Wednesday, June 6–Thursday, June 7, 2001
June 6, 2001
9:00-10:30 am
The Setting: Why hatcheries?
* History
* Program Goals and Direction
Panel: Lee Blankenship, Hatchery Review Group, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington State; Allen Wood, Allen Wood Consulting; Don Peterson, BC Fisheries, Fish Culture Section
10:30-10:45 am
Break
10:45 am-12:15 pm
Evaluating some stated benefits of hatcheries
- Employment/education
- Surplus fish
- First Nation resource ownership
- Case study: Nimpkish Hatchery
Invited Speakers: Bill Bakke, Native Fish Society; Michael Berry, Inner Coast Natural Resource Centre; Henry Nelson and Bert Svanvik, Gwani (Nimpkish) Hatchery.
12:15-1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15-3:15 pm
Ecological issues
- Energetics of Hatcheries
- Predation
- Competition
- Disease transmission
- Ecological function
Invited Speakers: Ian Fleming, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University; Richard Beamish, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Bill Heard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, AK; Peter Tyedmers, Fisheries Centre, UBC
3:15-3:30 pm Break
3:30-4:30 pm Discussions
4:30-5:00 pm Report back
June 7, 2001
8:30-11:00 am
Genetic issues
- Natural selection and in-breeding
- Local adaptation
- Domestication
- Straying and gene flow
Invited Speakers: Jeff Hard, National Marine and Fisheries Services, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Conservation Biology Division, Seattle, WA; Reg Reisenbichler, U.S. Geological Survey, Fisheries Research Centre, Seattle, WA; Fred Whoriskey, Research and Environment, Atlantic Salmon Federation; Patrick O'Reilly, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Atlantic Region; Trevor Goff, Mactaquac Biodiversity, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
11:00-11:15 am Break
11:15 am-12:00 pm Discussions
12:00-12:30 pm Lunch
12:30-4:30 pm
Hatchery Reform: Goals, data gaps, measures of success
Invited Speakers: Lee Blankenship, Hatchery Review Group, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Washington State; Kathy Hopper, Long Live the Kings; Mart Gross, Department of Zoology, University of Toronto
