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

New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Staff Member


Dr. William L. Fisher

Bill Fisher

Unit Leader
Phone: (607) 255 - 2839
Email: wlf9@cornell.edu
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Education

  • Ph D University of Louisville 1987
  • MA DePauw University 1979
  • BA University of Louisville 1976

Biography

Bill is a research fishery biologist and leader of the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and an associate professor in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University. . Fisheries Science, Stream Ecology, Geographic Information Systems Applications in Natural Resources. Fisheries ecology and management, river ecology, GIS in fisheries, spatial analysis and modeling

Research Publications Publication Date
Williams, L. R., A. A. Echelle, C. S. Toepfer, M. G. Williams, and W. L. Fisher. 1999. Simulation modeling of population viability for the leopard darter (Percidae: Percina pantherina). Southwestern Naturalist 44(4):470-477. November 1999
Utrup, N. J., and W. L. Fisher. 2006. Development of a rapid bioassessment protocol for sampling fishes in large prairie rivers. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 26:714-726. August 2006
Underwood, D. M., A. A. Echelle, D. J. Eisenhour, M. D. Jones, A. F. Echelle, and W. L. Fisher. 2003. Genetic variation in western members of the Macrhybopsis aestivalis complex (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), with emphasis on those of the Red and Arkansas River basins. Copeia 2003(3):493-501. September 2003
Toepfer, C. S., W. L. Fisher, and W. D. Warde. 2000. A multi-stage approach to estimate fish abundance in streams using geographic information systems. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 20(3):634-645. January 2000
Splinter, D. K., D. C. Dauwalter, R. A. Marston, and W. L. Fisher. 2010. Ecoregions and stream morphology in eastern Oklahoma. Geomorphology 122:117-128. | Publisher Website October 2010
Splinter, D. K., D. C. Dauwalter, R. A. Marston, and W. L. Fisher. 2011. Watershed morphology of highland and moutain ecoregions in eastern Oklahoma. The Professional Geographer 63:1-13. | Abstract December 2010
Seilheimer, T. S., and W. L. Fisher. 2010. Habitat use by fishes in groundwater-dependent streams of southern Oklahoma. American Midland Naturalist 164:201-216. September 2010
Remshardt, W. J., and W. L. Fisher. 2009. Effects of variation in streamflow and channel structure on smallmouth bass habitat in an alluvial streams. River Research and Applications 25:661-674. June 2009
Paukert, C. P., and W. L. Fisher. 2001. Spring movements of paddlefish in a prairie reservoir system. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 16:113-124. March 2001
Paukert, C. P., and W. L. Fisher. 2001. Characteristics of paddlefish in a southwestern U. S. reservoir, with comparisons of lentic and lotic populations. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 130:634-643. August 2001
Paukert, C. P., and W. L. Fisher. 2000. Abiotic factors affecting summer distribution and movement of male paddlefish, Polyodon spathula, in a prairie reservoir. Southwestern Naturalist 45(2):133-140. January 2000
Martin, C. D., and W. L. Fisher. 2008. Recreational fishing for black bass in eastern Oklahoma streams. Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 62:168-176. | Publisher Website January 2010
Luttrell, G. R., A. A. Echelle, and W. L. Fisher. 2002. Habitat correlates of the distribution of Macrhybopsis hyostoma (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in western reaches of the Arkansas River basin. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 105:153-161. October 2002
Luttrell, G. R., A. A. Echelle, W. L. Fisher, and D. J. Eisenhour. 1999. Declining status of two species of the Macrhybopsis aestivalis complex (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Arkansas River Basin and related effects of reservoirs as barriers to dispersal. Copeia 1999(4):981-989. November 1999
Long, J.M., R.G. Hyler, and W.L. Fisher. 2012. Response by anglers to a differential harvest regulation on three black bass species at Skiatook Lake, Oklahoma. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 92:9-20. | Abstract November 2012
Long, J.M. and W.L. Fisher. 2006. Analysis of environmental variation in a Great Plains reservoir using principal components analysis and geographic information systems. Lake and Reservoir Management 22:132-140. | Abstract June 2006
