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Last updated January 8, 2007
June 17 - 24, 2006 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Challenges for Diadromous Fishes in a Dynamic Global Environment Symposium
This symposium will review the current state of scientific knowledge with respect to biology, ecology, and conservation of diadromous fishes (including anadromous, catadromous, potamodromous, and amphidromous species). The symposium theme will build upon that of the very successful 1986 American Fisheries Society symposium, Common Strategies of Anadromous and Catadromous Fishes (Dadswell et al. 1987. Am. Fish. Soc. Symp. 1). However, emphasis will be shifted to address how recent alterations to the environment and human activity has affected diadromous fishes with respect to their sustainability and role in aquatic ecosystems.
May 15-19, 2006 Bozeman Montana
2006 Western Division Annual Meeting: Natives and Newcomers : Bozeman, Montana, May 15-19
Meeting Abstracts (pdf format 2.2 MB)
Annual Meeting Highlights
The annual meeting of the Western Division of AFS was held 15-19 May 2006 on the campus of Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, and was very ably planned and hosted by the Montana Chapter and Montana State University Student Subunit. The Theme was "Natives and Newcomers" in which we explored some of the ramifications of the ever encroaching development in the West on fisheries and related resources. The 438 registrants (including AFS President Chris Kohler and President-elect Jennifer Nielsen) enjoyed three continuing education options, a welcoming plenary and panel discussion, three to four concurrent sessions per half-day, a poster session, and daily socials. Several attendees stayed on for an additional day or two to fish or learn about fish management issues in Yellowstone National Park. Special sessions were organized and held on non-native fishes, bull trout, sturgeon, bioassessment, warmwater/prairie streams, and Chinook culture. The latter session was sponsored by the AFS Fish Culture Section and attracted several speakers and attendees from outside the Division.
WDAFS award winners included Wayne Hubert (Award of Excellence), Pacific Rivers Council (Conservation Achievement Award), Mark Gorges (Award of Merit), Richard Vincent (Special Recognition Award), and Oregon Chapter (Outstanding Chapter Award). The Riparian Challenge Awards went to the Redding Field Office (BLM), the McKenzie River Restoration Partnership (USFS), and the Pima County Board (Other).
Special thanks go to Leanne Roulson (General Chair/Meeting Coordinator), Mike Meeuwig (Poster Chair & Program Wizard), Chris Guy (Contributed Papers Chair), Clint Muhlfeld (Fund Raising Chair), Kate Walker (Trade Show Chair), Pat Byorth (Plenary & Panel Chair), Dave Schmetterling (Continuing Education Chair), Windy Davis (Raffle/Auction Chair), Bob Gresswell (Student Presentations Chair), Lee Nelson (Meeting Website), Ginger Gillin (Registrant Gifts), Travis Horton (Technology Coordinator) and Matt Jaeger (Powerpoint Chair).
Several persons chaired special sessions: Shelly Spalding and Jason Dunham (Bull Trout), Kevin Kappenman and Molly Webb (Sturgeon), Wease Bollman (Bioassessment), Beth Bear and Christina Barrineau (Warmwater/Prairie), and Mike Barnes and William Sayler (Chinook Culture). They and the many other persons who volunteered to chair contributed paper sessions, judge presentations, and aid the various meeting chairs made this an enjoyable and educational event.
2006 WDAFS Student Awards
We had 13 applicants (5 PhD and 8 MS) for three awards this year, and they represent 11 different institutions in 8 western states and British Columbia. The choice was extremely difficult; this was an outstanding group of students! In fact, the Chapter decided to give four awards this year. The winners of the scholarship are:
Eugene Maughan Scholarship
MS students:
Ph.D. student:
Sustainable Fisheries Foundation William Trachtenberg Scholarship:
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Challenges for Diadromous Fishes in a Dynamic Global Environment Symposium
This symposium will review the current state of scientific knowledge with respect to biology, ecology, and conservation of diadromous fishes (including anadromous, catadromous, potamodromous, and amphidromous species). The symposium theme will build upon that of the very successful 1986 American Fisheries Society symposium, Common Strategies of Anadromous and Catadromous Fishes (Dadswell et al. 1987. Am. Fish. Soc. Symp. 1). However, emphasis will be shifted to address how recent alterations to the environment and human activity has affected diadromous fishes with respect to their sustainability and role in aquatic ecosystems.
2005 Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society, the Western Division, the Alaska Chapter and the Lowell-Wakefield Symposium was held at the Egan Convention Center and the Center for Performing Arts in Anchorage, Alaska on Sunday, September 11 to Thursday, September 15, 2005. More information on our 2005 Annual Meeting site.