Fish Habitat Partnerships bring together diverse groups of public and private partners as well as local communities, to conserve fish habitats. Fish Habitat Partnerships support local and regional efforts to strategically plan and implement aquatic habitat conservation programs, contribute technical and financial support for conservation projects, support regional assessments of fish habitats, and maintain data systems to document and report on the status of aquatic systems at multiple scales. Speakers in this symposium will discuss Fish Habitat Partnership contributions to projects that result in measurable conservation outcomes for resident and migratory fish in freshwater, estuarine, and coastal fish habitats. Topics will include descriptions of the leadership role that Fish Habitat Partnerships play in collaboration among multiple organizations, and will highlight engagement of Native Hawaiian, tribal, and Alaska Native partners to conserve aquatic habitats and improve subsistence, recreational, and commercial fisheries.
Organizer: Gordon Smith, Hawaii Fish Habitat Partnership, [email protected]
Co-organizers: Daniel Wieferich, Heidi Keuler, Simen Kaalstad
Supported by: National Fish Habitat Partnership