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Stuart Andrew Welsh Business Address: Assistant Unit Leader U.S. Geological Survey, West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit 313C Percival Hall, West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 26506 Phone 304-293-5006; Fax 304-293-4826; Email swelsh@wvu.edu Education: B.S. Degree, 1990, Wildlife Resources, West Virginia University M.S. Degree, 1996, Fisheries Management, Frostburg State University Ph.D. Degree, 1997, Fisheries, West Virginia University Professional Positions: Assistant Unit Leader, Research Fish Biologist, U.S. Geological Survey, West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Morgantown, WV. Dates: March 2000 to present Adjunct Professor of Ichthyology, School of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University Dates: August 2014 to present. Adjunct Associate Professor, Division of Forestry, West Virginia University Dates: August 2007 to August 2014. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Division of Forestry, West Virginia University Dates: March 2000 to August 2007. Fishery Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Annapolis, MD. Dates: June 1998 to March 2000.

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD. Dates: January 1999 to December 1999.

Professional Societies: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists American Fisheries Society

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International Association of Astacology Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Southeastern Fishes Council Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society West Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society West Virginia Academy of Science BIBLIOGRAPHY: Peer-reviewed publications: 1. Welsh, S.A. and S.A. Perry. 1997. Acidification and fish occurrence in the upper

Cheat River drainage, West Virginia. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 33:423–429.

2. Welsh, S.A. and S.A. Perry. 1998. Habitat partitioning in a community of darters in the

Elk River, West Virginia. Environmental Biology of Fishes 51:411–419. 3. Welsh, S.A. and S.A. Perry. 1999. Spatial scale and its influence on estimates of

substrate use in stream fishes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 18:954–959.

4. Kinziger, A.P., R.M. Wood, and S.A. Welsh. 2001. Systematics of Etheostoma tippecanoe

and Etheostoma denoncourti (Perciformes: Percidae). Copeia 2001:235–239. 5. Welsh, S.A., M.F. Mangold, and S.M. Eyler. 2001. Movement of shortnose sturgeon in the

upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 55:298–303.

6. Welsh, S.A., S.M. Eyler, M.F. Mangold, and A.J. Spells. 2002. Capture locations and

growth rates of Atlantic sturgeon in the Chesapeake Bay. Pages 183–194 in W. Van Winkle, P.J. Anders, D.H. Secor, and D.A. Dixon, editors. Biology, management, and protection of North American sturgeon. American Fisheries Society Symposium 28, Bethesda, Maryland.

7. Welsh, S.A., M.F. Mangold, J.E. Skjeveland, and A.J. Spells. 2002. Distribution and

movements of shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) in the Chesapeake Bay. Estuaries 25:101–104.

8. Welsh, S.A., J.T. Anderson, and D.A. Cincotta. 2002. Fish occurrence on the Camp

Dawson Collective Training Area, Kingwood, West Virginia. Proceedings of the West Virginia Academy of Natural Sciences 74:87–89.

9. Millard, M., S. Welsh, J. Fletcher, J. Mohler, A. Kahnle, K. Hattala. 2003. Mortality

associated with catch and release of striped bass in the Hudson River. Fisheries Management and Ecology 10:295–300.

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10. Welsh, S.A., A.W. Kahnle, B.A. Versak, and R.J. Latour. 2003. Use of tag data to

compare growth rates of Atlantic coast striped bass stocks. Fisheries Management and Ecology 10:289–294.

11. Welsh, S.A. and D.A. Cincotta. 2004. Natural hybrids of the madtoms, Noturus flavus

and Noturus insignis, from the Monongahela River drainage, West Virginia. Northeastern Naturalist 11:399–406.

12. Hedrick, L.B., S.A. Welsh, and J.D. Hedrick. 2005. A new sampler design for measuring

sedimentation in streams. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25:238–244.

13. Welsh, S.A., D.R. Smith, R.W. Laney, and R.C. Tipton. 2007. Tag-based estimates of

annual fishing mortality of a mixed Atlantic coastal stock of striped bass. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136:34–42.

14. Osier, E.A. and S.A. Welsh. 2007. Habitat use of the spotted darter, Etheostoma

maculatum, in Elk River, West Virginia. Northeastern Naturalist 14:447–460. 15. Hedrick, L.B., S.A. Welsh, and J.T. Anderson. 2007. Effects of highway construction on

sediment and benthic macroinvertebrates in two tributaries of the Lost River, West Virginia. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 22:561–569.

16. Hedrick, L.B., S.A. Welsh, J.T. Anderson, and J.D. Hedrick. 2007. Evaluation of a new

sediment sampling device. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 61:35–39.

17. Switzer, J.F., S.A. Welsh, T. King. 2008. Microsatellite DNA primers for the candy

darter, Etheostoma osburni and variegate darter, Etheostoma variatum, and cross-species amplification in other darters (Percidae). Molecular Ecology Resources 8:335–338.

18. Zimmerman, J.L. and S.A. Welsh. 2008. Pit tag retention in small (205-370 mm)

American eels, Anguilla rostrata. Proceedings of the West Virginia Academy of Sciences 79(2):1–8.

19. Welsh, S.A. and R.M. Wood. 2008. Crystallaria cincotta, a new species of darter

(Teleostei: Percidae) from the Elk River of the Ohio River drainage, West Virginia. Zootaxa 1680:62–68.

20. Hammond, S.D. and S.A. Welsh. 2009. Seasonal movements of large yellow American

eels downstream of a hydroelectric dam, Shenandoah River, West Virginia. Pages 309–323 in J.M. Casselman and D.K. Cairns, editors. Eels at the edge: science, status, and conservation concerns. American Fisheries Society Symposium 58, Bethesda, Maryland.

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21. Loughman, Z.J., T.P. Simon, and S.A. Welsh. 2009. West Virginia crayfishes

(Decapoda:Cambaridae): Observations on distribution, natural history, and conservation. Northeastern Naturalist 16:225–238.

22. Sheehan, K. and S.A. Welsh. 2009. An interpolation method for stream habitat

assessments. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 29:1–9. 23. Welsh, S.A., R.M. Wood, K.R. Sheehan. 2009. Threatened fishes of the world:

Crystallaria cincotta Welsh and Wood 2008 (Percidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 84:191–192.

24. Chen, Y., X. Wei, L. Lin, R. Viadera, L.B. Hedrick, S.A. Welsh, J.T. Anderson. 2009.

Effects of highway construction on stream water quality and macroinvertebrate condition in a Mid-Atlantic highlands watershed, USA. Journal of Environmental Quality 38:1672–1682.

25. Hedrick, L., S. Welsh, and J. Anderson. 2009. Influences of high flow events on a stream

channel altered by construction of a highway bridge – a case study. Northeastern Naturalist 16:375–394.

26. Loughman, Z.J., N. Garrison, S.A. Welsh, and T.P Simon. 2009. Zoogeography,

conservation, and ecology of crayfishes within the Cheat River basin of the upper Monongahela River drainage, West Virginia. Proceedings of the West Virginia Academy Science 81:25–42.

27. Cincotta, D.A. and S.A. Welsh. 2010. Discovery of Ammocrypta clara (western sand

darter) in the upper Ohio River of West Virginia. American Midland Naturalist 163:318–325.

28. Loughman, Z.J., and S.A. Welsh. 2010. Distribution and conservation standing of West

Virginia crayfishes. Southeastern Naturalist 9(Special Issue 3):63–78. 29. Loughman, Z.J., T.P. Simon, and S.A. Welsh. 2010. Forward: conservation, biology, and

natural history of crayfishes from the southern United States. Southeastern Naturalist 9(Special Issue 3):1–10.

30. Welsh, S.A., Z.J. Loughman, and T.P. Simon. 2010. Concluding remarks: A symposium

on the conservation, biology, and natural history of crayfishes from the southern United States. Southeastern Naturalist 9(Special Issue 3):267–269.

31. Hedrick, L.B., S.A. Welsh, J.T. Anderson, L. Lin, Y. Chen, and X. Wei. 2010. Response

of benthic macroinvertebrate communities to highway construction in an Appalachian watershed. Hydrobiologia 641:115–131.

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32. Loughman, Z.J., T.P. Simon, and S.A. Welsh. 2011. Cambarus (Puncticambarus) smilax, a new species of crayfish (Crustacea; Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Greenbrier River basin of West Virginia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 124:99–111.

33. Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, and P.J. Turk. 2011. Selection and preference of benthic

habitat by small and large ammocoetes of the least brook lamprey (Lampetra aepyptera). Environmental Biology of Fishes 91:421–428.

34. Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, and P.J. Turk. 2012. Available benthic habitat type may

influence predation risk in larval lampreys. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 21:160–163. 35. Zimmerman, J. and S. Welsh. 2012. Prevalence of Anguillicoloides crassus and growth

variation in migrant yellow-phase American eels of the upper Potomac River drainage. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 101:131–137.

36. Selego, S.M., C.L. Rose, G.T. Merovich, S.A. Welsh, and J.T. Anderson. 2012.

Community-level response of fishes and aquatic macroinvertebrates to stream restoration in a third-order tributary of the Potomac River, USA. International Journal of Ecology. DOI 10.1155/2012/753634.

37. Loughman, Z.J., S.A. Welsh, and T.P. Simon. 2012. Occupancy rates of primary

burrowing crayfish in natural and disturbed large river bottomlands. Journal of Crustacean Biology 32:557–564.

38. Sheehan, K., M. Strager, and S. Welsh. 2013. Advantages of geographically weighted

regression for modeling benthic substrate in two Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Streams. Environmental Modeling and Assessment 18:209–219.

39. Welsh, S. and H. Liller. 2013. Environmental correlates of upstream migration of yellow-

phase American eels in the Potomac River drainage. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 142:483–491.

