FSBI 2023 Annual Symposium
Monitoring and managing fish habitat needs in a changing climate
24th-28th July 2023 University of Essex
The Symposium will focus on the latest science on fish habitat needs, and how climate change is impacting their behaviour, ecology, and health. It will also explore how we can strengthen relationships between scientists, stakeholders, and policymakers to improve the effectiveness of management and conservation actions.
We look forward to seeing you online or in-person next year at the University of Essex!
Understanding the factors influencing fish behaviour, ecology and health, and the consequences for fisheries stability, is increasingly important during this period of unprecedented change.
Developing new approaches to monitor the relationships between fish and their environment allows us to better manage, conserve and restore critical habitats, and to predict how individuals, populations and communities will respond to climate change and other disturbances.
We will also discuss how we can strengthen social connectivity between scientists, stakeholders, and policymakers to develop effective management and conservation plans that are protective of fish across all life stages and habitats, particularly for species that perform trans-boundary movements (e.g. between rivers and the sea, or across jurisdictional borders).
The suggested themes are broad and relevant, ranging from fish biogeography to habitat management/restoration, social and ecological connectivity to food web dynamics and One Health. Importantly, all of these topics feed into the critical roles and services that fish provide, and will attract a diverse, interdisciplinary and international forum. Collectively these topics also have clear links to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (13 - Climate Action and 14 - Life below water).
Symposium Themes
Keynote Speakers TBC
The 2022 Jack Jones Lecture
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Location
The meeting will be based at the University of Essex campus, co-hosted by Essex and Cefas scientists. Essex is a campus university with spacious grounds, containing accommodation, lecture theatres, restaurants, and bars within walking distance, which makes it perfect for the FSBI meeting. The venue has AV support, a beautiful location for the banquet (Wivenhoe house), and a lake where we will host a BBQ and training into fish capture methods. Finally, the university is only an hour from London by train, and so is easily accessible, both nationally and internationally.
Symposium Programme Coming soon
The draft programme will be released next year
Symposium Workshops (coming soon)
2023 FSBI Medal Winners
To be announced
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Scientific Advisory Committee:
Local Organising Committee (UoE and cefas):
Anna Sturrock
Rui Vieira
Tom Cameron
Martin Wilkes
Eoin O’Gorman
David Murray
Joe Dawson
Amy Shurety