Science symposia

Upcoming symposia

We organize and provide support for scientific symposia in order to develop and share knowledge and expertise related to marine science.

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​Explore the list of upcoming symposia below, and make sure to 
check back regularly for updates.

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​Habitat Restoration for Diadromous Fishes – Best Practices and Impacts in Stock Assessment


​Date
​30 June ​– ​2 July 2026
​Location
Oulu, Finland
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Oceans Past XI: Oc​ean-Connected Communities, Past, Present and Future


​Date
15-19 June​ 2026
​Location
​​Victoria, Canada

The International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade (IIFET) 2026 Conference

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​Date
17-21 August​ 2026
​Location
​​Tórshavn, Faroe Islands​

Atlantic Plastics 2026; 3rd International Symposium on Marine Plastic Pollution from the Arctic to the Antarctic​


​Date
20-22 October​ 2026
​Location
​​Reykjavik​, Iceland​


​9th International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals (9ISDSC)


Date                                    2-5 November 2026



​Location                             Barcelona, Spain


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Advancing Digital Twins of the Ocean (DTO): Integrating Socio-Ecological Data, Models, and Applications for Sustainable Marine Management and Policy​


​Date
3-5 November​ 2026
​Location
​​Copenhagen, Denmark​

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Good practices in data-limited fisheries assessment and management: A joint Center for the Advancement of Population Assessment Methodology (CAPAM), ICES, and Our Common Oceans Program symposium ​


​Date
​January 2027
​Location
​​To be decided​​

Global Symposium on Fisheries Management in an Ecosystem Context (FIMEC)


​Date
3-7 May 2027
​Location
​​Penang, Malaysia​

Fifth ICES PICES Early Career Scientist Conference


Date
August 2027
​Location
China​​

​International Forum on Bycatch of Marine Megafauna


​Date
11-15 October​ 2027
​Location
​​Santiago de Compostela, Spain


​International conference on harmful algae (ICHA) 2027


​Date
​18-22 October​ 2027
​Location
​​Aberdeen, UK



​XIV Mexican C​oral Reef Congress – V Pan-American Coral Reef Congress


​Date
​24-29 October​ 2027
​Location
​​Puerto Ángel, Oaxaca, Mexico



Future-pro​ofing surveys: Integrating probability and non-probability methods in fisheries




​This symposium originally scheduled for 29 September-30 October 2025, was postponed and has now been cancelled (Update: 6 February 2026).

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