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Workshop on Gonadal Histology of Fishes
July 11-12, 2006
New Orleans, Louisiana

Announcement and First Call for Papers

A workshop developed for researchers working on all aspects of reproduction and gonadal histology of fishes will be held July 11-12, 2006, in New Orleans, La., at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel. This workshop is co-located with the annual Joint Meetings of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists and the American Elasmobranch Society, July 12-17, 2006. The workshop will encompass researchers working on reproduction of marine teleosts, freshwater teleosts and elasmobranchs from diverse locations and will include presentations on reproductive histology from a broad selection of fish taxa. A major goal of the workshop will be to identify common and consistent terminology for various gonadal and gamete stages across taxa and geographical regions.

Planned agenda for the workshop

Tuesday, July 11

Reproductive Classification

0800 Welcome

0810 Opening Address: Histological classifications of marine fish ovaries and its use in assessment of maturity, spawning and fecundity: insights gained from analysis of nine eastern Pacific Ocean teleost species and a squid that spawn pelagic eggs. Beverly Macewicz, National Marine Fisheries Service, La Jolla, CA

0830 Brief oral summaries of marine teleost classification posters (each poster presenter will have 3 minutes to present the highlights of their classification system)

0900 Poster session, classification posters

1. Histological classification of hake. Patricia Goncalves, Fisheries and Sea Research Institute, Portugal
2. How useful histology can be? The European Hake case. Cristina Morgado, Fisheries and Sea Research Institute, Portugal
3. Reproductive classification of protogynous groupers from the southern Gulf of Mexico. Thierry Brulé and Teresa Colás-Marrufo, CINVESTAV IPN Unidad Mérida, Mérida, Mexico
4. Classification schemes for monandric, protogynous fishes: a review and extension of Moe’s (1969) model. Richard S. McBride, Jen M. Funk and Angela S. Collins, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida
5. Classifying gonads and gametes. Harry J. Grier, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, St. Petersburg, FL
6. Histological classification of the Pacific sardine ovary: adaptations to a basic system.
   Beverly Macewicz, National Marine Fisheries Service, La Jolla, CA
7. Reproductive classification of female marine teleosts. David M. Wyanski and Oleg Pashuk, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Charleston, SC
8. Gonad classification of multiple spawners. Susan K. Lowerre-Barbieri and Luiz Barbieri, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, St. Petersburg, FL
9. Reproductive classification of teleosts: consistent terminology for males and females. Nancy J. Brown-Peterson, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS
10. Male reproductive classification in marine teleosts. H. Scott Meister and Oleg Pashuk, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Charleston, SC

1030 Break

1050 Presentation - Straw man classification system for female marine teleosts

1110 Discussion of female straw man classification system

1230 Lunch

1400 Presentation--Straw man classification system for male marine teleosts

1420 Discussion of male straw man classification system

1510 Break

1530 Panel discussion and development of “marine teleost” classification system

1730 Adjourn for day

Wednesday, July 12

Freshwater Fishes

0800 Oogenesis and maturation of European eel induced by hormonal treatment. Jonna Tomkiewicz, Peter Lauesen, Christian Graver and Henrik Jarlbaek. Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, Denmark.

0820 Ovarian structure and oogenesis in viviparous fishes: goodeids and poeciliids. Mari Carmen Uribe, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

0840 Pigmented macrophage aggregates and ovarian hemosiderosis in silver catfish, C. nigrodigitatus, from locations on the Lagos lagoon complex. Tosin Olarinmoye, Lagos State University, Nigeria.