Long, J.M. and W.L. Fisher. 2005. Distribution and abundance of black bass in Skiatook Lake, Oklahoma after introduction of smallmouth bass and a liberalized harvest regulation on spotted bass. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25:49-56. February 2005
Long, J.M. and W.L. Fisher. 2001. Precision and bias of largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass ages estimated from scales, whole otoliths, and sectioned otoliths. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 21:636-645. August 2001
Long, J.M. and W.L. Fisher. 2001. Environmental influences on largemouth bass recruitment in a southern Great Plains reservoir. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of Southeastern Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 55:146-155 December 2002
Long, J.M. and W.L. Fisher. 2000. Differences in diet between two size classes of largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and spotted bass in an Oklahoma reservoir. Journal of Freshwater Ecology. 15: 465-474. December 2000
Long, J. M., and W. L. Fisher. 2000. Inter-annual and size-related differences in the diets of three sympatric black bass in an Oklahoma reservoir. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 15:465-474. December 2000
Fore, J. D., D. C. Dauwalter, and W. L. Fisher. 2007. Microhabitat use by smallmouth bass in an Ozark stream. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 22:189-199. May 2007
Fisher, W. L., and M. S. Gregory. 2001. Oklahoma Gap Analysis: geographic information for evaluating Oklahoma's changing ecology. Proceedings Oklahoma Academy Science 81:91-92. April 2002
Fisher, W. L., and J. P. Burroughs. 2003. Stream fisheries management in the United States: a survey of state agency programs. Fisheries 28(2):10-18. February 2003
Fisher, W. L., and F. J. Rahel. 2004. Geographic information systems applications in streams and rivers. Chapter 3 in W. L. Fisher, and F. J. Rahel, editors. Geographic information systems in fisheries. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. February 2004
Fisher, W. L., and F. J. Rahel, editors. 2004. Geographic information systems in fisheries. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. February 2004
Fisher, W. L., P. E. Balkenbush, and C. S. Toepfer. 2001. Development of stream fish population sampling surveys and abundance estimates using GIS. Pages 253-265 in T. Nishida, P. J. Kailola, and C. E. Hollingworth, editors. Proceedings of the first international symposium on geographic information systems (GIS) in fishery science. Fishery GIS Research Group, Saitama, Japan. July 2001
Fisher, W. L., M. Bozek, Vokoun, J., and R. Jacobson. 2013. Aquatic habitat measurements. Chapter 4, in A. V. Zale, D. L. Parrish, and T. M. Sutton. Fisheries techniques, 3rd edition. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. | Publisher Website January 2013
Fisher, W. L., E. C. Tejan, and P. E. Balkenbush. 2004. Regionalization of stream fisheries management using geographic information systems. Pages 465-475 in T. Nishida, P. J. Kailola, and C. E. Hollingworth, editors. GIS/Spatial Analyses in Fishery and Aquatic Sciences, Volume 2. Fishery GIS Research Group, Saitama, Japan. February 2005
Fisher, W. L., D. F. Schreiner, C. D. Martin, Y. A. Negash, and E. Kessler. 2002. Recreational fishing and socioeconomic characteristics of eastern Oklahoma stream anglers. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 82:79-87. March 2003
Fisher, W. L. 2007. Recent trends in fisheries geographic information systems. Pages 3-26 in T. Nishida, P. J. Kailola, and A. E. Canton, editors. GIS/spatial analyses in fishery and aquatic sciences, volume 3. Fishery-Aquatic GIS Research Group, Saitama, Japan January 2008
Fisher, W. L. 2004. Future of geographic information systems in fisheries. Chapter 10 in W. L. Fisher, and F. J. Rahel, editors. Geographic information systems in fisheries. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. February 2004
Fisher, W. L. 2010. GIS and spatial analyses in fisheries: challenges, opportunities and the future. Pages 3-14 in T. Nishida and A. E. Canton, editors. GIS/spatial analyses in fishery and aquatic sciences, volume 4. International Fishery GIS Society, Saitama, Japan. August 2010
Echelle, A. F., A. A. Echelle, L. R. Williams, C. S. Toepfer, and W. L. Fisher. 1999. Allozyme perspective on genetic variation in a theatened percid fish, the leopard darter (Percina pantherian). American Midland Naturalist 142(2):393-400. November 1999
