4th World recreational fishing conference

Trondheim, Norway, 12 – 16 June 2005

OVERALL PROGRAM OUTLINE

OBS: PROGRAM 10 may 2005 – CHANGES CAN BE MADE!

Program overview:

Monday
10.00-10.40	Official opening, Opening key note address by Minister of Environment, Mr Knut A. Hareide, Norway
10.40-12.15	Plenary introductory session: A global perspective on recreational fishing. Chaired by Professor Robert B. Ditton, USA (included 20 min break). Participants: Aarts, Netherlands; Bengtsson, Sweden; Radaityte, Lithuania; Radonski, USA; Reid, Australia; Shen, China.
12.15-13.15	LUNCH
13.15-15.15	Parallel sessions M1A, M1B and M1C (5 pres + 20 min break): Catch & Release; Management Challenges in Recreational Fisheries; Recruitment to Angling
15.15-17.00	Plenary key note presentations: Global challenges in wild salmon management: President of the Wild Salmon Centre, Guido Rahr, USA; Chairman NASF, Orri Vigfusson, Iceland; President of NASCO, Ken Whelan, Ireland. Chairpersons: Ms. Sue Scott, Canada , & Mr. Espen Farstad , Norway
18.30	Opening reception, Kvilhaugen, hosted by the Directorate for Nature Management

Tuesday	Excursions and fishing trips! Sea fishing on the archipelago Hitra, Salmon fishing in river Orkla & Stjordal, Inland fishing in the Meldal lakes, or Salmon management excursion on the rivers Orkla and Gaula 1. Sea fishing and marine fishing tourism. Full day. Capacity 70 persons. 2. Salmon fishing in the rivers Orkla and Stjordal. Full day. Capacity 40 persons (20 on each river). 3. Inland fishing in the Meldal lakes. Full day. Capacity 25 persons. 4. Management and conservation of Atlantic salmon in Norway. Capacity: up to 80.

Wednesday
9.00-9.30	Plenary key note presentation: Towards a sustainable angling tourism: Dr. Lennart Nyman, WWF, Sweden
9.45-11.45	Parallel sessions W1A, W1B and W1C (5 pres + 20 min break on each theme): Catch & Release; Management Challenges I; Management challenges II
11.45-12.45	LUNCH
12.45-15.45	Parallel sessions W2A, W2B, W2C and W2D (4 pres + 20 min break + 4 pres = total 8 pres on each theme): Catch & Release; Management Challenges; Trends in Recreational Fishing; Fishing Tourism
16.00-17.00	Plenary key note presentations: The Role of Competitive Fishing in Inland Fishery Management in USA : Dr. Hal Schramm , USA The EU Water Frame Directive and its Consequences for European angling: Mr. Jens Thygesen, Denmark
19.00	Mayor of Trondheim Reception in Arch Bishop's Palace
20.00	Conference Dinner

Thursday
9.00-9.50	Plenary key note presentations: How media affect trends in sport fishing: Mr Lars Nilssen, Norway & Ms. Kathryn Maroun, Canada
9.50-11.50	Parallel sessions T1A, T1B and T1C (5 pres + 20 min break): Competitive Fishing; Ways to finance recreational fishing management; Management Challenges
11.50-12.00	Plenary session: Announcement of the host for the 5 th WRFC 2008
12.00-13.00	LUNCH
13.00-14.00	Parallel sessions T2A and T2B (3 pres): Competitive Fishing; Management Challenges
14.00-15.00	Plenary closing session: The multiple challenges that face the angling community: comments from the European Angling Alliance (EAA) and the International Game Fish Association (IGFA); Secretary General EAA, Jan Kappel, and Fishing and Science director, Jason Schratwieser, IGFA. Closing of the conference by conference chair, Dr. Øystein Aas, Norway.

