Georgia Staff Member
Dr. Brian Irwin
Unit Leader
Phone: (706) 542 - 0790
Email: bjirwin@usgs.gov
Faculty Email: irwin@uga.edu
Faculty Website
Education
- Ph D Cornell University 2006
- MS Auburn University 2001
- BS University of Illinois 1998
Biography
Dr. Irwin received graduate degrees from Auburn University and Cornell University and was a post-doctoral researcher at the Quantitative Fisheries Center at Michigan State University prior to joining the Georgia Cooperative Research Unit in 2012. He currently is an Assistant Unit Leader and an Adjunct Associate Professor of the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia. Brian’s research interests are in areas of ecological change, fish population dynamics, and decision making linked to long-term monitoring and management of natural resources. He has worked on a number of natural-resource management problems where he has applied a “Structured Decision Making” process to evaluate alternatives and consider the role of uncertainty. Projects have also used quantitative models to explore how populations respond to anthropogenic and natural influences. He enjoys collaborative projects, which have included federal, state, and university cooperators. At UGA, he regularly interacts with graduate students and teaches courses which introduce concepts and analyses relevant to modeling data, conservation decision making, and sustainable use of exploited natural resources.
Areas of Expertise
Adaptive Management, Anthropogenic Impacts, Aquatic Ecology, Decision Support/Analysis, Disease/Parasites, Fisheries Management, Invasive Species, Population Dynamics, Population and Community Ecology, Predator-Prey Dynamics, Species Management, Statistics and Modelling, T&E Species Management
Taxon Groups Studied
Freshwater Fishes, Gamefish, Nongame Fish/Wildlife, Species of Greatest Conservation Need
| Research Publications | Publication Date |
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| Wilberg, M. J., B. J. Irwin, M. L. Jones, and J. R. Bence. 2008. Effects of source-sink dynamics on harvest policy performance for yellow perch in southern Lake Michigan. Fisheries Research 94:282-289. | December 2008 |
| Wagner, T., S.R. Midway, T. Vidal, B.J. Irwin, and J.R. Jackson. 2016. Detecting unusual temporal patterns in fisheries time series data. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 145:786-794. | Abstract | Download | June 2016 |
| Wagner, T., B. J. Irwin, J. R. Bence, and D.B. Hayes. 2013. Detecting temporal trends in freshwater fisheries surveys: statistical power and the important linkages between management questions and monitoring objectives. Fisheries 38:309-319. | Download | July 2013 |
| Vidal, T., B. J. Irwin, C. P. Madenjian, and S. J. Wenger. 2019. Age truncation of alewife in Lake Michigan. Journal of Great Lakes Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2019.06.006 | July 2019 |
| Vidal, T. E., B. J. Irwin, T. Wagner, L. G. Rudstam, J. R. Jackson, and J. R. Bence. 2017. Using Variance Structure to Quantify Responses to Perturbation in Fish Catches. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 146:584-593. [Featured Article] | Abstract | April 2017 |
| Tsehaye, I., M. L. Jones, B. J. Irwin, D. G. Fielder, J. E. Breck, and D. R. Luukkonen. 2015. A predictive model to inform adaptive management of double-crested cormorants and fisheries in Michigan. Natural Resource Modeling 28(3):348-376. | Abstract | August 2015 |
| TenHarmsel, H. J., B. B. Boley, B. J. Irwin, and C. A. Jennings. 2021. Perceived constraints and negotiations to trout fishing in Georgia based on angler specialization level. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 41:115-129. doi:10.1002/nafm.10540 | Abstract | February 2021 |
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TenHarmsel, H. J., B. B. Boley, B. J. Irwin, and C. A. Jennings. 2019. An importance-satisfaction analysis of trout license holders in Georgia. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 39(6):1227-1241. https://doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10353 |
October 2019 |
| Stevens, K, Irwin, B. Kramer, D., and Urquhart, G. 2014. Impact of increasing market access on a tropical small-scale fishery. Marine Policy 50:46-52. | Abstract | May 2014 |
| Rudstam, L. G., J. R. Jackson, A. J. VanDeValk, T. E. Brooking, W. W. Fetzer, B. J. Irwin, and J. L. Forney. 2016. Walleye and yellow perch in Oneida Lake - revisiting a coupled predator-prey system. Pages 319-354 in L. G. Rudstam, E. L. Mills, J. R. Jackson, and D. J. Stewart, editors. Oneida Lake: Long-term Dynamics of a Managed Ecosystem and its Fisheries. | Publisher Website | February 2016 |
| Perles, S. J., T. Wagner, B. J. Irwin, D. R. Manning, K. K. Callahan, and M. R. Marshall. 2014. Evaluation of a regional monitoring program's statistical power to detect temporal trends in forest health indicators. Environmental Management 54:641-655. doi:10.1007/s00267-014-0313-z | Download | July 2014 |
| Paukert, C. P., and 8 coauthors. 2016. Adapting fisheries management to a changing climate. Fisheries 41:374-384. | July 2016 |
| Nagy, A. J., M. C. Freeman, B. J. Irwin, and S. J. Wenger. (in review). Life history connections to long-term fish population trends in a species-rich temperate river. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. http://doi.org/10.1111/eff.12767 | Abstract | February 2024 |
