IMC — BHUTAN PROGRAM
Keynote Speakers for the International Mahseer Conference.
Each talk is numbered below and you can cick on the titles of those presentations to see a PowerPoint of each talk.
Monday Morning 03 December
Conference Opening
| Marchang, Dasho Rinzin Dorji, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests | |
| Welcome Addresses by Conference Hosts: | |
| Dasho Rinzin Dorji, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests | |
| Mr. Michael Philipp, IMC Co-Chair, Fisheries Conservation Foundation | |
| Mr. Dechen Dorji, Country Representative, WWF Bhutan | |
| Keynote Address: Chief Guest, Minister of Ministry of Agriculture and Forests | |
| Vote of Thanks, Dr. Tashi Samdup, Director General, Department of Livestock, MoAF | |
| Acknowledgments and Gifts to Chief Guest, Dignitaries, and Supporters, David Philipp | |
| Plenary Presentation: Developing Bhutan’s Conservation Strategy for the Golden Mahseer | |
| Karma Wangchuk, National Research Centre for Riverine and Lake Fisheries, Bhutan, Dr. David Philipp and Julie Claussen, Fisheries Conservation Foundation | |
| Launching of 2018 Living Planet Report, WWF Bhutan | |
| Launching of Fisheries Website, Department of Livestock |
Monday Afternoon 03 December, 2018
| SESSION 1 THEME: BIOLOGY OF MAHSEER | |
| 1 | KEYNOTE: Mahseers (Tor spp.) of the World Status Review |
| Presenter: Adrian Pinder, Bournemouth University, Director of Research at Mahseer Trust | |
| 2 | Reproductive Behavior and Response of Sahar (Tor putitora) in Tropical Region of Nepal |
| Presenter: Jay Dev Bista, Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal | |
| 3 | Distribution status of Golden Mahseer in Uttarakhand India and way forward |
| Presenter: Bhawna Dhawan, Wildlife Institute of India | |
| 4 | Mahseer as a component of Fish Biodiversity in Bhutan |
| Presenter: Karma Wangchuk, National Research Centre for Riverine and Lake Fisheries, Bhutan | |
| 5 | A molecular assessment of population connectivity among Golden & Chocolate Mahseer in Bhutanese rivers |
| Presenter: Marlis R. Douglas, University of Arkansas | |
| 6 | Technological advances in wildlife telemetry: Insight into real-time behaviour of animals |
| Presenter: John Grant, Sigma Eight, Inc. |
Tuesday Morning 04 December
08:55 13:55 Introduction of session and announcements
Tuesday Afternoon 04 December
| SESSION 3 THEME: CONSERVATION OF MAHSEER AND RIVER ECOSYSTEMS | |
| 1 | KEYNOTE: Valuing Rivers: How the diverse benefits of healthy rivers underpin economies and ecosystems |
| Presenter: Stuart Orr, Leader of WWF Freshwater Team, World Wildlife International, Switzerland | |
| 2 | Mahseer in Thailand and Conservation |
| Presenter: Apinun Suvarnaraksha, Maejo University | |
| 3 | Multi-stakeholder engagement in the conservation, restoration and management of Golden Mahseer: An initiative in Nayar River Valley, Uttarakhand, India |
| Presenter: Saurabh Dewan, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, India | |
| 4 | Grassroots reserves benefit Mahseer-dominated tropical river food webs |
| Presenter: Aaron A. Koning, Cornell University | |
| 5 | The multiple roles of Mahseer supporting a diversity of cases for their conservation |
| Presenter: Mark Everard, University of West England | |
| 6 | Experience in Implementation of Biodiversity Action Plan for Protection of Mahseer |
| Presenter: Naeem Dar, Director, Fisheries and Wildlife Department, Pakistan | |
| 7 | Conservation planning for Mahseers |
| Presenter: Sanjay Molur, Zoo Outreach, IUCN Conservation Planning Specialist Group | |
| 8 | Towards conservation of Mahseers and their habitats in Eastern Ghats, India |
| Presenter: Paromita Ray, Wildlife Institute of India | |
| 9 | KEYNOTE: Restoring swimways for fish migration: Lessons from local to global |
| Presenter: Arjan Berkhuysen, Managing Director, World Fish Migration Foundation, Netherlands | |
| Conference Banquet hosted by the Honorable Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, RGOB | |
Wednesday Morning 05 December
| SESSION 4 THEME: MANAGEMENT AND RECREATIONAL FISHING | |
| 1 | KEYNOTE: In search of responsible and sustainable inland recreational fisheries |
| Presenter: Steve Cooke, Canada Research Chair, Carleton University, Canada | |
| 2 | Pioneering Mahseer conservation through Eco-Tourism in South India |
