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TREVOR-SAFARI Symposium 2026
27 October – 03 November, 2026
Pre-symposium training for young researchers at INCOIS, Hyderabad, India
and field work in Vembanad Lake, organised by CUSAT, Kochi, India
04 – 06 November, 2026
SYMPOSIUM at ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi, India
Hosted by CUSAT, Kochi, India

TREVOR
Trends,
Reflections,
Evolution and
Visions in
Ocean
Research
A celebration of the scientific life of Trevor Platt
Trevor Platt Science Foundation (TPSF) and partners are pleased to announce:
Their second science symposium, jointly with the third SAFARI symposium: which will bring together two community building activities associated with Prof. Trevor Platt, FRS, FRSC. The first International TREVOR symposium was held at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK in 2023. The previous two SAFARI symposia were held at Kochi, in 2010 and 2018 respectively.
Associated training course: The symposium will be preceded by a training course from 27-31 October 2026, at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, India, followed by a field trip in Vembanad Lake, Kerala, India and laboratory analyses of the samples collected from 1-3 November 2026, which will be organised by Department of Chemical Oceanography, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), Kochi, India.
Symposium will be hosted by CUSAT. The venue will be ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi, India
Further information will follow.
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SAFARI
Societal
Applications in
Fisheries and
Aquaculture using
Remote sensing
Imagery
Remote sensing for fisheries and ecosystem health

Trevor Platt Science Foundation
Previous TPSF Symposium
Symposium 2023
The Trends, Reflections, Evolution, and Visions in Ocean Research (TREVOR) Symposium was organised in conjunction with a multi-faceted training course.
August 7 – 11, 2023
Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), UK