Student Awards

The organizers would like to thank all the students that presented at the conference and we wish them continued success as they progress through their research and earn degrees.

As special congratulations to the following award winners.

BEST STUDENT PRESENTATION - ORAL
Martin W. Pedersen
An alternative geolocation method using Hidden Markov Models
Institute:Technical University of Denmark
Supervisor: Uffe H. Thygesen
Award Sponsored by Wildlife Computers

BEST STUDENT PRESENTATION - POSTER
Aurélie Jolivet
Effects of conventional and DST tagging on survival and growth of European hake (Merluccius merluccius)
Institute:IFREMER
Supervisor: Hélène de Pontual
Award Sponsored by Amirix - Vemco

HONORABLE MENTION STUDENT PRESENTATION - ORAL
Inga Potter
Movement and behavior of ocean sunfish, Mola mola, in the northwest Atlantic
Institute: University of New Hampshire
Supervisor: W. Hunt Howell
Award Sponsored by AZTI, PFRP & LPRC

HONORABLE MENTION STUDENT PRESENTATION - ORAL
Sophie Bestley
Feeding ecology of migrating juvenile southern bluefin tuna
Institute: University of Tasmania-CSIRO joint program in Quantitative Marine Science
Supervisor: John Gunn & Mark Hindell
Award Sponsored by AZTI, PFRP & LPRC

Student Awards Funded inpart by: