towards ecosystem-based management of tuna fisheries

›9:00 (45min)

Keynote: The Behavior of Pelagic Fishes and its Pertinence to Fisheries
Kim Holland

› Auditorium

9:00 - 9:45 (45min)

Keynote: The Behavior of Pelagic Fishes and its Pertinence to Fisheries

Auditorium

Kim Holland

https://ebfmtuna-2012.sciencesconf.org/data/program/keynote_speakers_Holland_1.pdf

›9:45 (40min)

Session 2: FISH ASSOCIATED WITH FADS: BIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

› Auditorium

9:45 - 10:25 (40min)

Session 2: FISH ASSOCIATED WITH FADS: BIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Auditorium

› Behavioural plasticity displayed by tuna at fish aggregating devices (FADs) - Marianne Robert, Laboratoire d Ecologie Sociale - Université Libre de Bruxelles, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement 09:45-10:05 (20min)

› Role of social interactions on dynamics of fish aggregations in a multi-site system of fish aggregating devices (FADs) - Grégory Sempo, Unit of Social Ecology, Université Libre de Bruxelles 10:05-10:25 (20min)

›10:25 (25min)

Coffee break

› Ocean

10:25 - 10:50 (25min)

Coffee break

Ocean

›10:50 (40min)

Session 2: FISH ASSOCIATED WITH FADS: BIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

› Auditorium

10:50 - 11:30 (40min)

Session 2: FISH ASSOCIATED WITH FADS: BIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Auditorium

› Establishing a reference point to assess the existence of an ecological trap for tropical tunas - Marianne Robert, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Laboratoire d Ecologie Sociale - Université Libre de Bruxelles 10:50-11:10 (20min)

› The role of FADs in the ecology of juvenile silky sharks - John Filmalter, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science 11:10-11:30 (20min)

›11:30 (1h)

Session 3: BIOLOGY & ECOLOGY OF PELAGIC SHARKS

› Auditorium

11:30 - 12:30 (1h)

Session 3: BIOLOGY & ECOLOGY OF PELAGIC SHARKS

Auditorium

› Linear growth of two oceanic sharks, Prionace glauca (blue shark) and Carcharhinus falciformis (silky shark) in the south western Indian Ocean assessed by back-calculation from vertebrae age readings - Niriniony Rabehagasoa, UMR EME - Evgeny Romanov, CAP RUN 11:30-11:50 (20min)

› Bomb radiocarbon dating of the Indian Ocean blue shark Prionace glauca: a preliminary test of ageing accuracy - Evgeny Romanov, CAP RUN / ARDA 11:50-12:10 (20min)

› Fin to carcass weight ratios for the silky shark, Carcharhinus falciformis, in the south-western Indian Ocean - Bernard Séret, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement 12:10-12:30 (20min)

›12:30 (1h15)

Lunch

› Ocean

12:30 - 13:45 (1h15)

Lunch

Ocean

›13:45 (1h40)

Session 3: BIOLOGY & ECOLOGY OF PELAGIC SHARKS

› Auditorium

13:45 - 15:25 (1h40)

Session 3: BIOLOGY & ECOLOGY OF PELAGIC SHARKS

Auditorium

› Can stable isotopes document trophic position, diet, and movement in pelagic sharks? Case studies in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans - Frédéric Ménard, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR EME 13:45-14:05 (20min)

› Recent Developments in Pop-up Tag Technology in Support of Fisheries Research - Melinda Holland, Wildlife Computers 14:05-14:25 (20min)

› A novel approach to predict fish abundance using thermocline depth and animal movement data - Felipe Carvalho, University of Florida 14:25-14:45 (20min)

› Spatial ecology and fisheries of juvenile blue shark (Prionace glauca) in the mid-North Atlantic - Frederic Vandeperre, University of the Azores 14:45-15:05 (20min)

› Identification of nursery areas of the blue and the oceanic whitetip sharks in southwestern Atlantic Ocean - Mariana Tolotti, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Laboratório de Ecologia Marinha 15:05-15:25 (20min)

›15:25 (25min)

Coffee break

› Ocean

15:25 - 15:50 (25min)

Coffee break

Ocean

›15:50 (40min)

Session 3: BIOLOGY & ECOLOGY OF PELAGIC SHARKS

› Auditorium

15:50 - 16:30 (40min)

Session 3: BIOLOGY & ECOLOGY OF PELAGIC SHARKS

Auditorium

› Horizontal and vertical behavior of the oceanic whitetip shark in the western Atlantic ocean - Mariana Tolotti, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Laboratório de Ecologia Marinha 15:50-16:10 (20min)

› Horizontal movement behaviour of silky and oceanic whitetip sharks in the Indian Ocean. - John Filmalter, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science 16:10-16:30 (20min)

›16:30 (1h20)

Session 4: FISHERY IMPACTS

› Auditorium

16:30 - 17:50 (1h20)

Session 4: FISHERY IMPACTS

Auditorium

› The respective role of vessels, skipper and environment in tuna catches - Patrice Guillotreau, Université de Nantes 16:30-16:50 (20min)

› Ecological Risk Assessment for species incidentally caught by fisheries managed by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) - Hilario Murua, AZTI Tecnalia 16:50-17:10 (20min)

› How much do fish aggregating devices (FADs) modify the habitat of tropical tunas? - Nicolas Bez, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR EME 17:10-17:30 (20min)

› On the fast track to managing FADs - Susan Jackson, International Seafood Sustainability Foundation 17:30-17:50 (20min)

Week overview