Imperiled Bay-Delta Aquatic Species

Co-sponsored by:
UC Davis, Center for Aquatic Biology & Aquaculture (CABA)
The Delta Science Program (formerly CALFED Bay-Delta Program)
US Fish and Wildlife Service

Morning Session: Delta Species with potential need of captive propagation for conservation/recovery and research needs to be served by an aquatic technology center

• History and Current Status
  Ren Lohoefener — US Fish & Wildlife Service, Pacific Southwest Region, Sacramento
• Splittail, Sacramento Perch, and Other Imperiled Species in California: the Role of Artificial Proagation in Their Conservation
  Peter Moyle — Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis
• Longfin Smelt - San Francisco Bay-Delta Population
  James Hobbs — Interdisciplinary Center for Mass Spectrometry, University of California, Davis
• Green Sturgeon
  Serge Doroshov — Animal Science, University of California, Davis
• Central Valley Amphibians and Aquatic Reptiles: Status and Conservation Options
  Amy Lind — USDA Forest Service, Davis
• Panel Discussion on Species in Need
  Moderator — Peter Moyle
  Panel — Ren Lohoefener, James Hobbs, Serge Doroshov, Amy Lind

Afternoon Session: Conservation Programs

• Propagation of Rare Southeastern Fishes at Conservation Fisheries, Inc.:  25 years, 60 species
  Pat Rakes — Conservation Fisheries, Knoxville, TN
• Integrating Science Into Everyday Management Practices: the Role of Technology Centers
  Connie Keeler-Foster — Dexter National Fish Hatchery, Dexter, NM
• Winter-Run Chinook
  Scott Hamelberg — Coleman National Fish Hatchery, Anderson, CA
  Kevin Niemela — U.S. National Fish & Wildlife Service, Red Bluff, CA
• Using Conservation Aquaculture as Part of an Integrated Approach to White Sturgeon Restoration in the Lower Kootenai River: a Tribal Perspective
  Susan Ireland — Kootenai Fish & Wildlife Hatchery, Bonners Ferry, ID
• Native Mussel Restoration Program at the Genoa National Fish Hatchery
  Jim Luoma — Genoa National Hatchery, Genoa, WI
• Integrated Conservation Hatchery Program Leads Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Reintroduction and Recovery Efforts in the Tahoe Basin
  Lisa Heki — Lahontan National Fish Hatchery, Reno, NV
• Adaptive Management Practices: the Great Lakes Lake Trout Restoration Program
  Dale Bast — Iron River National Fish Hatchery, Iron River, WI
• A Summary and Preliminary Evaluation of Stocking as a Recovery Strategy for the imperiled Robust Redhorse (Moxostoma robustum)
  Jimmy Evans — Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Fort Valley, GA
• Panel Discussion
  Moderator: Robert Clarke (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Sacramanto)
  Panel — Josh Israel (Animal Science, University of California,  Davis), Pat Rakes, Connie Keeler-Foster, Scott Hamelberg, Kevin Niemela,  Susan Ireland, Lisa Heki, Dale Bast,