ANGFA CONVENTION 2007

Promoting the conservation, study, keeping and propagation of the native fish species of Australia and New Guinea ANGFA organize its annual convention "Conservation through sustainable use of natural resources"

 

 

The 2007 Convention is proudly hosted by:

THE ANGFA DARWIN ORGANISING COMMITTEE

 

Convention Programme

 

FRIDAY JUNE 8

Registration from 7pm in the Signatures Room of the Crowne Plaza followed by a General Meeting from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. Members invited to ocme along and discuss matters related to the club and the hobby. 

 

SATURDAY JUNE 9

Morning Programme:

08.00-09.00 Registration & Coffee.

09.00-09.30 Convention Opening – Convention Opening Video followed by VIP Speech and Welcoming Speech by Master of Ceremonies and ANGFA National President Glenn Briggs

 

Session 1: Introduction by Session Chairperson.

09.30-10.00 Helen Larson – “An Introduction to the Fishes of the Northern Territory”.

10.00-10.15 Ron Bowman – "How the new ANGFA book ‘Question & Answers… the Bowman Letters' came about”.

10.15-10.45 Morning Tea

 

Session 2: Introduction by Session Chairperson.

10.45.11.15 Brad Pusey – “Research underpinning sustainable development in northern Australia”.

11.15-11.30 Mark Kennard – “Protecting Riverine flow rgimes: key to freshwater fish conservation in Australia“.

11.30-11.45 Lizzie Sullivan – Daly River Fisch & River Flows Project”.

11.45-12.30 Heiko Bleher – “Aru and Kay, islands with new discoveries in April 2007 – but, is it sustainable?”.

12.30-01.30 Lunch.

 

Afternoon Programme:

Session 3: Introduction by Session Chairperson.

01.30-02.00 Glenn Shipp – “Is using fishmeal in aquaculture feeds sustainable?”.

02.00-02.20 Graeme Swyer – “Terminating toads Territory style”.

02.20-02.40 Michael Hammer – “Goby discoveries on Adelaide's back doorstep!”

02.40-03.10 Afternoon Tea

 

Session 4: Introduction by Session Chairperson.

03.10-03.30 Binh Thai – “Molecular taxonomy and evolution of common carp”.

03.30-04.30 David Lawson – “What is this thing called ‘sustainable use’”.

04.30 End of Day Address.

07.30 Convention Dinner at “10 Kitchfield Street Restaurant” (a.k.a. Tim's Surf & Turf).

 

SUNDAY JUNE 10

Morning Programme:

08.30-09.00 Registration & Coffee.

09.00-09.15 Convention Opening.  Convention Opening video followed by Start of Day Address.

 

Session 5: Introduction by Session Chairperson.

09.15-09.45 Dion Wedd – “wildlife utilization for sustainable conservation”.

09.45-10.15 John Humphrey – “Translocations and disease incursions”.

10.15-11.00 Morning Tea

 

Session 6: Intrduction by Session Chairperson.

11.00-11.30 Angus Duguid – “Fish habitat and distribution in Central Australia”

11.30-12.00 Shaun Winterton – “The Secret life of aquatic plants”.

12.00-12.30 Blair Grace – “How sustainable is the Northern Territory aquarium fishery?”.

12.30-01.30 Lunch.

 

Afernoon Programme:

Session 7: Introduction by Session Chairperson.

01.30-02.00 Bruce Sambell – “A hobby gone mad”.

02.00-02.20 John Seyjagat – “Australian challenges in Baltimore: keeping the River Gorge”.

02.20-02.40 Chris Humphrey – “Use of fish communities to monitor and assess mining impact in Kakadu National Park”.

02.40-03.10 Afernoon Tea.

 

Session 8: Introduction by Session Chairperson.

03.10-03.40 Keith Martin – “Monitoring aquatic ecology at the Batu Hijau mine site in Sumbawa, Indonesia”.

03.40-04.40 Andrew Lo – “A fish lover's search for ecological sustainability”.

04.40 End of Day/Convention Address.

05.15 Depart for Post-Convention Party at TWP – All Welcome (further details provided at Convention).

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