Doctor Mark Grubert a senior scientist with the Department of Primary Industry, Fisheries and Mines will attend the 25th Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium – Biology and Management of Exploited Crab Populations under Climate Change, being held in Anchorage, Alaska in March 2009.

"I’ll be presenting two talks at the conference, one will be on the past, present and future research that DPIFM has undertaken on the NT mud crab fishery," Dr Grubert said.

"My other talk will discuss the results from the recently announced Collaborative Recruitment Forecasting Programme for the NT Mud Crab Fishery which we are undertaking in partnership with the Northern Territory Seafood Council

"I will also be meeting with internationally recognised fisheries scientist, Professor Carl Walters in Vancouver, Canada on my return trip.

"Professor Walters has visited the Territory several times and has assisted with our fisheries research projects.

"I will deliver a talk to Professor Walter’s class at the School of Fisheries located at the University of British Columbia.

"I’m looking forward to delivering these talks on the NT mud crab fishery and to hear what is happening in other parts of the world in regards to management and research.

"I’d like to thank the FRDC for allowing me this opportunity, however I’m not so enthused about the weather as it’s expected to be minus 10°C on arrival, which is why my colleagues now call me the chilly mud crab researcher," Dr Grubert said.