Arctic Frontiers 2012 - Energies of the High North
Arctic Frontiers (AFT) holds its 6th annual conference in Tromsø, Norway, 22-27 January 2012, with the title “Energies of the High North”. Arctic Frontiers 2012 will discuss the global energy outlook, and assess the potential of traditional and renewable energy resources in the North. For more information, click here: http://www.arcticfrontiers.com/

IPY 2012 Conference From Knowledge to Action - Montréal, Canada, 22-27 April 2012
The From Knowledge to Action International Polar Year (IPY) 2012 Conference features the latest polar research results from global leaders in Arctic and Antarctic science. Endorsed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the International Council for Science (ICSU)
as the third and final conference to close IPY 2007 – 2008, the From Knowledge to Action Conference will be hosted in Montréal, Canada from April 22-27, 2012. Read more here.

5th International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals 2012
ISDSC5 will be held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2-7 April 2012. The meeting will be a valuable opportunity to demonstrate and apply the latest research results of cold-water coral research on a broad range of topics, ranging from Larval dispersal, Linkages and Connectivity to Coral Biology and Reproduction, from Ocean circulation to Hydrodynamics, from (Paleo)productivity to Reef and Mound structures and from New proxies in paleoceanography to Conservation strategies, National and international Management, Marine Protected Areas and beyond. For more information and to register, visit the Symposium website: www.deepseacoral.nl.

CoastGIS 2011 - 10th International Symposium on GIS and Computer Mapping for Coastal Management
Coast GIS 2011 will be held in Oostende, Belgium, 5-8 September 2011, co-hosted by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, IODE Project Office and Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ). The CoastGIS Conference series began in 1995 at University College Cork, Ireland. The goal then – as today – was to focus on how information technologies, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), are used in coastal zone management, science and research. Visit the CoastGIS 2011 web site to learn more about this exciting event and how you can participate: www.coastgis.info

Marine ESFRI symposium 28 June - 1 July 2011

The international symposium The Future of the 21st Century Ocean: Marine Sciences and European Research Infrastructureswill be held in Brest, France, 28 June – 1 July 2011. Early bird registration and poster abstract submission deadline is April 1, 2011. More information, including the programme and list of invited speakers is available here.

OSPAR e-newsletter

Click here for the latest issue of the OSPAR Commission e-newsletter.

Plankton 2011: An international symposium on plankton biodiversity and global change in the aquatic systems

To celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey, The Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science will host Plankton 2011. It will seek to identify causes and consequences of long-term changes in plankton communities in fresh and marine waters. The Symposium will be held on 22nd and 23rd September 2011 in Plymouth Guildhall, UK. For more information and to register your interest please go to http://www.plankton2011.org/.

NPAFC International Workshop on Explanations for the High Abundance of Pink and Chum Salmon and Future Trends

The North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) will hold an international  workshop “Explanations for the High Abundance of Pink and Chum Salmon and Future Trends”  30-31 October 2011 in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. The Workshop will explore explanations for the recent high abundance of pink and chum salmon generally recognized to result from oceanic processes. The deadline for abstract submission is 31 May 2011. Visit the NPAFC website for additional information: http://www.npafc.org.

8th International Abalone Symposium (IAS 2012), 6-11 May 2012, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
The IAS is returning after 18 years to Tasmania, the home of the world’s largest wild abalone fishery. IAS2012 will provide an opportunity for delegates to engage and interact with commercial fishers and growers, managers and policy makers, processors and marketers, and researchers from numerous disciplines. For more information, click here: http://www.cdesign.com.au/ias2012/.

OCBPAs at the Expo 2012 in Yeosu, Korea
Ocean and Coast Best Practice Areas (OCBPAs) presents an exhibition hall at Expo 2012 in Yeosu, Korea, 12 May to 12 August 2012, to promote the global economy and development of science and technologies in the fields of ocean and coast. The theme of the Expo 2012 is “The Living Ocean and Coast”. Click here for more information.

8th International Symposium on Flatfish Ecology
The 8th International Symposium on Flatfish Ecology will be held in Ijmuiden, the Netherlands, from 5 - 11 November 2011. For further information, please visit the symposium website: http://www.flatfish2011.nl/.

US-ICES website
Information website for US participants in various ICES activities. Click here to visit the US home for ICES information.

New ESSAS website
The Ecosystem Studies of Sub-Arctic Seas (ESSAS) project has launched a new website. To learn about ongoing ESSAS research and activities, visit: http://www.imr.no/essas/en.

Upcoming book

"Biological Oceanography of the Baltic Sea"

  New text book to be published in 2011

FIRMS draws together a unified partnership of international organizations, regional fishery bodies and, in the future, national scientific institutes, collaborating within formal agreement to report and share information on fisheries resources. Information provided by the partners is organized in a database and published in the form of fact sheets. ICES is a FIRMS partner.