Date: 5 May 1997

From: W Huntting Howell <whh@christa.unh.edu>

To: AQUA-L@LISTSERV.ifmt.nf.ca

Announcement & Call for Papers

SYMPOSIUM ON MARINE FINFISH AND SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE, MARINE STOCK ENHANCEMENT AND OPEN OCEAN ENGINEERING

September 16-18, 1997

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA

The aquaculture Panel of the United States / Japan Natural

Resources Committee (UJNR) will meet in 1997 at the University of New Hampshire. There will be a 3 day scientific symposium held at the conference facilities of the New England Center on the UNH campus. The goal is to bring scientists from the two countries together to exchange knowledge and to plan collaborative research. The symposium will consist of oral presentations, posters and panel discussions in the areas of marine finfish and shellfish aquaculture, marine stock enhancement and open ocean engineering. Preference will be given to research that relates to the northeastern United States.

We invite papers in five general categories:

I. Nutrition

II. Genetics

III. Health Management

IV. Marine Stock Enhancement

V. Engineering for Open Ocean Aquaculture

Submit Abstracts to:

UJNR Symposium Committee

c/o Dr. Hunt Howell

Dept. of Zoology

Univ. of New Hampshire

Durham, NH 03824, USA

Abstracts deadline: June 16, 1997. Notification date: July 15, 1997

For more information on the symposium contact H. Howell at:

whh@christa.unh.edu

or by phone (603) 862-2109, or fax (603) 862-3784.

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