The Final Program is now posted on the Chapter website. It includes the schedule, presentation and poster abstracts, plenary speaker bios, descriptions of the continuing education courses, and information about the conference theme, student awards, and the Spawning Run.

Conferences such as this provide an important forum for scientists to share their research, educate one another, inspire one another, and discuss the past, present, and future of fisheries. Issues related to fisheries encompass many societal values, including subsistence, recreation, and conservation. It is important that we, as fisheries scientists, managers, and enthusiasts, focus on the wide-ranging relationships between fisheries and society, and how we can better meet the needs of society by maintaining and fostering a diversity of perspectives.

If we do not effectively incorporate diverse perspectives and reach out to diverse communities and stakeholders, then effective and inclusive science-based policy will likely remain an ideal, rather than reality.