The Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences (XMAS 2027)

Timezone：Asia/Shanghai

Day 1,Jan. 12, 2027Tuesday

S2-1	Start	End	Duration	ID
S2-1	Session 2 - Harmful Algal Blooms in the Asia Pacific: Recent Advances in Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ecophysiology, Rapid Detection, and Early Warning to Mitigate Impacts of Coastal Ecosystem Health and Seafood Safety 2027-01-12 10:25 ~ 11:55 Xiamen International Conference Center 1B Meeting Room Session convener: Lim Po Teen/University of Malaya; Aifeng Li/Ocean University of China; Nansheng Chen/Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Haifeng Gu/Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources Offline Conference Oral Session Timetable V4 Updated：2026-09-19 17:46:11
10:25	10:40	15	40	Dynamics of the Massive Cyst Beds of the Toxic Dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella in the Rapidly Warming Pacific Arctic Donald M. Anderson/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Invited Oral Presentation
10:40	10:55	15	63	Predicting algal bloom dynamics from coastal turbidity front movements using satellite data and numerical modeling Bangyi Tao/Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources Oral Presentation
10:55	11:10	15	18	Responses of dinoflagellate cysts to water eutrophication and climate anomalies in the Beibu Gulf Xinfeng Dai/Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources Oral Presentation
11:10	11:25	15	17	Species-Specific qPCR Detection of the Fish-Kill-Associated Dinoflagellate Takayama acrotrocha, with Metabarcoding Assessment of Kareniacean Diversity in Fish Farming areas in Bulacan, Philippines Garry Benico/Central Luzon State University Oral Presentation
11:25	11:40	15	32	A self-sustaining predator–prey system enables propagation of Euplotes balteatus for potential field application in harmful algal blooms mitigation Jing Li/Minjiang University Oral Presentation
11:40	11:55	15	62	A decade of HABreports: early warning of HABs and biotoxins for aquaculture Keith Davidson/Scottish Association for Marine Science Invited Oral Presentation

S2-2	Start	End	Duration	ID
S2-2	Session 2 - Harmful Algal Blooms in the Asia Pacific: Recent Advances in Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ecophysiology, Rapid Detection, and Early Warning to Mitigate Impacts of Coastal Ecosystem Health and Seafood Safety 2027-01-12 13:30 ~ 15:00 Xiamen International Conference Center 1B Meeting Room Session convener: Lim Po Teen/University of Malaya; Aifeng Li/Ocean University of China; Nansheng Chen/Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Haifeng Gu/Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources Offline Conference Oral Session Timetable V4 Updated：2026-09-19 17:46:11
13:30	13:45	15	55	Toxicity and Toxic Components of Karenia papilionacea from the Yellow Sea: Acute Effects on Oryzias melastigma and Structural Elucidation of a Novel Ichthyotoxin Aifeng Li/Ocean University of China Oral Presentation
13:45	14:00	15	54	Distribution and toxicological effect of dissolved paralytic shellfish toxins in seawater in the Yellow Sea and the Bohai Sea, China Jiangbing Qiu/Ocean University of China Oral Presentation
14:00	14:15	15	31	Grazing Impacts on Dinophysis acuminata Population Dynamics and Toxin Content: In Situ and Incubation Studies by Imaging FlowCytobots Wenguang Zhang/Zhejiang University / Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution / Hebei University of Environmental Engineering Oral Presentation
14:15	14:30	15	14	Hidden Marine Phycotoxin Risks in South China Sea Coastal Ecosystems Beyond Blooms Yang Liu/State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography South China Sea Institute of Oceanology,Chinese Academy of Sciences Oral Presentation
14:30	14:45	15	10	Environmental Drivers and Microbial Co-regulation of Phycotoxins in a Typical Bay of the South China Sea Lingxiang Zhu/South China Sea Institute of Oceanology Oral Presentation
14:45	15:00	15	61	Decoding the role of quorum sensing in microbial attenuation of marine lipophilic phycotoxins Jing Hu/City University of Hong Kong Oral Presentation

