Symposium Submissions

Monday, September 13, 2010

1:20 PM-4:20 PM


Invertebrate Biology, Stock Assessment and Fisheries Management - Day 1
Moderator
Yuying Zhang, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, MA
Organizers
Yuying Zhang, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, MA, Yong Chen, PhD, University of Maine, Orono, ME, Louis Botsford, PhD, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA and Tom Miller, PhD, Chesapeake Biological Lab, Solomons, MD

1:20 PM-4:40 PM


Emerging Issues Affecting Functional Connectivity Within and Among Riverine, Lacustrine, and Marine Fish Populations - Day 1
Moderators
Meredith Bartron, PhD, Northeast Fishery Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lamar, PA and Kim Scribner, PhD, Department of Fisheries & Wildlife and Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Organizers
Kim Scribner, PhD, Department of Fisheries & Wildlife and Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, Ron Essig, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program - Region 5, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA, Joe Margraf, PhD, Fisheries Division, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, Meredith Bartron, PhD, Northeast Fishery Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lamar, PA and William Templin, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Gene Conservation Laboratory, Anchorage, AK

1:20 PM-5:00 PM


Accounting for Climate Change Through Vulnerability Assessments
Organizers
Douglas B. Inkley, PhD, National Wildlife Federation, Reston, VA and Dave Diamond, USFWS

Working Toward Better Fish Habitat and Fishing: A Management Perspective - Day 1
Moderator
Chris O'Bara, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Parkersburg, WV
Organizers
Chris O'Bara, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Parkersburg, WV, Danny Bennett, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Elkins, WV, Ron Preston, Canaan Valley Institute, Barnesville, OH and Bret Preston, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, South Charleston, WV

Best Student Paper - Day 1
Moderator
Richard S. Fulford, PhD, Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS
Organizers
Richard S. Fulford, PhD, Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS and James M. Long, PhD, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, U.S. Geological Survey, Stillwater, OK

Fish Passage in the Midwest, Challenges of Restoring Warmwater Migratory Pathways
Moderators
Nicholas J. Utrup, Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Franken, WI and Chris A. Tomichek, Kleinschmidt Associates, Essex, CT
Organizers
Nicholas J. Utrup, Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New Franken, WI and Chris A. Tomichek, Kleinschmidt Associates, Essex, CT

1:20 PM-5:20 PM


Conserving Aquatic Resources in the Ohio Basin: From Planning to Action
Moderator
Sue A. Thompson, Ph.D., None, Pittsburgh, PA
Organizers
John Stark, The Nature Conservancy, Ohio Chapter, Dublin, OH and Sue A. Thompson, Ph.D., None, Pittsburgh, PA

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

8:00 AM-11:20 AM


Best Student Paper - Day 2
Moderator
James M. Long, PhD, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, U.S. Geological Survey, Stillwater, OK
Organizers
Richard S. Fulford, PhD, Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS and James M. Long, PhD, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, U.S. Geological Survey, Stillwater, OK

8:00 AM-12:00 PM


Emerging Issues Affecting Functional Connectivity Within and Among Riverine, Lacustrine, and Marine Fish Populations - Day 2
Moderators
William Templin, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Gene Conservation Laboratory, Anchorage, AK and Ron Essig, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program - Region 5, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA
Organizers
Kim Scribner, PhD, Department of Fisheries & Wildlife and Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, Ron Essig, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program - Region 5, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA, Joe Margraf, PhD, Fisheries Division, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, Meredith Bartron, PhD, Northeast Fishery Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lamar, PA and William Templin, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Gene Conservation Laboratory, Anchorage, AK

8:00 AM-2:00 PM


Stock Assessment Methods for Data Poor Situations
Moderators
Douglas S. Vaughan, Ph.D., Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Beaufort, NC, John Hoenig, Ph.D., Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, College of William & Mary, Gloucester Point, VA and Todd Gedamke, Ph.D., Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Miami, FL
Organizers
Douglas S. Vaughan, Ph.D.1, Michael Prager, Ph.D.1, John Hoenig, Ph.D.2, Todd Gedamke, Ph.D.3 and Alec MacCall4, (1)Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Beaufort, NC, (2)Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, College of William & Mary, Gloucester Point, VA, (3)Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Miami, FL, (4)Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Santa Cruz, CA

8:00 AM-3:00 PM


Restoration of American Shad and River Herring in Atlantic Coastal Waters - Day 1
Moderators
Karin Limburg, PhD, College of Envirnomental and Forest Biology, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY and Larry Miller, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Resources Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Harrisburg, PA
Organizers
Karin Limburg, PhD, College of Envirnomental and Forest Biology, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, Larry Miller, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Resources Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Harrisburg, PA, Bill Richkus, PhD, Versar, Inc., Columbia, MD, Jim Bowker, Aquatic Animal Drug Approval Partnership Program, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bozeman, MT, Ron Essig, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program - Region 5, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA and Brian Wisner, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Bellefonte, PA

8:20 AM-12:00 PM


Invertebrate Biology, Stock Assessment and Fisheries Management - Day 2
Moderator
Yuying Zhang, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, MA
Organizers
Yuying Zhang, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, MA, Yong Chen, PhD, University of Maine, Orono, ME, Louis Botsford, PhD, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA and Tom Miller, PhD, Chesapeake Biological Lab, Solomons, MD

Working Toward Better Fish Habitat and Fishing: A Management Perspective - Day 2
Moderator
Danny Bennett, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Elkins, WV
Organizers
Chris O'Bara, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Parkersburg, WV, Danny Bennett, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Elkins, WV, Ron Preston, Canaan Valley Institute, Barnesville, OH and Bret Preston, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, South Charleston, WV

