Program & Events

Conference Schedule Overview

Conference Co-Chairs – Brian Riddell and Rich Lincoln

Monday February 2, 2009

6:00-9:00pm

Opening Reception (hosted by Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association on behalf of Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Sustainable Salmon Initiative)

Karen Gillis, Bering Sea Fishermen’s Association
John White, Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Sustainable Salmon Initiative
Chris Zimmerman, USGS Alaska Science Center

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Tuesday February 3, 2009

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8:00-8:30am	Breakfast Buffet
8:00-8:30am	Opening Ceremony – Welcome, Overview Opening Comments – Brian Riddell and Rich Lincoln Guido Rahr, Wild Salmon Center Inspiration/Invocation
8:30am-12:00pm	Keynote Plenary: Pacific Rim Scale Challenges, Opportunities and Leadership Co-Chairs* – Brian Riddell and Rich Lincoln Topical issues that are shaping salmon conservation and management challenges will be highlighted. Ranging from socioeconomic perspectives to implications of rapid climate change to the role of political leadership and our understanding of ecological systems, esteemed speakers from around the North Pacific will help set the stage for the entire conference. David Suzuki, David Suzuki Foundation Crawford "Buzz" Holling, Emeritus Eminent Professor in Ecological Sciences at the University of Florida David Anderson, Guelph Institute for the Environment Nathan Mantua, University of Washington Vladimir Belyaev, Department of Science & Education, Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries
NOON	Lunch (hosted)
1:30-5:00pm	Afternoon Plenary: *Highlights from Around the Pacific Rim* Co-Chairs* – Kate Meyers, Xan Augerot, and Vladimir Karpenko Speakers from South Korea, Japan, Russia, Canada, and the U.S. will provide perspectives on current issues from their region such as status of salmonid populations, key policy initiatives, and observed environmental changes; intended to illuminate both shared and unique challenges faced across the North Pacific Rim. Jim Irvine, DFO Pacific Biological Station Tim Beechie, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center Mitsuhiro Nagata, Hokkaido Fish Hatchery Vladimir Radchenko, SakhNIRO John Hilsinger, Alaska Department of Fish & Game Vladimir Fedorenko, North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission Frank Lake, US Forest Service Sukyung Kang, Korea National Fisheries Research & Development Institute
7:00-11:30pm	Off-site Reception at Vancouver Aquarium (hosted by the Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Project and the Census of Marine Life) Frank "Larry" Cassidy Jr., Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking Project Frederick G. Whoriskey Jr., Census of Marine Life

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Wednesday February 4, 2009

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8:00-8:30am	Breakfast Buffet (hosted)
8:30am-12:00pm	Morning Plenary: *Conservation Principles* Co-Chairs* – Paula Burgess and Rich Carmichael The articulation of broad level conservation principles and how they are being addressed and integrated around the Pacific Rim. Jack Williams, Trout Unlimited Tom Quinn, University of Washington Kit Rawson, Tulalip Tribes Panel: Obstacles and Opportunities for Implementing Wild Salmon Mitsuhiro Nagata, East Research Branch, Hokkaido Fish Hatchery Alexander Kulikov (invited), Regional Wildlife Foundation, Khabarovsk John White, Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Sustainable Salmon Initiative Brian Riddell, Pacific Salmon Foundation Ed Bowles, Oregon Department of Fishe & Wildlife Rob Walton, NOAA Northwest Regional Office
NOON	Lunch (hosted)
1:30-5:00pm	Afternoon Plenary: *Innovative Approaches to Applying Conservation Principles 1* Co-Chairs* – Nate Mantua and Rich Lincoln Examples of conservation principles in action: using case studies and stories from those working on each side of the North Pacific to inspire fresh thinking and widespread adoption of best practices. Conserving future diversity and biocomplexity in the context of rapidly changing ecosystems; new fishery evaluation and management strategies to meet conservation needs Daniel Schindler, University of Washington Jeffery Young, David Suzuki Foundation Carl Walters, University of British Columbia Challenges and Opportunities Surrounding Hatcheries Greg Ruggerone, Natural Resource Consultants Craig Busack, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife John Long, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Pat Pattillo, Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
5:00-7:00 pm	Poster Session and Cocktail Hour
7:00-9:00pm	TBD

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Thursday February 5, 2009

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8:00-8:30am	Breakfast Buffet (hosted)
8:30am-12:00pm	Morning Plenary: *Innovative Approaches to Applying Conservation Principles 2* Co-Chairs* – Jeffrey Young and Pete Rand Examples of conservation principles in action: using case studies and stories from those working on each side of the North Pacific to inspire fresh thinking and widespread adoption of best practices. Documenting current diversity, establishing conservation benchmarks, and evaluating fishery escapement goals Lev Zhivitovsky, Moscow Institute of Genetics Carrie Holt, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada Randall Peterman, Simon Fraser University Community and economic incentives and other strategies to promote sustainability Greg Taylor, Skeena Wild Conservation Trust Vladimir Smirnov, Smirnokhovsk Region Association of Commercial Fisheries Anatoly Semenchenko, Sakhalin Salmon Initiative Alexander Kaev, SakhNIRO
NOON	Lunch (hosted)
1:30-4:00pm	Afternoon Plenary: *Bringing the Future into Focus* Co-Chairs* – Fran Ulmer and Greg Block The potential for building a pan-Pacific network of globally significant wild salmon ecosystems will be explored, including associated conservation strategies and actions. The concept intends to complement and add value to existing recovery, restoration, and management initiatives, using a special emphasis on protecting the best salmon ecosystems. Stronghold identification and prioritization tools and approaches at multiple scales Jack Stanford, Flathead Lake Biological Station Gordon Reeves, US Forest Service - PNW Research Station Michio Fukushima, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan Stronghold Conservation Strategies Guido Rahr, Wild Salmon Center Panel: Regional Strongholds Frank Rue, The Nature Conservancy Vladimir Belyaev (invited), Federal Agency for Fisheries, Moscow Mike Healey, University of British Columbia Guido Rahr, Wild Salmon Center R.J. Kopchak, Ecotrust
3:30-4:00pm	Closing Plenary: Conference Co-Chairs* – Brian Riddell and Rich Lincoln Closing presentation to integrate conference themes and inspire key action; farewell and thanks. Mark Angelo, Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council

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*Presenters for each session will be nominated by the conference session Co-Chairs and we will not call for abstracts on this conference page. If you are interested in presenting your work, please contact .