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Trout, Genetics, and Environmental Governance
Topics: Animal Geographies
, Cultural and Political Ecology
, Water Resources and Hydrology
Keywords: trout, wildlife conservation, genetics, environmental governance, endangered species Session Type: Virtual Paper Abstract Day: Sunday Session Start / End Time: 2/27/2022 05:20 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) - 2/27/2022 06:40 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) Room: Virtual 62
Authors:
David Havlick, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Christine Biermann, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
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Abstract
Genetic and genomic analyses in recent decades have reshaped the scientific understanding of cutthroat trout. As a result, land managers and wildlife agencies are facing new geographies of trout and aquatic conservation where questions of taxonomy, species purity, habitat connectivity or isolation, and regulations for conservation and ecological restoration are tethered in new ways to genetic insights. In this paper, we consider how guidance for the conservation and recovery of cutthroat trout varies across jurisdictions and species, and how this reflects particular assumptions about scientific (un)certainty. This leads to a broader evaluation of how new molecular technologies and techniques impact and intersect with environmental policy, fisheries management, and conservation genetics.
