Session: Fisheries and Wildlife in a Changing Environment: Lessons learned from current studies (Science, Technology, and Diversity for a Healthy World)

Friday, October 12, 2012: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM

613 (WSCC)

Chair:

Miguel Mora, PhD, Professor, Texas A&M University

Description: The field of wildlife and fisheries biology is becoming more attractive as a career for Hispanics and other minorities in the United States. This session will provide examples of how fisheries and wildlife studies contribute to our understanding of environmental changes and their impacts on human and animal populations.

10:15 AM

Introductory Remarks

10:20 AM

Transient yield and long-term sustainability in fisheries
Masami Fujiwara, PhD , Assistant Professor , Texas A&M University

10:40 AM

Mercury in northern pike used for subsistence by Alaska Native communities
Angela Matz, PhD , Research Scientist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

11:00 AM

Collaborative research reveals ocean distribution and migration patterns of Chinook salmon stocks
Carlos Garza, PhD , Research Geneticist, Molecular Ecology Team Leader, Southwest Fisheries Science Center , NOAA

11:20 AM

Understanding distribution of persistent contaminants in North America using birds as indicator species
Miguel Mora, PhD , Professor , Texas A&M University

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