Agenda & Media

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Thursday, April 30

THEME 1: Tools for ecosystem-based fisheries
management (EBFM): Applications and experiences

Keynote—Jake Rice, Director of Advice and Assessment for the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans

Making an ecosystem approach work in fisheries:
After the revolution you actually have to govern well

Anne Hollowed, Senior Scientist, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA–Fisheries

An assessment of fisheries management strategies in Alaska relative to the goals of ecosystem approaches to management

Villy Christensen, Associate Professor, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia

Quantitative support tools to implement EBFM

*Christensen presentation starts approximately mid-way through video (preceded by end of Hollowed talk)


Lisa Wooninck, Regional Resource Protection Specialist, NOAA Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

MPAs and ecosystem-based fisheries management:
Issues of scale, perspective, and coordination

Tony Smith, EBFM Research Stream Leader, CSIRO, Australia

Tools to support EBFM and their implementation in Australia

Andrew Constable, Program Leader, Australian Antarctic Division, Australia

Emerging approaches for ecosystem-based management on forage species, taking account of the need for recovery of top predators

*Constable presentation starts approximately mid-way through video (preceded by end of Smith talk)


Panel Discussion 1

Rosie Hurst, Principal Scientist, Fisheries, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Ltd., New Zealand

Steps towards EBFM in New Zealand fisheries

*Hurst presentation starts part-way through video (preceded by end of first session panel discussion for April 30)


Simon Jennings, Lead Scientist, Environment and Ecosystems Division, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft

Progress towards an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries in Europe

Jason Link, Research Fishery Biologist, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA–Fisheries

Implementing EBFM in the US Atlantic

*Link presentation starts part-way through video (preceded by end of Jennings talk)


Frank Parrish, Research Fishery Biologist, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, NOAA–Fisheries

Identifying themes and goals for EBFM in the Hawaiian archipelagic marine ecosystem research plan


Panel Discussion 2

Friday, May 1

THEME 2: Who's in charge here? Overcoming regulatory barriers to implementation

Donald McIsaac, Executive Director, Pacific Fishery Management Council

Ecosystem-based fisheries management at the Pacific Fishery Management Council: Perspectives from the front line

Diana Evans, Fisheries Analyst, North Pacific Fisheries Management Council

Shifting baselines, constant focus: Integrating an ecosystem approach into everyday management

*Link presentation starts part-way through video (preceded by end of McIsaac talk)


Jim Cowan, Professor, Department of Oceanography and Coastal
Sciences, Louisiana State University

Emerging from Baird's shadow: Challenges to implementation of ecosystem-based fisheries management

David Fluharty, Associate Professor, School of Marine Affairs, University of Washington

What takes so long to implement ecosystem-based fisheries management in the US?

Nick Rayns, General Manager, Fisheries Management Branch, Australian Fisheries Management Authority

Policy, risk, and money: Ecosystem-based fisheries management in Australian fisheries

Panel Discussion

THEME 3: Communities and governance: Social, research and legal systems for ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM)

Mary Ruckelshaus, Team Leader, Salmon Risk Evaluation Group, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA–Fisheries

Applying ecosystem-based management in Puget Sound: Including the human element

Selina Heppell, Associate Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University

Scaling up, scaling down: Linking community-based stewardship to the needs of fishery management

Panel Discussion

Closing Remarks—Ray Hilborn, Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington

The future of EBFM and fisheries management

*Link presentation starts part-way through video (preceded by the final panel discussion)