4th International Abalone Symposium

Schedule of Events

Main venue: Education Building, University of Cape Town

Saturday 5thth February 2000

Technical Tour To Saldanha Bay – buses depart at 8.30am from Education Bldg Upper Entrance

Sunday 6th February 2000 Education Building Foyer (level 3)

3.30 – 5.30pm

Registration

6.30pm - later.

Welcome cocktails and finger supper Education Building Foyer (level 3)

Monday 7th February 2000 Education Building LT1

7.00am – 8.30am

Registration

8.30am – 8.45am

Welcome and Opening of the Symposium - Peter Cook (Symposium Chairperson)

8.45am – 9.00am

Opening address – Dr Scoresby Shepherd (President of the IAS)

9.00am – 9.15 am

Announcements, directions, bits and pieces, Q & A – Neville Sweijd (Symposium Organiser)

Session 1

International Abalone Supply, Markets and Pricing (Chaired by H. Roy Gordon)

10 minute period for each speaker.

H. Roy Gordon - Overview

Nagashisi Uki - Japan

Nie Zong Qing - China and Taiwan

Ray Fields - USA

Roberto Flores - Mexico

10.30am – 11.00am

TEA

Session 1 Cont’d

International Abalone Supply, Markets and Pricing continued (Chaired by H. Roy Gordon)

10 minute period for each speaker.

Atilio Ziomi - South America

Michael Tokley - Australia

Rodney Roberts - New Zealand

André Du Plesis - South Africa

Gavin Burnell - Ireland and Europe

Alawi Salim Al-Hafidh - Oman

H. Roy Gordon - Iceland and other countries and summary

Questions and Discussion

Session 2

Larval Biology and Settlement (Chaired by Ricardo Searcy-Bernal)

12.30pm – 1.00pm

Roberts, R.

A review of larval settlement cues for abalone (Haliotis spp.).

1.00pm – 2.00pm

LUNCH

Session 2 Cont’d

Larval Biology and Settlement Continued (Chaired by Ricardo Searcy Bernal)

2.00pm - 2.20pm

Sasaki, R.

Post-settlement observation of Ezo abalone, Haliotis discus hannai in conjunction with flora.

2.20pm - 2.40pm

Daume, S.*, Krsinich, A., Farrell, S. and M. Gervis

Growth and survival of Haliotis rubra post-larvae feeding on different algal species.

2.40pm - 3.00pm

Anguiano Beltrán, C.*, Searcy Bernal, R. and A. Esparza Hernández

The effect of irradiance on the survival and growth of abalone post-larvae of Haliotis fulgens fed with Navicula incerta.

3.00pm - 3.20pm

Roberts, R.* and C. Lapworth

Starvation tolerance of post-larval abalone (Haliotis iris)

3.20pm- 3.50pm

TEA

Session 2 Cont’d

Larval Biology and Settlement Continued (Chaired Susan McBride)

3.50pm – 4.10pm

Kawamura, T.*, Takami, H. and Y. Yamashita

Effects of delayed metamorphosis on survival and growth of newly metamorphosed Haliotis discus hannai.

4.10pm – 4.30pm

Searcy Bernal, R.*, Vélez Espino, L. A. and C. Anguiano Beltrán

Effect of biofilm density on grazing rates of Haliotis fulgens postlarvae.

4.30pm – 4.50pm

Sawatpeera, S.*, Suchart Upatham, E., Kruatrachue, M.,Chitramvong, Y. P., Sonchaeng, P., Pumthong, T. and J. Nugranad

Larval development of Haliotis asinina Linnaeus

4.50pm – 5.10pm

Searcy Bernal, R.*, Vélez Espino, L. A. and C. Anguiano Beltrán

The effect of starvation on grazing rates of Haliotis fulgens postlarvae.

 

6.30pm –Onwards Dinner: Braai at the UCT Club Sports Centre – Upper Campus

Tuesday 8th February 2000 Morning Parallel Session Education Building LT1

Session 3

Abalone Diseases (Chaired by Rob Day)

8.30am – 9.00am

Friedman, C. S.*, Robbins, T., Jacobsen, J. L. and J. D. Shields

The cellular immune response of black abalone, Haliotis cracherodii Leach, with and without Withering Syndrome.

