With the coverage of commercial fishing popularised on TV through shows like the Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel conference like the one above should attract a huge following. It would be good to see a similar event take place in the UK that addresses the same issues in a pan european context - the response to change is every bit as crucial here in the UK as elsewhere in the world. This is a document that would make good reading for the current harbour commissioners as the future of Newlyn as a fishing port depends to some degree on their vision of the future and how the harbour intends to manage its responds to change.
The international symposium is a forum for scholars, fishery managers, fishing families, and others to explore the human dimensions of fishery systems and the growing need to include social science research in policy processes. It will be a place for sharing what we have learned about the opportunities and constraints that fishing people in northern countries encounter in a time of significant environmental, social, and economic change. Diverse panels and presentations will address sources and effects of external impacts on fishing people and their communities.
27th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium
Hilton Downtown Anchorage HotelAnchorage, Alaska
September 14–17, 2011
Contact: Courtney Carothers, clcarothers@alaska.edu