Location: Florence, Italy
Event Website: http://www.dbag.unifi.it/maliaf/
Start Date: 05/11/2008
End Date: 07/11/2008
The project IMPASSE - Environmental impacts of alien species in aquaculture - seeks to address the EC's need for a thorough evaluation of the potential impacts of non-indigenous species in aquaculture. Its overall goal is to develop guidelines for environmentally sound practices for the introductions and translocations in aquaculture, guidelines on quarantine procedures and risk assessment protocols, and procedures for assessing the potential impacts of invasive alien species in aquaculture and related activities. The objective of this conference is to present the results but also to extend the discussion on the strategies needed to develop sustainable and profitable aquaculture and fisheries across the world. It will provide a unique opportunity for many leading scientists engaged in research on invasive alien species to meet and share their knowledge with practitioners, stakeholders, and regulatory agencies.
This will have a positive impact on the ongoing process, at the EU level, of developing regulations governing the use of alien species in human activities, including aquaculture, strengthen cooperation at all levels and develop integrated actions to standardise guidelines or protocols for species movement, risk assessment, and quarantining.
Themes of discussion will be:
- Reviews of introductions of aquatic alien species in different, environments, countries and regions.
- Impacts (environmental, ecological, social and economic) arising from the introduction of non-native aquatic species.
- Aquaculture and aquaculture-related operations involving non-native species.
- Analysis of drivers of the use of introduced species.
- Constraints in establishing good practices in the introduction of aquatic species.
- Dispersal mechanisms from aquaculture-related activities.
- Risk assessment and management.
- Quarantine procedures.
- Recommendations on potential mitigation-remediation procedures and contingency plans.