The following themes are a starting point for our conference programme.  This list is indicative only and special sessions may be added.​

You will be able to select from the theme list below when submitting your abstract.

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• Antarctica

• Anthropogenic impacts

• Aotearoa and the UN Ocean Decade

• Aquatic ecosystems

• Biodiversity 

• Biogenic habitats

• Blue Carbon

• Climate change

• Community action 

• Cook Strait/ Te Moana o Raukawakawa

• Cumulative effects of stressors on Aquatic Ecosystems

• Deep Sea

• Education and outreach

• Finfish Aquaculture

• Fish and fisheries

• Genetics

• Marine Biosecurity

• Marine Connectivity

• Marine heatwaves and temperature stress

• Marine management

• Marine megafauna

• Mātauranga Māori

• Microbiota

• Microplastics

• Oceanography

• Open Ocean Aquaculture

• Organic Carbon in Marine Environments

• Pollution and contaminants

• Restoration ecology, habitats, and methods

• Science, management, conservation, and policy

• Seabirds

• Seaweed aquaculture and high value products

• Seaweed ecology and physiology

• Sediment and sedimentation

• Shellfish Aquaculture

• Soft sediment ecosystems and estuaries

• Sustainability

• The Marlborough Sounds