International Workshop on Fish Visual Census

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Ustica (Italy), 26-28 june 1997

I INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON
FISH VISUAL CENSUS
IN 
MARINE PROTECTED AREAS

Supported by:
Riserva Naturale Marina Isola di Ustica
Comune di Ustica
ICRAM
 (Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca scientifica e tecnologica Applicata al
Mare) Roma


Chairman:
 Dr. Marino Vacchi - ICRAM

AIMS OF THE WORKSHOP
	This workshop aims to discuss the various techniques employeed for Fish
Visual Census and to highlight some results, with particular reference to
Marine Protected Areas, in the Mediterranean Sea and outside.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS (preliminary list)
- S.A. Bortone
Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Research.
University of West Florida. USA.
- P. Francour
Faculté des Sciences de Luminy. Marseille. France
- A. Garcia-Rubies
Centre d'Estudis Avancats de Blanes (CSIC). Girona. Spain
- J.-G. Harmelin
Centre d'Oceanologie de Marseille. France.
- R.F.G. Ormond
Tropical Marine Research Unit. University of York. UK.
- M. Vacchi
Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca scientifica e tecnologica Applicata al
Mare. Roma. Italy.


CONTRIBUTIONS
General contributions on the topic Fish visual census: methodology,
approaches and data are welcome.
Oral communications will be 15 minutes.
Posters must fit in a maximum space 1x1.5 m (horizontal x vertical).
Should there be more oral presenations than available space in the
timetable, contributors of extra abstracts will be notified with an option
to contribute a poster.

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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

25 june: Arrival in Ustica. h. 18.00 at the Riserva Marina get together
party and registration.

26 june - A.M.: · Official opening. Speakers: 
dr. R. Sequi, director of the Riserva Naturale Marina Isola di Ustica;  
dr. A. Licciardi, major of Ustica; 
dr. G. Notarbartolo di Sciara, president of ICRAM.
· Keynote presentations. 6 speakers with extensive experience in fish visual
census have been invited to address axpect of the theme and to stimulate
discussion.  6 lectures, of the duration of 30 minutes each, will be
followed by a short discussion.
26 june - P.M.: Thematic communications. Short oral communications (15
minutes each), and discussion of the posters on the general topic Fish
visual census: methodology, approaches and data analisys. Final discussion.

27 june - A.M.: Thematic communications. Following from 26 june.
27 june - P.M.: Coordinate discussion on the topic Fish visual census and
reserve effect.

28 june - A.M.: Field activity. Cernia visual survey. All the partecipants
are invited to a survey of a target species, the groupers (=cernia in
Italian) Epinephelus marginatus and E. costae will be performed by. The
survey will be extended simultaneously to cover every areas of the Marine
Park. Scuba certification needed for the field activity.
28 june - P.M.: First data treatment and discussion on the results of the
census.
28 june - evening: Closure dinner. All contributors are invited.

Official language: ENGLISH
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 ABSTRACTS
Abstracts for keynote presentations, oral communications and posters, in
English, should be submitted preferably in electronic form (Microsoft Word
6.0 or previous versions or text file) as attachment to an e-mail message. A
hard copy can also be sent as a backup. Abstracts will be reproduced in the
conference program. Submitted abstract must include:
Author(s). Please indicate the author who will be presenting the paper.
Addresses of the authors (including e-mail).
Title
Abstract (300 word limit)
DEADLINE for  submitting ABSTRACTS:
 31 MARCH 1997

PROCEEDINGS
A proceedings of the conference will be published in a special issue of the
journal Il Naturalista Siciliano. This will include papers from the keynote
addresses, contributed papers and the workshop outcomes. In order to be
considered for publications manuscripts must be submitted no later than at
the workshop, preferably in electronic form (Microsoft Word 6.0 or previous
versions or Text File) either as attachment to an e-mail message or by disk.
Manuscripts should be formatted as for a paper in Il Naturalista Siciliano
(see its instructions for authors). All papers will be refereed as for a
reputable scientific journal.
DEADLINE for  submitting MANUSCRIPTS:
28 JUNE 1997

WORKSHOP FEE
The workshop is open. The Riserva Naturale Marina Isola di Ustica will
provide facilities for the field activities, including the use of boats,
scuba tanks and weights. Other scuba equipment is available for rent.


THE LOCATION 
Ustica is a small island in the middle of the southern Thyrrenian Sea, at
around 30 miles from Palermo. The Riserva Naturale Marina Isola di Ustica,
settled in 1985, is the first Marine Park in Italy. Very well known amongst
scuba divers, its main features are the submerged rocky cliffs, very crowded
with fish. The grouper Epinephelus marginatus, nowadays rare in most of the
Mediterranean, is quite common here.
Ustica is connected twice a day with Palermo by ferry boat or hovercraft.
Palermo is connected daily with all the main Italian airports.
At the end of june the weather is usually fine and dry. Air temperature
range between 24 and 30°C. Water temperature is around 24°C at the surface,
16°C below 15 m depth.
On the island it is possible to find accommodation in various hotels. The
average rate for a 3 star hotel is around 50 USD for a double room without
breakfast. 

CONTACTS
WORLD WIDE WEB PAGE:
Further information can be seen on the Workshop Internet page at the address:
http://www.wp.com/kudalaut/vcensus.html

REGISTRATION, SUBMISSION OF
ABSTRACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
For information, registration and for submitting abstract and proceedings
please contact:
Dr. Massimo Boyer                    
Dr. Paola Bearzi 
via Chiodo 10/24
17100 Savona - Italy
preferably by e-mail at the following addresses:

1- Until 01/02/97 and from 16/05/97:
phone: +39 (0)19 853148
fax: +39 (0)10 3470403
e-mail: boyer at mbox.vol.it

2- From 01/02/97 to 15/05/97:
phone & fax +62 (0)431 861100
e-mail: kudalaut at manado.wasantara.net.id

or contact directly:
dr. Marino Vacchi       ICRAM
via E. Respighi 5 - 00197 Roma - Italy
tel. +39 (0)6 8072276  fax +39 (0)6 8088326
e-mail: 

Accommodation
For hotel accommodation it is possible to contact directly :
Riserva Naturale Marina Isola di Ustica
p.za Umberto I - Ustica (PA) - Italy
phone: +39 (0)91 8449456
fax: +39 (0)91 8449194

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