Parallel session M1 Monday 13 June 2005 13.15 – 15.25

M1A
Developments, findings and trends within catch and release fishing
Thematic session chairs: David Policansky, USA and Eva Thorstad, Norway

Time	First Author	Title
1315 – 1335	Policansky	Understanding the nature of Catch and Release
1335 – 1355	Hallerman	Effects of simulated catch-and-release procedures on undersized pike-perch
1355 – 1415	Schulz	Catching and releasing the fish can set the grounds for divorce within the recreational angling environment: specialized carp angling in Germany as a case study
1415 - 1435	Coffee break	Coffee break
1435 – 1455	Plikat	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: an insider's perspective on reasons for recreational fisheries management failures in Germany
1455 - 1515	Wilde	Use of Relative Risk to Assess the Effect of Hook Removal on Recapture Rates of Angler-caught Fishes in Australia

M1 B
Management challenges in recreational fisheries
Thematic session chair: Dr. Robert Arlinghaus, Germany

Time	First Author	Title
1315 – 1335	Caffrey	Recreational Fishing in Ireland – Managing and Developing a Quality Resource
1335 – 1355	Dedual	Challenges in the management of the Taupo trout sport fisheries, central North Island, New Zealand
1355 – 1415	Khan	Promotion of Inland Recreational Fisheries in Developing Countries - A South East Asian Perspective
1415 - 1435	Coffee break	Coffee break
1435 – 1455	LeBalleur	UK Sea Bass Anglers Challenge Conventional Mindsets
1455 - 1515	Walsøe	Gene bank for Atlantic salmon – a measure to conserve long term angling opportunities

M1 C
How to attract and recruit new generations of anglers
Thematic session chair: Dr. Guy Mawle, Environment Agency , Great Britain

Time	First Author	Title
1315 – 1335	Knox	Colorado 's Angler Education and Angler Marketing Programs
1335 – 1355	Paulsen	Recruiting kids to angling in Norway - why and how we do it
1355 – 1415	Peterson	The freshwater Fisheries Society of BC: A New Management Model for Public Recreational Fisheries
1415 - 1435	Coffee break	Coffee break
1435 – 1455	Sutton	Understanding constraints on recreational fishing participation in Queensland, Australia
1455 - 1515	Wightman	The role and scope for angling in addressing social issues in England and Wales

Parallel sessions W1 Wednesday 15 June 2005 0945 - 1145

W1A
Developments, findings and trends within catch and release fishing
Thematic session chairs: David Policansky, USA and Eva Thorstad, Norway

Time	First Author	Title
0945 – 1005	Kunzmann	"Reflective Equlibrium" as a Means for assessing the "Catch and release" Debates
1005 – 1025	Poppe	A fish welfare perspective on the practice of catch and release
1025 – 1045	Brown	National Strategy for increasing the survival of released line-caught fish in Australia : tropical reef species.
1045 – 1105	Coffee break	Coffee break
1105 – 1125	Thorstad	Effects of catch-and-release angling at 70ºN and 18ºS
1125 – 1145	Ugedal	Population effects of catch-and-release angling for Atlantic salmon in a Norwegian river

W1B
Management challenges in recreational fisheries I
Thematic session chair: Dr. Robert Arlinghaus, Germany

Time	First Author	Title
0945 – 1005	Fjeldseth	Acid rain, liming and sport fishing in Norway : A success story at last?
1005 – 1025	McPhee	Recreational fishing in Australia - the Future Management?
1025 – 1045	Gordoa	Recreational sea fishing in the Western Mediterranean : Legislation and management
1045 – 1105	Coffee break	Coffee break
1105 – 1125	Zakariah	Marine recreational fishing in Malaysia : It's impact on biodiversity conservation
1125 – 1145	Steinkjer	Gyrodactylus salaris plague and recreational fishing: the Norwegian experience

W1C
Management challenges in recreational fisheries II
Thematic session chair: To be decided

Time	First Author	Title
0945 – 1005	Janjua	Decline in Recreational Fisheries in River Ravi and its Tributaries in Pakistan because of Drought and Aquatic pollution
1005 – 1025	Williams	Recreational gillnet fishing in Tasmania
1025 – 1045	Olaussen	The bioeconomics of recreational fishing management
1045 – 1105	Coffee break	Coffee break
1105 – 1125	Paulrud	Valuation and demand models of recreational fishing in Sweden
1125 – 1145	Kelly	NOAA seeks to improve U.S. recreational fisheries management

