3:00 – 7:00 PM Symposium Registration

7:00 – 9:00 PM Opening Reception (Beverages and light snacks)

8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Symposium Registration

8:00 – 8:10 Welcome to Propagated Fishes in Resource Management

8:10 – 8:20 Symposium Purpose and AFS perspective:

8:20 – 8:30 Welcome to Boise Idaho. Virgil K. Moore, Symposium Host

8:30 – 8:50 Plenary Address. Steve Huffaker, Director, Idaho Fish and Game Commision

8:50 – 9:00 Symposium Opening. Gary J. Carmichael, Symposium Co-Chairman 

9:00 – 9:10 Session Introduction, Issues, and Goals. J. M. Epifanio

9:10 – 9:30 Salmon Supplementation--Risk Assessment and Limits of Theory. D. Goodman

9:30 – 9:50 Release of Captively-reared Adult Anadromous Salmonids for Population Maintenance and Recovery: Biological Trade-offs and Management Considerations. B. Berejikian, T. Flagg and Paul Kline

9:50 – 10:10 Managing the Intersection of Aquaculture Development and Invasive Species. G. C. Matlock

10:10 –10:30 Break

10:30 – 10:50 Restoration Stocking. E. Marsden

10:50 – 11:10 Critical Need for Rigorous Evaluation of Salmonid Propagation Programs Using Local Wild Broodstock is Underscored by Findings from Evaluations in Progress. P. L. Hulett, C. S. Sharpe, and C. W. Wagemann

11:10 – 11:30 Supplementing Wild Populations of Anadromous Pacific Salmon with Hatchery Fish: Uncertainty and Research Needs. R. Reisenbichler

11:30 – 11:50 Practical Approaches for Assessing Risks of Hatchery Programs. K. Currens and C. A. Busack

11:50 – 12:10 Mimicking Idaho's 2001 Anadromous Fish Return Rates: Sensitive Dependence and the Limits of Hatchery Supplementation. M. P. Tunno

12:10 – 1:00 Break

1:00 – 1:10 Session Introduction, Issues, and Goals. D. D. Miller

1:10 – 1:30 The Use of Propagated Fish as a Management Tool: A Survey of Current Policies, Procedures and Practices of Fisheries Management Agencies I. J. R. Jackson, J. C. Boxrucker, D. W. Willis

1:30 – 1:50 Fundamentals of Fisheries Management -- 2003: Developments in Wyoming Since 1994. R. Wiley

1:50 – 2:10 Science Versus Scientism in Fisheries Management: An Anglers Perspective. M. L. Smith

2:10 – 2:30 Evaluating Reintroduction Strategies for Redfish Lake Sockeye Salmon Captive Broodstock Progeny. J. L. Hebdon, P. A. Kline, D. Taki and T.A. Flagg

2:30 – 2:50 Stocking Red Drum: Panacea or Pariah? W. E. Jenkins, T. I. J. Smith, M. R. Densen, R. W. Chapman, and M. R. Collins

2:50 – 3:10 Columbia River Salmon Restoration: Can We Succeed Without Hatchery Intervention? W. J. Bosch

3:10 –3:30 Break

3:30 – 3:50 Successes and Failures of Large Scale Ecosystem Manipulation Using Hatchery Production: The Upper Great Lakes Experience. G. E. Whelan, J. E. Johnson, K. D. Smith

3:50 – 4:10 Lessons in rehabilitation stocking and management of lake trout in Lake Huron. J. Johnson, J. He, D. Reid, M. Ebener, A. Woldt and R. Claramunt

4:10 – 4:30 Use of Propagated Fish in Altered Environments in Texas. W. Provine

4:30 – 4:50 Recreational and Economic Benefits of Tennessee’s Reservoir and Tailwater Stocking Programs. F. C. Fiss, T. N. Churchill, and W. C. Reeves

4:50 – 5:10 Dilemma on the Kootenai River: The Risk of Extinction; or When Does the Hatchery Become the Best Option? V. L. Paragamian, Ray Beamesderfer and Sue Ireland

7:00 – 7:10 PM Session Introduction, Issues, and Goals J. H. Williamson and Pat Mazik

7:10 – 10:00 Open Forum

Authors of "alternate papers" will be allowed to present their work if desired [limited to 20 minutes each].