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

8:00 AM-11:40 AM


Merging Deeper Currents - A Focus on Renewable Energy Development in Our Rivers
Moderator
Tim Brush, Normandeau Associates, Westmoreland, NH
Organizer
Tim Brush, Normandeau Associates, Westmoreland, NH

8:00 AM-4:00 PM


Influences of Natural Resources Extraction Activities (Coal Mining, Hard Rock Mining, Sand and Gravel Dredging, and Oil & Gas Development) on Fish Communities
Moderators
Erich B. Emery, ORSANCO, Cincinnati, OH and Frank Borsuk, PhD, USEPA, Wheeling, WV
Organizers
Erich B. Emery, ORSANCO, Cincinnati, OH, Frank Borsuk, PhD, USEPA, Wheeling, WV and Gregg Lomnicky, PhD, Dynamac Corporation, Corvallis, OR

8:00 AM-4:20 PM


Hydrokinetic Electricity Generation and Fish: Asking the Right Questions, Getting Useful Answers
Moderator
Paul T. Jacobson, Ph.D., Electric Power Research Institute, Glenelg, MD
Organizers
Paul T. Jacobson, Ph.D., Electric Power Research Institute, Glenelg, MD and Douglas A. Dixon, Ph.D., Electric Power Research Institute, Gloucester Point, VA

8:00 AM-5:20 PM


Ecosystem Approaches to Marine Fisheries Science and Management
Moderator
Michael Fogarty, PhD, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Woods Hole, MA
Organizers
Michael Fogarty, PhD1, Jason Link, PhD1, William J. Overholtz, PjhD2 and Paul Perra3, (1)Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Woods Hole, MA, (2)Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Woods Hole, (3)Nmfs, N0AA, Gloucester, MA

Restoration of American Shad and River Herring in Atlantic Coastal Waters - Day 2
Moderators
Bill Richkus, PhD, Versar, Inc., Columbia, MD and Jim Bowker, Aquatic Animal Drug Approval Partnership Program, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bozeman, MT
Organizers
Karin Limburg, PhD, College of Envirnomental and Forest Biology, State University of New York, Syracuse, NY, Larry Miller, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Resources Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Harrisburg, PA, Bill Richkus, PhD, Versar, Inc., Columbia, MD, Jim Bowker, Aquatic Animal Drug Approval Partnership Program, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bozeman, MT, Ron Essig, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program - Region 5, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA and Brian Wisner, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Bellefonte, PA

8:20 AM-2:40 PM


Headwater Streams IV: Merging Understanding at the Watershed Scale
Moderators
George T. Merovich Jr., PhD1, Andrew W. Hafs1 and E.J. McGinley2, (1)Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, (2)Wildlife and Fisheries Resource Program, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Organizers
George T. Merovich Jr., PhD1, Jon Niles, PhD1 and Kyle Hartman, Ph.D.2, (1)Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, (2)Wildlife & Fisheries Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Thursday, September 16, 2010

8:00 AM-9:40 AM


Influencing the Public, Industry and Government to Maintain Environmental Flows
Moderators
Kimberly Ann Elkin, Environmental Services, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Nashville, TN, Rodney Knight, United States Geological Survey, Nashville, TN and Paul Leonard, Entrix, Inc, Atlanta, GA
Organizers
Kimberly Ann Elkin, Environmental Services, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, Nashville, TN, Paul Leonard, Entrix, Inc, Atlanta, GA and Rodney Knight, United States Geological Survey, Nashville, TN

8:00 AM-4:00 PM


Landscapes and Fish-Habitat Relationships: New Approaches and Applications
Moderator
Jeffrey S. Schaeffer, PhD, Great Lakes Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Ann Arbor, MI
Organizers
Jeffrey S. Schaeffer, PhD, Great Lakes Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Ann Arbor, MI, James McKenna Jr., PhD, Tunison Laboratory of Aquatic Science, USGS, Cortland, NY, Jana Stewart, Water Resources, USGS, Middleton, WI and Dana Infante, PhD, Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

8:00 AM-4:20 PM


Local Catch – Quality, Marketing and Consumption
Moderator
Terry Smith, PhD, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, National Sea Grant Office, Silver Spring, MD
Organizer
Terry Smith, PhD, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, National Sea Grant Office, Silver Spring, MD

8:00 AM-5:00 PM


The Big Picture of Fish Habitat – How Science Supports Conservation Under the National Fish Habitat Action Plan
Moderators
T. Douglas Beard Jr., Ph.D., USGS/BRD Fisheries: Aquatic & Endangered Resources, Reston, VA and Gary Whelan, MI DNR Fisheries Division, Lansing, MI
Organizers
Gary Whelan, MI DNR Fisheries Division, Lansing, MI and T. Douglas Beard Jr., Ph.D., USGS/BRD Fisheries: Aquatic & Endangered Resources, Reston, VA

8:40 AM-12:00 PM


Student colloquium
Moderator
Michael Colvin, Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Organizer
Michael Colvin, Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

1:20 PM-3:00 PM


Special Listening Session. Conservation Leadership Forum: National Fish and Wildlife Climate Adaptation Strategy
Moderator
Bryan Arroyo, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, USFWS, Washington, DC
Organizers
Bryan Arroyo, Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, USFWS, Washington, DC, Donna Brewer, National Conservation Training Center, USFWS, Shepherdstown, WV, Mark Shaffer, Office of the Science Advisor, USFWS, Arlington, VA and Thomas Bigford, Office of Habitat Conservation, NOAA, Silver Springs, MD

3:20 PM-5:00 PM


Science Perspectives on the British Petroleum Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico
Organizer
Donald C. Jackson, PhD, Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS