International Eel Symposium 2014: Are Eels Climbing Back up the Slippery Slope?, Part 6*

Wednesday, August 20, 2014: 8:20 AM-3:10 PM
207 (Centre des congrès de Québec // Québec City Convention Centre)
8:20 AM
W-207-1
Orientation and Navigation of the European Eel Using the Earth's Magnetic Field and Its Possible Implications for Management
Caroline M.F. Durif, Institute of Marine Research; Howard Browman, Institute of Marine Research; Hans Stockhausen, Institute of Marine Research; Anne Berit Skiftesvik, Institute of Marine Research; John Phillips, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; L. Asbjørn Vøllestad, University of Oslo

8:40 AM
W-207-2
The Development of a Non-Lethal Maturity Index for American Eels
Sarah J. Mount, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Karin E. Limburg, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Robert E. Schmidt, Bard College at Simon's Rock; Christopher H. Bowser, Cornell University, Water Resource Institute

9:00 AM
W-207-3
Potential Effects of Habitat Use and Geographical Location on the Fecundity of European Eel
Ruairi MacNamara, Southern Illinois University; T. Kieran McCarthy, National University of Ireland Galway; Håkan Wickström, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU; Patrik Clevestam, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU

9:20 AM
W-207-4
How Do American and European Eels Migrate to the Sargasso Sea?
Shiliang Shan, Dalhousie University; Mélanie Beguer-Pon, Université Laval; Keith R. Thompson, Dalhousie University; Martin Castonguay, Institut Maurice-Lamontagne, Pêches et Océans Canada; Julian Dodson, Université Laval; Jinyu Sheng, Dalhousie University

9:40 AM
W-207-5
Changes in Abundance of Anguillid Leptocephali in the Sargasso Sea
Reinhold Hanel, Thünen Institute of Fisheries Ecology; Michael J. Miller, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo

10:00 AM
W-207-6
Wednesday Morning Break


10:30 AM
W-207-6
Understanding Silver Eel Migration Behaviour at Sea: Insights from Field and Virtual Tracking
Mélanie Beguer-Pon, Université Laval; Kyoko Ohashi, Dalhousie University; Anna Katavouta, Dalhousie University; Jinyu Sheng, Dalhousie University; Martin Castonguay, Institut Maurice-Lamontagne, Pêches et Océans Canada; Julian Dodson, Université Laval

10:50 AM
W-207-7
Dispersal Pathways of American Eel Larvae from the Sargasso Sea
Irina Rypina, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Joel Llopiz, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Lawrence Pratt, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Susan Lozier, Duke University

11:10 AM
W-207-8
Effects of NEC Transport and Bifurcation Latitude on Japanese Eel Larval Migration
Chen-Tien Hsu, University of Maine; Huijie Xue, University of Maine; Fei Chai, University of Maine

11:30 AM
W-207-9
Impact of El Nino 1997/1998 on the Successful Recruitment and Recovery of the Tropical Glass Eels (Anguilla spp) in the Poigar River Estuary, North Sulawesi Island, Indonesia
Hagi Yulia Sugeha, Indonesian Institute of Sciences; Michael J. Miller, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo; Zainal Arifin, Indonesian Institute of Sciences

11:50 AM
W-207-10
Progress Report on the Artificial Glass Eel Production in Korea for the Last Ten Years
Sungchul C. Bai, Pukyong National University; Erfan Shahkar, Pukyong National University; Hyenho Yun, Pukyong National University

12:10 PM
W-207-12
Wednesday Lunch


1:30 PM
W-207-11
Upstream and Downstream Passage of Eels in New Zealand, 20 Years on – Lessons Learned
Jacques Boubée, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research; Erica Williams, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

1:50 PM
W-207-12
Assessment of Upstream and Downstream Passability for Eel at Dams
Valerie Tremblay, AECOM; Guy Verreault, Ministere du Développement durable, de l'Environnement, de la Faune et des Parcs; Claudia Cossette, AECOM

2:10 PM
W-207-13
Contrasted Demographic Parameters (growth and survival) of Eel Populations in Two Small Coastal Rivers of Western France: The Role of Habitat and Management Implications
Anthony Acou, Station Marine de Dinard, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Clarisse Boulenger, Station Marine de Dinard, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Olivier Gimenez, Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, CNRS; Julien Tremblay, INRA U3E; Fabien Charrier, Fish Pass Bureau Expert Gestion Piscicole; Eric Feunteun, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle

2:30 PM
W-207-14
Yellow Eel Stock Assessment Oriented By the Colonisation Process to Evaluate Impacts of Obstacles
Patrick Lambert, Irstea, UR EABX, Aquatic Ecosystems and Global Change Research Unit, 50 avenue de Verdun, 33612 Cestas Cedex, France; Hilaire Drouineau, Irstea, UR EABX, Aquatic Ecosystems and Global Change Research Unit, 50 avenue de Verdun, 33612 Cestas Cedex, France; Cédric Briand, Institution d’Aménagement de la Vilaine; Laurent Beaulaton, ONEMA

2:50 PM
W-207-15
Testing Three Methods to Reinforce Eel Population in a Southern European River (Oria, Spain), 2011-2013
Estibaliz Díaz Sr., AZTI-TECNALIA; Aizkorri Aranburu, AZTI-TECNALIA; Iker Azpiroz, EKOLUR SLL

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