Professional Meetings

Sessions will cover commercial fisheries issues such as bycatch reduction, recreational fishing issues, endangered species, climate change, international policy and new fisheries science technologies in genetics, tagging and tracking of fish.

Exploring the science and policy implications of pollutants that have a hormonal alter ego, as well as "environmental signaling".

An American Meteorological Society meeting.

Scientists, engineers, planners, water-resource managers, and concerned citizens will focus on Florida's water future.

Discussions on key issues that are pertinent to the region, as well as best practices in various aspects of coastal and ocean management.

Industry assessments, including analyses of stewardship systems and trends in the U.S. and Canada, e-scrap collection issues, recycling market factors, and legislative policy considerations.

Latest technologies, economic advantages, environmental impacts and regulations.

Sessions will cover the REACH program; consumer chemicals and food contaminants; safety of herbal medicine; emerging pesticide issues related to human health; and environmental risk from human pharmaceuticals.

2009 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Nov. 1-5 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA