The Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences

Timetable of The Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences

Timezone:Asia/Shanghai

Day 1,Jan. 12, 2027Tuesday

S79-1

Session 79 - Emerging technologies for monitoring ocean biodiversity

2027-01-12 13:30 ~ 15:00

Xiamen International Conference Center Hotel Room 1

Session convener: Matthieu LERAY/The University of Hong Kong; David Baker/The University of Hong Kong

Start End ID Title
13:30 13:45 1581
13:45 14:00 1594
14:00 14:15 1584
14:15 14:30 1582
14:30 14:45 1596
14:45 15:00 1595
Hard substrate faunas at the deepest ocean depths
Xikun Song/Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Oral Presentation
S79-2

Session 79 - Emerging technologies for monitoring ocean biodiversity

2027-01-12 15:20 ~ 16:50

Xiamen International Conference Center Hotel Room 1

Session convener: Matthieu LERAY/The University of Hong Kong; David Baker/The University of Hong Kong

Start End ID Title
15:20 15:35 1580
Whole-genome monitoring reveals cryptic heterogeneity beneath apparent panmixia in a coastal crab
Yijun Chen/School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Oral Presentation
15:35 15:50 1593
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding reveals distinct mesophotic coral reef communities on Caribbean banks
Luisa Meister/School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Oral Presentation
15:50 16:05 1591
16:05 16:20 1590
16:20 16:35 1586
Developing and Implementing a Photogrammetric Monitoring Protocol for Coral Reefs in the Galápagos
Matan Yuval/Department of Collective Behaviour, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Konstanz, Germany,Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Invited Oral Presentation
16:35 16:50 1585
APPLYING REMOTE SENSING TO MAP SUBSURFACE KELP FORESTS
Nelisiwe Hambile/University of Cape Town
Oral Presentation

Day 4,Jan. 15, 2027Friday

S79P

Session 79 - Emerging technologies for monitoring ocean biodiversity

2027-01-15 16:00 ~ 18:00

Session convener: Matthieu LERAY/The University of Hong Kong; David Baker/The University of Hong Kong

Start End ID Title
16:00 16:15 1592
16:15 16:30 1589
Poster Presentation
16:30 16:45 1588
16:45 17:00 1587
17:00 17:15 1583
Evaluating eDNA Metabarcoding for Macrobenthic Monitoring: A Polychaete Case Study in China's Seas
Yang Deyuan/College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, 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