Esocid

Esocid Technical Committee

The Esocid Technical Committee provides an excellent venue and mechanism for students and professionals to share information on research, management, and culture of Esocids. Serving as Chair the past two years has been a great experience and has been a great way to meet new faces and seeing different places. In addition, I have been able to share information on projects that have heavy merit in the world of fisheries research and management. Upon, my departure as Chair I want to welcome Janice Kerns as the new Chair of the ETC. Janice comes with a wealth of experience and knowledge in Muskellunge research. Please welcome Janice to her new role as committee Chair. I encourage any of you who have not experienced a leadership role to reach out to either Janice or myself to become a Chair of one of the Technical Committees of the North Central Division. The experience will certainly be valuable and applicable to many other components in your job(s). I wish Janice the best and good luck to all!

Sincerely,

Cory Kovacs, ETC Past-Chair

COMMITTEE MISSION STATEMENT

To encourage and coordinate research leading to the development of functional management strategies toward the wise use of esocid stocks
To advance the knowledge of esocid ecology
To improve culture techniques
To provide a forum in which pertinent data and technologies can be exchanged within the scientific community and among user groups

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Chair Janice Kerns with a Two Sisters Muskie

Chair – Janice Kerns, OH DNR

Chapter Representatives

Dakotas: Brian Blackwell	Minnesota: Mike Habrat
Illinois: Rob Colombo	Missouri: Dave Woods
Indiana: Nick Haunert	Nebraska: Keith Koupal
Iowa: Jonathan Meerbeek	Ohio: Curt Wagner
Kansas: Jeff Koch	Ontario: John Paul LeBlanc
Michigan: Jim Diana & Cory Kovacs	Wisconsin: Jordan Weeks

Southern Division Rep: Jeff Hansbarger

PAST CHAIRS
2007-2008 Ed Braun, Indiana	2014-2015 Dave Kittaka, Indiana
2008-2009 Jim Diana, Michigan	2015-2017 Cory Kovacs, Michigan
2009-2010 Rod Pierce, Minnesota	2017 – Present Janice Kerns, Ohio
2010-2012 Jonathan Meerbeek, Iowa
2012-2014 Dave Woods, Missouri

NEWS

There are ONLY three copies of the Proceedings of The International Pike Symposium: Merging Knowledge of Ecology, Biology and Management for a Circumpolar Species available at a cost of $15 in the US. Please contact Janice Kerns if you are interested.
ETC Summer 2017 Joint Meeting with CTC and WTC, Isle, MN on scenic Mille Lacs Lake. Click HERE for details within the Winter update summary. Click HERE for the Meeting announcement and HERE for the tentative Agenda.

CURRENT PROJECTS

None at this time

HISTORY

The ETC approved the following document at a 2017 Meeting: History and By-Laws of the ETC

List of presentations in past Symposia can be accessed here:

1991: Northern Pike Ecology and Management

1997: Strategies for Muskellunge Management

2002: Northern Pike Management

2005: Crossman Memorial Muskie Symposium

2016: Hugh C. Becker Muskie Symposium

MEETINGS