40. Hedrick, L., J. Anderson, S. Welsh, and L-S. Lin. 2013. Sedimentation in mountain

streams: a review of methods of measurement. Natural Resources 4:92–104. 41. Welsh, S.A., D.M. Smith, and N.D. Taylor. 2013. Microhabitat use of the diamond

darter. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 22:587–595. 42. Loughman, Z., D. Foltz, N. Garrison, and S. Welsh. 2013. Cambarus theepiensis sp. n., a

new species of crayfish (Crustacea, Decapoda, Cambaridae) from the coalfields region of Eastern Kentucky and Southwestern West Virginia, USA. Zootaxa 3641:63–73.

43. Loughman, Z.J., D. Foltz, and S.A. Welsh. 2013. Baited lines, an active nondestructive

collection method for burrowing crayfish. Southeastern Naturalist 12:809–815.

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44. Welsh, S.A., D. A. Cincotta, and W.C. Starnes. 2013. First records of Nocomis biguttatus

(Hornyhead Chub) from West Virginia discovered in museum voucher specimens. Northeastern Naturalist. Volume 20:N19–N22.

45. Loughman, Z.J., R. Fagundo, S.A. Welsh, E. Lau, and R.F. Thoma. 2013. Cambarus (C.)

hatfieldi, a new species of crayfish (Decapoda:Cambaridae) from the Tug Fork River Basin of Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia, USA. Zootaxa 3750:223–236.

46. Sheehan, K. and S. Welsh. 2013. Accuracy of stream habitat interpolations across spatial

scales. Journal of Geographic Information System 5:602–612. 47. Ruble, C.L., P.L. Rakes, J.R. Shute, and S.A. Welsh. 2014. Captive propagation,

reproductive biology, and early life history of the Diamond Darter (Crystallaria cincotta). American Midland Naturalist 172:107–118.

48. Welsh, S.A., D.R. Jerry, D.W. Burrows. 2014. A New Species of Freshwater Eel-tailed

Catfish of the Genus Tandanus (Teleostei: Plotosidae) from the Wet Tropics Region of Eastern Australia. Copeia 2014:136–142.

49. Welsh, S.A. and J.L. Aldinger. 2014. A semi-automated method for monitoring dam

passage of upstream migrant yellow-phase American Eels. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 34:702–709.

50. Welsh, S.A., D.A. Cincotta, and R.L. Raesly. 2014. First Record of the Bigeye Shiner

(Notropis boops) from West Virginia. American Midland Naturalist 172:372–375. 51. Welsh, S.A. and Z.L. Loughman. 2015. Physical habitat and water quality correlates of

crayfish distributions in a mined watershed. Hydrobiologia 745:85–96. 52. Welsh, S.A. and Z.J. Loughman. 2015. Upstream dispersal of an invasive crayfish aided

by a fish passage facility. Management of Biological Invasions 6:287–294. 53. Welsh, S.A. and Z.J. Loughman. 2015. Upstream dam passage and use of an eel ladder

by the common watersnake (Nerodia sipedon). Herpetological Review 46(2):176–179.

54. Loughman, Z.J., S.A. Welsh, J.W. Fetzner, and R.F. Thoma. 2015. Conservation of

imperiled crayfish species - Cambarus veteranus (Decapoda: Cambaridae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 35:850-860. DOI:10.1163/1937240X-00002383

55. Cincotta, D.A., D.P. Wegmen, T.E. Oldham, S.A. Welsh, and L.B. Hedrick. 2015. Fishes

of the Blackwater River drainage, Tucker County, West Virginia. Northeastern Naturalist 14(Special Issue 7):297–313.

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56. Smith, J., S.A. Welsh, J.T. Anderson, and R. Fortney. 2015. Water quality trends in the Blackwater River watershed, West Virginia. Northeastern Naturalist 14(Special Issue 7):103–111.

57. Welsh, S.A., J.L. Aldinger, M.A. Braham, and J.L. Zimmerman. 2016. Synergistic and

singular effects of river discharge and lunar illumination on dam passage of upstream migrant yellow-phase American eels. ICES Journal of Marine Science 73:33–42.

58. Ruble, C.L., P.L. Rakes, J.R. Shute, and S.A. Welsh. 2016. Captive propagation,

reproductive biology, and early life history of Etheostoma wapiti (Boulder Darter), E. vulneratum (Wounded Darter), and E. maculatum (Spotted Darter). Southeastern Naturalist 15:115–126.

59. Loughman, Z.J., S.A. Welsh, N.M. Sadecky, Z.W. Dillard, and R.K. Scott. 2016.

Environmental covariates associated with Cambarus veteranus Faxon, 1914 (Decapoda: Cambaridae), an imperiled Appalachian crayfish endemic to West Virginia, USA. Journal of Crustacean Biology. DOI: 10.1163/1937240X-00002456

60. Hilling, C. D., S. A. Welsh, and D. M. Smith. 2016. Age, growth and fall diet of channel

catfish in Cheat Lake, West Virginia. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 7:304–314.

61. Eyler, S.M., S.A. Welsh, D.R. Smith and M.M. Rockey. 2016. Downstream passage and

impact of turbine shutdowns on survival of silver American eels at five hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 145:964–976.

62. Rizzo, A.A., S.A. Welsh, and P.A. Thompson. 2017. A paired-laser photogrammetric

method for in situ length measurement of benthic fishes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 37:16–22.

63. Loughman, Z.J., S.A. Welsh, N.M. Sadecky, Z.W. Dillard, and R.K. Scott. 2017.

Evaluation of physiochemical and physical habitat associations for Cambarus callainus (Big Sandy Crayfish), an imperiled crayfish endemic to the Central Appalachians. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 2017:1–9.

64. Loughman, Z.L., S.A. Welsh, and R. Thoma. 2017. Cambarus (C.) appalachiensis, a new

species of crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the New River Basin of Virginia and West Virginia, USA. Zootaxa 4243: 432–454.

65. Rizzo, A.A., D.J. Brown, S.A. Welsh, and P.A. Thompson. In press. Factors influencing

detection of the federally endangered Diamond Darter Crystallaria cincotta: implications for long-term monitoring strategies. American Midland Naturalist

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66. Thompson, P.A., S.A. Welsh, A.A. Rizzo, and D.M. Smith. In press. Effect of substrate size on sympatric sand darter benthic habitat preferences. Journal of Freshwater Ecology

67. Aldinger, J.L. and S.A. Welsh. In press. Diel periodicity and chronology of upstream

migration in yellow-phase American eels (Anguilla rostrata). Environmental Biology of Fishes

68. Welsh, S.A., D.R. Jerry, D.W. Burrows, and M.L. Rourke. In press. A new species of

freshwater eel-tailed catfish of the genus Tandanus (Teleostei: Plotosidae) from coastal rivers of mid-northern New South Wales, Australia. Copeia

Popular articles Cincotta, D.A. and S.A. Welsh. 2005. The moundbuilders. West Virginia Wildlife Magazine,

quarterly publication by West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Welsh, S.A. 2006. The incredible journey of the American eel. West Virginia Wildlife

Magazine, quarterly publication by West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Presentations (first author and presenter, chronological order): Welsh, S.A. and R.L. Raesly. Morphological variation and geographic isolation in an

undescribed sculpin (Teleostei: Cottidae) from the Potomac River drainage. The seventy-fourth annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Los Angeles, CA. 2-8 June 1994.

Welsh, S.A. and R.L. Raesly. The morphological consequences of insularization in the

checkered sculpin. The Seventieth Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. 1 April 1995.

Welsh, S.A. and S.A. Perry. Fish losses and acid deposition: a GIS approach. Joint meeting

of the West Virginia Chapter of the Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society, Elkins, WV. 21 April 1995.

Welsh, S.A. and S.A. Perry. Relationships of acidification and fish losses within the

Monongahela National Forest. East Coast Trout Management and Culture Workshop II. Penn State University, State College, PA. 31 May - 2 June 1995.

Welsh, S.A. and S.A. Perry. Relationships between fish population declines and stream

acidification within the upper Monongahela River drainage. Mid-Atlantic Highlands Environment-Now and Tomorrow, Davis, WV. 24-26 October 1995.

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Welsh, S.A. and S.A. Perry. Habitat use of darters in the Elk River drainage, WV, with comments on Percina macrocephala, a species of special concern. The Forty-Second Tri-state Fisheries Conference, Ashland, KY, 5-6 March 1996.

Welsh, S.A. and S.A. Perry. Niche partitioning and niche overlap in an assemblage of darters

in the Elk and Birch rivers, West Virginia. Meeting of the West Virginia Chapter of the Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society, Elkins, WV, 12 April 1996.

Welsh, S.A. and S.A. Perry. Habitat partitioning in a diverse assemblage of darters in the Elk

River drainage, West Virginia. The Seventy-first Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Concord College, Athens, WV. 20 April 1996.

Welsh, S.A. and S.A. Perry. Microhabitat use and habitat partitioning in an assemblage of

darters (Percidae: Etheostomatini) in the Elk River drainage, West Virginia. The seventy-sixth annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, New Orleans, LA. 13-19 June 1996.

Welsh, S.A. Use of small quadrats for estimating substrate composition in streams. The

Forty-Third Tri-state Fisheries Conference, Lexington, VA. 5-6 March 1997. Welsh, S.A. Spatial scale and its effect on questions and answers in stream ecology. Joint

meeting of the West Virginia Chapter of the Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society, Elkins, WV. 4 April 1997.

Welsh, S.A. Spatial scales, quadrats, and substrate composition in streams. The Seventy-

second meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, West Virginia State College, Institute, WV. 12 April 1997.

Welsh, S.A. and S.A. Perry. Spatial scale and its effect on estimates of substrate use in

stream fishes. The seventy-seventh annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Seattle, WA. 26 June - 2 July 1997.

Welsh, S.A., S.A. Perry, and J.H. Howard. Allozyme variation in Etheostoma tippecanoe and

E. denoncourti. The seventy-eight annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Guelph, Ontario. 24 July - 31 July 1998.

