Major Aquaculture Theme at ICES 100th
Anniversary Meeting
The
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) will hold its
Centenary Meeting, including its Annual Science Conference, in Copenhagen,
Denmark, during the first week of October, 2002.
One of the four major themes of the Science Conference will be
“Aquaculture: New Trends and Developments” in recognition of the
important work being done in the North Atlantic region. This major
theme will in turn be subdivided into four separate theme sessions
emphasizing some of the important issues in aquaculture today:
1. “Immunomodulators
and Probiotics: Alternatives to Chemotherapeutics?” [Convenors: Ian
Bricknell (UK) and Joel Gatesoupe (France)]
2. “Juvenile Fish
Cultivation: Improvements in Quality” [Convenors: David Bengtson (USA),
Karin Pittman (Norway), Patrick Sorgeloos (Belgium)]
3. “Salmon Aquaculture,
Enhancement and Ranching: Are
they a Threat to Wild Salmon Stocks?” [Convenors: Jacqueline Doyle
(Ireland), Arni Isaksson (Iceland), and Terje Svaasand (Norway)]
4. “New Developments
and Applications of Genetics in Fisheries Management and Aquaculture”
[Convenors: Michael Hansen (Denmark), Einar Nielsen (Denmark), and Sheila
Stiles (USA)].
The
convenors of the sessions will be recruiting speakers and ICES will also
issue a general call for papers and posters in early 2002. If you are interested in participating, please contact the
convenors by e-mail:
1. I.R.Bricknell@marlab.ac.uk
, Joel.Gatesoupe@ifremer.fr
2. Bengtson@uri.edu
, Karin.pittman@ifm.uib.no , Patrick.sorgeloos@rug.ac.be
3. jacqueline.doyle@marine.ie,
arni@veidimalastjori.is ,
terje.svaasand@imr.no
4. mmh@dfu.min.dk , een@dfu.min.dk
, Sheila.Stiles@noaa.gov
ICES
was established to promote and encourage research related to the living
resources of the sea; to support such research and investigations as may
appear necessary; and to publish or to encourage publication of
research and investigations carried out under its auspices.
To find out more about this intergovernmental organization, please
see the web site: http://www.ices.dk/.