Seafood Summit 2010:
Challenging Assumptions in a Changing World
Paris Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel & Conference Center
Paris, France
31 January - 2 February 2010
preceded by: Tuna Workshop
30 January 2010
Seafood Summit brings together global representatives from the seafood industry and conservation community for in-depth discussions, presentations and networking with the goal of making the seafood marketplace environmentally, socially and economically sustainable.
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Daniel Pauly
 Born in France, raised in Switzerland, and studied in Germany, Daniel Pauly holds a doctorate in fisheries biology from the University of Kiel. He did his first intercontinental travel in 1971 (from Germany to Ghana for field work for his Masters) and has since had the privilege of experiencing a multitude of countries, cultures, and modes of exploiting aquatic ecosystems in Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas. This perspective allowed him to develop tools for managing data-sparse fisheries, as prevailed for example in the Philippines, where Dr. Pauly worked through the 1980s.
In 1994, Dr. Pauly became a Professor at the University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre, and was its Director from 2003 to 2008. In 1999, Dr. Pauly founded, and since leads, a large research project devoted to identifying and quantifying global fisheries trends, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and called The Sea Around Us after Rachel Carson’s 1951 bestselling book. Dr. Pauly is also co-founder of Fishbase.org, the online encyclopedia of more than 30,000 fish species, and he has helped develop the widely-used Ecopath modeling software. He is the author or co-author of more than 500 scientific and other articles, books and book chapters on fish, fisheries and related topics. Two of news books, reflecting his current interests, will be published in 2010: “Five Easy Pieces: Reporting on the Global Impact of Fisheries” and “Gasping Fish and Panting Squids: Oxygen, Temperature and the Growth of Water-Breathing Animals”.
What others are saying about the Seafood Summit:
To see brief video clips about the Seafood Summit, as told by attendees of the 2009 Summit in San Diego, click here.
"In order to have discussions over disagreements, you have to have both parties appear. What is striking about the Seafood Summit is how the industry side has become increasingly engaged year by year."
- John Sackton, Seafoodnews.com
"I’m just done with the most intense 4 days of my year. Seafood Summit 2009 in San Diego, where I meet with fish and seafood people nonstop from waking at 7 until collapsing in bed at midnight (or later)."
- Mark Powell, Global Seafood Leader, WWF International
"I got a lot out of the Summit...sessions were informative and well presented with very few exceptions. The whole purpose of the summit is to find common ground and I think it does that very well. There will always be disagreement in the detail and pace but the broad objectives and priorities are in common and some of the innovative solutions are great."
- Nigel Edwards, Technical Director, Seachill
"Interesting discussions explored the sustainability of open ocean aquaculture, fisheries management, international trade and catch shares."
- WiLDCOAST representative
"It was truly an honor to be a part of the event ... I adore being part of such a monumental movement. I have learned a lot in the past six years about the industry, but my largest bolts forward have come from my Summit experiences. I hope to attend many more."
- Lila Eason, Sunburst Trout
"The breadth of attendees and panelists was very impressive, and the conference sessions were informative and thought provoking. Being a marketing person, I particularly enjoyed the many networking opportunities..."
- Carol Devine, VP, Marketing & Strategic Development, Australis Aquaculture
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