Symposium Entries


 
Crossing the Divide: Promoting Cross-Disciplinary Discussion Between Inland and Marine Fisheries for Improved Sustainability Part 1
So-Jung Youn, William W. Taylor and Abigail J. Lynch

 
Effects of Ocean Acidification in Wild and Cultured Marine Fauna Part 1
Christopher Chambers and Steven Litvin

 
Ethical Science in the Face of Political Reality
David Buchanan and Don Ratliff

 
Fisheries Sustainability, Crime, and Enforcement: Whodunnit, and How Do We Manage It?
Molly Good

 
For Species that Carry Dual Designations as Imperiled and Invasive, Can we Forge a Common Science Agenda Across Regions, Authorities, and Agencies?
Russ Strach, Kurt Newman and Michael Hansen

 
Forage Fish Research and Management Across North America: Parallels and Novelties from Coast to Coast Part 1
Theresa L. Liedtke, Dayv Lowry and Caroline Gibson

 
Frontiers in Otolith Chemistry: Insights, Advances and Future Directions Part 1
Benjamin Walther, Karin E. Limburg, Cynthia Jones, Abigail Franklin Archer and Jason Schaffler

 
Give a Fish Its Due: Nongame Native Fish of the Western United States Part 1
James Capurso

 
Implementation of the San Joaquin River Settlement Agreement Restore Chinook Salmon to the San Joaquin River, California
Erin Strange, Zachary Jackson, Erica Meyers and Jerrad Goodell

 
Interactions between Hatchery and Wild Salmonids – International Understanding of the Risks, Benefits, and Options for Management Part 1
Troy Brandt, Kenneth I. Warheit, Chuck Huntington, Ian Winfield, Teppo Vehanen, Kerry A. Naish and Craig Busack

 
Keeping Up with the Times: Advancements and Creative Solutions Using Applied Technology In Fisheries Monitoring and Research Part 1
Stephen Zipper, Gabriel Kopp and Doug Demko

 
Lamprey Biology and Implications for Fisheries Managers Part 1
Mary L. Moser, Bianca Streif, John Hume and Julie Hinderer

 
Long-Term Fish Monitoring and Assessment: Landscape Level Comparisons within and between River Basins Provides Context to Natural Resource Management Strategies Part 1
Timothy D. Counihan, Jennifer M. Bayer and Katie Pierson

 
Multiple Paths to Hook Advocates on Fish and Aquatic Conservation: How and Where Should We Invest Resources? Part 1
Katrina Mueller and Sean Connolly

 
Recent Advances in Upstream Migrant Trapping and Sorting
David Griffith

 
Riverine Thermal Regimes: Natural Patterns and Effects of Human Disturbance Part 1
Ashley Steel and Daniel Isaak

 
Rockfish Management and Recovery: What's in it For the Rest of the Ecosystem?
Robert Pacunski, Kelly Andrews, Dayv Lowry, Shawn Larson, Joan Drinkwin, Dan Tonnes, Caroline Gibson, Kyle Antonelis and Larry Leclair

 
Selective Fish Passage: Easing the Tension Between Native Fish Restoration and Invasive Species Control
John M. Dettmers, Robert L. McLaughlin, Andrew M. Muir, Jessica Ives, Michael Wagner and Thomas Pratt

 
ShoreZone Imaging and Mapping: A Tool for Ecological Analysis, Oil Spill Response, and Coastal Resource Management
Cindy Hartmann Moore, G. Carl Schoch and Amalie Couvillion

 
Simulation Models as Decision-Support Tools for Fisheries Conservation Planning
Paul Bergman and Joseph Merz

 
Space Oddity: Recent Advances Incorporating Spatial Processes in the Fishery Stock Assessment and Management Interface Part 1
Aaron Berger, Patrick Lynch and Daniel Goethel

 
Status and Trends in Aquatic Education Programs, Angler Retention and Fisheries Marketing Programs
Brian Bohnsack, Sean Connolly and Katrina Mueller

 
The Next Generation of Ecosystem Based Fishery Management
Tim Essington, Phillip S. Levin, Kristin N. Marshall and Laura Koehn

 
The Physiology, Behavior, and Ecology of Fish Navigation Part 1
Nathan F. Putman and David L.G. Noakes

