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Colorado River Aquatic Biologists (CRAB)

      Meeting Information
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The Colorado River Aquatic Biologists (CRAB) meeting is held annually to allow for regional natural resource groups to engage in general fisheries and aquatic-related discussions relative to a common river system.  This information is shared through brief presentations and informal discussions.  Presentations are generally focused on the Colorado River Basin from the Mexican border through Lake Powell.   

The annual meeting is hosted by CRAB with additional support from the Bureau of Reclamation (specifically, the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR MSCP)).   Those who have not participated in the past are welcomed and encouraged to participate in all upcoming meetings. The 2012 CRTR meeting took place January 11-12, 2012.

Meeting updates and information are distributed via the Lower Colorado River Fish list serve (LCRFish).  The list is a convenient forum for discussion and disseminating information.  Anyone may subscribe to the list by contacting Dr. Paul Marsh at fish.dr@nativefishlab.net.

2013 Annual Meeting

Location: Aquarius Casino Resort - Laughlin, NV

Date: January 9 - 10, 2013

Agenda:TBA

Cost: $20

Lodging: TBA

For further information or if you are interested in presenting please contact:

Past Meeting Presentations

The following table includes presentations from previous CRAB meetings. All information contained within these presentations is to be considered preliminary and for informational use only.  Any use of this material should be done so with specific permission from the author. Click the arrows to expand the table and see the presentations.

The presentations require Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download here.

CRAB 2011 Meeting

Successes and Failures of Renovating Two Ponds at INWR, presented by Tammy Knecht

Post-Stocking Survival and Movement of Telemetered Bonytail in Lake Havasu, presented by Christine M. Adelsberger

Recent Trends in the Lee's Ferry Tailwater Rainbow Trout Fishery, presented by Luke Avery

2010 Lake Mead Razorback Sucker Augmentation, presented by Brandon Senger

Lake Mohave Nevada Department of Wildlife, presented by Mike Burrell

Fish Predation on Quagga Mussels, presented by Cathy Karp

Dexter NFH - Station Update, presented by Wade Wilson

Testing the Efficacy of Various Treatments for Removing Quagga Mussel Veligers, presented by Wade Wilson

Patterns of Genetic Variation in Razorback Sucker from Lakes Mohave and Mead, presented by Melody J. Saltzgiver

Flannelmouth Sucker Population Status and Habitat Use in the Colorado River Below Davis Dam, presented by Eric Best

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, presented by Wayne Gustaveson

Nevada Department of Wildlife Lake Mead, presented by Deborah Herndon

Lake Mohave Razorback Sucker Sonic Telemetry, presented by Abe Karam and Brian Kesner

Lake Mead Razorback Sucker Update: 2010, presented by Ron Kegerries

LCR MSCP Program Overview and 2010 Fish Augmentation Summary, presented by Jeff Lantow

Grand Canyon Fish Community Monitoring 2010 Results, presented by Aaron Bunch

Survival Estimates Using MARK for Imperial Ponds RASU Populations, presented by Guillermo Ley

Lower Colorado River 2010 Update, presented by Mitch Thorson

Non-Native Fish Sampling at Lees Ferry Slough, presented by Robin Osterhoudt

RASU Roundup Summary March, May, and November 2010 Lake Mohave, presented by Carol A. Pacey

Sharing Tails: Teaching Children about Native Arizona Fish, presented by Carol A. Pacey

Population Estimates and Water Quality Summary for Native Fish in Backwater Habitats, presented by Robert Randall

2010 RASU Work Between Davis and Parker Dams

Annual Fisheries Population Monitoring 2010 by AZGFD, presented by Mark Brown

Growth of RASU at Bubbling Ponds Hatchery, AZ, presented by David Ward

Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery Station Update 2010, presented by Giovanni Cappelli

Achii Hanyo Native Fish Rearing Facility 2010 Station Update, presented by Mark Yost

Davis Dam Zequanox Treatments, presented by Marc Maynard

CRAB 2012 Meeting

Annual Fisheries Population Monitoring - 2011, presented by Russ Engel and Mark Brown (AZGFD)

Bismarck Brown as a Marking Technique for desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius), presented by Tammy Knecht (USFWS)

Imperial Ponds Native Fish Off-channel Habitat Progress and Summer Telemetry Study, presented by Guillermo Ley, Jane S. Fencl, Brian R. Kesner, and Paul C. Marsh

