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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>8. NOAA
SCIENCE CENTER TO HOLD SYMPOSIUM ON SALMON EVOLUTION<BR><BR>"Evolutionary
Changes and Salmon: Consequences of anthropogenic changes for <BR>the long-term
viability of Pacific salmon and steelhead," will be the topic <BR>of a symposium
sponsored by NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science <BR>Center on Dec. 7 in
Seattle.<BR><BR>In announcing the symposium this week, the science center said,
"A great <BR>deal of effort (and money) has been expended in evaluating the
<BR>anthropogenic factors that have contributed to the widespread declines of
<BR>anadromous Pacific salmonids. With few exceptions, however, these
efforts <BR>have focused on ecological/demographic effects, and relatively
little <BR>attention has been paid to the evolutionary response of salmon to
<BR>anthropogenic change. This is unfortunate, because any changes to the
<BR>ecosystems that salmon inhabit will alter the selective regimes they
<BR>experience and can be expected to elicit an evolutionary response.
What is <BR>not clear is the nature and magnitude of these evolutionary changes
and the <BR>consequences they have for long-term viability of natural
populations of <BR>these species, which play such an important role in marine
and terrestrial <BR>ecosystems as well as in human societies. <BR><BR>The
symposium is expected to bring together top salmon biologists and top
<BR>evolutionary biologists to explore the topic.<BR><BR>The meeting will end
with a hosted reception and poster session.<BR><BR>Contributed posters are being
solicited on three general themes:<BR>-- 1) The nature and extent of
anthropogenic changes that affect salmon and <BR>their ecosystems;<BR>-- 2) Data
for salmon that provide insights into their potential for <BR>evolutionary
change;<BR>-- 3) Case studies from other organisms that demonstrate an
evolutionary <BR>response to anthropogenic change.<BR><BR>Posters on other
related topics also will be considered.<BR><BR>Anyone interested in presenting a
poster at the Symposium, should submit an <BR>abstract (less than 200 words) by
November 10 to Robin Waples <BR>(</FONT><A href=""><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>robin.waples@noaa.gov</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>). You will be notified soon afterwards whether the <BR>poster is
accepted.<BR><BR>Please contact Waples for any questions. More information
about the <BR>meeting and how to register can be found at the following
<BR>website: </FONT><A href=""><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.regonline.com/108983</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>. For questions about <BR>registration or logistics, contact Tara
Torres (</FONT><A href=""><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>tara@ucar.edu</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>;
303-497-8694).<BR><BR>Columbia Basin Bulletin<BR>Weekly Fish and Wildlife
News<BR></FONT><A href=""><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>www.cbbulletin.com</FONT></A><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>October 6, 2006<BR>Issue No.
369</FONT><BR><BR><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>