Dauwalter, D. C., and W. L. Fisher. 2008. Spatial and temporal patterns in stream habitat and smallmouth bass populations in eastern Oklahoma. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137:1072-1088. July 2008
Dauwalter, D. C., and W. L. Fisher. 2008. Ontogenetic and seasonal diet shifts of smallmouth bass in an Ozark streams. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 23:113-121. September 2008
Dauwalter, D. C., and W. L. Fisher. 2007. Spawning chronology, nest site selection and nest success of smallmouth bass during benign streamflow conditions. American Midland Naturalist 158:60-78. July 2007
Dauwalter, D. C., and W. L. Fisher. 2007. Electrofishing capture probability of smallmouth bass in streams. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 27:162-171. February 2007
Dauwalter, D. C., W. L. Fisher, and K. C. Belt. 2006. Mapping stream habitats with a global positioning system: accuracy, precision, and comparison with traditional methods. Environmental Management 37:271-180. February 2006
Dauwalter, D. C., W. L. Fisher, and F. J. Rahel. 2010. Warmwater streams. Chapter 20 in M. Quist and W. Hubert, editors. Inland Fisheries Management in North America, 3rd edition. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. October 2010
Dauwalter, D. C., D. K. Splinter, W. L. Fisher, and R. A. Marston. 2008. Biogeography, ecoregions, and geomorphology affect fish species composition in streams of eastern Oklahoma, USA. Environmental Biology of Fishes 82:237-249. May 2008
Dauwalter, D. C., D. K. Splinter, W. L. Fisher, and R. A. Marston. 2007. Geomorphology and stream habitat relationships with smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) abundance at multiple spatial scales in eastern Oklahoma. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64:1116-1129. August 2007
Coughlin, W. D., A. A. Echelle, R. A. Van Den Bussche, L. M. Cofer, and W. L. Fisher. 2003. Genetic structure of spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus) in the Red and Arkansas River basins: microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA variation. Southwestern Naturalist 48:526-533. January 2003
Corley, B. A., W. L. Fisher, and D. M. Leslie, Jr. 1997. Validation of the great blue heron HSI Model Reproductive Index for the southcentral Great Plains. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 51:476-488. October 1997
Cole, M. L., D. M. Leslie, Jr., and W. L. Fisher. 2002. Habitat use by shorebirds at a stopover site in the southern Great Plains. Southwestern Naturalist 47:372-378. September 2002
Chappell, W. S., and W. L. Fisher. 2005. Fish assemblage and aquatic habitat relationships at the Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Sciences 85:19-31. January 2006
Brown, K. D., A. A. Echelle, D. L. Probst, J. E. Brooks, and W. L. Fisher. 2001. Catastrophic wildfire and number of populations as factors influencing risk of extinction for Gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae). Western North American Naturalist 61:139-148. May 2001
Balkenbush, P. E., and W. L. Fisher. 1999. Population characteristics and management of black bass in eastern Oklahoma streams. Proceedings of the Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 53:130-143. August 2001
Presentations Presentation Date
Weltman-Fahs, M. and W. L. Fisher. 2013. Understanding the relationships between hydraulic fracturing and brook trout habitat in the Marcellus Shale region: A research agenda. 69th Annual Northeast Fish & Wildlife Conference, Saratoga Springs, New York, 7-9 April 2013. April 2013
Weltman-Fahs, M. and W. L. Fisher. 2013. Understanding relationships between hydraulic fracturing and brook trout habitat in the Marcellus Shale region: A research agenda. Annual Meeting, Society for Freshwater Science, Jacksonville, Florida, May 19–23, 2013. May 2013
Weltman-Fahs, M. and W. L. Fisher. 2013. Hydraulic fracturing and brook trout habitat in the Marcellus Shale region: Potential impacts and research needs. 2013 Annual Meeting, New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Watertown, New York, 30 January - 1 February 2013. January 2013
Taylor, J., and B. Fisher. 2013. An evidence-based approach to developing environmental flow needs for Great Lakes tributaries in New York. 37th Annual Meeting of the New England Association of Environmental Biologists, Lake Placid, NY. 20-22 March 2013. March 2013
Taylor, J. M. and W. L. Fisher. 2013. An evidence-based approach to developing environmental flow needs for Great Lakes tributaries in New York. 2013 Annual Meeting, New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Watertown, New York, 30 January - 1 February 2013. January 2013