| Midway, S.R., T. Wagner, J.D. Zydlewski, B.J. Irwin, and C.P. Paukert. 2016. Transboundary Fisheries Science: Meeting the Challenges of Inland Fisheries Management in the 21st Century. Fisheries 41:537-546. | Download | September 2016 |
| Kramer, D. W., T. J. Prebyl, J. H. Stickles, D. A. Osborn, B. J. Irwin, N. P. Nibbelink, R. J. Warren, and K. V. Miller. 2016. Assessing deer road crossings using GPS locations. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 3:253-260. | March 2016 |
| Keiter D.A., Cunningham F.L., Rhodes O.E. Jr, Irwin B.J., Beasley J.C. 2016. Optimization of Scat Detection Methods for a Social Ungulate, the Wild Pig, and Experimental Evaluation of Factors Affecting Detection of Scat. PLOS ONE 11(5): e0155615. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155615 | Abstract | May 2016 |
| Jones, M. L., T. O. Brenden, and B. J. Irwin. 2015. Re-examination of sea lamprey control policies for the St. Marys River: completion of an adaptive management cycle. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. | Abstract | Publisher Website | July 2015 |
| Jones, M. L., B. J. Irwin, G. J. A. Hansen, H. A. Dawson, A. J. Treble, W. Liu, W. Dai, and J. R. Bence. 2009. An operating model for the integrated pest management of Great Lakes sea lampreys. The Open Fish Science Journal 2:59-73. | December 2009 |
| Irwin, B.J., T. Wagner, J.R. Bence, M.V. Kepler, W. Liu, and D.B. Hayes. 2013. Estimating spatial and temporal components of variation for fisheries count data using negative binomial mixed models. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 142:171-183. | Download | January 2013 |
| Irwin, B., T Wagner, and J. R. Bence. 2018. Characterization of Spatial and Temporal Variability in Fishes in Response to Climate Change. Project completion report [extended abstract], Northeast Climate Science Center. | January 2018 |
| Irwin, B. J., and M. J. Conroy. 2013. Consideration of reference points for the management of renewable resources under an adaptive management paradigm. Environmental Conservation 40(4):302-309. doi:10.1017/S0376892913000222 | November 2013 |
| Irwin, B. J., W. Liu, J. R. Bence, and M. L. Jones. 2012. Defining economic injury levels for sea lamprey control in the Great Lakes basin. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 32:760-771. | July 2012 |
| Irwin, B. J., T. J. Treska, L. G. Rudstam, P. J. Sullivan, J. R. Jackson, A. J. VanDeValk, and J. L. Forney. 2008. Estimating walleye (Sander vitreus) density, gear catchability, and mortality using three fishery-independent data sets for Oneida Lake, New York. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65:1366-1378. | December 2008 |
| Irwin, B. J., M. J. Wilberg, M. L. Jones, and J. R. Bence. 2011. Applying structured decision making to recreational fisheries management. Fisheries 36(3):113-122. | March 2011 |
| Irwin, B. J., M. J. Wilberg, J. R. Bence, and M. L. Jones. 2008. Evaluating alternative harvest policies for yellow perch in southern Lake Michigan. Fisheries Research 94:267-281. | December 2008 |
| Irwin, B. J., L. G. Rudstam, J. R. Jackson, A. J. VanDeValk, and J. L. Forney. 2016. Long-term trends in the fish community of Oneida Lake: analysis of the zebra mussel invasion. Pages 375-396 in L. G. Rudstam, E. L. Mills, J. R. Jackson, and D. J. Stewart, editors. Oneida Lake: Long-term Dynamics of a Managed Ecosystem and its Fisheries. | Publisher Website | February 2016 |
| Irwin, B. J., L. G. Rudstam, J. R. Jackson, A. J. VanDeValk, J. L. Forney, and D. G. Fitzgerald. 2009. Depensatory mortality, density-dependent growth, and delayed compensation: disentangling the interplay of mortality, growth, and density during early life stages of yellow perch. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 138:99-110. | December 2009 |
| Irwin, B. J., D. R. DeVries, and R. A. Wright. 2003. Evaluating the potential for predatory control of gizzard shad by largemouth bass in small impoundments: a bioenergetics approach. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 132:913-924. | December 2003 |
| Irwin, B. J., D. R. DeVries, and G. W. Kim. 2003. Responses to gizzard shad recovery following selective treatment in Walker County Lake, Alabama, 1996-1999. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 23:1225-1237. | December 2003 |
| Irwin, B. J., B. A. Crawford, T. Gancos Crawford, and C. T. Moore. 2016. Turning Uncertainty into Useful Information for Conservation Decisions. Southeast Climate Science Center Fact Sheet 2016-02. Available online: https://secasc.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2019/04/SECASC_FactSheet_2016_02_Final.pdf | June 2016 |
| Fitzgerald, D. G., L. G. Rudstam, J. M. Casselman, B. J. Irwin, D. G. Fielder, T. J. Paoli, and C. E. Kraft. 2016. Fish community response to environmental perturbations: comparison of Oneida Lake with three Bays of the Great Lakes. Pages 497-524 in L. G. Rudstam, E. L. Mills, J. R. Jackson, and D. J. Stewart, editors. Oneida Lake: Long-term Dynamics of a Managed Ecosystem and its Fisheries. | Publisher Website | February 2016 |
| Fitzgerald, D. G., J. L. Forney, L. G. Rudstam, B. J. Irwin, and A. J. VanDeValk. 2006. Gizzard shad put a freeze on winter mortality of age-0 yellow perch but not white perch. Ecological Applications 16:1487-1501. | December 2006 |
