Beginning 1 September 2025, we will enter an exploratory period to develop a new science plan. This process will involve soliciting broad input from the ocean science community and we look forward to the community’s guidance and support. Perspective papers at this transitional planning stage A Decade of IMBeR: Advocating at a Transition Point (DOI:…
The Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) convened its 2026 Annual Meeting in Helsinki, Finland, from 8 to 10 September 2026. On 9 September, the meeting featured reports and updates from SCOR Working Groups, Projects and Planning Activities, followed by discussions with National Committees. IMBeR (Integrated Marine Biosphere Research) participated in the Planning Activities session, with…
The IMBeR observers, Peng Lian (Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Beijing) and Pavel Semkin (V.I. Il’ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Vladivostok), for the PICES-2026 Annual Science Meeting recently held a preparation meeting to discuss the scientific programme, observer activities, and opportunities for future collaboration. The meeting reviewed the new PICES mission and the evolving scope of…
23-25 June 2026, Reykjavík, Iceland With increased climate trajectories, borealization is reshaping ecosystems, human-nature and economic interactions across the Arctic and Subarctic regions. Warming water masses, shifts in species’ distribution, changes in sea ice, circulation patterns and local biogeochemistry are modifying high-latitude ecosystems as we know. The goal of the 2026 ESSAS Annual Meeting was…
On 6 June 2026, the Blue Wave Doctoral Forum was held in Xiamen, China. As part of the World Oceans Day celebrations, the Forum brought together early-career researchers from international large-scale ocean research projects, global research networks, and universities. The Forum was organised as a dedicated of the Blue Wave Conference, co-hosted by IMBeR, which attracted more than…
On 23 May 2026, the Joint Scientific Symposium of Chinese National Committee for Future Earth and Earth Commission was held in Beijing, China. The symposium brought together representatives from the Chinese National Committee for Future Earth, the China Meteorological Administration, the Earth Commission, the Stockholm Resilience Centre, the China Association for Science and Technology, and…
The IMBeR International Project Office (IPO) held an online meeting with subgroup leaders of the Submarine Groundwater Discharge Working Group (SGD-WG) on 19 May to discuss dataset development, data-platform needs, and future coordination of the working group. The meeting reviewed IMBeR’s previous experience in supporting data-related outputs, including the IMBER Data Management Cookbook, the overview…
The Interdisciplinary Marine Early Career Network (IMECaN) is delighted to announce the appointment of four new members to its organising committee: Frédérique Fardin, Liliana Sierra Castillo, Denis Otieno, and Yixue Zhang. We are also grateful to departing members Ignacio Gianelli, Sara Garcia‑Morales Hurtado, and Shenghui Li for their valuable contributions to IMECaN’s development and activities….
A new article, “Lessons for transformative ocean science from the Integrated Marine Biosphere Research (IMBeR) project,” has been published in ICES Journal of Marine Science. The paper reflects on IMBeR’s experience as a long-running international research project dedicated to understanding marine biosphere change and its connections with human societies. Over the past decade, IMBeR has…
From 13-16 April 2026, the joint conference of the 13th International Conference on Tropical Marine Environmental Changes (MEC) & the 6th CLIVAR Climate Dynamics Panel (CDP) Annual Workshop, themed “Abrupt Changes and Tipping Points”, was held at the State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography (SKLTO) in Guangzhou, China. The conference focused on nonlinear processes, feedbacks, and potentially…