The World Council of Fisheries Societies is a

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organisation intended to promote international cooperation in

fisheries science Fisheries science is the academic discipline of managing and understanding fisheries. It is a multidisciplinary science, which draws on the disciplines of limnology, oceanography, freshwater biology, marine biology, meteorology, conservation, eco ...

, conservation and management.World Council of Fisheries Societies
official website. Archived 15 May 2017. The Council consists of 10 member organisations, and arose from the 1st World Fisheries Congress in

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in 1992.

Membership

The council currently comprises 10 member organisations:"WCFS Members"
World Council of Fisheries Societies official website. Archived 15 May 2017. *

American Fisheries Society The American Fisheries Society (established 1870 in New York City), is the "world’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to strengthening the fisheries profession, advancing fisheries science, and conserving fisheries resources." It is a mem ...

Australian Society for Fish Biology The Australian Society for Fish Biology (ASFB) is a professional organisation of fish and fisheries researchers. Founded in 1971, the society describes itself as a "professional, independent, non-profit, non-commercial and non-aligned organisatio ...

* Canadian Aquatic Resources Section *

Fisheries Society of the British Isles The Fisheries Society of the British Isles is an international, non-political, learned society, based in the United Kingdom, that supports scientific activity in fish biology and management through charitable sponsorship. Membership is open to anyo ...

* Indian Society of Fisheries Professionals * Japanese Society of Fisheries Science * Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences * Mexican Fisheries Society *

World Sturgeon Conservation Society The World Sturgeon Conservation Society (WSCS) is an international association of scientists. Its aim is to conserve existing sturgeon populations worldwide and help in their restoration. The society pursues this goal by promoting sturgeon research ...

Zoological Society of Pakistan Zoological Society of Pakistan (ZSP) seeks to draw together and serve the interests of all professionals who practice zoology in Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in ...

World Fisheries Congress

Every four years, the World Council of Fisheries Societies runs an international conference event called the World Fisheries Congress."World Fisheries Congress"
World Council of Fisheries Societies official website. Archived 15 May 2017.

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* {{authority control Professional associations based in the United States Biology societies Ecology organizations Fisheries organizations