Dear Colleagues,
We would like to bring to your attention a special session entitled, MODELING
AQUACULTURE
SYSTEMS, that we are organizing for AQUACULTURE 2016, the Triennial, which will
be held in Las
Vegas, NV, 22-26 February 2016. The Triennial combines the annual meetings of
the World
Aquaculture Society, National Shellfisheries Association, Fish Culture Section
of the American
Fisheries Society, and the National Aquaculture Association.
This general session provides a venue for exchange of results from analyses of
numerical model
simulations and conceptual models that are focused on understanding the
interaction between
aquaculture with its environment in marine systems. The general session
includes two specific
sessions that concentrate on distinct ways this interaction occur: (1) Modeling
coastal aquaculture
for siting and management and (2) Biological and disease modeling. The intent
of the session is to
facilitate exchange of ideas and promote interactions that will lead to
development of models for
coastal and offshore aquaculture systems.
We especially encourage oral and poster presentations that describe research
results related with
any of these two sections:
1. Modeling coastal aquaculture for siting and management
Co-chairs: James Morris and Joao Ferreira
As development of aquaculture continues globally, coastal managers are
challenged with ensuring
that siting and management practices are sustainable. The use of models to
predict environmental
suitability, production limits, and environmental carrying capacity can
accelerate confident
decision-making and improve social acceptance. Numerous models for addressing
these issues
have been developed around the world, ranging from sophisticated ecosystem
models to more
simplified approaches. During this session, we invite research presentations
focused on modeling
coastal aquaculture including finfish, shellfish, and algae, both in
monoculture and Integrated
Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA). Presentations that discuss modeling theory,
construction,
application, and applied use for siting and management, as well as
eutrophication abatement, are
especially welcome.
2. Biological and disease modeling
Co-Chairs: Gorka Bidegain, Diego Narváez, and Eileen Hofmann
The environment and the aquaculture system can have major influences on
cultured species
physiology. These stressors can also affect disease dynamics and spread, and
may cause
significant impacts on aquaculture species with effect in wild species. As
aquaculture continues to
expand in a global warming scenario these problems are more likely to occur and
expand to others
regions. Understanding these effects and interactions via modeling, in addition
to experimental
and field data, can enhance the predictive capability in time and space. This
session is centered on
models that focus on responses of the aquaculture species such as growth,
survival and
reproduction and interactions such as breathing, eating and secretion with the
environment. Also
in models analyzing the interaction between pathogens, environmental conditions
and host
characteristics to understand the disease risk of shellfish and finfish
aquaculture populations.
Presentations that discuss this interactions and processes are especially
welcome. Models
discussing socio-economic effects of marine diseases are also of interest.
We would like to invite you to participate in this session and present your
recent research in any of
the specific sections. We also ask that you bring this session to the
attention of colleagues who
are doing research in these areas. The deadline for submitting abstracts for
the meeting is 31
August 2015. Additional information on abstract submittal is available on the
NSA web site
http://shellfish.org.
We do not have funds to support travel to the 2016 NSA Meeting. However, we
hope that this
session and the overall NSA Meeting will be of sufficient interest for you to
attend. We look
forward to your participation in this session and to seeing you at the meeting.
Sincerely,
Gorka Bidegain
Diego Narváez
Eileen E. Hofmann
Co-Conveners
