Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member

Jack Fetters

Jack Fetters
Master's
Email: jgfetters42@tntech.edu

Biography

Originally from Ohio, Jack graduated from Hocking College and Eastern Kentucky University where his research focused on coal mine outflows and its their effects on streams and other water body's of eastern Kentucky. Jack started out as a technician in May 2019 for TTU's Cooperative Fisheries Unit, then later started his M.S. in January 2021 at TTU. His research is focused on the status of mussel fauna among the Wolf River in Fentress and Pickett County, Tennessee.

Research Publications Publication Date
Fetters, J., A. Rosenberger, K.I. Womble, A. Ford, B. Bajo. 2022. Increased population size of the federally endangered Ptychobranchus subtentus in the Wolf River, TN (Fentress and Pickett Co.). Ellipsaria 24: 21-24. February 2022
Project Completion Date
A comprehensive understanding of mussel populations in the Duck River, Tennessee for their conservation and to establish ecological flows for ongoing water withdrawals and water management January 2030
Creation of a Statewide Freshwater Mussel Database for the State of Tennessee January 2030
A re-survey of the mussel fauna and a habitat assessment of the Wolf River, Tennessee January 2024
Assessment and Modeling of the Freshwater Mussel Distributions and Habitat Preferences in the Hatchie River, Tennessee January 2026
Update to Tennessee Status Assessments and Recovery Plans for Listed Mussel Species January 2025
Presentations Presentation Date
Rosenberger, A.E., and K.I. Womble. Freshwater mussels of Tennessee: Future Directions for the Cumberland River Basin. Invited Presentation for the Sustainable Rivers Program FY24 Cumberland river Workshop, External PDT Meeting. Lebanon, TN. June, 2024. June 2024
Rosenberger, A.E., K.I. Womble, K. Sallack, J. Fetters, K. Key, G. Dinkins, D. Hua. 2023. Current Status of Mussel Research in the Rosenberger Lab at TN Tech. Tennessee Endangered Mollusk Committee Meeting: Crossville, TN. February 2023. (Abstract not published) February 2023
Fetters, J.G., A.E. Rosenberger, and A. Ford. 2022. Mussels of the Wolf River, TN: A resurvey of unionids in an inundated Cumberland tributary. Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society. Henry Horton State Park, TN. Poster Presentation. August 2022
Fetters, J., A.E. Rosenberger, and A. Ford. 2022. Mussels of the Wolf: A resurvey of Unionids in an inundated Cumberland tributary. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Grand Rapids, MI. May, 2022. May 2022
Fetters, J., A. Rosenberger, A. Ford. 2021. The Distribution and Habitat Status of Freshwater Mussels in the Wolf River, TN. Poster Pesentation to the Southeastern Fisheries Council, Columbus, Georgia. November 2021