Schedule (Tentative)     AM PM EV Oct. 20 (Mon)   Registration Welcome Reception Oct. 21 (Tue) Opening Ceremony Plenary Lecture Oral Presentation Oral Presentation Poster Oct. 22 (Wed) Plenary Lecture Oral Presentation Oral Presentation Oral Presentation Poster / Exhibition Oct. 23 (Thu) Plenary Lecture Oral Presentation Oral Presentation Banquet Poster / Exhibition Oct. 24 (Fri) Plenary Lecture Oral Presentation Oral Presentation Closing Ceremony   Poster / Exhibition     *GIS Training (optional) Courses are scheduled for Oct. 19 (Sun) and 20 (Mon). *Lectures open to the general public are scheduled for Oct. 25 (Sat).  Plenary Lectures   Mr. Ichiro Nomura (Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy) Prof. John G. Field (Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town, South Africa) Prof. Gudrun Marteinsdottir (Department of Biology, University of Iceland, Iceland) Prof. Ray Hilborn (School of Aquatic and Fishery Science, University of Washington, USA) Prof. Michael A. Crawford (Institute of Brain Chemistry and Human Nutrition, London Metropolitan University, UK) Prof. Benjamin F. Koop (Department of Biology, University of Victoria, Canada) Dr. Chua Thia-Eng (Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia, Philippines)  Technical Program   Session 1 Fisheries and Fish Biology 1-1. New technologies in fisheries survey 1-2. Improved fishing technology and better understanding of fish behavior 1-3. Fish biology 1-4. Early life history and recruitment dynamics 1-5. Role of hatcheries in management and conservation 1-6. Stock assessment methods: status and recent innovations 1-7. Fisheries by-catch 1-8. Seamount fisheries 1-9. Bio-logging science Session 2 Aquaculture 2-1. Aquatic pathogenic microorganisms 2-2. Disease problems of aquatic organisms 2-3. Seed production 2-4. Grow-out management 2-5. Aquatic animal nutrition and feeding 2-6. Aquaculture general Session 3 Biotechnology 3-1. Reproductive and developmental biotechnology in aquaculture 3-2. Genetic mapping, manipulation and breeding of aquatic species 3-3. Biotechnology of aquatic invertebrates 3-4. Molecular immune response mechanisms of fish 3-5. Molecular interaction between fish pathogens and host aquatic animals 3-6. Molecular biology of stress response in aquatic organisms 3-7. Chemical and biochemical studies on marine natural products 3-8. Current topics in marine botany: toward the formation of sustainable society 3-9. Environmental adaptation and acclimation Session 4 Post Harvest Science and Technology 4-1. Utilization, preservation and processing 4-2. Human health and seafood 4-3. Technology for marine biomass 4-4. Food safety, standards and traceability 4-5. Food quality, biocomponents and biochemistry Session 5 Material Cycling in Aquatic Ecosystems - Linking Climate Change and Fisheries - 5-1. Material cycling 5-2. Ecosystem structure and food-web dynamics 5-3. Effects of climate change on ecosystem 5-4. Comparative large marine ecosystem dynamics 5-5. Ecosystems and fisheries (general) Session 6 Freshwater, Coastal and Marine Environment 6-1. Coastal environments 6-2. Freshwater environments 6-3. Aquaculture environments 6-4. Harmful algal blooms 6-5. Environmental improvement: restoration and new creation 6-6. Monitoring and sustainable environmental management Session 7 Biodiversity and Management 7-1. Biodiversity conservation and sustainable fisheries management of salmonids 7-2. Adaptive management of cetaceans and other marine species 7-3. Species/genetic diversity and conservation for fisheries 7-4. Assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services 7-5. Ecosystem and habitat assessment and management 7-6. Inland fisheries: the hidden crisis 7-7. Eel ecology and its sustainable stock management 7-8. Stock Structure and Habitat of Swordfish and Billfishes with Comparative Approaches among Oceans 7-9. Fish Welfare in Fisheries Session 8 Fisheries Economics and Social Science 8-1. International fisheries management 8-2. Resource management and millennium ecosystem assessment 8-3. Fisheries trade and environment 8-4. Contribution of fisheries to society and millennium development goals 8-5. Women's role for fisheries development 8-6. Recovery strategy of tsunami-affected coastal communities 8-7. Roles of fisheries cooperatives in rural development 8-8. The Role of Defined Geographical Areas in Community Fisheries and Ecosystem Co-Management Session 9 Education and International Cooperation 9-1. Fisheries and aquaculture as a method of poverty alleviation and their social impacts 9-2. Community based resource management and participatory development 9-3. Trials and suggestion to training course for technology transfer 9-4. International cooperation for higher education in fisheries science   to the top