SPOKANE AFS 2022 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

(*Times subject to change) AS OF August 9, 2022. Please see the Online Program for the most up-to-date information.

Friday, August 19, 2022

Start
End
Event Type
Event
8:00 am
12:00 pm
Meeting
AFS Officer’s Meeting (Invitation Only)
1:00 pm
5:00 pm
Meeting
AFS Management Committee Meeting (Invitation Only)

Saturday, August 20, 2022

Start
End
Event Type
Event
7:30 am
5:00 pm
Meeting
AFS Governing Board Meeting
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Continuing Education
Bayesian I: Introductory Bayesian Inference with JAGS for Fish Biologists
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Continuing Education
Introductory ArcGIS/QGIS for Fisheries Biologists
5:00 pm
6:00 pm
Networking
Governing Board Reception (Invitation Only)
7:00 pm
9:00 pm
Workshop
Climate Communciations Workshop – Training Track Program

Sunday, August 21, 2022

Start
End
Event Type
Event
8:00 am
12:00 pm
Continuing Education
Lamprey Habitat, Passage and Importance
8:00 am
12:00 pm
Continuing Education
Using ggplot in R for Data Visualization
8:00 am
12:00 pm
Continuing Education
Quick Start to Mastering Online Meetings – Easy Ways to Improve Virtual Meetings *VIRTUAL ONLY*
8:00 am
12:00 pm
Workshop
Cultural Competency and Relevancy in Natural Resource Sciences
8:00 am
3:00 pm
Workshop
Climate Communciations Workshop – Training Track Program
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Continuing Education
Electrofishing Measurements and Methods
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Continuing Education
Database Concepts, Design, and Application in Wildlife and Fisheries Science
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Continuing Education
Bayesian II: Intermediate Bayesian Inference with JAGS for Fish Biologists
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Continuing Education
Advanced ArcGIS/QGIS for Fisheries Biologists
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Continuing Education
Introduction to Instream and Insalmo, Salmonid Models *VIRTUAL ONLY*
9:00 am
5:00 pm
Workshop
NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship Professional Development Workshop
11:00 am
7:00 pm
Registration
Registration Open
1:00 pm
5:00 pm
Continuing Education
Lamprey Biology & Field Survey
1:00 pm
5:00 pm
Continuing Education
Engaging New Audiences with Hands-on Fisheries Education
1:00 pm
3:00 pm
Workshop
AFS – Leading at all Levels
1:30 pm
3:30 pm
Meeting
Fisheries Administration Section Business Meeting
3:00 pm
5:00 pm
Meeting
Western Division AFS Executive Committee Meeting
3:00 pm
7:00 pm
Exhibits
Exhibitor Move-In
3:30 pm
5:30 pm
Meeting
Education Section Business Meeting
3:30 pm
5:00 pm
Meeting
Fisheries Management Section Business Meeting
5:30 pm
7:00 pm
Meeting
Fish Culture Section Business Meeting
6:00 pm
7:30 pm
Networking
Alphabet Social sponsored by Equal Opportunity Section
7:00 pm
10:00 pm
Networking
Opening Night Networking Event

