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Influence of The main objective of the Symposium "The Influence of Climate Change on North Atlantic Fish Stocks is to present current knowledge of climate impact on fish stocks and how this may be used in fisheries advice and management.
Contributions are solicited for the following areas of research as well as others the authors propose and that are considered particularly relevant:
· The impact of climate on the distribution and migration of fish
populations
· The effect of climate variability on growth, maturity, recruitment
and mortality
· The role of zooplankton in climate-fish relations
· Taking account of climate in the evaluation of the state of fish
stocks
· Managing fish stocks under future climate scenarios and in the
face of climatic uncertainty
Venue: Radisson SAS Hotel Bryggen, Bergen, Norway
Important dates
| September 2003: | Registration begins |
| 1 December 2003: | Deadline for abstracts |
| 15 February 2004: | Notification of acceptance of contribution |
| 15 March 2004: | Registration deadline for reduced fee |
| 11 May 2004: | Symposium * |
* Pre-registrations are accepted to May 8. Those who have not pre-registered will be able to register at the Symposium for 3000 NoK.
Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870 Nordnes, N-5817 Bergen, Phone: +47 55 23 84 94, Fax: +47 55 23 85 86
Co-sponsors: GLOBEC - Institute of Marine Research - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Research Council of Norway - City of Bergen