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June 1–2, 2009 University of Victoria, Victoria, BC A two-day symposium examining the impacts of climate change on British Columbia fish and wildlife was held at the University of Victoria from June 1 to 2, 2009. The 140 symposium participants represented a wide range of wildlife-related occupations, in policy, research, and management, as well as the sport and commercial hunting/fishing sectors. Talks covered many topics, including the direct and indirect impacts of climate change and adaptation options. Participants also convened into separate breakout sessions to examine specific questions in more detail. The proceedings contains speaker biographies and abstracts, the full text of the plenary talk, links to the speaker PowerPoint presentations, and written summaries of the breakout sessions. Symposium Presentations"Climate Services"Dr. Dave Rodenhuis, Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium Corporation Climate Change Adaptation Options for Fish and Wildlife Dr. Jenny Lynn Feick, BC Ministry of Environment What Paradigm Needs Shifting Anyway? Dr. Bruce Fraser, Forest Practices Board Safeguarding North America’s Fish and Wildlife from Global Warming Implications and Adaptation Options Ms. Patty Glick, National Wildlife Federation Climate Change, Ecological Processes and Adaptation of Fish and Wildlife Dr. Richard Hebda, Royal British Columbia Museum U.S. Federal Climate Change Legislation: Safeguarding Nature For People and Wildlife Ms. Patty Glick, National Wildlife Federation Tackling the Human Dimensions: Policy and Investment Challenges Dr. Kathryn Lindsay, Environment Canada Fish, Dragons, Decisions, and Unsustainable Behaviour Dr. Robert Gifford, University of Victoria Canada-USA-Mexico Trilateral Committee for Wildlife and Ecosystem Conservation and Management: Plenary on Wildlife and Climate Change Adaptation Dr. Kathryn Lindsay, Environment Canada The Potential Changes in the Use of Fish and Wildlife in a Changing Climate Mr. Rocky Beach, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Projected Effects of Climate Change on Aboriginal Fisheries: The Big Picture Dr. David A. Close and Dr. William Cheung, University of British Columbia
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