Wednesday 2 September — Day 1

Welcome Session: Introductions & Meeting Overview

WAMS status and perspectives — Matt Frost (Plymouth Marine Laboratory)  (presentation; no published record)

Bunel, M. (2026). Enrichment and analysis of the Marine Station atlas. https://doi.org/10.60950/8cbd96eb-19b7-4af9-be61-5ae19187f3fd

WCMS2026 goals — Sean Rogers (Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre)  (presentation; no published record)

Oceans and Human Health and Ocean Policy — Contributed Talks

Marine Biodiversity in the Anthropocene: Grand Challenges and Glimmers of Hope for Healthier Futures — Amanda Bates (University of Victoria)  (presentation; no published record)

Keen, L. (2026). Connecting Oceans, Place, and Wellbeing: Community Led Marine Heritage and Human Health at the Dove Marine Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.60950/3c5b8e57-3db6-4f28-99f8-ded93199514c

Ohandja Nomo, E. (2026). Eutrophication and Public Health Safety on the Cameroonian Coast: Building an Early Warning System through the GEM Program. https://doi.org/10.60950/ec900818-1aa2-4be7-9938-0cefd1608339

Tonny, T. A. (2026). Abundance, Distribution and Diversity of Macrobenthos in Chittagong Coast Bangladesh. https://doi.org/10.60950/b5f0e841-4e4a-4674-8f20-5bddb285a65b

Tanzil, J. (2026). Singapore's first and only marine research station: St. John's Island National Marine Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.60950/fab47b2f-2392-4188-85c9-96684afc175e

Cancio, I. (2026). ‘Kissing the frog into a handsome fish’: complete recovery from the feminising effects of xenoestrogen exposure after upgrades of WWTP operations in the Southern Biscay Bay. https://doi.org/10.60950/902ad49c-8df0-47b7-ba4a-f35a901a2263

National Association of Marine Labs (NAML): Education, Research & Public Policy — David Eggleston (North Carolina State University)  (presentation; no published record)

Frost, M. (2026). Ocean challenges, Policy and global governance: the role of the world’s Marine Stations. https://doi.org/10.60950/1b892547-22a5-4970-b929-5f4357d4a3f4

Ocean Innovation and Bioeconomies — Contributed Talks

The future of Ocean Innovation and unlocking the potential of seaweed — John Coates (UC Berkeley)  (presentation; no published record)

An Autonomous ePlatform for Biodiversity Survey and in situ Species Identification Through eDNA — Carmem-Lara Manes (Banyuls Marine Station)  (presentation; no published record)

Nova Harvest: from startup to serving community and the shellfish industry — Angela Fortune (CEO, Nova Harvest)  (presentation; no published record)

Tourism as an economic engine for ocean innovation at marine stations: an example from French Polynesia — Neil Davies (UC Berkeley – Gump Station)  (presentation; no published record)

Poster Session — Community, Education and Culture

Robbins, C., & Neitzke, S. (2026). Empowering Young Researchers: Structure and Impact of the Gifted Program. https://doi.org/10.60950/c7f40295-3346-447b-9688-2ae5e69e5a70

Dorey, L. (2026). Niceville High School’s NaGISA Program: A Successful Initiative of High School Student Research. https://doi.org/10.60950/a69c4a3c-4e94-499b-a95d-c5c0988c314a

Stahl, H. (2026). The Sharjah Marine Science Research Centre: Establishing a New Hub for Marine Research, Education, and Ocean Literacy in the UAE. https://doi.org/10.60950/6541ab2f-d07a-4f4b-9261-f2bc21629dee

Poster Session — Marine Stations as Distributed Research Platforms

Cancio, I. (2026). Coastal biodiversity in Europe; the Spanish component of the European Marine Omics Biodiversity Observation Network (EMO BON). https://doi.org/10.60950/a21a7548-d3fb-4d57-842b-93b95a79794e

Cancio, I. (2026). EMBRC-Spain: the Spanish node of a European research infrastructure that offers research services in marine biology and biotechnology in the Spanish coastline. https://doi.org/10.60950/87cde1dc-7206-4462-a202-e023c94e0dce

Guitart, S. (2026). Regional Marine Station Networks as Distributed Research Platforms: Lessons from the Chilean RCER Network. https://doi.org/10.60950/17e10dc9-ebb9-4ef5-9ae2-4719c6929bdd

Kanters, A. (2026). CHARS as an Arctic hub for marine research and observation. https://doi.org/10.60950/3638f883-4eff-4c65-9248-3a4ff21ee973

Case, R. (2026). A megaplasmid transforms a bacterium from opportunistic pathogen to mutualist providing thermal resilience to corals. https://doi.org/10.60950/ee07a0a0-5a4b-4b2d-a795-5efa7d2f89a7

Kantakov, G. (2026). Continuous Monitoring of Open Ocean Water Levels in Russia: Conceptual projects for the Azov, Black, Caspian, and Baltic Seas. https://doi.org/10.60950/5d1aaafb-6f83-465b-87ca-df85ab161811

