

 

 

            Honors

 

            Best Paper Award:  Dave Lucchesi for his presentation entitled “Evaluating the Contribution of Stocked Walleye Fry and Fingerlings Through Mass-marking with Oxytetracycline”

 

            Best Poster Award:

 

Best Student Paper Award:  Tracy Hill for his presentation titled “Bioenergetics of the Major Predatory Fish in Lake Oahe.

 

Distinguished Professional Service Award:  Dr. Peterka

 

Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:  Richland County Wildlife Club for their work on  Lake Elsie

 

 

1998:   Annual Meeting:  The 34^th annual meeting of the Dakota Chapter of the American Fisheries Society was held March 2-4, 1998 at the Best Western Ramkota in Pierre, South Dakota.  The meeting was held jointly with the South Dakota Chapter of the Wildlife Society.

 

Four resolutions were presented and passed: 

Resolution 1 was in Support of Grassland Easement Program in North Dakota.

Resolution 2 was in Support of Legislation that Mitigates Wildlife Habitat Loss as a Result of the Construction and Operation of Lake Oahe.

Resolution 3 was in Support of Legislation Affecting Western Public Lands.

Resolution 4 was in Support of the Missouri River Monitoring and Assessment Program.

 

 

            Honors

 

            Alvin Kreil Memorial Student Membership Award:  David DeKrey and Danielle Johnson

 

            Best Paper Award:  Craig Stockwell for the paper entitled “Historic and Genetic Evidence  for the Recognition of Two Evolutionary Significant Units of the White Sands Pupfish”

 

            Best Poster Award:  Kevin Smith, Eric Unkenholz, and Walt Duffy; South Dakota State University for “Evaluation of meter-net efficiency in the Oahe Dam tailrace, South Dakota..”

 

Best Student Paper Award:  Eric Unkenholz, Kevin Smith, and Walt Duffy for “Diel and Seasonal Trends and Abundance Estimates of Rainbow Smelt Entrained Through Oahe Dam, South Dakota”

 

Distinguished Professional Service Award:  Todd St. Sauver

 

Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:  Shared by Cogswell Gun Club and the Tewaukon Rod and Gun Club for their efforts on access improvement, youth education, and community service on and around Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge in southern North Dakota

 

 

1999:   Annual Meeting:  The 35^th annual meeting of the Dakota Chapter of the American Fisheries Society was held March 2-4, 1999, at the Comfort Inn in Bismarck, North Dakota.  The Dakota Chapter registered 97 members and offered 18 technical programs and 5 poster presentations.

 

No resolutions were presented.

 

 

            Honors

 

            The Alvin Kreil Memorial Student Membership Awards:  Cody Hertz and Kris Koski

 

            Best Paper Award:  Two papers were selected, “Evaluation of Tournament Mortality” by Mark Flemmang and “The Effectiveness of the Large Trout Stocking Program in the Black Hills of SD” by Jack Erickson.

 

            Best Poster Award:  Tim Bister, South Dakota State University for “Development of standard weight (Ws) equations for 19 game and non-game fishes.”

 

            Best Student Paper Award:  Kevin Smith, South Dakota State University for “Entrainment of zooplankton through Oahe Dam, South Dakota.”

 

Distinguished Professional Service Award:  Fred Ryckman

 

Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:  Dakota Anglers, Inc.

 

 

2000:   Annual Meeting:  The 36^th annual meeting was held February 28-March1, 2000, at the Spearfish Holiday Inn Convention Center.  Christine Moffitt, national president of the AFS from the University of Idaho, was in attendance .  She presented a program on the history of the AFS  and the benefits that can be realized from membership.

 

Resolutions approved  included Fish Passageway Resolution and the Missouri River resoluntion.

 

 

            Honors

 

            Best Paper Award: Steven Chipps for “Effects of Littoral Habitat Complexity on Growth Rate of Sunfish”.

 

            Best Poster Award:  Patrick Hanchin, graduate student at SDSU, for his presentation of “Black Bullhead Growth in South Dakota Waters”.

 

            Best Student Paper Award:  Kevin Smith, South Dakota State University for “Ichthyoplankton passage through Oahe Dam and Big Bend Dam, South Dakota with emphasis on rainbow smelt and gizzard shad.”

