Wild Trout 9: Call For Papers

Call For Papers

Please note new conference dates!!

October 9-12, 2007

Call for Papers and Posters
Wild Trout IX Symposium
October 9-12, 2007
West Yellowstone Holiday Inn

For Information on preparing a proposal go to Presenters Guidelines.

Symposium Theme:
"Sustaining Wild Trout in a Changing World:"

The first International Wild Trout Symposium was held in 1974 and symposia are now being held at 3-year intervals. These events bring together a broad and diverse audience. Governmental entities, non-governmental conservation groups, media representatives, and educators; join anglers, guides, and business interests associated with trout fisheries to share viewpoints on wild trout management and related public policy, and to exchange technical information. During the ensuing 35 years, pervious symposia have led to numerous innovative, new, wild trout management approaches. Wild Trout IX will continue this process.

Wild Trout IX will offer a unique forum for professionals and trout anglers to interact, to get to know each other in an informal setting, and to be exposed to the latest wild trout science, technology and philosophy. These conferences equip participants to better manage, preserve, and restore these magnificent but declining resources. They focus on the needs of working level wild trout professionals, conservationists, and trout anglers.

The Wild Trout IX Program Committee is soliciting abstracts for presentation and poster. Please send brief abstracts (200-300 words or less) to Committee Co-chairman, Dirk Miller by April 7, 2007.

The Program Committee is particularly interested in papers related to the following topics:

Balancing native trout with introduced trout - Are wild trout always preferred? How important is it to provide exotic trout fisheries? Successful approaches to resolving conflicts created when converting from exotic to native wild trout. Case studies where high value exotic trout fisheries were eliminated to restore native trout.
Habitat enhancement and restoration - Are watershed efforts producing measurable results? How effective have 'natural channel design' projects been? Are traditional, less invasive approaches working? Any case histories of reach-level or watershed-level projects. How effective is dam removal?
Catch-and-release fisheries - Have these fisheries lived up to expectations? Are there any differences between catch and release and other "special regulations" or have the social changes diminished difference between a slot limit and catch and release? Or, once you have flies and lures only, does the bag limit matter? The good, bad, and truly ugly of catch and release: What have we learned?
Genetic considerations for managing wild trout - Why worry about genetics when managing exotic wild trout? Do stocked trout play a role? Are there practical ways to protect genetic integrity of native stocks?
Invasive species: Vertebrates, invertebrates, plants - What are their impacts on wild trout? Any case histories where they did or did not impact the fishery (e.g. Didymo or New Zealand mudsnail)? Are there some good management approaches to combat their spread?

Abstracts related to other topics are welcome. Additional session topics may be added and contributed papers may be added to fill out the agenda.

Authors are encouraged to consult the Wild Trout IX web page (www.wildtroutsymposium.com) for guidelines for abstract, poster, and manuscript preparation.

Abstracts must be submitted by April 7, 2007.

Please submit brief abstracts electronically to Dirk Miller using Word Perfect or MW Word files before April 7, 2007. Authors and presentations chosen for the symposium must submit a complete manuscript ready for publication in the Symposium Proceedings August 1, 2007. For additional information and inquiries, contact the Program Committee Co-chairs.

Robert Carline
U.S. Geological Survey
402 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802
Tele: 814-865-6592
Fax: 814-863-4710
Email:f7u@psu.edu

Dirk Miller
Wyoming Game and Fish Dept.
5400 Bishop Blvd.
Cheyenne, WY 82006
Tele: 307-777-4556
Fax: 307-777-4610
Email:Dirk.miller@wgf.state.wy.us

Nominations for Aldo Starker Leopold Award are being accepted

Nominations are also invited for the Aldo Starker Leopold Award Wild Trout Medal. Two medals are conferred at each symposia in memory of this distinguished naturalist - one to a professional and one to a non-professional; individuals who, in the eyes of their peers, have made long-time and significant contributions to the enhancement, protection, and preservation of wild trout. Nominees must attend the symposium. Please send nomination letters and a brief rationale including complete recipient contact information before April 1, 2007 to WTIX Awards Chairman, Marty Seldon.

Marty Seldon
1146 Pulora Court
Sunnyvale, CA 94087-2331
Tele: 408-736-5631
Email:mmseldon@sbcglobal.net