Fisheries Forum
The problems to the survival of several populations of sea turtles posed by fisheries is a deeply political one and earlier attempts to fix these using technical fixes alone have not proved fruitful. The same can also be said of the implications on fishing communities from conservation restrictions.
The 30th Annual Sea Turtle Symposium and its partners will host a special Fisheries Forum to focus on various dimensions of the interaction between fisheries and sea turtle conservation and research. The discourse on turtle-fisheries interactions is not limited to the question of ‘bycatch’ alone. The Fisheries Forum endeavours to foster greater interaction at the symposium between those with a primary interest in sea turtles and those with a primary interest in fisheries. These interests may and indeed do converge in many areas, and there are substantial gains from an interface of both these ‘cultures’.
The Forum will provide an opportunity for participants to learn and share information on the nature, culture and organisation of fisher communities, the challenges and politics of fisheries management and marine conservation.
Exhibition on the Culture of Fisheries: the Forum will also put together an Exhibition on the Culture of Fisheries to highlight the diversity and growth of this sector. Please write to aarthi77(at)gmail.com if you would like to be an Organiser or a Volunteer for this exhibition.
Organising Committee on Fisheries:
Aarthi Sridhar, Dakshin Foundation
Ashish Kothari, Kalpavriksh
Chandrika Sharma, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers
Lisa Campbell, Duke University Marine Labs
Muralidharan C.M, Consultant FAO, Chennai
Neema Pathak, Kalpavriksh
Ravi Bhalla, FERAL
V. Vivekanandan, Fisheries Management Resource Centre
