European Aquaculture Society (EAS)
Slijkensesteenweg 4 Tel. +32 59 32 38 59
B-8400 Oostende Fax +32 59 32 10 05
The conference
This conference is to be jointly organized by the European Aquaculture Society (EAS), the World Aquaculture Society (WAS), the Association pour le Developpement de l'Aquaculture (ADA), the Caribbean Aquaculture Association and the Association pour le Developpement de l'Aquaculture in Martinique (ADAM) and will take place in Les Trois-Ilets (tourist area close to the capital city), Martinique, from May 4-9, 1997.
Scope and objectives
MARTINIQUE '97 will be a global forum for discussing and evaluating the perspectives, achievements and constraints of aquaculture on islands in both the northern and southern hemisphere and the achievements and constraints of tropical aquaculture.
The main theme of the conference will be island aquaculture and tropical aquaculture, leaving space for regional aspects. In tropical and temperate areas, freshwater and marine aquaculture could be an important source of food products, employment and export revenues. However, such a development faces common challenges in biotechnology, socio-economics, and marketing in regions as different as the Caribbean or Pacific insular countries, Greek Mediterranean islands or the Scottish Hebrides and Shetlands. This domain offers a new field for cooperation between countries with advanced technology and countries with favourable sites, manpower and investment conditions.
The aim of this conference is to identify the present situation of research and development activities related to marine and coastal tropical aquaculture.
The tropical venue of MARTINIQUE '97 lends itself excellently to the planned special sessions that focus on aquaculture development in the Caribbean region and new developments in the emerging aquaculture industry of ornamental fish and invertebrates.
This event will provide an international forum for anybody interested in aquaculture, whether researchers, scientists, technicians, managers, educators, manufacturers ... around exciting aspects of aquaculture. It will provide an excellent opportunity to discuss recent developments and directions for future work with people from all over the world.
Conference format
The conference, running over 5 days, will consist of oral and poster papers, selected and case study papers, poster sessions, a technical excursion as well as two satellite conferences on Caribbean aquaculture and ornamental fish.
Language
The official language of the conference is English with simultaneous interpretation English/French in the main sessions. (Pending sufficient interest and provided sponsoring is secured simultaneous interpretation English/Spanish in one of the main sessions will be explored.)
Martinique meeting: programme, timetable, posters
Conference programme
1. Scheduled plenary session keynote presentations on:
- The Global Emergence of Tropical Aquaculture
- The Environmental and Human Impacts of Tropical Aquaculture
- Specificity of Economics in the Context of Small Islands
- Caribbean Aquaculture: Its History and Potential for the Future
2. Main topics of parallel sessions:
Tropical aquaculture:
a. Biology and culture techniques - State of the art and challenges for the future
* Fish
* Shrimp and Prawn
* Mollusc
b. Tropical environment and aquaculture
c. Market and processing (quality, harvesting, export, local consumption, etc)
Island aquaculture:
a. Economic context
b. Tropical case studies (excluding Caribbean)
c. Non tropical case studies
Caribbean aquaculture:
a. Country review
b. Potential species
c. Enhancing development
Ornamental culture:
a. Biology and culture techniques
b. Economics and marketing
Miscellaneous
Conference provisional timetable
Sunday, May 4, 1997 (late afternoon)
- Welcome addresses and get-together
Monday, May 5, 1997
- Opening plenary session
- Parallel sessions on: Tropical aquaculture - Island aquaculture - Caribbean aquaculture
Tuesday, May 6, 1997
- Parallel sessions on: Tropical aquaculture - Island aquaculture - Caribbean aquaculture
Wednesday, May 7, 1997
- Technical Tour (possibility is being explored)
Thursday, May 8, 1997
- Parallel sessions on: Tropical aquaculture - Island aquaculture - Ornamental fish
Friday, May 9, 1996 (morning only)
- Closing session
Posters
Contributions for the poster sessions are encouraged for all aspects of aquaculture, including:
- nutrition and feeding
- reproduction
- disease control and prevention
- genetics and breeding
- capture and transport
- economics and marketing
Several sessions with authors present will be programmed. The posters will be grouped according to the main topics as can be seen from the tentative programme. However, other groupings will be added to accommodate all aspects of aquaculture.
