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Schedule and Sessions

The following topic areas will be explored in the Technical Sessions:

1. The Big Picture: Sockeye Past Trends and Future Opportunities
   Sockeye Life History(s) and Biological Imperative; Limits to Sockeye Abundance (Marine Environment; Migration to/from Ocean/Streams/Lakes; Freshwater Residence); Challenges of Changing Ecosystems and Climate
2. Ecosystem Manipulation and Enrichment
   Status and Prognosis of Passage Structures; Spawning Capacity; Progress and Promise of Lake Enrichment; Potential of Stream Enrichment and Restoration
3. Fish Culture Tools
   Broodstock Capture, Transport and Holding; Broodstock Rearing; Spawning and Incubation; Juvenile Rearing, Transport and Release; Marking and Evaluation; Release Strategies
4. Fish Health and Physiology Issues
   IHN Management; Fish Culture Guidelines; Consequences of a Changing Climate; Mitigation Measures
5. Fish Passage
   Fishway Design and Operation; Enumeration Innovations; Studies of Passage Problems; Potential Innovative Approaches
6. Synopsis and Synthesis Discussions
   Barriers to and Opportunities for Abundance; Future Expectations (Societal, Scientific and Spiritual); Developing an Integrated Harvest/Habitat/Enhancement Toolkit