Announcements
 National Fisheries Law and Policy Symposium

Sponsored by Roger Williams University Ralph R. Papitto School of Law and the Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program

Friday, June 28, 2002
8:30 a.m. Registration, 9:00 a.m. Symposium Program

CONFIRMED SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS TO DATE AND TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:

  • The Law and Economics of Fisheries Regulations. Jonathan Adler, Case Western Reserve University

  • Fisheries Regulations in Rhode Island. Bob Ballou (RI DEM), Ken Payne (RI Senate Policy Office) and Margaret Petruny-Parker (RI Sea Grant and URI Coastal Institute)

  • The Law of the South Pacific Fisheries Forum. Kathleen Burch, Roger Williams University (Formerly Attorney General of Yap, in Micronesia)

  • Clarifying Marine Aquaculture Legal Rights: Improving the Legal Interest Framework. John Duff, University of Maine

  • Luncheon Keynote Speaker. Kristen Fletcher, University of Mississippi and the National Sea Grant Law Center

  • Jurisdiction to Ensure Enforcement of and to Enforce Judgments Against Fishing Vessels and their Operators. Jonathan Gutoff, Roger Williams University

  • Search and Seizure of Fishing Vessels. Matthew P. Harrington, George Washington University

  • Topic to be determined. Alberto Leite, Inspecciao-Geral das Pescas (The Fishing Regulatory Authority in Portugal)

  • The Case Law on International Fisheries Emerging from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Ted McDorman, University of Victoria, British Columbia

REGISTRATION:

Registration $100
Registration including CLE credit $115
Student registration $15

The registration fee includes lunch.

A detailed symposium brochure will be forthcoming.
For more information about the Symposium, please contact:

Roger Williams University
Office of Alumni, Programs & Events
Ralph R. Papitto School of Law
Ten Metacom Avenue
Bristol, Rhode Island 02809

Telephone: (401) 254-4659
Facsimile: (401) 254-4655
E-mail: lawevents@rwu.edu