Dummermuth, A. (2026). Marine Stations Helgoland Sylt enable cutting edge coastal research. https://doi.org/10.60950/02081664-c229-4567-ac59-230f0b1244ed

Fireside Lecture

Realizing Dohrn’s vision: towards a network of augmented observatories — Sean M. Rogers (Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre)  (presentation; no published record)

Thursday 3 September — Day 2

Community, Education and Culture — Contributed Talks

Wichmann, B. (2026). Lighthouses and bridges - connecting marine science and public engagement. https://doi.org/10.60950/2bda3d7d-e7f9-4c70-b5da-b8698f89698e

Haggitt, T. (2026). Did you hear that? Using underwater soundscapes to increase participation in science and connect schools across the Pacific. https://doi.org/10.60950/83174f7c-9f95-4497-9547-104a3c68de72

Milz, J., Johnson, M. C., Kirk, A., & Kifer, L. (2026). How the Gifted/NWF NaGISA Program Can Use Our Talents and Flexibility to Benefit Your Research. https://doi.org/10.60950/8ec8d8ab-160b-4b13-8898-ac10a5b6d930

Oswald, J. (2026). Experiential Learning through Vertically Integrated Projects at the Scottish Oceans Institute. https://doi.org/10.60950/3ee763ee-3488-4efd-9e74-ce40a235cde7

Loock, D. (2026). Place-based learning and community partnerships in marine science education: A coastal Canadian perspective. https://doi.org/10.60950/3159d36d-e8db-44ab-b717-04cd19af035a

Sugden, H. (2026). From Community to Classroom: Adapting a Co Creation Framework for Inclusive Marine Education through a Place Based Marine Station. https://doi.org/10.60950/dd27983e-30e9-4d66-a0d5-af607dc014ae

Tsetlin, A. (2026). The White Sea Biological Station of Moscow University and Neighboring Coastal Settlements: 90 Years of Complex Interaction. https://doi.org/10.60950/0fe5f1ca-8d07-4c9c-adc5-062119e00dac

Te Mauri Ora: Ethnocode Project, French Polynesia — Maheata White Davies (NYU and Gump Station)  (presentation; no published record)

Pérez Matus, A. (2026). Chilean Patagonian Marine Stations as Distributed Research Platform. https://doi.org/10.60950/4abe729d-73a9-43f2-a85e-2bcf4630a310

Biophonics Presentation

All our relations : an exhibition of biophonic worlds. (2026). https://doi.org/10.60950/a8688978-9e72-450f-8ca4-b967007e5b53

Friday 4 September — Day 3

Marine Stations as Distributed Research Platforms — Contributed Talks

Faugeron, S. (2026). Chilean network of marine stations: from the tropic to the subantarctic. https://doi.org/10.60950/d5f9450c-fed2-48de-b01d-91895032b25f

Flores, A. (2026). The Centre for Marine Biology of the University of São Paulo, Brazil, as a hub for academic excellence and ocean literacy. https://doi.org/10.60950/62874723-933b-4b87-b80a-02509893730b

Fox, G. (2026). The Power of Three: France’s Distributed Ecosystem of Marine Stations. https://doi.org/10.60950/5cd43bd5-4d27-4065-b11e-dca2d5d270c7

Pade, N. (2026). EMBRC - A European Distributed Research Infrastructure of Marine Stations and Research Facilities. https://doi.org/10.60950/3b8817eb-82e6-40c8-9766-3c80c5a17ed3

Keith, I. (2026). From Islands to Networks: Scaling Marine Biodiversity Monitoring and Biosecurity Across the Eastern Tropical Pacific. https://doi.org/10.60950/4e7c6c88-1e02-4be5-b5b5-f2051ef2925f

Nakano, H., & Harvey, B. (2026). JAMBIO as a distributed research platform for Japanese nation-wide projects. https://doi.org/10.60950/8967a943-1e2c-4860-914d-5b3ac88ea01f

Donahue, M. (2026). Malama Aina Plan for Moku o Lo'e & the 4Site Pacific Transect Collaborative. https://doi.org/10.60950/32bdead2-c8ee-4c49-b9d9-8f4820844cd6

Enhancing data mobilization of marine station research — Tom Bird (Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada)  (presentation; no published record)

Hessing-Lewis, M., DiBenedetto, K., & Canty, S. (2026). Hakai Institute's Integrated Research Capacity: Place-based Research to Advance Climate Change Resiliency. https://doi.org/10.60950/d58e5a54-c85b-4299-9a68-20722a0c5bfc

Stahl, H. (2026). The Sharjah Marine Observatory: A New Marine Station-Based Ocean Observing Platform in the Gulf of Oman, UAE. https://doi.org/10.60950/59998b69-632a-4de8-9621-13eba70ff961

Envisioning WAMS

Robinson, E. & Davies, N. (2026). From Place to Planet: An idea for a WAMS Journal. https://doi.org/10.60950/a14998d2-e34b-4d82-b5d1-c258f9230b53