Welcome to the European Cetacean Society!
The European Cetacean Society (ECS) was established in January 1987 and aims to promote and advance the scientific studies and conservation efforts of marine mammals and to gather and disseminate information about them to members of the Society and the public at large. The ECS is coordinated by a Council of 11 members and each year organizes an Annual Conference in a European country.
In most countries in Europe the ECS is represented by a National Contact Person. ECS membership fluctuates between 350-550 persons from more than 25 European countries and several countries outside Europe (total 25-42 countries). Students make up between 35 - 50% of the membership. The Society is financed through the annual membership subscription.
For 2026, get ready to join the ECS at Dundee, Scotland.
🔝Decisions on abstracts are OUT, check your My ECS > My Abstracts page
All first authors with accepted presentations will need to be registered by the Early Bird Deadline on 5th March 2026, otherwise their abstract will be deleted from the scientific programme. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS.
🔝Conference registration is OPEN !! Check the Conference page HERE.
ATTENTION to participants from outside the euro area: Due to the high number of incomplete payments we have received, we kindly ask participants, especially those paying from the United Kingdom, to take note of the following:
1) Whenever possible, please pay by card or PayPal to avoid additional bank transfer fees.
2) If you choose to pay by bank transfer, please make sure you select the option where you cover all bank charges yourself. In some banks this is not the default setting, so please carefully verify that you are personally covering the transfer fees before confirming the payment.
Thank you very much for your understanding and cooperation.
To register for the upcoming conference and workshops, you will need to have an ECS account:
If you forgot your password, you can reset it HERE.
If you do not have one yet, you can create one HERE [any doubt about creating your account ?? --> check our HOW TO page).
Stay tuned for more updates!