Perry, P. C. and W. L. Fisher. 2013. Characterizing black bass length-at-age, relative weight, relative abundance and stock densities across New York lakes. 2013 Annual Meeting, New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Watertown, New York, 30 January - 1 February 2013. January 2013
Anthony A. Echelle, Michael S. Schwemm, Nicholas J. Lang, Justin S. Baker, Robert M. Wood, Ronald A. Van Den Bussche, and William L. Fisher. 2013. Systematics and Conservation Genetics of Least Darter. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, NM. July 2013
Alexiades, A. V., and W. L. Fisher. 2013. Brown trout population dynamics and angling behavior in New York streams: evaluation of a stocking model. 2013 Annual Meeting, New York Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Watertown, New York, 30 January - 1 February 2013. January 2013
Technical Publications Publication Date
Utrup, N. J., and W. L. Fisher. 2004. Sampling considerations for assessing prairie river fish assemblages. Pages 26-29 in J. R. Copeland, F. Fiss, P. E. Balkenbush, and C. S. Thomason, editors. Warmwater streams symposium II. Available: www.sdafs.org/wwstreams/wwsc1.htm. April 2004
Utrup, N. J., and W. L. Fisher. 2004. Development of fish sampling protocols for large non-wadeable rivers in Oklahoma. Final Report. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, OK. 31 pp. August 2004
Utrup, N. J., W. L. Fisher, and J. R. Bidwell. 2004. Rapid bioassessment protocols for non-wadeable rivers in Oklahoma. Final Report. Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Oklahoma City, OK. 38 pp. July 2004
Utrup, N. J., W. L. Fisher, and J. R. Bidwell. 2004. Development of rapid bioassessment protocols for non-wadeable rivers in Oklahoma. Final Report, RWO 27. U. S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Stillwater, OK. 9 pp. January 2004
Turton, D., W. Fisher, T. Seilheimer, and R. Esralew. 2009. An assessment of environmental flows for Oklahoma. Final Report for Oklahoma Water Resource Research Institute. 63 pp. November 2009
Tejan, E. C., and W. L. Fisher. 2001. Development of a stream fisheries management information system for Oklahoma. Final Report. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, OK. 46 pp. July 2001
Seilheimer, T. and W. Fisher. 2008. Instream flow assessment of springs and streams draining the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer. Final Report, Oklahoma Water Resource Board., Oklahoma City, OK. 49 pp. January 2009
Seilheimer, T. S., and W. L. Fisher. 2009. Instream flow assessment of Mill Creek, a stream draining the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer. Final Report, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Oklahoma City, OK. 43 pp. August 2009
Schaffler, J., M. Mauck, D. Winkelman, and W. L. Fisher. 2005. Survival, growth, and recruitment of larval and juvenile striped bass in Lake Texoma. Final Report, Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration Grant F-56-R, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, OK. 119 pp. August 2005
Rust, S., W. L. Fisher, and R. A. Marston. 2006. Fluvial geomorphology analysis of the Kiamichi River, Oklahoma. Final Report, State Wildlife Grant T-19-P, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, OK. 79 pp. August 2006
Nishida, T., B. Fisher, S. Srivastava, T. Jantunen, S. DeSilva, H. Matsuura, and T. Gunawan. 2005. Application of GIS and remote sensing technologies in inland fisheries management and planning in Asia. Seminar on Inland Fisheries Management. Asian Productivity Organization, New Delhi, India. 60 pp. December 2005
McBee, W. L. Fisher, and A. Finchum. 2008. Digital atlas of Oklahoma mammals: data capture and georeferencing of OSU Collection of Vertebrates. Final Report, State Wildlife Grant T-29-P, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, OK. 10 pp. February 2008
Lorensen, J., W. L. Fisher, and J. R. Bidwell. 2008. Effects of Dredging and Dike Notching on the Aquatic Biota, Habitat, and Water Quality of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock, AR. 17 pp. January 2009
Kurzawski, K. F., W. L. Fisher, D. Miller, and J. L. Long. 2013. The 2012 Salary Survey of Public and Private Sector Fisheries Employers in the United States and Canada. Fisheries 38:00-00. April 2013
Fisher, W.L., Seilheimer, T.S., and Taylor, J.M., 2012, Biological assessment of environmental flows for Oklahoma: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012–1114, 43 p. May 2012
