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President-elect's message
by Kevin Storey
This has been one of the most pleasant summers I can recall in the 30 years I have lived in Texas. To
with, the temperatures in East Texas were unseasonably mild until August and we have had rain often
that my lawn never got that crunchy feeling underfoot. Despite the rain showers we are still abnormally
the northern counties in East Texas. Most of the state is still in drought, with the exception of some cou
the southeast, south and far west Texas. Drought severity in Texas counties ranges from moderate to
exceptional. In the last week of September 2014, the water supply reservoirs monitored by the Texas \
Development Board were on average 64.0% full with a total reservoir storage of 24,470,875 acre-ft. In(
reservoirs ranged from 0.4 to 100% full. Even though we had a pleasant summer in East Texas and be
average summer temperatures were recorded from the Rocky Mountains through much of the central L
on the East Coast, 2014 was the hottest summer (June, July and August) on record according to data r
by NOAA's National Climatic Data Center. Global temperature for summer was 1.28 degrees above th
century average of 61.5 degrees. To date, 2014 is the third warmest year on record, fueled in part by t
warmth of the oceans.
As fisheries professionals, we have a shared concern about water
resources and droughts usually get our attention. The upcoming TCAFS 5ave t7e dat
annual meeting in Tyler from January 15-17, 2015 will have the theme
"Drought and its effects on Texas fisheries." At the plenary session on TCAf~5AnnuaIM
Friday morning, one of the presenters will be Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon, January /f-17, 2C
Texas State Climatologist who should be able to give us a glimpse of the
"bigger picture", climatalogically speaking. We are also in the process of
securing speakers to give perspectives on drought impacts in Texas 1Nfo/lday/nnjou
freshwater and coastal systems. In the next newsletter, scheduled later broadwag, Tyle
this fall, we will have detailed information on the meeting schedule with
information on accomodation and registration. By now members have
received a challenge from our Publicity / Exhibits Committee for each of "1roughtand/its efe
us to secure a donation or exhibitor for the meeting to help fund TCAFS Texas As/./esY
student scholarships.
So far planning for the January meeting has been proceeding on track
but towards the end of the year it will no doubt get more and more
hectic. I suppose this is a rite of passage for all presidents-elect!
To all of those members who are not engaged in helping to keep the Chapter running, I would encourage
find a place of service. It gives you a chance to give something back to your profession.begin
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