| Feeney, R. G., D. V. Boelke, J. J. Deroba, S. Gaichas, B. J. Irwin, and M. Lee. 2019. Integrating Management Strategy Evaluation into fisheries management: advancing best practices for stakeholder inclusion based on an MSE for Northeast U.S. Atlantic herring. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 76:1103-1111. doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2018-0125 | June 2019 |
| Deroba, J. J., S. K. Gaichas, M. Lee, R. G. Feeney, D. Boelke, and B. J. Irwin. 2019. The dream and the reality: meeting decision-making time frames while incorporating ecosystem and economic models into management strategy evaluation. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 76:1112-1133. doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2018-0128 | June 2019 |
| Dawson, H. A., M. L. Jones, B. J. Irwin, N. S. Johnson, C. M. Wagner, and M. Szymanski. 2016. Management strategy evaluation of a new control tactic to manage invasive fish. Natural Resource Modeling 29(3):448-469. https://doi.org/10.1111/nrm.12096 | May 2016 |
| Cohen, B. S., E. H. Belser, C. H. Killmaster, J. W. Bowers, B. J. Irwin, M. J. Yabsley, and K. V. Miller. 2015. Epizootiology of cranial abscess disease in white-tailed deer of Georgia. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 51(3)609-618. | Abstract | July 2015 |
| Bringolf, R. A., B. J. Irwin, and K. A. Kellock. 2015. Factors associated with intersex Largemouth Bass from impoundments in the southeastern United States. Pages 311-318 in M. D. Tringali, J. M. Long, T. W. Birdsong, and M. S. Allen. Black bass diversity: multidisciplinary science for conservation. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 82, Bethesda, MD. | April 2015 |
| Bence, J. R., M. W. Dorn, B. J. Irwin, and A. E. Punt. 2008. Recent advances in the evaluation and implementation of harvest policies. Fisheries Research 94:207-209. | December 2008 |
| Baker, M. A., E. C. Ingram, D. L. Higginbotham, B. J. Irwin, and A. G. Fox. 2023. Refining capture-recapture recruitment estimation methods for Atlantic Sturgeon. Endangered Species Research 51: 203-214. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01250 | Abstract | July 2023 |
| BJ. Irwin, MM. Tomamichel, ME. Frischer, RJ. Hall, ADE. Davis, TH. Bliss, P. Rohani, and JE. Byers. 2023. Managing the threat of infectious disease for sustainable seafood production. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.2695 | Abstract | December 2023 |
| Alvarez, G. A., D. Grundy, B. J. Irwin, C. A. Jennings, and A. Fox. 2020. Using video survey to examine the effect of habitat on gag grouper encounter. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Virtual. August 28 - September 03. | Abstract | Download | September 2020 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
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| Yondo, H., B. Boley, B. Irwin, and C. Jennings. Importance-performance perceptions of Georgia trout anglers. Southeastern Recreation Research Conference, Asheville, NC. | March 2017 |
| Yondo, H., B. Boley, B. Irwin, and C. Jennings. 2018. Negotiation of perceived constraints to trout fishing in Georgia based on angler specialization level. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, San Juan, PR. | March 2018 |
| Yondo, H., B. Boley, B. Irwin, and C. Jennings. 2018. Negotiation of perceived constraints to trout fishing in Georgia based on angler specialization level. Southeastern Recreation Research Conference, Athens, GA. | March 2018 |
| Yondo, H., B. Boley, B. Irwin, and C. Jennings. 2018. Importance-satisfaction perceptions of Georgia trout anglers. Warnell Graduate Student Symposium, Athens, GA. | January 2018 |
| Yondo, H., B. Boley, B. Irwin, and C. Jennings. 2018. Importance-satisfaction perceptions of Georgia trout anglers. Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Helen, GA. | January 2018 |
| Yondo, H., B. Boley, B. Irwin, and C. Jennings. 2017. Importance-satisfaction perceptions of Georgia trout anglers. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, FL | August 2017 |
| Walther, E., B. Irwin, and B. Albanese. 2023. Demographic variability in spawning migration of Sicklefin redhorse (<i>Moxostoma</i> sp.). Graduate Student Symposium, Odum School of Ecology, Athens, GA. | February 2023 |
| Walther, E., B. Irwin, and B. Albanese. 2023. Demographic variability in spawning migration of Sicklefin redhorse (<i>Moxostoma</i> sp.). Annual meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, St. Simons, GA. <b>2nd place for student oral presentation.</b> | February 2023 |
| Walther, E. J., B. J. Irwin, B. Albanese. 2024. Sex-specific variability in population demographics of Sicklefin Redhorse in Brasstown Creek. Annual Meeting of the Sicklefin Redhorse Conservation Committee, Asheville, NC. | February 2024 |
| Walther, E. J., B. J. Irwin, B. Albanese. 2023. Sex-specific variability in population demographics of Sicklefin Redhorse (<i>Moxostoma </i>sp.). 153rd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Grand Rapids, MI. | August 2023 |
| Vidal, T., C. Jansch, B. J. Irwin, T. Wagner, J. R. Bence, J. R. Jackson, L. G. Rudstam, and W. W. Fetzer. 2014. Using variance structure as statistical indicators of large scale ecological change. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Québec City, Québec, Canada. | August 2014 |
| Vidal, T., B. J. Irwin, T. Wagner, L. G. Rudstam, J. R. Bence, and J. R. Jackson. Using variance structure to quantify perturbation induced ecological reorganization. Warnell Graduate Student Symposium, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. | February 2015 |
