Second International Conference on Marine Ornamentals
November 26 - December 1, 2001
Wyndham Palace Resort and Spa in Walt Disney World^® Resort
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA

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*Welcome	*Poster Session Directory	*Field Trip Opportunities
*Conference Theme	*Sea World Excursion	*Sponsors
*Programmatic Themes	*Trade Show Exposition      **List of Exhibitors	*Organizing Committee
*Conference Goal	*Trade Show Agenda	*Related Links
*Conference Format	*Registration Information	*Area Information
*Who Should Attend	*Meeting Site & Accommodations	*For More Information
*Call for Abstracts	*Tour the Living Seas Aquarium	*Print Version of Conference Announcement *Conference Program & Abstract Book (In Adobe PDF format)
*Tentative Program Agenda	*Order Proceedings from  1999 Conference on Marine Ornamentals (In Adobe PDF format)	*Culture of Marine Ornamentals (A Survey Presentation of Data) by Martin A. Moe, Jr. (In Adobe PDF format)
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Welcome

Dear Colleague,

We trust you are planning to attend the Second International Conference on Marine Ornamentals: Collection, Culture and Conservation, to be held November 26-December 1, 2001 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA. On this website you will find a number of items to assist you with making arrangements.

We ask everyone with Internet access to use the conference web page whenever possible. You can submit your abstract online, register for the conference online and even find out about airline, hotel and other travel arrangements. So take a moment to add this site to your bookmark list.

The conference will focus on the direction of the marine ornamentals industry in the next century and will feature keynote speakers from organizations around the world. So make plans now to join us for the conference and help shape the future of marine ornamentals!

See you in November!

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Conference Theme

The aquarium hobby is second only to photography in popularity in the United States, and is rapidly becoming popular in many countries worldwide. A large percentage of fresh-water ornamental fish is now cultured, but the vast majority of ornamental marine specimens continue to be harvested from the wild. The long-term goal is to develop culture protocols that can be used by industry to continue the growth of an important economic activity, while at the same time reduce harvest pressure from worldwide reef ecosystems.

Over 300 industry representatives, scientists, students, agency representatives and interested citizens attended the first international conference on Marine Ornamentals in Hawaii two years ago. Marine Ornamentals 2001 will build on this effort by continuing the conference focus on all aspects of the collection, culture and conservation of marine ornamental species.

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Programmatic Themes

Global/Cross-cutting Issues

• World economics and product demand at all levels
• Ethnic, social and cultural issues
• Fisheries database development
• Scientific and industry partnerships
• Aquatic animal health
• Industry standards and certification
• Public outreach & education
• Regulatory issues

• Community-based reef management
• Fishing resources
• Reef conservation and industry sustainability

• Community-based culturing
• Larval rearing
• Life support systems and culture technology
• Biotechnology
• Invertebrate culture

• Shipping and handling
• Export/import impacts on global distribution

Conference Goal

This conference is designed to contribute to the worldwide goal of creating an economically and environmentally viable future for the dynamic marine ornamentals industry and its diverse clientele through:

• Improvements in the methods for the collection and distribution of wild marine ornamental species
• Increases in the variety, quantity and availability of cultured marine ornamental species
• Outreach activities in the conservation and husbandry of marine ornamental species

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Conference Format

Morning plenary sessions will include opportunities for invited speakers, members of industry, the scientific community, conservationists and governmental officials to communicate concerns and ideas, and create solutions to current problems. Afternoon sessions will feature contributed papers focusing on topics related to the programmatic themes outlined above.

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Who Should Attend

Participation will be open to all those interested in addressing the problems caused by the increasing exploitation of these marine resources. Conference participants will come from:

• aquafarms
• university & private research institutions
• federal, state and regional governments
• international assistance organizations with conservation responsibilities
• pet store dealers and wholesalers
• commercial collectors
• equipment manufacturers
• aquarium media
• feed suppliers
• importers/exporters of ornamental fish
• hobbyists
• commercial fish growers
• environmental organizations with fish conservation concerns
• aquatic health practitioners
• public and private aquaria
• students & faculty
• aquaculture program administrators
• investors and potential investors in aquaculture businesses
• regulators of imported aquarium species at federal and state levels

Call for Abstracts

All individuals involved in the marine ornamentals industry are strongly encouraged to submit an abstract for consideration as an oral or poster presentation. Special consideration will be given to work that synthesizes across disciplines. Abstract submissions will be used to identify oral presentations, and ALL abstracts, both oral and poster, will be published in the conference book of extended abstracts.

If you wish to make an oral presentation or present a poster, please submit an abstract no later than June 29, 2001 (Note this is an extension from the original June 1, 2001 date). Abstracts MUST be submitted electronically following the detailed format specification in the link below.
 

Published Journal
Aquaculture will review abstracts presented in the area of culture. Authors of selected abstracts will be invited to write a full paper for submission to an issue of the journal following the conference.

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Tentative Program Agenda
 

Agenda Index Monday, Nov. 26 Tuesday, Nov. 27 Wednesday, Nov. 28 Thursday, Nov. 29 Friday, Nov. 30 Saturday, Dec. 1

Monday, November 26, 2001

9:30am – 5:00pm

Pre-conference Tours of the Living Seas Aquarium at Epcot  (Optional — See Registration Form for details.)

