Our waterways are relentlessly affected by pollution throughout the year – from industrial waste to mining runoff to agricultural pollution and oil spills, all exacerbated by global warming. When toxins enter lakes, rivers, oceans, or groundwater, water quality and aquatic life suffers. Evaluating water quality is straightforward, but unraveling the complex toxicology based mechanisms behind fish kills, disease outbreaks, and population declines is challenging. This symposium will explore observational and experimental studies tackling these complex aquatic toxicology issues and welcomes studies that move beyond developing water quality criteria to explore physiological impacts of toxicants on fish. We encourage presentations addressing key fisheries and conservation management questions with direct, actionable science.
Organizer: Tawni Riepe, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, [email protected]