Invertebrate Biology, Stock Assessment and Fisheries Management - Day 2

Tuesday, September 14, 2010: 8:20 AM-12:00 PM
402 (Convention Center)
Invertebrate fisheries have become increasingly important, economically and ecologically, in world fisheries. Because of unique and often complex life histories and management regulations, the assessment and management of invertebrate species are usually more challenging than those of finfish species. The main objective of this proposed symposium is to provide a platform for overview and discussion of fisheries ecology, assessment methods and management strategies for various invertebrate species (e.g., lobster, crab, shrimp, sea urchin, scallop and so on). Speakers who study different invertebrate species in a wide range of geographic areas from east and west coast US, Hawaii, South America, and Australia have been invited to present their work. The last effort to summarize these issues was at the AFS 2005 annual meeting in Anchorage, AK and focused on crabs only. AFS members and participants will benefit greatly from the discussion of the advanced knowledge in fisheries ecology, stock assessment and management of a diverse array of invertebrate species.
Moderator:
Yuying Zhang, PhD
Organizers:
Yuying Zhang, PhD , Yong Chen, PhD , Louis Botsford, PhD and Tom Miller, PhD
8:20 AM
Adaptive management of horseshoe crabs and red knots in Delaware Bay
David Smith, PhD, USGS - Leetown Science Center; Conor McGowan, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center; James Nichols, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center; Julien Martin, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center; John A. Sweka, PhD, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Northeast Fishery Center; James Lyons, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Northeast Fishery Center; Lawrence Niles, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey; Kevin Kalasz, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control; Richard Wong, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control; Jeffrey Brust, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; Michelle Davis, Virginia Tech University
8:40 AM
Management of the Gulf of Mexico shrimp stocks: Assessments and economics
James Nance, PhD, Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Rick A. Hart, Southeast Fisheries Science Center
9:00 AM
Northern shrimp fishery trap bycatch in the Gulf of Maine
Cinamon Moffett, University of Maine; Yong Chen, PhD, University of Maine; Margaret Hunter, Maine Department of Marine Resources; James A. Wilson, PhD, University of Maine
9:20 AM
The exploitation of the Atlantic Pearl Oyster between the early 1500's in the eastern coast of Venezuela
Roberto Cipriani, PhD, Universidad Simón Bolivar; César Lodeiros, Instituto Oceanográfico de Venezuela; Andrzej Antczak, Unidad de Estudios Arqueológicos
9:40 AM
Eastern oyster population dynamics in Maryland waters of Chesapeake Bay
Michael Wilberg, PhD, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory; Jennifer Barkman, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory; Kari Fenske, N/A; Maude Livings, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory; Jason Robinson, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
10:00 AM
Break
10:20 AM
Absolute measures enabling ecosystem-based management for fisheries: The sea scallop example
Kevin Stokesbury, PhD, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Bradley P. Harris, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Michael C. Marino II, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Catherine E. O'Keefe, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
11:00 AM
Composite priors for survey bottom trawl catchability using inshore longfin squid as an example
Larry Jacobson, PhD, NOAA, NEFSC; Lisa Hendrickson, Northeast Fisheries Science Center; Tim Miller, PhD, Northeast Fisheries Science Center; James R. Bence, Michigan State University
11:20 AM
The use of catch predictions in the stock assessment and management of invertebrate fisheries of Western Australia
Nick Caputi, PhD, Western Australian Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories; S. deLestang, Western Australian Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories; A. Hart, Western Australian Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories; M. Kangas, Western Australian Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories; D. Johnston, Western Australian Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories
11:40 AM
Concluding remarks
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