| Vidal, T. E., B. J. Irwin, and C. P. Madenjian. 2017. Demographic structure influences how environmental forcing affects Alewife recruitment in Lake Michigan. Meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Oklahoma City, OK. | February 2017 |
| Vidal, T. E., B. J. Irwin, and C. P. Madenjian. 2016. Disentangling exogenous drivers of Alewife population dynamics in Lake Michigan. Georgia Chapter Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Columbus, GA. | February 2016 |
| Tomamichel, M.M., K.I. Lowe, K.M.H. Arnold, M.E. Frischer, B.J. Irwin, C.W. Osenberg, R.J. Hall and J.E. Byers. 2023. The Effect of Temperature, Host, and Parasite Traits on Parasite-Induced Mortality in Fisheries: A Meta-Analysis. Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR. | September 2023 |
| TenHarmsel, H., B. Boley, B. Irwin, and C. Jennings. (NOT SUBMITTED due to COVID-19 pandemic) 2020. Harnessing all your data to better understand anglers: importance-satisfaction analysis and qualitative responses of Georgia trout anglers. American Fisheries Society Meeting, Columbus, OH. [IP-117693] | August 2020 |
| Staudinger, M. D., E. Grant, B. Irwin, R. Kraus, D. Krueger, and J. Stewart. 2014. Climate impacts on fish and fish habitats: Case studies from the Northeast Climate Science Center. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, | August 2014 |
| Schumber, Z., M. Baker, B. Irwin, M. Hamel, and P. Hazelton. 2024. Habitat and landscape characteristics affecting <i>Corbicula </i>presence in the upper Savannah River drainage. Annual meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. LaGrange, GA. | February 2024 |
| Qureshi, A.L., B. Irwin, and M.L. Gore. 2014. Challenges and opportunities for communicating climate change information across a “consensus gap”. 30th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies, American Meteorological Society, Atlanta, GA | February 2014 |
| Phillips, M., B. Irwin, and M. Hamel. 2023. Growth and Longevity of Lake Sturgeon in the Coosa River system in Georgia. Annual meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, St. Simons, GA. | February 2023 |
| Phillips, M., B. Irwin, and M. Hamel. 2023. Growth and Longevity of Lake Sturgeon in the Coosa River in Georgia. 153rd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Grand Rapids, MI. | August 2023 |
| Phillips, M. B. Irwin, and M. Hamel. (submitted for 2024). Growth, longevity, and abundance of reintroduced Lake Sturgeon in the Coosa River, Georgia. Southern Division Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Chattanooga, TN. | February 2024 |
| Perry, S., B. Irwin, and M. Hamel. 2023. Movement and habitat use of Lake Sturgeon in the Coosa River System. 153rd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Grand Rapids, MI. | August 2023 |
| Perry, S., B. Irwin, and M. Hamel. 2023. Movement and Habitat Use of Lake Sturgeon in the Coosa River system in Georgia. Annual meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, St. Simons, GA. | February 2023 |
| Perry, S., B. Irwin, and M. Hamel. (submitted 2024). Movement and habitat use of Lake Sturgeon in the Coosa River System in Georgia. Annual Meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, LaGrange, GA. | February 2024 |
| Perry, S., B. Irwin, M. Hamel. 2022. Lake Sturgeon Movement and Habitat Use in the Coosa River System. Annual meeting of the Lake Sturgeon Working Group. [Virtual]. | March 2022 |
| Perry, J. T., B. J. Irwin, T. F. Bonvechio, and P. M. O'Rouke. 2016. Growth and mortality of Largemouth and Spotted Bass in three Georgia reservoirs. Georgia Chapter Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Columbus, GA. | February 2016 |
| Perry, J. T., B. J. Irwin, T. F. Bonvechio, and P. M. O'Rouke. 2016. Age, growth, and mortality of black bass in three north Georgia reservoirs. 70th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies, Baton Rouge, LA. | October 2016 |
| Paukert, C. P., and 8 coauthors. Adapting fisheries management to a changing climate: lessons from North America. 7th World Fisheries Congress, Busan, South Korea. | May 2016 |
| Nagy, A., S. Wenger, M. Freeman, and B. Irwin. 2022. Life History and Fish Conservation: Using traits to investigate differential declines in fishes in the Conasauga River. 48th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Fishes Council, Athens, GA | November 2022 |
| Martin, M., K.F. Robinson, B. Irwin, R. Bringolf, P. Hazelton. 2023. Evaluation of Sediment and Water Quality to Support Freshwater Mussels in the Conasauga River, Georgia. Confluence: UGA Water Science and Policy Poster Symposium, Athens, GA. <b>2<sup>nd</sup> Prize.</b> | October 2023 |
| Martin, M., B. Irwin, R. Bringolf, and P. Hazelton. 2023. Evaluation of sediment and water quality to support freshwater mussels in the Conasauga River, GA. Cleantech Symposium, Athens, GA. | April 2023 |
| Martin, M., B. Irwin, R. Bringolf, and P. Hazelton. 2023. Evaluation of sediment and water quality to support freshwater mussels in the Conasauga River, GA. Annual meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, St. Simons, GA. | February 2023 |
| Martin, M., B. Irwin, K. F. Robinson, R. Bringolf, A. Escobar, J. Kirsch, S. Glassmeyer, M. Zapata, M. Henderson, and P. Hazelton. (submitted 2024). Assessment of sediment toxicity to juvenile freshwater mussels in the Conasauga River, GA. Annual meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. LaGrange, GA. | February 2024 |
