Friday 7th of October
08.30 – 09.00 Registration and coffee
09.00 – 09.15 Welcome from the organisers and introduction to the workshop. Camilla Brattland and Dorothee Schreiber.
09.15 – 09.45 Introductory round
09.45 – 10.00 Break
10.00 – 10.20 Marianne Balto, Member of the Sami Parliament of Norway Council.
The Role of the Norwegian Sami Parliament in Salmon Management.
10.20 – 10.40 Bob Chamberlin, Chief Councillor, Kwik’wasutinuxw Haxwa’mis First Nation; Vice-President,Union of BC Indian Chiefs. Delay, Deny & Distract: Musgamagw-Tsawataineuk Experience with the Aquaculture Industry
10.40 – 11:00 Jørgen Christiansen, Communications Director, Marine Harvest Group. From trench warfare to dialogue –experiences from B.C.
11.00 – 11.30 Roundtable discussion
Indigenous peoples and the fish farming industry. Negotiating with industry and government- challenges and opportunities
11.30 – 11.45 Break
11.45 – 12.05 Wally Samuel, Ahousaht Fish Farm Committee, British Columbia, Canada.
From opposition to understanding: An overview of Ahousaht’s relationship with fish farms in their Ha’houlthee (traditional territories)
12:05 – 12.15 Discussion
12.15 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 13.50 Otto Andreassen, NOFIMA (Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research), Tromsø, Norway.
Sustainability in fish farming. Global and local challenges and opportunities.
13.50 – 14.10 Fred Metallic, Gespe’gewaq Mi’gmaq, New Brunswick, Canada.
Mi’gmaq perspective on wild salmon management and issues with the salmon farming industry
14.10 – 14.30Roundtable discussion.
Social and biological measures of sustainability
14.30 – 14.45 Break
14.45 – 15.05 Steinar Pedersen, Sami University College, Kautokeino, Norway:
Fish farming – threat or blessing for traditional Sámi settlements on the Barents Sea coast?
15.05 – 15.25 Bjarne Johansen, Sea Salmon Fishers’ Association, Tana, Norway.
15.25 – 15:45 Roundtable discussion. Atlantic salmon farming – threat or blessing?
15.45 – 16:00 Summing up
Saturday 8th of October
10.00 – 10.20 Ross Hinks, Conne River Mi’gmaq, Newfoundland, Canada.
Mi’kmaq experiences with salmon farming and wild salmon management in Conne River, Newfoundland
10.20 – 10.40 Katie Beach, Central Region Biologist, Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, British Columbia, Canada.
Wading through the science and sensationalism of fish farming in Ahousaht’s traditional territories.
10.40 – 11.00 Discussion
11.00 – 11.15 Break
11.15 – 11.35 Håvald Hansen, Sami Trade and Development Centre, Tana, Norway.
Tradition and current salmon fisheries in the Tana river.
11:35-12:00 Tor Mikkola, Fjord Fishers’ Association, Finnmark, Noway
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 Roundtable discussion – How to keep the conversation going
14.30 – 14.45 Summing up and closing words
This event is free and open to the public. However, registration is required, as space is limited. Please register via email: events@carsoncenter.lmu.de