The registration period for the Latin American Symposium on Reproductive Ecology, Recruitment and Fisheries, VI SIBECORP, is still open
- The sixth edition of the congress will be held from November 11th to 15th both face-to-face and on-line. It is organized by IPMA and IEO-CSIC with the support of the INVIPESCA Network
The registration period for the VI Latin American Symposium on Reproductive Ecology, Recruitment and Fisheries, SIBECORP, is still open. Organized by the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere, (IPMA) and the Spanish Institute for Oceanography (IEO-CSIC), the congress will take place from 11th to 15th November 2024 in Lisbon. It counts on the support of the Latin American Network for Research on Sustainable Use of Fishery Resources INVIPESCA, whose technical secretariat lays on CETMAR.
It is possible to attend the symposium, to be held at IPMA in Algés (Oeiras), both in person and on-line. The program of this edition is already available on the congress website.
The VI SIBECORP is structured in four thematic sessions on reproductive strategies of aquatic organisms, reproductive potential and resilience, recruitment and reproductive success, and reproductive ecology and fisheries management. Also, there will be two workshops to address, on the one hand, climate change and resilience of stocks, and on the other, the role of women in fisheries science.
Henrique Cabral, PhD. In Biology and Research Director at the French National Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), will open the congress with the lecture “Effects of climatic alterations on the reproduction and recruitment of species of fishery interest: the case of the Northwest Atlantic”.
Side events
In addition to the five days with the four thematic sessions and the two workshops, the VI SIBECORP will include two pre-symposium courses and one post-symposium course available for all the registered participants. Places are limited, so those interested in attending should send a registration request to the following e-mail sibecorp6@gmail.com.
The first course is scheduled for November 7th with a face-to-face or on-line participation, and will deal with the application of molecular genetic tools in ecology and fisheries. It will be given by Ana Veríssimo, PhD. (CIBIO-InBIO) and Pilar Cabezas, PhD. both from the University of Porto. There are around 25 and 30 places available. There has been a modification of the timetable to be held from 14:30 to 18:30 (Portuguese time) to enable the on-line participation of researchers and students from Latin American countries.
The second pre-symposium course will address the selection, acquisition, and processing of oceanographic data by Ana Machado, PhD. from IPMA. It will be held on November 8th, from 14:30 to 16:30 (Portuguese time), with a face-to-face or on-line participation for 20 attendees.
The program is completed with a post-symposium course on the application of natural markers in fisheries science by Tatsuya Sakamoto PhD., João Neves PhD., and Inês Farias, PhD. This course will consist on a two-hour theory part (face-to-face and on-line) from 10:00 to 12:00 (Portuguese time) and a three-hour practical part (face-to-face) from 13:00 to 16:00 (Portuguese time). This course will be offered in English, on November 18th for just 15 participants.
There are still places available in these courses for both researchers and students.
During the VI SIBECORP two prizes will be awarded: one for the Best Paper by Junior Researchers and another for the Best Paper by Graduate or Doctoral Students, recognizing the best contributions in the categories of oral and poster presentation. As well, on November 13th there will be an on-site mentoring session for young researchers.
All information is available at the symposium website.
