Australian Society for Fish Biology Conference 2025

Monday 18 August	Tuesday 19 August	Wednesday 20 August	Thursday 21 August
07:30 - 17:00 Registration Open
08:00 - 08:15 Welcome to Country	08:00 - 17:00 Registration Open	08:00 - 17:00 Registration Open	08:00 - 16:00 Registration Open
08:15 - 08:45 Arrival Tea & Coffee
08:45 - 08:55 Housekeeping \| Conference Chairs	08:45 - 09:00 Day Two Welcome	08:45 - 09:00 Day Three Welcome	08:45 - 09:00 Day Four Welcome
08:55 - 09:25 Conference Welcome & Presidents Address
	09:00 - 09:50 Plenary 2 \| Kenny Bedford & Natasha Stacey	09:00 - 09:45 Plenary 3 \| Timothy Clark	09:00 - 09:50 Plenary 4 \| Alison King
09:25 - 10:15 Plenary 1 \| Jess Melbourne-Thomas
		09:45 - 10:15 Morning Tea
	09:50 - 10:15 Early-Career International Travel Award Plenary		09:50 - 10:15 Early Career Excellence Award Plenary
10:15 - 10:30 Session Chair Briefing 10:15 - 10:45 Morning Tea	10:15 - 10:45 Morning Tea	10:15 - 11:35 20.1AD: Creating connections to support the future of native fish in the Murray-Darling Basin 20.1W1: Showcasing threatened marine fishes 20.1W2: Fisheries Management Committee Annual Committee Meeting 20.1W3:Shining a spotlight on the challenges and successes of managing northern fisheries and ecosystems	10:15 - 10:45 Morning Tea
10:45 - 12:15 18.1AD: Collection use and monitoring of customary and recreational fishing sectors 18.1W2: Where river meets sea: research and conservation of estuary-associated fishes 18.1W3: TEPS Bycatch Assessment and Management in Commercial Fisheries 10:45 - 12:00 18.1W1: Preparing Australian seafood production for environmental extremes	10:45 - 12:15 19.1AD: Global Threats to Fisheries: Pollution, Invasive Species, and Emerging Diseases 19.1W1: Innovations for seafood sustainability: Harnessing AI, Genetics, and Next-Gen Technologies 19.1W2: Connecting waters - Connecting cultures 19.1W3:Fish welfare and behaviour in fisheries & aquaculture		10:45 - 11:45 21.1AD: Alien Fishes Annual Committee Meeting 10:45 - 12:00 21.1W1: Growth, Behaviour & Ecology of Aquatic Animals 21.1W2: Fish Movement, Migration & Connectivity 21.1W3: Assessing the state of play in Australian fisheries stock assessment and harvest strategy approaches
		11:35 - 12:20 K Radway Plenary \| Iain M Suthers
			12:00 - 14:30 Lunch
12:15 - 13:15 Lunch TEPS Workshop	12:15 - 13:15 Lunch		12:15 - 14:15 Annual General Meeting
		12:20 - 12:50 ECR/Student Lunch 12:20 - 13:15 Lunch
13:15 - 14:45 18.2AD: Collection use and monitoring of customary and recreational fishing sectors 18.2W1: Preparing Australian seafood production for environmental extremes 18.2W2: Where river meets sea: research and conservation of estuary-associated fishes 18.2W3: Shark ecology, biology and management	13:15 - 15:00 19.2AD: Global Threats to Fisheries: Pollution, Invasive Species, and Emerging Diseases 19.2W1: Innovations for seafood sustainability: Harnessing AI, Genetics, and Next-Gen Technologies 19.2W2: Connecting waters - Connecting cultures 19.2W3: Fish welfare and behaviour in fisheries & aquaculture	13:15 - 14:45 20.2AD: Creating connections to support the future of native fish in the Murray-Darling Basin 20.2W1: Showcasing threatened marine fishes 20.2W2: Rethinking How We Monitor Fish Assemblages and Abundance 20.2W3: Shining a spotlight on the challenges and successes of managing northern fisheries and ecosystems
			14:30 - 15:45 21.2AD: Conservation of endangered freshwater fauna 21.2W1: Navigating Uncertainty: Managing High-Risk Fisheries, Species Recovery, and Climate Impacts 21.2W2: Signals of Change: Reef Fish Resilience and Vulnerability 21.2W3: Assessing the state of play in Australian fisheries stock assessment and harvest strategy approaches
14:45 - 15:15 Afternoon Tea		14:45 - 15:15 Afternoon Tea
	15:00 - 15:30 Afternoon Tea
15:15 - 16:30 18.3AD: Poster Talks 18.3W1:Preparing Australian seafood production for environmental extremes 18.3W2:Where river meets sea: research and conservation of estuary-associated fishes Informal networking session with Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander travel bursary recipients (open invite).		15:15 - 17:00 20.3AD: Stock Structure, connectivity and life history of marine fish species 20.3W1: Threatened Fishes Annual Committee Meeting 20.3W2: Breaking Barriers: Fishways and Passages 20.3W3: Genetic Currents: New Approaches to Monitoring and Mapping Marine Life
	15:30 - 17:00 19.3AD: Global Threats to Fisheries: Pollution, Invasive Species, and Emerging Diseases 19.3W1:Innovations for seafood sustainability: Harnessing AI, Genetics, and Next-Gen Technologies 19.3W2: Connecting waters - Connecting cultures 19.3W3: Fish Welfare Annual Committee Meeting
			15:45 - 16:00 Afternoon Tea
			16:00 - 17:00 21.3AD: Biodiversity, Ecology & Evolution of freshwater fishes 21.3W1: Navigating Uncertainty: Managing High-Risk Fisheries, Species Recovery, and Climate Impacts 21.3W2: Community-Driven Approaches to Aquatic Sustainability 21.3W3: Assessing the state of play in Australian fisheries stock assessment and harvest strategy approaches
16:30 - 17:00 3 Minute Thesis Finals	16:30 - 18:30 Poster Session
18:00 - 20:00 Student Mixer Event
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