| Presenter: Sandeep Chakrabarti, Wildlife Association of South India | |
| 3 | An overview of the Native Fish Conservation Area approach to watershed, fisheries, and aquatic conservation and management: implications for mahseer in Bhutan |
| Presenter: Richard N Williams, Fisheries Conservation Foundation | |
| 4 | A Science-Based Model for a Recreational Fishing Program for Mahseer in Bhutan |
| Presenter: David Philipp, Fisheries Conservation Foundation | |
| 5 | Community Fisheries Programs in Bhutan: Cooperation in Conservation and Management |
| Presenter: Singye Tshering, National Research Centre for Riverine and Lake Fisheries, Bhutan | |
| 6 | Perception of stakeholders: challenges and opportunities for Golden Mahseer Tor putitora conservation along Rivers Nayar and Kosi, Uttarakhand; India |
| Presenter: Asghar Nawab, World Wide Fund for Nature-India | |
| Special Recognitions | |
| David Philipp, Fisheries Conservation Foundation | |
| Closing Summary | |
| Julie Claussen, Fisheries Conservation Foundation | |
| Closing Remarks | |
| Dasho Rinzin Dorji, Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests | |
| Kesang Wangchuk, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests and Julie Claussen, FCF |
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
| Assessing the efficiency of fishways in Bhutan |
| Gopal Prasad Khanal, Singye Tshering, Sangay Norbu, National Research Centre for Riverine and Lake Fisheries |
| Assessing fish fauna in Bhutan’s three major river basins |
| Karma Wangchuk, Pema Norbu, Sonam Dorji, Chunglu, National Research Centre for Riverine and Lake Fisheries |
| My affiliation with Mahseer in India |
| Dr. A.J.T .Johnsingh, Wildlife Institute of India (retired) |
| Can genetic connectivity in Garra (Cyprininae: Labeonini) serve as a model for fish communities in Trans-Himalayan riverscapes? PDF |
| Tyler K. Chafin, University of Arkansas |
| Rheophilic fishes as potential bookmarks for thydrologic alterations of trans-Himalayan riverscapes PDF |
| Zachery D. Zbinden, University of Arkansas |
| Is there connectivity among Trans-Himalayan drainages? Snow trout (Schizothorax spp.) (Cyprininae: Schizothoracini) as a test case |
| Michael Douglas, University of Arkansas |
| Kenauk as a model for community-based conservation in Bhutan. |
| Liane Nowelll, Doug Harpur, and Mari Hill Harpur, The Kenauk Institute, Dominic Monaco, William Nowell, and Deborah Perzow, Kenauk Nature, Canada |
| Kenauk Nature as a vacation and fishing destination. |
| Liane Nowelll, Doug Harpur, and Mari Hill Harpur, The Kenauk Institute, Dominic Monaco, William Nowell, and Deborah Perzow, Kenauk Nature, Canada |
| A model program for training and certifying fishing guides in Bhutan PDF |
| David Philipp and Rick Williams, Fisheries Conservation Foundation, Jigme Tsuendrup , WWF Bhutan, Pat Johnson, Kenauk Nature, Greg Vincent and Jason Franklin, H2O Bone fishing |
| Illegal fishing and the potential effects on Mahseer PDF |
| Tshering Dorji and DK Gurung, Department of Forests and Parks, Bhutan |
| Bhutan's aquaculture program: What we have learned about mahseer |
| Drukpola, National Research and Development Centre for Aquaculture, Bhutan |
| Designing a community managed catch-and-release Mahseer fishery for Mae Ngao River, Thailand |
| Aaron Koning, Cornell University, USA |
| Population response of mahseers (Tor spp.) to catch-and-release fishery management practice: conservation lessons from the former recreational fisheries of the River Cauvery, South India |
| Adrian Pinder, Rajeev Raghavan and Robert Britton, Mahseer Trust |
| How inland fisheries support the UN Sustainable Development Goals |
| Julie Claussen, Fisheries Conservation Foundation and Monique Perret-Gentil, Venezuela |
| International Fisheries Section of the American Fisheries Society |
| Julie Claussen, Fisheries Conservation Foundation and Steven Cooke, Carleton University, Canada |
| Sigma Eight Telemetry Display |
| John Grant, Haley Mutch, Sigma Eight, Inc, Canada |
| Freshwater conservation in Malaysia PDF |
| Hafida Bolhen, WWF, Malaysia |
| Bhutan for Life: A conservation story |
| Tashi Jamtsho and Sonam Yangchen, WWF Bhutan |
| Water in Bhutan’s Economy: Risks and opportunities for a sustainable future PDF |
| Sonam Choden, WWF Bhutan and National Environment Commission |