| Martin, M., A. Escobar, J. Kirsch, S. Glassmeyer, M. Zapata, M. Henderson, K. Robinson, B. Irwin, R. Bringolf, and P. Hazelton. 2023. Evaluation of Sediment and Water Quality to Support Freshwater Mussels in the Conasauga River, Georgia. Annual meeting for SETAC North America, Louisville, KY. | November 2023 |
| Lee, M., J. Deroba, S. Gaichas, R. Feeney, D. Boelke, and B. Irwin. 2018. ...and forage in the ecosystem. International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade. Seattle, WA. | July 2018 |
| Kramer, D. W., T. Prebyl, J. Stickles, B. J. Irwin, N. P. Nibbelink, R. J. Warren, and K. V. Miller. 2015. Using GPS telemetry data to determine the roadways most susceptible to deer-vehicle collisions. Warnell Graduate Student Symposium, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. | February 2015 |
| Kramer, D. W., T. Prebyl, J. H. Stickles, B. J. Irwin, N. P. Nibbelink, R. J. Warren, and K. V. Miller. 2015. Using GPS telemetry data to determine roadways most susceptible to deer-vehicle collisions. Annual conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. Asheville, NC. | November 2015 |
| Kleinhans, M., N. Nibbelink, B. Irwin, S. Wenger, and A. Fox. 2023. Climate Change and Water Quality Influence on Atlantic Sturgeon Aggregation in the Altamaha River, Georgia. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Norfolk, VA. | February 2023 |
| Kleinhans, M., N. Nibbelink, B. Irwin, S. Wenger, and A. Fox. 2023. Climate Change and Water Quality Influence on Atlantic Sturgeon Aggregation in the Altamaha River, Georgia. Annual meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, St. Simons, GA. <b>3rd Place for student oral presentation</b>. | February 2023 |
| Kleinhans, M., N. Nibbelink, B. Irwin, S. Wenger, and A. Fox. 2022. Water Quality Influence on Atlantic Sturgeon Aggregation in the Altamaha River, Georgia. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Spokane, WA. | August 2022 |
| Kleinhans, M., N. Nibbelink, B. Irwin, S. Wenger, and A. Fox. 2022. Modeling water quality influence on juvenile Atlantic Sturgeon aggregation in the Altamaha River Estuary, Georgia. Annual meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Jekyll Island, GA. | February 2022 |
| Keiter, D. A., F. L. Cunningham, O. E. Rhodes, Jr., B. J. Irwin, and J. C. Beasley. Evaluating scat detection rates and methods of detection for quantifying wild pig (Sus scrofa) abundance. 95th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammologists, Jacksonville, FL. | June 2015 |
| Jansch, C., and B. Irwin. 2014. Time series analysis for indicator species in the Cumberland river system. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Charleston, SC. | January 2014 |
| Jansch, C., B. Irwin, M. Conroy, and M. Segura. 2015. Informing herpetological monitoring design in southern Louisiana. Warnell Graduate Student Symposium, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. | February 2015 |
| Jansch, C. R., and B. J. Irwin. 2014. Identifying streams to focus threatened species management efforts: a negative binomial mixed modeling approach. Warnell Graduate Student Symposium, University of Georgia, Athens, GA | February 2014 |
| Jansch, C. R., and B. J. Irwin. 2014. Aiding rare species management efforts through the use of mixed models. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Québec City, Québec, Canada. | August 2014 |
| Jansch, C. R., and B. J. Irwin. 2014. A mixed modeling approach to quantify blackside dace abundance in the Cumberland River system. Georgia Chapter Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Athens, GA. | February 2014 |
| Irwin. B., 2016. Management Strategy Evaluation. New England Fishery Management Council workshop on Atlantic Herring acceptable biological catch control rule management strategy evaluation, Portland, ME. | May 2016 |
| Irwin. B., 2016. MSE Introduction. New England Fishery Management Council's 2nd workshop on Atlantic Herring acceptable biological catch control rule management strategy evaluation, Portsmouth, NH. | December 2016 |
| Irwin. B., 2016. Introduction to Control Rule Objectives. New England Fishery Management Council workshop on Atlantic Herring acceptable biological catch control rule management strategy evaluation, Portland, ME. | May 2016 |
| Irwin. B., 2016. Analyzing data from gillnet monitoring programs: the Oneida Lake example. Cornell University Biological Field Station, Bridgeport, NY. [Invited poster (no abstract)] | June 2016 |
| Irwin, B., T. Vidal, B. Crawford, T. Gancos Crawford, and C. Moore. 2016. Quantitative Consideration of Uncertainty and Variability in Decision Analysis for Conservation and Management of Ecological Systems. Annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, 7-12 August, 2016, Fort Lauderdale, FL. | August 2016 |
| Irwin, B. J., and T. Wagner. 2013. Using mixed models to quantify variability in fish populations. GA Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Jekyll Island, GA | January 2013 |
| Irwin, B. J., and T. Wagner. 2013. Shifting variance structure as a potential indicator of fish-population responses to large-scale perturbation. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. | February 2013 |
| Irwin, B. J., T. Vidal, T. Wagner, J. R. Bence, J. R. Jackson, L. G. Rudstam, and W. W. Fetzer. 2014. Shifting variance structure as an indicator of large-scale ecological change. Annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Sacramento, CA. | August 2014 |
