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Scottish Aquaculture - A Sustainable Future
21st - 22nd April 2009   

PROGRAMME

The current list of presentation titles and speakers is provided below and will be updated regularly. Although the list may be subject to change, the content of the conference programme will remain focused on delivering a co-ordinated series of presentations designed to meet the needs of delegates from a broad spectrum of specialist and non-specialist backgrounds. Although drawing principally on Scottish and Norwegian experiences, the themes addressed by the symposium have international resonance. Many of the issues related to improving the sustainability of aquaculture are common to stakeholders elsewhere in Europe and beyond. The symposium will bring together some of the worlds leading autorities in this area to explain current understanding and explore the way forward. A full list of speakers will be included as they are confirmed.

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RSE Drinks Reception - 20th April 2009

19:30:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY 1 21st April 2009

 

 

 

 

Registration

08:00:00

 

 

 

Opening

09:00:00

Welcome and Ministerial Address

Minister for the Environment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session

Time

Presentation Working Title

Speaker

Organisation

 

 

 

 

 

Plenary Day 1

09:30:00

Aquaculture - An EU perspective

Jean Weissenberger

DG- MARE A2 ( CFP & Aquaculture)

Parallel Session 1 - Policy and Regulation

 

 

 

 

Keynote - Regulation and Policy

10:15:00

SARF outputs aid SEPA Policy and Regulation

Campbell Gemmell

Scottish Environment Protection Agency

 

10:45:00

Tea and Coffee

 

 

 

11:15:00

Identification of risk factors in shellfish harvesting areas: regulatory and policy Implications

David Kay

CREH, University of Wales

 

11:45:00

The recovery of the seabed after fish farming

Kenny Black

Scottish Association for Marine Science

 

12:15:00

Applied epidemiology as it relates to aquatic animal health policy and regulation

Jimmy Turnbull

University of Stirling

 

12:45:00

Lunch

 

 

 

14:15:00

What has been done to minimise uses of medicines and anti-parasitic drugs in Norwegian Aquaculture?

Paul Midtlyng

Norwegian School of Veterinary Science

 

14:45:00

Appropriate and Sustainable Predator Control: the use of ADDs and other measures to control seal predation at Scottish salmon farm sites

Simon Northridge

University of St Andrews

 

15:15:00

Tea and Coffee

 

 

 

15:45:00

The relationship between aquaculture and biodiversity

Tom Wilding

Scottish Association for Marine Science

 

16:15:00

Incident Prevention in the Scottish Shellfish Sector

Lorna Murray

Food Standards Agency Scotland

Parallel Session 2 - Understanding our Environment

 

 

 

 

Keynote - Understanding our Environment

10:15:00

Carrying capacity

Anders Stigebrandt

University of Goteburg

 

10:45:00

Tea and Coffee

 

 

 

11:15:00

Carrying capacity: fit for purpose models

Paul Tett

Napier University

 

11:45:00

Environmental Quality Standards: definition and understanding

Mark Crane

Crane Consultants

 

12:15:00

Coastal assimilative capacity: fish farm amalgamation, size matters?

Martin Solan

University of Aberdeen

 

12:45:00

Lunch

 

 

 

14:15:00

Dispersion Modelling of Fish Farm Particulate Wastes

Andrew Symonds

ABPMER

 

14:45:00

Containment and genetic impact of fish farming on wild populations

Terje Svåsand

IMR Norway

 

15:15:00

Tea and Coffee

 

 

 

15:45:00

Application of novel ecotoxicity assays in aquaculture

Graeme Paton

University of Aberdeen

 

16:15:00

The Scottish Marine Bill: Sustainable and Strategic Management

David Palmer

Scottish Government

Poster Session

16:45:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sympsosium Dinner

19:00:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DAY2 22nd April 2009

 

 

 

 

Plenary Day 2

09:30:00

Aquaculture as a new-comer in the economic and social life of coastal communities. Do we learn from experience?

Bjørn Hersoug

University of Tromso

Parallel Session 1 - Fish Health and Welfare

 

 

 

 

Keynote - Fish Health and Welfare

10:15:00

Emerging virus disease problems in aquaculture

Epsen Rimstad

Norwegian School of Veterinary Science

 

10:45:00

Tea and Coffee

 

 

 

11:15:00

Fish immunity: vaccine development and performance

Chris Secombes

University of Aberdeen

 

11:45:00

Development of diagnostics: challenges and opportunities

Sandra Adams

University of Stirling

 

12:15:00

Investigation and control of rainbow trout gastroenteritis

Jorge del Pozo

University of Stirling

 

12:45:00

Lunch

 

 

 

14:15:00

Biosecurity in aquaculture: A U.K. perspective

Andy Shinn

University of Stirling

 

14:45:00

Genetic evaluation of diease resistance in farmed fish-challenges and future prospects

Jørgen Ødegård

NNIFES

 

15:15:00

Tea and Coffee

 

 

 

15:45:00

Optimisation of on growing of marine finfish- a welfare perspective

Herve Migaud

University of Stirling

 

16:15:00

Can we get the upper hand on virus diseases in aquatic organisms?

Borre Robertsen

University of Tromso

Parallel Session 2 - Sustainability

 

 

 

 

Keynote - Sustainability

10:15:00

Aquaculture Management in Norway

Magnor Nerheim

DG-Ministry for Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Norway

 

10:45:00

Tea and Coffee

 

 

 

11:15:00

Streamlining the environmental impact assessment procedure for aquaculture

Richard Slaski

Federation of Scottish Aquaculture Producers

 

11:45:00

A review of marine fish farm Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) thresholds – scope for change and application of permitted development rights

Suzan Bennett

Xodus Group

 

12:15:00

Improving sustainability

TBC

Food and Agriculture Organisation

 

12:45:00

Lunch

 

 

 

14:15:00

Feed sustainability: current status, future prospects and consumer attitudes

Paul Morris

Skretting

 

14:45:00

Tourism and aquaculture

Fiona Nimmo

Royal Haskoning

 

15:15:00

Tea and Coffee

 

 

 

15:45:00

Environmental values and consumer behaviour: a case study of Scottish salmon aquaculture

David Whitmarsh

University of Portsmouth

 

16:15:00

Social impacts of aquaculture

Steve Yearley

University of Edinburgh

Poster Session and Competition Awards

16:45:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optional Field Trip

 

 

 

 

23rd April 2009

08:00:00

Travel from Edinburgh to Stirling

 

 

 

 

Visit to the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling.

 

 

 

 

Travel to Oban, Argyll

 

 

 

 

Visit to the Scottish Association for Marine Science

 

 

 

Overnight in Oban

 

 

 24th April 2009

 

Visit to Loch Creran and tour of Scottish Sea Farms site cages

 

 

 

18:00:00

Return to Edinburgh

 

 

 

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