FSRS Annual Conference 2012

The Fishermen and Scientists Research Society (FSRS) will be holding its 19th Annual Conference on February 24 - 25, 2012 at the Best Western Glengarry Hotel in Truro, NS. The conference will include a range of workshop sessions, the Scientific Program Committee Report and Workplan for 2012/2013, and the Annual General Meeting.   In addition to the workshop sessions, the conference will include posters and displays.

Planned Workshop topics include:

• Climate Change and Coastal Communities in Atlantic Canada - What is Coming Your Way and Its Impact on Lobster
• How Will Ocean Acidification Due To Climate Change Affect Atlantic Lobster? Update on Environmental Monitoring on Lobster Traps:  Bottom Temperatures and Drifter Observations
• FSRS Nearshore Temperature Monitoring Project
• Understanding Lobster Population Connectivity - Who Is Helping Who?
• The C-Change ICURA:  Community Adaptation To Coastal Climate

The Scientific Program Committee Report and Workplan session will include:

• Shellfish Working Group Report
• Groundfish Working Group Report
• Ecosystem Working Group Report
• 2012/13 Workplan

Sponsorship Opportunities

The FSRS is proud to have a diverse membership of over 400 fishermen and scientists from across the Maritimes and around the world. We have developed a model that has been copied around the world. Membership is free and includes a complimentary delegate pass to the annual conference.