Science Centres: Fisheries

NIWA’s National Centre for Fisheries & Aquaculture will be a major sponsor of the DEEPSEA 2003 conference, a global conference on deepsea fisheries to be held in Queenstown in December.

The event, the first of its kind, will provide a forum for international experts to discuss present and future needs for science, conservation, and management of the continental slope and deep seas around the globe.

NIWA has a significant capability and investment in science related to deepsea fisheries, and we are anxious to ensure that the knowledge we have of deepsea systems is known to fishery developers and managers. We are also keen to demonstrate our commitment to well informed management of deepsea resources.

Founding sponsors of the event are the New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australia, and the Fisheries Research & Development Corporation, with the technical co-operation of FAO.

Three New Zealand companies – the Hoki Management Company, Squid Management Company, and the Orange Roughy Management Company – along with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, and Austral Fisheries Pty will be supporting sponsors.

Further information is available on the Deap Sea 2003 Conference website: www.deepsea.govt.nz.