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7th PAFFA conference 2023

2023-09-28

The RMCA FishBase team, together with 14 alumni of the FishBase and Fish Taxonomy training, participated in the 7th PAFFA conference, which was organised from 18 to 22 September in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. During a special FishBase day, all alumni presented their research results.
The FishBase and SeaLifeBase symposium 2023

2023-09-12

With 126 registered participants, of which 41 attended in person, and an interesting variety of talks, the FishBase and SeaLifeBase symposium, organised in the RMCA on 4 September 2023, was a succes! We thank all presenters and attendees for their presence and contributions! The book of abstracts can be downloaded here.
Cybium journal - July 2023 issue

2023-08-21

The July 2023 issue of the Cybium journal is entirely dedicated to the proceedings of the Symposium "30 years of FishBase, 15 years of SeaLifeBase", organised in Paris on 6 and 7 September 2021. Two publications from the RMCA FishBase Team were accepted in this special issue:
FishBase/SeaLifeBase Symposium - Second announcement

2023-08-16

The second announcement for the upcoming FishBase and SeaLifeBase symposium is now available, including the program and registration details. The symposium is organised in a hybrid format on 4 September 2023 at the Royal Museum for Central Africa.
FishBase/SeaLifeBase Symposium - First announcement

2023-07-10

On 4 September 2023 the Royal Museum for Central Africa organises a FishBase/SeaLifeBase symposium, dedicated this year to topics related to fish and aquatic databases. This symposium is traditionally part of the annual meeting of the FishBase Consortium. Scientists from within and outside the consortium will present results on a wide range of studies. A tentative list of confirmed international speakers is included in the first announcement.
Appel à candidature

2023-07-10

Appel à candidature

Vous trouvez ici un appel pour le Stage «FishBase et la taxinomie des poissons africains» qui sera organisé par le Laboratoire d'Hydrobiologie et d'Aquaculture de la Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques de l'Université d'Abomey-Calavi du Bénin en 2023. Ce stage délocalisé est organisé avec l'appui des scientifiques du Département de Biologie – unité d’ichtyologie du Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale et le soutien financier de la Coopération au développement Belge.
The KEAFish project

2023-06-30

After the succesful HIPE project (Human impacts on ecosystem health and resources of Lake Edward), the ichthyology team of the Museum continued their research on the fishes of the region within the KEAFish project (The biodiversity, biogeography and evolutionary history of the northern basins of the Great African Lakes: the enigmatic fish faunas of Lakes Kivu, Edward and Albert revisited).

You can find more information at https://keafish.africamuseum.be
seventh International Conference of the PanAfrican Fish and Fisheries Association

2023-06-07

The website for the seventh International Conference of the PanAfrican Fish and Fisheries Association, which will be held from 18-22 September 2023 in Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo), is now available: https://paffa-cg.com
The second announcement of the seventh International Conference of the PanAfrican Fish and Fisheries Association

2023-05-05

The second announcement of the seventh International Conference of the PanAfrican Fish and Fisheries Association, which will be held from 18-22 September 2023 in Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo), is now available. Click here for the English or French version.