FSBI 2027 Annual Symposium
26th-30th July 2027
Environmental Drivers of Fish Populations:
Distributions, Migration, Adaptation
The 2027 Symposium, convened by the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics in Trieste, focuses on the environmental drivers of fish populations - their physiology, distributions, migrations and adaptations.
The conference aims to bring together scientists from a range of disciplines to explore ways of integrating our research and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and policymakers.
For any enquiries please contact slibralato@ogs.it
Symposium Themes
Physiological responses and population-level consequences
Physiological responses of individual fish to environmental drivers (growth, respiration, reproductive potential, mortality) and associated population-level implications.
Adaptative capacity and evolutionary responses
Genetic adaptability and evolutionary responses of fish to environmental change
Distribution and movement
Environmental drivers of fish distribution and movement, using data and models for including predictive approaches.
Productivity and food webs
Drivers of change in fish population productivity and trophic interactions.
Key Dates
Note that this is our draft timeline and subject to change.
Abstract submission deadline: 1 February 2027
FSBI Travel grant deadlines: 2 December 2026, 1 March 2027*
Registration opens: 1 February 2027
Early bird and presenter registration closes: 1 May 2027
Late registration closes: 1 July 2027
Conference dates: 26-30 July 2027
* https://fsbi.org.uk/travel-grants, but please consider other travel grants as well as our grants are competitive (e.g. BES, Company of Biologists).
Venue
The 2027 symposium will be held in the beautiful city of Trieste. More information coming soon, both about the conference venue and the excursions. Just remember to bring your snorkel!
Travel information
With many people coming to this meeting from overseas, this is really a moment for you to think about your travel choices. We will again be commending everyone that makes greener travel choices, and be awarding the best stories and efforts one of three “Green Travel Awards” at the 2027 symposium banquet. These awards are intended to promote awareness of the climate crisis and to encourage those that are coming in person to make greener travel choices wherever possible.
We realize that funding issues, family commitments and other time or work constraints may prevent you from going as ‘green’ as you would like to, but we applaud any efforts that reduce your environmental footprint. So please consider trying to use greener modes of travel and share your story to be in the running for a Green Travel Award.
Help us to promote these new awards by sharing your travel plans/ideas/journey on social media tagged with #FSBIGreenTravel. To enter the award please fill out this form: https://tinyurl.com/FSBIGreenTravel. We will collate and share our favourite stories, and at the banquet we will announce three winners (Fish Net Zero; Not Flying Fish; Fish Against Flying). Any questions please email anna.sturrock [at] essex.ac.uk
We will add more information about travel options both to and within Trieste in due course....
Instructions for Presenters
Posters
A poster consists of easily read text and graphics, and describes your study’s objectives, methods, findings, and conclusions. Here is a great blog post from the British Ecological Society with tips on making an engaging and eye-catching poster.
The preferred poster size format is A0 (841mm wide x 1189 mm high or 33.1 inches x 46.8 inches). If you prefer a smaller size, that is fine, but no single dimension should be greater than 1189 mm.
Posters need to be a single sheet of printable stock that can be affixed to the display board using Velcro, which we will provide.
Oral Presentation
The format of the oral presentations is still under discussion and will be confirmed here in due course.
Speed Talks
The format of speed talks is still under discussion and will be confirmed here in due course.
For both oral presentations and speed talks: the preferred format for the slides is Powerpoint widescreen (16:9).
We will provide instructions on uploading your slides closer to the meeting.
Special Issue of the Journal of Fish Biology
More details coming soon
The 2027 FSBI Symposium is proudly convened by
And sponsored by
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The FSBI is registered in the United Kingdom as a charity (Number: 256475) and is affiliated to the Royal Society of Biology. Contact FSBI support Line at 020 3925 3477 or Email theteam@fsbi.org.uk