All authors from the session presentations and posters are urged to attend to answer questions arising from their earlier presentations.

Questions that audience members may have formulated during the day will be welcomed.

The intent is to form an open discussion and debate to clarify, enlighten, and unearth issues.

Beverages and a cash bar will be available.

8:00 – 3:00 PM Symposium Registration

8:00 – 8:10 Session Introduction, Issues, and Goals. C. S. Kolar

8:10 – 8:30 Preventing Spread of Non-Target Species. R. Pitman

8:30 – 8:50 Effects of Rainbow Trout Introduction on the Fish Assemblage in an Ozark Stream. M. G. Walsh, D. L. Winkelman, and D. B. Fenner

8:50 – 9:10 Long-term Impacts of Escaped Atlantic Salmon in Alaska Waters. J. Seeb, L. Seeb, and C. Smith

9:10 – 9:30 Creating Beachheads for Invasions: Fisheries Management of the People, for the People, or by the People? F. J. Rahel

9:30 – 9:50 Managing southwestern native and non-native fishes -- can we mix oil and water and expect a favorable solution? J. Rinne, L. Riley, R. Bettaso and R. Sorensen

9:50 – 10:10 Break

10:10 – 10:30 A Tale of Two Parks: Management of Non-native Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, Wyoming, USA. S. Bosse

10:30 – 10:50 Comparison of the Distribution and Recapture Rates of Acclimated and Non-acclimated Subadult Razorback Sucker Xyrauchen texanus Stocked into the Green River. T. Modde, G. Birchell and K. Christopherson

10:50 – 11:10 Growth and Survival of Hatchery Produced Larval Razorback Suckers (Xyrauchen texanus) in a Natural Floodplain Depression Inhabited by Nonnative Fish in the Green River, Utah. K. D. Christopherson and G. Birchell

11:10 – 11:30 Sturgeon Use and Conservation. F. Chapman

11:30 – 11:50 Management Options for Recovery of the Suwannee River Population of the Threatened Gulf Sturgeon, Implications from Analysis of a Hatchery Fish Release in 1992. K. J. Sulak

11:50 – 12:10 Session Introduction, Issues, and Goals. J. Holt Williamson

12:10 – 3:00 Poster Session A Free Box-Lunch will be provided to all registrants in Poster area

a) Balancing Conservation and Mitigation – the Lower Snake River Compensation Plan Experience. D. Herrig, J. Krakker, and C. Starrb) Colville Confederated Tribes Fish Hatchery Monitoring and Evaluation Program. D. Fairbank and D. Christensen

c) A Modified Suitability Index to Guide Selection of Stocking Waters for Juvenile Tiger Muskies. K. Koupal

d) A Historical Perspective on the Philosophy Behind the Use of Propagated Fish in Fisheries Management: Michigan’s 130 Year Experience. G. E. Whelan

e) Salmon Hatcheries in Alaska – Plans, Permits, and Policies that Provide Protection for Wild Stocks. S. McGee

f) Guidelines for Use of Captive Broodstocks in Recovery Efforts for Pacific Salmon. H. A. Pollard II and T. A. Flagg

a) Reservoir Fisheries in Puerto Rico: Successful Management through Stocking. J. W. Neal, R. L. Noble,  C. G. Lilyestrom and Lourdes Olmeda

b) Hybrid and Native Striped Bass Interactions in the Cape Fear River, North Carolina and How to Manage Them? W. S. Patrick, E. J. Stellwag, and M. L. Moser

c) "Hybrid Bluegills in Urban Fisheries". C. Sager and D. L. Winkelman

a) An Adaptive Conservation Aquaculture Program for Endangered Kootenai River White Sturgeon: the next decade. S. C. Ireland, P.J. Anders, R. Beamesderfer & J. T. Siple

