"Reducing the Gap Between Science and Public Opinion"
Abstract submission deadline: April 30, 2022
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The symposium plenary session will explore the gap between fisheries science and the opinions of the angling public. While public opinion is often based on knowledge of the latest fisheries science, that is not always the case, placing management decisions in the gap between science and the desires of anglers. The plenary speakers will discuss ways to reduce that gap, from scientific, management, and conservation perspectives.
The following topics are of particular interest to the organizing committee and may be developed as entire sessions, given sufficient interest. We especially encourage submissions on the first two topics, to further the discussion of ideas presented by the plenary speakers. However, presentations on all aspects of wild trout research, management, conservation, education, and recreation are welcome and will be considered in the call for papers.
Proposed session topics:
- Applied science to address public viewpoints
- Engaging the public in science and management of wild trout
- Wild trout: worldwide perspectives
- Molecular studies to support wild trout conservation
- Special regulations: have we gone full circle or have some issues never gone away?
- Wild trout socioeconomics: understanding a diverse group of users and values
- Wild trout population monitoring techniques - including further understanding of impacts of global climate change, population dynamics, and evolutionary ecology
- Brook trout research and management across the species, historic and introduced range
- Cold, clean, complex, and connected: understanding and restoring wild trout habitat to prepare for a changing world
- Interactions between native and non-native trout: what have we learned and how have we adapted our management?
Additional session topics will be added based on the papers that are submitted. Presentations will be accepted in oral or poster format. Please note the authors who are selected for oral presentations at the symposium must submit a complete manuscript ready for Symposium Proceedings publication by August 1, 2022. Successful applicants will receive further information upon acceptance of their paper. We anticipate providing notification to authors by the third week of May.
Authors are asked to consult the Publication FAQ for guidelines for abstract, poster, and manuscript preparation.
For additional information and inquiries, contact the Program Committee Co-chairs:
Dave Kazyak
USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center
Tele: (304) 724-4577
Email: program@wildtroutsymposium.com
Rob Van Kirk
Henry's Fork Foundation
Tele: (208) 881-3407
Email: program@wildtroutsymposium.com