Welsh, S.A., S.A. Perry, and J.H. Howard. Range fragmentation and genetic variation in

Etheostoma tippecanoe and E. denoncourti. The Seventy-third meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, West Virginia State College, Institute, WV. 4 April 1998.

Welsh, S.A., E.S. Gray, K.A. Kellogg, J.R. Stauffer, Jr., and S.A. Perry. Within- and among-

drainage comparison of microhabitats used by six species of benthic darters. The seventy-ninth annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, State College, Pennsylvania. 24 June - 30 June 1999.

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Welsh, S.A. and J.E. Skjeveland. Use of tagging data to examine growth rates of Atlantic coast striped bass. The 129th annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Charlotte, North Carolina. 30 Aug. - 2 Sept. 1999.

Welsh, S.A. Exploitation rates of Atlantic coast striped bass. Presented at the 56th Annual

Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference. Charleston, WV. 11 April 2000. Welsh, S.A. Occurrence, distribution, and movement of shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser

brevirostrum) in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. Presented at the mid-year meeting Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Savannah, GA, 5 February 2000.

Welsh, S.A., J. Skjeveland, and M.F. Mangold. Distribution and movements of the

endangered shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) in the upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, U.S.A. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, La Paz, Mexico, 16 June 2000.

Welsh, S.A., J.E. Skjeveland, M.F. Mangold, and S.M. Eyler. Distributions of wild and

hatchery-reared Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus) in the Chesapeake Bay, MD. Presented at the American Fisheries Society 130th Annual Meeting, 23 August 2000, St. Louis, Missouri.

Welsh, S.A. Use of tag recoveries to estimate growth rates of Atlantic coast striped bass.

Presented at the Striped Bass Working Session, 29 August 2000, Baltimore, MD. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A. Estimates of annual exploitation rates and annual encounter rates of Atlantic

coast striped bass: spring 1999 - spring 2000 and fall 1999 - fall 2000. Presented at the ASMFC Striped Bass Tagging Committee meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 21 May 2001. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A., M.F. Mangold, and S.M. Eyler. Movements of shortnose sturgeon in

Chesapeake Bay. Presented at the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies conference, Louisville, KY, 16 October 2001.

Welsh, S.A. and D.A. Cincotta. Hybridization of stonecat and margined madtoms in the

Cheat River drainage, West Virginia. Presented at the mid-year meeting Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Little Rock, AR, 22 February 2002.

Welsh, S.A. and J. Anderson. Occurrence of fishes and macroinvertebrates within the Camp

Dawson Army National Guard Training facility. Presented at the West Virginia Academy of Sciences meeting, 20 April 2002.

Welsh, S.A. and D.A. Cincotta. An unusual hybridization event: Noturus flavus x Noturus

insignis hybrids from the Blackwater River, West Virginia. Presented at the 2002 annual meeting of the West Virginia Chapter of American Fisheries Society, Westvaco Natural Resource Center, Morgantown, WV, 26 April 2002.

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Welsh, S.A., D.A. Cincotta, R.L. Raesly, and R.M. Wood. Morphological variation among

populations of the spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum). Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Kansas City, MO, 3 July 2002.

Welsh, S.A. and D.A. Cincotta. Morphological variation of the channel shiner in West

Virginia. Presented at the 132nd Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 21 August 2002.

Welsh, S.A. Current fisheries research in the Ohio River drainage by the West Virginia

Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Presented at the Ohio River Valley Ecoteam Meeting of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lexington, KY, 18 September 2002. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A. Tag-based fishing mortality estimates of Atlantic striped bass. Presented at the

ASMFC striped bass management board meeting, Williamsburg, VA, 19 November 2002. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A. Methods of estimating tag-based fishing mortality estimates of Atlantic striped

bass. Presented at the ASMFC Stock Assessment Review Committee meeting, Woods Hole, MA, 4 December 2002. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A. A tag-based analysis of annual exploitation and catch rates of Atlantic striped

bass. Presented at the spring meeting Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Wilmington, NC, 12-16 February 2003.

Welsh, S.A. The importance of fish tagging to fishery management. Presented at the Tri-

State Fisheries Conference, Ashland, KY, 5 March 2003. Welsh, S.A. Winter habitat studies of Ohio River fishes. Presented at the Ohio River Valley

Ecoteam Meeting of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Columbus, OH, 26 March 2003. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A. and D.I. Wellman. Post-flood recolonization of native and non-native fishes in

tributaries of New River, West Virginia. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, 1 July 2003.

Welsh, S.A. Use of auxiliary variables for survival rate analysis of Atlantic striped bass.

Presented at the 133rd Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting, Quebec City, Canada, 14 August 2003.

Welsh, S.A. The 2002 Atlantic Coast striped bass tag assessment and report. Annual meeting

of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Striped Bass Technical Committee, Providence, RI, 22 Oct 2003. (INVITED)

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Welsh, S.A. The 2002 Atlantic Coast striped bass tag assessment and report. Annual meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Striped Bass Management Board, New York City, New York, 16 Dec 2003. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A. and D.I. Wellman. Seasonal use of small tributaries by juvenile smallmouth bass

in the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia. Presented at the Spring Meeting Southern Division American Fisheries Society, Oklahoma City, OK, 27 -29 February 2004.

Welsh, S.A. and S.D. Hammond. Seasonal movements of American eels in the upper

Potomac River watershed. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Meeting, Norman, OK, 26 May – 1 June 2004.

Welsh, S.A. Use of covariate models for analysis of striped bass tagging data. Annual

meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Striped Bass Tagging Committee, Baltimore, MD, 26 July 2004. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A. First-year recoveries and coastal migration of striped bass tagged and released

offshore of North Carolina. Annual meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Striped Bass Tagging Committee, Baltimore, MD, 27 July 2004. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A. American eel use of an eel ladder at Millville Dam, Shenandoah River. U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Chesapeake Bay Fish Passage Committee meeting, Annapolis, MD, 24 August 2004. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A. Estimates of fishing mortality and survival rates from striped bass tagged during

the North Carolina Winter trawl survey, Striped Bass Tagging Committee Meeting Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Manchester, NH, 20-21 September 2004. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A. The 2003 Atlantic Coast striped bass tag assessment and report. Annual meeting

of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Striped Bass Management Board, New Castle, NH, 10 November 2004. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A. Eel passage data from the Millville ladder, lower Shenandoah River, WV.

Presented at the Eel data workshop of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Baltimore, MD, 24 May 2005. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A., K. Sheehan, T. Oldham, and D. Cincotta. Bedrock and brookies – geological

gauntlets on trout distributions in West Virginia. East Coast Trout Management and Culture Workshop IV, Lock Haven State University, Lock Haven, PA, 7 June 2005.

Welsh, S.A. Overestimation of tag-based fishing mortality rates by monotonic trend models:

examples from simulated and real data. Presented at the striped bass tagging meeting

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of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Manchester, NH, 29 June 2005. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A., E. Osier, and K. Sheehan. Habitat use of the Elk River spotted darter. Presented

at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Tampa, FL, 6-11 July 2005.

Welsh, S.A. 2004 fishing mortality estimates of striped bass tagged and released offshore

North Carolina. Presented at the striped bass tagging meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Baltimore, MD, 2 August 2005. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A. and H.L. Hildebrand. An update of eel passage at the Millville Dam ladder.

Presented to USFWS Fish Passage Group, Annapolis, MD, 31 August 2005. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A., C. Tipton, and T. McCrobie. A tag-based approach to human dimensions:

examples from the Atlantic striped bass fishery. Presented at the Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Anchorage, AK, 11-15 September 2005.

Welsh, S.A. Ecology of the American eel. Invited presentation, West Virginia Division of

Natural Resources, Elkins, WV, 12 January 2006. (INVITED) Welsh, S.A. An update of American eel research at Millville Dam. Presented to Allegheny

Energy, Williamsport, MD, 7 June 2006. (INVITED) Welsh, S.A., D.A. Cincotta, and J.F. Switzer. The status of Etheostoma osburni (candy

darter) in West Virginia. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, New Orleans, LA, 12-17 July 2006.

Welsh, S.A. Summary of tagging analyses of the mixed stock of overwintering striped bass

offshore North Carolina. Presented to the Striped Bass Tagging Committee, ASMFC, Baltimore, MD, 22-23 August 2006. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A. and J. Hoenig. Systematic error in tag-based survival estimates by time trend

models: examples from simulated and real data. Presented at the Spring Meeting Southern Division American Fisheries Society, Memphis, TN, 8-12 February 2007.

Welsh, S.A. and D.A. Cincotta. Conservation status and population extirpations of

Etheostoma osburni (candy darter) in West Virginia. Presented at the Association of Southeastern Biologists meeting, Columbia, SC, 18-21 April 2007.

Welsh, S.A. Fishing mortality rates, survival rates, and exploitation rates of striped bass

tagged off the coast of NC. Presented at the Striped Bass Tagging Committee Meeting, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Durham, NH, 9-11 July 2007. (INVITED)

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Welsh, S.A., A. Burns, and B. Keplinger. Estimation of fish abundance in small streams and the influence of sampling methods. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, St. Louis, MO, 12-17 July 2007.

Welsh, S.A. and A. Burns. Capture efficiencies of the Holton and Sullivan parallel wires

electrofishing method. Presented at the 61st Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, WV, 21-24 October 2007.

Welsh, S.A. and R.M. Wood. The Diamond Darter (Crystallaria cincotta), a new species

(Teleostei: Percidae) from the Elk River of the Ohio River drainage, West Virginia. Presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 5 April 2008.

Welsh, S.A. and R.M. Wood. The Diamond Darter (Crystallaria cincotta), a new species

(Teleostei: Percidae) from the Elk River of the Ohio River drainage, West Virginia. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Montreal, Canada, 26 July 2008.

Welsh, S.A. and J. Hoenig. Time-trend models and tag-based survival estimates: a cautionary

tale. Presented at the 138th Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Ottawa, Canada, 19 August 2008.