b) Interaction Between Introduced Rainbow Trout and Three Native Fishes for Food Resources in an Ozark Stream. D. B. Fenner, D. L. Winkelman, & M. G. Walsh

c) Use of Propagated Shortnose Sturgeon as Surrogates for Wild Fish in Development of Biological Assessment Techniques. M. R. Collins, V. A. Mudrak, T. I. J. Smith, K. Ware, and R. Bakal

a) Managing Hatchery and Wild Salmon. B. W. Van Alen

b) Relative Growth and Stress Tolerance of Native Southern Appalachian versus Naturalized Northern Strain Brook Trout. P. F. Galbreath, L. W. Sherrill III, B. S. Marbert and M. S. Avis

c) Ecological Interactions Between Wild and Hatchery Fish: Investigations Involving Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery in the Deschutes River Watershed of Oregon. D. Hand, R. Engle, T. Hoffman, D. Olson, G. FitzGerald and W. Spateholts

d) Potential Effects of Walleye Stocking on Sympatric Fish Populations in Wisconsin. A. H. Fayram and M.J. Hansen

e) An Assessment of Introgressive Hybridization Between Westslope Cutthroat Trout and Both Native and Introduced Trout in the Middle Fork Salmon River, ID: Conservation and Management Implications. M. R. Campbell, S. Yundt, C. Cegelski, M. Peterson, M. S. Powell

a) Short-term Survival of Small Walleye Fingerlings Stocked into Wisconsin Lakes. J. M. Kampa, M. J. Jennings and G. R. Hatzenbeler

b) An Evaluation of Fresh Water Recoveries of Fish Released from National Fish Hatcheries in the Columbia River Basin. S. M. Pastor

c) A Historical Perspective of the Columbia River Indian Fishery. S. K. Olhausen

d) Increasing Red Drum Abundance in South Carolina: Monitor, Regulate and Stock Hatchery Fish. T. I. J. Smith, W. E. Jenkins, M. R. Denson, and M. R. Collins

e) The Role of Walleye Stocking as a Recovery Tool in Saginaw, Bay Lake Huron. D. Fielder

f) Use of a Fish-stocking Database to Show Changes in Patterns of Fish Stocking in Idaho Since 1913. G. W. LaBar and T. Frew

g) Overview of Lake Stocking for Recreational Fisheries in Interior Alaska. J. Fish

a) Simultaneous Detection of Multiple fish Pathogens Using DNA Microassays. A. Warsen, et al.

b) Understanding Myxobolus cerebralis Distribution During the Migration Period for Juvenile Anadromous Salmonids: Implications for the Use of Propagated Fish in Positive Waters. K. D. Cain, W. P. Cavender, and K. A. Johnson

c) Physiological Characteristics of Coleman National Fish Hatchery Steelhead Trout Reared Under "Semi-natural" and Standard Hatchery Conditions. W. Gale , G. B. Zydlewski, S. Foott, K. Nichols, S. Hamelberg, B. T. Björnsson, and J. D. Zydlewski

d) Application of Captive Broodstocks to Preservation of ESA-listed Stocks of Pacific Salmon: Redfish Lake Sockeye Salmon Case Example. T. A. Flagg, W.C. Mcauley*, P. A. Kline, M. S. Powell, D. Taki, and J. C. Gislason

e) The Equalized Satiation Feeding Method for Fish Nutrition Experiments. J. A. Green

    6) Agency Exhibits

Canadian Salmonid Enhancement Program

3:00 – 3:10 Session Introduction, Issues, and Goals. D. P. Philipp

3:10 – 3:30 Effects of 70 Years of Freshwater Sequestration on Survival, Growth, Early Maturation and Smolting in a Stock of Anadromous Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from Southeast Alaska. F. Thrower and J. Joyce

3:30 – 3:50 Genetically-manipulated Fishes for Fishery Resource Management - Ensuring That Benefits Outweigh the Risks. M. Garcia-Abiado, K. Dabrowski, and J. Rinchard