Parallel sessions W2 Wednesday 15 June 2005 1245 - 1545

W2Aa
Developments, findings and trends within catch and release fishing
Thematic session chairs: David Policansky and Eva Thorstad

Time	First Author	Title
1245 – 1305	Lucy	Catch and Release in Marine Recreational Fisheries: Expanding Research and Educational Tools Provided by Angler-Assisted Tagging Programs
1305 – 1325	Lukacovic	Hooking Mortality of Deep and Shallow-Hooked Striped Bass Under Different
1325 - 1345	Mawle	The acceptability of catch & release to salmon and trout anglers in England and Wales.
1345 – 1405	Lyman	Fly fishing with native Alaskans: Economics, science and ethics
1405 – 1425	Coffee break	Coffee break

W2Ab (same room as W2Aa)
Management challenges in recreational fisheries
Thematic session chairs: David Policansky and Eva Thorstad

Time	First Author	Title
1425 – 1445	Broughton	Protecting the right to fish
1445 – 1505	Törnblom	The need of Integrated Natural Resource Management in the education of forest managers – a “riverine landscape” approach
1505 – 1525	Kelly	An appraisal of recreational fishing in Jamaica
1525 - 1545	Brumund- Rüther	Salmon conservation in Germany (not confirmed)

W2B
Management challenges in recreational fisheries
Thematic session chair: Mr. John Harrison, Australia

Time	First Author	Title
1245 – 1305	Cameron	Recreational fisheries data and the rezoning of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
1305 – 1325	Colman	Social and economical importance of European sea bass fishing in Norway : A recreational fishery evaluation
1325 - 1345	Todd	Marine Recreational Fishing in New Zealand - estimating recreational harvest
1345 – 1405	Chase	Community Based Management of Recreational Fisheries in Canada 's Maritime Provinces
1405 – 1425	Coffee break	Coffee break
1425 – 1445	McMullin	Separating value choices and technical choices: a decision-making system that enhances stakeholder satisfaction…
1445 – 1505	Proctor	Conservation, Management and Preservation of Recreational Sea Angling in England and Wales.
1505 – 1525	Arlinghaus	The Second-Chance Education Approach To Promote Support for Eco-system-Based Management Tools:
1525 - 1545	Lewin	Towards ecological sustainability in freshwater fisheries management: overcoming recreational angling associated ecological impacts (not confirmed)

W2C
Trends in Recreational Fishing around the World
Thematic session chair: Professor Robert B. Ditton, USA

Time	First Author	Title
1245 – 1305	Kunzmann	Angling - some Ethical Approaches
1305 – 1325	Hakaste	Fishing Regions, 20 years of co-operation, what has been achieved?
1325 - 1345	Wolos	Significance of recreational fisheries in Poland
1345 – 1405	Eriksson	Fishing resources in the northern interior of Sweden –
1405 – 1425	Coffee break
1425 – 1445	Moilanen	Do recreational fishermen orientate from catch to fishing experiences in Finland?
1445 – 1505	Reid	Estimating trends in participation, ,effort and catch for recreational fishing in Australia
1505 – 1525	Zabric	Trends in salmonid sport fishing in Slovenia
1525 - 1545	Aarts	Trends in recreational fishing in the Netherlands 1952 - 2004

W2D
Angling Tourism and rural development
Thematic session chair:

Time	First Author	Title
1245 – 1305	Borch	The economic value of marine fishing tourism – the case of Norway
1305 – 1325	Agnarsson	Economic value of recreational fishing in Iceland
1325 - 1345	Radford	Economic impact of game and coarse angling in Scotland
1345 – 1405	Haider	Climate change and fishing related tourism in British Columbia lakes: Part I
1405 – 1425	Coffee break	Coffee break
1425 – 1445	Cox	Climate change and fishing related tourism in British Columbia lakes: Part II
1445 – 1505	Møller	Release of sea trout ( Salmo trutta , L) and revitalization of streams as a basis for angling tourism in Fyn , Denmark.
1505 – 1525	Schofield	Fishing Wales – Angling for Sustainable Jobs
1525 - 1545	Christensen	Fishing tourism in Norway – old tradition or entrepreneurship in a globalised business?

