World Council of Fisheries Societies
The World Council of Fisheries Societies is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation intended to promote international cooperation in fisheries science, conservation and management.[1] The Council consists of 10 member organisations, and arose from the 1st World Fisheries Congress in Athens, Greece in 1992.
Formation | 1992 |
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Type | non-profit organisation |
Headquarters | Bethesda, Maryland, USA[1] |
President | Bronwyn Gillanders[2] |
Website | wcfs |
Membership
The Council currently comprises 10 member organisations:[3]
- American Fisheries Society
- Australian Society for Fish Biology
- Canadian Aquatic Resources Section
- Fisheries Society of the British Isles
- Indian Society of Fisheries Professionals
- Japanese Society of Fisheries Science
- Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Mexican Fisheries Society
- World Sturgeon Conservation Society
- Zoological Society of Pakistan
World Fisheries Congress
Every four years, the World Council of Fisheries Societies runs an international conference event called the World Fisheries Congress.[4]
Congress | Year | Host city |
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1st |
1992 |
Athens, Greece |
2nd |
1996 |
Brisbane, Australia |
3rd |
2000 |
Beijing, China |
4th |
2004 |
Vancouver, Canada |
5th |
2008 |
Yokohama, Japan |
6th |
2012 |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
7th |
2016 |
Busan, South Korea |
8th[upper-alpha 1] |
2021 |
Adelaide, Australia |
Notes
- The 8th World Fisheries Congress was originally scheduled for 11–15 October 2020,[5] but was postponed for one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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References
- World Council of Fisheries Societies, official website. Archived 15 May 2017.
- "Officers", World Council of Fisheries Societies official website. Archived 15 May 2017.
- "WCFS Members" World Council of Fisheries Societies official website. Archived 15 May 2017.
- "World Fisheries Congress" World Council of Fisheries Societies official website. Archived 15 May 2017.
- World Fisheries Congress official website. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019.
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