WCMB 2023 in Penang, Malaysia

“Marine Biodiversity Challenges in the Anthropocene”

2-5 JULY 2023

6th WORLD CONFERENCE
ON MARINE BIODIVERSITY

Marine Biodiversity Challenges
in the Anthropocene

2-5 JULY 2023

6th WORLD CONFERENCE
ON MARINE BIODIVERSITY

Marine Biodiversity Challenges
in the Anthropocene

The 6th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity is organised by Universiti Sains Malaysia from 2nd to 5th July 2023 in Penang, Malaysia. The tri-annual global conference will for the FIRST TIME be brought to Malaysia and ASEAN, where distinguished scientists from across continents discuss and share their findings on marine biodiversity concerning the changing climate and conservation – topics crucial to conserving the World’s Hotspot in Biodiversity, located in the region. All the issues to be presented and discussed will be relevant to the region’s needs. They will benefit the countries in ASEAN and Asia, being in the world’s BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT.

THEMES

01

Benthic Ecology

02

Biodiversity in Coral Reefs

03

Biogeography and Distribution

04

Climate Change and Impacts to Biodiversity

05

Deep Sea Diversity and Ecosystem

06

Emerging Technologies for Marine Biodiversity Survey

07

Fisheries and Future Food Security

08

Marine Birds

09

Marine Debris and Pollution

10

Marine Macrophytes and Blue Carbon

11

Marine Policy and Law

12

Marine Protected Areas and Conservation

13

Systematics, Taxonomy and Phylogenetics

Research Articles based on presentations given at the 6th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity can be submitted to the “WCMB 2023 Proceedings Collection” in the prestigious international journal PeerJ Life & Environment. Both oral and poster presentations are equally eligible.