Dear All,
On 3 and 4 February 2011, the Zoological Society of London are holding the symposium:
"Marine Protected Areas on the high seas" (Organisers Kirsty Kemp [ZSL], Matthew
Gollock [ZSL] and Alex D. Rogers
[University of Oxford]).
Please find further information on the symposium below or visit the
website at www.zsl.org/mpasymposium .
Presentation proposals should be sent to me by 25 November 2010
(speaking slots) or 5 January 2011 (poster). I hope this is of interest and
please feel free to get in touch with me if you have any queries.
Thanks!
Anne
Anne Braae
Publications and Meetings
Zoological Society of London
Regent's Park
London
NW1 4RY
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7449 6271
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7449 6411
Web: www.zsl.org/mpasymposium
CALL FOR
PRESENTATION PROPOSALS AND FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
ZSL
SYMPOSIUM: Marine Protected Areas on the high seas
Thursday 3 and
Friday 4 February 2011, Zoological Society of London, UK
Organised
by Kirsty Kemp (Institute of Zoology,
ZSL), Matthew Gollock (Conservation
Programmes, ZSL) and Alex D. Rogers
(University of Oxford).
The deep sea is the largest
and least understood ecosystem on Earth, and is threatened by increasing
anthropogenic disturbance. Mining, drilling, acidification and warming all
present serious threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. High seas,
those areas of the open ocean that lie beyond the 200nm
Exclusive Economic Zones of coastal nations, encompass ~50% of Earth's surface
but remain largely unregulated. In 2002 the World Summit on Sustainable
Development listed the establishment of Marine Protected Areas and
representative networks by the year 2012 as a distinct goal. The UN adopted
several resolutions with respect to the management of deep-sea fisheries on the
high seas. However, there remains a critical need for science to translate
rapidly and effectively into management policy. The purpose of this symposium
is to assess the current state of progress towards the establishment of Marine
Protected Areas, particularly in those regions beyond the reaches of national
jurisdiction.
Full information including a
provisional programme, registration form and prices for this 2-day event is
available from www.zsl.org/science/scientific-meetings.
CALL FOR
PRESENTATIONS
The organisers invite
interested parties to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations with
research relating to the symposium topic. Please submit abstracts of no more
than 350 words to Anne
Braae (details below) by 25 November 2010 (oral)
or 5 January 2011 (poster) for consideration by the coordinators. Successful
presenters will be notified by 30 November 2010 (oral) or 10 January 2011
(poster). Please see www.zsl.org/mpasymposium for the
form as a word document.
Registration
is open and all tickets for attendance must be
purchased in advance.
Bookings, enquiries, abstract submissions: please contact Anne Braae, Publications and Meetings, Zoological
Society of London, Regent's Park, London
NW1 4RY, UK;
e-mail: [log in to unmask];
tel: +44 (0)20 7449 6271; fax: +44 (0)20 7449 6411.