Conference Announcement
Third International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals
28 November - 2 December 2005
Miami, Florida
For further information, please go to:
http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/coral/
OVERVIEW
Understanding the ecosystem role, function, and value of deep-sea corals
and associated fauna has become a priority topic for many national
governments and international regional resource management bodies.
Continuing with the tradition of the 1st Symposium in Halifax, Canada
(2000), and the 2nd Symposium in Erlangen, Germany (2003), the 3rd
International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals (ISDSC) will bring together
scientists, marine resource managers, policy makers, and students from
around the world to exchange the current scientific knowledge of
deep-sea corals and associated fauna and to discuss possible statutory
means available to conserve and protect.
This symposium is designed to bring together participants who are
actively involved in the monitoring and research of deep-sea corals and
other deep-sea habitat as well as the animals associated with them. As
responsible management decisions are based upon the best available
science, resource managers and policy-makers will also find this
symposium invaluable to identifying information gaps and planning
management activities.
THEMATIC TOPICS
(1) Applied Taxonomy and Molecular Genetics of Deep-sea Corals
(2) Habitat Mapping, Sampling, and Characterization: Tools and Techniques
(3) Geology, Paleontology, and Climate Change
(4) Biodiversity, Microbial, and Invertebrate Associations
(5) Fisheries and Fish Ecology
(6) Ecosystem-based Approach to Ocean Management
(7) Biology, Growth, and Reproduction
(8) Conservation and Management of the Deep-sea (Panel)
SPONSORS
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service (MMS)
University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS)
ORGANIZERS
Robert Brock
NOAA Fisheries
Robert.Brock [at] noaa.gov
Robert George
George Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability
Georgeryt [at] cs.com
Les Watling
University of Maine
Watling [at] maine.edu
For further information, please go to:
http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/coral/