There will also be a workshop on Wednesday, September 1st that requires advanced registration.
Understanding and Describing Impacts of Aquatic Non-indigenous Species
Understanding and describing impacts of aquatic nonindigenous species (ANS) is a difficult task. Significant challenges include: the paucity of impact data regarding many ANS; the uncertainty often surrounding the existing data; the variety and relevance of different data types, many of which are observational or anecdotal in nature; and the lack of common descriptors for impact magnitude and type. Resolving these issues in order to accurately assess ANS impacts is critical given the increasing frequency of invasions and the associated legislative and regulatory decisions that require reliable descriptions of species' impacts.
This interactive workshop will present resource managers and others with responsibility in the marine environment with a suite of nonindigenous species, with directed discussion and the opportunity for the participants to provide their assessment of the impacts. The outcomes of this workshop will assist efforts to develop a comprehensive framework to describe the types and magnitudes of impacts to environmental, economic, social, cultural, and human health values, and how to proceed in situations with scarce, uncertain, or non-experimental data.
While all backgrounds and experience levels are welcome, this workshop also involves a short, online exercise to be completed several weeks before the conference. Please contact Alisha Dahlstrom at alishad@amc.edu.au by August 9, 2010 for more information or if you are interested in participating.
Alisha Dahlstrom
PhD Candidate
National Centre for Marine Conservation and Resource Sustainability
Phone: 03 6324 3763
Fax: 03 6326 6493
Email: alishad@amc.edu.au
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Nantes, France
September 20-24, 2010
The International Conference for the Exploration of the Sea is a network of more than 1600 scientists from 200 institutes committed to coordinating and promoting marine research on oceanography, the marine environment, the marine ecosystem, and on living marine resources in the North Atlantic.
At their annual conference you'll meet and hear from some of the world's leading authorities on AIS, including Henn Ojaveer (Estonia), Stephen Gollasch (German) and Canada's Hugh MacIsaac.
(Read the theme session synopsis here)
As a global leader in invasive species research, CAISN and its membership will play an enormous role in this important five day conference and we encouage all of our students/researchers to attend. To learn more about the event or for registration information, visit their website at
ices.dk
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Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Day at GLIER
The Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER), Windsor ON
November 10, 2009
As part of our Outreach initiatives, CAISN showcased the 3rd installment of its Canadian AIS Exhibit at the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research in Windsor Ontario.
The newest AIS exhibit includes a wide variety of vivid graphics, video displays and an interactive video game on how to stop the spread of AIS. CAISN researchers contributed to the exhibit’s scientific content and enjoyed the opportunity to showcase their current research to the public including many young Canadians.
In addition to the exhibit opening, CAISN graduate Johanna Bradie, gave a slide-show presentation on AIS, and risk assessment of various pathways of AIS introduction. Grade 7 and 8 students from St. Francis elementary school, participated in a poster competition, with top awards going to a group of five students that studied the Green Crab. All students expressed how they enjoyed working on the project and that they knew little, if anything, about aquatic invaders before participating in the contest.
We are proud of CAISN’s outreach program and dedicate a lot of effort into educating the public about issues surrounding AIS.
The winning poster Green Crabs
Poster contest winners (Jacob, Astrid, Marissa, Dina and Laura) with judges Hugh and Elizabeta.
(Photos: Sue Tandy)
The invitation for the day's event
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Dorset Bythotrephes Conference 2009
The Leslie Frost Centre, Dorset ON
October 1 - 2, 2009
Dr. Norman Yan, CAISN member and York University Professor, arranged and led the 2 day workshop in the woods. Presentations were given on both mornings by international researchers, CAISN students and Principal Investigators. A visit to the nearby Ministry of the Environment FLAMES laboratory allowed for a live demonstration of Bythotrephes experiments. As well, a meeting took place to finalize plans for all CAISN lake sampling efforts and Bythotrephes projects.
Please download the agenda and presentation abstracts here.
Participants of the Dorset Bythotrephes Conference 2009
(Photo credit: Sue Tandy)
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2010 CAISN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The next CAISN Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place from April 26 to 28, 2010 in Victoria, BC.
The city of Victoria is British Columbia’s capital city and boasts a youthful energy that mingles with the elegance of time-honoured traditions. Its spectacular scenery includes harbour views, historic buildings and glorious gardens. The climate is moderate year-round with averages of 13°C (55°F) in the month of April.
The AGM will also schedule time around a visit to the Royal BC Museum to see CAISN’s 4th and final installment of the national Aquatic Invasive Species exhibit. A lecture will introduce the exhibit to the public. More details will be posted as the event approaches.
For more information on the city of Victoria visit their tourism site
here.
(Photo: Tourism Victoria)____________________________________________________________________________