[Coral-List] Spatial Dimensions of Fisheries 7th FSU Mote Symposium Nov 11-13, 2008

[Felicia Coleman]

Florida State University
Mote Marine Laboratory
are pleased to announce a call for papers and opening of registration for


The Seventh William R. and Lenore Mote International Symposium

Topic:  The Spatial Dimensions of Fisheries:  Putting it All in Place
11-13 November 2008

The official website for the symposium appears 
here:  http://www.bio.fsu.edu/mote/current-format.html

Check often for updates.

Format and Topics

Determining the spatial scales of ecosystems and 
social systems is critical to managing fisheries. 
The question is, must the scale of management 
match the scale at which the ecosystem and social 
systems operate? Although ecological systems 
function at different scales, social systems have 
their own scale of operation. In many systems, 
convergence argues for finer spatial limits on 
management areas and territorial privileges and 
restrictions on access, intended to introduce the 
right incentives for responsible use of 
resources. Fisher behavior­the spatial behavior 
of fleets and fishing units in response to 
resource distribution, operational constraints, 
and regulations­cannot be discounted.

Talks for this symposium address three primary themes:

I. Defining the spatial scale of ecosystems and social systems
    * correspondence between the spatial scales 
of resource structure/dynamics and management institutions
    * geographical hierarchy of management institutions
    * spatially variable harvest strategies 
(area-based quotas, spawning reserves)
    * ecological support relating to dispersal, habitat, and metapopulations

II. Governance and access: is area-based 
management effective against "roving bandits" and 
serial depletion? Top-down versus bottom-up governance perspectives
    * spatially-defined tenure systems (TURFS etc.)
    * local management and its limitations
    * zoning and multiple use MPAs

III. New elements in the analytical toolkit: the 
mapping imperative. More and more models 
(conceptual or formal) and management options for 
marine resources are discussed over maps. How do 
we make use of these tools in fisheries?
    * learning to make more effective use of the 
information-rich maps of GIS and the growing associated statistical tools
    * the possibility that GIS tools can be used 
to analyze social issues of fishing communities spread along coastscapes
    * new technologies (e.g., hydroacoustics, bottom mapping)
    * design-based and model-based survey methods 
that incorporation variation across space (e.g., 
geostatistical methods and other creative approaches)

    Participants not presenting papers or posters are welcome.



Felicia C. Coleman, Ph. D.
Director, Florida State University Coastal & Marine Laboratory
Pew Marine Conservation Fellow
3618 Highway 98
St Teresa, FL  32358-2702
coleman at bio.fsu.edu
www.marinelab.fsu.edu

Assistant:
Maranda Marxsen
860.697.4095
mmarxsen at fsu.edu





Felicia C. Coleman, Ph. D.
Director, Florida State University Coastal & Marine Laboratory
Pew Marine Conservation Fellow
3618 Highway 98
St Teresa, FL  32358-2702
coleman at bio.fsu.edu
www.marinelab.fsu.edu

Assistant:
Maranda Marxsen
860.697.4095
mmarxsen at fsu.edu