upcoming events & conferences

Dive into the future of sustainable seafood at the 2025 Aquaculture Canada Conference, taking place June 8-11 in Fredericton, NB. This year’s theme, Aquaculture is Agriculture, highlights the critical role of aquaculture in global food systems.

Engage with leading scientists, industry experts, and policymakers as we explore cutting-edge research, environmental stewardship, aquatic animal health, and innovative technologies shaping the sector. Gain valuable insights, forge new connections, and take part in discussions that drive sustainability and growth.

With dynamic speakers, interactive sessions, and unparalleled networking opportunities, AC2025 is a must-attend event for anyone passionate about the future of aquaculture.

Secure your spot today! Register now at aquacultureassociation.ca/aac-conference #AC2025NB

OceanWise, a leading provider of marine data solutions, is delighted to announce that it will host the 68th Marine Measurement Forum (MMF) on June 11, 2025. This esteemed event will take place at the Hogs Back Brewery in Tongham, Surrey, bringing together professionals from across the marine industry.

The MMF is a series of one-day, non-profit events that have been running since 1983. It provides excellent opportunities for networking and the informal exchange of ideas, knowledge, techniques, and developments across a wide range of marine scientific measurement activities.

Technology acts as a bridge between the fishing industry and oceanographic research, demonstrating how fishers are key contributors to ocean observation. By leveraging fisher’s tools, from networks of smart drifting buoys to vessel-based sensors, scientists access robust, real-time data, with implications for research, evidence-based policymaking, marine pollution mitigation, and ocean conservation under SDG14.

Participants in this side event include regulators, research institutions, global NGOs, technology providers and fishing industry associations across all major oceans and continents, illustrating how cross-sectoral partnerships pave the way for data-driven sustainability in the blue economy, particularly benefitting ocean-dependent Small Island Developing States (SIDS).

In Brest, France, from June 16-19, 2025, OCEANS 2025 Brest, a globally recognized conference where science, technology, and sustainability converge to address the challenges facing our oceans. Inspired by the explorer Jean-François de La Pérouse, who departed Brest in 1785 to chart the Pacific, this event continues the pursuit of oceanic knowledge and innovation.

Brest’s unique location—steeped in maritime history and surrounded by rugged cliffs and sandy beaches—makes it the ideal setting for this prestigious event. Attendees will explore cutting-edge solutions to critical challenges such as climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. Guided by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science, experts from around the world will share advancements in sensors, AI, exploration tools, and more.

Be part of the global effort to protect and sustainably use our oceans. Join us in Brest and help shape the future of our planet.

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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.

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.

Welcome to the 2025 Annual Science Conference – a flagship event of ICES, bringing together marine scientists from around the world to share innovative research, share ideas, and build lasting collaborations.

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.

Oceanology Asia 2025 (OA 2025) will be held on October 22-24, 2025, at the Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Center of International Sourcing (CECIS, Shanghai). As one of the grand gatherings focusing on ocean technologies and developments, OA 2025 is expected to attract over 200 global exhibitors from oceanology-related industries and 5,000+ participants, including academics and user representatives worldwide. The event aims to foster close communication in the ocean tech community through exhibitions, meetings, forums, special dialogues, and business matchmaking sessions. The event will feature an OA Plenary, alongside multiple conferences and forums addressing latest hot topics in oceanology. Prominent guest speakers from various relevant industries worldwide will also share their insights during these sessions.

Each year, Ocean Exchange hosts an event to recognize and help advance innovation in technologies aimed at the health of our oceans and the Blue Economy. Solutions represent such categories as alternative materials, CO2 reduction and sequestration, data/robotics, digitalization, energy, fisheries/marine habitat, vessel/port operations, and water treatment.

Sustainable Coastal Development Forum– KSA taking place on 27-28 October 2025 will bring together key stakeholders to tackle these challenges and explore strategic solutions for developing eco-friendly coastal communities. The forum will focus on sustainable design, infrastructure integration, and the preservation of marine life while spotlighting groundbreaking projects in tourism, shore protection, and biodiversity restoration.