Parallel sessions T1 Thursday 16 June 2005 0950 - 1150

T1A
Management challenges in recreational fisheries
Thematic session chair: To be decided

Time	First Author	Title
0950 – 1010	Gentner	Examining target species substitution in the face of changing recreational fishing policies
1010 – 1030	Loomis	Allocating Scarce Fishery Resources: When and Why is a Decisions Considered Fair or Not Fair?
1030 – 1050	Cowx	Managing recreation fishing: Do we need a code of practice?
1050 – 1110	Coffee break	Coffee break
1110 – 1130	Salmi	Recreational fishing as a challenge for local mangement in Swedish and Finnish archipelagos
1130 – 1150	Olaussen	Recreational versus commercial fishing of Atlantic salmon - A stochastic dynamic game.

T1B
Ways to finance Recreational Fishing Management
Thematic session chair: To be decided

Time	First Author	Title
0950 – 1010	De Vocht	Differences in profile and economic evaluation of angling on public angling waters in Flanders (Belgium): consequences for financing recreational fisheries management
1010 – 1030	Geertz-Hansen	The Governmental fishing license and management of the recreational fishery in Denmark
1030 – 1050	Knox	The United States Fishing license and excise tax system:
1050 – 1110	Coffee break	Coffee break
1110 – 1130	Mawle	The power of marketing
1130 – 1150	Lio	Web based fishing license sales – Norwegian experiences

T1C
Status, trends and challenges in competitive fishing
Thematic session chair: Hal Schramm

Time	First Author	Title
0950 – 1010	Diplock	Tournament fishing in Australia: Improving environmental, economic and social outcomes
1010 – 1030	Wolos	Socioeconomic analysis of competitive fishing in Poland
1030 – 1050	Meinelt	An overview about development and legislative treatment of competitive fishing in Germany
1050 – 1110	Coffee break	Coffee break
1110 – 1130	Lucy	Tournament Fishing: Successes and Problems in US Mid-Atlantic Striped Bass and Billfish Tournaments
1130 – 1150	Hanson	The Importance and Influence of Competition Angling in the UK

Parallel sessions T2 Thursday 16 June 2005 1300 - 1400

T2A
Management challenges in recreational fisheries
Thematic session chair: Mr. John Harrison, Australia

Time	First Author	Title
1300 - 1320	Hundloe	Valuing Fisheries Resources for Allocation Purposes - An Apples with Apples Framework
1320 - 1340	Arlinghaus	Recreational Angling-Induced Evolutionary Changes in Size-Selectively Exploited Pike
1340 - 1400	Wilde	Development of Conceptual Models for the Study and Management of Trophy Fishes

T2B
Status, trends and challenges in competitive fishing
Thematic session chair: Hal Schramm

Time	First Author	Title
1300 - 1320	Castrèn	Fishing Competitions as Keeping up and Increasing Recreational Fishing (not confirmed)
1320 - 1340	Jorgensen/Hansson (pres.)	Action for British Fly Life: following its decline and fall
1340 - 1400	Pavlov	Cooperation between angling tourists and research in conserving and managing Kamchatka salmonids (not confirmed)

Accepted Posters

Arlinghaus	Germany	Title to come
Arlinghaus	Germany	Title to come
Arlinghaus	Germany	Title to come
Colman	Norway	Integration, cultural exchange and fishing for everyone
Colman	Norway	Norwegian Sea Bass - Biology and distribution based on preliminary data from recreational fishermen
Dervo	Norway	Title to come
Frank	Belgium	Recruitment of young generations of anglers in Wallonia
Jorgensen	England	Action for British fly life
Leonardsson	Sverige	Adaptive management of stream fish populations: development of a quantitative model
Miha	Slovenia	Introducing Catch&Release system of flyfishing on the Sava Bohinjka
Reid	Australia	OVERVIEW OF RESULTS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL RECREATIONAL FISHING SURVEY
Tobin	Australia	Recreational only fishing areas: Do they provide a solution to resource sharing conflicts?