Annual Meeting
Summaries and photos from some of the 104 symposia at the Portland Annual Meeting were compiled by symposia organizers. Most summaries includes links to the abstracts of the session presentations. Actions and Dialog to Change Perceptions and Increase Engagement of Underrepresented Minorities in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Balancing Conservation and Utilization to Sustain Fisheries Barrier Removal... Read More
Online submission for symposia proposals is now open for the 146th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society in Kansas City, Missoui, August 21-25, 2016. The deadline for symposia proposals is January 16, 2016. Read More
https://vimeo.com/139751591 Check out all of the photos from the 2015 AFS Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, along with videos of the Plenary Session (Part 1 and Part 2) and Business Meeting. Read More
The fisheries community has long recognized that fisheries management should consider interconnections between fishing, fished species, and the well-being of humans and the marine environment. However, implementation of ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) has been slow. In this symposium, we discussed new innovations in implementing EBFM. Presenters examined new methodologies and success stories of ecosystem approaches... Read More
Aquatic barriers have contributed to the decline of numerous aquatic species throughout the United States by fragmenting habitats. Although natural resource managers work diligently to reconnect habitats, they struggle to keep up with increasing water demands and infrastructure construction that lead to new barriers. This symposium featured presentations highlighting the successes and difficulties from real-world... Read More
Our symposium consisted of 12 talks encompassing examples of transdisciplinary science from Alaska to the Caribbean and suggestions, examples, and critiques of educational opportunities for transdisciplinary training. Defining “transdisciplinary” seems of paramount interest, and while I offered a definition from Rosenfield (1992) in my introduction—individuals from multiple disciplines working jointly to create a unified conceptual... Read More
Sponsors: USDA Forest Service, NOAA, Trout Unlimited Despite outcry over the detrimental effects of overgrazing by livestock on riparian habitats and endangered fish, grazing remains one of the most common uses of public land in the United States and contributes to the sustainability of rural economies and landscapes. But when is grazing overgrazing? The USDA... Read More
Sponsors: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, South East Asian Fisheries Development Centre The Mekong is one of the most unique and fascinating river systems in the world. It contains almost 1,000 fish species, which form a large proportion of the diet for almost 60 million people. The total capture fishery harvest is approximately 2... Read More
Unlike the “real world,” simulation models provide experimental systems where the outcomes of various assumptions can be examined to help inform management decisions. Given the multiple-objective nature of fisheries management, quantitative fish population and environmental simulations have become more commonly used to help cumulate the effects of multiple management actions and environmental stressors and provide... Read More
Sponsor: Great Lakes Fishery Commission Increasing connectivity into and within rivers can benefit fishes by providing access to important habitats. Deliberate fragmentation of rivers can protect fishes by limiting the spread of invasive species. This symposium first addressed the geographic scope of interest in, and need for, selective bidirectional fish passage. It then explored the... Read More
