The Shellfish Association of Great Britain (SAGB) has released the programme for its 46th annual conference.
Held at Fishmongers’ Hall in London, the conference, black tie dinner and AGM will take place on 19 and 20 May 2015.
The event opens with the annual ‘Drummond Lecture’, this year given by Mike Mitchell, Technical & CSR Director of Young’s Seafood Ltd, speaking about the history of the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, and how it presented some of the biggest challenges of responsible seafood production.
It will be followed by a keynote speech from Professor Ian Boyd, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government (Defra).
Speakers follow on the viability of commercial culture of European spiny lobsters; the Seafish aquaculture review and what it means for the future of the industry; the work of the Aquaculture Stewardship Council and the world’s first ASC certified oyster farm; the population genetics of Cornish lobsters and progress in the management of lobster stocks through genetic tagging; a major retailer’s perspective of the shellfish market; and a look at the success of the ‘Fish on Friday’ blog, a new online publication produced by the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers in collaboration with Marks & Spencer.
Other topics include biosecurity planning; industry-led science in the Holderness fishery; case studies of mussel fisheries in the Netherlands and Germany; and a look at the food requirements of birds. Finally, Eddy Derriman will give a personal reflection on his distinguished career in inshore fisheries management,
Programmes and booking forms are available to download here or can be emailed on request by emailing Claire here.
