2007 Urban Fishing Symposium Schedule

Monday, September 3, 2007, Room GG B2

Session 1

Moderator: Tom Lang

1:20 PM

Status of Urban/Community Fishing Programs Nationwide

               Authors: Kevin Hunt, Tom Lang, Wes Neal, Clifford Hutt, and Harold Schramm

2:00 PM

Urban Fishing and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: New Opportunities in Changing Times

   Author: Bennie M. Williams

2:20 PM

The Importance of Partnerships in Urban Fisheries

            Authors: Jim Sweatman, Marcos DeJesus, and Paul Thomas

2:40 PM

Not-So-Urban Community Fishing Opportunities

            Author: Harold Schramm

3:00 PM

BREAK

Session 2

Moderator: Bob Curry

3:20 PM

Paying the Bills: Funding Urban and Community Fishing Programs

            Author: Eugene Gilliland

3:40 PM

Towards Program Self-Sustainability, The Role of an Urban Fishing License

Author: Eric Swanson

4:00 PM

Aquacultures Role in Providing Fish for Stocking Urban Fishing Programs

Author: James Brader

4:20 PM

The Role of Law Enforcement in Urban Fishing

Authors: Rick Eades, Larry Pape, and Kevin Hunt

               Contaminant and Pathogen Considerations: Balancing the Fishing Experience With the Need to Protect Human Health

                Authors: Barbara Knuth, Cynthia McOliver, Ellen Silbergeld, Nancy Connelly, and Ann Faulds

5:00 PM

What is in a Name? Urban Versus Community Fishing Programs

Authors: Larry Pape and Rick Eades

Tuesday, September 4, 2007, Room GG B2

Session 3

Moderator: Harold Schramm

8:00 AM

Luring, Schooling, and Serving Up City Fishing

Authors: George Babey and Tim Barry

8:20 AM

Opportunities for Urban Fishing

Authors: Dane Balsman and Daniel Shoup

8:40 AM

Conducting an Evaluation of Your Urban Fishing Program

Author: Karen Ballard

9:00 AM

                Management Implications of Angler Motivations and Preferences for Urban Fisheries

Authors: Clifford Hutt and John Jackson

9:20 AM

Untangling the Line: Barriers to Fishing Participation in Communities of Color

            Authors: Susan Schroeder and David Fulton

9:40 AM

Urban Fee Fishing: a Case Study from Wuhan

            Authors: Jianzhong Shen and Robert Ditton

10:00 AM

BREAK

Session 4

Moderator: Paul Pajak

10:20 AM

Georgia's Community Based Fishing Program

Authors: Ramon Martin and Thom Litts

10:40 AM

Year One Evaluation of Kentucky’s Urban Fishing Program

Authors: Kathryn Emme and Gerard Buynak

11:00 AM

The St. Louis Urban Fishing Program

            Author: Kevin Meneau

11:20 AM

Nebraska Urban Fisheries Program

Authors: Rick Eades, Donald Gabelhouse, and Larry Pape

11:40 AM

The Arizona Urban Fishing Program

Authors:  Eric Swanson and Tom McMahon

12:00 PM

Lunch/AFS Business Meeting

Wednesday, September 5, 2007, Room GG B2

Session 5

Moderator: Mark Howell

8:20 AM

               Development and Evolution of the NJDEP's Environmental Education and Urban Fishing Program

Authors: Lynette Lurig and Kerry Kirk Pflugh

9:00 AM

MinnAqua Program

Authors: Michelle Kelly and Roland Sigurdson

9:20 AM           

               Fisheries Management and Aquatic Education in the Long Island/New York City Area: Lessons Learned Over The Past 30 Years

              Authors: Edward Woltmann, Charles Guthrie, and Gregory Kozlowski

9:40 AM

               Recruiting or Retaining Anglers: The Role of Arkansas Fishing Derbies

                             Authors: Tom Lang, Wes Neal, and Clifford Hutt

10:00 AM

BREAK

Session 6

Moderator: Eric Swanson

10:20 AM

               Implications of Reduced Stocking Frequencies on Fishing Quality in the Arkansas Urban Fishing Program

Authors: Tom Lang, Wes Neal, and Clifford Hutt

10:40 AM

               Fishing in the Neighborhood: Understanding Motivations and Constraints for Angling Among Twin Cities Metro Residents

               Authors: Susan Schroeder and David Fulton

11:00 AM

               Characteristics of an Iowa Put-and-Take Rainbow Trout Fishery and Associated Economic Benefits

Authors: Benjamin Dodd and Randall Schultz

11:20 AM

               Growth, Mortality, and Harvest of Hybrid Striped Bass and Walleye in an Iowa Urban Lake: Implications for Regulation Reductions

Authors: Randall Schultz and Benjamin Dodd

11:40 AM

               Cryptosporidium parvum Exposure Associated With Fishing and Crabbing Within the Urban Baltimore Watershed

Authors: Cynthia McOliver, Ellen Silbergeld, and Thaddeus Graczyk

12:00 PM

LUNCH

Session 7

Moderator: Wes Neal

1:20 PM

Understanding Differences Between Organized and Nonorganized Anglers in an Urban Environment (Berlin, Germany) to

Facilitate the Social Capital of Angler Organizations

Authors: Philipp Freudenberg and Robert Arlinghaus

1:40 PM

               Differences in Satisfaction and Constraints of Anglers Across an Urban-Rural Gradient in a Metropolitan Area (Berlin, Germany), With Implications for Urban Fisheries Management

                                Authors: Robert Arlinghaus, Erik Fladung, and Ingo Borkmann

2:00 PM           

               Challenges to Improve Fish and Fisheries in Urban Waters, the Example Berlin, Germany

                Author: Christian Wolter

2:20 PM

DISCUSSION

3:00 PM

BREAK

3:20 PM

DISCUSSION CONTINUED