EEA2026 DRAFT Schedule Subject to change Breaks are 1 hour Time
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Wednesday 7th
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Ali Hood
11:20
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Leire Lopetegui Eguren
11:25
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Baiq Lista Azkia Sulhana
11:55
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Q&A
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Nicolas Ziani
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Efin Muttaqin
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Robert Enever
17:10
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Mikaela Abayakoon Stan
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Q&A
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Cristina Porcu
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Tuesday 6th October Introduction
Oceanic realm
Thursday 8th October
October Ali Hood
Introduction
Cat Gordon
Living with sharks
Jonathan Mitchell
Speed Post-release survival of silky sharks in tropical tuna
Dr. Victoria Camilieri-
Finding a path to coexistence
Asch
between fishers and sharks in
Presentation
Welcome and format
deepwater
Chair Brit Finucci
session format tbc How do you study a
Laurence Fauconnet
Estimates of elasmobranch bycatch in the Atlantic by
spinetail devil ray (Mobula
assess SMART drumlines as an
Claudia Valerioti Living Together: the LIFE European Sharks approach to
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Shedding light in the deep sea: an effective
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Presentation
Presentation Eleonora de Sabata
A dedicated survey of the
Using big data analytics to
ghost? A multi-method
Presentation
Presentation Paolo Cappa
William Travers
human-wildlife conflict
Ali Hood
Romaric Jac
Intro Chair TBC
Gloria Marino Briceno
Shark depredation: a growing
Introduction Chondrichthyans in
Trophic niche partitioning among
Presentation
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Leonor Mendonça
Incorporating fishers' knowledge into
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Q&A Spatio-temporal patterns and biological
Speed Trade and utilization
Intro Chair TBC Rebecca Lewis
Lola Lacambra Andreu
Evaluating ICCAT Conservation and
of the Reproduction of Turning Regulation into Practice: Advancing the Porbeagle aggregation in Brittany: fine-scale
Speed
Elisabeth Fahrni Mansur
Hidden interactions in the North-East Atlantic: sea
SS Careers
SIDE MECO Genomics
Intro Chair TBC
Unlocking key information for Mediterranean sharks Catching tope (Galeorhinus galeus): using recreational Isle of Man Small Shark Tagging Programme The Great Eggcase Hunt: where we are and what A Global Perspective of Tourism-Based Citizen Tope in the Bristol Channel:
Intro Chair TBC Jack Renwick
emerging online trade in
Presentation
The Global Footprint of Fish and CPresentation
Unveiling the species in sharkbased pet snack products sold in
Speed
Q&A
WS R Package
SS Freshwater
combining acoustic Monitoring a Flapper Skate (Dipturus intermedius) Egg-
Conservation Comparing the effectiveness of protein and DNA analysis for the
Presentation
Jim Ellis
Genetic population structure of
Presentation
Eva K.M. Meyers
the Common Smoothhound Genomics for shark conservation:
Presentation
Alec Moore
Unraveling sex-biased From reference library to
Presentation
Policy framework for Leonor DE MIGUEL OZAN the conservation and
biogeography: eDNA reveals A genetic toolkit for
Presentation
Manu Krishnadath
elasmobranch eDNA monitoring Elasmobranch Genetics Project for ex situ and in situ
Fisheries Management Plans: An NGO Perspective
Population connectivity of the porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus)
Presentation
Marcela Maki Alvarenga
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Bethan Smith Advancing non-invasive dietary studies in elasmobranchs:
Speed
Eynav Cohen
Population demographics of highly vulnerable
WS Bycatch
WS Guitarfish ID
WS S&R Best Practice
Scintillating skates
Intro Jack Renwick
Presentation
Rebecca Greatorex
WS communication inspiring
SIDE Eggcase physics
action
and biology
Ecologically-important areas
Behavioural responses of thornback ray embryos to
Presentation
WS data to story Intro Chair TBC Charlie Matthews
Presentation
Licia Finotto