 

Distinguished Professional Service Award:  Mike Barnes

 

Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:

The Alvin Kreil Memorial Student Membership Awards:  Carmen Blausey and Tim Resseguie

 

2001:   Annual Meeting:  The 37^th annual meeting was held at the Doublewood Inn, Fargo, ND.  There were 48 members in attendance at the business meeting.  Also attending were AFS President Carl Burger, Executive Director Gus Rassam, and NCD President Bill Franzin.

 

 

            Honors

 

            Best Paper Award:  Mike Olsen, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

 

            Best Poster Award:  Mike Barnes, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks

 

Best Student Paper Award:  Patrick Hanchin, South Dakota State University

 

Best Student Poster Award:  George Scholten, South Dakota State University

 

Distinguished Professional Service Award:  Dave Lucchesi, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks.

 

Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:  Joint award to the Bowman-Haley Anglers and the Southwest Anglers of North Dakota.

Special Recognition for outstanding effort in chairing  the Chapter’s Education Committee:  John Lott

 

 

2002:   Annual Meeting:  The annual 38^th meeting was held February 25-27, 2002 at Cedar Shore Resort in Chamberlain, SD.  This was a joint meeting between the Dakota and Nebraska Chapters, with 132 attendees.

 

            The chapter approved a new standing committee (Information Committee) to service the chapter's expanding communication needs.

 

The resolution that recommends USACOE and the JRWDD evaluate, as an alternative in the environmental impact statement process, the conservation and restoration of the floodplain with the Lake Plain Reach by restoring the rivers natural dydrology was adopted.

 

 

            Honors

 

            Best Paper Award:  Mike Barnes for “Maternal Liver and Egg Thiamine Concentrations in Walleye from Lake Oahe, South Dakota”

 

            Best Poster Award:  Mike Barnes for “Hermaphroditism Observed in Captive Fall Chinook Salmon Broodstock”

 

Best Student Paper Award:  Dan Isermann for “Influence of Age-0 Yellow Perch Abundance on Walleye Populations in Two Eastern South Dakota Lakes”

 

Best Student Poster Award:  Patrick Hanchin for “Comparison of Concurrent Trap-net and Gill-net Samples for Black Bullheads”

 

Distinguished Professional Service Award:  Doug Hansen, SD Department of Game Fish and Parks

 

Aquatic Resource Conservation Award:  Bowman-Haley Anglers Association

 

 

2003:   Annual Meeting:  The annual 39^th meeting was held February 11-13, 2003 at Seven Seas Inn in Mandan, ND.  This was a joint meeting between the Dakota AFS and North Dakota TWS chapters.

 

             

            Honors

 

            Best Paper Award:  Stephen Wilson for  “Aquatic Habitat Assessment of Small South Dakota Impoundments Using GPS and GIS Technology”

 

            Best Student Paper Award:  Matt Mangan for  “A Comparison of Yellow Perch Harvest Methods in Semi-permanent Wetlands”

 

Best Student Poster Award:  Matt Ward for  “Extent of Prey-fish Consumption by Age-1 and Older Walleyes Stocked in Minnesota Wetlands”

 

Distinguished Professional Service Awards:  Chuck Berry (SDSU) and John Lott (SDGFP)

 

Aquatic Resource Conservation Award: Boy Scout Troop 17, Spearfish, SD

 