 
The Plastic Portfolio Effect: Managing the Life History Composition of Populations
Darren Ward

 
Ecosystem Models in the Real World
Stephen Blanton and Demian Ebert

 
Public Institutional Policy Director's Panel
Maria Thi Mai

 
Crossing the Divide: Promoting Cross-Disciplinary Discussion Between Inland and Marine Fisheries for Improved Sustainability Part 2
So-Jung Youn, William W. Taylor and Abigail J. Lynch

 
Long-Term Fish Monitoring and Assessment: Landscape Level Comparisons within and between River Basins Provides Context to Natural Resource Management Strategies Part 2
Timothy D. Counihan and Jennifer M. Bayer

 
Multiple Paths to Hook Advocates on Fish and Aquatic Conservation: How and Where Should We Invest Resources? Part 2
Sean Connolly and Katrina Mueller

 
Riverine Thermal Regimes: Natural Patterns and Effects of Human Disturbance Part 2
Ashley Steel

 
The Physiology, Behavior, and Ecology of Fish Navigation Part 2
Nathan F. Putman and David L.G. Noakes

 
[Movie only] America’s Fish and Fisheries – Shared through the Camera Lens – A 2015 AFS Film Festival Part 1
Deborah Hart, Therese Thompson, Katrina Mueller and Bethany Goodrich

 
Space Oddity: Recent Advances Incorporating Spatial Processes in the Fishery Stock Assessment and Management Interface Part 2
Aaron Berger

 
Achieving Sustainability in Global Small-scale Fisheries
Cleve Steward, Eric Knudsen, Larry Dominguez and Oluyemisi Oloruntuyi

 
(Re)envisioning Process-based Restoration
Raymond Timm, PhD and Joseph Merz

 
Balancing Conservation and Utilization to Sustain Fisheries
Catherine E. O'Keefe, Steven X. Cadrin and Sean M. Lucey

 
Effects of Ocean Acidification in Wild and Cultured Marine Fauna Part 2
Christopher Chambers

 
Fishing Blind: Highlighting the Need for the Development and Communication of Species-Specific Guidelines for Catch-and-Release
Steven J. Cooke, Lynn Palensky, MPA and Andy J. Danylchuk

 
Forage Fish Research and Management Across North America: Parallels and Novelties from Coast to Coast Part 2
Theresa Liedtke, Caroline Gibson and Dayv Lowry

 
Frontiers in Otolith Chemistry: Insights, Advances and Future Directions Part 2
Benjamin Walther, Karin E. Limburg, Cynthia Jones, Abigail Franklin and Jason Schaffler

 
Give a Fish Its Due: Nongame Native Fish of the Western United States Part 2
James Capurso

 
Gutshop 2015: New Perspectives on Feeding Ecology of Fishes Part 1
Ed Farley Jr., Rick Brodeur, Ron Heintz, Brian Smith and Richard S. McBride

 
Intensively Monitored Watersheds (IMW): Lessons from the Past and Future Guidance
Bill Ehinger, Philip Roni, Jennifer M. Bayer and Pat Zimmer

 
Interactions between Hatchery and Wild Salmonids – International Understanding of the Risks, Benefits, and Options for Management Part 2
Troy Brandt, Kenneth I. Warheit, Chuck Huntington, Ian Winfield, Teppo Vehanen, Kerry A. Naish and Craig A. Busack

 
Keeping Up with the Times: Advancements and Creative Solutions Using Applied Technology In Fisheries Monitoring and Research Part 2
Stephen Zipper, Gabriel Kopp and Doug Demko

 
Lamprey Biology and Implications for Fisheries Managers Part 2
Mary L. Moser, Bianca Streif, John Hume and Julie Hinderer

 
Managing Data to Meet Shrinking Budgets and Growing Needs Part 1
Julie M. Defilippi, Jennifer M. Bayer, Joanna Whittier, Rebecca Scully, Katie Pierson, Janice Gordon, Rebecca Krogman, Andrew Treble and Mary Davis

 
Multispecies Modeling (Including Humans!) for Fisheries Management: Where Are We Now and Where Can We Go? Part 1
Sarah K. Gaichas, Kirstin Holsman, Alan Haynie and Geret DePiper