S2-3	Start	End	Duration	ID
S2-3	Session 2 - Harmful Algal Blooms in the Asia Pacific: Recent Advances in Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ecophysiology, Rapid Detection, and Early Warning to Mitigate Impacts of Coastal Ecosystem Health and Seafood Safety 2027-01-12 15:20 ~ 16:50 Xiamen International Conference Center 1B Meeting Room Session convener: Lim Po Teen/University of Malaya; Aifeng Li/Ocean University of China; Nansheng Chen/Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Haifeng Gu/Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources Offline Conference Oral Session Timetable V4 Updated：2026-09-19 17:46:11
15:20	15:35	15	26	Probing molecular processes regulating the dormancy of dinoflagellate resting cysts buried in marine sediments Ying-Zhong Tang/Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Invited Oral Presentation
15:35	15:50	15	58	Detections at transcriptional, translational, and enzyme activity levels suggest a possibly vital role of H+-pyrophosphatase in the energetic metabolism of dinoflagellate resting cysts Hanying Zou/Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Oral Presentation
15:50	16:05	15	12	Multi-layered survival strategy in diatom resting cells as seed bank for blooms: insights from Thalassiosira pseudonana Junrong Liang/Xiamen University Oral Presentation
16:05	16:20	15	28	Molecular mechanisms of species-specific temperature adaptation mechanisms in Skeletonema species Shuya Liu/Ocean University of China Invited Oral Presentation
16:20	16:35	15	42	Different mariculture-derived dissolved organic matter shapes the dynamic cellular metabolism of bloom algae Karenia mikimotoi Qi Wu/State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University Oral Presentation
16:35	16:50	15	47	Spatiotemporal variations and Risks in Eutrophication, Hypoxia, Ocean Acidification in Thailand waters Khanittha Uthaipan/Department of Marine Science, Kasetsart University Oral Presentation

Day 2,Jan. 13, 2027Wednesday

S2-4	Start	End	Duration	ID
S2-4	Session 2 - Harmful Algal Blooms in the Asia Pacific: Recent Advances in Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ecophysiology, Rapid Detection, and Early Warning to Mitigate Impacts of Coastal Ecosystem Health and Seafood Safety 2027-01-13 08:30 ~ 10:00 Xiamen International Conference Center 1B Meeting Room Session convener: Lim Po Teen/University of Malaya; Aifeng Li/Ocean University of China; Nansheng Chen/Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Haifeng Gu/Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources Offline Conference Oral Session Timetable V4 Updated：2026-09-19 17:46:11
08:30	08:45	15	41	Environmental response profiles of Karlodinium australe and Karenia mikimotoi: implications for fish-kill risk in the Johor Strait Sandric Chee Yew Leong/Saint John’s Island National Marine Laboratory, Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore Invited Oral Presentation
08:45	09:00	15	59	Difference in thermal performance and toxin production between toxic and non-toxic Pseudo-nitzschia under diverse nitrogen regimes Mengwen Pang/Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Oral Presentation
09:00	09:15	15	11	Light-induced Hemolytic Toxicity of Fish-killing Chattonella marina complex KEHAN YI/Zhejiang University Oral Presentation
09:15	09:30	15	39	Hypoxia-anoxia responsible for high biomass, low diversity microphytoplankton composition in a tropical semi-enclosed strait (Johor Strait, Malaysia) Monaliza Mohd-Din/Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Oral Presentation
09:30	09:45	15	48	Spatio-temporal Diversity of Pseudo-nitzschia Species along Shandong coastal regions uncovered by ITS1-based metabarcoding analysis Hui Wang/Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Oral Presentation
09:45	10:00	15	16	UAV RGB Mapping of Visible Red-tide Patches Using an Index-guided Lightweight Segmentation Network Caiyun Zhang/Xiamen University Oral Presentation

S2-5	Start	End	Duration	ID
S2-5	Session 2 - Harmful Algal Blooms in the Asia Pacific: Recent Advances in Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ecophysiology, Rapid Detection, and Early Warning to Mitigate Impacts of Coastal Ecosystem Health and Seafood Safety 2027-01-13 13:30 ~ 15:00 Xiamen International Conference Center 1B Meeting Room Session convener: Lim Po Teen/University of Malaya; Aifeng Li/Ocean University of China; Nansheng Chen/Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Haifeng Gu/Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources Offline Conference Oral Session Timetable V4 Updated：2026-09-19 17:46:11
13:30	13:45	15	24	Rainfall pulses drive coastal domoic acid risk through shifts in Pseudo-nitzschia assembly Niu Biaobiao/Fuzhou University, South China Normal University Oral Presentation
13:45	14:00	15	23	The Arms Race Between Pseudo-nitzschia and Copepods Under Ocean Warming and Its Ecological Consequences Shuwen Zhang/South China Normal University Oral Presentation
14:00	14:15	15	38	Genomic evidence for cross-class transfer of domoic acid biosynthesis genes in diatoms Zongmei Cui/Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Oral Presentation
14:15	14:30	15	25	Improving Species-Level Resolution of Harmful Algae Using PacBio HiFi Long-Read Metagenomic Sequencing: A Case Study on Pseudo-nitzschia Kieng Soon Hii/Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre, Bachok Marine Research Station, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Universiti Malaya Oral Presentation
14:30	14:45	15	50	Redescription and neotypification of Alexandrium minutum Halim—the type species of Alexandrium—from its type locality in Alexandria, Egypt, with insights into ribotype biogeography and toxicity Shuning Huang/Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources Oral Presentation
14:45	15:00	15	33	The Pacific Paradox: why the Asian Pacific escapes catastrophic domoic acid blooms and what we are missing Chui Pin Leaw/University of Malaya Invited Oral Presentation

