ASFB 2025
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Workshop - Capacity building for BRUVs - enhancing collaboration and science impact
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Workshop - Advances in acoustic telemetry technology: from raw data processing to analyses
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Welcome Reception
Registration Open
Welcome to Country
Arrival Tea & Coffee
Housekeeping | Conference Chairs
Chairs: Eliza Kimlin & Jo Randall
Conference Welcome & Presidents Address
Chair: John Morrongiello
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Plenary 1 | Jess Melbourne-Thomas
Chair: Jo Randall
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Session Chair Briefing
Morning Tea
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18.1AD: Collection use and monitoring of customary and recreational fishing sectors
Chair: Chris Boon
18.1W1: Preparing Australian seafood production for environmental extremes
Chairs: Curtis Champion & Laura Blamey
18.1W2: Where river meets sea: research and conservation of estuary-associated fishes
Chairs: Brenton Zampatti & Chris Bice
18.1W3: TEPS Bycatch Assessment and Management in Commercial Fisheries
Chairs: Emily Taljaard & Joni Pini-Fitzsimmons
Lunch
TEPS Workshop
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18.2AD: Collection use and monitoring of customary and recreational fishing sectors
Chairs: Chris Boon & Hannah Stilborn
18.2W1: Preparing Australian seafood production for environmental extremes
Chairs: Curtis Champion & Laura Blamey
18.2W2: Where river meets sea: research and conservation of estuary-associated fishes
Chairs: Brenton Zampatti & Chris Bice
18.2W3: Shark ecology, biology and management
Chair: Amy Kirke
Afternoon Tea
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18.3AD: Poster Talks
Chair: R Keller Kopf
18.3W1:Preparing Australian seafood production for environmental extremes
Chairs: Curtis Champion & Laura Blamey
18.3W2:Where river meets sea: research and conservation of estuary-associated fishes
Chairs: Brenton Zampatti & Chris Bice
Informal networking session with Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander travel bursary recipients (open invite).
Chairs: John Morrongiello & Katherine Cheshire
3 Minute Thesis Finals
Chair: Joachim Bretzel
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Student Mixer Event
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Registration Open
Day Two Welcome
Chair: Eliza Kimlin
Plenary 2 | Kenny Bedford & Natasha Stacey
Chair: Matthew Osborne
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Early-Career International Travel Award Plenary
Chair: Eliza Kimlin
Morning Tea
19.1AD: Global Threats to Fisheries: Pollution, Invasive Species, and Emerging Diseases
Chair: Sandra Curin-Osorio
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19.1W1: Innovations for seafood sustainability: Harnessing AI, Genetics, and Next-Gen Technologies
Chair: Shane Penny
19.1W2: Connecting waters - Connecting cultures
Chairs: Stephanie McCaffrey & Alexandre Siqueira
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19.1W3:Fish welfare and behaviour in fisheries & aquaculture
Chairs: Sunil Kadri & Culum Brown
Lunch
19.2AD: Global Threats to Fisheries: Pollution, Invasive Species, and Emerging Diseases
Chair: Sandra Curin-Osorio
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19.2W1: Innovations for seafood sustainability: Harnessing AI, Genetics, and Next-Gen Technologies
Chair: Shane Penny
19.2W2: Connecting waters - Connecting cultures
Chairs: Stephanie McCaffrey & Rosy Lone
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19.2W3: Fish welfare and behaviour in fisheries & aquaculture
Chairs: Sunil Kadri & Culum Brown
Afternoon Tea
19.3AD: Global Threats to Fisheries: Pollution, Invasive Species, and Emerging Diseases
Chair: Sandra Curin-Osorio
19.3W1:Innovations for seafood sustainability: Harnessing AI, Genetics, and Next-Gen Technologies
Chair: Shane Penny
19.3W2: Connecting waters - Connecting cultures
Chairs: Stephanie McCaffrey & Rosy Lone
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19.3W3: Fish Welfare Annual Committee Meeting
Chairs: Sunil Kadri & Culum Brown
Poster Session
Registration Open
Day Three Welcome
Chair: Melanie Brenton
Plenary 3 | Timothy Clark
Chair: Melanie Brenton
Morning Tea
20.1AD: Creating connections to support the future of native fish in the Murray-Darling Basin
Chairs: Alison King & Shelley Thompson
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20.1W1: Showcasing threatened marine fishes
Chairs: Michael Hammer & Richard Pillans
20.1W2: Fisheries Management Committee Annual Committee Meeting
Chair: Chris Boon
20.1W3:Shining a spotlight on the challenges and successes of managing northern fisheries and ecosystems
Chairs: Eva Plaganyi & Julie Robins
K Radway Plenary | Iain M Suthers
Chair: John Morrongiello
ECR/Student Lunch
Chair: Samuel Amini
Lunch
20.2AD: Creating connections to support the future of native fish in the Murray-Darling Basin
Chairs: Stu Little & Shelley Thompson
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20.2W1: Showcasing threatened marine fishes
Chairs: Michael Hammer & Richard Pillans
20.2W2: Rethinking How We Monitor Fish Assemblages and Abundance
Chair: Hayden Schilling
20.2W3: Shining a spotlight on the challenges and successes of managing northern fisheries and ecosystems
Chairs: Eva Plaganyi & Julie Robins
Afternoon Tea
20.3AD: Stock Structure, connectivity and life history of marine fish species
Chair: Grant Johnson
20.3W1: Threatened Fishes Annual Committee Meeting
Chairs: Michael Hammer & Richard Pillans
20.3W2: Breaking Barriers: Fishways and Passages
Chair: Alexander Basford
20.3W3: Genetic Currents: New Approaches to Monitoring and Mapping Marine Life
Chair: Matthew Campbell
Registration Open
Day Four Welcome
Chair: Jo Randall
Plenary 4 | Alison King
Chair: Michael Usher
Early Career Excellence Award Plenary
Chair: Michael Usher
Morning Tea
21.1AD: Alien Fishes Annual Committee Meeting
21.1W1: Growth, Behaviour & Ecology of Aquatic Animals
Chair: Brett Herbert
21.1W2: Fish Movement, Migration & Connectivity
Chair: Brien Roberts
21.1W3: Assessing the state of play in Australian fisheries stock assessment and harvest strategy approaches
Chairs: Natalie Dowling & Malcolm Haddon
Lunch
Annual General Meeting
Chair: John Morrongiello
21.2AD: Conservation of endangered freshwater fauna
Chair: David Crook
21.2W1: Navigating Uncertainty: Managing High-Risk Fisheries, Species Recovery, and Climate Impacts
Chair: Shannon Burchert
21.2W2: Signals of Change: Reef Fish Resilience and Vulnerability
Chair: Leanne Currey-Randall
21.2W3: Assessing the state of play in Australian fisheries stock assessment and harvest strategy approaches
Chairs: Natalie Dowling & Malcolm Haddon
Afternoon Tea
21.3AD: Biodiversity, Ecology & Evolution of freshwater fishes
Chair: R Keller Kopf
21.3W1: Navigating Uncertainty: Managing High-Risk Fisheries, Species Recovery, and Climate Impacts
Chair: Shannon Burchert
21.3W2: Community-Driven Approaches to Aquatic Sustainability
Chair: Gary Whelan
21.3W3: Assessing the state of play in Australian fisheries stock assessment and harvest strategy approaches
Chairs: Natalie Dowling & Malcolm Haddon