Theory and Application of Behavioral Guidance Technologies to Deter Invasive and Native Fish (Symposium)
Theory and Application of Behavioral Guidance Technologies to Deter Invasive and Native Fish (Symposium)
Sponsored By: Mississippi River Basin Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
Thursday, August 25, 2016: 8:00 AM-4:40 PM
Chicago C (Sheraton at Crown Center)
There is an acute need in fisheries management to develop and implement guidance technologies that offer potential species-specific control without the disadvantages of physical or mechanical barriers (e.g. loss of navigability, high maintenance, and non-target impacts). Behavioral guidance technologies that control fish movement using sensory stimuli have been examined for several decades to both deter upstream movement of invasive fishes (ex. Asian carp in the Mississippi River) and guide valued fish (ex. downstream migrating salmon smolts) away from harmful zones such as water intakes. Several applications are already widely employed but many others are being considered and/or tested. However, the number of variables that might be considered is large and complex and includes at least half a dozen types of sensory stimuli, the diverse physics underlying their propagation, the physiology of their detection, the cognitive science which underlies responses of fishes to them, and finally fish swimming performance. This complex scenario is difficult to decipher but offers great opportunity for species-specific control at low cost. This symposium brings together scientists and engineers studying both the underlying physical processes, physiology and behavior of fish to sensory cues as well as managers that have used them. All major behavioral guidance technologies will be represented including sound, light, flow, chemical, electrical, and pheromones. This symposium has funding from the Mississippi River Basin Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force. After the final break, a panel discussion with seating for 6 panel members will be needed.
Moderators:
Daniel Zielinski, Peter W. Sorensen and Clark Dennis III
Chair:
Peter W. Sorensen
Organizers:
Daniel Zielinski and Peter W. Sorensen
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