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World Summit on Salmon Archive
June 10-13, 2003

Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Followed by a community workshop on Vancouver Island
June 14–16, 2003

Sponsored by the Faculty of Science, Faculty of Arts
and the Centre for Coastal Studies, Simon Fraser University

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[PDF] World Summit on Salmon Onsite Program

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Introduction

The world's salmon are under siege. Despite the efforts of advocates, academics, governments, fisheries managers and a concerned public, the world's salmon continue to wither under numerous environmental and economic pressures. Simon Fraser University and its partners will host a world summit on wild salmon. The summit is meant to be a special forum for the globe's leading salmon scientists, conservationists and managers. The four main themes are:

to review the prognosis and prospects of the world's wild salmon
to identify knowledge gaps and directions for future research
to advance full-cost assessment of wild salmon
to provide a framework for action

Community Satellite Conference in Port Alberni and Bamfield

June 14–16, 2003

As a pleasurable and educational addition to the Summit's events in Vancouver, the West Coast Vancouver Island Aquatic Management Board will host a community discussion forum aboard a passenger vessel travelling down beautiful Barkley Sound. When the vessel docks in Bamfield, the Board has arranged a number of field tours. These events will provide participants with the opportunity to observe first hand some of the issues raised in the dialogue sessions, and share ideas and approaches with community leaders and managers involved in salmon issues at the local level. That evening, participants are invited to a traditional First Nations feast, complete with dances and songs.

[PDF] Satellite Conference Agenda and Registration Information

Tuesday, June 10

Segal Centre, Room 1400
Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre
515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

7:00–9:00 pm
Registration / welcoming reception / poster viewing

Wednesday, June 11—Day 1

Asia Pacific Hall
Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue
580 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

Problems and lessons learned

Moderator: Craig Orr, Associate Director, Centre for Coastal Studies

8:30–8:45 am
Welcome: John Pierce, Dean of Arts, Simon Fraser University
Introduction: John Fraser, Chair, Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council

8:45–9:30 am
State of the world’s fisheries
Reg Watson, Senior Research Fellow, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia

9:30–10:15 am
Interactions among collapse, recovery and extinction risk in marine and anadromous fishes
Jeff Hutchings, Canada Research Chair in Marine Conservation, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University

10:15–10:45 am
Dialogue session

10:45–11:00 am
Refreshment break

11:00–11:30 am
Can ecosystem-based management save the day?
Carl Walters, Professor, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia

11:30 am–12:00 noon
Dialogue session

12:00 noon–1:00 pm
ICBC Concourse
Lunch and poster viewing

State of salmon stocks and habitat

Moderator: Craig Orr, Associate Director, Centre for Coastal Studies

Atlantic salmon

1:00–2:00 pm
Wild Atlantic salmon in Europe: status and perspectives
Kjetil Hindar, Senior Research Scientist, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Wild Atlantic salmon in North America: status and perspectives
Fred Whoriskey, Vice President Research and Environment, Atlantic Salmon Federation

2:00–2:30 pm
Dialogue session

Pacific salmon

Moderator: John Fraser, Chair, Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council

2:30–4:15 pm
State of salmon and their habitats: Canada and the United States
Brian Riddell, Scientific Advisor, Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council

Salmon stocks and habitat in the Russian Far East
Xanthippe Augerot, Director of Conservation Programs, Wild Salmon Centre

Salmonid status and conservation in Japan
Mitsuhiro Nagata, Research Scientist, Hokkaido Fish Hatcher, Department of Fisheries and Forestry, Hokkaido Government

3:30–3:45 pm
Refreshment break

3:45–4:15 pm
Pacific salmon (continued)

4:15–4:45 pm
Dialogue on salmon stocks and habitat

4:45–5:30 pm
MSY, No net loss and status compared to what?
Ken Wilson, Scientific Advisor, Marine Committee, Sierra Club of British Columbia and Stock Management Coordinator, Fraser First Nations, Vancouver, British Columbia

Dialogue session

6:00–8:00 pm
Poster session and reception
hosted by the Office of the Dean of Science, Simon Fraser University
Presentation of “Best Poster” prizes

We wish to acknowledge the BC Aboriginal Fisheries Commission for its generous donation of the poster prizes.

Thursday, June 12—Day 2

Asia Pacific Hall

State of salmon stocks and habitat (continued)

Moderator: John Fraser, Chair, Pacific Fisheries Resource Sciences, University of Calgary

8:30–9:00 am
State of Canada’s freshwater fishes
John Post, Chair, Division of Ecology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary

9:00–9:30 am
Variability in salmon river landscapes: factors affecting restoration strategies
Jack Stanford, Jessie Bierman Professor of Ecology and Director, Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana

9:30–10:00 am
Dialogue session

10:00–10:15 am
Refreshment break

Potential threats to wild salmon and solutions

Moderator: Malcolm Windsor, Secretary, North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization

10:15–10:45 am
Net-Pen salmon farming: failing on two fronts—an eco-footprint analysis
Bill Rees, Professor, School and Community Regional Planning, University of British Columbia

10:45–11:15 am
History and effects of hatchery salmon in the pacific
Jennifer Nielsen, Fisheries Supervisor and Research Biologist, US Geological Survey, Alaska Science Centre

11:15 am–11:45 pm
Dialogue session

11:45 am–12:30 pm
ICBC Concourse
Lunch and poster viewing

12:30–1:00 pm
A salmon-centric view of the twenty-first century in the western United States
Bob Lackey, Fisheries Biologist, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency

1:00–1:30 pm
Dialogue session

Solutions

Moderator: Malcolm Windsor, Secretary, North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization

How do we value wild salmon?