9.00am – 9.20am

Tai-wu, L.*, Xiang, J. and R. Liu

Studies on phage control of pustule disease in abalone Haliotis discus hannai

9.20am – 9.40am

Cáceres-Martínez, J.*, Alvarez-Tinajero, J., González Avilés, G. and Y. Guerrero Rentería.

Rikettsiales-like prokaryotes in cultured and natural populations of the red abalone Haliotis rufescens, blue abalone Haliotis fulgens and the yellow abalone Haliotis corrugata from Baja California, México.

9.40am – 10.00am

Moore, J. D.*, Robbins, T. T. and C. S. Friedman

The role of a Rickettsia-like prokaryote in Withering Syndrome in California red abalone, Haliotis rufescens

10.00am – 10.20am

A. Mouton

Health management and disease surveillance in abalone, Haliotis midae, in South Africa

10.20 – 10.50am

TEA

Session 3 Cont’d

Abalone Diseases Continued (Chaired by Muki Shpigel)

10.50am – 11.10am

Friedman, C. S.*, Andree, K. B., Robbins, T. T., Shields, J. D., Moore, J. D., Beauchamp, K. and R. P. Hedrick

"Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis", a newly described bacterial pathogen and etiological agent of Withering Syndrome found in abalone, Haliotis spp., along the west coast of North America.

11.10am – 11.30am

Pitcher, G.*, Franco, J., Whyte, K. and C. Viljoen

Abalone (Haliotis midae) farming and paralytic shellfish poisoning on the coast of South Africa

11.30am – 11.50pm

Loubser, N.C.* and N. Dormehl

The use of ultrasound in the treatment of sabellid infestations in South African abalone

11.50pm – 12.10pm

Day, R.*, Culver, C., Kuris, A., Belcher, A. and D. Morse

The parasite Terebrasabella heterouncinata (Polychaeta) manipulates shell synthesis in Haliotis rufescens

Session 5

Fisheries Management (Chaired by Muki Shpigel)

12.10pm – 12.40pm

R.J.Q. Tarr

The South African abalone (Haliotis midae) fishery: a decade of challenges and change

12.40pm – 1.30pm

LUNCH (Demonstration of Tammy the SAPS abalone sniffer dog)

Tuesday 8th February 2000 Morning Parallel Session Education Building LT2

Session 4

Stock Assessment (Chaired by Scoresby Shepherd)

8.30am – 9.00am

R. A. Officer

Distance-based abundance estimation for abalone

9.00am – 9.20am

Lucas, B. G.*, Campbell, A., Clapp, B. and G.S. Jamieson

Growth and ageing of pinto abalone, Haliotis kamtschatkana in Barkley Sound, British Columbia

9.20am – 9.40am

Ortiz Quintanilla, M.*, Lucero M., G. and J. E. Patron V.

Status of the abalone fishery between 1996 and 1999 on abalone locations of the fishing co-operative production society "La Purisima", S.C. de R.l., Baja California Sur, Mexico

9.40am – 10.00am

Carreón Palau, L., Guzmán del Próo, S. A.*, Belmar P., J., Carrillo L., J., Herrera F., R. and A. Villa B.

Microhabitat, distribution and abundance of juveniles of Haliotis fulgens and H. corrugata in Bahía Tortugas, Mexico

Session 6

Fisheries Modelling (Chaired by Rick Officer)

10.00am – 10.20am

Gorfine, H. K.* and C. D. Dixon

A behavioural rather than resource-focussed approach may be needed to ensure sustainability of quota managed abalone fisheries

10.20 – 10.50am

TEA

10.50am – 11.10am

Taylor, N. A.*, McGarvey, R. and S. J. Hall

A parameter estimation model for greenlip abalone (Haliotis laevigata) population dynamics

11.10am – 11.30am

Plagányi, É. E.* and D. S. Butterworth

Clues and questions from population models applied to the South African abalone (Haliotis midae) fishery.

