Crustacean Fisheries Science and Assessment

Moderators: Dave Secor, Tom Miller, and Gordon Kruse
Emails: secor@cbl.umces.edu; miller@cbl.umces.edu and gordon.kruse@uaf.edu

Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Time: 8:00 am to 5:40 pm
Location: Egan 5

Crustaceans support high value and diverse fisheries globally and within North America. Indeed, four out of the top ten most valuable commercial fisheries in the US are crustacean fisheries. Yet, crustacean life history, growth and spatial dynamics and trophic relationships differ substantially from fish stocks, posing special challenges in assessing the effects of exploitation and environmental change on crustacean abundance. The AFS meeting in Alaska represents a unique opportunity to bring together scientists who study a diversity of crustacean species and fisheries in different regions, allowing exchange and discussion of new approaches related to crustacean fisheries science and assessment. We propose a full-day session that will provide an opportunity for comparison of new research and findings among a diversity of species and fisheries.

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