Organizers

Primary International Sponsors
  • PICES

    North Pacific Marine Science Organization
  • ICES

    International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
  • FAO

  • WorldFish

    The International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management
Local Sponsor
  • TBD
Co-Sponsoring Organizations
  • ISSF

    International Seafood Sustainability Foundation
Supporting Organizations

Convening Committee

Vera Agostini (FAO, Rome, Italy)
Sonia Batten (PICES)
Mark Dickey-Collas (MDC consulting/IUCN FEG)
Beth Fulton (CSIRO)
Stefan Gelcich
Jason Link (NOAA, Washington DC, USA)
Pavarot Noranarttragoon
Krishnan Pandian
Dave Reid (ICES)
Grace Roskar (NOAA)
Keith Sainsbury (IMAS, University of Tasmania, Australia)
Maria Sardinha
Jörn Schmidt (WorldFish, Penang, Malaysia)

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Program Committee

Jacob Bentley (Natural England)
Alida Bundy (DFO, Canada)
Yong Chen (Stony Brook University, USA)
Kevern, Cochrane (Univ. Cape Town, ZA, retired)
Juan J Cruz-Motta (University of Puerto Rico)
Robin Davies (WWF)
Omar Defeo (UNDECIMAR, Facultad de Ciencias)
Tess Geers (Oceana)
Grinson George (CMFRI, Kochi, India)
Sukyung Kang (PICES, NIFS, Korea)
Chis Kelble (NOAA)
Kristin Kleisner (EDF)
Scott Large (NOAA)
Lis Lindal Jorgensen (IMR, Norway)
Sunil Mohammed (Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Kochi, India)
Netsayi Mudege (WorldFish)
Erik Olsen (IMR, Nansen Project)
Dave Reid (ex-officio, ICES)
Grace Roskar (ex-officio, NOAA)
Raquel Ruiz Díaz (Uni. Washington, USA)
Lynne Shannon (Univ. Cape Town, ZA)
Rob Stephenson (DFO, Canada, retired)
Merete Tandstad (FAO, Nansen Project)
Alex Tilley (WorldFish)
Ingrid van Putten (ACIAR)

Local Organizing Committee (LOC)

Jörn Schmidt (WorldFish, Penang, Malaysia)
Important Dates
July 1, 2026
Opening
  1. Early registration
  2. Abstract submission
  3. Financial support application
September 30, 2026
Closing
  1. Early registration
  2. Abstract submission
  3. Financial support application