 
Sustaining Diverse Fisheries in the Mekong Basin
Lee Baumgartner, Richard S. Brown and Shaara Ainsley

 
Tailoring Salmonid Life Cycle Models to Answer Population-, Watershed-, and Management-Specific Questions
Russell W. Perry, Tim Copeland, Nicholas Som, John M. Plumb, Lisa Crozier, Steven T. Lindley and Nicholas Hetrick

 
Taxonomy and Evolutionary Biology of Cutthroat Trout
Patrick Trotter, Pete Bisson and Brett B. Roper

 
The Role of Indigenous and Western Science Knowledge Systems in Modern Fisheries Management
Stephen Crawford and Zachary Penney

 
The Status of Anadromous Salmonid Passage Strategies at Hydroelectric Projects on the Snake and Columbia Rivers
Al Giorgi

 
Actions and Dialog to Change Perceptions and Increase Engagement of Underrepresented Minorities in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (moved to Holladay Lobby)
Christine M. Moffitt, Mamie Parker, Gwen White, Laura Tesler, Steve Lochmann, Joy Young, Marybeth K. Brey, Ambrose Jearld Jr. and Amy Unthank

 
Assessing Fish Distribution and Abundance Using Visual Tools: Recent Innovations and Advancements
Robert Pacunski, Lynne Yamanaka, Dayv Lowry and Jennifer Blaine

 
Conserving Cool- and Cold-Water Lake and Stream Fishes Through a Warmer 21st Century: Science, Management, and Policy Needs Part 1
Daniel Isaak, Peter C. Jacobson and Gretchen Hansen

 
Cross-Ecosystem Resource Subsidies: From Land to Water and Back Again
Mark S. Wipfli and John Richardson

 
Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management: It’s Not as Daunting as Some Think
Katie Matthews

 
Working Across Diverse User Groups to Address Aquatic Fragmentation in a World of Limiting Resources and Increased Demands. Can We Prevent New Barriers to Avoid Restoration by Working With Diverse Stakeholders? Part 1
Susan Wells, Dan Shively, Brian Elkington, Madeleine Lyttle, Tracy Copeland and Laura Deighan

 
Incorporating Ecosystem Dynamics in Fishery Stock Assessment and Management: Progress and Challenges Part 1
Patrick Lynch, Christopher M. Legault, Clay Porch, Sandra A. Lowe, Steven Teo, Brian Langseth, Kathleen Szleper Wynter, William Michaels and Vladlena Gertseva

 
Observer and Observer Program Contributions to Fishery Data Collection, Monitoring, and Safety Part 1
Lee Benaka, Debra Lambert and Dennis Hansford

 
[Movie only] America’s Fish and Fisheries – Shared through the Camera Lens – A 2015 AFS Film Festival Part 1
Deborah Hart, Therese Thompson, Katrina Mueller and Bethany Goodrich

 
Ecology and Reproductive Biology of Hagfish
Aharon Fleury and Francis Juanes

 
South Fork Nooksack Chinook Supplementation Program
Alan Chapman and Desmond J. Maynard

 
Managing Data to Meet Shrinking Budgets and Growing Needs Part 2
Julie M. Defilippi, Jennifer M. Bayer, Joanna Whittier, Rebecca Scully, Katherine Pierson, Janice Gordon, Rebecca M. Krogman and Andrew Treble

 
California Coastal Salmonid Monitoring, Management, and Restoration
Philip Bairrington

 
Ethics in Aquaculture and Fisheries Management
Reginal Harrell and Patricia M. Mazik

 
Fish Deterrence and Guidance Technologies: From Innovative Concepts to Lessons Learned Part 1
Connie Svoboda, Don Portz, Carl V. Burger and Stephen Hunter

 
How Different are Asian Masu Salmon Compared to Coho Salmon and Steelhead?
Guillermo R. Giannico and Peter Rand

 
Lamprey Biology and Implications for Fisheries Managers Part 3
Bianca Streif, John Hume, Mary L. Moser and Julie Hinderer

 
Observer and Observer Program Contributions to Fishery Data Collection, Monitoring, and Safety Part 2
Debra Lambert, Lee Benaka and Dennis Hansford

