9th World Fisheries Congress Convenes in Seattle March 3-7
Some 1,500 fisheries delegates from around the world are expected to convene in Seattle from March 3-7 for the 9th World Fisheries Congress (WFC), to discuss perspectives on research, emerging issues and governance related to fisheries science, industry, conservation and management.
WFC officials say they’ve already received more than 1,200 oral and poster presentations from 70-plus countries for the meeting.
Plans are for major topics of discussion to range from bringing back salmon from the brink and road maps for incorporating new methods into science-based fisheries management to dam removal as a river restoration tool at the water-energy-food nexus.
The session on bringing salmon back from the brink, organized by Gary Morishima of Quinault Management Center, in Bellevue, ...