Fisher, W. L., and W. J. Remshardt. 2000. Instream flow assessment of Baron Fork Creek, Oklahoma. Final Report, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Oklahoma City, OK. 44 pp. September 2000
Fisher, W. L., and M. S. Gregory. 2005. Oklahoma Gap Analysis Project. Gap Analysis Bulletin No. 13. March 2006
Fisher, W. L., and M. S. Gregory. 2002. Managing biodiversity in Oklahoma: a case for private land conservation. Gap Analysis Bulletin No. 10:6-8. September 2002
Fisher, W. L., and M. S. Gregory. 2001. The Oklahoma Gap Analysis project. Final Report. U. S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Moscow, ID. 91 pp. + appendicies. June 2001
Fisher, W. L., and J. P. Burroughs. 2004. Stream fisheries management in the southeastern United States: trends from a survey of state agencies. Pages 34-37 in J. R. Copeland, F. Fiss, P. E. Balkenbush, and C. S. Thomason, editors. Warmwater streams symposium II. Available: www.sdafs.org/wwstreams/wwsc1.htm. April 2004
Fisher, W. L., R. Hyler, and J. Long. 2000. Evaluation of a differential harvest regulation on black bass populations in Skiatook Lake, Oklahoma. Final Report, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, OK. 121 pp. August 2000
Fisher, W. L., J. R. Bidwell, C. A. Davis, D. Turton, and C. C. Vaughn. 2005. Review and summarization of literature pertaining to the ecosystem flow requirements for the Kiamichi River above Hugo Lake and Little River watershed in Oklahoma. Final Report, State Wildlife Grant T-7-P, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, OK. 124 pp. August 2005
Fisher, W. L., D. M. Leslie, Jr., M. L. Cole, and W. S. Chappell. 1998. GIS-based biological resources inventory of the Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge. Final Report to Trust for Public Land, Santa Fe, NM and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, NM. 186 pp + CD-ROM. June 1998
Fisher, W. L., C. Jones, W. Layher, and E. Brinkman. 2005. Instream flow modeling for mussels and fishes in southeastern Oklahoma. Final Report, State Wildlife Grant T-8-P, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, OK. 162 pp. August 2005
Fisher, W. L. 2012. Why join AFS? Fisheries 37(1):3. January 2012
Fisher, W. L. 2012. The value of meetings. Fisheries 37(2):51, 89. February 2012
Fisher, W. L. 2012. The functioning AFS network. Fisheries 37(8):339,379. August 2012
Fisher, W. L. 2012. Social networks: their role in fisheries. Fisheries 37(6):243. June 2012
Fisher, W. L. 2012. Our international connections. Fisheries 37(4):147. April 2012
Fisher, W. L. 2012. Our changing professional society. Fisheries 37(3):99, 141. March 2012
Fisher, W. L. 2012. Integrating ecological and social networks in fisheries. Fisheries 37(7):291. July 2012
Fisher, W. L. 2012. Ecological networks: their role in fisheries. Fisheries 37(5):195. May 2012
Fisher, W. L. 2011. The changing fisheries education adn employment connection. Fisheries 36(12):581, 622. December 2011
Fisher, W. L. 2011. How large is AFS? Fisheries 36(11):529, 572. November 2011
Fisher, W. L. 2011. Fisheries networks: building ecological, social, and professional relationships. Fisheries 36(9):425, 468. September 2011
Fisher, W. L. 2011. Collaborative networks and AFS: how strong are our connections. Fisheries 36(10):477, 520. October 2011
Fisher, W. L. 2010. Black bass distribution, abundance and management in eastern Oklahoma streams. Final Report, Federal Aid Grant F-77-R, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, OK. February 2010
Feund, J. G, W. L. Fisher, and A. A. Echelle. 2006. Digital atlas of Oklahoma fishes: preparation of data from Oklahoma State University. Final Report, State Wildlife Grant T-12-P, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, OK. 32 pp. August 2006
Echelle, A. A., R. A. Van Den Bussche, and W. L. Fisher. 2010. Conservation genetics of fish in the Blue River, Oklahoma. Final Report, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service—U. S. Geological Survey Science Support Partnership Grant, Tulsa, OK March 2010
Dauwalter, D. C., W. L. Fisher, R. A. Marston, and D. K. Splinter. 2004. Random selection of stream sites: an important step in fluvial geomorphic and fishery surveys. Pages 30-33 in J. R. Copeland, F. Fiss, P. E. Balkenbush, and C. S. Thomason, editors. Warmwater streams symposium II. Available: www.sdafs.org/wwstreams/wwsc1.htm. April 2004
