Upcoming Events

October 25 and 26, 2007
Haddock 2007: International Symposium on Haddock Conservation, Harvesting, and Management 
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA 
http://www.seagrant.unh.edu/haddock.html

An international symposium on haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) is being organized by the University of New Hampshire together with other collaborating institutions. This two-day symposium will include presentations and discussions on harvesting technologies, biological aspects, and resource management issues concerning haddock and haddock fisheries on both sides of the Atlantic. The symposium will cover the following themes/topic areas:

• Historical and contemporary haddock fisheries
  
• Biology, migration, behavior, stock structure, and resource assessment
  
• Gear designs and harvesting methods targeting haddock
  
• Techniques to reduce haddock bycatch and discards in other fisheries
  
• Fishery management approaches and challenges
  
• Future directions for science, management, and harvesting technologies

To register your interest in presenting and/or attending and to receive future emails and information about the symposium, please send an email to Ken La Valley (ken.lavalley@unh.edu) and provide your name, affiliation, state/country, and email address.

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