All presentations are located in Silfurberg Conference hall
Exhibitions, lunch and refreshments are served in Eir in front of the Conference hall
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Time |
Event |
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08:00 – 17:30 |
Registration Opens – Welcome Coffee |
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09:00 – 16:00 |
Exhibition opens |
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09:00 – 10:30 |
Welcome to IFOMC Keynote Speaker Dr. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Morning Refreshments |
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11:00 – 12:30 |
Session 1 – Why Observe and Monitor Fisheries? The Importance of at-sea Monitoring. |
Why Observer and Monitor Fisheries? The Importance of at-sea Monitoring
Chair: Lisa Borges
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Title |
Presenter |
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The FAO Deep-sea Fishery Project: supporting fisheries observers beyond national jurisdictions |
Keith Reid |
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The impact of observers in increasing compliance in the ICCAT & IOTC transhipment regional observer programmes |
Owen Kelley-Patterson |
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A North Atlantic tale: Valuing and promoting sustainable fisheries through a Regional Fisheries Observer Program |
Miguel Machete |
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Evolution of fisheries monitoring programs in Chile (Observers and EMS) |
Luis Cocas |
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Why management and surveillance – Short overview of fisheries in Iceland from settlement to modern time and the development of the current fisheries management system |
Erna Jónsdóttir |
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Applying integrated scientific monitoring of sensitive species in Croatian fisheries: First findings of multi-methodological approach |
Igor Isajlovic |
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Time |
Event |
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12:30 – 14:00 |
Lunch Posters and Exhibition Viewing |
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14:00 – 15:30 |
Session 2 – Data Management |
Data Management
Chair: Björg Þórðardóttir
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Title |
Presenter |
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Trends in bycatch of fish, marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds in U.S. commercial fisheries |
Andrea Chan |
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Regional data governance: from policy to dashboards |
Tiffany Vidal |
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The challenges of past- and future-proofing data management in Fisheries Management software |
Stefania Crotti |
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Data quality and security management in electronic monitoring programs |
Gonzalo Legorburu |
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Observer coverage – how much is enough? |
Kimberley Mackey |
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Time |
Event |
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15:30 – 16:00 |
Afternoon Refreshments |
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16:00 – 17:30 |
Session 3 – Observer’s Tools of the Trade and Novel Applications of at-sea Monitoring Data |
Observer’s Tools of the Trade and Novel Applications of at-sea Monitoring Data
Chair: Amanda Leaker
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Title |
Presenter |
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Streamlining debriefing using onboard electronic reporting and dedicated data review applications |
Ryann Turcotte |
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Optimizing fisheries data collection: the smartfish approach to accuracy, efficiency, and user-friendliness |
Laura Lemey |
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Insights from a pilot on electronic monitoring for social responsibility |
Natalie Tellwright |
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Seabirds, why we monitor them and how fishery observer programs support their conservation |
Kevin Stockmann |
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Demonstrating the capabilities of electronic monitoring as a novel at-sea monitoring tool for litter observations from Scottish fishing vessels |
Lauren Clayton |
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Near-real time monitoring of fishing effort using novel low-cost technology. |
Maria Jose Pria Ramos |
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Time |
Event |
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18:00 – 20:00 |
Welcome Reception Whales of Museum Iceland, Fiskislóð 23-25, 101 Reykjavík |
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