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Tuesday, November 27, 2001

9:00am – 5:30pm	Conference Registration Office Open
	Keynote Plenary Session
1:00pm – 1:10pm	Opening Remarks Moderator: James C. Cato, Director, Florida Sea Grant and Professor, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;
1:10pm – 1:30pm	Welcome and Florida's Role in Advancing the Ornamental Species Industry — Michael V. Martin, Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;
1:30pm – 2:15pm	Keynote Speaker: CONSERVATION Buy a Fish, Buy a Coral, Save a Reef: The Importance of Economic Incentives to Sustain Conservation — Bruce Bunting, Vice President, Center for Conservation Finance, World Wildlife Fund US, Washington, DC, USA;
2:15pm – 2:30pm	Question and Answer Session with Bruce Bunting
2:30pm – 3:15pm	Keynote Speaker: CULTURE Culture of Marine Ornamentals: For Love, For Money and For Science — Martin Moe, Green Turtle Publications, Islamorada, FL, USA;
3:15pm –3:30pm	Question and Answer Session with Martin Moe
3:30pm – 3:45pm	REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:45pm – 4:30pm	Keynote Speaker: COLLECTION Sustainability in the Global Marine Ornamentals Trade: A Win/Win Linking Coral Reefs, Collectors and Consumers — Malcolm I. Sarmiento, Jr., Director, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Republic of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines;
4:30pm – 4:45pm	Question and Answer Session with Malcolm I. Sarmiento, Jr.
4:45pm – 5:15pm	Balancing Marine Ornamentals Industry Growth and Sustainable Reef Ecosystems: A View from Congress — The Honorable Eni F. H. Faleomavaega, Member of Congress, American Samoa, Delegate, Washington, DC, USA;
5:15pm	OPENING SESSION CONCLUDES
5:15pm – 7:00pm	Poster Presenters to set up displays in Exhibit Area
7:00pm – 9:00pm	Welcome Reception

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Wednesday, November 28, 2001

7:30am – 5:30pm	Conference Registration Office Open
7:30am – 8:30am	Morning Refreshments
	Plenary Session
	Moderator:  Sherman Wilhelm, Director, Division of Aquaculture, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Tallahassee, Florida;
8:30am – 9:00am	Wild Caught Marine Species and the Ornamental Aquatic Industry — John Dawes,Secretary General, Ornamental Fish International, Manilva Málaga, Spain; Svein A. Fossa, Chairman of the Conservation Committee of Ornamental Fish International, and European Liaison Director in Marine Aquarium Council
9:00am – 9:30am	Supplying the Demand for Sustainability: Stories from the Field — Ferdinand Cruz, International Marinelife Alliance, Metro Manila, Philippines
9:30am – 10:00am	From Reef to Retail: Marine Ornamental Certification or Sustainability is here — Paul Holthus, Marine Aquarium Council, Honolulu, HI, USA;
10:00am – 10:30am	REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:30am – 5:00pm	THREE CONCURRENT SESSIONS (A, B, C)
	Concurrent Session A: Seahorse Culture
	Moderator:  Jay Rasmussen, Sea Grant Extension Program Leader, Oregon State University, Newport, OR, USA;
10:30am – 11:00am	Factors Affecting Successful Culture of the Seahorse Hippocampus abdominalis Leeson, 1827 — Chris Woods, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand;
11:00am – 11:30am	Rearing the Coral Seahorse, Hippocampus barbouri, on Inert Prey — Michael F. Payne, Good Fins, Perth, Western Australia;
11:30am – 12noon	The Copepod/Artemia Tradeoff in the Captive Culture of Hippocampus erectus (Syngnathidae) — Todd Gardner, Hofstra University Aquaculture Laboratory, Hempstead, NY, USA;
	Concurrent Session B: Live Rock Culture
	Moderator:  William Rickards, Director, Virginia Sea Grant, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA USA;
10:30am – 11:00am	Florida Aquacultured Live Rock as an Alternative to Imported Wild Harvested Live Rock: An Update — William W. Falls and J. N. Ehringer, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL, USA; Roy and Teresa Herndon, Sea Critters, Dover, FL, USA; Michael Nichols and Sandy Nettles, Triton Marine, Ozone, FL, USA; Cynthia Armstrong and Darlene Haverkamp, Florida Marine Research Institute, St. Petersburg, FL, USA & Port Manatee, FL, USA;  Michael Robinson, Nova Southeast University, Boca Raton, FL, USA;
11:00am – 11:30am	Live Rock Farming Using Sand Molded Substrate — LeRoy Headlee and Sally Jo. Headlee, Geothermal Aquaculture Research Foundation, Boise, Idaho, USA;
11:30am – 12noon	Producing Sps Coral Fragments Using Escape Size and Fragment Orientation —Sally JoHeadleeand LeRoyHeadlee, Geothermal Aquaculture Research Foundation, Boise, ID, USA;
	Concurrent Session C: Certification Demand
	Moderator:  John Corbin, Director, Hawaii Aquaculture Development Program, Honolulu, HI, USA;
10:30am – 11:00am	Certification for Marine Ornamentals: What it is and How it Works —Peter Scott and David Vosseler, Marine Aquarium Council, Honolulu, HI, USA;
11:00am – 11:30am	Value and Demand for MAC-Certification — Sherry Larkin, Wendy Rubinstein and Robert Degner, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;
