Date: December 4 - 5, 2009
                         Venue: Room 137, Administration Building, Shanghai Ocean University,
                                Huchenghuan RD, Pudong Area, Shanghai, 201306, China
                        Language: The official language of the workshop is English.

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Yingjie Pan (President, Shanghai Ocean University)
Shuolin Huang (Vice President, Shanghai Ocean University)
Bolin Li (Director, Science and Technology Department of Administration, Shanghai Ocean University)
Junsheng Zhong (Professor, International office, Shanghai Ocean University)
Liuxiong Xu (Dean, College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University)
Jiale Li (Dean, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University)
Xinjun Chen (Professor, College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University)
Xiaojie Dai (Professor, College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University)

OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the workshop are to give an opportunity to scientists and post-graduate students to present the results of their recent research on the East China Sea and to exchange ideas and share their experience regarding the environment and fisheries activities in the ECS. In the 2009 ECS Workshop, we are planning to have one or two Topic Sessions focusing on some hot issues relating to the ECS.

PROGRAM (Tentative)
Dec. 4: Session
Dec. 5: Session for graduate students(Each university has four representatives)
Poster Session will be held on December 4 starting at 9:30 am.

CALL FOR PAPERS
Participants interested in making a presentation on their recent research are cordially invited to submit a paper according to the following instructions. Papers will be presented in either oral or poster sessions.

REGISTRATION
The authors who will make presentations are requested to register in advance by October 31, 2009, using the attached registration form. If you should have any inquiries concerning submissions, please contact the Secretariat.

DEADLINES
Abstract submission: October 31, 2009
Abstracts will be distributed to all the participants at the time of the Workshop. Extended abstracts will be compiled to make the Proceedings to be sent to all the participants afterwards.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS
Abstract
Submission All authors of oral and poster presentations must submit an abstract, together with a registration form, to the Secretariat. Submission by fax will not be accepted.
*Please note that as a result of session arrangement by the program committee, your paper may not be assigned for the Poster / Oral session according to your request.
Abstracts will appear in the abstract book to be distributed during the Workshop.

Format  Prepare an abstract of A4 size paper (one page) in PDF format. The abstract should contain title of the presentation, names of authors, affiliation, e-mail address of the presenter, the abstract text and three keywords. All abstracts should be made following the attached example. No pictures or graphs should be included in the abstract.
File name must consist of the presenter’s name, underscore (_) and either orl (for oral presentation) or pst (for poster). Please make sure to include the proper extension in your file name ".pdf".
Example: Yunkai_orl.pdf (oral), Yunkai_pst.pdf (poster)
*If you have difficulty in converting to a PDF file, please contact the Secretariat.

Extended Abstract
Submission All extended abstracts must be submitted electronically to the website of the Workshop (in preparation). All authors of oral presentation must submit one extended abstract.

Format  Prepare an extended abstract of A4 size paper (4-5 pages) in MS Word (not PDF) format. The extended abstract should contain title of the presentation, names of authors, the abstract text and more than three keywords. All extended abstracts should be made using the template which you can find in the end of this document.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORAL SESSION PRESENTERS
Presentation language is English. The allotted time for each presentation is 15-20 min including the time for questions and discussion. Speakers are requested to bring a USB memory stick containing your presentation file. Both Windows and Macintosh machines will be available for your presentation. If you bring your own notebook computer, please note that China operates on 220 volts for electrical appliances, with a cycle of 60 Hz in Shanghai. All the plug types are available. File name must be your family name and affiliation (e.g. Li_Shanghai Ocean University).

INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTER SESSION PRESENTERS
Poster Board
Each poster presentation is allotted one poster board (90 cm wide, 180 cm high).

Poster display
The title of the poster, all letters, graphs and charts should be prepared beforehand in a size that is easy to see. Pushpins to put up the posters will be prepared by the Secretariat. Set-up and removal times of posters are tentatively as follows:
                        Display: December 4,    9:30-
                        Removal: December 5,  12:00
*Any posters remaining after 12:00 will be removed and disposed of by the Secretariat

Hotels
The below is a list of hotels close to Shanghai Ocean University. Please contact them for reservation.
Guest Room of Shanghai Ocean University. (in the campus, don’t need reservation)
Jinjiang Inn (http://www.jinjianginns.com/en/inn/chains.aspx?unitid=107)
Address：WNW-A1-7-1 CBD, New Lingang Harbor, Shanghai
Tel：021-68283131
Fax：021-38072200
Reservation Hotline：400-820-9999

Abstract format requirement:
Title, Arial, not bold, 12pt
Author, Time New Roman, not bold, 12pt
Abstract text, Time New Roman, not bold, 12pt, up to 250 words that highlights the objectives, results, and conclusions of the paper.Keywords, Time New Roman, not bold, 12pt, 6 to 10, to identify the subjects under which the article may be indexed.

For more information, please contact:

The Secretariats
(Dr. Siqian Tian and Dr. Yunkai Li)
College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University
999 Huchenghuan RD, Pudong Area, Shanghai, 201306, China
Tel +86-21-6190-0329, Fax +86-21-6190-0304
E-mail: Sqtian@shou.edu.cn, YkLi@shou.edu.cn

Abstract Example:

A review of the development of Chinese distant-water squid jigging fisheries

Xinjun Chen, Bilin Liu and Yong Chen*

College of Marine Sciences, 999 Huchenghuan RD, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 200090, China
*School of Marine Sciences, 218 Libby Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA

Abstract: China has developed a major fishing fleet for oceanic squid since 1989, currently having more than 400 squid jigging boats with an annual catch of 250–300 thousand metric tonnes and accounting for about one-sixth of the global oceanic squid production. The main fishing target species include Ommastrephes bartramii in the northwestern Pacific, Illex argentinus in the southwestern Atlantic, Dosidicus gigas in the southeastern Pacific, Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis in the northwestern Indian, and Todarodes pacificus in the Sea of Japan. The ommastrephidae squid is an opportunist species and vulnerable to environmental fluctuations, making its abundance difficult to assess, forecast and manage. This calls for sharing of scientific information worldwide for better understanding and management of squid fisheries. This study reviews biology, fisheries and resource status of important commercial oceanic squid for the Chinese squid jigging fisheries with a focus on recent literatures published in China.