upcoming events & conferences

An essential component of monitoring programs in shellfish growing areas and aquaculture facilities is the ability to conduct taxonomic enumerations of potentially toxigenic (PTOX) harmful algal bloom (HAB) species. In this webinar, the first in a series focused on using imaging for Marine Phytoplankton Taxonomy, Leah Gibala-Smith, FlowCam Aquatic Sales Manager and former Phytoplankton Analysis Laboratory Manager at Old Dominion University, will provide analysts with an introduction to shellfish HAB taxonomy using images captured by FlowCam.

Get ready for an exhilarating experience at the Hydrographic Society of America’s US Hydro 2025 Conference from March 17 – 20, 2025 in the charming city of Wilmington, North Carolina! The theme for the conference is the Future of Hydrography: Innovation & Access.

Join at the Wilmington Convention Center for a jam-packed agenda featuring technical papers, workshops, poster sessions, lightning talks, pier demos, exhibitor booths, social events, and more. This is your chance to be at the forefront of Innovation & Access in the field of hydrography. Connect with industry professionals, showcase your latest projects, and immerse yourself in cutting-edge technologies. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to revolutionize the future of hydrography through Innovation & Access at US Hydro 2025!

Seagriculture Asia-Pacific 2025 gathers top speakers, who will share their know-how within seaweed for feed, food, offshore cultivation, biorefinery of seaweed, and much more.

Australia’s southern coast has around 1,500 species of seaweed, one of the hightes numbers in the world, with private and government investment in research and development leading to a fast-growing commerical seaweed industry.

Ocean Business 2025 is the global meeting place for ocean science and technology professionals.

Connect with thousands of the industry’s brightest minds, and share ideas to help define the future of ocean technology.

From cutting-edge surveying innovation to the latest marine autonomous systems, you’ll find hundreds of solutions to transform your business in 2025 and beyond.

The Oceans In Action 2025 Workshop is an in-person event featuring the marine science and technology research efforts along the Gulf Coast that transform into operational missions worldwide. It’s the premier Gulf Coast regional marine technology event focusing on emerging technologies – bringing together federal, state, local, and private organizations for presentations, business-to-business/business-to-government meetings, and exhibits of the latest technology. Following the success of the larger, OCEANS 2023 Conference, the workshop will host presentations from locally based federal agencies, state-led initiatives, and high-tech companies. This year’s event will once again highlight the results of the Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) vignettes that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in 2024. In addition to the Department of the Navy, these vignettes are supported by NOAA, USM, and LSU and are the results of testing new technologies in an operational scenario.

The Conference “AI for the Oceans” is aimed at introducing Artificial Intelligence and Modern Techniques in ocean sciences, early warning, and blue economy. This conference will pave way for creating interest in interdisciplinary research areas. Artificial Intelligence empowers marine conservationists to dive deep into a new chapter of marine exploration. AI potentials can be utilized to efficiently extract energy resources, discovering new medicines, apprehending climate change, and finding endangered species. This conference will bring industry and academic experts to discuss their innovation and exploration in the ocean. This conference is the outcome of the prelude event MTS TECHSURGE “AI FOR THE OCEANS” conducted on Feb 4, 2023.

The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) serves as a central hub convening energy professionals from around the world to share ideas and innovations, discuss, debate, and build consensus around the most pressing topics facing the offshore energy sector.

GeoHab (Marine Geological and Biological Habitat Mapping) is an international association of marine scientists studying and mapping geophysical, biophysical, and geomorphic indicators of benthic communities, species diversity, and distribution. In 2025, GeoHab’s annual conference will be held for the first time in the Southeastern United States, in unique Key West, Florida, from May 12 to 16.

The overall theme of the 2025 conference is Habitat Mapping in a Time of Climate Change, and session topics include (but are not restricted to) climate change effects on marine habitats, coastal and shallow-water habitats, management and communication, new approaches and technologies, participatory mapping and citizen science, polar and sub-polar environments, shelf and deep-sea habitats, and urban seas.

GeoHab provides a multidisciplinary and exciting forum for exchanging knowledge and ideas that underpin sustainable ocean management. GeoHab runs as a relatively informal, single-stream session, which encourages dialogue between delegates and exhibitors from around the globe.

The OCEANS 2025 Brest conference is for global maritime professionals to learn, innovate and lead in the protection and utilization of the world’s largest natural resource – our OCEANS.

Seagriculture EU 2025 will gather top speakers, who will share their know-how within seaweed for feed, food, offshore cultivation, biorefinery of seaweed, and much more.

The Seagriculture conference has built up a solid reputation as the leading conference for the seaweed industry, the Seagriculture conference in Europe has been successfully organized since 2012. The 13th edition of this seaweed event took place in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands with a record number of 224 delegates from 25 countries.

The MATE ROV Competition World Championship is making waves in 2025 at Thunder Bay Marine Sanctuary in Alpena, Michigan—where innovation meets the depths of adventure!

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary protects a nationally significant collection of nearly 100 historic shipwrecks in Lake Huron off the Michigan coast. Through research, education, and community involvement, the sanctuary works to ensure generations can enjoy these underwater treasures.

Join the leading innovators, analysts, and producers of marine technology, research, and education gathering for the OCEANS 2025 Great Lakes conference.

Come meet your fellow professionals and students, hear from experts about their latest activities and ideas, and discuss your needs with the best suppliers of marine and maritime products in the exhibit hall. Thousands of professionals make the OCEANS conference their home for continued learning and so can you.