International Symposium:
Eels and Humans
July 17,2011
Program
Chairperson: Michael J. Miller
09:00-09:10 Opening remarks: Mari Kuroki
09:10-09:40 The eel, an Extraordinary Creature for the Japanese People: The Mystery, History and Tradition
Mari Kuroki & Katsumi Tsukamoto
09:40-10:10 Freshwater Eels of Taiwan: Fisheries, Aquaculture, Otolith Research and Culture
Wann-Nian Tzeng
10:10-10:40 Eels and Humans in Korea
Tae Won Lee
10:40-11:10 Eels in China: Species, Fisheries, Stock Management and Cultures
Shuozeng Dou
11:10-11:30 Coffee & Tea
11:30-12:00 The Japanese Freshwater Eel, Anguilla japonica, Made in Japan, or Made in Leiden?
A Short History of a Species Description
Martien J.P. van Oijen
12:00-12:30 European Eels: Dutch Fisheries, Culture and Eel Migration
Guido van den Thillart
12:30-13:30 Lunch Time
13:30-14:00 Eels and People in Ireland: From Mythology to International Eel Stock Conservation
Thomask K. McCarthy
14:00-14:30 Eels and Danish People
Suzanne Rindom
14:30-15:00 Freshwater Eels and People in France
Eric Feunteun & Tony Robinet
15:00-15:30 The European eel in the United Kingdom
David Righton
15:30-15:50 Coffee & Tea
15:50-16:20 Eels and People: Reflections – a Long-Standing Relationship
John M. Casselman
16:20-16:50 Freshwater Eels and People in New Zealand
Don Jellyman
16:50-17:00 Closing Remarks: K. Tsukamoto