Fishery Team of the Year Goes To . . .
March 3 at the Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting several Harney Basin Wetlands Collaborative partners were recognized with the Fishery Team of the Year award this team includes: Jason Dunham, Dominic Bachman, Dave Banks, Linda Beck, Ryan Bellmore, Joe Benjamin, Ken Bierly, Ben Cate, Kirk Handley, Peter Harkema, Emily Heaston, Chad Karges, Matt Laramie, Francine Mejia, James Pearson, Doug Peterson, Rebecca Pickle, Will Simpson, Casie Smith, and Tammy Wood.
This unique crew of researchers and managers have seriously explored the changing distribution of fish and the vexing problem of common carp in an incredibly dynamic and changing environment. The partnership between US Geological Survey fisheries scientists and ecologists, US Fish & Wildlife Service fisheries staff, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife fisheries staff and High Desert Partnership aquatic biologists has been a crucial learning team to learn basic life history and habitat conditions affecting management of both native and nonnative fishes in the Malheur Lake System.
The cooperation and sharing of resources has strengthened the understanding and helped clarify restoration options for all the resources of the Lake system. This team effort to identify the management options for Malheur Lake wetlands has provided a crucial science background for the development of restoration options for one of the crown jewels of the Pacific Flyway.
