You can take part live in the Bi-Annual Scottish Fishing Conference 2018

This year's Scottish Fishing Conference will be livecast over the internet - this means anyone, anywhere can take part live.  Why not get together with a group of people arrange at your local fishermen's mission or other centre (internet-abled pub, training centre, college) who can show the event on a big screen?

This is the final Programme for the Bi-Annual Scottish Fisheries Conference on the 9th & 10th July. 

Many blog readers will be unable to make the long (and expensive in terms of travel cost and more importantly time) trip up to Scotland might be interested to know that this year they catch it online!

Save the livecast link https://www.mindfullywired.org/live-streaming-basfc18 in your online calendar with a reminder so that you can be there virtually.  Anyone can ask direct questions to any of the speakers using the chat box in the bottom right hand corner of the screen via the conference organisers.  You can also follow the conference speakers using the Twitter hashtag, #BASFC18 and ask questions to @fiscotorg

All the sections that are being live-streamed (everything apart from the breaks) are highlighted in yellow.

Please share the agenda, live stream link and hashtags to anyone with an interest in the conference agenda items. We’d like as many people joining online as we can. We’ll be taking questions on twitter but we’ve also set up a function to take questions online, which will be put to the speaker/panel at the appropriate time.

As you can see FIS have keynote speeches from the Faroese FM and a senior representative from the Norwegian Fisheries Department,

All the details you’ll need are here - share them with a friend:

Live stream link: https://www.mindfullywired.org/live-streaming-basfc18 - the chat function in the bottom, right-hand corner will allow participants to submit questions and comments in real-time.

Hashtag: #BASFC18
Twitter handle: @fiscotorg

Giving Small-Scale Fisheries a Place: Knowledge and Governance Challenges

Anyone able to get funded to represent small-scale or artisnal fishermen would do well to attend this conference! - there is a huge 50% discount for small-scale fishermen to attend!


Tuesday 25 June 2013, 09:00-18:00

Organized by:

Centre for Maritime Research (MARE), IMARES - Wageningen UR, GAP2 and the Too Big To Ignore project

Confirmed Speakers

Prof. David Symes will give a keynote lecture on the definition of small-scale fisheries knowledge and governance challenges in Europe and beyond.

Dr. Steve Mackinson, coordinator of GAP1 and GAP2 projects and member of CEFAS (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK), will present an overview of a GAP2 case study on the role of multiple stakeholders in research and governance on fisheries and the marine environment.

Dr. Ratana Chuenpagdee, principal investigator of the Too Big To Ignore research network, will discuss transdisciplinarity in small-scale fisheries research.

Jaap Vegter is coordinator of Stichting Geïntegreerde Visserij and a fisherman himself. He will give a lecture on the practices of small-scale fishing in the Netherlands and on the connection between small-scale fishing, sustainability and local economy.

Programme Information

Small-scale fisheries have a long and complex history in Europe. Nowadays they still make up a majority of the fleet in a number of countries, especially in southern Europe. Around 70,000 of the 84,000 commercial fishing vessels (83%) in Europe are below 12 meter in length and classified as belonging to small-scale fisheries (Macfadyen et al. 2011). Similar to those in other parts of the world, small-scale fishers in Europe face many challenges, like market competition, urban development, and the expansion of coastal tourism. Despite their numbers, small-scale fisheries have tended to get relatively little attention in fishery management debates. The new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), still under negotiation and expected to enter into force in 2014, is likely to introduce specific new measures for small-scale fisheries. That raises challenges: is there appropriate knowledge on small-scale fisheries and what governance arrangements would best achieve the policy goals?

In Asia, Africa, and Latin America, small-scale fisheries still predominate. But there too, small-scale fisheries receive little attention in policy-making even though they contribute in a major way to employment and food security. Their technologies and skills are more relevant than ever for a world that seeks a positive balance with nature.

All sorts of efforts and initiatives are required to address the current and emerging concerns related to small-scale fisheries. Building upon two ongoing research projects, this policy day focuses on two issues: knowledge and governance. GAP2’s (see www.gap2.eu) purpose is to demonstrate the role and value of stakeholder driven science within the context of fisheries governance. The Too Big to Ignore (TBTI – see http://toobigtoignore.net/) project aims to promote and revitalize small-scale fishing communities around the world, including Europe. Both projects are concerned about the relative lack of information about small-scale fisheries and their communities, and strive to improve and better integrate our knowledge base into the policy process.

The policy day centres on the following questions:

What is the future of small-scale fisheries in Europe? And how is the new Common Fisheries Policy going to affect this sector? What are the key governance challenges of small-scale fisheries in Europe today, and what further action is required to allow this sector to play its role? How can better knowledge be developed with and about small-scale fisheries? The policy day is expected to be relevant for:

Policy makers (EU, national governments) Fisher and fisheries representatives NGOs and consumer organizations Natural and social scientists working on fisheries issues Costs (Including lunch, coffee, drinks after):

€ 100.00 per person

Fishermen and fisheries representatives can obtain a fee reduction of 50%, which can be requested to mareconference-gpio@uva.nl after registration. Only the first 10 applicants can obtain such discount. In case of a valid request, 50% of the total registration fee (€ 100,00) will be repaid.

Registration

Please fill in the registration form.

Registrations are limited to the first 100 applicants.

Venue

Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen (KIT) Mauritskade 63 1092 AD Amsterdam Netherlands Contact 

For practical information, please contact: Bram Verelst Plantage Muidergracht 14-16 1018 TV Amsterdam B.Verelst@uva.nl