Monday, August 22, 2022

Start
End
Event Type
Event
7:00 am
6:00 pm
Registration
Registration Open
8:00 am
9:40 am
Networking
AFS First Time Attendees: Welcoming and Cohort Gathering
8:00 am
9:40 am
Symposium
Economic Evaluation of Fish Population Responses to Habitat and Water Quality Improvements
8:00 am
9:40 am
Contributed
Endangered Species Management
8:00 am
9:40 am
Contributed
Fish Culture
8:00 am
9:40 am
Contributed
Restoration
8:00 am
9:40 am
Contributed
Sportfish Management 1
8:00 am
9:40 am
Contributed
Communities and Ecosystems
8:00 am
11:00 am
Exhibits
Exhibitor Move-in
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Adaptation and Plasticity in Fishes in Warming Environments – Day 1
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Advances in Ecosystem & Population Dynamics, and Marine Resource Economics – Day 1
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Building Effective Policy Approaches for Current Fisheries Issues
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Challenges in Protecting Fish and Shellfish at Cooling Water Intakes: 316(b) Rule
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Growing Fisheries Research and Management Through Angler Engagement *LIVE STREAM*
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Invasive and Introduced Species: Negative Impacts and Unexpected Opportunities – Day 1
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
“MacGyvering”: Innovative Problem Solving in Fisheries Science
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Multi-Dimensional Meanings of Fish to the First Peoples of the PNW – Day 1
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Reintroducing Migratory Fishes and Restoring Their Ecological Roles – Day 1
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
The Future of Fish and Flows: Advances in River Management and Instream Flow Restoration
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Walleye in the West: Population Dynamics and Management
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Western Native Trout: Managing the Threats and Building Resiliency – Day 1
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Contributed
Freshwater Fish Ecology 1
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Contributed
Marine 1
8:00 am
6:00 pm
Safe Space Room, sponsored by Equal Opportunities Section
10:00 am
Break
Coffee Break
10:00 am
12:00 pm
Plenary
Day 1 – Plenary Session & Awards *LIVE STREAM*
11:00 am
5:30 pm
Exhibits
Exhibits Open
12:00 pm
1:20 pm
Break
Lunch Break (on your own)
12:00 pm
1:30 pm
Meeting
Best Student Paper and Poster Presentation Luncheon (Invitation Only)
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Workshop
WOCshop
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Experiences with and Views of Online Learning in the Aftermath of Campus Shutdowns
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Restoring Cold-water Habitats for Climate Resiliency in the Upper Columbia Basin
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Advances in Endogenous Records with Connections to Indigenous Knowledge, Lands, and Waterways
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Bringing New Perspectives to Marine and Estuarine Fisheries – Day 1
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Novel Methods for Applying Best Available Science to Conserve Data Limited Species
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
YY Males, a Potential New Management Tool for Eradication of Invasive Fish – Day 1
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Offshore Wind, Fish, and Fisheries: Emerging Knowledge and Applications – Day 1
3:00 pm
3:20 pm
Break
Coffee Break (in Exhibit Hall)
3:00 pm
9:00 pm
Symposium
Mississippi-Yangtze River Basin Symposium – Day 1 *LIVE STREAM*
3:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
A Fisheries Biologist’s Guide to Using Human Dimensions Data – Day 1
3:20 pm
5:00 pm
Film
Film Festival
4:30 pm
6:00 pm
Meeting
Water Quality Section Business Meeting
5:30 pm
6:30 pm
Meeting
Invasive and Introduced Species Section Business Meeting
5:30 pm
7:30 pm
Networking
Oregon State University Alumni Reception
5:30 pm
7:00 pm
Networking
University of Idaho Alumni Gathering
5:30 pm
7:00 pm
Networking
Michigan State University Fisheries and Wildlife Alumni and Friends Reception
6:00 pm
7:00 pm
Meeting
Genetics Section Business Meeting
6:00 pm
9:00 pm
Networking
Center for Technology and Collaboration and Poster Session Networking Event