11:30am – 12noon	Creating Consumer Demand for MAC Certified Marine Ornamentals —Sylvia Spalding, Marine Aquarium Council, Honolulu, HI, USA;
12noon - 1:30pm	Lunch in Exhibit Hall
	Concurrent Session A: Feeding and Health
	Moderator:  Ilze Berzins, Director of Research and Conservation Programs, Florida Aquarium, Tampa, FL, USA;
1:30pm – 2:00pm	Delay Feeding and Feeding Regimes Effect Survival of Young Seahorse, Hippocampus kuda Bleeker — V. Muthuwan, N. Luang-Oon, S. Sawatpeera, S. Chalad-Kid, T. Noiraksa, and J. Teeramaethee, Institute of Marine Science, Burapha University, Chonburi Province, Thailand;
2:00pm – 2:30pm	An Overview of Common Syngnathid Health Problems — Ilze K. Berzins, The Florida Aquarium, Tampa, FL, USA; Martin Greenwell, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL, USA;
2:30pm – 3:00pm	The Use of Ovaprim ® as a Treatment for an "Egg-bound" Frogfish (Antennarius striatus) — Roy P. E. Yanong, Craig A. Watson and Eric W. Curtis, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL, USA; Harry J. Grier, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Marine Research Institute, Stock Enhancement Research Facility, Palmetto, FL, USA; Sarah L. Carson, Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Stillwater, OK, USA; Gail Case, Mote Marine Laboratory Aquarium, Sarasota, FL, USA;
	Concurrent Session B: Live Rock/Urchins/Cyanide
	Moderator:  William Rickards, Director, Virginia Sea Grant, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA;
1:30pm – 2:00pm	The Economics of Live Rock and Live Coral Aquaculture — Robert Pomeroy and John Parks, World Resources Institute, Washington, DC, USA;
2:00pm – 2:30pm	Spontaneous Spawning of Diadema antillarum Under Photo-thermal Control: An Essential Step for Year-round Laboratory Culture —Thomas Capo, Albert Boyd and John Bauer, University of Miami, Key Biscayne, FL, USA; Debra Cole, Coral Gables High School, Coral Gables, FL, USA; Margaret W. Miller, Southeast Fisheries Center, Key Biscayne, FL, USA; Alina M. Szmant, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC, USA;
2:30pm – 3:00pm	Non-Implementation of Anti-Cyanide Measures in Poor Coastal Areas — Howard A. Latin, Rutgers University School of Law, Newark, NJ, USA;
	Concurrent Session C: Sustainability/Habitat
	Moderator: Robert Stickney, Director, Texas Sea Grant, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA;
1:30pm – 2:00pm	The Philippine Ornamental Fish Industry Reinvents Itself — Aquilino Alvarez, Marine Aquarium Council - Philippines, Manila, Philippines
2:00pm – 2:30pm	Survival of Targeted Corals Collected for the Marine Aquarium Trade Depends on Requirements for Habitat and Collection Locale — Eric H. Borneman, Microcosm, Ltd., Shelburne, VT, USA;
2:30pm – 3:00pm	Development of Sustainable Management Guidelines for the Stony Coral Trade — Andrew W. Bruckner, NOAA/NMFS, Silver Spring, MD, USA;
3:00pm – 3:30pm	REFRESHMENT BREAK
	Concurrent Session A: Population Status
	Moderator:  Craig Watson, Director, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL, USA;
3:30pm – 4:00pm	Population Status of Marine Ornamental Fish and Invertebrates in Sri Lanka and Development of Management Strategies for the Industry—Elizabeth Wood and Arjan Rajasuriya, Marine Conservation Society, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire UK;
4:00pm – 4:30pm	Population Structure of the Cortez Rainbow Wrasse (Thalassoma lucasanum) in an Exploited Area in the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica —Arturo Dominici-Arosemena1, Helena Molina-Ureña2, Jorge Cortés-Núñez2, and Ernesto Brugnoli-Olivera3,1Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancón, Panamá; 2CIMAR, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica, 3Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay;
	Concurrent Session B: Coral Culture
	Moderator:  Ron Hodson, Director, North Carolina Sea Grant, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA;
3:30pm – 4:00pm	Coral Culture - Possible Future Trends and Directions — Michael Arvedlund, DANAQ CONSULT Ltd., Kalundborg, Denmark; Jamie Cragg and Joe Pecorelli, London Aquarium, County Hall, London, UK;
4:00pm – 4:30pm	Enhancing Growth of Caribbean Sea Fan Corals in Closed-Cycle Systems — Kevin E. Gaines, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Fort Pierce, FL, USA and Kevan L. Main, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL, USA;
	Concurrent Session C: Sustainability
	Moderator:  Robert Stickney, Director, Texas Sea Grant, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas;
3:30pm – 4:00pm	Twenty Years of Sustainable Fish Collecting in Mexico in a Baja Fishing Village — Steve B. Robinson, Cortez Marine, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico
4:00pm – 4:30pm	Marine Ornamentals in Indonesia: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainability —Rezal Kusumaatmadja and Gayatri Lilley, Marine Aquarium Council, Honolulu, HI, USA;
	Plenary Session
4:30pm – 5:00pm	PANEL SESSION with Open Discussion
5:00pm – 7:00pm	Poster Session Social in Exhibit Area

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Thursday, November 29, 2001

7:30am – 5:30pm	Conference Registration Office Open
7:30am – 8:30am	Morning Refreshments
	Plenary Session
	Moderator:  James McVey, Aquaculture Program Specialist, National Sea Grant Office, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD, USA;
8:30am – 9:00am	Current Issues in Disease Control in Marine Ornamentals — Michael K. Stoskopf, DVM, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA;
9:00am – 9:30am	The Role of Public Aquaria in the Conservation and Sustainability of the Marine Ornamentals Trade — Heather Hall, DVM, Curator of Lower Vertebrates, London Zoo, Regent's Park, London United Kingdom;
9:30am – 10:00am	World Trade in Ornamental Species — Audun Lem, Fish Utilization and Marketing Service, FAO, Rome, Italy
10:00am – 10:30am	REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:30am – 5:00pm	THREE CONCURRENT SESSIONS (A, B, C)
	Concurrent Session A: Nutrition and Disease
	Moderator:  Craig Osenberg, Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;
10:30am – 11:00am	Captive Nutritional Management of Herbivorous Reef Fish Using Atlantic Surgeonfish (Acanthurus spp.) as a Model — Ruth Francis-Floyd , University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Gainesville, FL, USA and G. Christopher Tilghman, University of Florida, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Gainesville, FL, USA;
11:00am – 11:30am	Copper Resistant Amyloodininosis and Possible Immunosuppression in Marine Fish — RuthEllen Klinger, Ruth Francis-Floyd and Allen Riggs, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;
11:30am – 12noon	Atypical Presentation of Mycobacteriosis in a Collection of Frogfish (Antennarius striatus ) — Roy P. E. Yanong and Eric W. Curtis, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida/IFAS, Ruskin, FL, USA; Scott P.Terrell, Walt Disney World Animal Programs, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Bay Lake, FL and University of Florida, Department of Pathobiology, Gainesville, FL, USA; Gail Case, Mote Marine Laboratory Aquarium, Sarasota, FL, USA;
	Concurrent Session B: Aquaria Ecosystems/Cyanide
	Moderator:  John Stevely, Sea Grant and Manatee County Extension Agent, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Department, Palmetto, FL, USA;
10:30am – 11:00am	The Effects of Sulfur on Nitrate Levels in a Closed Saltwater Ecosystem — Valerie K. Rule, William Longmore and Leonard Sonnenschein, St. Louis Children’s Aquarium, Brentwood, MO, USA;
11:00am – 11:30am	The Evolution of Marine Aquaria: A Pictorial Display of the Past, Present and Future — Jeff A. Turner, Reef Aquaria Design, Parkland, FL, USA;
11:30am – 12noon	Trends Determined by Cyanide Testing on Marine Aquarium Fish in the Philippines —Peter J. Rubec, Vaughan R. Pratt and Brian McCullough, International Marinelife Alliance, Honolulu, HI, USA; Benita Manipula, and Emma R. Suplido, International Marinelife Alliance, Manila, Philippines;
	Concurrent Session C: Sustainability/Marketing
	Moderator:  Charles Adams, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;
10:30am – 11:00am	An International Reef Monitoring Program for the Marine Aquarium Trade — Jennifer Liebeler and Gregor Hodgson, Reef Check Institute of the Environment, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA;
11:00am – 11:30am	Coral Farming in the Philippines: Reef Restoration and Sustainable Use by the Aquarium Trade — Joey Gatus, International Marinelife Alliance, Manila, Philippines; Vaughan R. Pratt and Peter J. Rubec, International Marinelife Alliance, Honolulu, HI, USA;
11:30am – 12noon	Perceptions and Market Opinions of U.S. Marine Ornamental Wholesalers — Sherry Larkin, Robert Degner, Donna Lee and Charles Adams, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;
12noon - 1:30pm	Lunch in Exhibit Hall
	Concurrent Session A: Disease Diagnosis
	Moderator:  Ruth Francis-Floyd, Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;
1:30pm – 2:00pm	Disease Diagnosis in Ornamental Marine Fish: A Retrospective Analysis, 1987-2001 — Ruth Francis-Floyd, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;
2:00pm – 2:30pm	Sampling for Success: Getting the Most from Your Diagnostic Laboratory — Jerry R. Heidel, Oregon State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Corvallis, OR, USA;
2:30pm – 3:00pm	The Risks and the Reality: Bacterial Diseases, Marine Ornamentals and Human Health —Timothy J. Miller-Morgan, Oregon Sea Grant, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Newport, OR, USA;
	Concurrent Session B: Management/Alien Species
	Moderator:  John Stevely, Sea Grant and Manatee County Extension Agent, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Department, Palmetto, FL, USA;
1:30pm – 2:00pm	Future of Marine Ornamental Fish Culture — Frank Hoff, Florida Aqua Farms Inc., Dade City, FL, USA;
2:00pm – 2:30pm	Florida’s Aquaculture Best Management Practices Program — Karen Metcalf, Division of Aquaculture, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Tallahassee, FL, USA;
2:30pm – 3:00pm	Alien Species, Hawaiian Coral Reefs and the Potential Impact of the Marine Aquarium Trade: A Natural Resource Manager’s Nightmare… —Dave Gulko, Division of Aquatic Resources, Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Honolulu, HI, USA;
	Concurrent Session C: Trade
	Moderator:  LaDon Swann, Interim Director, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, Ocean Springs, MS, USA;
1:30pm – 2:00pm	Responsibilities for Collection and Opportunities in Aquaculture for Developing Countries through the Marine Aquarium Trade — Walt Smith, Walt Smith International, Fiji;
2:00pm – 2:30pm	Current Status of the Wild Marine Ornamental Fish Trade in Puerto Rico — Edgardo Ojeda-Serrano and Alfonso Aguilar-Perera, University of Puerto Rico-Sea Grant Program; Daniel Matos-Caraballo, Department of Natural and Environmental Resources of Puerto Rico;
2:30pm – 3:00pm	The United States’ Consumption of Marine Ornamentals: A Description from U.S. Import Data — Cristina Balboa, World Resources Institute, Washington DC, USA;
3:00pm – 3:30pm	REFRESHMENT BREAK
	Concurrent Session A: Education/Urchin/Artificial Reefs
	Moderator:  Karen Metcalf, Division of Aquaculture, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Tallahassee, FL, USA;
3:30pm – 4:00pm	MicroReef Aquariums, Educational Tools for the Classroom — Thomas Frakes, Aquarium Systems, Mentor, OH, USA;
4:00pm – 4:30pm	Cultivation techniques for the Variegated UrchinLytechinus variegatus — Richard Hubbard, Ray Wolcott and Bart Baca, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, Dania Beach, FL, USA;
	Concurrent Session B: Coral Propagation
	Moderator:  John Stevely, Sea Grant and Manatee County Extension Agent, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Department, Palmetto, FL, USA;
3:30pm – 4:00pm	Part I of II – Presentation of Paper: Asexual Coral Propagation for the Aquarium Trade and for Reef Restoration Work Using Reef Balls ™ — Michael R. King, Coalition Of Reef Lovers (C.O.R.L.) Grand Rapids, MI, USA; Todd R. Barber, Reef Ball Development Group, Ltd and John Walch,with a case presentation by Coral Life of Malaysia;
4:00pm – 4:30pm	Part II of II – Presentation of Case Study: Commercialization of Coral Propagation – a Malaysian Experience — Sarala Aikanathan, Coral Life Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Todd R. Barber, Reef Ball Foundation, Inc, Bradenton, FL, USA;
	Concurrent Session C: Species Composition
	Moderator:  LaDon Swann, Interim Director, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, Ocean Springs, MS, USA;
3:30pm – 4:00pm	Species Composition and Collection Efficiency Associated with Artificial and Natural Substrates — Ken Nedimyer, Sea Life Inc., Tavernier, FL, USA; Craig A. Watson, Department of Fisheries/Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS, Ruskin, FL, USA; Craig W. Osenberg and Colette M. St. Mary, Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;
4:00pm – 4:30pm	Intestinal Flagellates in Cultured Clown Fish: Clinical Presentation and Management — Ruth Francis-Floyd, University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Gainesville, FL, USA;
	Plenary Session
4:30pm – 5:30pm	Research and Education Priorities for the Future
6:30pm – 10:00pm	Island Reception at Sea World of Florida