 
Survey Methods for Monitoring Recreational Fisheries in Support of Stock Assessments and Fisheries Management Part 1
David A. Van Voorhees, Jeremy Lyle, Kieran Hyder, William R. Andrews and Maggie Sommer

 
What's New with Western Native Trout? Part 1
Julie Meka Carter and Therese Thompson

 
Working Across Diverse User Groups to Address Aquatic Fragmentation in a World of Limiting Resources and Increased Demands. Can We Prevent New Barriers to Avoid Restoration by Working With Diverse Stakeholders? Part 2
Susan Wells, Dan Shively, Brian Elkington, Madeleine Lyttle, Tracy Copeland and Laura Deighan

 
[Movie only] America’s Fish and Fisheries – Shared through the Camera Lens – A 2015 AFS Film Festival Part 2
Deborah Hart

 
Addressing Uncertainty in Fisheries Science and Management
Steven X. Cadrin and Eric Schwaab

 
Can the Recent Increases in Pacific Northwest Sockeye Salmon Abundance be Sustained?
Jeffrey Fryer and Kim Hyatt

 
Downstream Fish Passage at High Head Dams
Fenton Khan, Tobias Kock, John Beeman and Noah S. Adams

 
Enhancing Sustainability of Inland Fisheries through Cross-Sectoral Collaboration
William W. Taylor, Betsy Riley, So-Jung Youn, Devin M. Bartley, T. Douglas Beard Jr., Ian G. Cowx, Abigail J. Lynch and Steven J. Cooke

 
Rehabilitating Native Fish Populations in Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin: Integrating Research, Management and Community Advocacy
Brenton Zampatti and Lee Baumgartner

 
Reproductive Biology and Population Models in Fisheries: Are We Assuming Too Much?
Scott A. Heppell, Gary R Fitzhugh and Selina Heppell

 
Science Communication: Lessons Learned, Best Practices and the Future
Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey, Tim Merrick and Natalie Sopinka

 
Conserving Cool- and Cold-Water Lake and Stream Fishes Through a Warmer 21st Century: Science, Management, and Policy Needs Part 2
Daniel Isaak, Peter C. Jacobson and Gretchen Hansen

 
Developments in Low-cost Side Scan Sonar Applications in Aquatic Research and Conservation
Adam Kaeser and Thom Litts

 
Effects of Contemporary Forest Management Practices on the Physical, Chemical, and Biological Characteristics of Headwater Streams
Brooke Penaluna and Doug Bateman

 
Gutshop 2015: New Perspectives on Feeding Ecology of Fishes Part 2
Ed Farley Jr., Ric Brodeur, Ron Heintz, Brian Smith and Richard S. McBride

 
Interactions between Hatchery and Wild Salmonids – International Understanding of the Risks, Benefits, and Options for Management Part 3
Troy Brandt, Kenneth I. Warheit, Chuck Huntington, Teppo Vehanen, Kerry A. Naish and Craig Busack

 
Standard Methods for Sampling Freshwater Fishes: Opportunities for International Collaboration Part 1
Scott A. Bonar, Wayne Hubert, N. Mercado Silva, T. Douglas Beard Jr., Göran Dave, Jan Kubecka, Nigel P. Lester and Ian Winfield

 
Incorporating Ecosystem Dynamics in Fishery Stock Assessment and Management: Progress and Challenges Part 2
Patrick Lynch, Christopher M. Legault, Clay Porch, Sandra A. Lowe, Steven Teo, Brian Langseth, Kathleen Szleper Wynter, William Michaels and Vladlena Gertseva

 
Multispecies Modeling (Including Humans!) for Fisheries Management: Where Are We Now and Where Can We Go? Part 2
Sarah Gaichas

 
Dam Removals: Fishery and Habitat Response
Margaret Murphy, Gregg Lomnicky, Laura Wildman and John A. Sweka

 
Exploring the Benefits of Collaborative Fisheries Research and Conservation Engineering to Reduce Bycatch and Bycatch Mortality Part 1
Noëlle Yochum, Pingguo He, David Rudders, Lee Benaka and Derek Orner

 
Moving Beyond Water Quality Indices: How Can Macroinvertebrate Data from Fish Habitat Monitoring Programs Inform Food Web Analyses?
Seth White, Amy Puls, Ryan Bellmore and Robert Danehy

