NAAFE FORUM 2009
FIFTH BIENNIAL NAAFE FORUM:
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND
NAAFE Forum 2009
The North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE) welcome academics, government representatives, industry members, and others interested in the economics of fisheries management, aquaculture and seafood trade to participate in our 5th biennial forum, NAAFE Forum 2009.
Our 5th biennial NAAFE forum will be held in Newport, Rhode Island, May 17-20, 2009. Newport, RI, is one of the top tourist destinations in the US. Partners and families of Forum participants will find much to enjoy in this unique New England coastal town. The amenities include historical sites, opulent mansions, museums, parks and beaches, golf, sailing, art galleries, theaters, and ample shopping opportunities.
Organized by Jon G. Sutinen and James L. Anderson of the University of Rhode Island, NAAFE Forum 2009 will feature 2 1/2 days of plenary and concurrent sessions on a wide variety of fishery and aquaculture economic topics, and will feature an opening reception, conference banquet, and a post-Forum workshop
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Two keynote speakers will address the Forum:
- Francis T. Christy, Jr., the intellectual father of individual transferable quotas. The Forum will celebrate the 36th anniversary of his seminal paper on ITQs, delivered to the Law of the Sea Institute at the University of Rhode Island in 1972. Christy’s novel proposal and analysis revolutionized economic and policy approaches to fisheries management.
- Lee G. Anderson, President of NAAFE and Professor of Marine Policy at the University of Delaware, will make his Presidential Address to the Forum.
Following the Forum, on May 21-22, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Committee for Fisheries will present a workshop on the ‘Economics of Stock Rebuilding Programs,’ to which all Forum participants are invited to attend. For more information on the workshop, click on the Forum Themes and Special Sessions tab to the left.
