July 22-24, 2009

The Diadromous Species Restoration Research Network Science Meeting 2009

Restoration of Diadromous Fishes and Their Ecosystems: Confluence of Science and Restoration

July 22-24, 2009
University of Maine, Orono, ME

The goals of this meeting were to provide an opportunity to shape dialog about the future of diadromous species restoration and research; to join together a growing network of researchers and managers focused on these species and their habitat in the North Atlantic (including an ambitious dam removal project on the Penobscot River); and to contribute to the planning of future workshops on top priority science questions.

CONFERENCE MATERIALS
Plenary Speaker Presentations

Break Out Sessions

Ecosystem Interactions
Synergistic interactions and productivity; role of marine-derived nutrients; legacy geomorphological features; habitat availability and use

Restorations as Experiments
Designing projects to answer science questions; contemporary alterations to ecosystems; adaptive management of restoration efforts

Natural Variability
Natural variability in diadromous fish populations when dams are not a factor; setting restoration targets; what baseline population numbers should be used?