Scientific communication at the 7th International Conference of the Pan African Fish and Fisheries Association held in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.

Several members involved in the project attended the 7th International Conference of the Pan African Fish and Fisheries Association (PAFFA) This edition of this international event took place in Brazzaville (18-23 October 2023). This conference was a key meeting for the ichthyologist community working on African fishes and presented a good occasion to share part of the results of the project. One plenary lecture, five oral presentations, and one poster related to the project were presented during the event. One of these presentations, dealing with species delineation and the phylogeography of the small barbs from the "KEA" basins, by Heleen Maetens, won a student prize. 

Below are the titles of the different communications of the team members:

African freshwater fish diversity and human utilisation: does anybody know what is happening? (main speaker: J. Snoeks)

Cell phones or landlines: bridging the gap in African fish systematics? (main speaker: M. Van Steenberge)

Exploring the East African Rift Lakes: investigating the ichthyofauna and biogeography in the lakes Kivu, Edward and Albert (main speaker: E. Decru)

Exploring the success of Enteromius: insights from the Lake Edward system (main speaker: H. Maetens)

The origin of the eco-morphological similarity in rapidly radiating cichlids (main speaker: N. Vranken)

Whole mitochondrial sequence of Enteromius species from Lake Edward: duplications and methodological considerations (main speaker: A. Boom)

Exploring universal mini barcodes for fish: trials, pitfalls, and future prospects on formalin-fixed, fluid-preserved specimens of Enteromius species from western Africa (poster)

More information regarding the conference can be found here.