1:30–2:00 pm
First Nations and wild salmon
Arnie Narcisse, Chair, BC Aboriginal Fisheries Commission

2:00–2:30 pm
Valuing wild salmon: the economic approach
Steve Farber, Director, Public and Urban Affairs, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh

2:30–3:00 pm
Dialogue session

3:00–3:15 pm
Refreshment break

3:15–3:45 pm
Perspective of the commercial salmon fishery
Greg Taylor, Ocean Fisheries Ltd., British Columbia

3:45–4:15 pm
Valuing wild salmon: who gets to decide?
Jan Konigsberg, Director, Alaska Field Office, Trout Unlimited

4:15–4:45 pm
Wild salmon strategy
Terry Glavin, Marine Conservation Advisor, Sierra Club of BC

4:45–5:30 pm
Dialogue session

Friday, June 13—Day 3

Asia Pacific Hall

8:30–9:00 am
Synopsis of day two and highlighting of posters*
Terry Glavin, Marine Conservation Advisor, Sierra Club of BC

Solutions (continued)

Moderator: Fred Whoriskey, Vice President Research and Environment, Atlantic Salmon Federation

Management solutions: application of precautionary principle/approach case study

9:00–9:30 am
An overview of the precautionary approach in fisheries
Randall Peterman, Professor, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University

9:30–10:00 am
Application of the precautionary approach to the conservation of wild Atlantic salmon stocks
Malcolm Windsor, Secretary, North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization

10:00–10:30 am
Dialogue session

10:30–10:45 am
Refreshment break

10:45–11:15 am
Protected areas for native salmon: a strategy for protecting salmonid biodiversity across the northern Pacific Rim
Guido Rahr, President, Wild Salmon Centre

11:15–11:45 am
Dialogue session: Are marine reserves a potential conservation tool for salmon?

11:45 am–12:15 pm
Incentives: the key to solving fisheries problems
Ray Hilborn, Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington

12:15–12:45 pm
Dialogue session

12:45–1:30 pm
ICBC Concourse
Lunch and poster viewing

Policy and legislative initiatives (panel)

Moderator: John Fraser, Chair, Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council

1:30–2:45 pm
An overview of Canada’s Species at Risk Act
Representative from Environment Canada

Endangered species listing process and status of Atlantic salmon in the US
Fred Kircheis, Executive Director (Retired), Marine Atlantic Salmon Commission

A strategy for recovery planning in the Pacific Northwest US (to be confirmed)
Rob Walton, NOAA

Strengths and weaknesses of the Endangered Species Act: some insights from the Columbia Basin
David Marmorek, President, ESSA Technologies Ltd.

The Species at Risk Act and recovery planning
Carole Eros, Coordinator, Species at Risk Recovery Plan, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

2:45–3:15 pm
Dialogue session

3:15–3:30 pm
Refreshment break

Wild salmon policy (panel)

Presentations and panel discussion

3:30–4:00 pm
Language, logic and legislation: the recent Irish experience of Atlantic salmon management
Noel Wilkins, Department of Zoology, National University of Ireland

4:00–4:30 pm
The status of Canada’s wild salmon policy
Mark Saunders, Coordinator, Wild Salmon Policy, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

4:30–5:00 pm
Dialogue session

5:00–5:30 pm
Closing
John Pierce, Dean of Arts, Simon Fraser University

* Note on knowledge gaps and recommendations for future action: A list will be compiled by graduate students, with input from participants throughout the three days of discussion. They will be grouped and presented for review in the opening sessions of Day 2 and Day 3 and available for viewing and input at all lunch and poster sessions. A final document will be mounted on the website at the completion of Day 3.

List of Speakers to Date

Click on the speaker's name to view their biography and presentation abstract.

Xanthippe Augerot
Donna Darm
Carole Eros
Stephen Farber
The Hon. John Fraser
Terry Glavin
Ray Hilborn
Kjetil Hindar
Jeff Hutchings
Fred Kircheis
Jan Konigsberg
Robert Lackey
David Marmorek
Mitsuhiro Nagata
Arnie Narcisse
Jennifer Nielsen
Randall Peterman
John Pierce
John Post
Guido Rahr
Bill Rees
Brian Riddell
Mark Saunders
Jack Stanford
Greg Taylor
Carl Walters
Reg Watson
Fred Whoriskey
Noel Wilkins
Ken Wilson
Malcolm Windsor
Chris Wood
Representative from Environment Canada

For more information contact:

The World Summit on Salmon Secretariat
c/o Centre for Coastal Studies
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC, V6A 1S6
Telephone: 778-782-5466
Fax: 778-782-3851
Email: penikett@sfu.ca