On this page, you can find information about the 37th ECS Annual Conference program.
New updates will be published regularly.
Abstract Book and full programme
Here you can download the Abstract Book of the 37th ECS Conference, which includes the full programme as well.
Guidelines for Presenters (incl. poster codes and format) are available here.
Keynote speakers
Professor Emer Rogan
Prof. Emer Rogan is a lecturer in Zoology at University College Cork, who's research focuses on marine mammal biology, abundance and distribution, trophic ecology, conservation and ecosystem health. Her work examines interactions between marine mammals, fisheries, and environmental variability, advocating for ecosystem-based fisheries management. With a background in plankton ecology, she has contributed to understanding marine ecosystem functioning and has long experience in small cetacean strandings and postmortem studies.
Dr Lori Schwacke
Dr Lori Schwacke is the Scientific Program Director for the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission, who has focused her research career on understanding how environmental changes influence marine mammal health and population status. With her strong foundation in statistics and epidemiology, her research specifically focuses on development of models to understand and quantify impacts of pollution and other anthropogenic stressors on marine mammal populations. She led the assessment of injuries to marine mammals following the catastrophic Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and her team's research delivered the first direct evidence of oil-associated health impacts on cetaceans, leading to long-term consequences for many populations.
Professor Paul Thompson
Paul Thompson is a Professor in Zoology at the University of Aberdeen’s Lighthouse Field Station. Over the last four decades, his group has explored how environmental change influences the behaviour and dynamics of marine mammals and seabirds. This research has been underpinned by long-term individual-based studies of harbour seals and bottlenose dolphins in the Moray Firth. Collaborating with academic, regulatory and industry partners, this research programme has been adapted to support a series of emerging conservation and management issues, with recent work focusing on interactions between marine mammals and offshore wind farm developments.
Schedule
Scientific Committee
Chairs
Joanna Kershaw (Sea Mammal Research Unit, UK)
Ailsa Hall (Sea Mammal Research Unit, UK)
Workshop Coordinator
Nienke Van Geel (Scottish Association for Marine Science, UK)
Topic Editors
Abundance and Distribution: Tim Awbery (Scottish Association for Marine Science, UK), Francesca Soster (Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Portugal), Nadya Ramirez-Martinez (University of Hannover, Germany)
Genetics and Evolution: Morten Olsen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark), Georgios Gkafas (University of Thessaly, Greece), Andrew Kitchener (National Museums Scotland, UK)
Conservation and Management: Gill Braulik (Sea Mammal Research Unit, UK), Karen Hall (NatureScot, UK), Anna Moscrop (Whale and Dolphin Conservation, UK)
Anatomy and Physiology: Rosie Williams (Zoological Society of London, UK), Mark Dagleish (University of Glasgow, UK), Jean-Marie Graic (University of Padua, Italy)
Ecology: Janneke Ransijn (Wageningen University, The Netherlands), Tessa Plint (University of Glasgow, UK)
Human Interactions and Climate Change: Emily Hague (University of the Highlands and Islands, UK), Ben Wilson (Scottish Association for Marine Science, UK)
Health & Welfare: Andrew Brownlow (University of Glasgow, UK), Guido Pietroluongo (University of Padova, Italy)
Behaviour: Izzy Langley (Sea Mammal Research Unit, UK), Franca Eichenberger (Sea Mammal Research Unit, UK), Jessica Schop (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)
Acoustics: Denise Risch (Scottish Association for Marine Science, UK), Thomas Webber (Scottish Association for Marine Science, UK)
ECS Science Advisory Committee Member
Peter G.H. Evans (Sea Watch Foundation; Bangor University, UK)
Chair of ECS
Tilen Genov (Morigenos - Slovenian Marine Mammal Society; University of Primorska, Slovenia)
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