Welsh, S.A., R.M. Wood, and T.L. King. The Southeastern Fishes Council desperate dozen:

diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta). Presented at the Annual meeting of the Southeastern Fishes Council, Chattanooga, TN, 13 November 2008. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A. and B.J. Keplinger. Vertical habitat shifts and mixed species shoals of closely-

related native and nonnative cyprinids: a possible example of invasive mutualism. Presented at the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 15-18 January 2009.

Welsh, S.A. The diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta), a rare species of the Ohio River

drainage. Presented at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 4-5 March 2009.

Welsh, S.A. and D.A. Cincotta. Occurrence of the western sand darter (Ammocrypta clara) in

an eastern river: biogeographic implications. Presented at the 84th annual meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Sciences, Glenville State College, Glenville, WV, 28 March 2009.

Welsh, S.A. and B.J. Keplinger. Minnows, mutualism, and mixed species shoals. Presented

at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Portland, OR, 24 July 2009.

Welsh, S.A. Tag-based fishery selectivity, exploitation patterns, and partial recruitment

vectors for the Atlantic coast striped bass fishery, 1987-2008. Presented at the Striped

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Bass Tagging Committee meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Annapolis, MD, 10 August 2009. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A. A sensitivity analysis of tag loss and its influences on tag-based fishing

mortality estimates from the Atlantic coast striped bass fishery. Presented at the Striped Bass Tagging Committee meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Annapolis, MD, 10 August 2009. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A. and D. Wellman. Use of small tributaries by juvenile smallmouth bass.

Presented at the 139th Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN, 2 September 2009.

Welsh, S., D. Smith, and M. Mandt. Upstream migration of the American eel in the

Shenandoah River, upper Potomac River drainage. 140th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, PA, 15 September 2010.

Welsh, S.A., D.R. Smith, M. Mandt, and M. Braham. Chutes and Ladders – American eel

migration in the Shenandoah River. Presented at the Joint Annual Meeting of the Virginia & West Virginia Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, Cacapon State Park, WV, 9 February 2011.

Welsh, S.A., D.R. Smith, M. Braham, and M. Mandt. Upstream migration of eels associated

with eel ladders on the Shenandoah River. Eel Passage Technology Workshop, Gloucester, MA, 30 March 2011. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A., D.R. Smith, M. Mandt, and M. Braham. Migration and Dam Passage of

Yellow-Phase American Eels in the Shenandoah River of the Potomac River Drainage, USA. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 9 July 2011.

Welsh, S.A. Rates of fishing mortality and natural mortality of a mixed stock of Atlantic

Coast striped bass. Presented at the Striped Bass Tagging Committee Meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, Philadelphia, PA, 9 August 2011. (INVITED)

Welsh, S.A., M. Braham, D.R. Smith, and M. Mandt. Size, Age, and Migration of Yellow-

Phase American Eels in the Potomac River Drainage, Mid-Atlantic Region, USA. 141st Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Seattle, WA, 7 September 2011.

Welsh, S., D. Smith, and N. Taylor. Habitat use of the diamond darter. Annual Meeting of

the Southeastern Fishes Council, New Orleans, LA, 9 November 2012. Welsh, S., D. Smith, and N. Taylor. Nocturnal microhabitat use of the diamond darter.

Annual Meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN, 9 February 2013.

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Welsh, S., and D. Wichterman. Angler and creel surveys of the walleye fishery at

Summersville Reservoir, West Virginia. Joint meeting of the Ohio and WV Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, Huntington, WV, 20 February 2013.

Welsh, S.A. and J. Aldinger. A photographic counter for monitoring American Eels at an eel

ladder. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society, Charleston, SC, 26 January 2014.

Welsh, S.A. and J. Aldinger. Semi-automated monitoring of an eel ladder on the Shenandoah

River. Joint Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Chapters of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society, Elkins, WV, 27 February 2014.

Welsh, S, D. Jerry, and D. Burrows. A new species of freshwater eel-tailed catfish of the

genus Tandanus (Teleostei: Plotosidae) from the wet tropics region of eastern Australia. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Chattanooga, TN, 3 August 2014.

Welsh, S., S. Hammond, H. Liller, J. Zimmerman, M. Braham, and J. Aldinger. 2014. An 11-

year series of passage counts of upstream migrant American Eels at the Millville Dam eel ladder, lower Shenandoah River, USA. International Eel Symposium 2014: Are Eels Climbing Back up the Slippery Slope? 144th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, 21 August 2014, Quebec City, Canada.

Welsh, S.A. and J.L. Aldinger. 2014. Eel ladders and dam passage of upstream migrant

American Eels in the Shenandoah River drainage. Presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Fishes Council, Asheville, NC, 14 November 2014.

Welsh, S.A. and Z.J. Loughman. 2015. Upstream dispersal of an invasive crayfish aided by a

fish passage facility. Presented at the Southern Division American Fisheries Society meeting, 30 January 2015, Savannah, GA.

Welsh, S. and J. Aldinger. A 12-year time series of American eel passage at an eel ladder,

lower Shenandoah River. Presented at the joint meeting of VA and WV Chapters of AFS, 18 February 2015, Blacksburg, VA.

Welsh, S.A. and J.L. Aldinger. Periodicity and timing of upstream migration of yellow-phase

American Eels, Potomac River drainage, USA. The 95th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, 19 July 2015.

Welsh, S.A. and J.L. Aldinger. Upstream migrant American Eels: A 12-year time series from

an eel pass on the lower Shenandoah River. Presented at the 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, OR, 19 August 2015.

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Welsh, S.A. and J.L. Aldinger. Patterns and periodicity of upstream passage of American Eels at an eel ladder. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV, 20 February 2016.

Welsh, S.A. and Z.J. Loughman. Use of an eel pass by virile crayfish on the lower

Shenandoah River. Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Huntington, WV, 9 April 2016.

Co-authored presentations (chronological order): Cincotta, D.A., T.E., Oldham, and S.A Welsh. The status of several introductions of fishes in

the New River drainage of West Virginia. The Forty-Second Tri-state Fisheries Conference, Ashland, KY, 5-6 March 1996.

Cincotta, D.A., T.E., Oldham, and S.A Welsh. The status of several introductions of fishes in

the New River drainage of West Virginia. The Seventy-first Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Concord College, Athens, WV, 20 April 1996.

Kinziger, A.P., R.M. Wood, and S.A. Welsh. Systematics of Etheostoma tippecanoe and E.

denoncourti (Actinopterygii: Percidae). Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, La Paz, Mexico, 17 June 2000.

Skjeveland, J.E., S.A. Welsh, and M.F. Mangold. Recoveries of hatchery-reared striped bass

from the Patuxent River, MD. Presented at the American Fisheries Society 130th Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, 21 August 2000.

Millard, M., S. Welsh, J.Skjeveland, J. Fletcher, J. Mohler, M. Hendrix, A. Kahnle, and K.

Hattala. Mortality associated with catch and release of striped bass in the Hudson River. Presented at the Northeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies conference, Sarotoga Springs, NY, 23 April 2001.

Kahnle, A., K. Hattala, M. Millard, S. Welsh, J.Skjeveland, J. Fletcher, J. Mohler, and M.

Hendrix. Catch and release mortality rates in the American shad fishery of the Hudson River. Presented at the Northeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies conference, Sarotoga Springs, NY, 23 April 2001.

Hammond, S. and S. Welsh. Local movements of American eels in Shenandoah River, West

Virginia. Presented at the Southern Division American Fisheries Society 10th annual spring meeting, Little Rock, AK. 23 February 2002.

Wellman, D. I. and S. A. Welsh. Distributions of fishes of the New River Gorge National

River, West Virginia, following major flood events. Presented at the Southern Division American Fisheries Society 10th annual spring meeting, Little Rock, AK, 23 February 2002.

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Wellman, D. I. and S. A. Welsh. Distributions of native and nonnative fishes in the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, Weston, WV, 7 March 2002.

Hammond, S. and S. Welsh. Local movement and abundance of American eels near Millville

Dam, Shenandoah River. West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit annual meeting, Morgantown, WV, 12 April 2002.

Wellman, D. I. and S. A. Welsh. Relationships among fish distributions, watershed

characteristics, and floods in the New River Gorge National River, West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Annual Meeting, Morgantown, WV, 12 April 2002.

Raesly, R.L. and S.A. Welsh. Dietary analysis of three sculpin species in Antietam Creek,

Potomac River drainage. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Kansas City, MO, 3 July 2002.

Hammond, S. and S.A. Welsh. Radio-tracking American eel movements at Millville Dam,

West Virginia. Presented at the 132nd Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 20 August 2002.

Wellman, D. and S.A. Welsh. Fish distributions of the New River Gorge National River in

relation to watershed and stream characteristics. Presented at the 132nd Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 19 August 2002.

Wellman, D. and S.A. Welsh. Fish distributions and post-flood recolonization of fishes in the

New River Gorge National River. Presented at the National Park Service office, Glen Jean, WV, 11 October 2002.

Smith, J., S.A. Welsh, J. Anderson, and R.H. Fortney. Water quality trends in the Blackwater

River, West Virginia. Presented at Canaan Valley and its Environs: a Landscape Heritage Celebration, Canaan Valley, WV, 17 October 2002.

Wellman, D. I. and S. A. Welsh. Post-flood recolonization of fishes in high gradient,

Appalachian streams, 2nd Annual Meeting of Future Fisheries Professionals, Cookeville, TN, 8 November 2002.

Smith, J., S.A. Welsh, J. Anderson, and R.H. Fortney. An information-theoretic analysis of

water quality trends in the Blackwater River, West Virginia. Presented at the spring meeting Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Wilmington, NC, 12-16 February 2003.

Hedrick, L.B. and S.A. Welsh. A sediment sampler design for monitoring impacts of road

construction. Invited symposium, Southern dirt: sedimentation in southeastern waters. Presented at the spring meeting Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Wilmington, NC, 12-16 February 2003. (INVITED)

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Hammond, S. and S.A. Welsh. Seasonal movements of American eels in Shenandoah River,

West Virginia. Presented at the spring meeting Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Wilmington, NC, 12-16 February 2003.

