MEDIA NOTE: Among the topics researchers will discuss is a confirmation of sex reversal of the male salmon population in multiple sites on the Columbia and Yakima rivers. The impact of this on reproduction and salmon populations will be discussed. The press is welcome to come to the meeting and Michael Skinner and Joe Cloud are willing to set up interviews if requested.
PULLMAN, Wash. — Researchers who are studying salmon biology and impact on salmon restoration will be in the Palouse this week to take part in a Salmon Recovery Symposia.
Set for March 28-29 at the University Inn in Moscow, the symposia is being sponsored by the Center for Reproductive Biology, a joint program at Washington State University and the University of Idaho, and the Northwest Salmon Center, National Marine Fisheries.
According to Michael Skinner, director of CRB and Joe Cloud, symposia coordinator, the focus of the meeting will be on salmon biology with an emphasis on reproduction and conservation.
The sessions include presentations by WSU researchers Gary Thorgaard, Ruth Phillips; Linda Park, Lyndal Johnson, Penny Swanson and Mark Strom of the Northwest Fisheries Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Seattle; Russell Rodriguez and James R. Winton, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Seattle, and Steven Goodbred of the division in Sacramento, Calif.; and Robert Devlin, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, West Vancouver Laboratory, West Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Presenters ALSO included UI researchers James Nagler, Joe Cloud, Ken Cain and Rolf Ingermann; Luis Afonso, University of British Columbia, B.C., Canada; Martin Fitzpatrick, Department of Environmental Quality, Portland, Ore.; Robyn Armstrong, Nez Perce Tribe, Department of Fisheries Resources Management, McCall, Idaho; Paul Kline and Keith Johnson, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Eagle, Idaho; and Barrie Robison, Indiana University.
“We hope to make this an annual event and in future years will emphasize other areas such as habitat,” Skinner said.
More information is available at https://www.reproduction.wsu.edu under the Salmon button and meetings. Those who plan to attend the meeting should register at the Web site. Those who plan to attend selected talks may do so, but not participate in the meal. Questions can be directed to Skinner or Jill Griffin at (509) 335-2473.
