Papers by Robert T Lackey
Challenges to Sustaining Diadromous Fisheries Through 2100: Lessons Learned from Western North America
Challenges for Diadromous Fishes in a Dynamic Global Environment, 2009
PERSPECTIVE: If Ecological Risk Assessment is the Answer, What is the Question?1
Ecological risk assessment has become a commonly used tool in policy analysis, but its use is con... more Ecological risk assessment has become a commonly used tool in policy analysis, but its use is controversial. Opinions are diverse; they range from enthusiastic support to caustic dismissal. Much of the controversy with using risk assessment in ecological policy analysis revolves around defining the initial policy question or problem to be assessed. In formulating the "question" in ecological risk assessment, the nature of the analytical technique forces analysts to make assumptions of values and priorities; these assumptions may not be the same as those of the public or their elected or appointed representatives. Specifically, much of the difficulty with applying risk assessment is that, by definition, risk is adverse. Deciding which ecological changes are adverse (undesired) and which are beneficial (desired) is likely to be the primary political debate. Ecological conditions and changes are classified by the values and priorities of the person or administrative body doin...
Salmon 2100: The Future of Wild Pacific Salmon
The general approach to addressing water resource management problems has changed in scope and co... more The general approach to addressing water resource management problems has changed in scope and complexity. Formerly, a single governmental agency was relatively autonomous in its decisions; now other governmental agencies and private groups have a voice. The impact of water resource decisions is appreciated as never before by the general public. It is this kind of complex decision-making world which awaits graduates of water resource management programs. Water resource management education poses an important, yet difficult, challenge to the university community and resource managers. Few would argue the fact that students must develop a basic understanding of water resource systems, but are we achieving this? Certainly with all the changes in public attitudes on environment and ecology, the time is ripe for a critical evaluation of educational objectives~ methods, and attitudes. Water resource management problems are usually complex and interdisciplinary, with the public integrally involved in the decision -making process. These kinds of problems do not fit well into conventional lecture format. Problem solving and decision making under uncertainty are too important to be omitted from our educational programs. One possible solution available to university professors is the computer simulator used as an integrative teaching tool.
Without a Change in Direction, We'll Get Where We're Going: Writing a Future for Wild Salmon
Bottom fauna changes during artificial reservoir destratification
Water Research, 1973
ABSTRACT
Saving wild salmon: a 165 year policy conundrum
Fisheries management theory
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 1980
Ecological Risk Assessment
Technometrics, 1995
Pacific Northwest Salmon: Forecasting Their Status in 2100
Reviews in Fisheries Science, 2003
... ago, the distribution of Pacific salmon was considerably influenced by the residual effects o... more ... ago, the distribution of Pacific salmon was considerably influenced by the residual effects of the last ... Volume 11 (Issue #1) 2003 PACIFIC NORTHWEST SALMON: FORECASTING 2100 43 ... population unit whose loss would be significant for the genetic or ecological diversity of ...
Journal of Fish Biology, 1973
Ecosystem Management: Implications for Fisheries Management
Fisheries, 1996
A panel of nine professional fish and wildlife scientists presented their views and exchanged ide... more A panel of nine professional fish and wildlife scientists presented their views and exchanged ideas regarding ecosystem management during a symposium held in August 1995 at the American Fisheries Society's annual meeting in Tampa, Florida. The panelists agreed many fisheries resources are declining, and management efforts are not succeeding; natural resource management is increasing in complexity; and a change in management philosophy is needed. The panel agreed that ecosystem management is an evolution of management philosophy that focuses on local and large geographic scales, considers long-term temporal scales, and preserves biotic and abiotic components of ecosystems when making natural resource management decisions. They noted that the philosophy of ecosystem management considers human values and requires collaboration among government agencies, private property owners, and a wide array of stakeholders when making management decisions. The panel also identified a need for enhanced education and communication regarding ecological processes and issues among professional managers, agencies, and the public. Numerous unanswered questions remain, including the role of state agencies; the definition and measurement of parameters such as ecosystem health, integrity, and sustainability; and ways to blend economic, social, and ecological values in the decision-making process. The presenters agreed that implementing ecosystem management faces many hurdles but offers an opportunity for long-term protection and enhancement of sport and commercial fisheries.
Evaluation of Diel Variation in Androgen Levels of Rainbow Trout, Salmo gairdneri
Copeia, 1972
Page 1. ICHTHYOLOGICAL NOTES number and form of vertebrae in Fundulus heteroclitus. J. Exptl. Zoo... more Page 1. ICHTHYOLOGICAL NOTES number and form of vertebrae in Fundulus heteroclitus. J. Exptl. Zool. 95:105-147. HAYES, FR, D. PELLUET AND E. GORHAM. 1953. Some effects of temperature on the embryonic development of the salmon (Salmo salar). Canad. J. Zool. ...
Conservation Biology, 2007
BioScience, 2008
Scientists and their professional societies are seeking to increase their influence in shaping po... more Scientists and their professional societies are seeking to increase their influence in shaping policy decisions. A recent call for natural resource professional societies to endorse position statements on economic growth raises questions about how scientific societies can and should effectively contribute to policy development. Taking a stand on policy issues is akin to serving as a policy advocate. We believe that natural resource professionals can most constructively contribute to policy development by conducting rigorous research that is policy relevant and by effectively conveying the results and policy implications of that research to all parties interested in the issue. By actively engaging decisionmakers and providing information on pressing policy issues, professional societies can increase opportunities to be recognized as sources for reliable, unbiased information about natural resources and their management.
Research Along a Pole-to-Pole Transect
BioScience, 1994
Can we get there from here? Salmon in the 21st century
Salmon 2100: The Future of …, 2006
... One of the core prescriptions provided by the authors is some version of protecting healthy s... more ... One of the core prescriptions provided by the authors is some version of protecting healthy salmon stocks while there is still time. This is proposed by multiple authors including Ashley, Bella, Dose, Michael, Nicholas, and Rahr and Augerot. ...
Priority research in fisheries management
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 1974
Page 1. PRIORITY RESEARCH IN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT1 ROBERT T. LACKEY, Department of Fisheries and ... more Page 1. PRIORITY RESEARCH IN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT1 ROBERT T. LACKEY, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Poly-technic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061 Abstract: Research ... 
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