Lenz, B., S.A. Welsh, and K.J. Hartman. Winter habitats used by freshwater drum

(Aplodinotus grunniens) and channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) in the Ohio River. Presented at the spring meeting Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Wilmington, NC, 16 February 2003.

Osier, E.A. and S.A. Welsh. Habitats used by the spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum) in

the Elk River, West Virginia. Presented at the spring meeting Southern Division, American Fisheries Society, Wilmington, NC, 12-16 February 2003.

Lenz, B., S. Welsh, and K. Hartman. Winter habitats of channel catfish and freshwater

drum in the Belleville Pool, Ohio River. Presented at the Tri-State Fisheries Conference, Ashland, KY, 5 March 2003.

Hammond, S. and S.A. Welsh. Seasonal movements of American eels in Shenandoah River,

West Virginia. Presented at the Tri-state Fisheries Meeting, Ashland KY, 4-5 March 2003

Wellman, D. and S.A. Welsh. Post-flood recolonization of fishes in the New River Gorge

National River. Presented at the Tri-state Fisheries Meeting, Ashland KY, 4-5 March 2003.

Lenz, B., S. Welsh, and K. Hartman. Winter habitats of channel catfish and freshwater

drum in the Belleville Pool, Ohio River. Presented at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Morgantown, WV, 6 March 2003

Lenz, B., S. Welsh, and K. Hartman. Winter habitats of fishes in the Belleville Pool, Ohio

River. Presented at the West Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit annual meeting, Morgantown, WV, 24 April 2003.

Cincotta, D.A. and S.A. Welsh. A review of rare fishes in West Virginia. Presented at the

West Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Meeting, Morgantown, WV, 24 April 2003.

Hedrick, L. B. and S. A. Welsh. A sediment sampler design for monitoring impacts of road

construction. Presented at the West Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Meeting, Morgantown, WV, 24 April 2003.

Lenz, B., S.A. Welsh, and K. Hartman. Winter habitats of fishes in the Belleville Pool, Ohio

River. Presented at the 133rd American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada, 12 August 2003.

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Hedrick, L.B. and S.A. Welsh. A new sampler design for use in studies of stream sedimentation. Presented at the West Virginia Chapter of American Fisheries Society Meeting, Clarksburg, WV, 6 February 2004.

Hedrick, L.B. and S.A. Welsh. Assessing sedimentation in Appalachian headwater streams.

Mid-Atlantic Water Pollution Workshop, Cacapon State Park, WV, 25 March 2004. Hedrick, L.B., S.A. Welsh, J. Anderson, and R. Fortney. Assessing influences of highway

construction on Appalachian streams. Presented at the annual Graduate Student Conference of the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 8 April 2004.

Hildebrand, H. and S.A. Welsh. The diet of yellow perch in Cheat Lake, WV. Presented at

the annual Graduate Student Conference of the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 8 April 2004.

Hedrick, L.B. and S.A. Welsh, J. Anderson, and R. Fortney. Assessing influences of highway

construction on Appalachian streams. Presented at the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Conference, Ocean City, MD, 27 April 2004.

Hedrick, L.B. and S.A. Welsh. New methods for estimation and analysis of stream

sedimentation. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Meeting, Norman, OK, 26 May – 1 June 2004.

Osier, E.A. and S.A. Welsh. Using species-area relationships to address areas of conservation

importance. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Meeting, Norman, OK, 26 May – 1 June 2004.

Hildebrand, H. and S.A. Welsh. The upstream movement of Anguilla rostrata at the Millville

Dam eel ladder. Presented at the Spring Meeting Southern Division American Fisheries Society, Virginia Beach, VA, 10-13 February 2005.

Hildebrand, H. and S.A. Welsh. An evaluation of environmental cues to upstream

movements of American eels at Millville Dam, Shenandoah River, upper Potomac River drainage. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Tampa, FL, 6-11 July 2005.

Hildebrand, H. and S.A. Welsh. The upstream movement of American eels at the Millville

Dam eel ladder. Presented at the 135th Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Anchorage, AK, 11-15 September 2005.

Switzer, J.F., S.A. Welsh, and T.L. King. A molecular genetic investigation of hybridization

between Etheostoma osburni and Etheostoma variatum in the New River drainage. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, Tampa, FL, 6-11 July 2005.

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Sheehan, K. and S. A. Welsh. Depth and substrate modeling using geographic information

systems on Aaron’s Creek, West Virginia. Presented at the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Spring Meeting, San Antonio, TX, 11 February 2006.

Lowery, J. and S.A. Welsh. The parasite, Anguillicola crassus, in yellow-phase American

eels from the Shenandoah River, West Virginia. Presented at the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Spring Meeting, Memphis, TN, 8-12 February 2007.

Lowery, J. and S.A. Welsh. Nematode parasites found in American eels, Anguilla rostrata,

from the Shenandoah River, West Virginia. Presented at the joint meeting of the Pennsylvania and West Virginia Chapters of American Fisheries Society, Morgantown, WV, 10 March 2007.

Hedrick, L.B., S.A. Welsh, J.T. Anderson, and J.D. Hedrick. Evaluation of a new sediment

sampling design. Presented at the 61st Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, WV, 21-24 October 2007.

Lowery, J. and S.A. Welsh. American eels from the Shenandoah River infected by

Anguillicola crassus. Presented at the 61st Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, WV, 21-24 October 2007.

Zimmerman, J.L. and S.A. Welsh. PIT tag retention in small American eels, Anguilla

rostrata. Presented at the Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV, 29 February 2008.

Hedrick, L.B, S.A. Welsh, and J.T Anderson. Effects of highway construction on sediment

and benthic macroinvertebrates in two tributaries of the Lost River, West Virginia. Presented at the Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV, 29 February 2008.

Loughman, Z. and S. Welsh. Conservation status of West Virginia crayfishes. Presented at

the Spring Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV, 29 February 2008. (INVITED)

Cincotta, D.A., S.A. Welsh, D.W. Thorne, and A.R. Yeager. The status and distribution of

Notropis ariommus and Notropis telescopus in West Virginia. Presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 5 April 2008.

Yeager, A.R., D.A. Cincotta, D.W. Thorne, and S.A. Welsh. Rebounding fish community of

the upper Gauley River System in West Virginia. Presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 5 April 2008.

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Garrison, N, Z. Loughman, and S. Welsh. Distribution and conservation standing of West Virginia’s Atlantic slope crayfish fauna. Presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 5 April 2008.

Loughman, Z. and S. Welsh. Distribution and conservation of West Virginia imperiled

crayfish species. Presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 5 April 2008.

Chen, Y, R.C. Viadero, X. Wei, L.B. Hedrick, S.A. Welsh, J.T. Anderson, and L. Lin.

Impacts of highway construction on stream water quality and macroinvertebrate index in mid-Atlantic Highlands. 93rd Annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Milwaukee, WI, 7 August 2008.

Cincotta, D.A. and S.A. Welsh. Discovery of Ammocrypta clara in the upper Ohio River of

West Virginia. Presented at the Annual meeting of the Southeastern Fishes Council, Chattanooga, TN, 14 November 2008.

Loughman, Z.J., N.L. Garrison, and S.A. Welsh. Crayfish of West Virginia’s Potomac River

basins: conservation and natural history. Presented at the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 15-18 January 2009.

Smith, D.M. and S.A. Welsh. Habitat selection in ammocoetes of the least brook lamprey

(Lampetra aepyptera). Presented at the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 15-18 January 2009.

Cincotta, D.A., S.A. Welsh, D.W. Thorne, and A.R. Yeager. The rediscovery of Notropis

ariommus (popeye shiner) in West Virginia. Presented at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 4-5 March 2009.

Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, and P.J. Turk. Relationship between Available Habitat Type and

Predator Avoidance of Least Brook Lamprey Ammocoetes (Lampetra aepyptera). Presented at the annual meeting of the West Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 4-5 March 2009.

Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, and P.J. Turk. Relationship between habitat selection and

susceptibility to predation in larval lampreys. Presented at the 84th annual meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Sciences, Glenville State College, Glenville, WV, 28 March 2009.

Loughman, Z.J., N. Garrison, M. McKinney, and S.A. Welsh. Crayfishes of the Cheat River

system: temporal changes, natural history, and conservation. Presented at the 84th annual meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Sciences, Glenville State College, Glenville, WV, 28 March 2009.

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Cincotta, D.A., S.A. Welsh, D.W. Thorne, and A.R. Yeager. The rediscovery of Notropis scabriceps (New River shiner) in the Gauley river of West Virginia, with an update of its status statewide. Presented at the 84th annual meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Sciences, Glenville State College, Glenville, WV, 28 March 2009.

Vopal, C., N. Garrison, M. McKinney, S.A. Welsh, and Z.J. Loughman. Crayfishes of the

West Virginia portion of the James River system with an emphasis on the conservation of Cambarus longulus. Presented at the 84th annual meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Sciences, Glenville State College, Glenville, WV, 28 March 2009.

Eyler, S., S. Welsh, and D. Smith. Silver eel migration and mortality associated with five

hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River. Presented at the meeting of the Association of Mid Atlantic Aquatic Biologists, Cacapon State Park, WV, 31 March 2009.

Eyler, S., S. Welsh, D. Smith, and M. Mandt. Silver eel migration and mortality associated

with five hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River. Presented at the 65th annual Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Lancaster, PA, 28 April 2009.

Sheehan, K. and S. Welsh. Mapping of stream habitat using minimal data interpolation.

Presented at the 139th Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN, 31 August 2009.

Ruble, C., J.R. Shute, P. Rakes, and S. Welsh. Captive propagation of the spotted darter.

Presented at the 139th Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN, 1 September 2009.

