EUROPEAN CETACEAN SOCIETY

19th ANNUAL CONFERENCE

La Rochelle, France, 2-7 April, 2005

The 19th Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society took place in La Rochelle in April 2005 and was hosted by Vincent Ridoux.
The theme of the conference was:

"MARINE AMMAL AND FOOD:
FROM ORGANISMS TO ECOSYSTEMS"

Primary sponsoring was by the University of La Rochelle (Laboratoire de Biologie et Environnement Marins, Centre de Recherche sur les Mammifères Marins, Institut du Littoral et de l’Environnement), in co-operation with the Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, CNRS.
The conference was situated in the renewed and spacious former fish market, bordering on the museum harbour. Starting with a reception with loads of oysters you felt like a marine mammal, on top of the fabulous La Rochelle aquarium. Luxurious is the description that comes to my mind.


The maritime museum harbour with on the left the Aquarium (with the oysters on top!) and behind it the white conference centre. So sorry I couldn't get one of those 60' racers out to sea.


As on all conferences the people that do the most but tend to be forgotten: the students doing all the supporting tasks. We, the ECS members, will allways remember you because you're what makes a conference such a success. Here they are donning their own unique T-shirts.
Also introduced at this conference were the sturdy ECS jackets in dark blue with white logo.

Please visit the special ECS 2005 Conference website for further information.