 
The Columbia River Treaty -- Past, Present, and Future
Jim Fodrea and Terry Buchholz

 
Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovation in Crustacean Fisheries Part 1
M. Zachary Darnell and Matthew B. Ogburn

 
Fish Passage During Emergencies
Todd N. Pearsons

 
Implementation of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan: Progress in Protecting, Restoring and Enhancing Fish Habitats, Fish and Fisheries in the United States Part 1
Timothy Birdsong, Gary Whelan, Thomas Bigford and John A. Sweka

 
Managing Challenges and Conflicts with the Wise Use of Fish Hatcheries and Traditional Production Objectives Part 1
Carl Kittel

 
[Movie only] America’s Fish and Fisheries – Shared through the Camera Lens – A 2015 AFS Film Festival Part 2
Deborah Hart

 
Novel Insights from Skip Spawning in Exploited Fishes Part 1
Ross Boucek, Jennifer Rehage, Heidi Golden and Linda A. Deegan

 
Transdisciplinary Marine Science: Research and Education to Expand Methodologies and Address Complex Problems Part 1
Kathryn Sobocinski, Lorenzo Ciannelli and Mary Hunsicker

 
Novel Insights from Skip Spawning in Exploited Fishes Part 2
Ross Boucek, Jennifer Rehage, Heidi Golden and Linda A. Deegan

 
Transdisciplinary Marine Science: Research and Education to Expand Methodologies and Address Complex Problems Part 2
Kathryn Sobocinski, Lorenzo Ciannelli and Mary Hunsicker

 
Utilizing Genetics to Accomplish Conservation Goals in Hatcheries
Mandi Finger

 
Warm-Water Fishes in a Warming World: Impacts of Climate Change on Populations, Distributions, and Habitat
Kristen Bouska, Nick Sievert, Joanna Whittier, Nicholas Sievert and Craig P. Paukert

 
[Movie only] America’s Fish and Fisheries – Shared through the Camera Lens – A 2015 AFS Film Festival Part 3
Deborah Hart

 
Use of Scales, Otoliths and Fin Rays to Determine Age, Growth, and Life History Characteristics of Fishes
Jeffrey Fryer and Beverly Agler

 
Barrier Removal in the 21st Century: Context, Generalities, and Potential Trade Offs
Rory Saunders, Jonathan W. Moore, Thomas Williams, Peter Kiffney and George Pess

 
Challenges to and Opportunities for Linking Water Quality Management with Biological Responses in Freshwater Ecosystems
Daniel Sobota, Eugene Foster, Ryan Michie and Peter Bryant

 
Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovation in Crustacean Fisheries Part 2
M. Zachary Darnell and Matthew B. Ogburn

 
Determinants of Life History Variations
Carl B. Schreck, David L.G. Noakes and Karen M. Cogliati

 
Exploring the Benefits of Collaborative Fisheries Research and Conservation Engineering to Reduce Bycatch and Bycatch Mortality Part 2
Noëlle Yochum, Pingguo He, David Rudders, Lee Benaka and Derek Orner

 
Faster, Better, Smarter, Cheaper? The Promise and Perils of Advanced Technologies in Fisheries Science
Peter Esselman

 
Fish Deterrence and Guidance Technologies: From Innovative Concepts to Lessons Learned Part 2
Connie Svoboda, Donald E. Portz, Carl V. Burger and Stephen Hunter

 
Genomics of Adaptation in Natural Populations
Jim Seeb, Garrett McKinney, Morten Limborg, Jeff Olsen and Lisa W. Seeb

 
Implementation of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan: Progress in Protecting, Restoring and Enhancing Fish Habitats, Fish and Fisheries in the United States Part 2
Timothy Birdsong, Gary Whelan, Thomas Bigford and John A. Sweka

 
Implementing Electronic Monitoring and Reporting in U.S. Fisheries Management
Erika Feller, Dorothy Lowman, Eric Brazer, George Lapointe, Melissa Hooper and Kelly Denit

 
Managing Challenges and Conflicts with the Wise Use of Fish Hatcheries and Traditional Production Objectives Part 2
Carl Kittel

