FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

56^TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GULF AND CARIBBEAN FISHERIES INSTITUTE

 

NOVEMBER 10 - 14, 2003 IN TORTOLA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

 

The meeting will be held at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College campus on Tortola, B.V.I.

 

Sessions will focus on:

                Biology, Ecology, and Assessment of Reef and Pelagic Fishes

                Biology, Ecology, and Assessment of Invertebrate Marine Fisheries

                Management and Socio-Economics of Marine Fisheries (special session)

                Marine Protected Areas and Ecological Reserves

                Essential Fish Habitat

                Caribbean Aquaculture

                Recreational Fisheries

                Marine Science Education in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico (tentative special session)

 

Additionally, there will be a general poster session/reception.

 

Abstracts for the 56^th GCFI are due July 31, 2003.

 

Abstracts will be accepted in English, French or Spanish: French and Spanish papers should also be accompanied by a title, abstract, and key words in English. ENGLISH ABSTRACTS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED WITH SPANISH TRANSLATIONS. Abstracts should not exceed 300 words.

 

Please include your full name and the full name of all authors, addresses of all authors, and 3-mail address(es) for the corresponding author(s).

 

Submit abstracts to: abstracts@gcfi.org. You may submit abstracts as attachments in Microsoft Word or Coral WordPerfect formats.  In the subject line of the e-mail, please list the name of the author(s) as they will appear in the program (e.g., SmithGarciaJones.doc).  If you are unable to submit via e-mail, please send abstracts to: LeRoy Creswell, Executive Secretary, IFAS/UFL, Sea Grant College Program, 8400 Picos Road, Ste. 101, Fort Pierce, FL 34945-3045; 772-462-1660; FAX 772-462-1510.

 

Please indicate whether you are requesting presentation during an oral session or the poster session.  Permission to present at an oral session requires submission of a full and complete manuscript in the proper format prior to presentation.  Poster presentations do not require submission of a manuscript (although they are enthusiastically accepted).  However, students wishing to compete for several student awards offered are required to submit a manuscript for publication in the GCFI Proceedings.  Manuscript preparation guidelines are available on the GCFI website ( or can be requested from the Executive Secretary.

 

Registration for the meeting is US$100 (which includes membership and a copy of the GCFI Proceedings).  GCFI accepts checks, money orders, and US currency for registration - credit cards are not accepted. Check the GCFI website for student and daily registration rates.  Registration is taken at the meeting venue - no preregistration is required.  However, you can pre-register for the meeting if it is required for travel reimbursement (contact LeRoy Creswell).

 

For lots of information about the 56^th GCFI, visit the website: It includes a map of Tortola, transportation information, hotel information, GCFI student awards, and guidelines for submitting abstracts and manuscripts.  As the meeting comes closer, more information about the program will be posted.

 

We look forward to seeing you in November for the 56^th GCFI!