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Themes of the Conference

1. African fresh and brackish water fish biodiversity

• Taxonomy, morphological and molecular systematics
• Phylo-/bio-geography
• Ecology and life history strategies
• Behavior
• Databases and Bioinformatics in the service of Biodiversity and conservation science

Plenary lectures:

• State of the art in African fish biodiversity studies
• Database in the services of African fish and fisheries
  

2. Aquatic conservation and management in a changing world

• Drivers of change in biodiversity (e.g., species introductions, degradation, pollution, eutrophication, overfishing)
• Freshwater biodiversity as indicators of health (water, human, watershed)
• Global climate change and its implication for biodiversity and fisheries
• Conservation strategies (e.g., environmental education, tourism and recreation)
• Sustainable management of aquatic systems

Plenary lectures:

• Overview of conservation and management strategies in a changing world
• Conservation and management in Lake Victoria
  

3. Contribution of fish to economy and food security in Africa

• Capture fisheries in fresh and brackish waters of Africa
• Aquaculture development in Africa
• Ornamental fisheries
• Conflict between production and biodiversity conservation
• Fish in human cultures

Plenary lectures:

• Lake Tana: fishes and fisheries
• The state of fisheries in Africa; the paradox of aquaculture in Africa

NOTES

• Contributed papers that address cross cutting topics in the above themes are particularly welcome
• Papers dealing with fishes of the Congo and Nile basins are encouraged.
• Round Table colloquium: On challenge of education and training in ichthyology and fisheries sciences in Africa is planned