NOAA Science Center , UW Sponsor Fishery Genetics Symposium 

Columbia Basin Bulletin

September 7, 2007  

"Six decades of fishery genetics: A retrospective view and a vision for the future" will be the topic of a symposium held Sept. 17-18 in Seattle, sponsored by the NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center and the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington

NOAA scientists and colleagues from the University of Washington and other institutions have played a major role in development and use of genetics and molecular biology to address key questions in fishery management. To build on that legacy, they are sponsoring a symposium, dedicated to Fred Utter and his six decades of contributions to fishery genetics, that will be both retrospective and prospective.

The two-day symposium will trace the history of advances in the fields of genetics, biotechnology and evolutionary biology and will feature three major themes: 1) An historical perspective on development of the field; 2) As assessment of the current state of the art in applying genetic methods to fishery management; 3) Prospects for the future.

Major topics covered during the meeting include stock and species identification, mixed-stock fishery analysis, forensics, ecological genetics, hatchery-wild interactions, health and physiology, microbial pathogens, and future applications of molecular tools and approaches to fisheries and ecosystem assessment.

Speakers include leading scientists from Europe , Asia and North America .

The first day will end with a hosted reception and poster session.

Although the meeting is oriented toward application of genetic principles to real-world problems in fishery management, posters reporting basic research that has potential management application could also be appropriate.

A few poster slots are still available; contact Kevin Williamson (kevin.williamson@noaa.gov) if you are interested.

More information about the meeting and how to register can be found at the following website: www.regonline.com/sixdecades. For questions about registration or logistics, contact Tara Torres (tara@ucar.edu; 303-497-8694).

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