Dam Impacts on Fishery Resources, Part 1

Monday, August 18, 2014: 1:30 PM-5:20 PM
202 (Centre des congrès de Québec // Québec City Convention Centre)
The effects of dams on fishery resources have been studied and debated for years.  Dams can provide water for irrigation, domestic and industrial use, hydropower generation, and control flooding.  They also modify river channels and natural flows, resulting in water quality changes, loss of migratory routes for diadromous fishes, and loss of land use for local owners.  Recent news stories on both dam removals (e.g., Elwha River, Penobscot River) and construction (e.g., Yangtze River in China), and the decision making surrounding those efforts have led to more open debate on the need for dams.  The objective of the symposium is to provide data documenting  the effects of both construction of new dams and dam removals on fishery resources, including social and environmental impacts.  We plan to provide a well-rounded holistic symposium, global in scope, to help assess the various concerns with dams including biological, social, and economic impacts, and to foster a greater appreciation for the many factors  surrounding dam construction and removal. 

Chair:
Margaret H. Murphy
Organizers:
Margaret Murphy , Laura Wildman and John A. Sweka
Chair:
Margaret H. Murphy, Ph.D.
Email: mmurphy@anchorqea.com

Organizers:
Margaret Murphy, Ph.D.
Email: mmurphy@anchorqea.com

Laura Wildman, P.E.
Email: lwildman@princetonhydro.com

John A. Sweka
Email: John_Sweka@fws.gov

1:30 PM
M-202-1
Converting Science into Policy to Address Dam Impacts – Lessons from the AFS Policy on Dam Removal
Tom Bigford, American Fisheries Society

1:50 PM
M-202-2
The Behavioral Mechanics of Barriers: A Movement-Theoretic Approach
Theodore Castro-Santos, U.S. Geological Survey

2:10 PM
M-202-3
To Think the Unthinkable: Why Large Mainstem Dams Shouldn't Always Stay up
Karin E. Limburg, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry

2:30 PM
M-202-4
The Effects of Dams on Floodplain Function
Laura Wildman, Princeton Hydro; ASFPM Working Group on Dams Member

2:50 PM
M-202-5
Optimising Resource Use at Large Dams Using the Ecosystem Service Approach - a Case Study from the Kafue River, Zambia
Ian G. Cowx, University of Hull

3:10 PM
M-202-6
Monday Afternoon Break


3:40 PM
M-202-6
An Overview on Dams in the Yangtze River Basin: Fishery Resources, Biodiversity, and Water Quality
Yushun Chen, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff; Zhongjie Li, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Yifeng Chen, Institute of Hydrobiology, CAS; Jiashou Liu, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

4:00 PM
M-202-7
Effectiveness of a Rock Arch Rapids for Fish Passage at a Lock and Dam on a Large Coastal River
Joshua K. Raabe, North Carolina State University; Timothy A. Ellis, North Carolina State University; Joseph E. Hightower, U.S. Geological Survey, North Carolina State University

4:20 PM
M-202-8
Responses of Migratory Fishes to Passage Restoration in the Mill River, Massachusetts
Michael Bednarski, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries; Beth Lambert, Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration

4:40 PM
M-202-9
Hard Choices in Assessing Survival Past Dams Using Telemetry
Joseph D. Zydlewski, U.S. Geological Survey: Maine Cooperative Fisheries and Wildlife Research Unit; Daniel S. Stich, University of Maine

5:00 PM
M-202-10
Does River Fragmentation By Dams Increase Fish Extinction Rates?
Murilo S. Dias, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Thierry Oberdorff, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Pablo A. Tedesco, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Bernard Hugueny, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Celine Jezequel, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Sebastien Brosse, Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174, Université Paul Sabatier; Olivier Beauchard, Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)

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