International Eel Symposium 2014: Are Eels Climbing Back up the Slippery Slope?, Part 5*

Tuesday, August 19, 2014: 8:20 AM-5:20 PM
207 (Centre des congrès de Québec // Québec City Convention Centre)
8:20 AM
T-207-1
American Eel: A Food, a Medicine and Responsibility
F. Henry Lickers, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne; Larry McDermott, Plenty Canada; Ethan Huner, Algonquins of Ontario; Katrinna Demers, Algonquins of Ontario

8:40 AM
T-207-2
The Distribution of Growth-Phase American Eels in Saline Waters of the East Coast of North America
Luke Poirier, MSc, University of Prince Edward Island; David Cairns, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Louis Bernatchez, Université Laval; Trevor S. Avery, Acadia University

9:00 AM
T-207-3
Distribution of the American Eel in the Antilles and Central and South America
José Benchetrit, Université Laval; James McCleave, University of Maine; Amanda Moeser, Antioch University New England

9:20 AM
T-207-4
American Eel Population Characteristics and Environmental Life History in the Mississipi River
Quinton Phelps, Missouri Department of Conservation; Sara Tripp, Missouri Department of Conservation; Gregory W. Whitledge, Southern Illinois University

9:40 AM
T-207-5
Status and Biology of American Eel in the Ouachita and White Rivers, Arkansas, USA
Casey Cox, University of Central Arkansas; S. Reid Adams, University of Central Arkansas; Ginny B. Adams, University of Central Arkansas; Lindsey Lewis, U S Fish and Widlife Service; Jeffrey W. Quinn, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

10:00 AM
T-207-6
Tuesday Morning Break


10:30 AM
T-207-6
Kitchisipi Pimisi (Ottawa River Eel): Reviving the Algonquin Connection to the Eel through Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge and Western Science
Ethan Huner, Algonquins of Ontario; Katrinna Demers, Algonquins of Ontario

10:50 AM
T-207-7
American Eel (Anguilla rostrata) Abundance, Distribution, and Size throughout the Lower Ottawa and St. Lawrence River Systems, Ontario, 2009–2013
John Casselman, Queen's University; Lucian Marcogliese, Research Biologist

11:10 AM
T-207-8
Evaluating American Eel Seasonal Habitat Relationships in the Upper St. Lawrence River in Relation to Ongoing Recovery Efforts
Matthew Windle, St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences; Kirstie Delage, St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences; Brian Hickey, St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences

11:30 AM
T-207-9
Stable Isotopic Analysis of American Eel Otoliths: Thermal and Microhabitat Associations Provide Stocking Insights
Courtney V. Holden, Queen's University; John Casselman, Queen's University; Kurt Kyser, Queen's University

11:50 AM
T-207-10
Habitat Use of American Eels in the Saint Lawrence River Inferred from Multi-Element Otolith Line Scans
José Benchetrit, Université Laval; Mélanie Beguer-Pon, Université Laval; Pascal Sirois, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi; Martin Castonguay, Institut Maurice-Lamontagne, Pêches et Océans Canada; John D. Fitzsimons, Department of Fisheries and Oceans; Julian J. Dodson, Université Laval

12:10 PM
T-207-11
Tuesday Lunch


1:30 PM
T-207-11
A Decision Analysis Framework for Integrated Management of American Eel
Mitchell Feigenbaum, American Eel Sustainability Association; Brian Jessop, Retired, Bedford Institute of Oceanography

1:50 PM
T-207-12
Assessing the Link Between American Eel and the Eastern Elliptio Mussel in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Heather Galbraith, USGS; Carrie Blakeslee, USGS

2:10 PM
T-207-13
Reservoirs and Dams Impact the Migration Success of Silver Eels. A Telemetry Approach on the Frémur River, France
Marc Besson, Service des Stations Marines, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Thomas Trancart, Station Marine de Dinard, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Anthony Acou, Station Marine de Dinard, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Virgile Mazel, Fish-Pass; Eric Feunteun, Station Marine de Dinard, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle

2:30 PM
T-207-14
Opportunities for Indigenous Mâori Knowledge to Contribute to Information on Anguilla Australis (New Zealand Shortfin) and Anguilla Dieffenbachii (New Zealand Longfin) and the Management of the New Zealand Eel Fishery
Doug Jones, Te Wai Maori Trust and Te Ohu Kaimoana (NZ); Dr Mick Kearney, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi Indigenous University

2:50 PM
T-207-15
Primary Biological Parameters for Conservation of Tropical Eels in the South Pacific Ocean
Shun Watanabe, Nihon University; Mari Kuroki, The University of Tokyo; Michael J. Miller, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo; Jun Aoyama, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo; Tim Pickering, Secretariat of the Pacific Community; Pierre Sasal, CRIOBE (EPHE-CNRS); Katsumi Tsukamoto, Nihon University

3:10 PM
T-207-16
Tuesday Afternoon Break


3:40 PM
T-207-16
Eveel (Evolutionary ecology based model for Eel): A Model to Explore the Role of Phenotypic Plasticity As an Adaptive Response of Three Temperate Eels (Anguilla anguilla, A. japonica and A. rostrata) to Spatially Structured Environments
Hilaire Drouineau, Irstea, UR EABX, Aquatic Ecosystems and Global Change Research Unit, 50 avenue de Verdun, 33612 Cestas Cedex, France; Christian Rigaud, Irstea UR EABX; Françoise Daverat, Irstea UR EABX; Patrick Lambert, Irstea, UR EABX, Aquatic Ecosystems and Global Change Research Unit, 50 avenue de Verdun, 33612 Cestas Cedex, France

4:00 PM
T-207-17
Phenotypic and genotypic variability in the American eel
Caroline Cote, Universite Laval; Martin Castonguay, Institut Maurice-Lamontagne, Pêches et Océans Canada; Louis Bernatchez, IBIS, Université Laval

4:20 PM
T-207-18
How Does Salinity Influence Habitat Selection and Growth in Juvenile American Eels?
Brian Boivin, Université du Québec à Rimouski; Martin Castonguay, Institut Maurice-Lamontagne, Pêches et Océans Canada; Céline Audet, UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI; Scott Pavey, Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS), Université Laval; Mélanie Dionne, Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement, de la Faune et des Parcs du Québec; Louis Bernatchez, Université Laval

 
T-207-19
Modeling Migration of Silver Eels to Forecast Critical Intervals of Risk (Withdrawn)
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