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

Staff Member

Eric Fetherman

Eric Fetherman with Colorado rainbow trout
PhD
Phone: (970) 481 - 3225

Education

  • MS Colorado State University 2008
  • BS Colorado State University 2006
  • BS Colorado State University 2006

Biography

I have been with the unit since fall 2006. I completed my M.S. in 2009, investigating susceptibility to and heritability of whirling disease (WD) in WD resistant and susceptible strains of rainbow trout. My Ph.D. focuses on the reintroduction of WD resistant rainbow trout to Colorado's rivers and streams, including examination of management options, such as brown trout removal, to increase the success of the reintroductions. I am also currently employed as an aquatic research scientist with the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife.. Whirling Disease, population dynamics and modeling, genetics, brood stock development and management

Research Publications Publication Date
Fetherman, E.R., D.L. Winkelman, M.R. Baerwald, and G.J. Schisler. 2014. Survival and reproduction of Myxobolus cerebralis-resistant rainbow trout introduced to the Colorado River and increased resistance of age-0 progeny. PLoS ONE 9(5):e96954. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0096954. | Download May 2014
Fetherman, E.R., D.L. Winkelman, L.L. Bailey, G.J Schisler, and K. Davies. Brown Trout removal effects on short-term survival and movement of Myxobolus cerebralis-resistant rainbow trout. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 144:610-626. doi=10.1080/00028487.2015.1007166 | Download | Publisher Website April 2015
Fetherman, E.R., B.W. Avila, and D.L. Winkelman. Raft and Floating RFID Antenna Systems for Detecting PIT-tagged Fish in Rivers. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 34:1065-1077. | Download | Publisher Website October 2014
Fetherman, E. R., D. L. Winkelman, G. J. Schisler, and M.F. Antolin. 2012. Genetic basis of differences in myxospore count between whirling disease resistant and susceptible strains of rainbow trout. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 102:97-106 December 2012
Fetherman, E. R., D. L. Winkelman, G. J. Schisler, and C. A. Myrick. In press. The effects of Myxobolus cerebralis on the physiological performance of whirling disease resistant and susceptible strains of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. | Download November 2011
Project Completion Date
Whirling Disease-Resistant Trout Evaluation June 2013
Presentations Presentation Date
Avila, B.W., E.R. Fetherman, D.L. Winkelman. Raft and floating antenna systems for detecting PIT-tagged fish in rivers. 2014 Annual Meeting of the Colorado-Wyoming Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, March 4-6, Laramie, WY. March 2014
Technical Publications Publication Date
Schisler, G. J., and E. R. Fetherman. 2010. Salmonid Disease Studies. Federal Aid in Fish and Wildlife Restoration, Job Progress Report. Colorado Division of Wildlife, Fish Research Section. Fort Collins, Colorado. June 2010
Schisler, G. J., and E. R. Fetherman. 2009. Resistant rainbow trout in Colorado: Current status and uses. Colorado Division of Wildlife, Aquatic Research Section Special Report. Fort Collins, Colorado. April 2009. April 2009
Schisler, G. J., P. J. Schler, and E. R. Fetherman. 2007. Salmonid Disease Studies. Federal Aid in Fish and Wildlife Restoration, Job Progress Report. Colorado Division of Wildlife, Fish Research Section. Fort Collins, Colorado. June 2007
Schisler, G. J., E. R. Fetherman, and P. J. Schler. 2009. Salmonid Disease Studies. Federal Aid in Fish and Wildlife Restoration, Job Progress Report. Colorado Division of Wildlife, Fish Research Section. Fort Collins, Colorado. June 2009
Schisler, G. J., E. R. Fetherman, and P. J. Schler. 2008. Salmonid Disease Studies. Federal Aid in Fish and Wildlife Restoration, Job Progress Report. Colorado Division of Wildlife, Fish Research Section. Fort Collins, Colorado. June 2008
Role and Organization Individual         Start Date        End Date       
American Fisheries Society - Member of the Western Division AFS Student Representative Committee Fetherman January 2011 May 2011
American Fisheries Society - Member Fetherman May 2006 Present
American Association for the Advancement of Science - Member Fetherman March 2011 Present