Switzer, J., S. Welsh, and T. King. Conservation genetics of the candy darter, a species

imperiled by hybridization with an introduced congener. Presented at the 139th Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN, 2 September 2009.

Eyler, S., S. Welsh, D. Smith, and M. Mandt. American eel downstream migration past

hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River. Presented at the meeting of the Association of Mid Atlantic Aquatic Biologists, Cacapon State Park, WV, 1 April 2010.

Smith, D., S. Welsh, and P. Turk. Benthic stream habitat and its influence on larval lamprey

survival. Presented at the meeting of the Association of Mid Atlantic Aquatic Biologists, Cacapon State Park, WV, 1 April 2010.

Cincotta, D., D. Thorne, A. Yeager, and S. Welsh. Dunkard Creek fish kill: review of the fish

data before and after the kill. Presented at the meeting of the Association of Mid Atlantic Aquatic Biologists, Cacapon State Park, WV, 1 April 2010.

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Foltz, D., E. Hewitt, M. McKinney, N. Garrison, Z. Loughman, and S. Welsh. Crayfishes of the West Virginia Elk River basin: conservation and natural history. The 85th Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Morgantown, WV, 10 April 2010.

Loughman, Z., D. Foltz, E. Hewitt, M. McKinney, N. Garrison, and S. Welsh. Rediscovery

and discussion of future conservation efforts of Cambarus (P.) veteranus (Big Sandy Crayfish) in West Virginia. The 85th Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Morgantown, WV, 10 April 2010.

Cincotta, D. and S. Welsh. Conservation status of imperiled West Virginia fishes. The 85th

Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Morgantown, WV, 10 April 2010.

Sheehan, K., M. Strager, and S. Welsh. 2010. Advantages of geographically-weighted

regression for monitoring substrate in streams. West Virginia GIS conference, Huntington, WV, 8 June 2010.

Loughman, Z. and S. Welsh. The crayfishes of West Virginia revisited: results from the

second statewide census. 18th Symposium of the International Association of Astacology, Columbia, MO, 19 July 2010.

Cincotta, D. F. Jernejcic, R. Spear, and S. Welsh. The Dunkard Creek disaster: summary of

the ichthyofauna and the factors leading to a mining related fish kill in the Monongahela River Basin, West Virginia. 140th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, PA, 15 September 2010.

Eyler, S., S. Welsh, D. Smith, and M. Mandt. Silver eel migration and mortality associated

with five hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River. 140th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, PA, 14 September 2010.

Ruble, C., P. Rakes, J.R. Shute, and S.A. Welsh. Life history comparison of three species in

the Etheostoma maculatum species group. 140th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, PA, 16 September 2010.

Sheehan, K., M. Strager, and S. Welsh. Directional influence of stream habitat variables on

modeling stream reaches in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. 140th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Pittsburgh, PA, 16 September 2010.

Loughman, Z. and S. Welsh. Cambarus (Puncticambarus) smilax, a new species of crayfish

(Crustacea; Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Greenbrier River basin of West Virginia. West Virginia Academy of Science, Institute, WV, 6 April 2011.

Mandt, M., S. Eyler, S. Welsh, and D. Smith. Combining aerial and underwater radio-

telemetry antennas to monitor hydroelectric-dam passage by migrating American eels in the Shenandoah River. Meeting of the Virginia & West Virginia Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, Cacapon State Park, WV, 9 February 2011.

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Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, and P.J. Turk. The Influence of Available Benthic Habitat Type on

Predation Risk in Larval Least Brook Lamprey. 141st Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Seattle, WA, 7 September 2011.

Cincotta, D.A., D. W. Thorne, and S. A. Welsh. An Update on the Status of Etheostoma

osburni (Candy Darter) in West Virginia. Northeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, WV, 13 April 2012.

Ruble, C., P Rakes, J.R. Shute, and S. Welsh. Life history of the diamond darter. Annual

meeting of the Southeastern Fishes Council, New Orleans, LA, 8 November 2012. Andrew, R., S. Welsh, J. Young, and N. Hitt. Natural barrier effects on trout and fish

communities in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Northeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, WV, 13 April 2012.

Smith, D.M. and S.A. Welsh. Use of Acoustic Telemetry to Determine Movements and

Spawning Locations of Walleye in Cheat Lake, WV. Northeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Charleston, WV, 13 April 2012.

Taylor, N., S. Welsh, and D. Smith. Assessment of age, diet, and growth of yellow perch In

Cheat Lake, West Virginia. Annual meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN, 10 February 2013.

Smith, D., S. Welsh, and N. Taylor. Investigating Seasonal Movements and Spawning

Locations of Walleye in Cheat Lake, WV using Acoustic Telemetry. Annual meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN, 10 February 2013.

Taylor, N., S. Welsh, and D. Smith. Age structure, growth, and summer diet of yellow perch

(Perca flavescens) in a West Virginia Reservoir. Joint meeting of the Ohio and WV Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, Huntington, WV, 20 February 2013.

Smith, D., S. Welsh, and N. Taylor. Determining Seasonal Movements and Spawning

Habitat Use of Walleye in Cheat Lake, WV using Acoustic Telemetry. Joint meeting of the Ohio and WV Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, Huntington, WV, 20 February 2013.

Anderson, J.T., J.L. Pitchford, S.M. Selego, K.R.P. McCoard, L. Lin, G.T. Merovich, and

S.A. Welsh. Biotic and abiotic response to stream restoration on the Cacapon River. West Virginia Academy of Science, Canaan Valley Institute, Davis, WV, 6 April 2013

Welsh, S.A., H. Liller, and D.M. Smith*. Environmental Correlates of Upstream Migration

of Yellow-phase American Eels in the Potomac River Drainage. Sixty-ninth Annual

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Northeast Fish and Wildlife Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, 8 April 2013 [*Presented by D.M. Smith].

Lucero, M., R. Fagundo, S. Welsh, and Z. Loughman. Distribution and conservation status of

four Orconectes crayfishes occurring in Virginia’s upper James and Maury River systems. Seventy-fourth Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Charleston, WV, 12 April 2013.

Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, N.D. Taylor, C.D. Hilling. Use of acoustic telemetry to determine

seasonal movements of walleye in a hydropower reservoir. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society, Charleston, SC, 26 January 2014.

Eyler, S., S. Welsh, D. Smith, and M. Mandt. Passage Method, Turbine Mortality, and

Migratory Delay of Silver American Eels (Anguilla rostrata) at Five Hydroelectric Dams on the Shenandoah River. International Eel Symposium 2014: Are Eels Climbing Back up the Slippery Slope? 144th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, 21 August 2014, Quebec City, Canada.

Loughman, Z, N. Sadecky, and S. Welsh. 2015. Determination of Crayfish Occupancy Rates

Across Mined Watersheds in Eastern Kentucky. Presented at the Southern Division American Fisheries Society meeting, 30 January 2015, Savannah, GA

Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, N.D. Taylor, and C.D. Hilling. 2015. Population Dynamics and

Seasonal Movement Patterns of Walleye in a Hydropower Reservoir. Presented at the Southern Division American Fisheries Society meeting, 30 January 2015, Savannah, GA.

Hilling, C, S. Welsh, and D. Smith. 2015. Evaluation of age, growth and condition of

Channel Catfish in Cheat Lake, West Virginia. Presented at the Joint Meeting of VA and WV AFS Chapters, 18 February 2015, Blacksburg, VA

Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, N.D. Taylor, and C.D. Hilling. 2015. Population Dynamics and

Seasonal Movement Patterns of Walleye in a Hydropower Reservoir. Presented at the Joint meeting of VA and WV AFS Chapters, 18 February 2015, Blacksburg, VA.

Eyler, S., S. Welsh, D. Smith, and M. Rockey. 2015. Passage method, turbine mortality, and

migratory delay of silver American Eels (Anguilla rostrata) at five hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River. Presented at the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission (CRASC) Research Forum, MADFW Westborough Field Office, 3 March 2015, Westborough, MA.

Eyler, S., S. Welsh, D. Smith, and M. Rockey. Environmental variables associated with

American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) downstream migrations in the Shenandoah River. Presented at the 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, OR, 17 August 2015.

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Hilling, C, S. Welsh, and D. Smith. Population characteristics of Channel Catfish in Cheat Lake, West Virginia. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV, 20 February 2016.

Loughman, Z.L. and S.A. Welsh. Physical Habitat and Water Quality Correlates for

Cambarus veteranus in the upper Guyandotte Basin of West Virginia. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV, 20 February 2016.

Rizzo, A., and S. Welsh. Photogrammetric analysis of fish lengths. Annual Meeting of the

Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV, 20 February 2016.

Rizzo, A., S. Welsh, P. Thompson. Photogrammetric analysis of fish lengths. Annual

Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Huntington, WV, 9 April 2016. Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, C.D. Hilling, and N.D. Taylor. Environmental and biological

correlates of seasonal movement patterns of Walleyes in a hydropower reservoir. Presented at the Southern Division American Fisheries Society meeting, Wheeling, WV, 20 February 2016.

Thompson, P., S. Welsh, A. Rizzo. A tale of two darters: Substrate selection and preference

of sympatric sand darters from the Elk River, WV. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Wheeling, WV, 20 February 2016.

Thompson, P., S. Welsh, A. Rizzo. Substrate selection of sympatric sand darters from the Elk

River, WV. Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Huntington, WV, 9 April 2016.

Rizzo, A., S. Welsh, D. Brown, P. Thompson. Development of techniques for assessment of

population characteristics of the diamond darter. Annual Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Oklahoma City, OK, 5 February 2017 (Presented by S.A. Welsh).

Rizzo, A., S. Welsh, D. Brown, P. Thompson. Development of techniques for assessment of

population characteristics of the diamond darter. Joint Meeting of the Pennsylvania and West Virginia Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, California, PA, 9 February 2017.

Smith, D.M., S.A. Welsh, N.D. Taylor, C.D. Hilling. Recovery of a reservoir fish community

from acidification. Joint Meeting of the Pennsylvania and West Virginia Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, California, PA, 9 February 2017.

