The Governance of High Seas Fisheries and the UN Fish Agreement - Moving from Words to Action

Program

Conference on the Governance of High Seas Fisheries and the UN Fish Agreement – Moving from Words to Action
St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
May 1-5, 2005

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Note: Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at the Official Conference Venue: Delta St. John’s Hotel and Conference Centre, 120 New Gower Street, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

Sunday, May 1:

12:00 - 19:00	Registration Delta St. John's, Hotel Lobby
13:00 - 16:30	For Registered Delegates: Organized Visit of St. John’s
18:30 - 19:00	Welcome address Delta St. John's Conference Centre, Salon 'A' Keynote Speakers: The Right Honourable Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada The Honourable Danny Williams, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador The Honourable Geoff Regan, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada The Honourable Ruben John Efford, Minister of Natural Resources
19:00 - 21:30	Welcome Reception St. John's Convention Centre 101 New Gower Street, Convention Hall

Monday, May 2:

07:30 - 19:00	Registration Delta St. John's, Hotel Lobby
08:30 - 09:00	Opening of Conference Delta St. John's Conference Centre, Salon 'A' Keynote Speaker: The Honourable Geoff Regan, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Chair of the Ministerial Round Table

Round Table of invited Ministers – Closed Session
Delta St. John's Conference Centre, Salon 'C'

09:15 - 10:30	Ministerial Round Table
10:30 - 11:00	Health Break
11:00 - 12:30	Ministerial Round Table – Continued

Conference Participants
Delta St. John's Conference Centre, Salon 'A'

09:30 - 10:00	Opening by Joint Conference Chairs Art May and Ambassador Hasjim Djalal *Presentation of Papers for the Conference*
10:00 - 10:30	Ecosystem Considerations in Fisheries Management – Scott Parsons, Canada

10:30 - 11:00	Health Break Delta St. John's Conference Centre Lobby
	Presentation of Papers for the Conference (continued)
11:00 - 11:30	Compliance and Enforcement in Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) – Rosemary Rayfuse, Australia
11:30 - 12:00	Decision-making Processes in RFMOs – Ted McDorman, Canada
12:00 - 12:30	Fishing Capacity and Fishing Aspirations: A Balancing Act – Rebecca Metzner, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

Ministerial and Conference Participants

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch hosted by the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's Convention Centre, 101 New Gower Street, Convention Hall
Keynote Speaker – The Honourable Trevor Taylor, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Round Table of invited Ministers – Closed Session
Delta St. John's Conference Centre, Salon 'C'

14:00 - 15:00

Ministerial Round Table - Continued

Conference Participants
Delta St. John's Conference Centre, Salon 'A'

	Presentation of Papers (continued)
14:00 - 14:30	New Areas and Gaps – How to Address them – Erik Jaap Molenaar, Netherlands
14:30 - 15:00	Health Break

15:00 - 15:30	Report of the Ministerial Round Table Discussions to Conference Participants: Providing direction to the Conference Delta St. John's Conference Centre, Salon 'A'
15:30 - 16:15	Joint Media Conference with Ministers Delta St. John's Conference Centre, Salon 'A'
19:00 - 21:30	Dinner Reception hosted by the Government of Canada St. John's Convention Centre, 101 New Gower Street, Convention Hall Keynote Speaker: The Honourable Geoff Regan, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Chair of the Ministerial Round Table

Tuesday, May 3:

07:30 -19:00	Registration Delta St. John's, Hotel Lobby
08:30 - 10:30	Plenary – Joint Conference Chairs Art May and Ambassador Hasjim Djalal Delta St. John's Conference Centre, Salon 'A' Setting the stage for workshops:
09:00 - 09:30	The State of Global Fisheries and Ecosystems – Denzil Miller, Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Living Marine Resources
09:30 - 10:00	The Economic Drivers of Overfishing – Carl-Christian Schmidt, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
10:00 - 10:30	Current Fisheries Governance – Ambassador Satya Nandan, United Nations Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority
10:30 - 11:00	Health Break Delta St. John's Conference Centre Lobby
11:00 - 12:30	Workshops Themes: Implementing Ecosystems based considerations in Fisheries Management – Denzil Miller, Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Living Marine Resources Delta St. John’s Conference Centre – To Be Confirmed Compliance and Enforcement – Ambassador Gudmundur Eiriksson of Iceland Delta St. John’s Conference Centre – To Be Confirmed Decision-making in Regional Fisheries Management Organizations – Don McRae, Canada Delta St. John’s Conference Centre – To Be Confirmed Fishing Capacity and Fishing Aspirations – A Balancing Act – Transform Aqorau, Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) St. John's Convention Centre – To Be Confirmed New Areas and Gaps – How to Address Them – Carlos Dominguez, Spain St. John's Convention Centre – To Be Confirmed
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch Guest Speaker - Derrick Rowe, CEO of Fishery Products International St. John's Convention Centre, 101 New Gower Street, Convention Hall
14:00 - 15:30	Workshops - continued Same Rooms as Previous Session
15:30 - 16:00	Health Break Delta St. John's Conference Centre Lobby and St. John's Convention Centre
16:00 - 17:30	Workshops - continued Same Rooms as Previous Session
18:30 - 21:30	Traditional Newfoundland Evening "Scoff & Scuff" St. John's Convention Centre, 101 New Gower Street, Convention Hall

Wednesday, May 4:

08:00 -19:00	Registration Delta St. John's, Hotel Lobby
08:30 - 10:30	Workshops - continued Same Rooms as Previous Day
10:30 - 11:00	Health Break Delta St. John's Conference Centre Lobby and St. John's Convention Centre
11:00 - 12:30	Workshops - continued Same Rooms as Previous Session
12:30 - 18:00	Lunch and Study Tour for Participants Participants must register Presentations by the: Institute for Ocean Technology – A National Resource Council Facility/Project Centre for Marine Simulation – A Simulated Bridge used for Training Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Resources – Flume Tank Ocean Science Centre Aquaculture Research and Development Facility Seal Research Facility Research Laboratories on Fish Physiology
12:30 - 18:00	Lunch and Meeting of the Chairs and Rapporteurs for Drafting Workshop's Reports Delta St. John's Conference Centre, Placentia Bay Room
18:00	Evening at Leisure

Thursday, May 5:

09:00 - 10:30	Plenary – Joint Conference Chairs – Presentation and Review of the Draft Conclusion of the Workshops Delta St. John’s Convention Centre, Salon 'ABCD'
10:30 - 11:00	Health Break Delta St. John’s Conference Centre Lobby
11:00 - 12:30	Discussion and Review of the Draft Conclusion of the Workshops Delta St. John’s Conference Centre, Salon 'ABCD'
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch St. John's Convention Centre, 101 New Gower Street, Convention Hall
14:00 - 15:30	Discussion and Review of the Draft Conclusion of the Workshops Delta St. John’s Conference Centre, Salon 'ABCD'
15:30 - 16:00	Conclusion of Conference - Joint Conference Chairs Delta St. John’s Conference Centre, Salon 'ABCD'
16:00	Final Media Conference Speaker(s): To Be Confirmed Delta St. John’s Conference Centre, Salon 'ABCD'


		Last updated : 2010-07-12	Important Notices