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER OFFICERS
YEAR	PRESIDENT	VICE PRESIDENT	SECRETARY/TREASURER	PRESIDENT-ELECT
1964	Henegar, Dale (ND)	Posewitz, John (MT)	Sprague, Jim (SD)
1965	Parsons, John (SD)	Posewitz, Jim (MT)	Benson, Norm (SD)
1966	Parsons, John (SD)	Posewitz, Jim (MT)	Benson, Norm (SD)
1967	Sprague, Jim (SD)	Morris, Larry (NE)	Hassler, Tom (SD)
1968	Fox, Al (SD)	Posewitz, Jim (MT)	Backlund, Chuck (SD)
1969	Moen, Tom (SD)	Needham, Bob (MT)	Hassler, Tom (SD)
1970	*
1971	Owen, John (ND)	Peterka, John (ND)	Ragan, Jim (ND)
1972	Higham, Joe (SD)	Elrod, Joe (SD)	Ragan, Jim (ND)
1973	Peterka, John (ND)	Ragan, Jim (ND)	Nickum, John (SD)
1974	Applegate, Dick (SD)	Nelson, Bill (SD)	Kreil, Alvin (ND)
1975	Hunt, Bill (SD)	Scalet, Chuck (SD)	Steucke, Wally (ND)
1976	VanRay, Larry (SD)	Nelson, Bill (SD)	Hansen, Doug (SD)
1977	Duerre, Don (ND)	Berard, Emil (ND)	Ragan, Jim (ND)
1978	Copper, Roger (SD)	Unkenholz, Dennis (SD)	Hausle, Don (SD)
1979	Ragan, Jim (ND)	Lamberton, Dale(ND)	Berard, Emil (ND)
1980	Schmulbach, Jim (ND)	Modde, Tim (SD)	Unkenholz, Dennis (SD)
1981	Berard, Emil (ND)	Kunesh, Howard (ND)	VanEeckhout, Gene (ND)
1982	Hanten, Bob (SD)	Warnick, Don (SD)	Hansen, Doug (SD)
1983	VanEeckhout, Gene (ND)	Schadewald, Paul (ND)	Pfeifer, Frank (ND)	Unkenholz, Dennis (SD)
1984	Unkenholz, Dennis (SD)	Modde, Tim (SD)	Marrone, Gary (SD)	Pfeifer, Frank (ND)
1985	Pfeifer, Frank (ND)	Peterka, John (ND)	Ryckman, Fred (ND)	Hansen, Doug (SD)
1986	Hansen, Doug (SD)	Riis, Jim (SD)	Meester, Ron (SD)	Ryckman, Fred (ND)
1987	Ryckman, Fred (ND)	Stewart, Dan (ND)	Steinwand, Terry (ND)	Sowards, Chuck (SD)
1988	Sowards, Chuck (SD)	Stone, Cliff (SD)	Koth, Ron (SD)	Steinwand, Terry (SD)
1989	Steinwand, Terry (ND)	Power, Greg (ND)	Frohlich, Bob (ND)	Riis, Jim (SD)
1990	Riis, Jim (SD)	Willis, Dave (SD)	Fielder, Dave (SD)	Power, Greg (ND)
1991	Power, Greg (ND)	Pruitt, Tom (ND)	Kreft, Bruce (ND)	Koth, Ron (SD)
1992	Koth, Ron (SD)	Fielder, Dave (SD)	Clark, Shane (SD)	Kreft, Bruce (ND)
1993	Kreft, Bruce (ND)	Frohlich, Bob (ND)	Hiltner, Randy (ND)	Fielder, Dave (SD)
1994	Fielder, Dave (SD)	Lucchesi, Dave (SD)	Lott, John (SD)	Pruitt, Tom (ND)
1995	Kittelson, Darrin  (ND)	Kittleson, Darrin (ND)	Lee, Jason (ND)	Stone, Cliff (SD)
1996	Stone, Cliff (SD)	Lott, John  (SD)	Erickson, Jack (SD)	Brooks, Larry (ND)
1997	Brooks, Larry  (ND)	Hendrickson, Jeff (ND	Ftyrt, Mark (ND)	Lucchesi, Dave (SD)
1998	Lucchesi, Dave (SD)	Whitmore, Sharon (SD)	St. Sauver, Todd (SD)	Kelsch, Steve (ND)
1999	Kelsch, Steve (ND)	Lee, Jason (ND)	Holm, Rob (ND)	Sayler, Will (SD)
2000	Sayler, Will (SD)	Erickson, Jack (SD)	Smith, Randi (SD)	Pearson, Eric/ King, W. (ND)
2001	Pearson, Eric/ King, W. (ND)	King, Wade (ND)	Retterath, Trevor (ND)	Brown, Mike (SD)
2002	Brown, Mike (SD)	Nelson-Stastny, Wayne (SD)	Hanten, Robert (SD)	Krentz, Steve (ND)
2003	Krentz, Steve (ND)	Fryda, Dave (ND)	Walter, Dray (ND)	Stancil, Wayne (SD)
2004	Stancil, Wayne (SD)	Blackwell, Brian (SD)	Sorensen, Jason (SD)	Elstad, Scott (ND)
2005	Elstad, Scott (ND)	Krapp, Ryan (ND)	Krantz, B.J.	Lott, John (SD)
2006	Lott, John (SD)	Hanten, Bob, Jr. (SD)	Potter, Kyle (SD)	Lee, Jason (ND)
2007	Lee, Jason (ND)	Weigel, Jerry (ND)	Bailey, Paul (ND)	St. Sauver, Todd (SD)
2008	St. Sauver, Todd (SD)	Wuellner, Melissa (SD)	Richards, Nate (SD)	Hiltner, Randy (ND)
2009	Hiltner, Randy (ND)	Gangl, Scott (ND)	Kinzler, Russell (ND)	Barnes, Mike (SD)
2010	Barnes, Mike (SD)	Fletcher, Brian (SD)	Simpson, Greg (SD)	Hendrickson, Jeff (ND)
2011	Hendrickson, Jeff (ND)
*No permanent record on file