0900 Stress induced effect on sertoli cells in Indian freshwater fishes. Yeshwant Khillare, P.M. Davane and D.L. Sowanae, Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, India

0920 Discussion/power point slides of “problems and examples”, freshwater fishes

1000 Break

Hermaphrodites

1020 Early gonadal development in a protogynous epinepheline, the Orange-spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides. Min Liu and Yvonne Sadovy, The Swire Institute of Marine Science, Department of Ecology and Biodiversity, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

1040 Gonadal morphology and terminology of gobiid fishes. Kathleen S. Cole, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii

1100 The use of histology in dispelling claims of sexual lability: an example of a cichlid fish. Ronald G. Oldfield, University of Michigan

1120 Discussion/power point slides of “problems and examples”, hermaphrodites

1200 Lunch

Comparative Studies

1330 Female reproductive strategies of marine fish species of the north Atlantic. H. Murua, Fran Saborido-Rey*, J. Tomkiewicz, P. King and R. Rideout, Institute of Marine Research, Spain

1350 Origin of ovarian follicles in fish. Harry Grier, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, St. Petersburg, FL.

1410 Reproductive classification of gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) and female blackbelly rosefish (Helicolenus dactylopterus). David M. Wyanski, H. Scott Meister, Oleg Pashk, Allison E. Williams and Paulette P. Mikell. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Charleston, SC.

1430 Comparative Study on Ovarian Follicular Atresia in a variety of Atlantic Fishes. Maria Korta, H. Murua, R. Dominguez and F. Saborido-Rey, AZTI-Tecnalia, Spain

1450 Discussion/power point slides of “problems and examples”, comparative studies

1530 Break

Elasmobranchs

1550 Gonad histology of male round stingray (Urobatis halleri): seasonal patterns in testes morphology and spermatogenesis. Christopher G. Mull, Jennifer J. Granneman and Kelly A. Young, California State University, Long Beach, CA

1610 Discussion/power point slides of “problems and examples”, elasmobranchs

1630 Discussion and development of “universal” reproductive classification system (marine and freshwater teleosts, hermaphrodites, elasmobranchs)

1730 Adjourn workshop

Individuals interested in making a presentation at this workshop should email the title of their talk, list of authors and a brief summary of the contents of the presentation to Nancy Brown-Peterson (nancy.brown-peterson@usm.edu) by May 1, 2006. Presenters should indicate their preference for an oral or a poster presentation. Note that all presentations on reproductive classification schemes will be poster presentations. All presenters will be required to provide a two-page summary of their presentation and up to 12 color histological images to the Organizing Committee by June 15, 2006. This information will be complied into a workshop booklet that will be distributed in CD form at the workshop. All presenters will receive additional information on the format of the oral/poster presentations and the written presentation summary by mid-May.

Registration

An early registration fee of $45 is due by May 1, 2006. Late Registration will be accepted until July 1; fees for late registration are $70. All workshop participants must pre-register; there will be no on-site registration. The registration fee includes participation in the workshop, daily refreshment breaks, and a CD of the workshop booklet. A hard copy of the workshop booklet may be purchased for $15, and must be ordered at the time of registration. No hard copies will be available for sale at the workshop. Participants should send the registration form (click here) and a check or money order to

Nancy Brown-Peterson
Department of Coastal Sciences
The University of Southern Mississippi
703 East Beach Dr.
Ocean Springs, MS 39564

Checks should be made out to The University of Southern Mississippi. Receipts will be included in registration materials distributed at the workshop.

Meeting Venue

The workshop will be held in the Oak Alley room on the fourth floor of the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, 500 Canal St., New Orleans. A block of guest rooms has been held at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel under a special ASIH group rate of $120/night (plus applicable taxes). This rate includes up to four occupants. Hotel reservations must be made by June 14, 2006, to guarantee the group rate. Reservations should be made directly with the hotel through the ASIH web site at http://www.dce.ksu.edu/jointmeeting/accommodations.shtml to guarantee this group rate. All parking is valet parking, at a conference rate of $13.50/day.

Questions or requests for additional information about the workshop should be directed to Nancy Brown-Peterson (nancy.brown-peterson@usm.edu) or David Wyanski (WyanskiD@dnr.sc.gov). Additional information can be found at: http://www.usm.edu/gcrl; look for the link to the Gonadal Histology Workshop.