Dauwalter, D. C., R. G. Hyler, M. A. Dunham, and W. L. Fisher. 2004. Responses of fish populations to the installation of rock vanes in Spring Creek, Oklahoma. Pages 49-52 in J. R. Copeland, F. Fiss, P. E. Balkenbush, and C. S. Thomason, editors. Warmwater streams symposium II. Available: www.sdafs.org/wwstreams/wwsc1.htm. April 2004
Dauwalter, D. C., D. K. Splinter, W. L. Fisher, and R. A. Marston. 2006. Aquatic Habitat Inventory of Eastern Oklahoma Streams. Final Report, Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Grant F-55-R, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, OK. 246 pp. February 2006
Coughlin, W. D., A. A. Echelle, R. A. Van Den Bussche, L. M. Cofer, and W. L. Fisher. 2001. Genetic structure of spotted bass in Oklahoma. Final Report. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, OK. 23 pp. August 2001
Corley/Martinez, B. A., W. L. Fisher, and D. M. Leslie, Jr. 1995. GIS-based validation of the Habitat Suitability Model for the great blue heron. Final Report to the U.S. National Biological Service, Division of Cooperative Research, Washington, D.C. 69pp. May 1995
Brinkman, E., and W. L. Fisher. 2008. Distribution and Ecology of Alligator Gar in Oklahoma. Final Report, Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Grant F-62-R, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, OK. 21 pp. August 2008
Boyer, T., and W. L. Fisher. 2007. Economic Impact of Trout Fishing on the Lower Illinois River on the Economy of Sequoyah County, Oklahoma. Final Report, Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Grant F-58-R, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, OK. 32 pp. November 2007
Boyer, T., and W. L. Fisher. 2006. A Socio-Economic Evaluation of the Lower Illinois River. Final Report, Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Grant F-58-R, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma City, OK. 13 pp + appendices. September 2006
Role and Organization Individual         Start Date        End Date       
Southwestern Association of Naturalists - Member Fisher January 1998 December 2008
Society for Freshwater Science - Member Fisher January 1980 Present
Oklahoma Academy of Science - Member Fisher September 2001 December 2007
American Fisheries Society - Symposium Organizer, GIS and Geospatial Analyses in Fisheries Research and Management, 2005 Annual Meeting Fisher September 2004 September 2005
American Fisheries Society - Symposium Organizer, Applications of GIS in Fisheries, 2006 Annual Meeting, Southern Division Fisher August 2005 February 2006
American Fisheries Society - Southern Division Representative Fisher October 2002 September 2003
American Fisheries Society - Second Vice President Fisher September 2008 August 2009
American Fisheries Society - President-Elect Fisher August 2010 September 2011
American Fisheries Society - President, Computer User Section Fisher September 2007 August 2008
American Fisheries Society - President Elect, Computer User Section Fisher September 2005 September 2007
American Fisheries Society - President Fisher September 2011 August 2012
American Fisheries Society - Past President Fisher August 2012 Present
American Fisheries Society - Member, Warmwater Streams Committee, Southern Division Fisher January 1991 December 2008
American Fisheries Society - Member, Southern Division, 2004 Spring Meeting, Planning Committee Fisher February 2003 February 2004
American Fisheries Society - Member, Oklahoma Chapter Fisher August 1991 December 2008
American Fisheries Society - Member, New York Chapter, American Fisheries Society Fisher January 2009 Present
American Fisheries Society - Member, Governing Board Fisher August 2006 Present
American Fisheries Society - Member, Fisheries Information and Technology Section Fisher January 2000 Present
American Fisheries Society - Member, Continuing Education Committee Fisher November 2001 September 2005
American Fisheries Society - Member Fisher January 1980 Present
American Fisheries Society - Management Committee Representative Fisher September 2007 Present
American Fisheries Society - First Vice President Fisher September 2009 August 2010
American Fisheries Society - Faculty Advisor, Oklahoma State University Student Subunit Fisher January 1996 October 2008
American Fisheries Society - Chair, Student Committee, New York Chapter, American Fisheries Society Fisher February 2009 February 2010
American Fisheries Society - Chair, Professional Safety Committee Fisher January 2006 September 2008
American Fisheries Society - Advisor, Cornell Student Subunit Fisher November 2009 Present