Invitation: Seminar on “Building our knowledge of the mesopelagic zone”
2022.3.9
EFFOP is partner in the MEESO project: “Ecologically and economically sustainable mesopelagic fisheries (MEESO)“.
The MEESO project is organizing a seminar “Building our knowledge of the mesopelagic zone“, Friday 25 March 2022 at Castletroy Park Hotel, Co. Limerick, Ireland, 9:30 – 14:00 GMT
Frank Trearty, President of EFFOP, will give a presentation entitled ”The European Fishmeal and Fish Oil Produceres – mesopelagics a potential new raw material?” and participate in the Panel Discussion.
Interested EFFOP members should register to the seminar here
(participation in-person or online)
The preliminary seminar programme:
| Time | |
| 09.30-10.00 | Refreshments |
| 10.00-10.05 | Welcome, introduction |
| 10.05-10.15 | “New developments of acoustic and trawl technologies for biomass estimation of mesopelagic organisms”: Dr Webjørn Melle (Institute of Marine Research, Norway) |
| 10.20-10.30 | “Modelling mesopelagic fish and their ecosystems” Dr Douglas C. Speirs (University of Strathclyde, Scotland) |
| 10.35-10.45 | “MI work on the acoustic survey estimation of mesopelagic fish abundance”. Prof. David Reid (Marine Institute, Ireland) |
| 10.50-11.00 | “Prediction of potential catch loss through mesh selection in mesopelagic trawls” Dr. Eduardo Grimaldo (SINTEF, Norway) |
| 11.05-11.15 | “Ecosystem-based management of mesopelagic fisheries; lessons from the Antarctic krill fishery” Richard Curtin (BIM, Ireland) |
| 11.20-11.50 | Health Break |
| 11.55-12.05 | ”The European Fishmeal and Fish Oil Produceres – mesopelagics a potential new raw material?” Frank Trearty (Pelagia, Ireland) |
| 12.10-12.20 | “Sensory developments of Mueller’s pearlside” Dr Runar G. Solstad (Nofima, Norway) |
| 12.25-12.35 | ”Methods for processing of mesopelagic fish”. Dr. Lars Thoresen (Nofima, Norway) |
| 12.40-12.50 | “Progressing our knowledge of mesopelagic resources”, Dr Maria Hayes, (Teagasc, Ireland) |
| 12.55-13.05 | “Fishing the mesopelagic: Economic prospects “Dr Rolf A. Groeneveld (Wageningen University, The Netherlands) |
| 13.10-13.45 | Panel Discussion |
| 14.00- 14.55 | Close |
| 14.05-15.00 | Lunch |
