UHI Inverness researchers network at international symposium

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Researchers from the Institute of Biodiversity and Freshwater Conservation, UHI Inverness, attended the recent annual international symposium of the Fisheries Society of the British Isles 2024 in Bilbao, Spain on Advancing Fish Ecology, Management and Forecasting through Omics.

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Colin Adams (University of Glasgow), Bernd Hänfling (UHI Inverness), Victoria Pritchard (UHI Inverness), Philip McGinnity (University College Cork, Ireland), Bjarni Kristjànsson (Hólar University, Iceland), Melanie Smith (Atlantic Salmon Trust), Camille Leblanc (Hólar University, Iceland), Samantha Beck (UHI Inverness).

Samantha Beck, Victoria Pritchard and Bernd Hänfling met with scientists from across the world to discuss the latest findings from genetics, genomics and transcriptomics data, and how we can better integrate them within management. Samantha presented her results from the SAL-MOVE project, which is funded by EU Horizon 2020.

She said: “The research shows that when we factor in climate change projections, the earliest and northernmost populations are at the greatest risk.”

International symposiums like this provide an important platform for our researchers to expand and strengthen collaborative networks. More information about the conference visit. IBFC attendance at the conference was enabled by SAL-MOVE, other external research funding and a travel grant for Sam from the UHI Research Staff Conference Fund.

Sam Beck presenting at the conference

Samantha Beck (UHI Inverness) presenting her results from the SAL-MOVE project, which is funded by EU Horizon 2020.