Poster presentations:

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Welsh, S.A. and S.A. Perry. Relationships of acid deposition and fish losses within the Monongahela National Forest. The Forty-ninth Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Nashville, TN. 23-27 September 1995.

Hammond, S. and S.A. Welsh. Seasonal movements of American eels in the Shenandoah

River, West Virginia. Presented at the International Eel Symposium of the 133rd Annual American Fisheries Society Meeting, Quebec City, Canada, 12 August 2003 (INVITED).

Hedrick, L.B., S.A. Welsh, J. Anderson, and R. Fortney. Monitoring anthropogenic sediment

inputs in Appalachian streams. Poster presented at the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Conference, Ocean City, MD, 27 April 2004.

Cincotta, D.A. and S.A. Welsh. A Distributional Atlas of West Virginia Fishes: a Progress

Report. Presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists meeting, New Orleans, LA, 12-17 July 2006.

Switzer, J. F., S. A. Welsh, and T. L. King. Defining Units of Management: Hybridization

between Etheostoma osburni and Etheostoma variatum in the New River Drainage. 2006. Leetown Science Center Five Year Review.

Cincotta, D.A. and S.A. Welsh. An update on the zoogeography of West Virginia’s fish

fauna. Presented at the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society spring meeting, Memphis, TN, 8-12 February 2007.

Cincotta, D.A. and S.A. Welsh. Fishes of West Virginia: an atlas of West Virginia fishes.

Presented at the Association of Southeastern Biologists meeting, Columbia, SC, 18-21 April 2007.

Zimmerman, J.L. and S.A. Welsh. PIT tag retention in small American eels, Anguilla

rostrata. Presented at the 83rd Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 5 April 2008.

Switzer, J.F., S.A. Welsh, and T.L. King. A molecular genetic investigation of hybridization

between Etheostoma osburni and Etheostoma variatum in the New River drainage. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Southeastern Fishes Council, Chattanooga, TN, 13 November 2008.

Mandt, M., D. Smith, S. Welsh, and S Eyler. Combining aerial and underwater radio-

telemetry antennas to monitor hydroelectric-dam passage by migrating American eels in the Shenandoah River. Presented at the 139th Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN, 2 September 2009.

Eyler, S., S.A. Welsh, D.R. Smith, and M. Mandt. 2011. Silver eel migration and mortality

associated with five hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River. Eel Passage Technology Workshop, Gloucester, MA, 31 March 2011.

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Foltz, D., N. Garrison, T. Kangisser, N. Taylor, S. Welsh, and Z. Loughman. Baited lines, a

novel approach to collecting burrowing crayfishes. West Virginia Academy of Science, Institute, WV, 6 April 2011.

Invited seminars and lectures: Welsh, S.A. Population genetics. Lecture presented to Wildlife Population Ecology class,

WMAN 214, 25 March 1997. Welsh, S.A. The ecology of darters in the Elk River, West Virginia. Invited seminar

presented at Leetown Science Center, 11 October 2000. Welsh, S.A. Microhabitats used by darters in the Elk River, West Virginia. Invited seminar

presented at Slippery Rock University, Biology Seminar Series. 27 April 2001. Welsh, S.A. Biodiversity, species, and phylogenetic systematics. Lecture presented to

Conservation Biology class, WMAN 693L, West Virginia University, 7 February 2001.

Welsh, S.A. Darter Ecology. Lecture presented to Science and Management of Natural

Resources, WMAN 493T, West Virginia University, 21 March 2002. Welsh, S.A. The importance of spatial scale in Fisheries Ecology. Lecture presented to

Fisheries Ecology class, West Virginia University, WMAN 493Y, 18 March 2002. Welsh, S.A. The diversity of fishes. Lecture presented to Science and Management of

Natural Resources, West Virginia University, WMAN 493T, 27 March 2003. Welsh, S.A. Information-theoretic methods: basic concepts and examples. Presented to the

West Virginia Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Cooper’s Rock, WV, 1 October 2004. Welsh, S.A. Spatial scales in Fish Ecology. Lecture presented to Fish Ecology class, West

Virginia University, WMAN 550, 24 March 2005. Welsh, S.A. The ecology and management of Atlantic Coast striped bass. Invited

presentation – Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD, 9 May 2005. Welsh, S.A. The zoogeography of North American fishes. Guest lecture to the undergraduate

Ichthyology class, West Virginia University, 19 April 2005. Welsh, S.A. Careers in Fisheries. Presented to the Mountain School for Boys, Elkins, WV,

11 August 2006.

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Welsh, S.A. An introduction to the field of Fisheries. Guest lecture to the Introduction to Careers in Natural Resources, Forestry 101 class, West Virginia University, 3 December 2006.

Welsh, S.A. An introduction to the field of Fisheries. Guest lecture to the Introduction to

Careers in Natural Resources, Forestry 101 class, West Virginia University, 16 October 2007.

Welsh, S.A. Fish sensory systems. Guest lecture to the Freshwater Fishing class, Forestry

470B, West Virginia University, 21 April 2008. Welsh, S.A. An introduction to the field of Fisheries. Guest lecture to the Introduction to

Careers in Natural Resources, Forestry 101 class, West Virginia University, 18 November 2008.

Welsh, S.A. Fish senses for the sensible angler. Guest lecture to the Freshwater Fishing class,

Forestry 470B, West Virginia University, 2 February 2009. Welsh, S.A. Information theory, maximum likelihood, and model selection. Guest lectures to

the graduate level Quantitative Ecology class, WMAN 633, 3-5 February 2009. Welsh, S.A. The diversity and distribution of West Virginia fishes. Invited seminar –Virginia

Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 21 April 2009. Welsh, S.A. An introduction to the field of Fisheries. Guest lecture to the Introduction to

Careers in Natural Resources, Forestry 101 class, West Virginia University, 3 November 2009.

Welsh, S.A. Migration and dam passage of American eels in a mid-Atlantic watershed, USA.

Invited webinar – USFWS/USGS Conservation Science Web Conference Series, 19 November 2009.

Welsh, S.A. Ecology and life history of the American eel. Invited seminar – West Virginia

Student Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Morgantown, WV, 4 February 2010.

Welsh, S.A. Migration and mortality of American eels in rivers of the mid-Atlantic slope,

eastern US. Invited seminar, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia, 3 Sept 2010.

Courses taught:

• Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland Human Biology and the Environment (laboratory) 1993, 1994 General Biology (laboratory) 1993, 1994

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• Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, Maryland General Biology (BIO101, 3 credits) 1999 Ecosystems and the Environment (BIO108, 3 credits) 1999

• West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia

Fisheries Management (WMAN245, 3 credits) 1997 Limnology (BIOL246, 3 credits) 1997 Advanced Ichthyology (WMAN 693, 3 credits) 2001-2002, 2004, 2006-

2008, 2010-2016 Modeling for Conservation (WMAN 693H, 3 credits) 2010 Quantitative Ecology (WMAN 633, 3 credits) 2003, 2005, 2007

Graduate students and Post-doctoral research advised: Hammond, Steve. 2003. Seasonal movements of yellow-phase American eels (Anguilla

rostrata) in the Shenandoah River. MS Thesis, WVU. Lenz, Ben. 2003. Winter habitat use of fishes in the Ohio River. MS Thesis, WVU. (Co-

advisor) Smith, Jessica. 2004. Water quality trends of the Blackwater River, West Virginia. MS

Thesis, WVU. (Co-advisor) Wellman, Dave. 2004. Post-flood recolonization of fishes in tributaries of New River, New

River Gorge National River. MS Thesis, WVU. Hildebrand, Heather. 2005. Size, age composition, and upstream migration of American eels

at the Millville Dam eel ladder, Shenandoah River, West Virginia. MS Thesis, WVU. Osier, Elizabeth. 2005. Distribution and habitat use of the crystal darter (Crystallaria

asprella) and spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum) in the Elk River, West Virginia. MS Thesis, WVU.

Sheehan, Kenneth. 2006. An interpolation method for stream habitat assessments with

reference to the crystal darter. MS Thesis, WVU. Burns, Angela. 2007. Comparison of two electrofishing gears (backpack and parallel wires)

and abundances of fishes in the upper Greenbrier River drainage. MS Thesis, WVU. Keplinger, Brandon. 2007. An experimental study of vertical habitat use and habitat shifts in

single-species and mixed-species shoals of native and nonnative congeneric cyprinids. MS Thesis, WVU.

Switzer, John. 2007. Candy darter conservation and genetic analysis of hybridization

between candy darters and variegate darters, Post-doctoral research, WVU.

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Hedrick, Lara B. 2008. Evaluation of the impacts of highway construction on sediment and benthic macroinvertebrates in Appalachian streams. PhD Dissertation, WVU.

Hedrick, Lara B. 2010-2016. Evaluation of the impacts of highway construction on sediment

and benthic macroinvertebrates in Appalachian streams. Post-doctoral research, WVU.

Zimmerman, Jennifer Lowery. 2008. Rates of swim bladder parasite infection and PIT tag

retention in upstream migrant American eels of the upper Potomac River drainage. MS Thesis, WVU.

Smith, Dustin. 2009. Habitat selection and predation risk in larval lampreys. MS Thesis,

WVU. Selego, Stephen. 2011. Response of fish and benthic macroinvertebrate communities to

stream restoration in the Cacapon River. MS Thesis, WVU (Co-advisor) Sheehan, Kenneth. 2011. Exploration of Stream Habitat Spatial Modeling; Using

Geographically Weighted Regression, Ordinary Least Squares Regression, and Natural Neighbor Interpolation to Model Depth, Flow, and Benthic Substrate in Streams. PhD Dissertation, WVU.

Welchert, Darrin. 2011. Relationships among fish assemblages, hydroperiods, drought, and

American alligators within palustrine wetlands of the Blackjack Peninsula, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, M.S. Thesis, WVU.

