March 15th, 2010
How an Aquatic Technology Center Can Help Address Conservation Needs
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,