A state symposium opens Monday in Anchorage on "Understanding Abundance and Productivity Trends of Chinook Salmon in Alaska."
The symposium comes in response to the recent poor Chinook returns to some Alaska rivers.
The two-day event at the downtown Egan Center will be divided into four sessions, each featuring presentations and panel discussions with state and federal scientists. Here's the agenda.
The scientists will discuss such topics as ocean survival of Chinook, genetic stock identification, salmon bycatch in commercial fisheries, and the potential role of hatcheries to supplement Chinook stocks.
People can offer questions or comments at the end of each session. Wisely, state officials plan to use a moderator to help control speechmakers.
In preparation for the symposium, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game prepared this analysis identifying Chinook "knowledge gaps." The 27-page document focuses on 12 "indicator stocks" around the state, in drainages such as the Stikine, Copper, Kenai, Karluk, Nushagak, Kuskokwim and Yukon.
Ultimately, the department aims to develop a research plan to better understand the causes for Chinook declines.
Lots more information here on the symposium, including how to attend in person or listen by phone or online.
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Sunday, October 21, 2012
Monday, January 18, 2010
A science extravaganza in Anchorage
The Alaska Marine Science Symposium is going on all week at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage.
It's a massive showcase on dozens of research topics related to the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean.
Here's a program. Warning: It's long and involved. But well worth scanning for items of interest.
One presentation I'm hoping to catch:
"Climate change and fisher behavior in the Bering Sea pollock fishery," by Alan Haynie, an economist with the National Marine Fisheries Service, 4:45 p.m. Thursday.
It's a massive showcase on dozens of research topics related to the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean.
Here's a program. Warning: It's long and involved. But well worth scanning for items of interest.
One presentation I'm hoping to catch:
"Climate change and fisher behavior in the Bering Sea pollock fishery," by Alan Haynie, an economist with the National Marine Fisheries Service, 4:45 p.m. Thursday.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Arctic fisheries forum launches Monday
We've got a big, three-day event in Anchorage starting tomorrow, the International Arctic Fisheries Symposium.
The symposium is "designed to initiate international discussions for conserving and managing future fisheries in the Arctic Ocean, including managing migratory, transboundary and straddling fish stocks."
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell and the state's two U.S. senators, Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich, are listed as keynote speakers for the event at the Hotel Captain Cook.
Fisheries experts from Great Britain, Iceland, Greenland, Norway, the Netherlands and Russia also will speak.
The registration fee to attend is $200.
The symposium is "designed to initiate international discussions for conserving and managing future fisheries in the Arctic Ocean, including managing migratory, transboundary and straddling fish stocks."
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell and the state's two U.S. senators, Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich, are listed as keynote speakers for the event at the Hotel Captain Cook.
Fisheries experts from Great Britain, Iceland, Greenland, Norway, the Netherlands and Russia also will speak.
The registration fee to attend is $200.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Mark your calendar
This sounds like a big deal.
An International Arctic Fisheries Symposium is planned for October at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage.
Click here for details.
An International Arctic Fisheries Symposium is planned for October at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage.
Click here for details.
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