How to become a member of WGFTFB

If your work is related to the topics of the ICES/FAO Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour (WGFTFB), you might be interested to be a member of the Working Group.

As a member of this ICES/FAO Working Group (and hence as a participant in annual working group activities), you should be actively conducting research on fishing technology and fish behaviour, and must maintain high levels of scientific independence, integrity, and impartiality. Your behaviour and actions should minimize any risk of actual, potential, or perceived Conflicts of Interest. Contributors to ICES/FAO WGFTFB work should review and present data, scientific evidence, theory, or interpretation honestly and accurately.  Contributors must not knowingly mislead or allow others to be misled about scientific and technology matters.

Privileges include meeting attendance, voting, ability to lead Topic Groups and chair the Working Group. All members will be included in our mailing list; there is also an option to be included in the mailing list without becoming or maintaining membership.

Each member is responsible for updating their contact information/affiliation by emailing chairs@wgftfb.org.

There are two types of membership:

Regular member

  • ICES Countries: Individuals who are affiliated with an institute in an ICES country (not your nationality) may be nominated by the corresponding National ICES Delegates as an expert/ advisor to assist in the work of ICES. If you want to become a member, please email your request to the National ICES-delegate. A list of delegates from each ICES-member country is available here. Please provide the delegate with your name, affiliation/employer, example past projects, and current research interests and experience as it relates to fishing technology and fish behaviour. Membership may be removed at the individual’s request at any time.
  • FAO Countries: For individuals who are not affiliated with an institute in an ICES country, but who are affiliated with an institute in an FAO member country (not your nationality) may be nominated by the FAO appointed chair of WGFTB (currently Jon Lansley). If you want to become a member, please email your request to: chairs@wgftfb.org Please provide your name, affiliation/employer, example past projects, and current research interests and experience as it relates to fishing technology and fish behaviour. Membership may be removed at the individual’s request at any time.

Chair-invited members

Suitably qualified persons may be invited by the WGFTFB chairs upon presentation and acceptance of a request. Since both ICES and FAO have the ambition to be inclusive organizations, the decision to appoint a chair-invited member should be based on the person’s scientific expertise, behaviour, and potential contribution to the group’s work, and not on their affiliation. If you want to become a “chair-invited” member, please complete this Form. Membership may be removed at the individual’s request at any time.

Note that chair-invited membership is for the duration of the current Resolution and expires at the end of the Resolution period. The current Resolution is from 2024 to 2026; therefore, current chair-invited membership will expire December 31, 2026 and members must reapply for the subsequent Resolution period.

Note: 

  • ICES/FAO WGFTFB meet annually at locations appointed by WGFTFB members and Chairs, or at locations selected by FAO every 3 years.
  • Neither type of membership requires a financial commitment; however, meeting attendance is at the member’s own expense.