Summary of Giant Salvinia Spraying Activities on the Palo Verde Irrigation Drain, 2011, presented by Mitch Thorson (USFWS)

Population Estimates and Water Quality Summary for Native Fish in Backwater Habitats (FY 2011), presented by Mitch Thorson and Robert Randall (USFWS)

Characterization of Zooplankton Communities in Off-Channel Native Fish Habitats, presented by Eric Loomis (LCR MSCP)

Evaluation of a Secondary Filtration Technology for Nonnative Fish Exclusion at the Imperial Ponds, INWR, Arizona, Presented by Chris Karchesky

Post-stocking Survival and Movement of Telemetered Bonytail Gila elegans in Lake Havasu, presented by Christine Adelsberger

Effects of Elevated pH on Survival of Early Life Stage Razorback Sucker and Bonytail, presented by Jim Stolberg (LCR MSCP)

Initiation of Studies of Razorback Sucker Survival in Lower Colorado River Reach 3, presented by Kristen Patterson, Abraham Karam, Brian Kesner, and Paul Marsh

Razorback Conservation without Predator Control: An Obituary, presented by Gordon Mueller

An Evaluation of Liquid Ammonia as a New Candidate Piscicide, presented by David Ward (USGS)

Lake Mohave General Fish Surveys 2004-2011, presented by Greg Cummins (AZGFD)

Lake Mohave Artificial Habitat Update, presented by Mike Burrell (NDOW)

Impact of Repatriation on Genetic Variation in the Lake Mohave Population of Razorback Sucker, presented by Thomas Dowling (ASU)

Reproductive Success of Individual Razorback Suckers in Impounded Backwaters, presented by Melody Saltzgiver (ASU)

Summary of the Lower Colorado River Native Fishes Database Activities for 2011, presented by Carol Pacey

Use of Remote PIT-Scanners to Monitor Razorback Sucker in Lake Mohave, presented by by Abraham Karam, Brian Kesner, Kristen Patterson, and Paul Marsh

Population Dynamics of Razorback Sucker in Lake Mohave, presented by Brian Kesner, Abraham Karam, Carol Pacey, and Paul Marsh

Achii Hanyo Native Fish Rearing Facility, presented by Jake Rice (USFWS)

Willow Beach National Fish Hatchery Station Update, 2011, presented by Mark Olson (USFWS)

Razorback Growth at Bubbling Ponds Fish Hatchery, presented by Matt O'Neill (AZGFD)

Lake Mead Sportfish, presented by Debbie Herndon (NDOW)

Lake Mead Razorback Sucker Augmentation, presented by Brandon Senger (NDOW)

Illuminating the Depths: 2010-2011 Long-term Monitoring Studies of Razorback Sucker on Lake Mead, Nevada, presented by Zachary Shattuck, Brandon Albrecht, Ronald Rogers, and Paul Holden

Razorback Sucker Studies at the Colorado Inflow of Lake Mead, Nevada and Arizona; Continued Efforts to Locate Razorback Sucker - 2011, Ron Kegerries, Brandon Albrecht, and Paul Holden

Lake Mead Zooplankton Selenium Bioassessment Study, presented by Tim Ricks (SNWA)

Status Update on the Endangered Moapa Dace (Moapa coriacea), presented by David J. Syzdek (SNWA)

Operation of a Remote PIT Tag Antenna Array in the Little Colorado River, presented by Bill Persons (USGS)

Little Colorado River Fish Monitoring in the Lower 1,200 Meters, Grand Canyon, AZ 1987-2011, presented by Brian Clark (AZGFD) and USGS

Grand Canyon Fish Community Monitoring: 2011 Results, presented by Robin Osterhoudt (AZGFD) and USGS

Lees Ferry Rainbow Trout Fishery 2011 Status Report, presented by Mike Anderson (AZGFD)

Lake Powell, presented by Wayne Gustaveson (UDWR)

The Purpose of Recovery, presented by Gordon Mueller

An Overview of Humpback Mark-Recapture Trips During 2011, presented by Randy VanHaverbeke (USFWS)

Recovery Planning for the Razorback Sucker and Bonytail in the Lower Colorado River Basin, presented by Pam Sponholtz (USFWS)

Some Reflections on Recovery, presented by Tom Burke

Updated November 26, 2012