Subject: Re: Second Call for Papers: Low-Food-Chain Candidate Species Organic Aquaculture Workshop and Organic Seafood Tasting Tour

From: gil carandang <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 10:58:38 +0000

Hi!
If I send an abstract for the organic aquaculture and got chosen, several
questions:
1) Who shall pay for my rt ticket from the Philippines?2) Who shall cover
for the board and lodging and local transfers?

I recently conducted a workshop on indigenous microorganism at the Ecofarm
Conference in Asilomar (Monterey, California).  I have a technology that
will empower organic farmers in the culture of their important agri-aqua
inputs.  The technology will improve water quality and nutrient intake of
fish.

Let me know, and I will be interested to submit an abstract if you can cover
for my expenses and allowing me to sell my booklet at the conference.

Thanks,
Gil Carandang
Herbana Farms
Philippines

>From: "Andy Clark, SAN Coordinator" <[email-masked]>
>Reply-To: Sustainable Agriculture Network Discussion Group
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>To: [email-masked]
>Subject: [SANET-MG] Second Call for Papers: Low-Food-Chain Candidate
>Species         Organic Aquaculture Workshop and Organic Seafood Tasting
>Tour
>Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 14:31:08 -0400
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Deborah J. Brister [mailto:[email-masked]]
>Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 1:04 PM
>
>The Institute for Social, Economic and Ecological Sustainability
>Announces a Second Call for Papers
>
>Call for Papers-Abstracts due April 15th, 2003
>
>International Organic Aquaculture Workshop and Organic Seafood Tasting
>Tour: Low-Food-Chain Candidate Species
>
>General Information
>We invite you to participate in an organic aquaculture workshop focusing
>on evaluating and prioritizing low-food-chain species that are promising
>candidates for sustainable, and especially organic, aquaculture
>production. This workshop will convene in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July
>11-12, 2003.  As the number of carnivorous species in culture increases,
>reliance on marine fisheries resources to feed cultured organisms has
>also increased. Despite improvements to the diets of aquaculture
>species, many scientists question the long-term sustainability of
>pelagic fisheries intended for fishmeal and oil. Researchers are now
>exploring options to replace fishmeal with plant-based ingredients.
>Vegetarian feeds for carnivorous species are, however, still in early
>stages and require additional research to ensure that these do not
>adversely affect the aquatic animal's physiology and ultimate taste of
>the final seafood product.
>
>The Institute for Social, Economic and Ecological Sustainability (ISEES)
>is approaching this issue differently by convening a workshop to
>identify and evaluate naturally herbivorous and other low-food-chain
>aquatic species that do not require fishmeal and oil. These species,
>many unknown to seafood consumers in the United States, are cultured in
>diverse environments throughout the globe and provide a sustainable
>alternative to consuming carnivorous species. Furthermore, organic
>certification of these species should be easier, due to the ability to
>completely bypass the issue of pelagic species feed sustainability.
>
>This workshop, sponsored by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation,
>Whole Foods Markets, Minnesota Sea Grant, the Culinary Program of the
>Art Institutes International and the University of Minnesota, builds on
>our first highly successful organic aquaculture workshop (held in 2000),
>which jump-started the most comprehensive dialog to date on organic
>aquaculture in the United States. The 2000 workshop report is on the
>ISEES website at
>www.fw.umn.edu/isees/OrganicAquaculture/Workshop/finalrep.pdf.
>
>Workshop attendees will represent experts and practitioners in
>aquaculture and fisheries science, seafood marketing, organic production
>and certification, environmental conservation, and restauranteurs and
>chefs, in addition to other parties interested in the movement towards
>more sustainable forms of aquaculture production. Guest speakers will
>discuss opportunities and constraints for candidate species in a plenary
>session, followed by extensive opportunities to discuss with experts a
>variety of species in smaller, more intimate settings. As a group,
>workshop attendees will then discuss and prioritize a set of candidate
>low-food-chain species using a set of criteria under development by the
>workshop advisory committee (see attached roster). The workshop written
>proceedings will include recommendations for priority research and
>demonstration projects that encourage organic production and
>certification of the most suitable species.
>
>Workshop attendees will also enjoy the first annual Organic Seafood
>Tasting Tour. This unique event, co-hosted by the Culinary Program of
>the Art Institutes International, will enable participants to sample
>candidate seafood species and enjoy a multi-course luncheon specially
>prepared by top local chefs and culinary students. Our master chefs will
>feature a number of candidate species discussed at the workshop making
>this an exceptional opportunity to explore new, sustainable
>possibilities for seafood markets.
>
>
>Call for Papers-Abstracts due April 15th, 2003
>
>In order to maximize the range of suitable aquatic animal species
>considered at this workshop, we invite oral presentations and posters on
>the state-of-the-art for production and marketing of low-food-chain
>species.
>
>Topics
>We invite authors to address as many of the following topics for a
>selected, or related group of species as possible. Topics include
>social, political, regulatory, economical, ecological opportunities and
>constraints for specific low-food-chain aquatic animals, production
>advancements such as domestication potential (for example, successful
>captive reproduction, time required to reach market size, degree of
>aggressive behavior, etc.), marketability of species (such as ease of
>processing and preparation, flesh quality after freezing, and cultural
>importance), and traits the animal possesses that may be considered
>hazardous (i.e., concern about nuisance species) if the aquatic animal
>is raised outside its native waters should be included, if known.
>
>We encourage submissions of abstracts addressing any cultured aquatic
>animals throughout all regions of the world that are considered
>low-food-chain species. Regarding finfish, this workshop will consider a
>species to be low-food-chain if it is rated as 3.0 or lower on the
>Fishbase trophic scale (www.fishbase.org). These species include
>planktivores, benthivores, insectivores, detritivores, herbivores and
>omnivores that require little to no fishmeal and oil in their diets.
>
>
>
>Presentations
>Oral presentations at the workshop will be 10 minutes long, plus
>discussion, during breakout sessions. Poster presentations are
>encouraged. Abstracts will be due April 15th, 2003.
>
>Format
>Abstracts for review are limited to 300 words. An electronic version is
>preferred. Please include your name, affiliation, mailing address,
>e-mail address telephone and whether you prefer to give an oral or
>poster presentation.
>
>Notification
>Authors will be notified by May 1st, 2003 regarding the status of their
>abstract.  Accepted abstracts will be included in a workshop packet that
>will be sent to all workshop participants prior to the workshop and will
>appear in the final proceedings.  Registration fees will be waived for
>all oral and poster presenters.
>
>Submit abstracts to:
>E-mail: Deborah Brister at: [email-masked]
>or
>Mail disk and hardcopy to:
>Deborah Brister
>Institute for Social, Economic and Ecological Sustainability
>University of Minnesota
>186 McNeal Hall
>1985 Buford Avenue
>St. Paul, MN 55108-6142
>
>Abstracts are due April 15th, 2003.
>
>Questions
>Visit the ISEES website at: www.fw.umn.edu/isees or contact Deborah
>Brister by e-mail at: [email-masked] or by phone: 612-624-7723.
>
>
>
>
>Deborah J. Brister
>Sustainable Aquaculture Program Manager
>Institute for Social, Economic and Ecological Sustainability (ISEES)
>University of Minnesota
>186 McNeal Hall
>1985 Buford Avenue
>St. Paul, MN  55108-6142 USA
>----------------------------------
>Phone: 612-624-7723
>Fax: 612-625-8153
>Web: www.fw.umn.edu/isees

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