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

Fisheries Information and Technology Section - Annual Business Meeting

Ecology and Fisheries of Black Bass
Jan-Michael Hessenauer and M. Clint Lloyd

Ecosystem Models in the Real World
Stephen Blanton and Demian Ebert

Public Institutional Policy Director's Panel
Maria Thi Mai

Journal Editorial Board Meeting

Hutton Committee Meeting

Introduced Fish Section Meeting

Fish Culture Section Business Meeting

University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Science Reunion

ASCE and AFS Joint Committee Meeting on Fish Passage

Genetics Section - Business Meeting

Oregon Chapter Awards Ceremony

MSU Fisheries and Wildlife: Alumni and Friends

(Re)envisioning Process-Based Restoration - Poster Session

Achieving Sustainability in Global Small-scale Fisheries - Poster Session

Actions and Dialog to Change Perceptions and Increase Engagement of Underrepresented Minorities in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences - Poster Session

Addressing Uncertainty in Fisheries Science and Management - Poster Session

Assessing Fish Distribution and Abundance Using Visual Tools: Recent Innovations and Advancements - Poster Session

Balancing Conservation and Utilization to Sustain Fisheries - Poster Session

Barrier Removal in the 21st Century: Context, Generalities, and Potential Trade Offs - Poster Session

Bioengineering - Poster Session

Biology and Ecology of Resident Salmonids - E poster

Biology and Ecology of Walleye - Poster Session

Breaking out of the Spawning Biomass Paradigm: Skipped Spawning, Multiple Spawning, and Other Plasticity in Reproductive Potential - Poster Session

California Coastal Salmonid Monitoring, Management, and Restoration - Poster Session

Challenges to and Opportunities for Linking Water Quality Management with Biological Responses in Freshwater Ecosystems - Poster Session

Commercial Fisheries Management & Policy - Poster Session

Communication and Engagement in Fisheries Management: Working with Stakeholders to Achieve Sustainable Fisheries and Healthy Ecosystems - Poster Session

Communities and Ecosystems - Poster Session

Conserving Cool- and Cold-Water Lake and Stream Fishes Through a Warmer 21st Century: Science, Management, and Policy Needs - Poster Session

Contaminants and Stable Isotopes: Tools to Unravel the Effects of Anthropogenic Stressors on Aquatic Food Webs - Poster Session

Contaminants, Toxicology, and Fish Health - Poster Session

Crossing the Divide: Promoting Cross-Disciplinary Discussion Between Inland and Marine Fisheries for Improved Sustainability - Poster Session

Dam Removals: Fishery and Habitat Response - Poster Session

Determinants of Life History Variations - Poster Session

Developments in Low-cost Side Scan Sonar Applications in Aquatic Research and Conservation - Poster Session

Ecology and Fisheries of Black Bass - Poster Session

Education and Outreach - Poster Session

Effects of Contemporary Forest Management Practices on the Physical, Chemical, and Biological Characteristics of Headwater Streams - Poster Session

Effects of Hatchery Fish on Wild Populations of Pacific Salmon and Steelhead: 20 Years Later, What do We Really Know? - Poster Session

Effects of Ocean Acidification in Wild and Cultured Marine Fauna - Poster Session

Exploring the Benefits of Collaborative Fisheries Research and Conservation Engineering to Reduce Bycatch and Bycatch Mortality - Poster Session

Faster, Better, Smarter, Cheaper? The Promise and Perils of Advanced Technologies in Fisheries Science - Poster Session

Fish Conservation - Poster Session

Fish Culture - Poster Session

Fish Demographic Estimation Methods - E poster

Fish Demographic Estimation Methods - Poster Session

Fish Deterrence and Guidance Technologies: From Innovative Concepts to Lessons Learned - Poster Session

Fish Ecology - Poster Session

Fish Health - Poster Session

Fisheries Sustainability, Crime, and Enforcement: Whodunnit, and How Do We Manage It? - Poster Session

Forage Fish Research and Management Across North America: Parallels and Novelties from Coast to Coast - Poster Session

Freshwater Fish Ecology - Poster Session

Freshwater Fish Sampling Techniques and Electronic Tools - E poster

Freshwater Fish Sampling Techniques and Electronic Tools - Poster Session

Freshwater Fish, Mussels, and Shrimps - E poster

Freshwater Fish, Mussels, and Shrimps - Poster Session

Freshwater Fisheries Management - Poster Session

Frontiers in Otolith Chemistry: Insights, Advances and Future Directions - Poster Session

Genetics - Poster Session

Genomics of Adaptation in Natural Populations - Poster Session

Give a Fish Its Due: Nongame Native Fish of the Western United States - Poster Session

Gutshop 2015: New Perspectives on Feeding Ecology of Fishes - Poster Session

Habitat and Water Quality - Poster Session

Human Dimensions - Poster Session

Impacts of Dams, Barriers, and Passage - E poster

Impacts of Dams, Barriers, and Passage - Poster Session

Impacts of Dams, Barriers, and Water Intake Facilities on Fish Populations - Poster Session

Implementation of the National Fish Habitat Action Plan: Progress in Protecting, Restoring and Enhancing Fish Habitats, Fish and Fisheries in the United States - Poster Session

