Beaufort Marine Socio-Economic Workshop

_{Date: 3rd November 2009}

_{Venue: Marine Institute, Oranmore, Co. Galway}

Registration

9.15 -9.45

Registration

Session 1.

 Chairperson: Dr. Michael O’Toole

9.45 - 10.00

Introduction and overview of Beaufort Socio-Economic Marine Research Award

 - Professor Michael Cuddy, NUI Galway

10.00 - 10.30

Defining Standard Statistical Coastal Regions for Ireland

 - Dr. Stephen Hynes, SEMRU, NUI Galway

10.30 - 11.00

Fishers: Scientists, Sociologists, Economists, Politicians and Marine Managers

 - Edward Hind, Depart. of Political Science & Sociology, NUI Galway

11.00 - 11.30

Is Fishing Culture a ’Barrier’ to Contemporary Rural Development?

 - Dr. Aine Macken Walsh, RERC Teagasc

11.30 - 11.45

Tea/Coffee

Session 2.

  Chairperson: Professor Michael Cuddy

11.45 - 12.15

The Economics of the Marine Sector in Ireland

 - Dr. Karyn Morrissey, SEMRU, NUI Galway

12.15 - 12.45

Applying Indicators to Aspects of Coastal Management in Ireland

 - Dr. Cathal O'Mahony, Coastal & Marine Resources Centre, University College Cork

12.45 - 1.15

PhD work program in SEMRU

PhD students: Benjamin Breen, Peter Cush, Niall Farrell, Emma Martin and Ann Walsh

1.15 - 2.15

Lunch

Session 3.

 Chairperson: Geoffrey O’Sullivan

2.15 - 2.45

The Socio-Economic Impacts of Jellyfish in Ireland

- Dr. Thomas Doyle, Coastal & Marine Resources Centre, University College Cork

2.45 - 3.15

Valuation of Marine Ecosystem Goods and Services and Man’s Impact on European Seas

 - Dr. Tom van Rensburg, Department of Economics, NUI Galway

3.15 - 3.45

Economic Recession – Good News for the Coast?

 - Dr. John McKenna, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Ulster

3.45 – 4.00

Open Discussion on Marine Socio-Economic Research In Ireland