The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a workshop of subject matter experts on Interrelationships between Coral Reef and Fisheries.
The workshop will convene at 1 p.m. on Monday, May 20 and conclude by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2013.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Hotel located at 2225
North Lois Avenue, Tampa, FL 33607; telephone: (813) 877-6688.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Stephen Bortone, Executive
Director and Mr. Mark Mueller, GIS Analyst; Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council; telephone: (813) 348-1630.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The workshop on Interrelationships between
Coral Reefs and Fisheries will examine topics related to linkages
between corals and fisheries, management, threats and consequences, and
future research. Presentations will include information on distribution
and diversity of coral reefs and associated fisheries; current
management of corals and fisheries (by staff from the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration and the Gulf, South Atlantic, Caribbean
and Western Pacific Fishery Management Councils); critical linkages and
interrelationships of form, function and life history; interactions
within and among coral, seagrass & mangrove ecosystems; review and
discussion of the various threats to coral/fishery health such as oil
spills, invasive species, climate effects and coral diseases; spatial
ecology methods and databases; short and long-term consequences of
impacts to coral health; mitigation of coral losses; and future
research needs and directions.
Copies of the agenda and other related materials can be obtained by
calling (813) 348-1630 or can be downloaded from the Council's ftp
site, ftp.gulfcouncil.org, in the Coral folder.