S2-6	Start	End	Duration	ID
S2-6	Session 2 - Harmful Algal Blooms in the Asia Pacific: Recent Advances in Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ecophysiology, Rapid Detection, and Early Warning to Mitigate Impacts of Coastal Ecosystem Health and Seafood Safety 2027-01-13 15:20 ~ 16:50 Xiamen International Conference Center 1B Meeting Room Session convener: Lim Po Teen/University of Malaya; Aifeng Li/Ocean University of China; Nansheng Chen/Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Haifeng Gu/Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources Offline Conference Oral Session Timetable V4 Updated：2026-09-19 17:46:11
15:20	15:35	15	19	Species and genetic diversity of amphidomatacean dinoflagellates found in Japanese waters Mitsunori Iwataki/University of Tokyo Oral Presentation
15:35	15:50	15	35	Development of a rapid RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a-LFD assay for the detection of toxin-producing harmful algal bloom species Chao Gao/Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Oral Presentation
15:50	16:05	15	44	Morphology and molecular phylogeny of Coolia (Dinophyceae) from Perhentian Island, Malaysia, with the description of a cryptic species Nur Syazwani Kassim/UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA Oral Presentation
16:05	16:20	15	57	Morphological, Toxicological, and Transcriptomic Insights into Karenia papilionacea from Chinese Coastal Waters: Implications for Harmful Algal Bloom Ecology and Management Zhangxi Hu/Guangdong Ocean University Oral Presentation
16:20	16:35	15	30	A Long-read eDNA Metabarcoding Framework for Species- and Subspecies-level Assessment of Harmful Algal Diversity Zhaohe Luo/Xiamen University of Technology Oral Presentation
16:35	16:50	15	46	Integrative single-cell sequencing and environmental metabarcoding reveals genetic complexity and hidden diversity of the dinoflagellate Tripos (Dinophyceae) Nansheng Chen/Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Oral Presentation

Day 4,Jan. 15, 2027Friday

S2-P	Start	End	Duration	ID
S2-P	Session 2 - Harmful Algal Blooms in the Asia Pacific: Recent Advances in Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ecophysiology, Rapid Detection, and Early Warning to Mitigate Impacts of Coastal Ecosystem Health and Seafood Safety 2027-01-15 16:00 ~ 18:00 Session convener: Lim Po Teen/University of Malaya; Aifeng Li/Ocean University of China; Nansheng Chen/Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Haifeng Gu/Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources Offline Conference Oral Session Timetable V4 Updated：2026-09-19 17:46:11
16:00	16:15	15	64	The Suppression of Harmful Algal Blooms in Spring 2025 off the Zhe-Min Coast, China: A Consequence of Extreme Atmospheric and Oceanic Forcing Haifeng Gu/Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources Poster Presentation
16:15	16:30	15	60	Comparative Assessment of Microcystin-LR Occurrence and Spatial Distribution in Major Cyanobacteria-Dominated Lakes of the Kashmir Himalaya Irfan Ahmad/Faculty of Fisheries, Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir Poster Presentation
16:30	16:45	15	56	Effects of nutrient forms on the bloom dynamics and phytoplankton community associated with Prorocentrum cordatum Hailong Huang/Ningbo University Poster Presentation
16:45	17:00	15	53	Molecular Diversity and Distribution Characteristics of Toxigenic Harmful Algal Bloom Species in the Qinhuangdao Coastal Waters, Bohai Sea Yang Chen/Hebei Normal University of Science & Technology Poster Presentation
17:00	17:15	15	52	High molecular diversity of Pseudo-nitzschia (Bacillariophyceae) in the Taiwan Strait Minlu Liu/Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources Poster Presentation
17:15	17:30	15	51	Metabarcoding reveals phytoplankton community heterogeneity across Indonesian archipalago and identifies a potential dispersal corridor for harmful algal species Qian Liu/Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology Poster Presentation
17:30	17:45	15	49	Meteorological forcing triggers a Prorocentrum redfeldii bloom in the eutrophic Xiamen Bay, China LI xiaohong/Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources Poster Presentation
17:45	18:00	15	45	Exploring Genetic Diversity and Ploidy-Associated Variation in Tropical Toxic Alexandrium minutum (Dinophyceae) During Bloom Events: Implications for Evolution and Adaptive Conservation Nur Fatihah Mohd Azmi/UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA Poster Presentation
18:00	18:15	15	43	A newly described harmful heterotrophic dinoflagellate Malayana penaeicida (Peridiniales, Dinophyceae) associated with massive shrimp mortality in Malaysia Siti Nursyuhada Baharudin/University of Malaya Poster Presentation
18:15	18:30	15	37	Optimization of molecular markers for metabarcode analysis and seasonal diversity patterns of Alexandrium in the Shandong coastal regions Shuangle Jin/Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Poster Presentation
18:30	18:45	15	36	Seasonal dynamics and environmental drivers of particulate algal toxins in coastal planktonic food webs Xiaokun Ding/Yantai University Poster Presentation
18:45	19:00	15	34	ITS1 intragenomic variation and structural diversity in Pseudo-nitzschia: implications for molecular detection and eDNA-based harmful algal bloom monitoring Chuntao Zhang/Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Poster Presentation
19:00	19:15	15	29	Enhancing the Practical Application of DinoSHIELD for Harmful Algal Bloom Mitigation through Dehydration Yanfei Wang/Shanghai Ocean University Poster Presentation
19:15	19:30	15	27	Urea as a rising driver of harmful algal blooms: Integrating global patterns, metabolic pathways, and ecological consequences Huaizhi Qin/Shantou University Poster Presentation
19:30	19:45	15	22	Growth and morphology of Ostreopsis cf. ovata: Culture conditions for research applications NANTAPAK POTISARN/Chulalongkorn University Poster Presentation
19:45	20:00	15	21	EVALUATION OF PLANT EXTRACTS FROM MORINGA AND BANANA LEAVES AGAINST AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA INFECTION IN TILAPIA (OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS) Maryam Idris Abdullahi/Federal University Dutsinma Poster Presentation
20:00	20:15	15	20	Quantification of phytoplankton groups using in-situ multi-excitation chlorophyll fluorescence measurements and machine learning (mf-ML) Qinglong Zhang/Pusan National University Poster Presentation
20:15	20:30	15	15	Spatiotemporal evolution of a prolonged wintertime Phaeocystis globosa bloom in Xiamen Bay revealed by multi-source observations Tingting Pan/Xiamen University Poster Presentation
20:30	20:45	15	13	Development and Evaluation of a Multiparameter Classification Scheme for Harmful Algal Bloom Risk in Guangxi Coastal Waters, China Liu Yan/Xiamen University Poster Presentation

