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Fisheries Enhancement and Restoration in a Changing WorldStock enhancement, sea ranching and restocking are fisheries management approaches involving the use of aquaculture technologies to enhance or restore fisheries. Stock enhancement was first attempted, unsuccessfully, over a hundred years ago. More recently, advances in aquaculture technologies and in scientific understanding of the performance and effects of cultured organisms in the wild have paved the way for more effective use of such approaches where conditions are suitable. At the same time, human-induced environmental change, burgeoning demand for seafood, and widespread adoption of rights-based fisheries governance have increased the demand and scope for active enhancement and restoration of coastal fisheries. In addition, complementary approaches to fisheries enhancement are becoming increasingly prevalent, such as habitat rehabilitation and restoration, artificial reef deployment, and spatial closures. The 5th International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Sea Ranching aims to explore the role of stock enhancement, sea ranching and restocking in this changing world and the related technical, scientific and governance challenges. Themes, Keynotes, Key Dates and Committees:Keynote Speakers
Other Keynotes are speaking on fishery restoration at the 2015 ASFB conference, including:
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Country/Affiliation |
| Kai Lorenzen (Chair) | USA, University of Florida |
| Ann-Lisbeth Agnalt (Co-Chair) |
Norway, Marine Research Institute |
| Devin Bartley | Italy, FAO |
| Lee Blankenship | USA, NW Marine Technology, Washington |
| Yong Chen | USA, University of Maine |
| Rowan Chick | Australia, NSW Dept. of Primary Industries |
| Jeremy Cooper | New Zealand, Paua Industry Council, Ltd. |
| Elizabeth Fairchild | USA, University of New Hampshire |
| Caroline Garaway | UK, University College London |
| Caleb Gardner | Australia, University of Tasmania |
| Anson Hines | USA, Smithsonian Environmental Res. Center |
| Greg Jenkins | Australia, Challenger TAFE |
| Eric Johnson | USA, University of North Fl |
| Ken Leber | USA, Mote Marine Laboratory |
| Ping Sun Leung | USA, University of Hawaii |
| Neil Loneragan | Australia, Murdoch University |
| Alessandro Lovatelli | Italy, FAO |
| Erlend Moksness | Norway, Marine Research Institute |
| Keiichi Mushiake | Japan, Fisheries Research Agency |
| Greg Skilleter | Australia, University of Queensland |
| Patrick Sorgeloos | Belgium, University of Ghent |
| Josianne Stottrup | Denmark,Technical University of Denmark |
| Terje Svasand | Norway, Marine Research Institute |
| Matt Taylor | Australia, NSW Dept. of Primary Industries |
| Mike Tringali | USA, Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission |
| Qingyin Wang | China, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute |
The following session themes are being considered for inclusion in the 5th International Symposium on Stock Enhancement and Sea Ranching:
- Adapting to environmental change: the role of fisheries enhancement and restoration
- What can stock enhancement and sea ranching contribute to food production and security?
- Advances in aquaculture technologies for fisheries enhancement and restoration
- New technologies and approaches for assessing release strategies
- Integrating demographic and genetic perspectives on stock management
- Evaluating enhancement and restoration outcomes: experiments and meta-analyses
- Stock enhancement as a complementary fisheries enhancement management tool
- Governing fisheries to incentivize and regulate enhancements
- Assessing sustainability of management systems at the interface of fisheries and aquaculture
- The economics of fisheries enhancement and building investment certainty
- Who pays and who benefits: systems to manage sharing of costs and catch
Key Dates |
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| Call for Abstracts | 4 March 2015 |
| Registration Opens | 4 March 2015 |
| Abstract Submission Deadline | 31 May 2015 |
| Call for Papers | 14 May 2015 |
| Notification of Abstract Acceptance | 26 June 2015 |
| Special Issue Paper Deadline | August 2015 |
| Early Bird Registration Closes | 31 July 2015 |
| Conference Dates | 11-14 October 2015 |
Steering Committee and Organizing Committees
The Steering committee for the 5th International Symposium
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| Dr. Matt Taylor, Chair |
NSW Deptartment of Primary Industries |
Prof. Neil Loneragan, |
Murdoch University |
| Mr. Greg Jenkins | Challenger TAFE |
| Dr. Rowan Chick | NSW Department of Primary Industries |
| Dr. James Smith | University of New South Wales |
The Organizing Committee for the symposium includes the Steering Committee and the following members affiliated with the Australian Society for Fish Biology |
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| Bronywn Gillanders | University of Adelaide |
| Gary Jackson | WA Department of Fisheries |
| Craig Boys | NSW Department of Primary Industries |
| Brendan Ebner | James Cook University |
| Amy Smoothey | NSW Department of Primary Industries |
| Lieke Scherbeign | ICMS Australasia |