6th World Fisheries Congress in Edinburgh 2012.

Your chance to attend an important conference in Edinburgh.

"The World Council of Fisheries Societies is a non-profit, nongovernmental organisation that currently includes 12 scientific and professional fisheries societies and affiliated organisations world wide. The main aim of the Council is to promote international cooperation in fisheries science, conservation and management by encouraging and promoting sustainable management practices, excellence in fisheries research and the wise use of fishery resources. One important way in which the Council seeks to achieve these ends is through the organisation of a major World Fisheries Congress every 4 years. The Congress has hosted 5 highly successful meetings, the most recent being the 5th in Yokohama in 2008. For 2012, the 6th Congress moves to Europe, where it will be held in Edinburgh, the beautiful capital of Scotland, hosted by the Fisheries Society of the British Isles. The International Programme Committee have put together a really interesting programme. On behalf of the World Fisheries Congress and the Fisheries Society of the British Isles, I extend a cordial welcome to delegates. Kind Regards, Felicity Huntingford, WFC 2012 Congress President."

The Congress addresses the important topic of  ‘Sustainable Fisheries in a Changing World’. The International Programme 
Committee has identified four key themes through which this topic will be addressed: 

• Sustainable fisheries under a changing climate regime
• Adaptive management and tools to cope with changing environments 
• The social and economic cost of failure and the route to success 
• Meeting

The committee has assembled an impressive group of Plenary speakers to spearhead these themes, which will be addressed through a mixed programme of lectures, symposia, workshops and discussions (see page 6). The programme is designed to meet the concerns and interests of the fisheries industry (catchers, processors and retailers), as well as of fisheries managers and 
academics and we expect a high level of participation from all these groups. We extend an especially warm welcome to students and early career scientist.


Felicity Huntingford
World Fisheries Congress 2012 President
President WCFS and FSB

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