Wichterman, Dustin. 2011. Creel and angler surveys of a walleye fishery at Summersville

Reservoir, WV. MS Thesis, WVU. Andrew, Ross. 2012. Natural Barrier Assessment and Modeling for Fish Communities in

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. MS Thesis, WVU. Braham, Missy. 2012. Selection of benthic habitat by yellow-phase American eels (Anguilla

rostrata). MS Thesis, WVU Ruble, Crystal. 2013. Captive propagation, reproductive biology, and early life history of

Crystallaria cincotta (Diamond Darter), Etheostoma wapiti (Boulder Darter), E. vulneratum (Wounded Darter), and E. maculatum (Spotted Darter). MS Thesis, WVU.

Taylor, Nate. 2013. Assessment of age, diet, and growth of yellow perch (Perca flavescens)

in Cheat Lake, West Virginia. MS Thesis, WVU. Eyler, Sheila. 2014. Timing and survival of American Eels migrating past hydroelectric dams

on the Shenandoah River. PhD Dissertation, WVU.

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Aldinger, Joni. 2015. Diel periodicity and chronology of upstream migration in yellow-phase American Eels (Anguilla rostrata). MS Thesis, WVU.

Hilling, Corbin. 2015. Evaluation of age, growth and diet of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus

punctatus) in Cheat Lake, West Virginia, WV. MS Thesis, WVU. Thompson, Patricia. 2016. Distribution and habitat use of the western sand darter

(Ammocrytpa clara) and the eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida) in the Elk River, WV. MS Thesis, WVU.

Rizzo, Austin. In Progress. Ecology of the Diamond Darter. PhD Dissertation, WVU. Smith, Dustin. In progress. An ecological assessment of fishes within a reservoir impacted by

acid mine drainage. PhD Dissertation, WVU. Owens, Nathaniel. In progress. Mini-trawl surveys of large rivers in West Virginia. MS

Thesis. Technical Training Provided: Fish Identification workshop, U.S. Forest Service, Elkins, WV, 24-25 May 2010. Fish Identification, National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV, (6 classes: 18-23 Sept 2000; 9-13 July 2001; 10-14 December 2001; 17-21 November 2003; 11-15 April 2005; 8-12 January 2007) Electrofishing safety (10 classes: 3 June 2000, 13 September 2000, 9 March 2001, 19 April 2002, 6 Sept 2002, 3 March 2003, 30 August 2005, 31 August 2006, 28 August 2007, 20 August 2008) Department of the Interior Motor Boat safety training, MOCC (Nov 2001, May 2002, May 2005, Oct 2012, May 2014) Fish identification workshop: taxonomy and identification of the darters (Percidae); conducted at the Association of Mid-Atlantic Aquatic Biologists Meeting, Cacapon State Park, Berkeley Springs, WV, 20 March 2005 Fish identification workshop: taxonomy and identification of the minnows (Cyprinidae); conducted at the Association of Mid-Atlantic Aquatic Biologists Meeting, Cacapon State Park, Berkeley Springs, WV, 22 March 2006 Fish identification workshop: taxonomy and identification of the suckers (Catostomidae); conducted at the West Virginia Chapter American Fisheries Society meeting, Morgantown, WV, 9 March 2007

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Fish identification workshop: taxonomy and identification of the suckers (Catostomidae); conducted at the Association of Mid-Atlantic Aquatic Biologists Meeting, Cacapon State Park, Berkeley Springs, WV, 5 April 2007 Fish identification workshop: taxonomy and identification of the sunfishes (Centrarchidae); conducted at the Association of Mid-Atlantic Aquatic Biologists Meeting, Cacapon State Park, Berkeley Springs, WV, 1 April 2009 Fish identification class: 5 day class at the USFWS, National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, WV, for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, PA, MD, and VA state agencies, and consulting firms involved in a national fish survey, 5-9 May 2009 Other Technical Activities: Water Quality Committee of the Susquehanna River/Chesapeake Bay Eco-team, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (March 1999 - March 2000). Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee (CBSAC) of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (June 1998 - March 2000). Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Striped Bass Technical Committee (June 1998 – March 2000). Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Striped Bass Stock Assessment Committee (June 1998 – March 2000). Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Striped Bass Tagging Committee (member, June 1998 to present; vice-chair (2000-2001; 2011-2012) and chair (2002-2003; 2013-2014; 2017-2018). Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Weakfish Stock Assessment Committee (July 1999 – March 2000). Assisted the National Park Service during a workshop to prepare the New River Gorge National River’s (NERI) General Management Plan (GMP). 13 May 2003. Invited participant of an international workshop on population dynamics of American eel, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 22-23 March 2005. Invited participant of a workshop on the use of fish-based Biological Condition Gradients in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, Cacapon State Park, Cacapon, WV, 16-17 June 2009. INVENTIONS, PATENTS HELD:

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Welsh, S.A., L.B. Hedrick, and J. Hedrick. Sediment sampler for aquatic environs. U.S. Patent Number 6,823,749 awarded November 30, 2004.

Welsh, S.A. 2014. Photographic animal counter for monitoring movement of aquatic

animals. US Patent 8,651,057 B1, filed August 18, 2011, and issued February 18, 2014.

HONORS, AWARDS, RECOGNITION, ELECTED MEMBERSHIP: Honors and Awards: 2003 - U.S. Geological Survey – Star Award 2006 - Southern Division American Fisheries Society – Distinguished Service Award 2007 - Adjunct Associate Professor – awarded by Promotion and Tenure Committee,

Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University 2008 - U.S. Geological Survey – Star Award 2008 - Cooperative Research Units – Scientific Excellence Award 2010 - Appointed to Graduate Faculty, College of Graduate and Professional Studies,

Indiana State University (Fall 2010 – Fall 2015) 2012 – Elected President of the WV Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (2 year term) 2017 – Appointed to the Board of Editors of the Northeastern Naturalist

Grants and contracts received: 1995 – “Habitat partitioning in an assemblage of darters,” West Virginia Natural Heritage Program, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Co-PI. 1996 – “Allozyme variation in the Tippecanoe darter,” West Virginia Natural Heritage Program, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Co-PI. 1999 - “Distribution and genetics of Shortnose sturgeon in the Chesapeake Bay,” U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, $43,000, Co-PI. 1999 – “Hooking mortality of striped bass and American shad in the Hudson River,” New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Co-PI. 2000 – “Corridor H stream monitoring study, phase 1,” West Virginia Division of Highways, Co-PI.

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2001 – “Movement and abundance of American eels in the Shenandoah River,” Allegheny Energy, Electrical Power Research Institute, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, PI. 2001 – “Winter habitat use of fishes in the Ohio River - phase I,” West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Co-PI. 2001 – “Fishes of the New River Gorge National River,” National Park Service, PI 2001 – “Fishes of West Virginia database,” West Virginia Natural Heritage Program, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, PI. 2001 – “Water quality trends in the Blackwater River,” Canaan Valley Institute, Co-PI. 2002 – “Habitat use of the spotted darter,” West Virginia Natural Heritage Program, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, PI. 2002 – “Population status of eight fish species of special concern in the Elk River, West Virginia,” West Virginia Natural Heritage Program, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, PI. 2002 – “Fishes of West Virginia database II,” West Virginia Natural Heritage Program, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, PI. 2002 – “Winter habitat use of fishes in the Ohio River – phase II,” West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Co-PI. 2002 – “Habitat use and distribution of the Elk River crystal darter,” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, PI. 2002 – “Validation of museum data for West Virginia fishes,” West Virginia Natural Heritage Program, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, PI. 2003 – “Corridor H stream monitoring study, phase 2,” West Virginia Division of Highways, Co-PI. 2003 – “Fishes of the Gauley River National Recreation Area,” National Park Service, PI. 2003 – “Winter habitat use of fishes in the Ohio River – phase III,” West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Co-PI. 2003 – “Habitat requirements of the Elk River crystal darter: field and laboratory studies,” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Co-PI. 2004 – “Abundance, species richness, and distribution of native and nonnative fishes in the Bluestone National Scenic River, National Park Service, PI.

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2004 – “Abundance and distribution of “sensitive” fish species within the Monongahela National Forest,” U.S. Forest Service, PI. 2005 – “Abundance of sensitive fish species within the upper Greenbrier River drainage,” West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, PI. 2005 – “Assessment of hybridization between candy and variegate darters in the Greenbrier River drainage,” West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Co-PI. 2006 – “Migration of silver phase and yellow phase American eels in relation to hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River”, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Co-PI. 2006 – “Corridor H stream monitoring study, phase 3,” West Virginia Division of Highways, Co-PI. 2007 – “Assessment of Long-term stream monitoring stations,” West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, PI. 2007 – “Statewide census and conservation assessment of West Virginia crayfishes,” West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Co-PI. 2007 – “Diamond darter status review and recovery effort assistance,” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (RWO 51), Co-PI. 2008 – “Captive propagation of the diamond darter,” West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, PI. 2008 – “Summersville Reservoir Walleye Creel Survey,” West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, PI. 2008 – “Cacapon River watershed stream and riparian restoration collaborative,” National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Co-PI. 2009 – “Diamond darter reproduction research,” U.S. Geological Survey, PI. 2009 – “Corridor H stream monitoring study, phase 4,” West Virginia Division of Highways, Co-PI. 2009 – “Migration of silver phase and yellow phase American eels in relation to hydroelectric dams on the Shenandoah River”, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Co-PI. 2010 – “Modeling effects on Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) distribution in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area”, Co-PI.

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2011 – “Cheat Lake Biomonitoring Study”, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, PI. 2012 – “Corridor H stream monitoring study, phase 5” West Virginia Division of Highways, Co-PI. 2012 – “Habitat use of the diamond darter,” West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, PI. 2014 – “A study of diamond darter macrohabitat use and abundance within the lower Elk River,” NiSource, PI. 2017 – “Genetic and landscape level threat assessments and status review of the Candy Darter (Etheostoma osburni),” USFWS/USGS–SSP, PI.