Important Dates

Jan 30

2026

Session / Event proposals open
Mar 31

2026

Session / Event proposals close
（Extended to April 7）
Apr 30

2026

Session acceptance notifications
Apr 30

2026

Abstract submissions & registration open
Jun 30

2026

Abstract submissions close
（Extended to July 21）
Aug 31

2026

Abstract acceptance notifications
Sep 15

2026

Scientific program released
Oct 15

2026

Early bird registration closes
Jan 12–15

2027

XMAS 2027

Timetable of The Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences

Day 1,Jan. 12, 2027Tuesday

Session 2 - Harmful Algal Blooms in the Asia Pacific: Recent Advances in Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ecophysiology, Rapid Detection, and Early Warning to Mitigate Impacts of Coastal Ecosystem Health and Seafood Safety

Session 2 - Harmful Algal Blooms in the Asia Pacific: Recent Advances in Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ecophysiology, Rapid Detection, and Early Warning to Mitigate Impacts of Coastal Ecosystem Health and Seafood Safety

Session 2 - Harmful Algal Blooms in the Asia Pacific: Recent Advances in Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ecophysiology, Rapid Detection, and Early Warning to Mitigate Impacts of Coastal Ecosystem Health and Seafood Safety

Day 2,Jan. 13, 2027Wednesday

Session 2 - Harmful Algal Blooms in the Asia Pacific: Recent Advances in Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ecophysiology, Rapid Detection, and Early Warning to Mitigate Impacts of Coastal Ecosystem Health and Seafood Safety

Session 2 - Harmful Algal Blooms in the Asia Pacific: Recent Advances in Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ecophysiology, Rapid Detection, and Early Warning to Mitigate Impacts of Coastal Ecosystem Health and Seafood Safety

Session 2 - Harmful Algal Blooms in the Asia Pacific: Recent Advances in Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ecophysiology, Rapid Detection, and Early Warning to Mitigate Impacts of Coastal Ecosystem Health and Seafood Safety

Day 4,Jan. 15, 2027Friday

Session 2 - Harmful Algal Blooms in the Asia Pacific: Recent Advances in Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Ecophysiology, Rapid Detection, and Early Warning to Mitigate Impacts of Coastal Ecosystem Health and Seafood Safety

Important Dates

2026

Session / Event proposals open

2026

Session / Event proposals close（Extended to April 7）

2026

Session acceptance notifications

2026

Abstract submissions & registration open

2026

Abstract submissions close（Extended to July 21）

2026

Abstract acceptance notifications

2026

Scientific program released

2026

Early bird registration closes

2027

XMAS 2027

Session / Event proposals close
（Extended to April 7）

Abstract submissions close
（Extended to July 21）