Fisheries chief named as deputy director

Idaho Department of Fish and Game director Virgil Moore has named Ed Schriever as the department's new deputy director of operations.

Schriever has been an Fish and Game employee for 31 years.

He started in 1984 as a fish culturist at the Grace Hatchery and moved up through the ranks serving seven years as the Clearwater Region's fisheries manager before becoming fisheries bureau chief in 2008.

In announcing the promotion, Moore praised Schriever's innovative talents.

"Under Ed's leadership, Fish and Game's Fisheries Bureau has implemented many innovative ideas and approaches that have improved overall operations and benefitted anglers," Moore said. "I look forward to putting those talents to work in my office to help us improve and streamline overall operations throughout the department."

Schriever will begin his new responsibilities on March 2.

He replaces former Deputy Director Jim Unsworth who was recently named director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.