Martinique meeting: registration details and forms
Registration fees
Registration fees include:
- conference documents
- admission to:
*all conference sessions
*poster sessions
*sponsoring area with limited number of booths
- simultaneous interpretation (English/ French) in main conference rooms
- coffee/tea served during breaks
- scheduled get-together on Sunday evening
Registration
Please send your completed registration form and accompanying payment in either Belgian francs (BEF; in case of payment by international postal money order, Eurocheque, bank cheque (drawn on bank in Belgium) or credit card) or US $ (for bankcheque drawn on a US bank) to:
Martinique '97
c/o EAS conference secretariat
Slijkensesteenweg 4; B-8400 Oostende, Belgium
Tel. +32 59 32 38 59; Fax +32 59 32 10 05
E-mail: eas@unicall.be
It is also possible to transfer registration fees directly to the Martinique '97 conference bank account #775-5911998-63 (see registration form for details).
Cancellations
Full refunds less 20% will be made on written requests received prior to February 1, 1997. Refunds less 30% on cancellations received between February 1, 1997 and April 1, 1997. After this date refunds will not be possible. All refunds will be processed after the conference. Only cancellations in writing received at the conference secretariat will be considered.
In the event of any unforeseen circumstances, EAS reserves the right to change the date and venue of the conference or to cancel it.
Registration form
Please complete (type or use capital letters) and return by fax or by postal mail (please do not transmit credit card details by e-mail) to:
EAS Conference Secretariat
Martinique '97
Slijkensesteenweg 4; B-8400 Oostende, Belgium
Tel. +32 59 32 38 59; Fax +32 59 32 10 05
E-mail: eas@unicall.be
The undersigned wants to be registered as a participant to the above conference:
Mr./Ms./Dr. Last Name First Name
Title and/or Position
Institution
Street
Postal code and City
Region/State Country
Tel. Fax E-mail
Member in good standing of the (tick all that apply): EAS WAS Membership number:
For organizational reasons, indicate
- preference of extra language: French Spanish
- preference of session by number:
Tropical aquaculture Caribbean aquaculture
Island aquaculture Ornamental fish
REGISTRATION FEES
Early Regular Late On-site
received before received between received between received after 31/12/96 01/01/97-28/02/97 01/03/97-01/04/97 01/04/97
Member EAS/WAS
BEF10400/$325 BEF12000/$375 BEF14400/$450 BEF15600/$490
Non-Members
BEF13600/$425 BEF15200/$475 BEF17600/$550 BEF18800/$590
Student**
BEF 4800/$150 BEF 5760/$180 BEF 6720/$210 BEF 7900/$250
(**student registration must include a copy of student ID card; age limit is 25)
EAS membership - I apply for EAS individual membership. The fee of BEF3000/US$94 for the next 12 months is included in my payment
All payments must be made in Belgian francs (BEF) or US$ to the order of EAS - Martinique 97 without charges for the beneficiary. Registration is only valid upon receipt of registration fee by:
' International Postal Money Order (in BEF only)
' Eurocheque (in BEF only)
' Bankcheque in BEF : drawn on bank in Belgium or in US$: drawn on a US bank)
' by Bank transfer (in BEF or US$) to account "EAS-Martinique '97" n/ 775-5911998-63 (BACOB Bank, Trierstraat 25, B-1040 Brussel, Belgium - B.I.C. code: BACBBEBB). Please clearly state name of participant(s) and company or institution. For smooth registration it is essential that the name of participant appears first in bank transfer statements.
' by credit card (in BEF only): Access, Amex, Diners, Eurocard, Mastercard, Visa
Use 1 form per participant
US$1.00=BEF32 (Indicative rates, October '96)
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