The IFMW Steering Committee provides scientific guidance and strategic coordination for the International Fish–Microbiota Workshop initiative. The committee integrates expertise across microbiology, immunology, aquaculture, nutrition, ecology and biotechnology, supporting the long-term development of IFMW as an international collaborative platform.

Ingrid Bakke (Trondheim, Norway)

Sylvia Brugman (Wageningen, The Netherlands)

Nicolas Derome (Québec, Canada)

Jorge Galindo-Villegas (Bodø, Norway)

Kostas Kormas (Volos, Greece)

Patricia Navarrete (Santiago, Chile)

John F. Rawls (North Carolina, USA)

Thomas J. Sharpton (Oregon, USA)

Meiling Zhang (Shanghai, China)

Zhigang Zhou (Beijing, China)