Fisheries, Oceanography and Society Symposium Series: Deep Sea Fisheries
Purpose:
The Symposium convened experts on all aspects of emerging fisheries
that target deep-sea species and habitats, including ecology and
biology of seamounts and canyons, technology and economics of deep-sea
fishing, conservation concerns and regulatory status. Through a
combination of overview presentations, case study reports and working
groups, the Symposium participants proposed to develop consensus
recommendations regarding priority needs in research, technology and
policy development for the orderly evaluation, regulation and
monitoring of future deep-sea fisheries.
Audience:
The Symposium target audience was marine biologists, fishery scientists,
representatives of the fishing and seafood industries, conservation
groups, economists and policy makers at state, Federal and international
levels.
Sponsors:
WHOI Ocean Life Institute and the New England Aquarium
with additional support from
the Morss Colloquium Foundation and IUCN.
Speakers:
See "Program" page. Full text of presentations shown through
links to talk titles.
Posters:
Contributed posters were displayed during breaks, lunches and
reception. Poster abstracts will be included in Symposium proceedings
posted on the Symposium website.