Environmental Defense Fund: Landing Obligation Panel, 13 July
IIFET Conference, July 11-15, Aberdeen

WHAT: As part of the 18th International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade
(IIFET) Conference, to be held in Aberdeen 11-15 July 2016, Environmental
Defense Fund (EDF) will be convening a unique panel of presenters, and
facilitating an open discussion, on industry responses to the Landing Obligation
(LO). A key part of the conference’s special ‘Industry and Policy Day’, the panel
will look at how industry innovation across Europe can overcome the challenges of
implementing the ‘discard ban’. The session will also explore the value of different
collaborative, or industry-led, management approaches in ensuring long-term
sustainability, profitability and policy compliance in a range of fisheries.

The panel will discuss and be available to comment on:

· The importance of flexibility in technical measures, to encourage gear innovation
and optimisation of fishing practices to reduce unwanted catches;
· The value of co-management approaches and quota flexibility in meeting LO
requirements and mitigating choke situations;
· Applying these principles, and what best practise looks like, in small scale
artisanal fisheries;
· Innovative partnership with seafood businesses;
· The use of science collaboration in finding solutions to the LO.

WHEN: IIFET Industry & Policy Day, 13th July. Session B3: 13:20 – 14:35.

WHO:
Presenters
· Dr Erik Lindebo, Senior Consultant, Environmental Defense Fund
· David Stevens, Crystal Sea Fishing
· Peter Olsson, Swedish Fishermen’s Producer Organisation
· Pamela Ruiter, Senior Project Manager, Spain, Environmental Defense Fund
· David Parker, Young’s Seafood

Followed by an open panel discussion, including:
· Dr Clara Ulrich, DTU-AQUA
· Mike Park, Scottish Whitefish Producer’s Association (SWFPA)

WHERE: Gordon B suite, Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, IIFET
Conference, Aberdeen.

If you have any questions about this event, please get in touch with Environmental
Defense Fund Comms: Katrina Borrow, Katrina@mindfullywired.org / Ella
Thackray, ellathackray464@hotmail.com