 

DATES AND LOCATIONS OF MEETINGS
YEAR	DATE OF MEETING	PLACE
1963	Organizational Meeting	North Dakota
1964	Dec. 14-15	Bismarck, ND
1965	May 7-8	Riverdale, ND
1966	Jan. 13-14 June 2-3	Pierre, SD Rapid City, SD
1967	Jan. 10-11 May 12-13	Bismarck, ND Yankton, SD
1968	Jan. 11-12 Jul. 29-30	Mobridge, SD Pierre, SD
1969	Jan. 8-9 Jun. 26-27	Bismarck, ND Spearfish, SD
1970	Jan. Jul. 9-11	Pierre, SD Glasgow, MT
1971	Jan. 25-26 Jun. 24-25	Bismarck, ND Jamestown, ND
1972	Feb. 17-18	Pierre, SD
1973	May 21-22	Mandan, ND
1974	Mar. 6-8 Aug. 8-9	Pierre, SD Rapid City, SD
1975	Mar. 3-5 Jun. 20	Mandan, ND Pierre, SD
1976	Jan. 12-13	Aberdeen, SD
1977	Mar. 7-8	Jamestown, ND
1978	Jan. 22-25	Aberdeen, SD
1979	Jan. 22-23	Jamestown, ND
1980	Jan. 31 – Feb. 2	Mitchell, SD
1981	Jan. 19-21	Jamestown, ND
1982	Jan. 18-20	Aberdeen, SD
1983	Feb. 9-12	Jamestown, ND
1984	Jan. 21-23	Aberdeen, SD
1985	Feb. 21-23	Fargo, ND
1986	Feb. 24-26	Aberdeen, SD
1987	Feb. 16-18	Bismarck, ND
1988	Feb. 29 – Mar. 2	Aberdeen, SD
1989	Feb. 22-24	Bismarck, ND
1990	Feb. 28 – Mar. 2	Pierre, SD
1991	Feb. 20-22	Bismarck, ND
1992	Feb. 19-21	Aberdeen, SD
1993	Feb. 17-19	Bismarck, ND
1994	Feb. 22-24	Aberdeen, SD
1995	Mar. 1-3	Bismarck, ND
1996	Feb. 27-29	Pierre, SD
1997	Feb. 25-27	Fargo, ND
1998	Mar. 2-4	Pierre, SD
1999	Mar. 2-4	Bismarck, ND
2000	Feb. 28 – Mar. 1	Spearfish, SD
2001  -- Joint MN AFS	Mar. 5-7	Fargo, ND
2002  -- Joint NE AFS	Feb. 25-27	Chamberlain, SD
2003  -- Joint ND TWS	Feb. 11-13	Mandan, ND
2004	Mar. 15-17	Pierre, SD
2005	Feb. 28 - Mar. 2	Bismarck, ND
2006	Feb. 27 - Mar. 1	Chamberlain, SD
2007	Feb. 26 - 28	Bismarck, ND
2008	Feb. 19 - 21	Sioux Falls, SD
2009	Feb. 23 - 25	Bismarck, ND
2010	Feb. 22 - 24	Spearfish, SD