FSRS Annual Conference 2009
  The FSRS 16th Annual Conference was held on February 20 - 21, 2009 at the Best Western Glengarry Hotel in Truro, NS. The conference included a range of workshop sessions, the Scientific Program Committee Report and Workplan for 2009/2010 and the Annual General Meeting.

Topics
Climate Change and Its Impact on Fisheries.
Ocean Tracking Network & What Is It and How Can Fishermen Use the Data Collected.
Using Lobster Blood Samples to Study Reproductive and Nutritional Status.
Inshore Ecosystem Project - Draft Ecosystem Overview and Assessment Report (EOAR) Overview, and the Science Behind Integrated Management: The EOAR as One of the Tools.
   
arrow The Scientific Program Committee Report and Workplan session included:
  • Shellfish Working Group
    • Update on the Lobster Recruitment Index (LR) and Commercial Trap Sampling (CTS) Projects
    • Lobster Collector Project Update
    • Lobster Moult and Quality Project Update
  • Groundfish Working Group Report
  • Ecosystem Working Group Report
  • 2009/10 Workplan
  For reports on various presentations and discussions on the topics covered at this years conference please see the 2009 Winter Issue of our newsletter.
   
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