World Council of Fisheries Societies

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World Council of Fisheries Societies
Formation1992
Type non-profit organisation
Headquarters Bethesda, Maryland, USA [1]
President
 Bronwyn Gillanders [2]
Website wcfs.fisheries.org

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.

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Membership

The council currently comprises 10 member organisations: [3]

World Fisheries Congress

Every four years, the World Council of Fisheries Societies runs an international conference event called the World Fisheries Congress. [4]

CongressYearHost city
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 [A]

2021

Adelaide, Australia

9th

2024

Seattle, United States

Notes

  1. ↑ 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

  1. 1 2 World Council of Fisheries Societies, official website. Archived 15 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Officers", World Council of Fisheries Societies official website. Archived 15 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "WCFS Members" World Council of Fisheries Societies official website. Archived 15 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "World Fisheries Congress" World Council of Fisheries Societies official website. Archived 15 May 2017.
  5. ↑ World Fisheries Congress official website. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019.
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