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Friday, November 30, 2001

7:30am – 5:30pm	Conference Registration Office Open
7:30am – 8:30am	Morning Refreshments
	Plenary Session
	Moderator:  William Seaman, Associate Director, Florida Sea Grant, and Professor, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;
8:30am – 9:00am	The Status of the World Conservation Monitoring Centre Marine Aquarium Database — Edmund Green, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom;
9:00am – 9:30am	Balancing Collection and Conservation of Marine Ornamental Species in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary — Billy Causey, Superintendent , Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Marathon, FL, USA;
9:30am – 10:00am	Perspectives in Coral Culture: Science, Medicine and Aquatic Hobby Medicines —Jean M. Jaubert, Director, Scientific (European Oceanographic) Centre of Monaco, Saint Martin, Monaco – and – Professor of Marine Biology, University of Nice, Faculty of Sciences, Campus Valrose, Nice, France
10:00am – 10:30am	REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:30am – 3:00pm	THREE CONCURRENT SESSIONS (A, B, C)
	Concurrent Session A: Culture Techniques
	Moderator:  Nancy Marcus, Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor and Mary Sears Professor of Oceanography, Department of Oceanography, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA;
10:30am – 11:00am	Captive Reproduction of Yellow Tang and Pygmy Angelfishes at the Oceanic Institute in Hawaii — Charles W. Laidley, Andrew F. Burnell and Anthony C. Ostrowski, The Oceanic Institute, Waimanalo, HI, USA;
11:00am – 11:30am	Breeding and Larval Rearing of the Saddleback Anemonefish, Amphiprion polymnus Linneaus — V. Muthuwan, S. Sawatpeera, N. Luang-Oon, S. Munkongsomboon and A. Chomrung, Institute of Marine Science, Burapha University, Chonburi Province, Thailand;
11:30am – 12noon	Spawning and Larval Rearing of Jackknife (Equetus lanceolatus), a Marine Ornamental Fish —Matt Palmtag and G.J. Holt, University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, TX, USA;
	Concurrent Session B: Shrimp Culture
	Moderator:  LeRoy Creswell, Sea Grant and St. Lucie County Extension Agent, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Ft. Pierce, FL, USA;
10:30am – 11:00am	Overview of Marine Ornamental Shrimp Aquaculture — Junda Lin, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, USA;
11:00am – 11:30am	Small Scale Mysid Shrimp Culture — Jay F. Hemdal, The Toledo Zoo, Toledo, OH, USA;
11:30am – 12noon	Control of Pest Anemone Aiptasia pallida by Ornamental Shrimp Lysmata rathbunae and L. wurdemanni — Andrew L. Rhyne, J. Li, and V. Maxwell, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, USA;
	Concurrent Session C: Coral Culture
	Moderator:  Mike Spranger, Assistant Sea Grant Director for Extension and Assistant Extension Dean for Aquatic, Coastal and Aquaculture Programs, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;
10:30am – 11:00am	Propagation of Scleractinian Corals from Wild-captured Gametes: Mass-culture from Mass-spawning —Alina M. Szmant, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, USA; Margaret W. Miller, NOAA Southeast Fisheries Center, Miami, FL; USA; and Tom Capo, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA;
11:00am – 11:30am	A Study of Coral Diet Supplements in a Closed Ecosystem — Jennifer L. Bryan,William Longmore and Leonard Sonnenschein, St. Louis Children’s Aquarium, Brentwood, MO, USA;
11:30am – 12noon	Nubbin-size Dependent Budding and Survival in Corals of Pachyclavularia violacea and Galaxea fasciculari Under Natural and Artificial Environments? — Ta-Yu Lin and Li-Lian Liu, Institute of Marine Biology National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;
12noon - 1:30pm	Lunch in Exhibit Hall
	Concurrent Session A: Fish Culture
	Moderator:  Kevan Main, Director, Center for Aquaculture Research and Development, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida;
1:30pm – 2:00pm	Development of Prey Capture Mechanics and Kinematics in Marine Fish Larvae: A Novel Approach to Identifying a Major Bottleneck in Ornamental Fish Larviculture — Ralph G. Turingan, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, USA;
2:00pm – 2:30pm	Induced Spawning of False Percula Clownfish Amphiprion ocellaris by Hormone Injection —Scott E. Clement and Christopher C. Kohler, Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center, Carbondale, IL, USA;
2:30pm – 3:00pm	The Developmental Stages of the Saddleback Anemonefish, Amphiprion polymnus Linnaeus — S. Sawatpeera, V. Muthuwan, P. Sonchang and N. Keawgunha, Institute of Marine Science, Burapha University, Chonburi Province, Thailand; and N. Thareemuk, Department of Aquatic Science, Burapha University, Chonburi Province, Thailand;
	Concurrent Session B: Shrimp Culture
	Moderator:  Junda Lin, Chair of Aquaculture Programs and Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, USA;
1:30pm – 2:00pm	Small Scale Mysidopsis bahia Production —Mark A. Schick, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL, USA;
2:00pm – 2:30pm	Temperate Shrimps: Perspective Use as Ornamental Species — Ricardo Calado, Sofia Moraisand Luís Narciso, Laboratório Marítimo da Guia – IMAR, Cascais, Portugal;
2:30pm – 3:00pm	Speaker TBD
	Concurrent Session C: Management
	Moderator: Mike Spranger, Assistant Sea Grant Director for Extension and Assistant Extension Dean for Aquatic, Coastal and Aquaculture Programs, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;
1:30pm – 2:00pm	"Blueprint for Reform": Transforming the Reef Fish Industry — Andreas Merkl, CoreResources, San Francisco, CA, USA; John D. Claussen and Darcy L. Wheeles, Conservation and Community Investment Forum, San Francisco, CA, USA;
2:00pm – 2:30pm	Changes in Zooxanthellae Density, Morphology, and Mitotic Index in Hermatypic Corals and Anemones Exposed to Cyanide —James M. Cervino, University of South Carolina, Columbia SC, USA; Raymond L. Hayes, Howard University, Washington DC, USA; Marinella Honovitch, Binghampton University, Binghampton NY, USA; Thomas J. Goreau, Global Coral Reef Alliance, New York, NY, USA; Sam Jones, New York Aquarium for Conservation, New York NY, USA; Peter J. Rubec, International Marinelife Alliance, St. Petersburg FL, USA;
2:30pm – 3:00pm	Community-based Management of Coral Reefs: An Essential Requisite for Certification of Marine Aquarium Products Harvested from Reefs Under Customary Marine Tenure — Austin Bowden-Kerby, Foundation of the Peoples of the South Pacific/Counterpart International, Coral Gardens Initiative, Suva, Fiji Islands
3:00pm – 3:30pm	REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:30pm – 5:00pm	CLOSING PLENARY SESSION
	Moderator:  Chris Brown, Professor and Director of Marine Biology Programs, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, North Miami, FL, USA;
3:30pm – 4:00pm	Research on Culturing the Early Life Stages of Marine Ornamental Species —Joan Holt, University of Texas, Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, TX, USA;
4:00pm – 4:50pm	Research and Education Priorities for the Future - Group Electronic Survey — John Corbin, Hawaii Aquaculture Development Program, Honolulu, HI, USA;
4:50pm—5:00pm	Closing Remarks — James C. Cato, Director, Florida Sea Grant and Professor, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA;

