Current Research Projects

Formation of Annual Increments and Discontinuities in Sagittal Otoliths of Juvenile (≤ age 6) Alligator Gar

Dave Buckmeier and Nate Smith

Origin of Alligator Gar and Use of Fresh, Brackish, and Salt Water Habitats in the Lower Trinity River-Trinity Bay Ecosystem

Dan Daugherty, Dave Buckmeier, Nate Smith, and Kevin Pangle (Central Michigan University)

Population Dynamics and the Modeled Effects of Hand Fishing on a Flathead Catfish Population in East Texas

Kris Bodine, Warren Schlechte, Rick Ott, Dan Bennett, and Jake Norman

Surveys of Texas Hand Fishers, with Implication for Managing Catfish Fisheries

Dan Bennett, Kris Bodine, Rick Ott, Jake Norman, and Warren Schlechte

Reproductive Ecology of Alligator Gar: Relating Environmental Conditions to Year-Class Strength

Dave Buckmeier, Nate Smith, Dan Daugherty, Peter Sakaris (Georgia Gwinnett College), Dan Bennett, and Clint Robertson

Effective Catfish Harvest Regulations for Achieving Fishery Objectives

Kris Bodine, Warren Schlechte, Nate Smith, and Dan Shoup (Oklahoma State University)

Evaluation of Gears and Sample Sizes for Estimating the Fish Assemblage in a River-Reservoir Ecosystem

Warren Schlechte, Paul Fleming, and Nate Smith

Abundance and Movement of Juvenile and Adult Guadalupe Bass in Headwater Streams on the Edwards Plateau

Nate Smith and Paul Fleming

Contribution of River, River-Reservoir Interface, and Reservoir Segments to the Fish Assemblage of the Trinity River-Lake Livingston Ecosystem

Paul Fleming, Archis Grubh, Mike Homer, and Sarah Robertson

Similarities and Differences in Fish Assemblages of River and River-Reservoir Interface Backwaters

Nate Smith, Dave Buckmeier, and Matt Acre (Texas Tech University)

Validation of Annual and Daily Increments in Calcified Structures and Verification of Age Estimates (Book Chapter)

Dave Buckmeier, Pete Sakaris (Georgia Gwinnett College), and Dan Schill (Idaho Department of Fish and Game)

Modeling Effects of Year-class Frequency and Life History on Sport Fishery Metrics

Dan Daugherty and Nate Smith

Relation Between Reservoir Hydrology and Year Class Strength of Sport and Forage Fishes Following Extreme Wet and Dry Years

Nate Smith, Dan Daugherty, and Dave Buckmeier

Seasonal Movement and Habitat Use of Alligator Gar and Striped Bass in the Lower Trinity River

Dave Buckmeier, Nate Smith, and Dan Daugherty

Trinity River Alligator Gar Investigations

Dave Buckmeier and Allyse Ferrara (Nicholls State Univ.) in cooperation with Captain Kirk Kirkland

Validation of Annual Marks on Four Structures Used to Estimate Age of Gar and Retention of Fish Tags

Dave Buckmeier

Validation of Daily Marks on Otoliths of Alligator Gar

Peter Sakaris (Southern Polytechnic University), Dave Buckmeier, and Nate Smith

Comparison of Liberal and Conservative Water Exchange Effects on Water Quality and Channel Catfish Fingerling Production in Hatchery Ponds

Gerald Kurten and Aaron Barkoh

An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Stream Flow and Habitat Availability for the Devils River Minnow Dionda diabolic

Dave Buckmeier, Paul Fleming, Warren Schlechte, River Studies Staff, Tim Bonner, and Sarah McMillan

Guadalupe Bass Restoration Project

Nate Smith and Paul Fleming