May 2, 2014 — The following was released by the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation:
The Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation is pleased to announce the release of its summary report for the International Collaborative Research Summit, held on October 1-2, 2013 in Narragansett, Rhode Island. The summary report is available at www.cfrfoundation.org/summit. To request a hard copy, please contact Teresa Winneg at twinneg@cfrfoundation.org.
The International Collaborative Research Summit was organized in partnership by the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, and the NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center, with the purpose of bringing to New England scientists and fishermen from other countries who are working together collaboratively to improve the information upon which sustainable harvest levels of commercial fish species are determined.
The International Collaborative Research Summit was an educational and inspirational event, with background presentations given by local scientists, fishermen, and managers laying out the many challenges facing Northeast fisheries, along with international case study presentations identifying key components of collaborative research that could help address these challenges. Summit proceedings resulted in a compilation of ‘next steps’ for moving forward with collaborative fisheries research in the Northeast USA, as well as a renewed sense that collaborative research is a worthy pursuit. Ultimately, the Summit shed new light on how the fishing industry, scientists and managers can better work together to collect data in support of improved stock assessments. For more information, please visit www.cfrfoundation.org/summit.