16th International Congress on the Biology of Fish 2026

July 12-16, 2026
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

The Physiology Section of the American Fisheries Society is pleased to announce the 16th International Congress on the Biology of Fish (ICBF) which will be held July 12-16, 2026, on the campus of the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada.

Organized by The Physiology Section of the American Fisheries Society and hosted by UBC, the 16th ICBF meeting will provide an opportunity for researchers and scientists from all over the world to share and collaborate on developments and findings in fish physiology.

Following a plenary session with talks by leading international experts, the 16th ICBF will comprise a full program of concurrent thematic sessions over the span of four days, led by renowned researchers. The range of topics will reflect current research in fish physiology, conservation physiology, environmental physiology, evolutionary physiology, use of fishes in biomedical research, and other emerging issues. In addition, session organizers will select oral and poster presentations from submitted abstracts with a special emphasis on contributions by early career researchers.

If you are interested in organizing a symposium to be included in the 16th ICBF Program please contact us and provide a short paragraph that outlines your proposed Symposium topic and the name of three to six potential speakers to the meeting Co-Chairs:

We look very forward to hosting you in Vancouver, 2026!

More details on this meeting will follow in the future.