International Eel Symposium 2014: Are Eels Climbing Back up the Slippery Slope?, Part 3*

Wednesday, August 20, 2014: 8:20 AM-3:10 PM
206B (Centre des congrès de Québec // Québec City Convention Centre)
8:20 AM
The Role of Mediterranean Lagoons in the European Eel (Anguilla anguilla) Stock Recovery Process
Emil Aalto, Università degli Studi di Parma; Giulio De Leo, Stanford university; Fabrizio Capoccioni, CRA-PCM (CRA PCM); Marcello Schiavina, Politecnico di Milano; Juan Terràdez, Università degli Studi di Parma; Chiara Leone, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”; Eleonora Ciccotti, Università di Roma “Tor Vergata”

8:40 AM
Stock Assessment of Atlantic Coast American Eel
Laura Lee, NC Division of Marine Resources; Genevieve Nesslage, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission; Jeffrey Brust, NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife; Bradford C. Chase, Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries; John Clark, DE Division of Fish and Wildlife; John Sweka, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Keith Whiteford, MD Department of Natural Resources

9:20 AM
Declining Abundance and Recruitment of American Eels at the Extremities of the Range: From the Upper St. Lawrence River to the Upper Mississippi River
John Casselman, Queen's University; Lucian Marcogliese, Research Biologist; Rob MacGregor, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (retired); Peter Thompson, Department of Fisheries and Ocean (retired); Ken Able, Rutgers University; Keith D. Clarke, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Heather Corbett, N.J. Division of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Bureau of Marine Fisheries; J. Christopher Taylor, NOAA National Ocean Service; Quinton Phelps, Missouri Department of Conservation

9:40 AM
Meta-Population Dynamics in the American Eel and the Importance of Larval Distribution
Marten A. Koops, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Jennifer A. Young, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; David Cairns, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

10:00 AM
Wednesday Morning Break


 
W-206B-6
Application of Bayesian Hierarchical Models to the Development of Precautionary Biological Reference Points for American Eel, Anguilla Rostrata, in Canadian Marine and Freshwater Systems: Constant or Time-Varying Kernel Model Parameter Selections? (Withdrawn)
10:50 AM
Sexually Maturing American and European Silver Eels: Is Reproductive Capacity of Declining Eels Disrupted By Contaminants?
Audrey Moffett, UMR BOREA, Biologie des ORganismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS-7208, IRD-207, UPMC, 7 rue Cuvier, CP 32; Gersende Maugars, UMR BOREA, Biologie des ORganismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS-7208, IRD-207, UPMC, 7 rue Cuvier, CP 32; Sarah Bureau du Colombier, Irstea UR EPBX, Institut de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture, Unité Ecosystèmes estuariens et poissons migrateurs amphihalins, 50 avenue de Verdun; Fabien Pierron, UMR EPOC, Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et Continentaux, Équipe Ecotoxicologie Aquatique, Station Marine d’Arcachon, CNRS-5805, Université de Bordeaux, Place du Docteur Bertrand Peyneau; Patrick Lambert, Irstea UR EPBX, Institut de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture, Unité Ecosystèmes estuariens et poissons migrateurs amphihalins, 50 avenue de Verdun; Pierre Labadie, UMR EPOC, Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et Continentaux, Équipe Physico et Toxico Chimie de l'environnement, CNRS-5805, Bâtiment A12, Université de Bordeaux, 351 cours de la Libération; Hélène Budzinski, UMR EPOC, Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et Continentaux, Équipe Physico et Toxico Chimie de l'environnement, CNRS-5805, Bâtiment A12, Université de Bordeaux, 351 cours de la Libération; Magalie Baudrimont, UMR EPOC, Environnements et Paléoenvironnements Océaniques et Continentaux, Équipe Ecotoxicologie Aquatique, Station Marine d’Arcachon, CNRS-5805, Université de Bordeaux, Place du Docteur Bertrand Peyneau; Sylvie Dufour, UMR BOREA, Biologie des ORganismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS-7208, IRD-207, UPMC, 7 rue Cuvier, CP 32; Patrice Couture, Institut national de la recherche scientifique – Centre Eau Terre Environnement, 490 rue de la Couronne, G1K 9A9, Québec, Qc

11:10 AM
Organic and Metallic Pollutants Reduce the Diversity of Life-History Traits in European Eel: The End of an Evolutionary Advantage?
Eric Feunteun, Station Marine de Dinard, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Anthony Acou, Station Marine de Dinard, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Thomas Trancart, Station Marine de Dinard, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Clarisse Boulenger, Station Marine de Dinard, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Kim Aarestrup, National Institute of Aquatic Resources; Elsa Amilhat, University of Perpignan; Claude Belpaire, Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Belgium; Adrian Covaci, University of Antwerp; Paddy Gargan, Inland Fisheries Ireland; Javier Lobón-Cerviá, National Museum of Natural Sciences; Russell Poole, Ireland Dept Mar Res; Håkan Wickström, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU; Alan Walker, CEFAS; David RIghton, CEFAS

11:30 AM
In 35 Years of Monitoring, Lipid Levels of Eels (Anguilla anguilla) Have Not Declined, Nor Can Negative Effects of PCBs on Eels be Demonstrated
Michiel Kotterman, IMARES Wageningen UR; Stefan Van Leeuwen, RIKILT Wageningen UR; Stijn Bierman, IMARES Wageningen UR

11:50 AM
Chemical Contamination As a Potential Factor in Recruitment of American Eel to Lake Ontario
Peter Hodson, Queen's University; Mehran Alaee, Environment Canada; Claude Belpaire, Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Belgium; R. Stephen Brown, Queen's University; Jonathan Byer, Leco Corporation; John Casselman, Queen's University; Catherine Couillard, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Sharilyn Kennedy, Royal Military College of Canada; Michel Lebeuf, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Jocelyne Pellerin, U. de Québec à Rimouski; Cyril Rigaud, U. de Québec à Rimouski

12:10 PM
Wednesday Lunch


1:30 PM
Infection of American Eels By the Invasive Swimbladder Parasite Anguillicoloides Crassus in South Carolina
Jennifer L. Hein, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources; Stephen Arnott, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources; William Roumillat, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources; Dennis M. Allen, Baruch Marine Field Laboratory; Isaure de Buron, College of Charleston

2:10 PM
Long Term Cooperation Between Freshwater Traditional Commercial Fishermen and Researchers about Silver European Eel Knowledge and Management : The Best Way for Best Results on Eel Populations of the Loire River France
Philippe Boisneau Sr., Comité National de la Pêche Professionnelle en Eau Douce (CONAPPED); Catherine Boisneau Sr., UMR CITERES, University of Tours; Anthony Acou, Station Marine de Dinard, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Eric Feunteun, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle

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