Guidelines for Presenters and Abstracts
Limited Funding for Early Career Ocean Professionals Now Available!
The Workshop Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) is offering limited travel support to enable the participation of two Early Career Ocean Professionals in this workshop.
These funds are intended to help reduce financial barriers and encourage broad participation from early career professionals. Eligible participants will have the opportunity to share their work, connect with peers, and contribute to discussions shaping the future of salmon.
If you are an Early Career Ocean Professional who is interested in presenting your work, please submit an abstract as outlined on our Guidelines for Presenters and Abstracts page, and submit an application using the button below!
Submitting Abstracts
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Abstracts for oral and poster presentations must be received by January 15, 2026, at the NPAFC Secretariat by e-mail (secretariat@npafc.org).
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Abstracts must be prepared according to the guidelines and sample format.
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The Science Committee will select abstracts by February 15, 2026, and authors will be notified of the results by the NPAFC Secretariat.
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Presenters who had their abstracts selected will receive guidelines for their oral or poster presentations and a formatting guide for extended abstracts from the NPAFC Secretariat.
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Presenters who had their abstracts selected will not need to resubmit them unless there are updates that include new results.
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Presenters may withdraw their abstracts if they are unable to attend the workshop. If you want to withdraw your abstract, please send an e-mail to the NPAFC Secretariat (secretariat@npafc.org) no later than March 30, 2026.
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Abstract Guidelines
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Limit the abstract to 400 words and submit using Microsoft Word according to the sample format shown below.
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Tables and figures are not included in the abstract.
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Indicate the intended topic session (and sub-session).
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Specify the presenter with an asterisk (*). Please use full first and last names for each author (not just first initial).
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State the preference for (1) oral (in-person), (2) virtual presentation (via Zoom), (3) poster, or (4) oral (in-person), but virtual or poster presentations are acceptable. The Science Committee reserves the right to change the presentation from an oral/virtual to a poster presentation depending on time constraints.
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The abstract should begin with a clear statement of the problem or objectives, give a brief summary of methods and the major results, and end with a substantial conclusion. Do not use vague statements, such as “results will be discussed.”
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Selected abstracts will be included in the program and abstract booklet.
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Authors are responsible for clarity and accuracy of the information presented in the abstracts, as they may not be edited during the process of compiling the abstract booklet.
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Sample Format for Submitting Abstracts
Topic Session: Topic 1. Pacific Salmon and Steelhead Trout in a Changing North Pacific Ocean (Forward Action) (1-3. Pacific Salmon Critical Periods, Climate and Ocean Changes).
Preferred Presentation Format: (1) oral
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Late ocean entry timing provides resilience to populations of Chinook and sockeye salmon in the Fraser River |
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Richard J. Beamish*, Ruston Sweeting, and Chrys Neville
Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 3190 Hammond Bay Rd., Nanaimo, B.C., V9T 6N7, Canada (*Email: richard.beamish@xxxx.ca; Tel: 1-250-756-xxxx; Fax: 1-250-756-xxxx)
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Abstract: Most sockeye salmon from the Fraser River enter the Strait of Georgia by early May and most Chinook salmon by mid May. There are populations of Chinook salmon from the South
Thompson River area and one population of sockeye salmon from the Harrison River that enter the Strait of
Georgia almost two months later. The productivity of these species with a late ocean entry life history
strategy has been exceptional in recent years. The reasons for the recent improved productivity of the late ocean-entry life history type are not known, but the success identifies the importance of a temporal spread in ocean entry timing of the aggregate of populations. The recent success also reminds us that ocean entry timing of the aggregate of populations has evolved to be able to adapt to long-term changes in the timing of prey populations in the early marine period.