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Saturday, December 1, 2001

7:30am – 8:00am

Morning Refreshments while boarding buses for Optional Post-Conference Field Trips

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Poster Session Directory

1) Fatty Acid Profile of Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata seticaudata) (Decapoda: Hippolytidae) Eggs During Embryonic Development — Ricardo Calado, Sofia Morais and Luís Narciso, Laboratório Marítimo da Guia – IMAR, Cascais, Portugal;

2) Fatty Acids and Phospholipids in Eggs and Larvae of a Clownfish  — Melissa Dominguez and Pamela J. Seaton, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, USA; and Ileana E. Clavijo, Department of Biological Sciences and Center for Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, USA; 

3) Histological Atlas of the Common Clownfish — Caroline Dudkowski and Douglas E. Conklin, University of California at Davis, Department of Animal Science, Davis, CA, USA;

4) Production Rates of the Rotifers Brachionusplicatilis and Brachionus rotundiformis Fed a Variety of Algal Species — Richard HubbardandBart Baca, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, Dania Beach, Florida, USA;

5) Characteristics of Fifty-four Marine Algae with a Potential for Mariculture of Marine Organisms — Richard Hubbard and Bart Baca, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, Dania Beach, Florida, USA;

6) Developmental Stages of Lytechinus variegatus From Egg through Settlement — Richard Hubbard, Ray Wolcot and Bart Baca, Nova Southeastern University Oceanographic Center, Dania Beach, Florida, USA;

7) Coral Farming as a Cottage Industry - A Viable Adjunct to Wild Harvesting? —Joseph S. Jones, Mountain Corals, Ogden, UT, USA;

8) Reducing the Risk of Introduction and Damage of Aquatic Nonindigenous Species through Outreach and Education — Edwin D. Grosholz andErin M. Williams, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California, Davis, CA, USA;

9) The Responsible Marine Aquarist Guide — Elizabeth Woodand Nick Dakin, Marine Conservation Society, Ross-on-Rye, Herefordshire, UK;

10) The Use of Cultured and Wild Caught Neon Gobies, Gobisoma oceanops, As an Effective Control of Ectoparasites on Mutton Snapper, Lutjanus analis, and Greater Amberjack, Seriola dumerili, Broodstock in Recirculating Systems — Scott E. Zimmerman, Federico Rotman, Jorge Alarcon, Daniel D. Benetti and Owen Stevens, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS), Division of Marine Affairs and Policy Aquaculture Program, Virginia Key, FL, USA;

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A special evening is planned at Sea World of Florida for the Thursday night closing event. We’ll begin the evening with entertainment, refreshments and a sumptuous buffet of tropical hors d’oeuvres at our Island Reception. Then, we’ll proceed to the Wild Arctic where you’ll plunge into the frozen north on a pulse-pounding "virtual" helicopter ride. Next you’ll experience the captivating beauty and intimidating size of the Arctic’s wild inhabitants — polar bears, beluga whales and walruses. Then we’re off to a private viewing of the amazing Shamu Rocks America show, where killer whales perform astonishing feats to a rock ‘n’ roll beat in a fast-paced, high-energy show. You and your guests won’t want to miss this unforgettable event.

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Trade Show Exposition

A trade show featuring products, equipment and techniques used in the aquaculture industry is being planned in conjunction with the conference. The educational agenda coupled with an effective and diverse trade show has become an eagerly anticipated event. Whether you come as an exhibitor or attendee, the International Marine Ornamentals Conference and Trade Show will help you:

• Find valuable production, processing and marketing information to build your business
• Stay on the cutting edge of the latest industry research, developments and technology
• Discover solutions to challenging problems
• Learn about government regulations and legislative trends which affect the industry
• Be part of the network and shape the future of marine ornamentals
• Establish profitable connections with new business contacts
• Present your company to hundreds of qualified attendees
• Find supplies and services designed to help you in your operation
• Enhance your company’s visibility through promotional and sponsorship opportunities

To become an exhibitor, contact:
Mr. John W. Cooksey, MBA, CEM
MF Cooksey, 2423 Fallbrook Place
Escondido, CA 92027 USA
PH: 1-760-432-4270 FX: 1-760-432-4275
E-MAIL: worldaqua@aol.com

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Trade Show Agenda

Tuesday, November 27, 2001
2:00pm – 9:00pm          Exhibitor Move-in and Set-up

Wednesday, November 28, 2001
10:00am – 6:30pm        Trade Show Floor Open

Thursday, November 29, 2001
10:00am – 5:30pm        Trade Show Floor Open

Friday, November 30, 2001
10:00am – 3:30pm        Trade Show Floor Open
3:30pm – 9:00pm          Exhibitor Move-out

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Registration Information

Registration Fees
All figures are presented in US dollars ($).