Implementing Electronic Monitoring and Reporting in U.S. Fisheries Management - Poster Session

Intensively Monitored Watersheds (IMW): Lessons from the Past and Future Guidance - Poster Session

Interactions between Hatchery and Wild Salmonids – International Understanding of the Risks, Benefits, and Options for Management - Poster Session

Lamprey Biology and Implications for Fisheries Managers - Poster Session

Long-term Fish Monitoring and Assessment: Landscape Level Comparisons within and between River Basins Provides Context to Natural Resource Management Strategies - Poster Session

Managing Data to Meet Shrinking Budgets and Growing Needs - Poster Session

Marine Fish Ecology - Poster Session

Marine Fish, Turtles and Crustaceans - E poster

Marine Fish, Turtles and Crustaceans - Poster Session

Monitoring Methods for Marine Fisheries - E poster

Monitoring Methods for Marine Fisheries - Poster Session

Monitoring and Restoration of Freshwater Habitats and Fish - E poster

Multispecies Modeling (Including Humans!) for Fisheries Management: Where Are We Now and Where Can We Go? - Poster Session

Native Fishes and Fish Conservation - Poster Session

Nutrition of Marine and Freshwater Fish - E poster

Nutrition of Marine and Freshwater Fish - Poster Session

Observer and Observer Program Contributions to Fishery Data Collection, Monitoring, and Safety - Poster Session

Physiology - Poster Session

Population Dynamics - Poster Session

Poster Session: Marine Fisheries Management

Predicting Fish Impacts Due to Land and Water Use - Poster Session

Progress in Juvenile Salmon Coastal/Ocean Ecology: Recent Findings and Management Implications - Poster Session

Recent Advances in Establishing Fish-Habitat Relationships in Lotic Systems - Poster Session

Recent Contributions of Social and Economic Research to Fisheries and Ecosystem Management - Poster Session

Recreational Fisheries Management & Policy - Poster Session

Resolving the Multiple Impacts of Anthropogenic Eutrophication on Coastal Fish and Fisheries - Poster Session

Rockfish Management and Recovery: What's in it For the Rest of the Ecosystem? - Poster Session

Salmon and Steelhead-Ecology, Fisheries and Invasive Species - E poster

Salmon and Steelhead-Ecology, Fisheries and Invasive Species - Poster Session

Science Communication: Lessons Learned, Best Practices and the Future - Poster Session

Selective Fish Passage: Easing the Tension between Native Fish Restoration and Invasive Species Control - Poster Session

Social Impacts of Climate Change - E poster

Space Oddity: Recent Advances Incorporating Spatial Processes in the Fishery Stock Assessment and Management Interface - Poster Session

Standard Methods for Sampling Freshwater Fishes: Opportunities for International Collaboration - Poster Session

Statistical Methods - E poster

Statistical Methods - Poster Session

Statistics and Modeling - Poster Session

Survey Methods for Monitoring Recreational Fisheries in Support of Stock Assessments and Fisheries Management - Poster Session

Sustaining Diverse Fisheries in the Mekong Basin - Poster Session

Tailoring Salmonid Life Cycle Models to Answer Population-, Watershed-, and Management-Specific Questions - Poster Session

Teaming Up 2015: Enhancing Recovery of Endangered Anadromous Salmonids Across North America - Poster Session

The Columbia River Treaty -- Past, Present, and Future - Poster Session

The Habitat Science Needed for Effective Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) - Poster Session

The Physiology, Behavior, and Ecology of Fish Navigation - Poster Session

The Plastic Portfolio Effect: Managing the Life History Composition of Populations - Poster Session

The Status of Anadromous Salmonid Passage Strategies at Hydroelectric Projects on the Snake and Columbia Rivers - Poster Session

Use of Scales, Otoliths and Fin Rays to Determine Age, Growth, and Life History Characteristics of Fishes - Poster Session

Warm-Water Fishes in a Warming World: Impacts of Climate Change on Populations, Distributions, and Habitat - Poster Session

Watershed Scale Piscicide-Driven Restoration Efforts: Challenges and Successes in Endemic Species Recovery - Poster Session

What's New with Western Native Trout? - Poster Session

Working with Partners Across Large Landscapes: AIS Technology, Outreach and Management - Poster Session

Zoo and Rockfish - Outreach Approach - E poster

Best Student Poster Session

Trade Show and Poster Networking Event

OSU Alumni and Friends Reunion

AFS 2015 Organizing Committee Office

AFS 2015 Organizing Committee Office_OCC

AFS Free WiFi Zone

Media Room

Press Room

Registration

AV Loading

Volunteer Briefing

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

Marine Fish Habitat Associations Part 2
Tammy Neher

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

NWFSC Observer Program - Staff Meeting (Invitation Only)

[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

Biology and Ecology of Resident Salmonids Part 2
Jeffrey S. Ziller, Ryan Koch and William Bosch

Ecology and Management of Invasive Asian Carps
Quinton Phelps, Marybeth K. Brey and Przemyslaw G. Bajer