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

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End
Event Type
Event
6:30 am
8:00 am
Spawning Run
7:00 am
5:00 pm
Registration
Registration
8:00 am
9:40 am
Symposium
Advances in Ecosystem & Population Dynamics, and Marine Resource Economics – Day 2
8:00 am
9:40 am
Symposium
Challenges and Solutions for Citizen Science in Fisheries *LIVE STREAM*
8:00 am
9:40 am
Symposium
Do Our Resource Professions Meet the Challenges of Climate, Sustainability, and Biodiversity?
8:00 am
9:40 am
Symposium
Ready, Set, Hire: Valuing Fish Perspectives Through a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Lens
8:00 am
9:40 am
Symposium
Western Native Trout: Managing the Threats and Building Resiliency – Day 2
8:00 am
9:40 am
Contributed
Water Quality and Habitat 1
8:00 am
9:40 am
Film
Film Festival
8:00 am
3:00 pm
Symposium
Adaptation and Plasticity in Fishes in Warming Environments – Day 2
8:00 am
3:00 pm
Contributed
Genetics 1
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
A Fisheries Biologist’s Guide to Using Human Dimensions Data – Day 2
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Advances in Applications and Techniques of Hard Part Microchemistry – Day 1
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Connectivity Through Barrier Removal: Balancing Critical Ecosystem Processes with Complex Mgmt Issues – Day 1
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Indigenous Aquaculture Leadership and Innovation in Fisheries Management; Thirty Years and Counting – Day 1
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Mechanisms and Impacts of Thiamine Deficiency in Fish Species Across Aquatic Ecosystems
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Multi-Dimensional Meanings of Fish to the First Peoples of the PNW – Day 2
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Native Lampreys: Research and Conservation of Ancient Fishes
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Offshore Wind, Fish, and Fisheries: Emerging Knowledge and Applications – Day 2
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Reintroducing Migratory Fishes and Restoring Their Ecological Roles – Day 2
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Western Native Fishes Symposium
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
YY Males, a Potential New Management Tool for Eradication of Invasive Fish – Day 2
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Contributed
Freshwater Fish Ecology 2
8:00 am
5:20 pm
Symposium
Quantifying the Influence of Dr. Michael Jones on Fisheries Science
8:00 am
9:00 pm
Symposium
Mississippi-Yangtze River Basin Symposium – Day 2 *LIVE STREAM*
9:00 am
5:00 pm
Exhibits
Exhibits open
8:00 am
6:00 pm
Safe Space Room, sponsored by Equal Opportunities Section
9:40 am
10:00 am
Break
Coffee Break (in Exhibit Hall)
10:00 am
12:00 pm
Plenary
Day 2 – Plenary Session & Awards *LIVE STREAM*
12:00 pm
1:20 pm
Break
Lunch Break (on your own)
12:00 pm
1:20 pm
Meeting
Washington-British Columbia AFS Chapter Business Meeting
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Workshop
Infrastructure Workshop
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Application of ‘Recirculating’ Aquaculture Systems for Conservation, Enhancement, and Sportfish Management
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Climate Stories: Making Fisheries Science Relevant for Broad Audiences
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Bringing New Perspectives to Marine and Estuarine Fisheries – Day 2
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Bull Trout Status and Science Nearly 25 Years After Listing – Day 1
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Invasive and Introduced Species: Negative Impacts and Unexpected Opportunities – Day 2
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Perspectives on Cooperative Research from Freshwater and Marine Environments *LIVE STREAM*
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Repeat Spawning in Steelhead Trout
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Sockeye Salmon in the Pacific Northwest
2:00 pm
3:30 pm
Meeting
International Fisheries Section Business Meeting
2:00 pm
4:00 pm
Student
Student Quiz Bowl
3:00 pm
3:20 pm
Break
Coffee Break (in Exhibit Hall)
3:20 pm
5:00 pm
Contributed
Diadromous Fisheries
3:20 pm
5:00 pm
Contributed
Freshwater Fisheries Management 1
4:00 pm
5:30 pm
Meeting
Habitat Section Business Meeting
5:00 pm
7:00 pm
Networking
Marine Fisheries Section/Estuaries Section/Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center/Salmon Ocean Ecology Reception
5:30 pm
6:30 pm
Meeting
Fisheries Bioengineering Section Business Meeting
5:30 pm
7:00 pm
Meeting
Fisheries Information and Technology Section Business Meeting
5:30 pm
7:30 pm
Demo
Innovsea Demo and Reception
5:30 pm
7:30 pm
Networking
Student/Professional Networking Event
5:30 pm
7:30 pm
Networking
University of Maine Alumni Reception
5:30 pm
7:30 pm
Networking
University of Montana Fisheries and Wildlife Program Alumni and Friends Reception

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Start
End
Event Type
Event
8:00 am
4:00 pm
Registration
Registration
8:00 am
9:40 am
Meeting
AFS Business Meeting *LIVE STREAM*
8:00 am
6:00 pm
Safe Space Room, sponsored by Equal Opportunities Section
8:00 am
12:00 pm
Workshop
Thiamine Deficiency Workgroup Meeting
9:00 am
1:00 pm
Exhibits
Exhibits Open
9:40 am
10:00 am
Break
Coffee Break (in Exhibit Hall)
10:00 am
12:00 pm
Plenary
Day 3 – Plenary Session & Awards *LIVE STREAM*
12:00 pm
1:20 pm
Break
Lunch Break (on your own)
12:00 pm
1:20 pm
Meeting
Western Division AFS Business Lunch
1:00 pm
4:00 pm
Exhibits
Exhibit dismantle
1:20 pm
2:40 pm
Symposium
Perspectives from the West Coast Nearshore
1:20 pm
3:00 pm
Symposium
Advances in Applications and Techniques of Hard Part Microchemistry – Day 2
1:20 pm
3:00 pm
Symposium
An Exploration of Strategies and Approaches to Effectively Assess the Impacts on Marine and Coastal Habitats…
1:20 pm
3:00 pm
Workshop
CV/Resume Writing Workshop
1:20 pm
3:00 pm
Symposium
Indigenous Aquaculture Leadership and Innovation in Fisheries Management; Thirty Years and Counting – Day 2
1:20 pm
3:00 pm
Contributed
Freshwater Fisheries Management 2
1:20 pm
3:00 pm
Contributed
Genetics 2
1:20 pm
4:00 pm
Symposium
Bull Trout Status and Science Nearly 25 Years After Listing – Day 2
1:20 pm
4:20 pm
Symposium
Improving Human Dimension Perspectives in Fisheries Ecosystem Based Management Approaches
1:20 pm
4:40 pm
Symposium
Advancements in Salmonid Habitat Carrying Capacity Estimation Techniques
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Advancing Adaptation and Resilience for Climate-Ready Fishing Communities
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Bringing it all Together: Data Integration for Fisheries Research and Management Success – Day 1
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Connectivity Through Barrier Removal: Balancing Critical Ecosystem Processes with Complex Mgmt Issues – Day 2
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Fisheries Bioengineering: Innovative Improvements in Connectivity, Protection, and Habitat – Day 1
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Getting it Right: Advancing Successful Supplementation For Recreation, Restoration, and Recovery – Day 1
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Monitoring Fishes with Environmental DNA: Innovative Approaches to Persistent Knowledge Gaps – Day 1
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
The Oceanic Life of Salmonids – Day 1
1:20 pm
5:20 pm
Symposium
20 Years of WDAFS Riparian Challenge Projects
1:20 pm
5:20 pm
Symposium
Shifting Baselines: Improving DEIJA Communication Within Fisheries
1:00 pm
5:00 pm
Spokane Tribe Chinook Salmon Fish Release (off-site)
3:00 pm
3:20 pm
Break
Coffee Break
3:00 pm
6:30 pm
Symposium
Mississippi-Yangtze River Basin Symposium – Day 3 *LIVE STREAM*
3:20 pm
5:00 pm
Contributed
Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management 1
3:20 pm
5:20 pm
Contributed
Freshwater Fisheries Management 3
3:20 pm
5:00 pm
Contributed
Marine 2
3:20 pm
5:00 pm
Contributed
Statistics and Modelling 1
3:20 pm
5:20 pm
Symposium
Fishery-Dependent Observing and Monitoring
6:00 pm
9:00 pm
Networking
Grand Networking Event

