Wednesday 20 November 2013
12h00 Registration and coffee
Welcome and introduction
12h30 Opening speech
Johan Vande Lanotte, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Consumers and North Sea, Belgium
13h00 Non-indigenous species from a scientific point of view
Arjan Gittenberger,GiMaRIS, Leiden University and the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, the Netherlands
Session 1: “What is the reason of their success and what are their vectors”
13h30 Introduction on session 1:
The ongoing hardening of the coasts, an ecosystem altering mechanism favouring non-indigenous species. The example of the Southern North Sea.
Francis Kerckhof, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Belgium
14h15 Coffee break
15h00 Presentations selected from the submitted abstracts
15h40 Closure
Thursday 21 November 2013
8h30 Registration
Session 2: “Structural biodiversity”
9h00 Introduction on session 2:
Dispersal of and connectivity between marine populations – thoughts on (non-) indigenous species.
Filip Volckaert, University of Leuven, Belgium
9h30 Presentations selected from the submitted abstracts
- Current distribution and population dynamics of Mnemiopsis leidyi populations in the Belgian part of the North Sea and the Westerschelde estuary
Lies Vansteenbrugge, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Animal Science Unit, Aquatic Environment and Quality, Bio-environmental Research Group, Belgium
- Assessment of biopollution in Belgian coastal harbours
Pieter Boets, Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Belgium
- Marine non-native species in the north of Scotland and implications for the marine renewable industry
Chris Nall, Environmental Research Institute, University of Highlands and Islands, Scotland
- Alien fauna and flora in the Scheldt Estuary (Zeeschelde, Flanders, Belgium)
Jeroen Speybroeck, Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Belgium
10h50 Coffee break
Session 3: “What are the threats for environment, economy and security?”
11h20 Introduction on session 3:
The multiple costs of invasive alien species
Patrick ten Brink, Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), Belgium
11h50 Presentations selected from the submitted abstracts
- Monitoring of alien species at nuclear power plants in Sweden
Björn Fagerholm, Institute of Coastal Research, Department of Aquatic Resources, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
- Jellypress & jellyperception
Sofie Vandendriessche, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Animal Sciences Unit, Aquatic Environment and Quality, Bio-environmental Research Group, Belgium
- NE Atlantic islands susceptibility to MNIS
Joana Micael, CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Pólo dos Açores, Universidade dos Açores, Portugal
12h50 Lunch
Session 4: “Functional biodiversity”
13h50 Introduction on session 4:
Invasive species in marine food webs: their key to success?
Marleen De Troch, Marine Biology section Ghent University, Belgium
14h20 Presentations selected from the submitted abstracts
15h20 Coffee break
Session 5: “Assessing the risks of non-indigenous species”
15h50 Introduction on session 5:
Risks of introducing non-indigenous species by shellfish transfer
Jeroen Wijsman, Institute for Marine Resources & Ecosystem Studies Wageningen (IMARES), the Netherlands
16h20 Presentations selected from the submitted abstracts
- Risk screening tools for non-native marine species
Phil Davison, Salmon & Freshwater Fisheries Team, Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science, UK
- Using generic environmental indicators as part of the alien species assessment tool box under the different EU Directives
Gert Van Hoey, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Animal Science Unit, Aquatic Environment and Quality, Bio-environmental Research Group, Belgium
- Modelling the risk of Mnemiopis leidyi blooms in the North Sea
Kate Collingridge, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK
17h20 Closure
18h30 Conference dinner (Thermae Palace)
Friday 22 November 2013
8h30 Registration
Session 6: “Control and early warning systems”
9h00 Introduction on session 6:
Building knowledge for invasive species policy and management: the need for collaborative learning between actors
Sonia Vanderhoeven, Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Belgium
9h30 Presentations selected from the submitted abstracts
- Eliminating Hull-borne aquatic invasive species– an alternative, Non-toxic, practical approach
Simon Bray, Hydrex NV, Belgium
- Oyster industry and marine invaders: historical assessment as a lesson for the future
Frédéric Mineur, Phycology Research Group, Ghent University, Belgium and School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University of Belfast, UK
- Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas control within the intertidal zone of the North East Kent European Marine Sites, UK
Willie McKnight, Contractor, Eastern Channel Team, Natural England, UK
10h50 Coffee break
Session 7: “Non-indigenous species, are there opportunities?”
11h20 Introduction on session 7:
Live king crab export from Norway - and optimal market utilization based on international trend and tradition
Svein Ruud, NorwayKingCrab, Norway
11h50 Presentations selected from the submitted abstracts
12h10 Closing speechBart Naeyaert, Deputy Province of West Flanders responsible for agriculture and fisheries; integrated water management; infrastructure and legal matters, Belgium
12h40 Closure
Lunch pack is foreseen at the registration.