Saturday, 22nd July Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference 2017
Registration Opens
Welcome
Plenaries
Morning Tea
Nurturing Fish Scientists – from Nursery to Broodstock
Sponsored by:
Hugh Kearns - The Life Cycle of the PhD
Bronwyn Gillanders - Perspectives on supervision
Students talk about their post-grad student experiences
Then have a short mid-session break / audience discussion focussing on the student-supervisor relationship.
Steve McMullin (AFS president) - Preparing the Next Generation of Fisheries Professionals for Career Success
John Koehn - Nurturing fisheries researchers: larvae and juveniles
Gretchen Grammar - Multiple career / crossing boundaries theme.
Adrian Gleiss - Does where you publish matter?
Final discussion with panel members
Lunch
ASFB Award Plenaries and Student Talks
Sponsored by:
- Move it or lose it: restoring movement pathways for fish in freshwater rivers - Jason Thiem
- Dynamic Ocean Management: a strategy to reduce conflict between ocean users - Steph Brodie
2:00 PM - 2:30PM ASFB Student Rapid Talks
2:30 PM - 3:00PM Albany High School Marine Project Student Talks
An introduction to the Albany Senior High School Marine Science Program a short 4 minute video produced by Taylor Smith.
· Colour preference of Squid. Students designed and constructed a frame that uses a go pro to film squid chasing different coloured squid jigs. By Hayden Chandler, Peter Ebert and Taylor Smith
· The abundance and distribution of Elongate Surf Clams (Paphius elongate) And Wedge Surf Clams (Donacidae columbella) in the Albany area. The students have investigated a range of habitats from rivers, estuaries and open ocean beaches. By Reuben Claughton and Jeremy Staude.
· The settlement of native flat oysters (Ostrea angasi) and other invertebrates in Princess Royal and Oyster Harbours. This has provided some interesting results that may help in the larger initiative between The Nature Conservancy Australia, The University of Western Australia, Recfishwest and South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc.to restore lost shellfish reefs in Oyster Harbour, Albany. By Eleanor Barnett, Katie Valley, Indigo Bew and Indi Weeden.
· The biodegradability of soft plastic lures. Over a 5 year period we investigated a range of gelatine based lures that claimed to be biodegrade and compared these with plastic based lures that made no claims. The lures were attached to jetty pylons in cages, tested in the lab, buried in the sediment, and hung on fishing line attached to pylons. The amount of algal growth and weight changes were measure as an indication of biodegradability. By Eliza Driffill
· The abundance and distribution of juvenile Australian Salmon (Arripis truttaceus) in Oyster Harbour. The students have found links between the recruitment of Australian Salmon and the strength of the Leeuwin current. By Hayley Hartwig, Bonnie Staude, Alyssa Ward and Sophie Lambert.
Afternoon Tea
Hearing me, Hearing you, a-ha – Using acoustics to monitor fish & their habitats
- A review of the use of echosounders for fish-stock assessment in marine and freshwater environments - Ben Scoulding
- Evaluating active-acoustic methods for assessing snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) spawning aggregations in Western Australia - Ben Scoulding
- Imaging sonar mapping of river habitats and fish usage - Iain Parnum
- Passive acoustic monitoring of fish movement around the Swan River - Miles JG Parsons
- An introduction to Marine Soundscape Ecology: The highs and the lows (frequency) - Miles Parsons
Turning Points & Agents of Change in Fish Biology Conservation and Fisheries
- Electronic monitoring within longline fisheries in the western and central Pacific Ocean: implications for data collection and exchange. - Timothy Emery
- The role of electronic monitoring in improving the quality of fishery dependent logbook data. - Rocio Noriega
- Integrating ecological processes into marine reserve design - Christopher Henderson
- Measuring and understanding change: IMOS initiatives and tools relevant to fish and fisheries - Ana Lara-Lopez
- Turning points, meandering or trending upwards - initiatives in the Murray Darling Basin for native fish - Stuart Little
- Looking back and looking forward: water reform as an agent of change for native fish in the Murray-Darling Basin - Katie A Ryan
Beyond Biology: Social & Economic Dimensions of Fisheries
- The role of fishery certification schemes in providing social licence for both industry and Government - Emily Fisher
- The 'social and economic' turning points in fisheries research and management - Emily Ogier
- A social revolution in fisheries science - Eva Plaganyi
- Turning the tide - demonstrating the sustainability of Western Australia’s fisheries - Kim A Walshe
- How do we prevent the economic benefit of fisheries being exported? - Timothy Emery
Student Mixer
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Date: Saturday 22nd July, 2017
Venue: White Star, 72 Stirling Terrace, Albany