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2023 Annual Business Meeting
November 3, 2023 @ 8:00 am - November 5, 2023 @ 5:00 pm CDT
The Reservoir Fisheries Habitat Partnership (RFHP) held its 13th Annual Meeting in Morristown, Tennessee. Thanks to Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency for hosting!
The complete briefing book, business meeting minutes, and meeting photos and videos are available if you are logged in and have access to that membership level.
November 4
November 5
Reef Balls
- Larry Beggs
Reef Balls are a designed reef module that took shape 30 years ago. The Reef Ball Foundation is a 501.c 3 organization. Larry Beggs has been connected with the Reef Ball Foundation since the 90's. Jim McFarlane saw the Reef Ball as a great artificial reef module to use in Hernando County in 1994 the Hernando County Port Authority initiated its first project. The thirty years of experience within over 80 countries and over 1.6 billion reef balls deployed bring to the table a great source for ideas and best practices for your project. The design of Reef Balls provides a low center of gravity that stays where it is placed. The Reef Ball has been used in high-energy environments for habitat and resilience. Research starting in the 90s has shown great results in wave attenuation and accretion of sands. Reef Balls have been used in offshore projects over 600 ft to living shorelines. In moving water, the design of the Reef Ball creates many micro eddy currents ideal for filter feeders. There have been many successes using Reef Balls in reservoirs.
Download the complete agenda here: Meeting-Agenda_2023
Schedule at a Glance
- Thursday – November 2, 2023
- arrive at hotel
- limited transportation arrangements can be made via TWRA personnel – car pooling from airport
- dinner on your own
- Friday – November 3, 2023
- workshop – TVA
- lunch (provided by RFHP)
- field trip and/or habitat build
- dinner on your own
- Saturday – November 4, 2023
- business meeting AM
- lunch (provided by RFHP)
- technical sessions PM
- banquet
- Sunday – November 5, 2023
- technical sessions AM
- noon – adjourn – lunch on your own
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will be hosting a workshop consisting of their experts in the fields of:
- River and reservoir operations – operation of dams and water with multiple stakeholders interests in mind.
- 26 a permitting – requirements and how to of applying for permits, allowing fish habitat to be placed in aquatic environments.
- Shoreline stabilization – methods and techniques for shoreline stabilization across different types of waterbodies.
- Aquatic plants – identification, treatment, and solutions for dealing with common non-native, native, and invasive aquatic plants.
Each presenter will be giving information pertaining to their areas of expertise with time for questions and discussion.
A networking event will occur Friday, November 3 after the workshop. Please indicate your interest during your registration, and we will accommodate as many as possible.
Please ensure you have your fishing license for Tennessee. TWRA offers a 3-day license (as well as others) which can include trout if desired. Purchase your license here: https://gooutdoorstennessee.com/ViewPackage.aspx?pid=17&lrtid=2&annual=0