| Irwin, B. J. 2022. Science to support decision making – quantitative models and some uncertainties. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Spokane, WA. | August 2022 |
| Irwin, B. J. 2020. Overview of partnerships & projects. Meeting between the Southeast Region U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Units, Atlanta, GA. | February 2020 |
| Irwin, B. J. 2017. Viewing fisheries from a decision-analytic perspective. Northeast Climate Science Center Regional Science Meeting, Amherst, MA. [Invited (no abstract)] | May 2017 |
| Irwin, B. J. 2017. Spatial and temporal variability in fish populations. Northeast Climate Science Center Regional Science Meeting, Amherst, MA. [Invited (no abstract)] | May 2017 |
| Irwin, B. J. 2016. Management Strategy Evaluation. GA AFS student sub-unit meeting, Athens, GA. | November 2016 |
| Irwin, B. J. 2015. SER shared statistical support. National Park Service, Southeast Region, Inventory & Monitoring "All-Hands" Training Workshop. Asheville, NC. | September 2015 |
| Irwin, B. J. 2013. Structured decision making as a framework to support fisheries co-management. Western Divsion Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Boise, ID. - not allowed to attend due to 2013 US Government sequestration. | April 2013 |
| Irwin, B. J. (invited, CANCELED). 2020. Quantitative models to support fish management. Virginia Tech Chapter American Fisheries Society Meeting [April 2020; unable to deliver due to 2020 Coronavirus pandemic] | April 2020 |
| Irwin, B. J. (NOT SUBMITTED due to COVID-19 pandemic) 2020. Science to support decision making – a few thoughts on some uncertainties encountered along the way. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Columbus, OH. [IP-117697] | August 2020 |
| Irwin, B. 2021. Structured Decision Making: a Fishery Example. GA AFS student sub-unit meeting (Virtual), Athens, GA. | March 2021 |
| Irwin, B. , C. Moore, M. Gore., and A. Qureshi. 2014. Communicating and using uncertain scientific information in the production of 'actionable science'. Grand Opening of the Southeast Climate Science Center, 22 January 2014, Raleigh, NC [poster]. | January 2014 |
| Hsiung, A., and B. Irwin. 2021. Evaluating management strategies for an imperiled fish species in the Southeast. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Baltimore, MD. [Virtual] | November 2021 |
| Hsiung, A., and B. Irwin. 2018. Developing an adaptive management framework for the robust redhorse (Moxostoma robustum) in the southeastern U.S. Warnell Graduate Student Symposium, Athens, GA. | January 2018 |
| Hsiung, A., and B. Irwin. 2018. Developing an adaptive management framework for Robust Redhorse (Moxostoma robustum) in the southeastern U.S. 148th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Atlantic City, NJ. | August 2018 |
| Hsiung, A., and B. Irwin. 2017. Robust redhorse adaptive management. Robust Redhorse Conservation Committee Meeting, McCormick, SC. | September 2017 |
| Hsiung, A., B. Albanese, R. Chandler, C. Moore, and B. Irwin. 2019. Estimating parameters of the Sicklefin Redhorse (<i>Moxostoma</i> sp.) population in Georgia. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Reno, NV. | October 2019 |
| Hsiung, A., B. Albanese, R. Chandler, C. Moore, and B. Irwin. 2019. Estimation of population parameters of Sicklefin Redhorse (Moxostoma sp.) in Brasstown Creek, Georgia. Annual Meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Cordele, GA. | February 2019 |
| Haag, J. M., C. A. Jennings, N. P. Nibbelink, B. Irwin, and B. Boley. 2019. Pairing demand for trout with effects of climate change on suitable thermal habitat in northern Georgia. Oral presentation, Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. Feb 6. Cordele, GA. | February 2019 |
| Guy, R., N. P. Nibbelink, and B. J. Irwin. Quantifying the Relationship of Juvenile Nekton to Salt marsh and the Effects of Sea Level Rise. 2015 Southern Division meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Savannah, GA. | February 2015 |
| Glomb, J. C., R. C. Lowe III, J. L. Shelton, B. J. Irwin, and M. J. Hamel. 2021. Assessing hydrilla spread and subsequent impacts on sportfish communities in Lake Sinclair, Georgia. American Fisheries Society meeting, Baltimore, MD. | November 2021 |
| Glassic, H., B. J. Irwin, and A. Rabern. Evaluating stream restoration efforts for eastern brook trout in the Chattahoochee National Forest. 2015 Southern Division meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Savannah, GA | February 2015 |
| Floyd, T. M., B. J. Irwin, and T. N. Simon. 2024 (to be submitted). Age class delineation, sexual maturation, and growth of the eastern hellbender (<i>Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis</i>) in Georgia. Hellbender Symposium, Clemson, SC. | June 2024 |
| Ferrall, E., B. Irwin, K. Morris, J. Hepinstall-Cymerman, and S. Castleberry. 2023. Landscape and culvert structural influences on tricolored bat abundance in Georgia, U.S.A. Annual meeting of the Southeastern Bat Diversity Network, Jonesboro, AR. | March 2023 |
| Ferrall, E., B. Irwin, K. Morris, J. Hepinstall-Cymerman, and S. Castleberry. 2023. Landscape and culvert structural influences on tricolored bat abundance in Georgia, U.S.A. Annual meeting of the GA chapter of The Wildlife Society, Macon, GA. <b>1<sup>st</sup> place for graduate student talk</b> | March 2023 |
