| AGENDA |
| Wednesday, July 26, 2006 |
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| 18:00 - 21:00 |
Registration |
| 19:00 - 21:00 |
Meet & Greet
Mr. Wayne Hooper
Deputy Minister, PEI Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Aquaculture |
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| Thursday, July 27, 2006 |
Morning Session
Prince Room, Delta Prince Edward |
| 08:00 |
Registration |
| 09:00 - 09:30 |
Introduction & Welcome
Honourable Jim Bagnall
Minister, PEI Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Aquaculture |
| Ecosystem & Lobster
Health Research at the AVC Lobster Science Centre (I): |
| 09:30 - 09:50 |
Dr. Andrea Battison |
Ecosystem Health: Lobster as a Sentinel Species |
| 09:50 - 10:10 |
Dr. Rick Cawthorn |
Overview of Shell Disease: Host - Pathogen - Environmental Interactions |
| Health break |
| Ecosystem & Lobster
Health Research at the AVC Lobster Science Centre (II): |
| 10:45 - 11:05 |
Ms. Natasha MacDonald |
Live Demonstration of the Lobster Molt & Quality
Monitoring Project Website |
| 11:05 - 11:25 |
Mr. Aaron Retzlaff |
Lobster Blood Protein Levels in Relation to Collection Depth and
Temperature Variation |
| 11:25 - 12:00 |
Open Discussion |
|
| 12:00 |
Lunch
Dr. H. Wade MacLauchlan
President, University of Prince Edward Island |
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| Thursday, July 27, 2006 |
Afternoon Session
Prince Room, Delta Prince Edward |
| Applied Lobster Fishery Research |
| 13:30 - 14:15 |
Keynote Speaker (I)
Mr. Gordon Fader |
So You Want To Manage The Seabed... |
| Ecosystem-Based Crustacean Research: |
| 14:15 - 14:35 |
Dr. Andrea Locke |
Marine Invasive Species in Atlantic Canada |
| 14:35 - 14:55 |
Dr. Edwin DeMont |
Potential Impact of the Energy Sector on Crustacean Locomotion |
| 14:55 - 5:15 |
Dr. Joël Chassé |
Drift, Growth and Survival of Lobster Larvae around Prince Edward
Island, Canada |
| Health break |
| 15:45 - 16:15 |
Keynote Speaker (II)
Dr. Rick Wahle |
Detecting the Impact of Disease on New England Lobster Populations |
| 16:15 - 17:00 |
Open Forum on applied research in Marine Ecosystem
Health
Moderator:Ms. Patty King
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| 17:00 |
Closing Remarks |
| 18:00 |
Cash Bar |
| 18:00 |
Banquet Dinner |
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