 
Predicting Fish Impacts Due to Land and Water Use
Steve Cramer

 
Progress in Juvenile Salmon Coastal/Ocean Ecology: Recent Findings and Management Implications
Michael Schmidt, Brian Riddell, Francis Juanes, John F. Kocik, Megan Sabal, Jamal Moss and Kurt Fresh

 
Protecting Fish at Cooling Water Intakes: Recent Advances in 316(b) Science
Douglas A. Dixon, Jon Black, Terry E. Cheek, Chuck Coutant, Ronald Heun, William Dey and Daniel Giza

 
Recent Advances in Establishing Fish-Habitat Relationships in Lotic Systems
Nick Bouwes, Keith van den Broek and Chris Jordan

 
Recent Contributions of Social and Economic Research to Fisheries and Ecosystem Management
Suzanne M. Russell and Tom Lang

 
Resolving the Multiple Impacts of Anthropogenic Eutrophication on Coastal Fish and Fisheries
Konstantine Rountos, Lee Benaka, Howard M. Townsend, Lynn Waterhouse, Michael Lowe, James Vasslides and Abigail Franklin Archer

 
Standard Methods for Sampling Freshwater Fishes: Opportunities for International Collaboration Part 2
Scott A. Bonar, Wayne Hubert, N. Mercado Silva, T. Douglas Beard Jr., Göran Dave, Jan Kubecka, Nigel P. Lester and Ian Winfield

 
Survey Methods for Monitoring Recreational Fisheries in Support of Stock Assessments and Fisheries Management Part 2
David A. Van Voorhees, David Van Voorhees, Jeremy Lyle, Kieran Hyder, William R. Andrews and Maggie Sommer

 
The Habitat Science Needed for Effective Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management (EBFM)
Kirsten Larsen, Kristan Blackhart, Anthony R. Marshak and Robert D. Ellis

 
Watershed Scale Piscicide-Driven Restoration Efforts: Challenges and Successes in Endemic Species Recovery
Brian Finlayson, Don Skaar and Jarle Steinkjer

 
What's New with Western Native Trout? Part 2
Julie Meka Carter and Therese Thompson

 
Working with Partners Across Large Landscapes: AIS Technology, Outreach and Management
Pam Fuller, Phil Moy and Becky Cudmore

 
Conserving Cool- and Cold-Water Lake and Stream Fishes Through a Warmer 21st Century: Science, Management, and Policy Needs Part 3
Daniel Isaak, Peter C. Jacobson and Gretchen Hansen

 
Gutshop 2015: New Perspectives on Feeding Ecology of Fishes Part 3
Ric Brodeur, Ed Farley Jr., Ron Heintz, Brian Smith and Richard S. McBride

 
Breaking out of the Spawning Biomass Paradigm: Skipped Spawning, Multiple Spawning, and Other Plasticity in Reproductive Potential
Susanne McDermott, Paul Spencer, Mark J. Wuenschel, Sandi Neidetcher and Christina Conrath

 
Large Salmon Watersheds and Industrial Development: Tools and Lessons Learned from Watersheds Across Western North America to Inform Salmon Conservation and Management in the Face of Cumulative Stressors
Marc Porter

 
Teaming Up 2015: Enhancing Recovery of Endangered Anadromous Salmonids Across North America
John F. Kocik, William R. Ardren and Craig Busack

 
Communication and Engagement in Fisheries Management: Working with Stakeholders to Achieve Sustainable Fisheries and Healthy Ecosystems
Heather Triezenberg and Erin Jarvie

 
Contaminants and Stable Isotopes: Tools to Unravel the Effects of Anthropogenic Stressors on Aquatic Food Webs.
Ariana Chiapella and Angela Strecker

 
Economic and Social Impacts of Stocking Cultured Fish
Carl Kittel, Tom Lang and Angela Baran

 
Sustainable Ungulate Grazing in Riparian Rangelands: Oxymoron or Reachable Goal?
Nathaniel Gillespie, Mary Rowland, Katherine Smith, Brett B. Roper and Peter Kiffney

 
[Movie only] America’s Fish and Fisheries – Shared through the Camera Lens – A 2015 AFS Film Festival Part 3
Deborah Hart