Technical Sessions
Thematic Areas
IFO-2027 will host technical sessions including keynote lectures, oral presentations, and poster presentations under each thematic area. We invite researchers, scientists, academicians, and students to submit abstracts under following themes:
| Theme I: Climate Resilient Fisheries & Aquaculture |
- Climate adaptation strategies
- Integrated Fish farming
- Climate-smart aquaculture
- Carbon Sequestration
| Theme II: Transforming Aquaculture through Sustainable Innovation |
- Aquaculture Technologies
- Species Diversification
- Precision Aquaculture Systems
- Genetic improvement & Breeding
| Theme III: Advances in Fish Nutrition and Feed Technology |
- Functional Feeds
- Nutrigenomics
- Alternative Protein Sources
- Precision Nutrition
| Theme IV: Innovations in Fishing Technology & Energy Efficiency |
- Selective Gears
- Fuel-efficient Vessels
- By-catch Reduction
- Digital Fisheries
| Theme V: Fisheries Resource Management towards Blue Economy |
- Ecosystem based management
- Climate change & resources
- Inland & marine fisheries
- Fish stock assessment
| Theme VI: Aquatic Environment Management and Ecosystem Sustainability |
- Aquatic Biodiversity
- Bioremediation Strategies
- Emerging Pollutants
- Environmental risk assessment
| Theme VII: Aquatic Animal Health, Biosecurity & One Health |
- Emerging aquatic diseases
- Fish vaccines and immunology
- One Health & AMR
- Climate-linked disease emergence
| Theme VIII: Fisheries Biotechnology for Blue Growth |
- Functional genomics
- Multi-Omics approaches
- CRISPR technology
- Nutraceuticals & bioactive compounds
| Theme IX: Sustainable Post-Harvest, Value Addition & Cold Chains |
- Fish processing innovations
- Value addition
- Zero-waste and circular economy
- Fish waste valorisation
| Theme X: Fisheries Entrepreneurship, Startups & Policy |
- Fisheries start-ups & incubators
- FPOs and Cooperatives
- Agri-fintech and blue finance
- Fisheries Governance