A tale of two skates: biological and ecological aspects of two
Effectiveness of bycatch mitigation devices in
Presentation
Kevan McBean
Structural differences in the metal concentrations found in
Electric Pulse Deterrent Drawing Change: Using Visual Storytelling to Shift
Speed
Gioia Egloff
Speed
Carla Ewart
Simone Di Crescenzo Biological studies
Intro Chair TBC Sara asadi gharabaghi
Wim Zimmermann
Héctor Toledo Padilla
Polychromatism in Thornback Skates Revealing Hidden Layers: Highresolution analysis of Raja radula Delaroche, 1809: From Genetic Diversity to Cryptic
Speed
Helena Verbruggen
Presentation
Luca Asshauer
Speed
Q&A
A Novel Application of NICMA: The First Energy
Presentation
Nikoletta Sidiropoulou
The shy, the bold, the variable: Personality Drone photogrammetry provides repeatable Tracking Angelsharks Across the Lobos Marine
Alicia S. Velázquez-
Development of a pilot
Wallraf Pablo Villafranca
model to estimate From predator to prey: an
Sánchez
instance of opportunistic Hepatic melanomacrophages in
Intro Harriet Allen
Presentation
Avivit Levy
Presentation
Ryan Charles
Speed
Nicholas K. Dulvy
Speed
Simon Dedman
EcoMorphLab: a desktop-based computer-vision and machineEmerging global patterns in Important Shark and Ray Areas Sharkipedia: living data for all 1,250 sharks, rays, and chimaeras Shark Oracle: a Comprehensive Living Database of
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Filippo Bocchi
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Jule Buschmann
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Hristina Gelevska
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Annika Herzog
Speed
Maria Pozo Montoro
Speed
Q&A
Q&A
Closing Remarks Close of the day
Ali Hood
Species: An
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Enigmatic shark revealed to inform its
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Not only Great Whites: An exploratory study on Preliminary Survey of Elasmobranch Diversity
Speed Presentation
The Angel Shark Conservation Network: Angels in Trouble in the Southwest Atlantic A Holistic Approach to Shark Protections: Beyond a Single Nursery Ground:
Speed Speed Speed Speed
SIDE Shark Oracle
Beyond bombs and batoids: an emerging Biotic and abiotic factors that determine
SS Connecting Angelsharks
Speed Presentation
Unravelling the spatial ecology of four
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Relative abundance of elasmobranchs in Integrating Important Shark and Ray Areas More Than an Aggregation: Individual
Speed Speed Presentation
Q&A
Big fish - big data Jan Bierwirth
Uniting a Region for a
Presentation M. Nicole Firing
SharkGuard: Advances in
CMS type work or other Presentation
Presentation Ángela Palomino Gaviria
Giovanna Bergamin
portrayal...
Q&A
Leire Gabiola Hernandez Jasmine Barzin
SIDE Rethinking media
Presentation
Q&A
SIDE CIT SCI Directory
SS EU Regs & Policies
Intro Chair TBC
Tobias Capel
Q&A
management
Unseen shagreen: Quantifying an
Presentation
Martina Arcioni
Fisheries science and
Brit Finucci & invited guests
Samy Yasser Abouhusse
Alice Iddon
WS DUTCH TOPE
Presentation
Presentation Hap Fatzinger
Lauren Smith
Deepwater Panel
Presentation Alice Manuzzi
Rachel Mawer
Speed
Speed
Presentation Kristina Loosen
Sophia Schmalzer
development in the
Speed
Presentation Carolin Dahms
Harriet & Cat
fish maw fisheries and trade to
element distribution in Postnatal brain
Presentation Martina Ciprian
Dr Lara Howe
bioaccumulation and human Improving the management of
SS Human shark conflict SIDE Guitarfish Network
Dylan Jones
Gordon Watson
Is it safe to eat shark? Metal
Tissue-specific trace
Q&A
Intro Chair Cat & Harriet
Malo Rio
Samira Gallo
Presentation
Speed
Q&A
Citizen science/LEK
off areas for the bottom
Presentation
Nuthatai Chotechuang
SS Porbeagle
(1;2)
Presentation
Christopher Mull Armelle Jung
Spatial analysis of trade-
Riccardo Porceddu
Inge M Turk Lucas Zaccagnini
India: 2015–2021
Presentation
Presentation Tomas Bañeras Bosch
Environmental Constraints
Illicit trade of elasmobranchs in
Guillaume BEAUVOIS
Close of the day
Shark Trust
Close
Ali Hood
Habitat Association of Selected Cleaning-associated behaviour of pelagic Spatial ecology, site fidelity and courtship Is the Gulf of Trieste a Potential Nursery Area Distribution of Early Life Stages of Three From monitoring to conservation: new
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