11.30am – 11.50pm

M. Haddon

Size-structured models of abalone populations with a cryptic component to the stock

11.50pm – 12.10pm

Taylor, N. A.*, Hall, S. J. and R. McGarvey

Simulations of random fishing behaviour as an independent test for active targeting of greenlip abalone (Haliotis laevigata) aggregations

12.10pm –12.40pm

Session 5 - See LT1 above

12.40pm – 1.30pm

LUNCH (Demonstration of Tammy the SAPS abalone sniffer dog)

Tuesday 8th February 2000 Education Building LT1

Session 5 Cont’d

Fisheries Management Continued (Chaired by Sergio Guzmán del Próo) Education LT1

1.30pm – 2.00pm

Tegner, M.J.*, Haaker, P. L., Riser, K. L. and L. I. Vilchis

Climate variability, kelps, and the Southern California red abalone fishery

2.00pm – 2.20pm

Shepherd, S. A.* and K. R. Rodda

A chronicle of collapse: the dynamics of two overfished greenlip abalone populations

2.20pm- 2.40pm

Rogers-Bennett, L., Haaker, P. and K. Karpov

Selecting and evaluating Marine Protected Areas for abalone in California

2.40pm – 3.00pm

H.K. Gorfine

Triggers and targets: What are we aiming for with abalone fisheries models?

3.00.pm- 3.20pm

T. Horii

Assessment of the effects of fishing intensity on stock levels in the abalone diving fishery

3.20pm –3.40pm

M. Tokley

Industry perspective on abalone management in South Australia

3.40pm – 4.00pm

TEA

Session 5 Cont’d

Fisheries Management Continued (Chaired by Rob Tarr)

4.00pm- 4.20pm

M. Hauck

An overview of state and non-state responses to abalone poaching in South Africa

4.20pm – 4.40pm

O’Loughlin, J. L.* and S. A. Shepherd

Biological reference points for the greenlip abalone (Haliotis laevigata) in different habitats across its geographic range

4.40pm – 5.00pm

Guzmán del Próo, S. A.*, Salinas, F., Zaytsev, O., Belmar Pérez, J. and J. Carrillo Laguna

Dispersion potential of reproductive products and larval stages of abalone (Haliotis spp.; Mollusca:Gastropoda) in relation to the hydrodynamics of Bahía Tortugas, Mexico

5.00pm- 5.20pm

Tegner, M. J., Karpov, K. A.* and P. Kalvass

Abalones and sea urchins: biological and fisheries interactions

5.20pm – 5.40pm

Shepherd, S. A.* and K. M. Rodda

Serial decline of the South Australian greenlip and blacklip abalone fishery: time for a requiem mass or a revival hymn ?

 

 

6.30pm – 10.00pm

Sundowners at the Two Oceans Aquarium V&A Waterfront

Buses Leave from Education Building Upper Entrance at 6.15pm

 

 

Wednesday 9th February 2000 Workshop Day

8.30am – 4.30pm

Diatoms Workshop (convener: Rodney Roberts)

3rd Yr Lab. Zoology Dept. Upper Campus

8.30am – 4.30pm

Shellfish Disease Workshop (convener: Carolyn Friedman)

4th Yr Lab. Zoology Dept. Upper Campus

10.30am-11.00am

TEA

8.30am – 12.30pm

Compliance Workshop (convener: Brian Hemming) Education LT1

12.30pm-2.00pm

LUNCH

2.00pm – 4.30pm

Stock Assessment Workshop (convener Rick Officer) Education LT1

3.00pm-3.30pm

TEA

 

 

5.00pm

Post-Workshop Drinks / Shell Trading Education Foyer (Level 3)

Thursday 10th February 2000 Education Building LT1

Session 7

Abalone Aquaculture (Chaired by Mia Tegner)

8.30am-8.50am

McBride, S. C.*, Rotem, E., Ben-Ezra, D. and M. Shpigel

Evaluation of seasonal bioenergetics of Haliotis fulgens and Haliotis tuberculata

8.50am-9.10am

Hindrum, S.*, Burke, C., Edwards, S. and D. Johns

Effect of simulated systems failure on growth of greenlip (Haliotis laevigata) and blacklip (H. Rubra) abalone.

9.10am-9.30am

De Waal, S.* and P. Cook

Quantifying the physical and biological attributes of successful ocean seeding sites for farm reared juvenile abalone (Haliotis midae)

9.30am-9.50am

Edwards, S.*, Burke, C., Hindrum, S. and D. Johns

Recovery and growth effects of anaesthetic and mechanical removal on greenlip (Haliotis laevigata) and blacklip (Haliotis rubra) abalone.

