Second Global Conference on Large Marine Ecosystems

The Conference is convened by Dr. Kenneth Sherman (NOAA/USA) and by Professor Qisheng Tang (Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute and Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China). It is sponsored by the Chinese Government, by Chinese science agencies, by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), by the IUCN, and by 5 U.N. agencies. Conference themes include assessment and management methodologies for ecosystem-based approaches to the recovery and sustainability of marine resources, and methodologies for analyzing changing states of LMEs, and LMEs at risk from climate change. The Conference also provides a unique opportunity to interact with young Chinese scientists and with Conference participants from countries of the Pacific Rim. Further information is available on the Conference website (see below).

Ten Conference Themes:

1. The Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) Approach to Assessment and Management Marine Resources: Theory and Background

2. Practical implementation of the Ecosystem Approach in LMEs

3. Assessment and Monitoring of LMEs and Development of Indicators and their Application

4. State of Environment and Ecosystem Information Systems in LMEs

5. Integrating Socioeconomics, Science and Governance in LMEs

6. Developing International Partnerships in Science and Management in LMEs

7. Changing States of LMEs in Regional Seas: a Global Perspective

8. LMEs at Risk: Adaptation to Climate Change

9. Complementarity among LME Assessments, GOOS-GEOSS and GLOBEC

10. Toward an LME network