About the Conference
The 8th International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC8) will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from November 13-17, 2026. The meeting is organized by the Society for Conservation Biology’s Global Marine Program and is held every two years.
It will be held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC). Address: 150 Morrison St, Edinburgh EH3 8EE, United Kingdom
The overall theme of IMCCs is Making Marine Science Matter. For marine conservation to be effective, marine conservation science must matter to stakeholders, policy makers, and practitioners. IMCC seeks to engage everyone involved in marine conservation to share ideas and promote action for the long term health of our oceans! Below you can find a brief list of just some of the topics that might be covered at the conference, which breadth highlights the wide range of interests of our delegates!
Fisheries, aquaculture and the oceans; marine food systems; conservation and management of the Arctic and Antarctic; conservation engineering; ocean science technology; marine energy; climate, ocean acidification, and the changing oceans; marine and coastal cultures; marine governance; areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ); marine conservation planning; communication and outreach; blue economy; marine industry; citizen science; traditional ecological knowledge; knowledge exchange; marine tourism; wellbeing and health; marine and coastal restoration; conservation at the land-sea interface.