2018 Salmon Summit
Wednesday, March 21 – Tour & Film Screening
14:45-17:30 Tour of Matorka, land-based water reuse aquaculture facility
19:00-21:00 Welcome Reception and Screening of “Lost at Sea”
Thursday, March 22 – Salmon Summit Meeting & Film Screening
9:00-9:20 Coffee, informal introductions
9:20-9:30 Welcome remarks, Fridleifur Gudmundsson, North Atlantic Salmon Fund, Iceland
9:30-10:20 Panel 1: Scientific update – Latest scientific news and data from Europe and North America, focusing on population trends and challenges (natural and man-made) facing N. Atlantic salmon
• Jon Carr, Atlantic Salmon Federation
• Ken Whelan, Atlantic Salmon Trust
• Torbjørn Forseth, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
10:30-11:20 Panel 2: High Seas buyouts– Updates from the negotiating team on discussions with Greenland’s KNAPK and the Faroese Laksaskip
• Fridleifur Gudmundsson, North Atlantic Salmon Fund, Iceland
• Bill Taylor, Atlantic Salmon Federation
• Chad Pike, North Atlantic Salmon Fund, US, & Orri Fund
11:30-12:20 Panel 3: Dams & river-level advocacy – Updates on two main ecological continuity issues
• Marc Adrien Marcellier, North Atlantic Salmon Fund (France)
• Stephane Fraisse, French National Institute for Agricultural Research
• Gísli Sigurðsson, Árni Magnússon Institute in Iceland
12:30-13:30 Lunch and breakout sessions with panelists from panels 1, 2, and 3
13:30-14:20 Panel 4: Regulatory update – Recent regulatory action and a framework for moving forward, with a focus on regulating aquaculture across the North Atlantic Basin
• Runar Rugtvedt, Norwegian Federation of Industries
• Dr. Jón Þrándur Stefánsson, Sea Data Center
• Sarah Bayley Slater, Atlantic Salmon Trust (AST)
14:30-14:40 Screening of IWF film trailer, “Under the Surface,” and introduction by Thorsteinn J., Journalist
14:40-15:30 Panel 5: Aquaculture – Update on development of closed-containment systems, the economic case, and looking to the future
• Brian Vinci, Freshwater Institute
• Geir Spiten, AkvaTech
• Rognvaldur Gudmundsson, Akvafuture
15:30-16:20 Panel 6: Working together moving forward – Norway as a model of collaboration between NGO’s
• Jens Olav Flekke, Reddvillaksen (NASF Norway)
• Torfinn Evensen, Norske Lakseelver
16:20-16:50 Break out sessions with panelist from panels 4, 5, and 6
16:50-17:00 Closing remarks, Chad Pike, North Atlantic Salmon Fund, US, & Orri Fund
17:00 – 19:00 Closing Reception and Screening of “the Salmon Story”