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“MacGyvering”: Innovative Problem Solving in Fisheries Science

“MacGyvering”: Innovative Problem Solving in Fisheries Science

The MacGyvers are back by popular demand! Fisheries scientists are often successful in “MacGyvering” innovative solutions to a question or problem. They do this by inventing, building, or repurposing technology or analytical tools, especially when resources or tools are limited or absent. Over time, these innovative solutions created important breakthroughs and broadened research capabilities in our field. This symposium is a platform for the tinkerers, the inventers, and the repurposers – the “MacGyvers” of fisheries science – to showcase the successes and failures of their applications and processes, their ideas for further exploration, and the results of their research after their innovative solution was utilized.

We hope that presenters will spark further development, facilitate the adoption of useful tools, and inspire others to explore innovative problem solving for the present and future of conservation and management in fisheries science. “Brace yourself – this could be fun” – Angus MacGyver.

Supported by: AFS Data and Technology Section

Organizer: Chelsea Myles-Mcburney, Florida Fish and Wildlife, [email protected]

Co-organizers: Tiffany Hopper, Patrick Cooney, Jennifer Moran

Supported by: AFS Data and Technology Section

All Sessions

Adapting Introduced and Invasive Species Management Under Shifting Environments

Advanced Statistical Solutions to Complex Fisheries Problems

Advanced Technologies for Fisheries Monitoring and Integration with Cultural Practices

Advances in Quantitative Fisheries Science

Advances in Shark Deterrent Technologies to Reduce Bycatch in Fisheries

Advancing Sonar Techniques for Use in Research and Fisheries Management

Amphidromous Post-larval Fisheries

Animal Movement Models on Aquatic Landscapes: Climate Challenges and Solutions

Applications of Satellite Remote Sensing for Fisheries Assessment & Management

Applications of Social Science in Fisheries

Balancing Modern Science and Traditional Use to Rebuild Columbia River Salmon, Sturgeon, and Lamprey

Beyond the Lab: How Can We Use Physiology to Inform Conservation?

Building Fisheries Science Partnerships between Fisheries Commissions and the U.S. Geological Survey

Catch the Wave: Building Foundations for Success in Fisheries Careers

Celebrating Indigenous Fisheries Stewardship

Centering Fisher Questions and Collaboration in Research and Conservation

Championing Underdogs: Managing Imperiled Species Despite Political and Social Challenges

Climate, Collaboration, & Community: Cascading Effects and Pathways Forward

Coastal Systems in Flux: Fish and Fisheries in a Multi-stressor World

Co-creating and Sharing International and Traditional Knowledge about Fish Passage and Hydropower

Collaborative Science through Fisher-Researcher Partnerships

Collaboration in Practice

Communicating Climate Change Impacts: Hands-on Learning to Enhance Policy and Public Buy-in

Connecting Headwaters with Mainstem Rivers, Enabling Fish Movement, and Restoring Watershed Function

Connecting Knowledges to Assess and Monitor Aquatic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Change

Connectivity Considerations for the Conservation of Fishes in Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Co-Produced Fisheries Science and Management in the Gulf of Mexico

Co-production of Integrated Ecosystem-based Science for Management Decisions

Creative Communications To Raise Awareness and Appreciation for All The Fish

Dam Removal and Ecological Transformation on the Klamath River

Data-Driven, Community-Guided: The Future of Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management

Decision Analysis to Include Social and Ecological Values in Fisheries Decisions

Developing an Effective Risk Reduction Strategy to Ensure a Safe Work Environment for Observers

Do the DNA, and Communicate It with a K.I.S.S.

Ecosystem Modeling Approaches to Threatened and Endangered Fish Management

Effects of Land-based Pollutants and Water Quality on Fisheries and Habitats

Electronic Tagging and Telemetry: Analyses, Field Methods, and Applications to Management

Emerging Challenges and Solutions in Marine Recreational and Non-Commercial Fisheries

Emerging Threats to Northern Fish, Fishers, and Ecosystems

Enhancing Fisheries Management and Conservation through Spatial Data and Data Accessibility

Evaluating Climate Impacts and Adaptation Strategies for Fisheries and Fishing Communities

Fellowship Opportunity Advancing Ecosystem & Population Dynamics, and Marine Resource Economics

Fire Effects on Surface Waters

Fish as Ecological Indicators of Restoration Success

Fish Habitat Partnerships – Local, Regional, and National Collaboration to Conserve Aquatic Habitats

Fishery-independent Surveys: Maximizing Capabilities and Adapting to a Changing World

Fostering New Perspectives in Marine and Estuarine Science

Freshwater Mollusks of Ecological and Cultural Importance

Getting It Right: Conservation Aquaculture for Recovery, Restoration and Supplementation

Growing Fisheries Research and Management Through Angler Engagement

Harmonizing Offshore Wind Energy Development and Marine Fisheries Research

Highlighting the Cutting Edge: Graduate and Early Career Research in Genomics

Husbandry, Health and Happy Fish:  Advances and Innovations in Aquaculture

Inclusive Outreach and Education for Inspiring the Next Generation

Incorporating DEIJA Activities: Where to Begin?

