The WDAFS 2018 program will include a number of topical, timely symposia.

Got a paper you think would be a good contribution to one of these symposia? When submitting your abstract, select the appropriate symposium from the list to be considered. If your presentation or poster isn’t a good fit for one of the symposia below, please submit it as a contributed presentation or poster.

 

 

Moderator	Symposia Title
Tim Troll	Evolving Methods for Specifying Anadromous Waters in Alaska
Matthew Varner	Making Fish Habitat Great Again: Conservation of habitats and connected stream networks in the midst of resource development and urban growth
Cheyenne Owens	Turning the Tide: Enhancing Diversity and Inclusion in the Fisheries Profession
Joel Markis	Salmon Enhancement in the last frontier
Joseph Spaeder	Understanding the Drivers of Chinook Salmon Decline in Western Alaska & Exploring New Approaches to Sustainable Salmon Management & Stakeholder Engagement
Dr. Curry J. Cunningham	Beyond the dartboard: methods and recommendations for salmon forecasts
Katrina Liebich	Hooked: creative solutions to engage the public in fish conservation and fisheries management
Paul Kusnierz	Water Quality in Fisheries: Keeping an Eye on a Vital Resource
Peter Westley	The State of Alaska’s Salmon and People: Results from a large interdisciplinary research initiative
Eric Fetherman	Fishing for solutions to economically and ecologically important salmonid diseases
Aaron Martin	Keeping the west wild by minimizing the impacts of aquatic invasive species
Ryan Bellmore	Reweaving the fabric of nature: changing food webs and challenges for freshwater fisheries management
Dan Isaak	Spatial-stream-network (SSN) models: Recent technical advances and a diversifying set of applications
Julie Meka Carter	Challenges and Advances in the Conservation of Western Native Trout
Daniel Schindler	Marine-derived nutrients in coastal watersheds: what is myth and what is reality?
Julie Scheurer	Marine mammal-fishery interactions: conflicts, management, and innovative solutions
Trent M. Sutton	Ghosts of Fishes Past, Present, and Future: Confronting Data-Limited Stocks in a Changing Arctic
Pete Rand	Pink and Chum Symposia
Nate Cathcart	Western Native Fishes
Gordon Kruse & Vanessa von Biela	Marine Fish/Fisheries
Unknown	Contributed Papers