The World Council of Fisheries Society has voted to hold the 2024 World Fisheries Congress (WFC) in Seattle, Washington, USA, from March 3–9, 2024. The successful bid to host the 2024 WFC was developed...
The WFC2020 steering committee has made the difficult decision to postpone the World Fisheries Congress to September 2021. The impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) have made this a very challenging time for many people around...
The WCFS is pleased to announced that the 2020 International Fisheries Science Prize will be awarded to Dr. Katsumi Tsukamoto at the upcoming World Fisheries Congress in Adelaide, Australia. The International Fisheries Science Prize...
About the World Fisheries Congress and the World Council of Fisheries Societies The World Council of Fisheries Societies (WCFS or Council, http://wcfs.fisheries.org/) is a nonprofit, nongovernmental membership organization open to scientific or professional fisheries...
The International Fisheries Section of the American Fisheries Society is requesting nominations for the International Fisheries Science Prize (IFSP). The IFSP honors an individual for his or her contribution to global fisheries science and/or conservation...
The World Fisheries Congress 2020 (WFC2020) will be held in Adelaide, Australia from 11-15 October 2020. The WFC2020 aims to have a diverse, exciting and broad reaching Congress to showcase the world’s commercial, recreational...
Good morning everyone and welcome. Let me begin by thanking the co-chairs for that introduction. On behalf of the Government of Canada and our Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Paul Martin, I want to...
A Global Perspective on Sustaining Fisheries in the 21st Century: Transitioning Beyond Existing Paradigms to an Integrated, Ecosystem Approach by CARL BURGER Abernathy Fish Technology Center, 1440 Abernathy Road, Longview, WA, 98632, USA (cvburger@smith-root.com )...