Early Reduced Registration (Register by September 14, 2001)	Meeting Attendees Student Attendees Spouses/Guests Children (12 & under)	$375 $175 $150 $75
Regular Registration (Register by November 1, 2001)	Meeting Attendees Student Attendees Spouses/Guests Children (12 & under)	$450 $225 $195 $100
Late & Onsite Registration (Register after November 1, 2001)	Meeting Attendees Student Attendees Spouses/Guests Children (12 & under)	$500 $250 $225 $125

The registration fee, combined with sponsorship funds, will allow meeting attendees and students to receive one copy of the abstract book, a welcome reception, a poster session social, three daily lunches, daily refreshment breaks and the Thursday Island Reception at Sea World of Florida. The guest and child registration fee includes the welcome reception at the Wyndham Palace Resort and Spa and the Island Reception at Sea World.

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click here to load a form that can be printed to your printer, then return the form with payment to the Office of Conferences. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open and print the PDF form file.)

Refunds: Requests for registration refunds will be honored if the Office of Conferences & Institutes receives a written notification of cancellation on or before October 19, 2001. A $50.00 processing fee will be deducted from all registration refunds. Sorry, no refunds will be honored for cancellations after October 19, 2001.

Note: To qualify for the reduced registration fee, payment must accompany your registration on or before the specified deadline. Registration confirmation letters will be mailed or faxed within three weeks of receiving proper payment.

In compliance with ADA requirements, participants with special needs can be reasonably accommodated by contacting the Office of Conferences and Institutes (OCI) at least 10 working days prior to the conference. We can be reached by phone at (352) 392-5930, by fax at (352) 392-9734 or by calling (800) 955-8771 (TDD - only accessible from within Florida).

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Meeting Site & Hotel Accommodations

Wyndham Palace Resort & Spa in the Walt Disney World® Resort, USA 1900 Buena Vista Drive Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA 32830 Phone: 407-827-2727 Fax: 407-827-6034 www.wyndham.com/PalaceResort/default.cfm

The conference will be held at beautiful Wyndham Palace Resort and Spa located in the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort, just 18 miles from the Orlando International Airport. You and your family will enjoy complimentary lighted tennis courts, three swimming pools, a playground and children’s activity programs. You’ll also have access to five Disney championship golf courses, myriad restaurants and of course, personalized services at their famous spa facilities.

Should you decide to incorporate a family vacation over the Thanksgiving holiday, there are a multitude of nearby Disney World ® theme parks including Epcot, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom and MGM Studios, just to name a few. The Wyndham Palace Resort is offering a special rate of $152 per night, single or double occupancy plus 11 percent tax. The group rate will be honored nine days prior and three days following the conference.

To make reservations, contact the hotel directly at 1-407-827-3333. Be sure to specify you are attending the Marine Ornamentals Conference. All hotel reservations must be made by Friday, October 19, 2001. After this date, neither availability nor the discounted group rate is guaranteed. (To receive tax exempt status, payment must be made in the form of a government issued check, credit card or purchase order, and, be accompanied by a Florida sales tax exemption certificate presented at check-in.)

Special Instructions: A first night’s room deposit must be made with a credit card, check or cash within 10 days of placing your reservation. For any reservations that "no show" or, are canceled within 72 hours of arrival, the deposit will not be refunded. Check-in time is after 3pm and check-out time is 11am. Should you arrive early or depart after these times, baggage storage areas are available for early arrivals and late departures.

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Tour the Living Seas Aquarium

As a co-sponsor of Marine Ornamentals 2001, The Living Seas in Epcot at the Walt Disney World® Resort will provide complimentary behind-the-scenes tours of its ocean aquarium on Monday, November 26, 2001. Stretching 203 feet in diameter and holding six million gallons of ocean water, the Living Seas is the largest inland ocean facility in the world. Experience first-hand the magnitude of this fascinating facility during a 90- minute guided tour of its backstage operations where a dedicated staff cares for more than 3,500 fish representing 85 species. Living Seas has generously waived its standard tour fee, however, there is an admission fee to enter Epcot, so you may want to incorporate the tour into a day at the Epcot theme park. Space is limited so sign-up early for the tour time of your choice. Guests may also participate. Details are outlined on the conference registration form.

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Field Trip Opportunities

East Coast Florida Tour
Organized by LeRoy Creswell, Florida Sea Grant College Program

7:30am – 8:00am..............Refreshments 8:00am.............................Depart Wyndham Palace 10:30am 12:30pm............Tour Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution 12:30pm – 1:30pm...........Lunch at HBOI 1:30pm.............................Depart HBOI 2:00pm – 3:00pm..............Tour Vero Beach Marine Laboratory (VBML),                                             Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) 5:00pm.............................Arrive at Wyndham

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc. — Ft. Pierce, Florida
Join us for a tour of Harbor Branch's 60-acre Aquaculture Development Park and the Oceans, Reefs and Aquariums packing facilities. This is a zero discharge facility with hatcheries, nurseries, covered raceways, greenhouses and biosecure buildings, numerous recirculating systems and teaching laboratories and classrooms. It also has a marine ornamental farm, an indoor shrimp facility and the largest hard clam hatchery in the United States.

Vero Beach Marine Laboratory (VBML), Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) — Vero Beach, Florida
The VBML is a four-acre facility located on the beach, with water pumped in directly from the Atlantic Ocean. It is comprised of hatchery labs, dry labs, classrooms and offices. It also has several large broodstock tanks and greenhouses. Maritech Inc. has a collaborative agreement with FIT and is the major user of VBML. In addition to its food fish operation, Maritech Inc. also cultures marine ornamental fish.

