IFM 46 th Annual Conference Programme

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1 IFM 46 th Annual Conference Programme Extreme Fisheries New Continental Hotel, Plymouth. October 13 th 15 th 2015

2 Tuesday October 13 th Registration open from Conference Opening Scott West, Welcome IFM SW Branch Chair Arlin Rickard, The Rivers Trust Official Conference Opening Mark Everard, University of the West of England Ken.F.Kurzawski, American Fisheries Society Sir Hugh Fish Memorial Lecture Extreme fish and fisheries. Alligator Gar Conservation and Management in Texas, U.S. from Trash Fish to Trophy Fish Coffee Session 1. 11:50 13:10 The Aquatic Environment Session Chair: David Bunt. IFM Southwest Branch and Environment Agency Simon Palmer Weir Pools and Hydropower: Tools and techniques for APEM assessing impacts in deep and fast flowing environments Steve Coates, SLR Consulting Ltd Hotter than July Fish monitoring in the Gulf Elizabeth Ross, Devon andsevern IFCA Steve Colclough, SC₂ Consultancy Mud. Fish, fishing and fisheries management in an extreme environment Tidal freshwater marshes and fish in the UK: A knowledge gap Panel Q&A LUNCH Session Technology Session Chair: Adrian Taylor. IFM Bill Beaumont, GWCT Fishing at the limits, an electrofishing journey Rebecca M. Krogman, Prioritization of lake and reservoir renovations in Iowa, USA Department of Natural Resources. Iowa, USA

3 15.00 Pete Kibel, Fishtek Consulting Extreme fish passage on the river Mekong, Southeast Asia TBC, Blue roof consulting & Environment Agency Through the looking Glass, Fish behaviour revealed. Coffee Panel Q&A Session 3: Species and their Management Session Chair: Elizabeth Ross. Devon and Severn IFCA and IFM Adrian Pinder, Mahseer Trust and Bournemouth University Rebecca Stringwell, Apem Matt Dogett, Independent Consultant The rise and fall of the mighty mahseer: how pseudoconservation action has pushed the iconic hump-back mahseer to the brink of extinction Maternal investment and juvenile survival in Atlantic salmon: a field test of the Big Old Fat Fecund Female Fish (BOFFF) hypothesis Extreme parenting: nesting behaviour in the black bream, Spondyliosoma cantharus Bruce Stockley, West Country Rivers Trust Salmonid fisheries genetics using extreme technology to gain an understanding of the basic biology needed to manage our fish stocks Panel Q&A IFM Annual General Meeting All IFM members are invited to attend. The agenda for the meeting will be available in advance on the IFM website and in hard copy at the conference Poster Session.

4 Wednesday October 14 th Registration open from 8.45 Session 4 9:30 11:00 Education 9.30 Paul Coulson, IFM Session Chair: Iain Turner. IFM The future of fisheries education and training in the UK 9.50 Jack Perks Jack Perks Photography Ben Fitch The Riverfly Partnership Dean Asplin, Angling Trust Beneath the Waterline. What can we learn from watching fish? How can large scale citizen science help to protect failing rivers in the UK the Anglers Riverfly Monitoring Initiative The Challenges of Engaging Young People in Angling Panel Q&A Coffee Session 5. 11:30 13:00 Climate and Awareness John Rowlands & Rachel Burden Environment Agency Izzy Moser, Devon Wildlife Trust Session Chair: Paul Coulson. IFM 7000 years ago, most of the constituents were fish the political history of dredging. South West Pearl Mussel Project Andrew Kerr, Sustainable Eel Group Eel Recovery it is not just about fishing Robert Rosell AFBI The science behind managing mixed commercial and recreational fisheries in the largest lakes in the UK Sian John, Tidal Lagoon Power, TBC Andrew Turnpenny, Turnpenny Horsfield Associates Panel Q&A LUNCH

5 Trip 1 Trip 2 Trip Field Trips A tour of the Plymouth Gin distillery A behind the scenes tour of the National Marine Aquarium A visit to the historic Naval Dockyards and tour IFM Annual Dinner To be held at the National Marine Aquarium

6 Thursday October 15 th Registration open from 8.45 Session 6. 9:30 11:00 Extreme Angling Martin Salter and David Mitchell Angling Trust Ken Whelan, Atlantic Salmon Trust Session Chair: Richard Bult. IFM Southwest Branch Why Bass is a political fish. Angling tourism off the beaten track. Here, there and everywhere John Richardson, Anglers. Recording Our Natural Heritage Shark Trust Paper 4 TBC Panel Q&A Coffee Gareth Davis, Environment Agency Nicky Green, Nicky Green Associates Session 7. 11:15 13:00 Invasive Species Session Chair: Paul Carter. Environment Agency Top Mouth Gudgeon. Their management and eradication in the UK. The Barle Crayfish Project: Assessing male sterilisation as a signal crayfish control technique TBC Cefas TBC Managing the potential threat of Gyrodactylus salaris in the UK Eradication of the Killer shrimp TBC Paper Panel Q&A Scott West, IFM Branch Chair Conference summing up and Close Lunch and Depart