We are pleased to invite submissions for abstracts to the 58th European Marine Biology Symposium (EMBS), which will take place in Bodø, Norway, from 6-9th July 2025. Hosted by Nord University in collaboration with the EuroMarine Network, the symposium promises to build on the success of the recent EMBS gatherings in Naples, Italy, and Reykjavik, Iceland.
EMBS 2025 aims to bring together marine biologists, ecologists, oceanographers, and environmental scientists from across Europe and beyond to discuss cutting-edge research, new methodologies, and the future of marine science. The event will foster interdisciplinary dialogue and offer a platform for both early-career and established researchers to showcase their work and engage with international experts.
Offers of talks and posters on all aspects of marine biology and associated environmental sciences are welcome. Based on submissions we will organize the programme into thematic sessions. Your choice of keywords will help us organise the programme; e.g., invasive species, climate change, pollution, carbon cycle, deoxygenation, ecotoxicology, acidification, kelp forest, sea grass, corals, mammals, macrobenthos, plankton, restoration, fisheries, aquaculture, food webs, ecological interactions, animal behaviour, taxonomy, estuarine, deep-sea, marine policy.
This year, we particularly welcome presentations on how new technologies are advancing understanding in the field, including use of video, camera traps, eDNA, robotics, satellites, sensors, machine learning and AI.
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We welcome abstracts for oral presentations, posters, and special sessions. Submissions should reflect original research, recent advancements, new ideas or theories, or case studies related to marine biology and its associated fields.
The duration of talks will depend on the time available in the programme and our wish to avoid parallel sessions. Due to timetable restrictions, we may have to suggest some offers of talks are presented as posters, especially if the abstract indicates they are preliminary work or of very specialised interest.
Submission Guidelines:
Abstracts should be no longer than 150 words.
Indicate whether you are submitting for an oral presentation, poster, or special session.
Include the names and affiliations of all authors.
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Abstract submission deadline EXTENDED: 10th March 2025
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Notification of acceptance: 7th April 2025
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Early registration deadline: 14th April 2025
Please find some downloadable templates you are welcome to use below.
Instructions for speakers
To ensure that presentations work in our system, use the PowerPoint version 97-2007, 2010 or higher (*.pptx). You will need to come to the preparation room the day before to resolve any potential issues and to make sure images and/or videos work correctly and can be seen in good quality. If you are presenting on Sunday, the 6th of July, you can either come to the preparation room the day before or in the morning, before the conference starts.
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The presentations will be 8 minutes and 2 minutes for questions.
Use font styles (e.g. Calibri, Arial, Times New Roman) and font sizes that can be readable on the screen.
Presentations will be sent to a Google drive folder (to be announced), where participants will upload their presentations before Day 1 of the conference. In addition, back up your presentations in several USB flash drive and/or external drive and create a folder containing the presentation file and videos (if any).
For the presentation, a wireless presenter will be provided.
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The committee will reveal the Student Best Presentation Award during the conference dinner.
Instructions for posters
For the poster preparation, you can use Power Point or other programs such as Adobe Illustrator.
The poster dimensions should correspond to A1 format (59.4 x 84.1cm; width x height). You will need to print the poster in advance since there is no printing service at the venue.
During the breaks of Day 1, it will be possible to mount the posters. There will be conference staff to help during the poster mounting, where the panel and fixing material will be provided.
During the poster sessions, authors are required to be at their poster panel to discuss their project plans and outcomes.
The committee will reveal the Student Best Poster Award during the conference dinner.