In 1981, John Paxton and Doug Hoese, Australian Museum of Sydney researchers, organized the first Indo-Pacific Fish Conference (IPFC).

John Paxton / (c) M.McGrouther

Doug Hoese

This international conference, gathering hundreds of specialists in ichthyology (including sharks, rays and teleost fishes) from dozens of countries, takes place every four years, and is considered one of the best ichthyological conferences in the world.

Previous IPFC

IPFC1:  Sydney, Australia (1981) / John Paxton & Doug Hoese, Australian Museum
IPFC2:  Tokyo, Japan (1985) / Teruya Uyeno
IPFC3:  Wellington, New Zealand (1989) / Peter Castle & Robert McDowall
IPFC4:  Bangkok, Thailand (1993) / Supap Monkolprasit, Katersatat University
IPFC5:  Noumea, New Caledonia (1997) / Bernard Seret, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
IPFC6:  Durban, South Africa(2001) / Lynnath Beckley, Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban
IPFC7:  Taipei, Taiwan (2005) / Kwang-Tsao Shao, Academia Sinica
IPFC8:  Fremantle, Australia (2008) / Neil Loneragan, Murdoch University
IPFC9 :  Okinawa, Japan (2013) / Keiichi Matsuura, National Museum of Nature and Science

Photo of the participants of IPFC4 – Bangkok – Thailand

Photo of the participants at the IPFC5 – Noumea – New Caledonia

Photo of the participants at the IPFC9 – Okinawa – Japan