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

Mississippi Technical Assistance Activities

Mourning Dove carrying nest material

Much of our technical assistance is in the form of reports, theses and dissertations, peer-reviewed publications, and popular articles that make the results of our research available to state and federal agencies, professional colleagues, and the general public; but the Unit scientists and students provide assistance in many other ways when called upon to do so.

Description and Agency Provider(s) Date
Wrote code for a computer program to simulate effects of water level on oxygen concentration in Klamath Lake, California-Oregon
 Miranda February 2003
Worked with a panel of experts to establish procedures for sampling warmwater fish in standing waters
American Fisheries Society 		Miranda June 2020
Worked with a group of experts in the field to develop power threshold for collecting fish with electrofishing in freshwater
American Fisheries Society 		Miranda June 2020
We are upgrading the MDWFPs standardized monitoring procedure, including analysis of existing data and development of data analysis software.
Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks 		Miranda June 2018
Served on technical panel of invasive fish experts and conducted 20 literature reviews to identify potentially invasive fish species for a national Horizon Scan of invasive species led by USFWS and USGS.
United States Geological Survey 		Dunn February 2021
Served on a technical panel of experts to shape the scope of a Horizon Scan aimed at identifying potentially invasive aquatic species within the southeastern United States. Aquatic floating plants were deemed the highest priority based on feedback from Mississippi Cooperators.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service 		Dunn December 2020
Research Grade Evaluation Panel
 Miranda May 2002
Provided technical support to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks as part of the state's participation in the national mourning dove banding program. MDWFP banded under Coop Unit Master Station banding permit. Prepared banding data forms, distributed bands, enterd banding data, and prepared banding schedules and reports for the USGS Bird Banding Laboratory.
 Vilella December 2005
Provide technical assistance to Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources on restoration and management of coastal wetlands.
 Vilella November 2003
Provide technical advice and assistance to the Puerto Rican Parrot recovery program on issues dealing with raptor predation of captive-reared parrots used in release and reintroduction program.
 Vilella October 2003
Provide information on fisheries ecology of the lower Mississippi River
Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee 		Schramm January 1995
Participated in technical team organized by the Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee for restoration project along the Mississippi River
Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee 		Dunn August 2021
Nutrient Technical Advisory Group
Mississippi Department of Env Quality 		Miranda June 2010
Lateral connectivity workgroup to develop research strategy for Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
USGS 		Schramm June 2012
Evaluate status of bat species of concern for the Mississippi Museum of Natural Sciences.
 Vilella November 2003
Developed and presented a module on the effectiveness of regulations in fisheries conservation and management for a distance learning fisheries management course developed by Kentucky State University
Kentucky State University 		Schramm August 2012
Developed R Shiny Application that allows natural resources managers see the percentages of fish assemblages collected by various fishing gears.
Missouri Department of Conservation 		Dunn, Paukert February 2021
Develop standardized sampling procedures for monitoring expansion of bigheaded carps in the Tennessee and Cumberland river basins
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks 		Miranda August 2020
Develop BMPs for addressing habitat impairment in reservoirs. These BMPs address issues in reservoirs nationwide.
Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership 		Miranda March 2014
Assisted USGS Water Resources Division collect fish for annual NAWQUA sampling
 Miranda August 2004
Assisted USGS Water Division collect fish for annual NAWQUA sampling.
 Miranda August 2003
Assist Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks in national dove banding program. Provide bands, data entry and management, and submit banding schedules to the USGS Bird Banding Laboratory
 Vilella August 2005
Asian carp workgroup strategic plan; led drafting team for research
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 		Schramm January 2007
Adaptation Science Management Team, and effort to determine management and research needs for the Gulf Coastal Plain and Ozark Landscape Conservation Cooperative
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 		Schramm September 2012
Role - Description Provider         Start Date        End Date       
Member,Probation Committee, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture - Review graduate students' academic record, determine probation/admission status, administer academic requirement Schramm August 2010 August 2013
Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Forest and Wildlife Research Center - Serve the Dean and Director to develop strategies for addressing future needs of the Forest and Wildlife Research Center Schramm August 2004 Present
Member, Southern Forest Research Partnership Biodiversity Team. Vilella September 2005 September 2010
Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee Miranda May 2006 May 2009
Member, Fisheries Extension Search Committee, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aqauculture - Participate in advertising position, soliciting application, reviewing and ranking applicants, selecting candidate Schramm September 2006 May 2007
Member, Fisheries Extension Search Committee Miranda July 2007 December 2007
Member, College of Forest Resources International Program Committee - Provide guidance and recommendations to the Dean of the College of Forest Resources regarding international research and collaboration. Vilella May 2007 May 2010
International Affairs Committee, Mississippi State University - Participate in university-wide committee mandated with provising the President of Mississippi State University and the Vice President for Research with guidance on development of an international affairs institute. Vilella January 2010 Present
Fisheries population eclogist search committee - Participate in development of position description, solicit and review candidates, select candidates for interview. Schramm September 2013 Present
Faculty advisor, Mississippi State University Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society - Provide guidance to the chapter members regarding professional and fund raising activities. Travel with chapter members to the Southeastern Wildlife Conclave. Vilella August 2005 August 2008
Chair, Fish Physiology Search Committee, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture - Lead committee to advertise position, receive applications, rank and select applicants, arrange interviews, collect input to recommend selected candidate Schramm February 2008 December 2008
Role and Organization Individual         Start Date        End Date       
Research Grade Evaluation Panel member Schramm October 2007 February 2008
Research Grade Evaluation Panel Chair Schramm January 2012 March 2012
Member, Research Grade Evaluation Panel, U.S. Geological Survey Schramm August 2001 November 2001
Member, Fisheries Technical Committee, Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee Schramm January 1998 Present
Editorial advisor and contributor for Eddies, a publication of the Fisheries Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Schramm January 2007 Present
Outreach Activity Provider(s)        Date       
Keeping Bass Alive, a procedure manual published by BASS/ESPNO to improve the survival of fish caught in bass tournaments. Schramm June 2002
Eddies. A publication highlighting the fisheries activities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Contributor and editorial board Schramm January 2008
An undergraduate researcher (Haley Blische) that I oversee was interviewed for a magazine article produced by Mississippi State University. I was featured in the interview and photoshoot.<br><br>Title of article: From the Sargasso Seas to the Noxubee River: the search for American Eels<br>Author: Keri Collins Lewis<br><br> Dunn April 2021