Evolving Fish, Changing Fisheries

A symposium held at
the American Fisheries Society annual meeting
August 17-21st, 2008 in Ottawa, Canada

Deadline for paper submission is 15 December 2008

Notices and Announcements:

If you have trouble meeting the submission deadline for the special issue in Evolutionary Applications, please e-mail Erin Dunlop.

Program can be found at: http://www.fisheries.org/afs08/program.html

Authors should submit their papers to the special issue via the journal's electronic submission website (http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/eva_enhanced/default.asp). Also on this website are the journal's guidelines for authors. When submitting your paper, please indicate in the cover letter that you are submitting to the special issue. Please also inform Erin Dunlop via email so that we can make sure your submission is directed properly.

Fish populations are dynamic, adapting to changing environments and the selective pressures imposed by humans. Traditionally, fisheries scientists have been slow to recognize that evolution can (i) be rapid, with significant changes occurring within decades and (ii) be important, altering life-history traits, behaviours, population dynamics, and species interactions. However, some might ask whether management needs to be concerned with evolutionary change or whether there are more important, pressing issues to worry about. For this and other reasons, the existence and significance of rapid evolution in fish stocks is debated, making our symposium both timely and relevant.

There are a growing number of publications on fisheries-induced evolution of maturation schedule and growth. While these studies are interesting and there is much more to learn, our symposium considers a wider perspective and examines evolution of a variety of traits and behaviours and the implications for management.

The overall objective of our symposium is to generate discussion and debate on the topic of contemporary evolution in fish populations and its importance to management. The presentations will cover a variety of systems (freshwater and marine) and approaches and will fall under four themes (theory, experimental, case studies, management).

We are pleased to announce that there will be four keynotes lectures by prominent experts in the fields of life history theory and fisheries science:

Ulf Dieckmann: Eco-genetic models of fisheries-induced evolution

David Conover: The role of experiments in understanding harvest-induced evolution

Mikko Heino: Empirical evidence for fisheries-induced evolution

Jeffrey Hutchings: Management implications of fisheries-induced evolution

The complete list of presentations

Presenters in bold.

Author(s) Title Theme
Ulf Dieckmann
Mikko Heino
Erin S. Dunlop
Katja Enberg Keynote: Eco-genetic models of fisheries-induced evolution Theory
Christian Jørgensen
Øyvind Fiksen Fisheries-induced evolution of natural mortality rate Theory
Robert Arlinghaus
Shuichi Matsumura
Ulf Dieckmann Estimating selection strength on adaptive traits in fish exploited by recreational fishing Theory
Peter A. Abrams The theory of harvesting generalist predators Theory
Anssi Vainikka
Åke Brännström
Anna Gårdmark
David Boukal
Ulf Dieckmann Direct and indirect fisheries-induced evolution in a three-species community Theory
Davnah Urbach
Erin S. Dunlop
Ulf Dieckmann Ecology and evolution of female mating preferences under size-selective fishing Theory
Hui-Yu Wang
Tomas Höök Eco-genetic models to explore the evolutionary consequences of size-selective harvest of Great Lakes fishes Theory
Holly Kindsvater
Suzanne H. Alonzo
Michael B. Bonsall Age, risk, and maternal investment: a state-dependent approach to the ecology and evolution of female life-histories Theory
Tanja Miethe
Jon Pitchford
Calvin Dytham The effect of coastal marine reserves on fisheries-induced evolution in species of different ecological guilds Theory
David Conover Keynote: The role of experiments in understanding harvest-induced evolution Experi-mental
Peter Biro How and why fishing selects on life history traits via fish behaviour Experi-mental
Tom Cameron Harvest induced life-history evolution: a common garden experiment Experi-mental
Tara Redpath
Steven Cooke
David Wahl
David Philipp
Cory Suski
Patrice Couture
Robert Arlinghaus Physiological and nutritional consequences of selection for angling vulnerability in a recreational sportfish Experi-mental
Steven Cooke
Scott Hinch
Tony Farrell
Glen Van Der Kraak
et al. Are Pacific salmon commercial fisheries selective for physiological and energetic traits? Experi-mental
Mikko Heino
Ulf Dieckmann Keynote: Empirical evidence for fisheries-induced evolution in the wild Case studies
Jeffrey J. Hard
Mart R. Gross
Mikko Heino
Ray Hilborn
Robert G. Kope
Richard Law
John D. Reynolds What we know--and need to know--about fisheries-induced evolution in salmonids Case studies
T.O. Haugen
P. Aass
N.C. Stenseth
Leif Asbjørn Vøllestad Changes in selection and evolutionary responses in migratory brown trout following the construction of a fish ladder Case studies
Brian Shuter Life history variation in lake trout across North America: implications for exploitation management Case studies
Raul Primicerio
Per-Arne Amundsen
Rune Knudsen
Anders Klemetsen
Mikko Heino Arctic charr life history under differing harvest regimes Case studies
Diana Sharpe
Andrew Hendry A meta-analysis of life history changes in exploited fish populations Case studies
Ross F. Tallman The study of ecological speciation and its implications for fisheries Case studies
Pamela J. Woods
Skúli Skúlason
Sigurdur Snorrason Patterns of evolution in a polymorphic fish: a challenge for conservation and management Case studies
Susumu Chiba Population divergence in reproductive traits of a protandrous pandalid shrimp caused by size-selective fishing Case studies
Ane T. Laugen
Pierre Boudry
Bruno Ernande Harvest-induced evolution; using the Pacific oyster in France as a model system Case studies
Rebecca Whitlock
Ulf Dieckmann Developing an eco-genetic modelling framework for Caspian Sea sturgeon stocks Case studies
Alfonso Pérez Rodríguez
Joanne Morgan
Fran Saborido Rey Changes in maturation reaction norms in Flemish Cap Cod Case studies
Heidi Pardoe
Anssi Vainikka
Erin S. Dunlop
Gudmundur Thordarson
Mikko Heino
Ulf Dieckmann
Gudrun Marteinsdóttir Fisheries-induced evolution in maturation of Icelandic cod, and the influence of structure in the stock Case studies
Jeffrey Hutchings Keynote: Management implications of fisheries-induced evolution Manage-ment
Stephan B. Munch Minimum selection harvest strategies Manage-ment
Katja Enberg
on behalf of the ICES Study Group on Fisheries-Induced Adaptive Change Evolutionary impact assessment: a framework for managing evolving resources Manage-ment
Fabian Mollet
Jan-Jaap Poos
Ulf Dieckmann
Adriaan Rijnsdorp Evolutionary impact assessment for different management strategies in the North Sea flatfish fishery Manage-ment
Anne Maria Eikeset
Erin S. Dunlop
Eric Nævdal
Ulf Dieckmann
Nils Christian Stenseth The economic repercussions of fisheries-induced evolution Manage-ment
Erin S. Dunlop
Marissa L. Baskett
Mikko Heino
Ulf Dieckmann Can marine protected areas mitigate the evolutionary impact of fishing on a migratory species? Manage-ment

More information about the American Fisheries Society can be found at http://www.fisheries.org/.

For information on the 2008 annual meeting please visit http://www.fisheries.org/afs08/.

For more information about the symposium please contact the symposium organizers:
Erin S. Dunlop (erin.dunlop@ontario.ca)
Katja Enberg (katja.enberg@bio.uib.no)
Christian Jørgensen (christian.jorgensen@bio.uib.no)
Mikko Heino (mikko.heino@bio.uib.no)