The main topics

1.      International abalone marketing

2.      Fisheries management

3.      Aquaculture technology

4.      Larval biology & settlement

5.      Pathology & diseases

6.      Nutrition & feeding

7.      Genetics

8.      Physiology, biochemistry & biotechnology

9.      Harvest & processing

Abstract & Manuscript

Abstract submission will be due on the 10th August 2003, and manuscript submission on the 31st August 2003 to be reviewed for publication in Journal of Shellfish Research. The formats of abstract and manuscript are the same as those of Journal of Shellfish Research. For detailed author instructions please refer to the website: http://www.shellfish.org/pubs/instruc.htm.