Canadian Conference For Fisheries
Research
Conférence Canadienne de la
Recherche sur les Pêches
09-11
January 2009
Westin Ottawa Hotel
11 Colonel By Drive,
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9H4
(613) 560-7000
Officers and
Arrangements / Officiers et arrangements
President / Président
Programme / Responsable du programne
Local
arrangements / Responsable de
l'organisation locale
Secretary-treasurer / Secrétaire-trésorier
Nomination / Resposable des nominations (for 2010)
Themes / Thèmes
1) Advances in modelling and statistical
analysis of aquatic ecosystems
The quantitative toolbox available to ecologists has grown dramatically in
recent years and parallels advances in computing power, numerical
optimization and integration methods. Not least among the tools now readily
available are sophisticated and flexible Bayesian methods that formally
incorporate prior knowledge and permit direct estimation of parameter
uncertainty. We invite contributions that emphasize frequentist or Bayesian
quantitative approaches to problems in resource management, conservation,
population dynamics, behaviour, community and ecosystem ecology.
Contact:
Andrew Edwards, Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada,
3190 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9T 6N7 and
Ian
Jonsen, Population Ecology Division, Bedford Institute of Oceanography,
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Box 1006, 1 Challenger Drive, Dartmouth NS B2Y 4A2
email:
Andrew.Edwards@dfo-mpo.gc.ca and jonseni@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Des progrès dans la modélisation et
l'analyse statistique des écosystèmes aquatiques (lacs, rivières, estuaires,
océans).
Détails
à venir
Renseignements :
Andrew Edwards, Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada,
3190 Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, British Columbia, V9T 6N7 et Ian Jonsen, Bedford Institute of Oceanography,
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Box 1006, 1 Challenger Drive, Dartmouth NS B2Y 4A2
courriel
: Andrew.Edwards@dfo-mpo.gc.ca et jonseni@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
2) Effects of multiple stressors and their
interactions on aquatic ecosystems
The growing Canadian reality is that a growing proportion of our resources are
impacted by multiple interacting stressors, including pollutants, land use
change, invading species, harvesting, and climate change. The clear
implication is that resource management which addresses single stressors is no
longer scientifically defensible, nor will it likely be successful over the
long term. The problem is that the many components needed to build an applied
science of multiple stressors are not yet available. To help build this
applied science, we invite contributions on the modelling, conceptualization,
assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and remediation of multiple interacting
stressors for our fisheries and water resources.
Contact:
Norman Yan, Graduate Program in Biology, York University, 4700 Keele
Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3
email:
nyan@yorku.ca
Effets des stresseurs multiples et
leurs interactions sur les écosystèmes aquatiques.
[BABEL FISH TRNASLATION] La réalité canadienne croissante est qu'une proportion croissante de nos ressources sont effectuées par les facteurs de force de interaction multiples, y compris des polluants, changement d'utilisation de la terre, espèces de envahissement, moissonnant, et changement climatique. L'implication claire est cette gestion des ressources qui les facteurs de force simples d'adresses n'est plus scientifiquement défendable, ni elle sera probablement réussie au-dessus du long terme. Le problème est que les nombreux composants ont dû établir une science appliquée des facteurs de force multiples ne sont pas encore disponibles. Pour aider àétablir cette science appliquée, nous invitons des contributions sur la modélisation, la conceptualisation, l'évaluation, le diagnostic, le pronostic et la remédiation des facteurs de force de interaction multiples pour notre pêche et ressources en eau.
Renseignements
: Norman Yan, Graduate Program in Biology, York University, 4700 Keele
Street, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3
courriel
: nyan@yorku.ca
3) Growth at the individual and population
scales: measurement, modelling, and implications for production and population
dynamics
This theme will explore processes leading to variation in fish growth at
individual and population scales. A combination of empirical and modeling
approaches will be covered. Processes considered could include physiology,
behaviour, genetics and others. Implications of growth variation to
survival, population dynamics and production will also be addressed.
Contact:
John R. Post, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary,
2500 University Drive, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4
email: jrpost@ucalgary.caI
La croissance aux échelles de
l'individu et de la population : quantification, modélisation et implications
pour la production et la dynamique des populations.
[BABEL FISH TRANSLATION] Ce thème explorera des processus menant à la variation de la croissance de poissons aux balances d'individu et de population. Une combinaison des approches empiriques et modelantes sera couverte. Les processus considérés ont pu inclure la physiologie, le comportement, la génétique et d'autres. Des implications de la variation de croissance à la survie, à la dynamique de population et à la production seront également adressées.
