Report of the Working Group on the Application of Genetics in Fisheries and Mariculture (WGAGFM)

The Working Group on the Application of Genetics in Fisheries and Mariculture (WGAGFM) met in Bangor, UK, 4–6 May 2011. The meeting was very well attended; with a total of 24 representatives present from 11 countries. In addition a number of master and PhD students were attending parts of the meeting. WGAGFM have established a three-year period for the Chair person, and this meant that this year we had an election of a new Chair. There were two candidates and Dorte Bekkevold (Denmark) was elected the new Chair.