[env-trinity] NOAA SCIENCE CENTER TO HOLD SYMPOSIUM ON SALMON EVOLUTION

[Tom Stokely]

8. NOAA SCIENCE CENTER TO HOLD SYMPOSIUM ON SALMON EVOLUTION

"Evolutionary Changes and Salmon: Consequences of anthropogenic changes for 
the long-term viability of Pacific salmon and steelhead," will be the topic 
of a symposium sponsored by NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science 
Center on Dec. 7 in Seattle.

In announcing the symposium this week, the science center said, "A great 
deal of effort (and money) has been expended in evaluating the 
anthropogenic factors that have contributed to the widespread declines of 
anadromous Pacific salmonids.  With few exceptions, however, these efforts 
have focused on ecological/demographic effects, and relatively little 
attention has been paid to the evolutionary response of salmon to 
anthropogenic change.  This is unfortunate, because any changes to the 
ecosystems that salmon inhabit will alter the selective regimes they 
experience and can be expected to elicit an evolutionary response.  What is 
not clear is the nature and magnitude of these evolutionary changes and the 
consequences they have for long-term viability of natural populations of 
these species, which play such an important role in marine and terrestrial 
ecosystems as well as in human societies.


The symposium is expected to bring together top salmon biologists and top 
evolutionary biologists to explore the topic.

The meeting will end with a hosted reception and poster session.

Contributed posters are being solicited on three general themes:
-- 1) The nature and extent of anthropogenic changes that affect salmon and 
their ecosystems;
-- 2) Data for salmon that provide insights into their potential for 
evolutionary change;
--  3) Case studies from other organisms that demonstrate an evolutionary 
response to anthropogenic change.

Posters on other related topics also will be considered.

Anyone interested in presenting a poster at the Symposium, should submit an 
abstract (less than 200 words) by November 10 to Robin Waples 
(robin.waples at noaa.gov).  You will be notified soon afterwards whether the 
poster is accepted.

Please contact Waples for any questions.  More information about the 
meeting and how to register can be found at the following 
website:  http://www.regonline.com/108983.  For questions about 
registration or logistics, contact Tara Torres (tara at ucar.edu; 303-497-8694).

Columbia Basin Bulletin
Weekly Fish and Wildlife News
www.cbbulletin.com
October 6, 2006
Issue No. 369


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