Comparing and Contrasting Fisheries Research and Management Paradigms Across Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Wednesday, August 22, 2012: 8:00 AM-9:45 AM
Meeting Room 6 (RiverCentre)
Fisheries science and management face common challenges in both freshwater and marine systems due to overfishing, habitat loss, and foodweb changes brought about by invasive species. Despite recent declines in fisheries resources, there have been management successes in both marine and freshwater fisheries. This symposium provides a forum for scientists to discuss and share research and management tools through case studies of how various fisheries concepts and paradigms were applied to achieve management goals. Examples of research topics that cross marine and freshwater systems include: estuarine studies, invasive species control, fish early life history paradigms such as match mismatch and critical stage hypothesis, stock assessment, harvest policies, and fisheries management governance structures.
Organizers:
Edward F. Roseman , Jeffrey S. Schaeffer , Douglas S. Vaughan and Steven X. Cadrin
Moderator:
Edward F. Roseman
8:15 AM
Expanding from Marine to Freshwater Protected Area Assessments: A Case Study Evaluation of Lake Trout Refuges in Lake Superior
Chiara M. Zuccarino-Crowe, Michigan State University; William W. Taylor, Michigan State University; Michael J. Hansen, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Charles C. Krueger, Great Lakes Fishery Commission

8:30 AM
Early Life History Ecology of Fishes with Comparisons Between Great Lakes and Marine Systems
Jeremy J. Pritt, University of Toledo; Edward F. Roseman, US Geological Survey

8:45 AM
Physical-Biological Coupling and the Challenge of Understanding Fish Recruitment in Large Lakes
Kristen M. DeVanna, Aquatic Ecology Laboratory - The Ohio State University; Ralph Smith, University of Waterloo; Stuart A. Ludsin, The Ohio State University

9:15 AM
Comparison of the Feeding Ecology of Great Lakes and North Pacific Adult Chinook Salmon: Implications of Dramatic Prey Declines and Nutritive Quality on Sustaining Introduced Populations
Ethan Bright, USGS Great Lakes Science Center; Edward F. Roseman, US Geological Survey; Jeffrey S. Schaeffer, U.S. Geological Survey

9:30 AM
The Contrast Between Marine and Freshwater Management Strategies
Steven X. Cadrin, School for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

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