| Ferrall, E., B. Irwin, K. Morris, J. Hepinstall-Cymerman, and S. Castleberry. 2023. Landscape and culvert structural influences on tricolored bat abundance in Georgia, U.S.A. Annual White-nose Syndrome National Meeting, Palm Springs, CA. | June 2023 |
| Ferrall, E., B. Irwin, K. Morris, J. Hepinstall-Cymerman, and S. Castleberry. 2022. Variation in tri-colored bat body mass in response to winter hibernaculum roost selection in Georgia, U.S.A. Annual meeting of the Southeastern Bat Diversity Network [Virtual]. <b>1st place for student oral presentation</b>. | March 2022 |
| Ferrall, E., B. Irwin, K. Morris, J. Hepinstall-Cymerman, and S. Castleberry. 2022. Variation in tri-colored bat body mass in response to winter hibernaculum roost selection in Georgia, U.S.A. Annual meeting of the GA chapter of The Wildlife Society, Covington, GA. <b>2nd place student talk.</b> | February 2022 |
| Ferrall, E., B. Irwin, K. Morris, J. Hepinstall-Cymerman, and S. Castleberry. 2022. Variation in tri-colored bat body condition in response to winter hibernaculum roost selection in Georgia, U.S.A. Warnell Graduate Student Symposium, Athens, GA. | February 2022 |
| Ferrall, E. A., B. J. Irwin, K. M. Morris, J. Hepinstall-Cymerman, and S. B. Castleberry. 2022. Roost Site and White-Nose Syndrome Disease Influences on Tri-colored Bat Body Mass in Georgia, U.S.A. Annual meeting of the North American Society for Bat Research, Austin, TX. | August 2022 |
| Ferrall, E. A., B. J. Irwin, K. M. Morris, J. Hepinstall-Cymerman, and S. B. Castleberry. 2022. Roost Site and White-Nose Syndrome Disease Influences on Tri-colored Bat Body Mass in Georgia, U.S.A. Annual White-nose Syndrome National Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. | June 2022 |
| Elkins, D., G. Jacobs, S. Wenger, B. Irwin, and C. Jennings. 2019. Using existing datasets to investigate the effects of BMP compliance on the presence or persistence of at-risk aquatics. Joint Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society, Reno, NV. | September 2019 |
| Deroba, J. J., S. Gaichas, M. Lee, R. Gallant Feeney, D. Boelke, and B. Irwin. 2018. Getting on the same page, or at least in the same library: Lessons in communication from a stakeholder-driven Management Strategy Evaluation for Northeast US Atlantic herring. Sixth National Meeting of the Scientific Coordination Subcommittee of the Council Coordination Committee, San Diego, CA [poster] | January 2018 |
| Deroba, J. J., S. Gaichas, M. Lee, R. G. Feeney, D. Boelke, and B. Irwin. 2017. Getting on the same page, or at least in the same library: lessons in communication from a stakeholder driven MSE for Northeast US Atlantic herring. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, FL. | August 2017 |
| Dawson, H.A. Irwin, B. Wagner, C.M., Johnson, N., Jones, M. Investigating the performance of pheromone-baited trapping techniques using a Management Strategy Evaluation Model. Oral presentation to the Sea Lamprey Trapping Task Force, February 2013, Ann Arbor, MI | February 2013 |
| Dawson, H., M. Jones, B. Irwin, N. S. Johnson, M. Wagner, and M. Szymanski. 2017. Management strategy evaluation of a new control tactic to manage an invasive fish. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Montréal, Québec, Canada. | January 2017 |
| Dawson, H. A., M. L. Jones, B. Irwin, N. S. Johnson, C. M. Wagner, and M. Szymanski. 2014. A model evaluation of the effectiveness of incorporating pheromone-baited trapping techniques into an integrated pest management program of Great Lakes sea lamprey. Annual meeting of the American Fishery Society, Québec City, Québec, Canada. | August 2014 |
| Daley, J., and B. Irwin. 2022. Relative Abundance of Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) in Georgia Reservoirs with Low or High Catches of Spotted Bass (<i>Micropterus punctulatus</i>). Annual meeting of the Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Jekyll Island, GA. | February 2022 |
| Daley, J., and B. Irwin. 2022. An analysis of monitoring data for Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>): comparing Georgia reservoirs with low and high catches of <i>Micropterus</i> spp. USGS South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Coordinating Committee Meeting. Clyde V. Madren Conference Center, Clemson, SC. (27 Sept). | September 2022 |
| Daley, J., and B. Irwin. 2022. An analysis of monitoring data for Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>): comparing Georgia reservoirs with low and high catches of <i>Micropterus</i> spp. SC DNR and Clemson University Annual Cooperators Meeting.<br>Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation. Clyde V. Madren Conference Center, Clemson, SC. (28 Sept). | September 2022 |
| Daley, J., B. Irwin, T. Vidal, and D. Eyitayo. 2021. Analysis of size structure of Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) in Georgia reservoirs with and without Spotted Bass (<i>Micropterus punctulatus</i>). Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Baltimore, MD. | November 2021 |
| Daley, J. and B. Irwin. 2022. Analysis of size and body condition of Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) in Georgia reservoirs with and without Spotted Bass (<i>Micropterus punctulatus</i>). Annual meeting of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Charleston, SC. | January 2022 |
