Sea breezes promise to freshen up proceedings at the annual open-to-all conference of the Institute of Fisheries Management (IFM) in Liverpool, October 7-9. Marine fisheries will feature in about half the sessions.
“Managers properly trained and skilled for a future in fisheries are the best hope for preserving the sea and freshwater fish we have left so that they will provide food and recreation in perpetuity,” said Keith Hendry, chairman of the organising committee.
“Sound science-based management is the key to sustainable and productive fisheries,” said Dr. Hendry who is also managing director of APEM the UK-based international environmental consultancy.
The conference, entitled “Fisheries Management from Sea to Source” will open with a session on the ecological significance of sea-run and estuarine fish, followed by papers on managing transitional fisheries and catchment management.
The second day will move on to marine development and fisheries management, estuary habitat restoration and the ever topical and controversial subject of barriers in rivers and the need for fish passes to ensure spawning and migratory species swim into the upper reaches of rivers.
