[SEMCO] Effects of Fishing Symposium

[Sheri DeRosa]

Fishing and Benthic Habitats 2002

Symposium on Effects of Fishing Activities on Benthic Habitats: Linking 
Geology, Biology, Socioeconomics, and Management

November 12-14, 2002, in Tampa, Florida

Sponsors: American Fisheries Society, Ecological Society of America, 
USGS, and NOAA

Conference Web Site: http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/bh2002/index.html

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Goal:
Help ensure sustainable fisheries and healthy, diverse ecosystems by 
advancing the scientific knowledge available to resource managers to 
evaluate and appropriately manage fishing activities that affect benthic 
habitat.

Approach:
The symposium will have one series of sequential sessions. Topical 
elements of the program will be initiated by one or more invited papers 
which have been asked to provide a national/international overview, 
followed by a limited number of contributed presentations, and extensive 
poster opportunities in separate, but dedicated, non-concurrent 
sessions. Symposium publications will include the meeting abstracts, and 
a post-meeting American Fisheries Society volume of peer reviewed 
papers. We also plan to offer local field trips, workshops and 
demonstrations.

Anticipated Participants: Marine, estuarine, and large lake biologists, 
geologists, and economists studying the effects of fishing and 
associated science; fishery managers representing state, Federal, 
tribal, and international entities; commercial and recreational fishing 
representatives; and environmental groups.

Early bird registration ends August 22. Visit web site (see link, above) 
for complete details.

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