3:50 – 4:10 Apparent Loss of Fitness for Natural Rearing in a Hatchery Program for Spring Chinook Salmon that Incorporated Wild Fish in the Broodstock Each Generation. S. Rubin, R. Reisenbichler, L. Wetzel, F. Leonetti

4:10 – 4:30 Genetic Analysis of Traits Associated with Domestication Using Rainbow Trout Clonal Lines. R. E. Drew, M. D. Lucas, P. A. Wheeler, P. A. Verrell and G. H. Thorgaard

4:30 – 4:50 Genetic Effects of Hatchery Fish on Wild Populations of Pacific Salmon and Steelhead: What Have We Learned in the Past 10 Years. D. E. Campton

4:50 – 5:10 Using Genetic Information in the Propagation and Protection of Wild Rainbow trout in Missouri. C. B. Dillman and J. Koppleman

7:00 – 7:10 PM Session Introduction, Issues, and Goals: Pat Mazik

7:10 – 10:00 Open Forum

Authors of "alternate papers" will be allowed to present their work if desired [limited to 20 minutes each].

All authors from the session presentations and posters are urged to attend to answer questions arising from their earlier presentations.

Questions that audience members may have formulated during the day will be welcomed.

The intent is to form an open discussion and debate to clarify, enlighten, and unearth issues.

Beverages and a cash bar will be available.

8:00 – 12:00 PM Symposium Registration

8:00 – 8:10 Session Introduction, Issues, and Goals. D. D. MacKinlay

8:10 – 8:30 New Approaches to Evaluate and Understand Risks of Pathogens to Cultured and Free-Ranging Fish Populations. C. M. Moffitt

8:30 – 8:50 GIHN Virus Traffic in the Columbia River Basin. G. Kurath, K. A. Garver, R. M. Troyer

8:50 – 9:10 Identification of a Whirling Disease Resistant Strain of Rainbow Trout: Are there Applications for these Fish in Regions Impacted by Myxobolus cerebralis? Jerri L. Bartholomew, Ronald P. Hedrick and Mansour El-Matbouli

9:10 – 9:30 An Independent Scientific Evaluation of Washington State Salmonid Hatcheries. H. L. Blankenship and B. Daniels

9:30 – 9:50 A Review of Water Quality and the Effects of Hatchery Effluent on Receiving Water. M. D. Cochran, D. R. Keith and T. L. Johnson

9:50 – 10:10 A Review of Recent Studies Investigating Seminatural Rearing Strategies as a Tool for Increasing Pacific Salmon Postrelease Survival. D. J. Maynard, T. A. Flagg, R. N. Iwamoto, and C. V. W. Mahnken

10:10 –10:30 Break

10:30 – 10:50 Salmon Hatcheries for the 21st Century: Model at Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery . D. Olson, R. Spateholts, and M. Paiya

10:50 – 11:10 Conservation Hatchery Protocols for Pacific Salmon. T. A. Flagg, R. N. Iwamoto, and C. V. W. Mahnken

11:10 – 11:30 Unique multilocus genotypes: Enlightened Broodstock Management and So Much More. T. L. King

11:30 – 11:50 Hatchery of the Future: Goals, Design Parameters, and Technologies. B. Brazil, B. Vinci, and S. Summerfelt

11:50 – 12:10 Pacific Salmon Hatchery Reform in Canada - is it needed? D. D. MacKinlay

12:10 – 1:10 Break

1:10 – 1:30 The Use of Propagated Fish as a Management Tool: A Survey of Current Policies, Procedures and Practices of Fisheries Management Agencies II. J. C. Boxrucker, J. R. Jackson, D. W. Willis

1:30 – 2:30 Moderators present Highlights of Technical Sessions and Open Forums

(J. Epifanio, D. Miller, C. Kolar, D. Philipp, P. Mazik, H. Williamson, D. MacKinlay)

4:20 – 4:40 Facilitated Open Discussion on Outstanding Issues and Guidelines

4:40 – 4:55 AFS Award Presentation for 3 Best Papers and Host Fred Harris

4:55 – 5:00 Symposium Adjournment G. J. Carmichael