World Congress of Marine Stations
The first World Marine Congress
17th and the 19th of November, 2021
Speakers from a wide range of countries representing marine stations and networks came together at the first World Congress of Marine Stations (online) between the 17th and the 19th of November, 2021.
Throughout the Congress, the international marine science community showed wide support for the full establishment of the World Association of Marine Stations, both for its potential as a coordination tool for international research, and as a catalyst for regional marine research cooperation. Thus, we are pleased to announce that a joint communiqué was agreed on the establishment for the World Association of Marine Stations.
The signatories to the Communiqué mark the inauguration of the first World Association of Marine Stations Steering Committee. While the Management Committee will continue to work on the day to day planning of the Association, the Steering Committee will shape together the future of the Association.
The support for the WAMS initiative was further complemented by the endorsement received by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science and the potential role of the Association as a Decade Implementing Partner.
Day 01
17th November 2021
Session 1 – Introduction to The World Association of Marine Stations (WAMS) and Congress.
Session Chair: Dr Matthew Frost, European Network of Marine Stations (MARS) / Marine Biological Association (MBA)
Session 2 – Global Marine Station and Networks Overview.
Session Chair: Giulia Licocci, University of Edinburgh
Session 2 continued – Global Marine Station and Networks Overview.
Session Chair: Giulia Licocci, University of Edinburgh
Day 02
18th November 2021
Session 3 – Novel approaches to operation and funding of marine stations.
Session Chair: Anna Gebruk, University of Edinburgh
Session 4 – Contributing to international marine science collaborations.
Session Chair: Dr Heather Koldewey, Zoological Society of London
Organisers
Programme committee:
- Dr Matthew Frost, European Network of Marine Stations (MARS); Marine Biological Association (MBA)
- Dr Alexander Tzetlin, Pertsov White Sea Biological Station of Lomonosov Moscow State University (WSBS)
- Dr Kazuo Inaba, Japanese Association for Marine Biology (JAMBIO)
- Dr Axel Miller, Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean (POGO); Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)
- Dr Yi Wang, National Ocean Technology Center, Ministry of Natural Resources of the P.R.China (NOTC MNR)
Organising committee:
- Dr Matthew Frost, European Network of Marine Stations (MARS); Marine Biological Association (MBA)
- Dr Alexander Tzetlin, Pertsov White Sea Biological Station of Lomonosov Moscow State University (WSBS)
- Dr Kazuo Inaba, Japanese Association for Marine Biology (JAMBIO)
- Giulia Licocci, University of Edinburgh, Marine Biological Association (MBA)
- Dr Anna Gebruk, University of Edinburgh, UK Polar Network (UKPN)
- Ekaterina Nesmeyanova, Lomonosov Moscow State University Marine Research Center (LMSU MRC)
- Anastasiya Kovaleva, Lomonosov Moscow State University Marine Research Center (LMSU MRC)
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