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Fisheries Genetics: Issues and Priorities for Research and Policy Development
Author(s) -
Kapuscinski Anne R.,
Philipp David P.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
fisheries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1548-8446
pISSN - 0363-2415
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8446(1988)013<0004:fgiapf>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - fisheries management , fisheries science , stock (firearms) , fisheries law , stock assessment , wildlife , fishery , political science , environmental resource management , geography , biology , ecology , fishing , environmental science , archaeology
Following the recent establishment of an AFS North Central Division Fisheries Genetics Technical Committee, a workshop on fisheries genetics was held at the 1987 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. The workshop provided a forum for information transfer on techniques, issues, and priorities for research and policy development. The workshop opened with invited presentations on stock identification methods, the effects of hatcheries and breeding programs in fisheries management, the potential for genetic engineering in fisheries management, and an overview of current issues in fisheries genetics. Participants were then divided into discussion groups which were instructed to answer specific questions and to define the highest priority research or policy need for assigned issues. In total, six major issues in fisheries genetics were addressed, including: application of stock identification methods in management, use of the stock concept in management, impacts of man‐induced selection on fisheries resources, maintenance of genetic diversity, conservation of endangered species, and impacts of genetic engineering. In a final synthesis session, responses to each question and priority needs for each issue were discussed until a consensus opinion from all participants was reached. Consensus opinions on the issues and priority needs are summarized in this paper. The major conclusion of the workshop was that greater cooperation is needed among states, provinces, government agencies, and university researchers in the development and implementation of fisheries genetics research and management policy.