Renseignements :
John R. Post, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary,
2500 University Drive, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4
courriel
: jrpost@ucalgary.caI
4) Impacts of climate change on the
biodiversity of Canadian lakes, rivers, and oceans
Presentations will address one or more of the following topics: 1) Evidence of changes in biodiversity attributable to climate change; 2) Potential for ecological and/or evolutionary adaptation; 3) Black-spots where ecosystems, species, and genetic diversity, are at greatest risk; and 4) Management policies and actions to mitigate negative effects or to facilitate biotic adaptation.
Contact:
Charles K. Minns (Ken), Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology, Univ. Toronto, 1102-71 Charles St E, Toronto, ON M4Y 2T3
email: ken@minns.ca
(or ken.minns@dfo-mpo.gc.ca)
Les impacts des changements
climatiques sur la biodiversité des lacs, rivières et océans canadiens.
Renseignements
: Charles K. Minns (Ken), Fisheries and Oceans Canada et Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology, Univ. Toronto, 1102-71 Charles St E, Toronto, ON M4Y 2T3
courriel
: ken@minns.ca (or ken.minns@dfo-mpo.gc.ca)
5) Measurement and analysis of connectivity in
aquatic ecosystems
This session will focus on dispersal and
connectivity in aquatic systems with emphasis on integrating multidisciplinary
approaches, comparing larval, juvenile, and adult dispersal kernels, and
contrasting the roles of structural and functional connectivity. We invite
contributions focusing on novel approaches to quantifying connectivity,
analytical and conceptual tools for the analysis of dispersal data, and
specific case-studies.
Contact:
Ian R Bradbury, Biology Department, Dalhousie University, 1355 Oxford
Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 4J1
email:
IBRADBUR@Dal.Ca
Quantification et analyse de la
connectivité des écosystèmes aquatiques.
Renseignements :
Ian R Bradbury, Biology Department, Dalhousie University, 1355 Oxford Street,
Halifax, NS, B3H 4J1
courriel
: IBRADBUR@Dal.Ca
6) Size-selective exploitation of freshwater
and marine fish populations
Fisheries are size-selective and yet, in
contrast with 'density-dependent' and temperature-based effects, documentation
of the effects of size-selective exploitation on abundance, distribution,
population demographics, and genetic structure is sparse. The theme will
provide case studies, from field and laboratory studies, investigating this phenomenon
with respect to invertebrates and fishes.
Contact:
J. Mark Hanson, Ecosystems Research, Oceans & Science Branch, Gulf
Fisheries Centre, P. O. Box 5030, Moncton, NB E1C 9B6
email:
Hansonm@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Exploitation dépendante de la
densité chez les populations de poissons d'eau douce et de poissons marins.
Renseignements
: J. Mark Hanson, Ecosystems Research, Oceans & Science Branch, Gulf
Fisheries Centre, P.O. Box 5030, Moncton, NB E1C 9B6
courriel
: Hansonm@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
7) W.B. (Bev) Scott and Ichthyology - a
Celebration!
W.B. (Bev) Scott is the dean of Canadian ichthyologists. Come and celebrate his longstanding interest and association with ichthyology, fish, and fisheries. Probably best known for the seminal work "Freshwater Fishes of Canada" that he and his late colleague, Ed Crossman, published, he also published "Atlantic Fishes of Canada" with his cherished wife and professional companion Milly. His colleagues, friends, and acquaintances will meet to experience the past and present and consider the future of Canadian ichthyology. We request presentations, either formal 20-minute science presentations or 10-minute reminiscences and associations, to celebrate with Bev his diverse involvements and accomplishments. If Dr. Scott has influenced you, here is an opportunity to participate with him and his colleagues in exploring ichthyology, marine and freshwater fishes and to celebrate with this acclaimed ichthyologist his lasting contribution to fish and fisheries. As Bev would say, it should be fun.
Contact:
John M. Casselman, Queen's University, Department of Biology, 2406
Biosciences Complex, 116 Barrie Street, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6; e-mail: casselmj@queensu.ca
OR:
Richard J. Beamish, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Salmon Interactions, 3190
Hammond Bay Road, Nanaimo, British Columbia V9T 6N7;
e-mail: beamishr@pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
W.B.
(Bev) Scott et l'ichtyologie - une célébration !.
Renseignements :
John M. Casselman, Queen's University, Department of Biology, 2406
Biosciences Complex, 116 Barrie Street, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6
courriel
: casselmj@queensu.ca
There is
also the invited Annual CCFFR J.C. Stevenson
Memorial Lecture and SCL Frank
Rigler Memorial Award Lecture