7th International
Jellyfish Blooms
Symposium (JBS7)
Jellyfish, Ecosystems, and Humans
21-25 November 2023
Kerala Arts and Crafts Village, Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Organised by: University of Kerala, Department of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries and ICAR – Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, India
About JBS
International Jellyfish Blooms Symposium (JBS) is the recurrent get-together of the global jellyfish research community. JBS aims to bring together researchers from all over the world to meet, interact and share up-to-date research on the topic, discuss issues, future scenarios and innovations in research, inspire researchers, and develop networks to collaborate. Scientific awareness about jellyfish and jellyfish blooms has increased markedly in the past few decades due to frequent reports of jellyfish blooms in some parts of the global ocean and concerns about their impacts on marine ecosystems and human society.
Welcome to the Jellyfish Blooms Symposium 7
India will host the seventh International Jellyfish Blooms Symposium (JBS7). JBS7 is hosted jointly by the University of Kerala, Department of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, India, and Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI). The JBS7 is scheduled at Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), the capital city of Kerala. JBS-7 will be an opportunity to share and learn about current and future research on jellyfish in different parts of the globe, consolidate knowledge on the subject, and discuss innovations to address questions for future research and collaborations. The seventh edition of the symposium will be an opportunity to focus on outreach connecting ocean science with sustainability in the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).
While you are in Kerala, situated on the southwestern part of India, you can enjoy the unique beauty of this landscape, featured with the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot in the east, the unique backwaters and coastal beaches in the west, and the State is fondly referred to as ‘God’s Own Country’. Further, New York times consider Kerala as one of the 52 places to visit in 2023!
Welcome to the seventh International Jellyfish Blooms Symposium (JBS7).
MAJOR EVENTS
Kathakali (Traditional Art form of Kerala) on 23 November at 6.00pm
A photography exhibition at the international level to showcase the jellyfish diversity and blooms in nature, involving leading underwater photographers.
Integrative Taxonomy Ecological Genomics (available soon)
INVITED PLENARY SPEAKERS
Dr Mark John Gibbons
Professor, Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, Republic of South Africa
Dr Tinkara Tinta
Marine Biology Station Piran, National Institute of Biology, Slovenia
(Theme: Jellyfish associations)
Dr Jamileh Javidpour
Department of Biology, SDU, Denmark
(Theme: Jellyfish–Human interactions: Status, trends and sustainable livelihoods)
Dr Cornelia Jaspers
Technical University of Denmark
(Theme: Organismal biology & ecology)
Dr Allen Collins
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, USA
(Theme: Organismal biology & ecology)
OTHER LEAD SPEAKERS
Dr Michael N Dawson
Professor, Department of Life & Environmental Sciences, University of California, USA
Dr Kylie Pitt
Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Australia
Our Organizers
University of Kerala Department of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries
One of the first 16 Universities in India, the University of Kerala was founded as the University of Travancore in the erstwhile princely state of Travancore (now the southern part of Kerala and some neighboring parts of the state of Tamil Nādu) in 1937. During the 7 decades since the University of Kerala grew and shrunk physically and transformed itself in many ways. It is difficult to summarize what Kerala University is in a brief space
ICAR - Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) was established by the Government of India on 3rd February 1947 under the Ministry of Agriculture and later shifted to the ICAR in 1967. During the course of over 75 years, the Institute has emerged as a leading tropical marine fisheries research institute globally. The research efforts by the Institute, during the first half of the five decades of its existence, contributed significantly to India s marine fisheries development from a predominantly artisanal, sustenance fishery till the early sixties to that of a multi-gear, multispecies fishery.
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
International Advisory Board
- Prof. Antonio Marques, Department of Zoology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, Brazil
- Prof Biju Kumar, A., Head, Department of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, University of Kerala
- Prof Dror Angel, Department of Maritime Civilizations, University of Haifa, Israel
- Dr A Gopalakrishnan, Director, ICAR-CMFRI, India
- Dr Jing Dong, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute, Dalian, PR China
- Dr Kelly Sutherland, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, University of Oregon, USA
- Prof Kylie Pitt, Marine Science, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
- Prof Mark Gibbons, Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
- Prof Mike Dawson, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Merced, USA (Chair)
- Dr Tom Doyle, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland
Mentors
- Shri Saji Cheriyan, Minister for Fisheries, Culture and Youth Affairs, Government of Kerala
- Dr. S. Nazeeb, Member, Syndicate, University of Kerala
- Dr. Gopchandran K. G., Member, Syndicate, University of Kerala
- Prof. (Dr.) K. S. Anil Kumar, Registrar, University of Kerala
- Dr. Mini Dejo Kappen, Planning & Development, University of Kerala
Organising Secretary
Dr A. Biju Kumar, Department of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries, University of Kerala
Joint Organizing Secretary
- Dr Sreenath, R., CMFRI
- Dr. Pramod Kiran, R.B., UoK
National Advisory Board
- Prof Mohanan Kunnummal, Vice Chancellor, University of Kerala
- Dr Himanshu Pathak, Secretary DARE & DG, ICAR, New Delhi
- Dr J.K. Jena, DDG (Fisheries Division), ICAR, New Delhi
- Dr U.K. Sarkar, Director, NBFGR
- Prof Pradeep Kumar T., Vice Chancellor, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS)
- Dr. P.G. Sankaran, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT)
- Dr Dhriti Banerjee, Director, Zoological Survey of India
- Dr G.V.M. Gupta, Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE)
- Dr Sunil Kumar Singh, Director, National Institute of Oceanography, Goa
- Dr Srinivasa Kumar Tummala, Director, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
Convenor
Dr A. Gopalakrishnan, Director, CMFRI
Co-convenors
- Dr. K. Padmakumar, UoK
- Dr Sobhana, K.S., CMFRI
Working Committee Convenors
- Dr KV Jayachandran, UoK
- Dr. K. Sobhanakumar, UoK
- Dr SM Raffi, UoK
- Dr. Suvarna Devi S.
Members
- Dr. Kurian Mathew Abraham, UoK
- Dr Mithun Sukumaran, UoK
- Dr. Athira AR
- Dr. B. Santhosh, CMFRI
- Dr Grinson George
- Dr Miriam Sreeram
- Dr Chandru Sekar
- Dr Raju Saravan
- Dr. Ranjith L.
- Dr Pralaya Ranjan Behera
- Dr Ratheesh Kumar
- Dr Shelton Padua
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