Aquaculture dropped from ICES agenda
The event, which is taking place from 21-25 September in Copenhagen, was originally set to feature aquaculture as “one of its key strategic areas” but this has now been cancelled "for personal reasons..and we did not have the resources to revive it," Fish Farming Expert has been informed.
“There will be aspects of aquaculture touched on in various other theme sessions, such as theme session I and theme session M, although probably only briefly,” added the ICES representative.
Another representative added: "I am however very optimistic that aquaculture will be a big topic in the 2016 theme sessions. The final decision on these has not yet been made. They will be made available at the end of the year".
The 2015 event, which is being held in the DGI Byen conference centre, will see over 600 scientists, policy-makers, stakeholders, students, and organization representatives descend on the city to discuss and engage with the latest innovative scientific research.
Scientists will present research on a broad spectrum of topics – from ocean acidification and hypoxia, to Marine Spatial Planning and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The science will also reflect the wider strategic work being carried out by ICES on climate change, ocean sustainability, and integrated ecosystem understanding.
The full programme is available at http://www.ices.dk/news-and-events/asc/ASC2015/Pages/ASC2015.aspx
