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Dear all,
Baltder - the Center of Excellence for Baltic Development, Education and
Research and Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdansk would like to
invite to conference 'Baltic - the Sea of Aliens' Gdynia, Poland,
24-27.08.2004. More details and the first announcement with registration
form can be find at http://www.ocean.univ.gda.pl/zob/aliens/.
With hope on good meting in Gdynia

For the organizing committee

Mariusz Sapota

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Dr. Mariusz R. Sapota
University of Gdansk
Institute of Oceanography
Dept. of Marine Biology and Ecology
Al. M. Pilsudskiego 46
81-378 Gdynia
Poland
tel.: +48 58 6601601
fax: +48 58 6202165

----- Original Message -----
From: "DIOGO ANDRÉ ALVES S.R. ALAGADOR" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: moored FADs


> Hy Mathieu:
>
> Im starting working with artificial reefs here in portugal and, like you
> know these are complementar structures that aim to agregate different
> species. However, and like some others specialists, i have some concerns
> about the impact of it in the fishes populations equillibrium, that goes a
> bit further the impact on migrations.
> If these artificial habitats act attracting organisms and not boosting
their
> biomass or number, there are only a shift in their spatial distribution
that
> could make them more susceptible to the man's action.
> If there isn't a plannified fishing around the area of influence it could
> reach a massive over-exploitation in a simpler way.
>
> all the luck for your expectations:
>
> DIOGO ALAGADOR
> PORTUGAL
>
> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: Scientific forum on fish and fisheries
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]Em nome de Mathieu DORAY
> Enviada: terça-feira, 13 de Março de 2001 15:45
> Para: [log in to unmask]
> Assunto: moored FADs
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm currently working on large pelagic fishing around moored FADs (Fish
> Aggregating Devices) in Martinique (FWI) and I heard about studies
> implemented around petroleum platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
> does anybody know if those studies deal with pelagic or demersal
> species?
> what do you think about assuming moored FADs (small devices or more
> generally petroleum platforms) could be "biological traps" disturbing
> the spawning migrations of large pelagics?
>
> ------------------------
> Mathieu DORAY
>
> <[log in to unmask]>
> FREMER Pointe Fort
> Ressources Halieutiques
> Pointe Fort
> Le Robert
> 97231
> Martinique
> Télécopie: (00596) 65 11 56
> Bureau: (00596) 65 07 51
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