Partnerships for a Common Purpose: Cooperative Fisheries Research and Management

http://www.fisheries.org/apa_symposium05/index.htm

Moderators: Alesia Read and Emory Anderson
Emails: aread@fisheries.org

Date: Tuesday, September 13 and Wednesday September 14, 2005
Time: 8:00 am to 3:20 pm Tues. and 8:00 am to 5:40 pm Wed.
Location: Discovery Theatre

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in greater stakeholder involvement in the fisheries research and management process. Direct multiple stakeholder involvement in these processes is generally referred to as cooperative research and cooperative management. There are many examples of successful implementation of cooperative programs and cases where working cooperatively in sustainable natural resource management can be extremely effective. The symposium will explore and evaluate what difference cooperative research and management makes, how successful cooperative programs work, and what future opportunities exist. Several pieces of background preparatory material will be included in the final publication from the symposium and also available prior to the symposium on the web site to provide a common ground for participants. These “white papers” will include definitions for both cooperative research and cooperative management, a review of past and present literature on both topics, and provide a detailed case study review where stakeholders involved in the different cooperative research or management programs will be interviewed. This is a particularly relevant symposium topic given the 2005 annual meeting theme of “Creating A Fisheries Mosaic: Connections Across Jurisdictions, Disciplines, and Cultures.” The general symposium design will incorporate a diverse set of panel discussions; each panel consisting of an industry representative, a manager, a scientist and a community participant. A format such as this will offer a broad range of perspectives and provide ample discussion to move forward our understanding of cooperative research and management. Panel discussion sessions will be moderated by a skilled facilitator in order to encourage and enhance audience participation. The resultant publication from this symposium will be extremely valuable to the entire spectrum of scientists, managers, and participants in the fisheries profession providing a platform from which to initiate implementation of cooperative fisheries research and management programs. The symposium will be 1 and ½ days, divided into 3 sessions, with each session having 2 panel discussions. Panels will be made up of 4 members (Scientist, Fisherman, Manager, and Other Community Representative or NGO). There will be a total of 24 panelists and 4 keynote speakers.

Link to list of presentations in this symposium on Tuesday
Link to list of presentations in this symposium on Wednesday

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