World Council of Fisheries Societies
Formation | 1992 |
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Type | non-profit organisation |
Headquarters | Bethesda, Maryland, USA[1] |
President | Bronwyn Gillanders[2] |
Website | wcfs |
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.
Membership[edit]
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[edit]
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 | |
2nd | 1996 | |
3rd | 2000 | |
4th | 2004 | |
5th | 2008 | |
6th | 2012 | |
7th | 2016 | |
8th[A] | 2021 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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.
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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.