9.50am-10.10am

Ragg, N. L. C.*, Taylor, H. H. and J. Behrens

Stress and weight loss associated with handling in the blackfoot abalone, Haliotis iris

10.10am-10.30am

Harris, J. O.*, Burke, C. M., Edwards, S. J. and D. R. Johns

Effect of oxygen supersaturation and temperature on juvenile greenlip, Haliotis laevigata, and blacklip, Haliotis rubra, abalone

10.30am-11.00am

TEA

Session 7 Cont’d

Abalone Aquaculture continued (Chaired by Gavin Burnell)

11.00am-11.20am

Z. Hongen.

Research into a new technology for artificial abalone breeding

11.20am-11.40am

Friedman, K. J., Maguire, G. and K. O. Hahn*

Evaluation of on-shore and sea-based culture systems for Roe’s abalone (Haliotis roei) in Western Australia

Session 8

Genetics (Chaired by Gavin Burnell)

11.40am-12.10pm

Elliott, N. G.*, Evans, B., Conod, N., Bartlett, J., Officer, R. and N.A. Sweijd

Application of molecular genetics to the understanding of abalone population structure – Australian and South African case studies.

12.10pm-12.30pm

M. A. del Río Portilla

Population genetics of the yellow abalone, Haliotis corrugata, in Cedros and San Benito Islands

12.30pm-12.50pm

Lopata, A. L.*, Luijkx, T., Sweijd, N. A. and P.A. Cook

Immunological detection of various abalone species.

12.50pm-1.50pm

LUNCH

Session 8 Cont’d

Genetics Continued (Chaired by Peter Hanna)

1.50pm-2.10pm

Sweijd, N. A.*, Evans, B., Elliott, N. G. and P. A. Cook

Molecular tools for compliance enforcement – the identification of southern hemisphere abalone species from abalone products

2.10pm-2.30pm

Evans, B.*, White, R. W. G. and N. G. Elliott

The use of microsatellite markers for parentage analysis in Australian Blacklip and hybrid abalone

2.30pm-2.50pm

Gutiérrez González, J. L., Ibarra, A. M. and M. A. del Río Portilla*

Genetic variability of the blue abalone Haliotis fulgens in the West coast of Baja California, Mexico

2.50pm – 3.10pm

Selvamani, M. J. P.*, Degnan, S. M., Paetkau, D. and B. M. Degnan

Isolation and characterization of microsatellite DNA markers for the tropical abalone, Haliotis asinina

3.10pm – 3.40pm

TEA

Session 8 Cont’d

Genetics Continued (Chaired by Peter Hanna)

3.40pm-4.00pm

Zhang, G.*, Wang, Z., Chang, Y., Song, J., Ding, J., Zhao, S. and X. Guo

Tetraploid induction in the Pacific abalone Haliotis discus hannai Ino with 6-DMAP and CB

4.00pm-4.20pm

Licona Chávez, A. L. and M. A. del Río Portilla*

Genetic analysis of a cultured population of the red abalone, Haliotis rufescens, in Mexico

4.20pm-4.40pm

T.A. Hancock

Genetic subdivision of the abalone Haliotis roei in south western Australia

4.40pm-5.00pm

Cummins, S., Thongkukiatkul, A. and P. J. Hanna*

Location of egg-laying hormone in reproductive structures and neurons of Haliotis using antibodies raised against recombinant fusion proteins.

 

 

7.00pm – late

Symposium Banquet Groot Constantia Tavern

Buses Leave from Education Building Upper Entrance at 6.30pm

 

Friday 11th February 2000 Morning Parallel Session Education Building LT1

Session 9

Abalone Nutrition (Chaired by Anne Fleming)

8.15am-8.35am

Cuthbert, C., Burnell, G.* and J. Connolly

Preliminary trials with "green" artificial diets for juvenile abalone and sea urchins.

