NAAFE to Kick Off its Inaugural Meeting in April

On 1–4 April 2001, the North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE), a new group affiliated with the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET), will hold its first forum at the Pontchartrain Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. The forum’s goals are to strengthen communication among North American fisheries economists in industry, government, and education, as well as to provide opportunities for the discussion of research progress, results, and future planning.

The NAAFE was instituted by Gunnar Knapp and other attendees of the biennial IIFET summit in July 2000 in an attempt to strengthen communication across the professions involved with fisheries economics in North America.

To learn more about the first Forum or about the NAAFE itself, contact Gunnar Knapp, Program Chair, University of Alaska Anchorage (Phone: 907-786-7717; Email: afgpk@uaa.alaska.edu) or visit the NAAFE website at <www.naafe.uaa.alaska.edu>.