We are please to invite you to attend *FISH AT NIGHT: AN INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM* to be held in Miami from 18 to 20 November, 2015. This
symposium is organized by the /Bulletin of Marine Science./
The purpose of the symposium is to stimulate the exchange of new
knowledge, data, and ideas on behaviors, patterns, and processes
operating underwater, in darkness
The main conference themes include:
·Nocturnal fish behavior and ecology
·Night fishing, fisheries, and enforcement
·Deep and polar sea (“perpetual night”) fish and fisheries
·Diel fish distribution and abundance comparisons
·Methods for studying fish in darkness
·Human threats to fish at night
·Larval fish at night
Drs Euan Harvey (Curtin University in Australia) and Carl Meyer (Hawai‘i
Institute of Marine Biology) will deliver keynote addresses.
The /Bulletin of Marine Science/ encourages presentations to the
symposium from all fields of marine research pertaining to fish at
night. Although the focus is on marine ecosystems, relevant
contributions from inland waters will also be considered. Anyone
interested in the subject matter can attend the symposium. Those who
wish to participate without making a poster or oral presentation are
welcome.
The ultimate and most important goal of the symposium is to produce a
peer-reviewed dedicated issue that will capture the present
state-of-knowledge of fish studies in the dark, identifying critical
information gaps, and charting a course for future research and
collaboration. Ultimately, we want to advance the current understanding
of fish at night studies in the systems they occupy.
Registration opens April 1, 2015. Please visit our website for more
information (http://www.fishatnight.org).
Download a Symposium flyer here:
http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/bms/FishAtNight/fishatnight_files/FishAtNightAnnouncement.pdf
We hope to see you in Miami!