| Bringolf, R., K. Kellock, and B. Irwin. 2013. Factors associated with intersex bass in the southeastern U.S. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, TN. | February 2013 |
| Brenden, T., M. Jones, and B. Irwin. 2014. Re-examination of sea lamprey control policies for the St. Marys River through simulation analysis. Michigan chapter meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Holland, MI. | March 2014 |
| Baker, M., J. Carmignani, B. Irwin, A. Roy, C. Rushing, S. Sterrett, B. Swartz, and P. Hazelton. 2024. An application of capture-recapture methods for long term monitoring if freshwater mussel populations. Georgia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, 13-15 February 2024, LaGrange, GA. | February 2024 |
| Baker, M., B. Irwin, and A. Fox. 2020. Comparing recruitment estimation models using age-1 Atlantic Sturgeon in the Altamaha River, GA. American Fisheries Society Virtual Annual Meeting. | September 2020 |
| Alvarez, G. A., D. Gandy, B. J. Irwin, C. A. Jennings, and A. Fox. 2020. Using video survey to examine the effect of habitat on gag grouper encounter. Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Virtual. Sept. 14-25 | August 2020 |
| Alvarez G., D. Gandy, B. Irwin, C. Jennings, and A. Fox. 2021. Using Video Surveys to Examine the Effect of Habitat on Gag Occurrence. Florida Chapter of the American Fishery Society Virtual Meeting. | April 2021 |
| <i>WITHDRAWN</i> - Baker, M., B. Irwin, and A. Fox. 2021 (accepted). Refining capture-recapture recruitment estimation methods for Atlantic Sturgeon in the Altamaha River. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Baltimore, MD. | November 2021 |
| <i>WITHDRAWN</i> - Baker, M., B. Irwin, and A. Fox. 2021 (accepted). Investigating the effects of multiple flow regime characteristics on recruitment of age-1 Atlantic Sturgeon in the Altamaha River. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Baltimore, MD. | November 2021 |
| <i>SYMPOSIUM CANCELED</i> - Irwin, B. J. 2021 (submitted). Science to support decision making – a few thoughts on some uncertainties encountered along the way. Annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Baltimore, MD. POSTPONED due to ongoing COVID precautions. | November 2021 |
| Technical Publications | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| VanDeValk, A. J., L. G. Rudstam, T. E. Brooking, J. R. Jackson, J. T. H. Coleman, and B. Irwin. 2003. Walleye stock assessment and population projections for Oneida Lake, 2002-2005. NYS DEC, Albany, NY. | February 2003 |
| Koops, M. A., B. J. Irwin, J. E. MacNeil, E. S. Millard, and E. L. Mills. 2006. Comparative modeling of the ecosystem impacts of exotic invertebrates and productivity changes on fisheries in the Bay of Quinte and Oneida Lake. Great Lakes Fishery Commission Project Completion Report | February 2006 |
| Jones, M. L., T. O. Brenden, and B. J. Irwin. 2012. Evaluating integrated pest management in the St. Marys River. Great Lakes Fishery Commission Project Completion Report. | December 2012 |
| Jones, M. L., G. J. A. Hansen, W. Liu, B. Irwin, A. J. Treble, and H. A. Dawson. 2008. Sea lamprey population dynamics: updating demographic models and application to a novel control strategy. Great Lakes Fishery Commission Project Completion Report and Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report T2008-02. | March 2008 |
| Irwin, B. J., T. Wagner, M. V. Kepler, W. Liu, J. R. Bence, D. B. Hayes, and N. Lester. 2011. Spatial and temporal components of variation in Great Lake percid populations: implications for conservation and management. Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act, Project Completion Report. | June 2011 |
| Irwin, B. J., T. O. Brenden, W. Liu, and J. R. Bence. 2009. Estimating the relationship between sea lamprey-induced mortality on lake trout and observed marking rates. Great Lakes Fishery Commission Project Completion Report and Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report T2009-01. | March 2009 |
| Irwin, B. J., M. J. Wilberg, J. R. Bence, and M. L. Jones. 2008. Specified input values for a stochastic simulation model for yellow perch in southern Lake Michigan. Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report T2008-03. | October 2008 |
| Irwin, B. J., J. R. Bence, M. L. Jones, and W. Liu. 2008. Defining targets for sea lamprey control in the Great Lakes: economic injury levels and fish community goal-based targets. Great Lakes Fishery Commission Project Completion Report and Quantitative Fisheries Center Technical Report T2008-05. | February 2008 |
| Irwin, B. 2012. Estimation of spatial and temporal variance components for several National Park Service indicator variables. National Park Service Project Completion Report. | February 2012 |
| Diefenbach, D. R., B. J. Irwin, and T. Wagner. 2011. Summary of outcomes for the structured decision making workshop for catch and release trout regulations. State College, PA. | March 2011 |
| DeVries, D. R., and B. J. Irwin. 2002. Effects of gizzard shad on largemouth bass-bluegill communities in a state fishing lake and small ponds. Project F-40-R, Study XLI Final Report, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Montgomery, AL. | February 2002 |
| Butchko, P., R. DeBruyne, T. Doyle, M. Eaton, T. Galarowicz, B. Irwin, S. Lor, J. McCloskey, and W. Siemer. 2009. Management of double-crested cormorants in the Great Lakes: a prototype framework for a structured decision approach. Final Workshop Report, USFWS. | October 2009 |