February 20, 2024

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Registration

February 21, 2024

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 - 9:30 Welcome.
Peter Knights, Barbara Delano Foundation and
Linda Paul, Hawaii Audubon Society
Opening Statement. Gary Matlock, National Marine Fisheries Service

9:30 - 10:15 Why are sharks in trouble and why should we protect them?
Samuel H. Gruber, Bimini Biological Field Station and University of Miami

10:15 - 10:45 Tea/Coffee and Press Conference

10:45 - 11:25 Assessment and management requirements to ensure sustainability of harvested shark populations.
Terry Walker, Marine & Freshwater Resources Institute, Australia

11:25 - 12:05 An overview of the biological status of selected shark species.
Leonard J.V. Compagno, Shark Research Center, South African Museum

12:05 - 12:30 Report on the Ocean Wildlife Campaign conference.
Ellen Pikitch/Elizabeth Lauck, Wildlife Conservation Society

12:30 - 1:30 Lunch - Naupaka Room, 4th Floor Luncheon Speech: Cultural Aspects of Sharks.
Charles Maxwell, Hawaiian Cultural Consultant, Maui

1:30 - 2:10 Environmental threats to sharks.
Colin Simpfendorfer, Center for Shark Research, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida

2:10 3:00 Key species under threat.
a) Spiny dogfish: Sonja Fordham, Center for Marine Conservation
b) Basking sharks in United Kingdom waters: Colin Speedie, Seawatch Charter

3:00 - 3:20 Tea/coffee

3:20 - 3:45 Key species under threat. (cont)
c) Whale sharks in the Philippines: Moonyeen Alava, World Wildlife Fund-Philippines

3:45 - 4:15 Shark fishing from a fisherman's perspective.
Bob Endreson, Hawaii Fishermen's Foundation

4:15 - 4:45 Tourism and jaws: The good, the bad, and the ugly.
Rick Gaffney, Ocean Recreation Consultant, Kona, Hawaii

6:30 - 8:00 Reception at Waikiki Aquarium - Sponsored by Project AWARE Foundation, PADI

February 22, 2024

8:45 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast

9:00 - 9:40 Towards assessments of elasmobranch stocks and management of their fisheries in Europe.
Michael Pawson, Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science, UK

9:40 - 10:25 How can we ensure that FAO's full utilization plan can be implemented by nations by 2001?
Ross Shotton, Dept of Fisheries, FAO, UN

10:25 - 10:55 Tea/coffee

10:55 - 11:35 The problem of incidental catches of sharks and rays, its likely consequences, and some possible solutions it.
Ramon T. Bonfil, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia

11:35 - 12:20 The use of, and attitudes to, shark fin in East Asia: how can we reduce consumption?
Peter Knights, Barbara Delano Foundation, and
Wai Yee, Earthcare, Hong Kong

12:20 - 1:00 The shark fin trade in the Pacific.
Carroll Cox, Environwatch, Inc., Hawaii

1:00 - 2:00 Lunch & Luncheon Speech: Legal Mechanisms to Protect and Conserve Sharks.
Michael Sutton, David & Lucile Packard Foundation

2:00 - 2:40 Problems with Shark Management in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Khaled Ibraham Ali Hariri, Strategic Action Program for the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

2:40 - 3:20 Observations of shark catches by monofilament longline fisheries in southern Brazil and the national ban on finning.
Jorge Eduardo Kotas, Braziliam Institute for Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (IBAMA)

3:20 - 3:45 Tea/coffee

3:45 - 5:00 How can a global finning ban be monitored and enforced? Technological Tools: PowerPoint presentation on Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS).
National Marine Fisheries Service Enforcement, Honolulu

A review of international legislation and fora to protect sharks:
CITES, FAO, Barcelona and Bonn Conventions,

Law of the Sea Convention, Fish Stocks Agreement.
Linda Paul, Hawaii Audubon Society

Dinner: On your own

8:00 - 8:45 p.m. Shark attacks: myth and reality. George Burgess, Director, International Shark Attack File, University of Florida Museum of Natural History

February 23, 2024

6:00 - 8:00 a.m. Visit to the Honolulu Fish Auction

9:00 - 10:30 Workshop Discussions
a) Managing shark stocks for sustainability (Ahinahina Room, 4th Floor)
b) Implementation of FAO's action plan (Olona Room, 4th Floor)
c) Reducing bycatch and consumption of fins (Heliconia Room)

10:30 - 11:00 Tea/Coffee

11:00 - 12:30 Workshop discussions continue

12:30 - 2:00 Lunch (Naupaka Room, 4th Floor)

2:00 - 3:45 Tea/coffee

3:45 - 5:00 Workshop discussions continue

6:30 - 8:00 Reception sponsored by Hawaii Audubon Society at Honolulu Hale

February 24, 2024

8:00 - 12:00 Final session: sum up and preparation of statement of accord