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Innovations in Wild Shrimp Fisheries
Strategies from the United States, Canada and Mexico
Thursday - Friday, April 7-8
International House Hotel
221 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA
Thursday, April 7th
Sponsored by Louisiana Seafood, Texas Parks & Wildlife,
and Environmental Defense
Read the Synopsis
Thursday, April 7th |
1:00 p.m. |
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Registration |
2:00 p.m. |
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Opening Comments |
2:15-2:24 p.m. |
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Change and Opportunity
Mike Voisin, Motivated Seafood, Inc. |
3:00-3:30 p.m. |
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Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery:
Today and 10 Years from Now
Robert Jones, Southeast Fisheries Association |
3:45-4:45 p.m. |
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Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada) Shrimp Fishery:
An Integrated Management Plan
Louise Savard, Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans Fisheries Association Representative |
6:30 p.m.Dinner |
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What Do Consumers Really Want: Is These a Niche for Gulf Shrimp?
Howard Johnson, H.M. Johnson and Associates |
Friday, April 8th |
8:30 a.m. |
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Local Initiatives in Fisheries |
8:45-9:30 a.m. |
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Shrimp Marketing and a "Turtle-Safe" Label
Ewell Smith, LA Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board
Gene Talbot, Research Strategies |
9:45-10:15 a.m. |
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A Pilot Program for the Coastal Bend (Texas)Shrimp Fishery
Phillip Lara, Bay King
Robin Reachers, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department |
10:30-11:00 a.m. |
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Mexico's Fishing Cooperatives and Sustainability
Mario Ramadan Vullanueva, Fedecoop
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11:15-11:45 a.m. |
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Finding the Gulf's "Hotspots"
Sandra Diamond, Texas Tech University
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12:00 p.m.
Box Lunch |
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Discussion and Next Steps
Karl Turner, Resources Development Group |
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