FACT/Environment Agency Fisheries Management and KHV Workshop

When: 29th March 2007
Where: National Fisheries Laboratory, Brampton, Huntingdon.

ACT and the EA, Nigel Hewlett at NFL, are hosting a workshop on KHV,notifiability and bio-security on March 29th at the National FisheriesLaboratory at Brampton.

The purpose of the day is to start the process of introducing fisherymanagers to the concept of bio-security and the effect KHV could have ontheir fisheries. The target market is commercial fishery operators and clubfishery managers.

Proposed Agenda

TIME TOPIC SPPEAKER
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee and welcome to NFL Sarah Chare
10:30 – 10:50

Workshop welcome and aims Mike Heylin – FACT
10:50 – 11:15

Fisheries management and fish disease Nigel Hewlett – EA
11:15 – 11:40

Commercial fisheries Sarah Thomson – PCFA
11:40 – 12:05

Specimen carp waters Viv Shears – Sparsholt college
12:05 – 12:30

Security of purchase – the right way to buy fish Ian Wellby
13:00 – 13:45

Lunch –
13:45 – 14:10 The role of the IFMAsh Girdler IFM
14:10 – 14:35 Defra – notifiable status of KHV David Mullin
14:35 – 14:50 Open questions –
14:50 – 15:00 Summary and close Mike Heylin


CHAIRS
Morning – Sarah Chare
Afternoon – Mike Heylin

People wanting to secure a place should communicate with Jody Armitage EA onjody.armitage@environment-agency.gov.uk, as soon as they can to ensure aplace.

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