Genomic Tools for Fisheries Management and Conservation: Promises and Challenges, Part 1

Tuesday, August 19, 2014: 1:40 PM-5:20 PM
205A (Centre des congrès de Québec // Québec City Convention Centre)

Tremendous advances in sequencing technology (i.e., next-generation sequencing; NGS) over the last five years have led to new genomic tools that are available for fisheries applications.  This includes generating full genome sequences, scanning marker variation (e.g. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms, SNPs) frequencies across the genome, and testing for genomewide differences in gene expression of any fish species at an increasingly diminishing cost. These genomic tools offer great promise for revolutionizing fisheries management and conservation by : (i) Scaling up genome coverage for any non-model species, leading to improved estimates of population genetic  and evolutionary parameters; (ii) Identifying markers “ that count ” (e.g. functional SNP) and moving towards more integrative approaches to elucidate the functional significance of molecular variation and for (iii) Finding causal relationships between genetic variation, gene expression, phenotypes and  the environment to predict future dynamics of selectively important variation and potential for adaptation to new conditions. Additional applications of these new methods range from genetic tagging in order to identify fish of unknown origin, refine estimates of “real time” migration rate and dispersal, identify the physiological reason for declining or unhealthy population via gene expression, or estimate numbers of effective spawners in a given population. Despite exciting opportunities to implement these genomic tools in the field of fisheries, there remain challenges including the need for training in bioinformatics skills as well as acquiring access to powerful computers to launch analyses and integrating new concepts into fisheries management.  This symposium will focus on both the promises and challenges of applying genomic tools for fisheries management and conservation by bringing together the most important contributors to this field.

Moderator:
Louis Bernatchez
Chair:
Scott A. Pavey
Organizers:
Shawn R. Narum and Ben Hecht
Moderator:
Louis Bernatchez, PhD
Email: Louis.Bernatchez@bio.ulaval.ca

Chair:
Scott A. Pavey
Email: scottapavey@gmail.com

Organizers:
Shawn R. Narum
Email: nars@critfc.org

Ben Hecht
Email: hecb@critfc.org

1:40 PM
Welcoming Remarks


1:50 PM
Genomic Footprints of Adaptive Responses - Across Species and Environments
Michael Hansen, Aarhus University; Anne-Laure Ferchaud, Aarhus University; Magnus Jacobsen, Aarhus University; Jose-Martin Pujolar, Aarhus University

2:50 PM
Genomic Basis of Domestication Selection in Coho Salmon
Miyako Kodama, University of Washington; Marine S.O. Brieuc, University of Washington; Robert Devlin, Department of Fisheries and Oceans; Jeffrey J. Hard, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center; Kerry A. Naish, University of Washington

3:10 PM
Tuesday Afternoon Break


3:40 PM
Transatlantic Secondary Contact in Atlantic Salmon: Comparing Microsatellites, a SNP Array, and Restriction Site Associated DNA Sequencing for the Resolution of Complex Spatial Structure
Ian R. Bradbury, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre / Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Lorraine Hamilton, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Brian Dempson, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre / Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Martha Robertson, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre / Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Eric Verspoor, Rivers and Lochs Institute, Inverness College University of the Highlands and Islands; Vincent Bourret, de la faune aquatique, Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement, de la Faune et des Parcs; Louis Bernatchez, Université Laval

4:00 PM
Detecting Genotypic Changes Associated with Selective Mortality at Sea in Atlantic Salmon: Polygenic Multilocus Analysis Surpasses Genome Scan
Vincent Bourret, Universite Laval; Melanie Dionne, Ministere du Developpement Durable, de l'Environnement, de la Faune et des Parcs; Louis Bernatchez, IBIS, Université Laval

4:20 PM
Genome-Wide Divergence Among Population Pairs of Parasitic and Non-Parasitic Lampreys (Lampetra fluviatilis and L. planeri)
Quentin Rougemont, INRA UMR Ecologie et Santé des Ecosystèmes; Sophie Launey, INRA UMR Ecologie et Santé des Ecosystèmes; Arnaud Gaigher, Université de Lausanne; Anne-Laure Besnard, INRA UMR Ecologie et Santé des Ecosystèmes; Emilien Lasne, INRA UMR CARRTEL; Guillaume Evanno, INRA UMR Ecologie et Santé des Ecosystèmes

4:40 PM
Genotyping By Sequencing for Examining Genomic Divergence and Defining Management Units in Wild Lake Trout Populations
Charles Perrier, Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS), Université Laval; Pascal Sirois, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Chaire de recherche sur les espèces aquatiques exploitées; Clement Rougeux, Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS), Université Laval; Isabel Thibault, Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement, de la Faune et des Parcs du Québec; Louis Bernatchez, Université Laval

5:00 PM
Population Genomics of West Coast and Alaskan Sablefish
Andrew Jasonowicz, University of Washington; Krista Nichols, NOAA, Northwest Fisheries Science Center; Frederick Goetz, NOAA, Northwest Fisheries Science Center; Giles Goetz, NOAA, Northwest Fisheries Science Center

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