SDAFS Reservoir Committee
Balancing Fisheries Management and Water Uses for Impounded River Systems
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FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS!
The Southern Division AFS Reservoir Committee invites abstracts for contributed oral and poster presentations for the
4th North American Reservoir Symposium
Balancing Fisheries Management and Water
Uses for Impounded River SystemsJune 6-9, 2007
Atlanta, GeorgiaThe Southern Division AFS Reservoir Committee invites abstracts for contributed oral and poster presentations for the 4th North American Reservoir Symposium. This symposium will address the challenges of managing reservoir fisheries in the context of competing water uses. Within this scope, topics for contributed papers and posters include: (A) Balancing fisheries issues with basin-wide water uses; (B) Aquatic habitat; (C) Human dimensions; and (D) Catch and release and use of regulations to manage fisheries.
Due to limited space in the program, poster submissions are encouraged. Both contributed oral and poster abstracts should be submitted electronically to Dr. Mike S. Allen at msal@ufl.edu by November 10, 2006. An e-mail confirmation of the abstract submission will be sent upon receipt. A formal acceptance to the symposium will be sent by December 1, 2006.
When submitting the abstract, please indicate the topic above that best fits the presentation and indicate your format preference as: (A) Oral presentation only; (B) Poster presentation only; or (C) Oral presentation preferred, but poster presentation acceptable.
Proceedings of the symposium will be published in an AFS book, with manuscripts due for submittal by June 1, 2007. The external review process and publication is expected to take no longer than one year from June 2007. Oral presentations will be limited to 20 minutes with a 15-minute presentation and 5 minutes for speaker introduction and questions.