8.35am-8.55am

Shipton, T. A.* and P. J. Britz

Partial and total substitution of fishmeal with plant protein concentrates in formulated diets for the South African abalone, Haliotis midae

8.55am-9.15am

Jackson, D. J.*, Williams, K. and B. Degnan

Analysis of the suitability of Australian formulated diets for the aquaculture of the tropical abalone, Haliotis asinina Linneus

9.15am-9.35am

Enríquez, A., Shimada, A., Vásquez, C. and M. T. Viana*

In vitro digestion of cellulose with stomach extracts from abalone (Haliotis fulgens)

9.35am-9.55am

Vandepeer, M. E.*, Hone, P. W., van Barneveld, R. J. and J. N. Havenhand

The digestibility of raw, autoclaved and phytase treated legumes in greenlip abalone, Halitois laevigata

9.55am-10.15am

Fermin, A. C., Bautista Teruel, M. and S. M. Buen

Compensatory growth after intermittent food deprivation and refeeding in the donkey's ear abalone, Haliotis asinina (Linnaeus 1758)

10.15am-10.45am

TEA

Session 9 Cont’d

Abalone Nutrition continued (Chaired by Anne Fleming)

10.45am-11.05am

Boarder, S. J.* and M. Shpigel

Comparative growth performance of juvenile Haliotis roei fed on enriched Ulva rigida and various artificial diets

11.05am-11.25am

Litaay, M.* and S. S. De Silva

Reproductive performance indices based on physical characteristics of the female blacklip abalone Haliotis rubra L.

11.25am-11.45am

Shpigel, M.*, Ragg, N. L. C., Lupatsch, I. and A. Neori

Protein content determines the nutritional value of the seaweed Ulva lactuca for the abalone Haliotis tuberculata, H. discus hannai and H. fulgens

11.45am-12.05pm

Bautista Teruel, M. N.* and O. M. Millamena

Diet development and evaluation for juvenile donkey’s ear abalone, Haliotis asinina, Linne. lipid levels

12.05pm-12.40pm

Tan, B. and K. Mai*

Availability and dietary requirements for phosphorus in juvenile abalone, Haliotis discus hannai Ino

Mai, K*. and B. Tan

Zinc and Iron in the forms of methionine chelation or sulfates as dietary mineral sources for juvenile abalone, Haliotis discus hannai Ino.

12.40pm-1.40pm

LUNCH

 

Friday 11th February 2000 Morning Parallel Session Education Building LT2

8.30am-10.15am

Genetics Workshop (Convener: Nick Elliott)

10.15am-10.45am

TEA

10.30am-12.30am

Genetics Workshop continued (Convener by Nick Elliott)

12.40pm-1.40pm

LUNCH

Friday 11th February 2000 Education Building LT1

Session 10

Biology and Physiology (Chaired by Maria Teresa Viana)

1.40pm-2.00pm

Day, R. W.*, Hawkes, G. P. and V. Gomelyuck

Are abalone shell layers deposited annually? Validation using manganese vital staining.

2.00pm-2.20pm

B. Gray

Variation in mineralogy in the New Zealand blackfoot abalone Haliotis iris shell.

2.20pm-2.40pm

He, G. and K. Mai*

Ontogenetic trends of shell biomineralization in abalone, Haliotis discus hannai Ino.

2.40pm-3.00pm

Thongkukiatkul, A., Kruatrachue, M.*, Suchart Upatham, E., Sobhon, P., Wanichanon, C., Chitramvong, Y. and T. Pumthong

Ultrastructure of neurosecretory cells in the cerebral and pleuro-pedal ganglia of Haliotis asinina Linnaeus

3.00pm-3.20pm

Reddy-Lopata, K.*, Lopata, A. L. and P. A. Cook

Toxicity and tolerance levels of ammonia in abalone (Haliotis midae)

3.20pm-3.40pm

Drew, B., Miller, D., Toop, T. and P. Hanna*

Identification of expressed HSPs in blacklip abalone (Haliotis rubra) during heat and salinity stresses

3.40pm-4.00pm

TEA

4.00pm-4.30pm

Poster Feedback Session.

4.30pm-5.00pm

Open meeting of the International Abalone Society.

5.00pm

Announcement of the next IAS meeting and closing.

 

 

Saturday 12th February 2000 Education Building LT1

8.30am – 4.30pm

Diatoms Workshop (convener: Rodney Roberts)

3rd Yr Lab. Zoology Dept. Upper Campus

8.30am – 4.30pm

Shellfish Disease Workshop (convener: Carolyn Friedman)

4th Yr Lab. Zoology Dept. Upper Campus

Technical Tour To Saldanha Bay – buses depart at 8.30am from Education Bldg Upper Entrance

 

Sunday 13th February 2000 Education Building LT1

Technical Tour To Hermanus Bay – buses depart at 8.30am from Education Bldg Upper Entrance