1.	Introduction
	Welcome E. Farley          PPT (pdf, 1.0 Mb)       Introduction of BASIS J. Helle          PPT (pdf, 0.5 Mb)       Awards V. Fedorenko          PPT (pdf, 0.1 Mb)

2.	Overviews of Climate Change, Bering Sea Ecosystems, and Salmon Production
Overview-1  Projected changes in the physical environment relevant to western Alaska salmon   N.A. Bond*, J.E. Overland, and M. Wang   Abstract     PPT (pdf, 4.0 Mb)      Overview-2 Contemporary status and tendencies in dynamics of Bering Sea macrosecosystem   V.P. Shuntov and O.S. Temnykh*   Abstract     Overview-3 Abundance and relative contribution of hatchery and wild salmon in the North Pacific Ocean   G.T. Ruggerone*, R.M. Peterman, B. Dorner, and K.W. Myers   Abstract     PPT (pdf, 3.0 Mb)

3.	Biological Responses by Salmon to Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics

3-1.	Migration and Distribution of Salmon
	Chairperson: K. Myers

Keynote-1	Hot and cold running salmon: lessons from BASIS on stock-specific migration and distribution response to climate change
	K. Myers*, E.V. Farley, J.E. Seeb, O.S. Temnykh, A.V. Bugaev, T. Azumaya, and S. Urawa
	Abstract     PPT (pdf, 3.0 Mb)
Oral-1	Bering-Aleutian Salmon International Survey (BASIS): population-biological researches in the western part of Bering Sea (Russian Economic Zone). Part 1 - chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta
	A.V. Bugaev*, E.A. Zavolokina, L.O. Zavarina, A.O. Shubin, S.F. Zolotukhin, N.F. Kaplanova, M.V. Volobuev, and I.N. Kireev
	Abstract
Oral-2	Distribution and CPUE trends of Pacific salmon, especially in sockeye salmon in the Bering Sea and adjacent waters
	T. Nagasawa* and T. Azumaya
	Abstract     PPT (pdf, 0.8 Mb)
Oral-3	Summer and fall migrations of pink salmon in the western Bering Sea in 2002-2006
	O.S. Temnykh (Presentation was cancelled.)
	Abstract
Oral-4	The use of genetic stock identification to determine the distribution, migration, early marine survival, and relative stock abundance of sockeye, chum and Chinook salmon in the Bering Sea
	J.E. Seeb*, S. Abe, S. Sato, S. Urawa, N. Varnavskaya, N. Klovatch, E.V Farley, C. Guthrie, B. Templin, C. Habicht, J.M. Murphy, and L.W. Seeb
	Abstract
Oral-5	Stock-structured distribution and abundance of Western Alaska juvenile Chinook salmon populations in the eastern Bering Sea, 2002-2007
	J.M. Murphy*, W.D. Templin, E.V. Farley, Jr., and J.E. Seeb
	Abstract
Oral-6	Stock-structured distribution of immature sockeye salmon populations south of the Aleutian Arc during the summer
	C. Habicht*, J.E. Seeb, E.V. Farley, Jr., J.M. Murphy, L.W. Seeb, and W.D. Templin
	Abstract
Oral-7	Stock-specific ocean distribution and migration of chum salmon in the Bering Sea and North Pacific Ocean
	S. Urawa*, S. Sato, P.A. Crane, B. Agler, R. Josephson, and T. Azumaya
	Abstract     PPT (pdf, 0.8 Mb)
Oral-8	Pacific Rim stock identification of chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) with microsatellites
	T.D. Beacham*, J.R. Candy, S. Urawa, S. Sato, N.V. Varnavskaya, K.D. Le, and M. Wetklo
	Abstract
Oral-9	Regional stock mixture of juvenile chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) in the western Bering Sea during summer-autumn 2004
	M.H. Kang*, S. Kim, and L. Low
	Abstract
Oral-10	Behavior of Chinook salmon in the Bering Sea as inferred from archival tag data
	R.V. Walker* and K.W. Myers
	Abstract     PPT (pdf, 1.3 Mb)
Oral-11	Beyond BASIS - salmon in the Arctic
	J.R. Irvine*, E. Linn, R. Macdonald, E. Carmack, L. Godbout, K. Gillespie, and J. Reist
	Abstract

3-2.	Food Production and Salmon Growth
	Chairpersons: S. Kang and T. Nagasawa

Keynote-2	Influence of ocean environment on a reduction of Japanese chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) body size
	T. Azumaya, Y. Kamezawa, T. Nagasawa*, and M.J. Kishi
	Abstract     PPT (pdf, 1.3 Mb)
Oral-12	Physical oceanographic conditions over the Bering Sea shelf, 2002-2007
	S. Danielson*, L. Eisner, and T. Weingartner
	Abstract
Oral-13	Spatial and interannual variability in nutrients, phytoplankton and zooplankton in the eastern Bering Sea: results from U.S. BASIS surveys for 2002-2007
	L. Eisner*, S. Danielson, K. Cieciel, J. Lanksbury, and E. Farley
	Abstract
Oral-14	Effects of diet changes on the energy content of juvenile pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha in the eastern Bering Sea from 2003 to 2007
	A.G. Andrews*, E.V. Farley, J.H. Moss, and E.F. Husoe
	Abstract
Oral-15	Forage base of Pacific salmon in the western Bering Sea and adjacent Pacific waters in 2002-2006
	A.V. Zavolokin
	Abstract
Oral-16	Alaska sockeye salmon scale patterns as indicators for climatic and oceanic shifts and anomalies in the North Pacific Ocean
	E.C. Martinson*, J.H. Helle, D.L. Scarnecchia, and H.H. Stokes
	Abstract
Oral-17	Bias-corrected size trend of chum salmon in the central Bering Sea and North Pacific
	M. Fukuwaka, N.D. Davis*, T. Azumaya, and T. Nagasawa
	Abstract
Oral-18	Juvenile pink and chum salmon foraging conditions, growth potential, and distribution in response to the loss of Arctic sea-ice
	J.H. Moss*, J.M. Murphy, E.V. Farley, Jr., L.B. Eisner, and A.G. Andrews
	Abstract
Oral-19	The relations of food availability and oceanic region to growth of coho salmon: perspectives from the northern California Current
	B. Beckman*, C. Morgan, and M. Trudel
	Abstract