Incorporating Movement and Space into Analyses of Fish, Fisheries, and Ecosystem Data

Indigenous & Community Stewardship of Pacific Coastal Fisheries in a Changing Environment

Innovations in Remote Sensing Technologies for Fisheries Assessment and Management

Intergenerational Knowledge Exchange For Indigenous Marine Stewardship and Cultivation

Interweaving Traditional Ecological Knowledge with Genetic/Genomic Approaches for Fisheries Conservation and Management

Integrating Methods in Fisheries to Address Population Risk of Changing Hydrographs

Investing in Communities, Science, and Restoration - NOAA BIL and IRA Funding

Knowledge Co-production and Management Strategy Evaluation

Knowledge Co-production in the Implementation of Closed Season and MPAs in Africa

Large Blue-water Marine Protected Areas: Benefits and Costs

Lateral Line Depigmentation and Chronic Ulcerative Dermatopathy in Salmonids

Lessons in Fish Reproduction for Sustainable Fisheries: Learning from Multiple Knowledge Sources

“MacGyvering”: Innovative Problem Solving in Fisheries Science

Managing Fisheries Bycatch of Threatened Species

Mauka to Makai (Mountain to Sea) Connectivity in Changing Tropical Systems

Modern Advances in Age Estimation and Age Validation

Moving Together with Small-scale Fisheries for Conservation

Native Freshwater Nongame Fishes: Here, There, and Everywhere

Natural Land Cover: Quantifying Levels Necessary to Protect Freshwater Habitats and Conserve Species

NOAA Climate, Ecosystems and Fisheries Initiative (CEFI)

Northern Pike: From Fascinating to Formidable

Offshore Wind, Fish, and Fisheries – Emerging Knowledge and Applications

Pairing Indigenous Knowledge Systems with Western Science to Rebuild Depleted Populations

Partnerships to Enable Environmental Innovation for the Clean Energy Transition

Party Wave Acoustic Telemetry: Fisheries Research through Collaboration and Knowledge Co-production

Pollution, Toxicity, and the Need for More Species-specific Data

Preventing Harm from Abandoned, Lost or Derelict Fishing Gear from Capture Fisheries: Management, Policy, and Prevention

Proactive Programs to Protect Aquatic Habitat

Putting Fisheries Science to Work: Innovative Ways to Bridge the Knowledge-Action Gap

Ready, Set, Hire: Paving the Way for Future Fisheries Workforce, Stewardship and Conservation

Recent Developments and Applications of Spatio-temporal Modelling for Fisheries Management Advice

Remote Sensing for Fish Conservation in an Era of Global Change

Research and Conservation of Ancient Fishes

Resilient by Design: Measuring Effectiveness of Freshwater Restoration

Resource Surveys in a Changing Landscape

RespFest4: The Use of Respirometry as a Tool to Support Fisheries Conservation

Reshaping Research and Centering Indigenous Communities in Fisheries Management

Restoration, Monitoring, and Adaptive Management in U.S. Pacific Northwest Estuaries

Science and Management of U.S. Island Fisheries: Challenges, Successes, and Forward Progress

Setting Boundaries: Integrating Biocomplexity into Assessment-Management Paradigms

Snake River Dam Removal: AFS Policy Program In Action

Sound Production and Soundscapes for Fisheries Conservation and Management

Spawning Splendor: Exploring Fish Aggregations in Tomorrow's Seas

Successes and Challenges of Integrating Ecosystem Indicators into Management

Surveying 2.0 – Novel Methods for Data Collection in Recreational Fisheries

Sustaining Aquatic Ecosystems with Holistic, Functions-based Approaches to Environmental Flows

Tamamta (All of Us): Exploring Positionality & Relationality in Transformational Work

The 6th MYRIBS: Over 10 Years of International Communications and Collaborations

The Art of Cross-Cultural Science Communication

The Fishery Knowledge Project: Raising Communication Standards for Fisheries Management

The Future of Pacific Salmon

The Future of the Western Division of AFS - Research Throughout the West

The Future of Visual Surveys of Fishes: Approaches, Lessons, Applications

The Potential of Fisheries to Prevent and Reduce Marine Debris

To Citizen Science or Not: Building a CitSci Project for Resource Management

Tools and Approaches for Developing Community-Led Coastal Fisheries Management Actions

Toxic Waters: Investigating the Physiological Impacts of Pollutants on Aquatic Life

Transparent, Open Incorporation of Co-produced Knowledge into Fisheries Population Models

Understanding Fisheries as Coupled Human and Natural Systems (CHANS) to Improve Management

Understanding How Multiple Stressors Interact and Impact Species for Place-based Management

Understanding the Adaptive Capacity of Fish: Resiliency in a Changing Climate

Valuing Fish Populations, Habitat, and Water Quality within Social-Ecological Systems

Versatile Rotenone: Managing Fisheries, Recovering Species, and Eliminating AIS

Views on Undergraduate Curriculum in Fisheries

What's New? Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes, 2nd Edition