ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEMS: STRUCTURE, FUNCTION AND MANAGEMENT 16-22 September, 2007 Svetlogorsk (Kaliningrad Region) RUSSIA

Introduction

The symposium ECSA 42 will be held during September 16-22, 2007 in the resort town Svetlogorsk (Kaliningrad Region, Russia) located at the base of the Curonian spit (southern Baltic Sea, ca. 40 km distance from Kaliningrad). Although ECSA has organized symposia worldwide this is the Association's first symposium in Russia.

The symposium is being organized by:

•  Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA, http://www.ecsa-coast.org/ )
•  Russian Hydrobiological Academic Society (RHAS, http://www.zin.ru/societies/gbo/index.html )
•  Atlantic Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (AtlantNIRO, Kaliningrad)
•  Kaliningrad State Technical University (KSTU, Kaliningrad)
•  Atlantic Branch of P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian
  Academy of Sciences (ABIO RAS).
•  Russian State University of Immanuel Kant

The symposium will encourage the scientific discussion of estuarine ecosystem structure and function, management, water pollution and eutrophication, ecosystem health, the status and use of biological resources in estuaries, and other related topics. (Note that the term estuaries is used here as a synonym for all transitional environments.)

The links between science and policy in estuarine and coastal environments will be emphasized at the symposium which is aimed at encouraging the scientific community to increase cooperation, participate in societal dialogue, efficiently communicate science to decision-makers and to the public, as well as identify better governance and management practices in estuarine ecosystems.

It is of particular note that the long history of collaboration, the high quality and amount of scientific information and the presence of economically stable societies has resulted in the Baltic Sea region having a high potential as a pilot area for carrying out research, delivering efficient protection and restoring marine and estuarine environments in a holistic manner, while simultaneously safeguarding the continuation of economic activities (Statement of the conference ‘Baltic Sea and European Marine Strategy – Linking Science and Policy’, November 13-15, 2006, Helsinki, Finland).

The symposium will be held under the patronage of Government of Kaliningrad Region.

More information about the symposium:

Symposium surroundings

Scientific program

Abstract preparation and submission

Registration and Deadlines

Accomodation

Travel information and Social activities

Organizing Committee

Contacts