A global symposium exploring the scientific progress on the drivers and dynamics of small pelagic fish in ecosystems and the crucial for ensuring global food and nutrition security.
Date: Monday-Thursday, 7-11 November 2022
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Small pelagic fish (SPF) account for more than 30% by weight of the total landings of marine capture fisheries around the world. SPF populations of both marine and inland ecosystems are crucial for ensuring global food security. SPF also play an important role in the transfer of energy in food webs through mid-trophic levels, so understanding processes affecting the dynamics of their populations, their role in marine ecosystems and how these shape robust management practices continue to be a high priority. The exchange of information and ideas drawn from comparing populations across the globe can be particularly insightful as we seek to improve management strategies.
The International Symposium on Small Pelagic Fish hosted by the ICES/PICES Working Group on Small Pelagic Fish will highlight the state-of-the-art in topics related to the ecology and sustainable management of SPF, relevant to the goals of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, particularly “to bolster scientific research for a sustainably harvested ocean ensuring the provision of food supply. The discussions and dialogues will focus on global analyses of the productivity of SPF populations linked to climate variability on various (seasonal to multi-decadal) scales that have resulted in dramatic consequences for ecological and human communities.
As part of our commitments to research in marine and inland ecosystems that are crucial for ensuring global food and nutrition security, WorldFish's Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health, Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, will join the discussion to share the opportunities and challenges for the equitable distribution of nutritional benefits from small pelagic fish, especially to the poor and vulnerable in low-and-middle-income countries.
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We look forward to your active participation.