West Coast Florida Tour
Organized by Craig Watson, University of Florida,Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory

7:30am – 8:00am..............Refreshments 8:00am.............................Depart Wyndham Palace 9:30am – 11:30am............Tour Florida Aquarium 12noon – 12:30pm............Boxed Lunch Provided 12:30pm – 1:30pm............Tour Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory 1:45pm – 2:45pm..............Tour Segrest Farms 4:30pm.............................Arrive at Wyndham

The Florida Aquarium — Tampa, Florida
The Florida Aquarium houses one of the world’s most unique aquatic displays showing the diversity of Florida’s aquatic environments, starting with an underground aquifer and ending in a deep ocean display. The coral reef exhibit features an acrylic tunnel offering a rare view of a South Florida-Caribbean reef system. Research includes propagation of native South Florida corals and the Aquarium is currently building a Caribbean coral propagation facility that will be incorporated into the exhibit pathway.

University of Florida, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory (UFTAL) — Ruskin, Florida
The UFTAL is dedicated to research and extension education for the state’s ornamental aqua-culture industry. The facility includes a 6.5-acre tropical fish farm, a new hatchery/nutrition building, greenhouse space and a full-service, disease diagnostics laboratory. The tour includes a complete overview of the laboratory’s current projects and mission, and will provide a real-life view of a working tropical fish farm.

Segrest Farms, Inc. — Gibsonton, Florida
Segrest Farms, Inc. is one of the world’s largest wholesale suppliers of both marine and fresh-water aquarium species. Headquartered in Florida, Segrest has collection and distribution stations throughout the world, including Fiji, Palau, the Philippines and the Red Sea. This tour provides a first-hand look at the complexity of a major, wholesale operation.

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Sponsors

Marine Ornamentals '99 was supported by six Sea Grant Program, 12 Federal and State aquaculture development programs, industry associations, non-governmental organizations and university groups. Hawaii Sea Grant was the lead organizer in 1999, and Florida Sea Grant is providing leadership for Marine Ornamentals 2001. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for the 2001 conference, click here to print a form containing more information on sponsorship opportunities or contact Jim Cato at the Florida Sea Grant College Program.
 

SPONSORS _____________ National Florida

CO-SPONSORS _____________ Hawaii Mississippi-Alabama Oregon Virginia Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory Tropical Fish Hobbyist

CONTRIBUTORS _____________ Louisiana Maryland North Carolina Texas Ornamental Fish  International Marine Biology Program at FIU FAO Fisheries Aquaculture Development Program Department of Agriculture

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT _____________ New York

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• Ilze Berzins, The Florida Aquarium, Tampa, FL, USA
• Chris Brown, Florida International University, Marine Biology Program, North Miami, FL, USA
• Jim Cato, Co-Chair & Conference Organizer, Florida Sea Grant, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
• John Corbin, Co-Chair, Hawaii Aquaculture Development Program, Honolulu, HI, USA
• LeRoy Creswell, Florida Sea Grant Extension Program, St. Lucie Co., Ft. Pierce, FL, USA
• Ruth Francis-Floyd, Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida/IFAS, Gainesville, FL, USA
• Edmund Green, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge, UK
• Joan Holt, University of Texas, Port Aransas, TX, USA
• Paul Holthus, Marine Aquarium Council, Honolulu, HI, USA
• Steve Kearl, Florida Sea Grant College Program, Gainesville, FL, USA
• Audun Lem, Fishery Industries Division, Fish Utilization and Marketing Service, U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy
• Junda Lin, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, USA
• Kevan Main, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Inc., Ft. Pierce, FL, USA
• Nancy Marcus, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
• Karen Metcalf, Division of Aquaculture, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Tallahassee, FL, USA
• Martin Moe, Green Turtle Publications, Islamorada, FL, USA
• Steve Olson, American Zoo and Aquarium Association, Silver Spring, MD, USA
• Craig Osenberg, Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
• Jay Rasmussen, Oregon Sea Grant College Program, Newport, OR, USA
• Jim Robinett, John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL, USA
• Bill Seaman, Florida Sea Grant College Program, Gainesville, FL, USA
• Craig Watson, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS, Ruskin, FL, USA
• Sherman Wilhelm, Co-Chair, Division of Aquaculture, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Tallahassee, FL, USA

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Related Links
 

Ornamental Fish  International	Saltwater Enthusiasts Association of the  Bay Area	University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Department of Fisheries  and Aquatic Sciences
Marine Aquarium  Conference of North America

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Area Information

	Orlando International Airport
	Orlando, Lake Buena Vista,  Kissimmee, St. Cloud Information
Avis is offering special rental  rates to Marine Ornamentals Attendees. Click here to  make reservations.

	Marine Ornamentals 2001 — Conference Organizer Dr. James C. Cato, Director Florida Sea Grant College Program University of Florida State University System of Florida PO Box 110400, Gainesville, FL 32611-0400 PHONE: 1-352-392-5870 / FAX: 1-352-392-5113 E-mail: jcato@mail.ifas.ufl.edu
	Marine Ornamentals 2001 — Conference Coordinator Ms. Beth Miller-Tipton, CMP, Director Office of Conferences and Institutes (OCI) University of Florida Leadership and Education Foundation, Inc. (UFLEF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) PO Box 110750 Building 639, Mowry Road Gainesville, FL 32611-0750 PHONE: 1-352-392-5930 / FAX 1-352-392-9734 E-MAIL: bmiller-tipton@mail.ifas.ufl.edu
	Marine Ornamentals 2001 — Trade Show Coordinator Mr. John W. Cooksey, MBA, CEM MF Cooksey 2423 Fallbrook Place Escondido, CA 92027 USA PHONE: 1-760-432-4270 / FAX: 1-760-432-4275 E-MAIL: worldaqua@aol.com

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