Programme
Wednesday 24 September 2014
| 17:00 - 18:30 | Reception desk at Hotel AC Palacio Universal, Vigo Centre |
| 19:00 - 19:15 | UVIGO Bus transfer from AC Palacio Universal to Pazo de Castrelos |
| 20:00 - 21:00 | Welcome Reception by The Major of Vigo, Dr. Abel Ramón Caballero Álvarez |
| 21:30 | Return to Hotel AC Palacio Universal |
Thursday 25 September 2014
| 08:50 - 09:15 | UVIGO Bus transfer from Hotel AC Palacio Universal to ECIMAT Marine Station (Toralla Island) |
| 09:25 - 09:50 | Workshop Agenda and Presentation of the Honour Committee (Pablo Presa, President) Prof. Jesús Souza Troncoso, Director of ECIMAT Marine Station Dr. María Asunción Longo González, Vice-rector of Research & Transference, University of Vigo Prof. Belén Rubio Armesto, Dean of Faculty of Marine Sciences, University of Vigo Dr. Valentín Trujillo Gorbea, Director of the Oceanographic Centre of Vigo, IEO-Vigo |
| 10:00 - 10:25 | Introductory talk. Why reviewing the fish stock concept? Dr. Pablo Presa, University of Vigo, Spain |
Morning session The Biological Approach to the Fish Stock Concept (P. Presa, convener)
| 10:30 - 11:10 | Plenary talk. Stock from an ecological perspective: Concepts, ecological connectivity and genetic interchange Prof. Stephen Hawkins, Univ. Southampton, United Kingdom |
| 11:15 - 11:55 | Plenary talk. The genetic contribution to the fish stock concept Dr. Alfonso Pita, University of Vigo, Spain |
| 12:00 - 12:25 | Coffee break: Visit ECIMAT Marine Station (Antonio Villanueva, ECIMAT General Manager) |
| 12:30 - 13:10 | Plenary talk. The application of growth and reproduction biology to delineate unit fish stocks Dr. Pablo Abaunza, IEO-Santander, Spain |
| 13:15 - 13:55 | Plenary talk. Parasites as extended phenotypes in fish stock studies Dr. Santiago Pascual, CSIC-IIM, Vigo, Spain |
| 14:00 - 14:10 | DEBATE on the biological approach |
| 14:15 - 15:20 | On site lunch |
Afternoon Session The Oceanographic Approach to the Fish Stock Concept (S. Hawkins, convener)
| 15:25 - 16:10 | Plenary talk. Modelling oceanographic conditions in the Iberian shelf and how they affect early stages of pelagic fish Dr. Manuel Ruiz Villarreal, Oceanographic Centre of Coruña, Spanish Institute of Oceanography |
| 16:15 - 16:55 | Plenary talk. Otolith geochemistry as a tool to assess connectivity between fish population units Prof. Henrique Cabral, University of Lisbon, Portugal |
| 17:00 - 17:15 | Coffee break |
| 17:20 - 18:00 | Plenary talk. What role GIS and remote sensing have in fish stock assessment and fisheries management? Status, opportunities and challenges MSc. Fabio Carocci, FAO, Italy |
| 18:05 - 18:15 | DEBATE on the Oceanographic Approach |
| 18:20 - 18:50 | Bus transfer from ECIMAT Marine Station to Hotel AC Palacio Universal |
| 19:00 - 20:30 | Vigo Touristic Bus from-to Hotel AC |
| 21:00 | Promenade to the workshop dinner venue |
Friday 26 September 2014
| 08:50 - 09:15 | UVIGO Bus transfer from Hotel AC Palacio Universal to ECIMAT Marine Station (Toralla Island) |
| 09:20 - 09:25 | Workshop agenda (Pablo Presa, President) |
Morning Session Embedding the Stock concept in Fishery Management (Henrique Cabral, convener)
| 09:25 - 10:05 | Plenary talk. The stock concept in the management of European Fisheries Dr. John Casey, EU Commission JRC, Maritime Affairs Unit, Ispra, Italy |
| 10:10 - 10:45 | Plenary talk. Optimal management in age structured models Dr. José María Da Rocha, University of Vigo, Spain |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | DEBATE on the Management Approach |
| 11:05 - 11:55 | Coffee break |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | General DEBATE and CONCLUSIONS of the workshop |
| 12:35 - 13:30 | Assembly of the Scientific Committee |
| 13:35 - 13:55 | Mass Media interviews |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Farewell lunch |
| 16:00 | Transfer to hotels/airport |