Ocean Trust to hold major Forum in New Orleans on Gulf Seafood, and certifying management systems
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SCOM] Sept. 22, 2014
Ocean Trust and the American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists are holding the 4th Science and Sustainability forum focusing on the Gulf of Mexico, with senior FAO personel and fisheries scientists. The forum will meet in Louisiana to review the status, trends and advancements in seafood sustainability, with particular emphasis on the Gulf of Mexico.
The forum lineup features a who’s who list of presenters on fisheries sustainability as well as new initiatives that aim to validate the fishery management systems and the sustainability of seafood managed under those systems. Speakers include Prof. Ray Hilborn, Dr. Steve Cadrin, Dr. Brian Rothschild, Dr. Grimur Valdimarsson, Dr. Steve Otwell, Dr. Lahsen Ababouch Policy and Economics Director of the FAO Fisheries Program, and Dr. Dick Beamish of DFO and the Pacific Biological Station in BC.
“Sustainability is the result of a well-designed and implemented management system and sustainability assessments should focus on the system, not on a snapshot of individual stock status or fishing level at any given point in time,” said Thor Lassen, president of Ocean Trust and co-host of the forum....
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