Synthesizing the Roles of Social Media in Fisheries Science: A Call-to-Action

Cooney, Patrick B.

Synthesizing the Roles of Social Media in Fisheries Science: A Call-to-Action

Tuesday, August 23, 2016: 4:20 PM

Chouteau A (Sheraton at Crown Center)

Patrick B. Cooney , Director of Electrofishing Science, Smith-Root Inc., Vancouver, WA

Abigail Lynch , Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Brandon Peoples , Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Sean M. Lucey , Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC, Woods Hole, MA

Speakers in this symposium, titled “Fisheries Science in 140 Characters: The Role of Social Media in Our Science”, are experts in the use of modern communication technologies in fisheries science. This final presentation during the symposium will deliver “calls-to-action” to attendees based on a synthesis of the remarks from these experts. This presentation will be followed by a panel and open discussion to wrap up the symposium.