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4th Oceans Policy Symposium
12 November 2010, H O Beckit Room, School of Geography and the Environment
The School of Geography and the Environment (SoGE) will be hosting its fourth Oceans Symposium, bringing together experts on ocean policy issues with graduate students. The aim of the day is to address key marine environmental problems, research findings, and management needs.
There will be two main sessions as follows:
Session 1: Oceans and climate change (Marta Lang, Chair)
| 10.15 | Welcome/Introduction |
| 10.30-11.00 | "Blue Carbon" Gabriel Grimsditch (UNEP) via Skype from Nairobi |
| 11.00-11.30 | "Geoengineering and Oceans" Tim Kruger (Oxford) |
| 11.30-12.00 | "Climate Change and Oceans" David Marshall (Oxford) |
| 12.00-1.00 | Lunch Break |
Session 2: Marine Fisheries and Conservation (Tom Thornton, Chair)
| 1.00-2.25 | "End of the Line" film (82 min, based on the book by Charles Clover) |
| 2.30-3.00 | "Rethinking Ownership, Ecosystem, and Sustainability in Fisheries Management" Seth Macinko (University of Rhode Island) |
| 3.00-3.40 | "Fishing and the Marine Environment" Panel (Lucy Erickson, Viviana Jimenez, Julia Schaefergomez) |
You are cordially invited to attend.
Further Information
Please direct all enquiries to Marta Lang