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79th Annual Conference

SEAFWA 2025

SAVe THE DATE!

OCTOBER 26-29, 2025 | BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI

The 79th Annual Conference is hosted by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. 

The Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies is a forum for the exchange of ideas and critical information regarding the management and protection of fish and wildlife resources primarily in the southeast. The conference attracts over 500 representatives from state and federal agencies, citizens' organizations, universities, private wildlife research groups, fisheries and wildlife scientists, agency enforcement personnel, and other natural resource-related organizations. 

Visit the Announcements/Important Dates section for updates.

Announcements & Important Dates

  • Call for Symposia: Now open!  
  • Call for Abstracts for oral presentations and posters: Opens Mid-May
  • Deadline to submit all abstracts (individual speakers within a symposium, general oral, and posters): Late June

Location & Lodging Information

Host Hotel

The 79th Annual Southeast Fish & Wildlife Conference will be held at the Beau Rivage Resort, from Sunday October 26 – Wednesday October 29.   Overnight accommodations are available to conference participants for a reduced rate of $179/night + 12% tax. Additionally, there is a discounted resort fee of $15 per room per night, which includes the following amenities and services: high speed internet; access to fitness center and pool; valet and self-parking. These rates will be available until the cut-off date of Thursday, October 2, 2025 or until the block is full, whichever occurs first.  A limited number of rooms will also be available at the federal per diem rate. 

Reservations can be made via the online link, which will be available soon.

Beau Rivage Amenities:

  • Eat traditional seafood at Coraline’s
  • Grab a drink and appetizers at The Daiquiri Shop
  • Relax and treat yourself at the Spa & Salon
  • Enjoy a drink and music at Eight75
  • Swing into fun at the Topgolf Swing Suite
  • Dine at the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s best buffet

Visit https://beaurivage.mgmresorts.com/en.html for more information.

Area Information

Flying:

Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport:

Mobile Regional Airport

New Orleans International Airport

Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport

Things to do in Biloxi:

Biloxi Fishing Excursions:

  • Biloxi Cruise Company-Charter
  • Biloxi Fishing Trip
  • Team Brodie Charters
  • Dominator Fishing Charters
  • Mega- Bite Fishing Charters, LLC

Click here for more information.  

Outdoor Adventure & Nature:

  • Biloxi Boat Tours
  • Mississippi paddling trails
  • Pascagoula River Audubon Center
  • Eco – Tours of South Mississippi
  • Mississippi Sandhill Crane National
  • Wildlife Refuge & Visitor Center
  • North Star Sailing Charters

Click here for more information.

Call for PRogram content 

Call for Symposia - Now Open!

An Organized Symposium is a series of integrated presentations that addresses aspects of a single topic or theme. Use the online form to submit a proposal if you have an innovative idea on a timely subject that would appeal to fish and wildlife professionals from across the southeastern states.

Symposia will be included as part of the technical program and will run concurrently with other technical sessions. All individual presentations within a symposium, including those that have been invited, need to submit abstracts through the online call for abstracts (opening mid-May). 

The scientific program will consist of three types of sessions: 

  • Organized Symposia: A series of integrated presentations that address aspects of a single topic or theme
  • Contributed Oral Presentations: Individual oral presentations that are grouped into thematic sessions based on selected disciplines: Law Enforcement, Legal, Marketing/R3/Communications, Fisheries, Wildlife, IT/Licensing and Administration & Business
  • Poster Presentations: Printed posters showcased in the Poster Session & Networking Social

 SUBMIT PROPOSAL

Important Dates

  • Call for Symposia: Now Open!
  • Call for Abstracts for oral presentations and posters: Opens Mid-May
  • Deadline to submit all abstracts (individual speakers within a symposium, general oral, and posters): Late June