MSA Present at IYS Synthesis Symposium: ‘Salmon in a Rapidly Changing World: Synthesis of the International Year of the Salmon and a Roadmap to 2030’
We are thrilled to announce that MSA Principal Investigator, Colin Bull and Marine Data Modelling Scientist, Emma Tyldesley will be presenting the progress of our Likely Suspects Framework project at the International Year of the Salmon (IYS) Synthesis Symposium in Vancouver (Oct 4-6).
The IYS has been a strong supporter of the need to develop a more ecosystems-based approach to the management of Atlantic salmon. They have played an extremely important role in the development of the Likely Suspects Framework programme which is being led by the Missing Salmon Alliance.
The IYS Synthesis Symposium: ‘Salmon in a Rapidly Changing World: Synthesis of the International Year of the Salmon and a Roadmap to 2030’ is the culmination of over 13 workshops and symposia, three historic High Seas Expeditions and over 80 associated events across the North Atlantic and North Pacific basins.
As an integral part of the Symposium, MSA scientific experts will be presenting the latest results from our implementation study assessing potential drivers of marine mortality in Atlantic salmon, our online shared data library, and the development of our flagship project - The Likely Suspects Framework.
MSA Involvement in the IYS Synthesis Symposium
MSA Principal Investigator, Colin Bull, will be speaking as part of the theme session ‘Examining the Likely Suspects: Developments in a Holistic Understanding of Salmon Marine and Freshwater Survival’ on Wednesday 5th October, presenting the oral paper ‘The Likely Suspects Framework for Atlantic salmon: cooperatively building the foundations for a life-cycle approach to guide future management’ (Colin Bull et al.).
MSA Marine Data Modelling Scientist, Emma Tyldesley will be speaking as part of the theme session ‘Opening the Black Box: Advances in Understanding the Marine Phase of the Salmon Lifecycle’ on Thursday 6th October, presenting the oral paper ‘A multi-scale view of the ocean environment along a 3,000 km post-smolt migration corridor’ (Emma Tyldesley et al.).
MSA Data Specialist, Graeme Diack, is also involved in a group whose synthesis paper ‘Improving Data Mobilization within the Salmosphere’ (Scott Akenhead et al) will be presented by Tom Bird in the Information Systems session on Thursday 6th October.
As a result of the Symposium, The Missing Salmon Alliance hope to raise awareness of our work within the salmon science communities, learn from experts in the Pacific and Atlantic, and create collaborations across these spheres.
MSA Principal Investigator, Colin Bull said “We are delighted to be involved in the IYS Symposium and to have the opportunity to share the progress being made in our Likely Suspects programme with salmon experts from across the world."
MSA Principal Investigator, Colin Bull
As an Alliance of six organisations, we will build on the existing work of our partners and maximise our impact by taking a coordinated approach and vital action in order to halt and reverse the decline of wild Atlantic salmon.
The goal of the Missing Salmon Alliance is to build an evidence-base to influence national and international decision-makers to regulate activities that adversely impact wild Atlantic salmon.
The Missing Salmon Alliance
The MSA is comprised of the following members:
Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust, Atlantic Salmon Trust, the Angling Trust with Fish Legal, The Rivers Trust and Fisheries Management Scotland.
https://www.missingsalmonalliance.org