US-China Science Symposium and Staff Exchanges

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US-China Science Symposium and Staff Exchanges

• Gerard DiNardo
• NOAA Fisheries, PIFSC
• Honolulu, HI USA

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Background

• Need
• Recognizing that science is international in
  scope, a Scientific Exchange Program was
  established in 2009 through a CRA between NOAA
  Fisheries, PIFSC, Honolulu, HI and Shanghai Ocean
  University
• Objective
• To foster scholarly exchange and training in the
  fishery and ecological disciplines, as well as
  promoting scientific collaborations

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Background

• Strategy
• Scientific Exchange Program consists of two
  activities
• Visiting Scientist and Visiting Student Program
• Scientific Seminar Series convenes every 2 yrs

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Activities-Scientific Seminar Series

• 1st Scientific Symposium
• Shanghai Ocean University (SHOU) - April 2009
• 27 participants from NOAA Fisheries and SHOU
• Themes Fishery bycatch HMS stock assessments
  modeling Socioeconomic modeling of fishery
  systems Biology and ecology
• 2011 LMR Panel Mtg- SHOU,CAFS, NOAA Fisheries

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Activities-Scientific Seminar Series

• 2nd Scientific Symposium
• East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute -
  April 2012
• 45 participants from CAFS, SHOU, NOAA Fisheries
  and UH JIMAR
• Themes Fishery bycatch and protected species
  interactions HMS stock assessments modeling
  Turtle biology and ecology Biology and ecology

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Activities - Visiting Scientist Visiting
Student Program

• Workplan
• 2012
• Dr. Qin (SCSFRI) to PIFSC August 2012
• Dr. Tang (SCSFRI) to PIFSC August 2012
• 2013
• SHOU Staff
• OTHERS.
• To be effective a three year work plan should be
  developed providing something to point to.

9th China-U.S. LMR Panel Joint Coordination
Meeting, Shanghai, China October 19-20, 2012
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Future Plans

• Scientific Seminar Series 2014
• Venue TBD
• Sponsors CAFS, SHOU, NOAA Fisheries
• Topics Fisheries, Habitat Enhancement, Stock
  Enhancement, Resource Assessments and
  Evaluations, etc.
• Topic Resource Assessment and Evaluation
  Workshop
• Visiting Scientist and Visiting Student Exchange
  Program
• Many identified -should all exchanges fall under
  this umbrella?
• Funding mechanisms?

9th China-U.S. LMR Panel Joint Coordination
Meeting, Shanghai, China October 19-20, 2012