3-3.	Food Habits and Trophic Interaction
	Chairpersons: N. Davis and V. Sviridov

Keynote-3	Review of BASIS food habits studies and considerations on continuing and new research directions
	N.D. Davis*, A.V. Volkov, A.Ya. Efimkin, N.A. Kuznetsova, J.L. Armstrong, and O. Sakai
	Abstract     PPT (pdf, 0.9 Mb)
Oral-20	Zooplankton species composition, abundance and biomass on the southeastern Bering Sea shelf during summer: the potential role of water column stability in structuring the zooplankton community and influencing the survival of planktivorous fishes
	K. Coyle, A. Pinchuk, L. Eisner*, and J. Napp
	Abstract
Oral-21	The role of Pacific salmon in trophic structure of the upper epipelagic layer in the western Bering Sea during summer-autumn 2002-2006
	S.V. Naydenko
	Abstract     PPT (pdf, 1.3 Mb)
Oral-22	Feeding behavior of Pacific salmon in the Bering Sea and status of their forage base during 2003-2007 period
	A.F. Volkov and S.V. Naydenko*
	Abstract
Oral-23	A comparison of jellyfish distribution to oceanographic characteristics and salmon distributions during a warm year (2004) and a cold year (2006) in eastern Bering Sea
	K. Cieciel*, E. Farley, and L. Eisner
	Abstract     PPT (pdf, 3.0 Mb)
Oral-24	Diets and appetites of hatchery-reared and wild coho salmon in the Strait of Georgia
	R.M. Sweeting* and R.J. Beamish
	Abstract
Oral-25	Lipid content of immature chum salmon in the North Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea
	T. Kaga*, S. Sato, M. Fukuwaka, and S. Urawa
	Abstract     PPT (pdf, 1.0 Mb)
Oral-26	GIS analysis of potential trophic interactions between Pacific salmon and their predators during marine life period
	V.V. Sviridov
	Abstract

3-4.	Production Trends and Carrying Capacity of Salmon
	Chairpersons: M. Kaeriyama

Keynote-4	Perspective on production trends and carrying capacity of Pacific salmon in the North Pacific
	M. Kaeriyama*, H. Seo, and S. Urawa
	Abstract     PPT (pdf, 1.5 Mb)
Oral-27	Climate, growth and population dynamics of Western Alaska Chinook salmon
	G.T. Ruggerone*, J.L. Nielsen, and B. Agler
	Abstract     PPT (pdf, 1.5 Mb)
Oral-28	Population dynamics of Asian chum salmon in relation to climate change during 1943-2005
	H. Seo*, H. Kudo, S. Kim, and M. Kaeriyama
	Abstract
Oral-29	Global and regional elements of ecological capacity of the Pacific salmon habitat
	O.F. Gritsenko, N.V. Klovach*, M.A. Bogdanov, and Y.N. Tananaeva
	Abstract     PPT (pdf, 0.4 Mb)
Oral-30	Is body size of maturing chum salmon returning to North America and Japan related to population density and/or sea conditions in the eastern Bering Sea?
	J.H. Helle*, E.C. Martinson, and M. Fukuwaka
	Abstract
Oral-31	Role of Pacific salmon juveniles in the epipelagical ichthyocenoses of the eastern and western Kamchatka
	M.V. Koval
	Abstract     PPT (pdf, 5 Mb)
Oral-32	Growth rate potential of juvenile chum salmon on the eastern Bering Sea shelf: an assessment of salmon carrying capacity
	E.V. Farley, Jr.* and J.H. Moss
	Abstract     PPT (pdf, 1.5 Mb)
Oral-33	The salmon MALBEC project: a North Pacific scale study to support salmon conservation planning
	X. Augerot, R. Hilborn, N. Mantua, K. Myers, R. Peterman, D. Preikshot, P. Rand, G. Ruggerone, D. Schindler, J. Stanford, N. Taylor*, R. Walker, and C. Walters
	Abstract

4.	Discussion and Summary on BASIS 2002-2006: Where Do We Go from Here?
	Chairpersons: E. Farley
Oral-34  The SALSEA Programme – improving understanding of the migration and distribution of salmon in the North Atlantic   M.L. Windsor and P. Hutchinson   Abstract     PPT (pdf, 1 Mb)      Oral-35 Future salmon research: insights from the Long-term Research and Monitoring Project   D. Beamish     SS-1 Session Summary-1: Migration and Distribution of Salmon   K. Myers   PPT (pdf, 0.1 Mb)     SS-2 Session Summary-2: Food Production and Salmon Growth   S. Kang and T. Nagasawa   PPT (pdf, 0.1 Mb)     SS-3 Session Summary-3: Feeding Habits and Trophic Interaction   N. Davis and V. Sviridov   PPT (pdf, 0.1 Mb)     SS-4 Session Summary-4: Production Trends and Carrying Capacity of Salmon   M. Kaeriyama   PPT (pdf, 0.5 Mb)     Discussion Where do we go from here?   PPT (pdf, 1.4 Mb)