Thursday, August 25, 2022

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End
Event Type
Event
8:00 am
9:20 am
Symposium
Where Do Stock Assessments Go When They Die?
8:00 am
9:40 am
Symposium
Kokanee Restoration: A Model of Scientific, Tribal, and Citizen Collaboration *VIRTUAL ONLY*
8:00 am
9:40 am
Symposium
The Collaborative Efforts of the Office of Law Enforcement to Manage and Protect the Nation’s Marine Resources
8:00 am
9:40 am
Contributed
Fish Conservation 1
8:00 am
9:40 am
Contributed
Population Dynamics 1
8:00 am
9:40 am
Contributed
Statistics and Modeling 2
8:00 am
11:00 am
Workshop
Assessment Workshop – Climate Communications Training Program
8:00 am
2:00 pm
Symposium
Linking Aquatic Organism Passage and Climate Resiliency
8:00 am
3:00 pm
Symposium
Bringing it all Together: Data Integration for Fisheries Research and Management Success – Day 2
8:00 am
3:00 pm
Symposium
Fisheries Bioengineering: Innovative Improvements in Connectivity, Protection, and Habitat – Day 2
8:00 am
4:00 pm
Symposium
Enhancing Salmonid Disease Management by Understanding Pathogen Transmission and Epidemiology
8:00 am
4:20 pm
Symposium
The Decision Process and Techniques Used for Nuisance Fish Removal
8:00 am
4:40 pm
Symposium
Management and Ecology of Non-native Lake Trout
8:00 am
4:20 pm
Symposium
Integration of Advancement in Long-term Monitoring Datasets
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Detection, Control, and Eradication of Invasive Crayfishes
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Getting it Right: Advancing Successful Supplementation For Recreation, Restoration, and Recovery – Day 2
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Indigenous Data Sovereignty: Empowering Good Data Governance and Care in Fisheries
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Workshop
Local Decision Making with a Global View – Time is of the Essence
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
Monitoring Fishes with Environmental DNA: Innovative Approaches to Persistent Knowledge Gaps – Day 2
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
River Rehabilitation in the Anthropocene: the Changing Face of Fisheries Management *LIVE STREAM*
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Symposium
The Oceanic Life of Salmonids – Day 2
8:00 am
6:00 pm
Safe Space Room, sponsored by Equal Opportunities Section
8:00 am
5:00 pm
Contributed
Invasive Species
9:00 am
11:00 am
Registration
Registration Open
9:40 am
10:00 am
Break
Coffee Break
10:00 am
12:00 pm
Plenary
Day 4 – Plenary Session & Awards *LIVE STREAM*
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Symposium
Navigating the Stream: A Spotlight on ECR Career Paths in Fisheries
12:00 pm
1:20 pm
Break
Lunch Break (on your own)
12:00 pm
2:00 pm
Meeting
AFS Hand-Off Meeting
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Contributed
Data Collection and Management
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Contributed
Ecosystem-based Fisheries Management 2
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Contributed
Fish Conservation 2
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Contributed
Genetics 3
1:20 pm
5:00 pm
Contributed
Population Dynamics 2
3:00 pm
3:20 pm
Break
Coffee Break
3:20 pm
5:00 pm
Contributed
Sportfish Management 3
3:20 pm
5:00 pm
Contributed
Trophic Ecology and Food Webs
3:20 pm
5:00 pm
Contributed
Water Quality and Habitat 2