International Eel Symposium 2014: Are Eels Climbing Back up the Slippery Slope?, Part 4*

Thursday, August 21, 2014: 8:20 AM-5:00 PM
206B (Centre des congrès de Québec // Québec City Convention Centre)
8:20 AM
Faire Mieux Que La Nature – the History of Eel Restocking in Europe
Willem Dekker, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU; Laurent Beaulaton, ONEMA

8:40 AM
Restocking Eel - an Appraisal of the Effects on Fish, Stock and Fishery
Håkan Wickström, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU; Willem Dekker, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU

9:00 AM
Is Restocking an Efficient Measure to Sustain the Freshwater Eel Populations? Results of a 6 Years Experimental Study in a Natural Freshwater Marsh in Southern Europe
Clarisse Boulenger, Station Marine de Dinard, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Anthony Acou, Station Marine de Dinard, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Olivier Gimenez, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, CNRS; Isabelle Lebel, Association Migrateur-Rhône-Méditerranée; Marine Pascal, Association les Amis du Vigueirat; Eric Feunteun, Station Marine de Dinard, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Alain J. Crivelli, Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat

9:20 AM
Long Term Stocking Efficiency of European Eel in Estonian lakes
Ain Järvalt, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Priit Bernotas, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Maidu Silm, Estonian University of Life Sciences

9:40 AM
Is Restocking an Efficient Measure to Sustain Eel Populations? Three Years of Glass Eels Restocking in France
Quentin Josset, 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; Fabien Charrier, Fish Pass; Virgile Mazel, Fish-Pass; Jérémie Souben, Association pour le Repeuplement en Anguilles, France; Laurent Beaulaton, ONEMA; Eric Feunteun, Station Marine de Dinard, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle

10:00 AM
Thursday Morning Break


10:30 AM
The Effect of Stocking Eel in Selected Marine and Freshwater Habitats of Denmark
Michael Ingemann Pedersen, Danish Technical University

10:50 AM
Unexpected Outcomes of a Conservation Stocking Experiment May Limit the Effectiveness of Stocking As a Conservation Measure for Eels
Thomas Pratt, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Joshua Stacey, Trent University; Michael Fox, Trent University; Guy Verreault, Ministere du Développement durable, de l'Environnement, de la Faune et des Parcs

11:10 AM
Critical Assessment of Stocking Experiment on Silver Eel Production and Escapement from the Richelieu River
Guy Verreault, Ministere du Développement durable, de l'Environnement, de la Faune et des Parcs; Johanne Dussureault, Ministere du Développement durable, de l'Environnement, de la Faune et des Parcs

11:30 AM
Comparison of Reproductive Characteristics of Stocked and Naturally Occurring American Eels
Nicole Balk, University of Massachusetts; Ken Oliveira, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

11:50 AM
Are Fat Reserves Adequate in Migrant Silver American Eels of a Large-Scale Stocking Experiment in the St. Lawrence/Lake Ontario System ?
Catherine Couillard, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Guy Verreault, Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement, de la Faune et des Parcs; Pierre Dumont, Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement, de la Faune et des Parcs; David Stanley, Ontario Power Generation; Ron Threader, Ontario Power Generation

12:10 PM
Thursday Lunch


1:30 PM
A Comparison of Body Condition and Composition, Fecundity, and Body Meristics Between Natural and Translocated Outmigrating, Adult American Eels, Anguilla rostrata, from Canadian Waters
Ron Threader, Ontario Power Generation; Mary McNiven, Atlantic Veterinarian College, University of PEI; Tracy Maynard, Kleinschmidt Associates; Kevin Nebiolo, Kleinschmidt Associates

1:50 PM
Assessing anguillid eels for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Process, Challenges and Progress
Matthew Gollock, Zoological Society of London; Hyojin Ahn, Kinki University; John Casselman, Queen's University; Vicki Crook, TRAFFIC International; Mari-Beth DeLucia, The Nature Conservancy; Kenzo Kaifu, Chuo University; Tagried Kurwie, Mahurangi Technical Institute; Pierre Sasal, CRIOBE (EPHE-CNRS); Anders Silvergrip, ?; Susanne Turnock, IUCN; Kazuo Uchida, National Research Institute of Aquaculture Fisheries Research Agency; Alan Walker, CEFAS; David Jacoby, Zoological Society of London

2:10 PM
Eel Fishery and Stock Management and Conservation in China: Past, Present and Future
Shuozeng Dou, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2:30 PM
Managing Conflicts Between Eel Fishery and Conservation in a Protected Area: The Case of Santo André Lagoon (SW Europe)
Isabel Domingos, Centre of Oceanography; Vera Lopes, Centre of Oceanography; José Lino Costa, Centre of Oceanography

2:50 PM
Multi-Jurisdictional, Multi-Fishery Management of a Multi-Million Dollar Species
Kate Taylor, Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

3:10 PM
Thursday Afternoon Break


3:40 PM
Panel Discussion


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