18th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish
Areas of Expertise:
Fisheries and Aquatic Ecosystems
Service:
Research & Development
AFBI was the host institute for the European Association of Fish Pathologists (EAFP) which brought over 500 world renowned experts to Belfast’s Waterfront Hall at the start of September.

AFBI also has significant research activity in freshwater, coastal and marine science. Areas of specialism include fisheries stock assessments, environmental monitoring, habitat assessments, and ecosystem modelling.
AFBI continues to build on existing research partnerships with other Institutes and Universities such as Queen’s University of Belfast, Marine Institute, Fish Vet Group, University of Chile and Marine Harvest Canada as part of wider programmes of work in the sector.

