Welcome to the European Cetacean Society!

The European Cetacean Society (ECS) was established in January 1987 and aims to promote and advance the scientific studies and conservation efforts of marine mammals and to gather and disseminate information about them to members of the Society and the public at large. The ECS is coordinated by a Council of 11 members and each year organizes an Annual Conference in a European country.

In most countries in Europe the ECS is represented by a National Contact Person. ECS membership fluctuates between 350-550 persons from more than 25 European countries and several countries outside Europe (total 25-42 countries). Students make up between 35 - 50% of the membership. The Society is financed through the annual membership subscription. 

For 2026, get ready to join the ECS at Dundee, Scotland. 

 

🔝Decisions on abstracts are OUT, check your My ECS > My Abstracts page

All first authors with accepted presentations will need to be registered by the Early Bird Deadline on 5th March 2026, otherwise their abstract will be deleted from the scientific programme. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS.

 

🔝Conference registration is OPEN !! Check the Conference page HERE.

 

To register for the upcoming conference and workshops, you will need to have an ECS account:

• If you forgot your password, you can reset it HERE. 

• If you do not have one yet, you can create one HERE [any doubt about creating your account ?? --> check our HOW TO page).

Stay tuned for more updates!