Monitoring and Restoration of Freshwater Habitats and Fish Part 2
Jeffrey Fisher, Sean Hitchman and Jan Boyer

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

Use of Genetic Analyses to Assess Fish Population Characteristics
Daniel Drinan, Nagaraj Chatakondi and Kari Dammerman

Daycare

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

Concurrent Technical Sessions

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

Impacts of Dams, Barriers, and Water Intake Facilities on Fish Populations
Greg Apke, Jordan Massie, Frank Shrier III and Christa Woodley

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

Trade Show Open & Cyber Cafe

Mothers Room

Use of Camera systems in the Marine Environment
Gordon Kruse

Best Student Paper Session 2

Ecology and Fisheries of Chinook Salmon
Mari Williams, Maureen Kavanagh and McLain Johnson

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

Tidal Ecosystems and Fish Communities
James Hobbs

Use of Reef Habitat by Marine Fish
John Boreman and Jill Swasey

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

Lamprey Symposium Lunch and Discussion

WDAFS Business Meeting

Best Student Presentation Judges Luncheon

Past Presidents' Luncheon

Student-Mentor Lunch and Career Fair

Population Studies in the Chesapeake Bay
Samantha M. Binion-Rock

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

Student Subsection of the Education Section - Business Meeting

Book Editorial Advisory Meeting

Ecology and Life History Characteristics of North American Sturgeon Species Part 1
Cindy Williams

Ecology and Reproductive Biology of Hagfish
Aharon Fleury and Francis Juanes

Habitat Impacts on Flounder and Halibut
Christopher Toole

Invasive Fishes - Freshwater and Marine Part 1
Kristina Trotta

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

Ecologists Without Borders Open House

Socioeconomics Section - Business Meeting

University of Idaho, Alumni Reception

International Fisheries Section Meeting

Western Native Fishes Committee Meeting

Electronic Services Advisory Board Meeting

Water Quality Section Annual Membership Meeting

Bioengineering Section Annual Business Meeting

VEMCO Networking Event

Fish Habitat Section Meeting

Student Networking Event

AFS 2015 Organizing Committee Office

AFS 2015 Organizing Committee Office_OCC

AFS Free WiFi Zone

Media Room

Press Room

Spawning Run and Carcass Crawl

Fisheries Magazine Meeting

AV Loading

Volunteer Briefing

Biology and Ecology of Red Snapper
Roger Rulifson

Fish Nutrition
Todd Buchholz

Invasive Fishes - Freshwater and Marine Part 2
Corey Eddy

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

Parasites and Diseases of Salmonids
Amy Teffer

California Coastal Salmonid Monitoring, Management, and Restoration
Philip Bairrington

Ecology and Life History Characteristics of North American Sturgeon Species Part 2
Tucker Jones and Brenda Pracheil

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

Trade Show Open & Cyber Cafe

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

Daycare

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

Registration

Taxonomy and Evolutionary Biology of Cutthroat Trout Panel

Concurrent Technical Sessions

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

Mothers Room

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

Demographic Estimation Methods
Michael Colvin and Jonathan Deroba

Freshwater and Estuarine Food Webs
Adrian Jordaan and José Carrasquero

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

Salmon Fisheries and Culture
Scott Stuewe

Monitoring Methods for Marine Fisheries
Laura Lee and Katherine Pierson

Reintroduction and Translocation of Salmonids
Mark Gard and Hilda Sexauer

Ecology and Life History of Steelhead
Gabriel Temple, Catherine Willard and Ian Wilson

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

Poster Take-down

Equal Opportunities Section - Business Meeting and Luncheon

World Council of Fisheries Societies Luncheon (Invitation Only)

Burbot Population Dynamics and Production
Benjamin Cross

Fishery Management of Marine Molluscs
Robert T. Leaf

Population Demographics of Paddlefish
Travis Tuten

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

Freshwater Sport Fishing
Shannon Bower and Nancy A. Connelly

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

Life History and Population Dynamics of River Herring
Wilson Laney

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

Trade Show Take Down

Biology and Sampling of Gar
Steve Lochmann

Life History of Catadromous Eels
Gayle Zydlewski

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

AFS Business Meeting

Grand Networking Event

AFS 2015 Organizing Committee Office

AFS 2015 Organizing Committee Office_OCC

AFS Free WiFi Zone

Media Room

Press Room

Incoming Governing Board Breakfast

AV Loading

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

Registration

Statistical Methods
Megan M. Stachura and Lynn A. Mattes

Taxonomy and Evolutionary Biology of Cutthroat Trout Panel

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

Daycare

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

Concurrent Technical Sessions

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

Freshwater Fish Assemblages
Richard Horwitz, Bill T. Stewart, Jeff Hansbarger and Jennifer Malavasi

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

Mothers Room

Telemetry Monitoring Methods
Michael Sears and Geraldine Vander Haegen

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

Portland-Kansas City Handoff Luncheon (Invitation Only)

Spatial and Habitat Analyses
Brian Davis

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

Closing Networking Event

Beaver Restoration Workshop

White Salmon River Dam Removal and Yakama Nation Tribal Fishery on the Klickitat River

Urban Stream Restoration - Johnson Creek and Crystal Springs

145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society