This page is a centralized listing of conferences focused on Deep-Sea Biology. Past meetings are listed in reverse chronological order, with links to conference websites or archived proceedings/programs.
International Deep-Sea Biology Symposium (DSBS)
16th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 12-17 Sep 2021 – Brest, France
eDSBS – 19-21 Aug 2020. Program; Abstracts
15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 10-14 Sep 2018 – Monterey, California. Program; Abstracts
14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 31 Aug – 4 Sept 2015 – Aveiro, Portugal. Program; Special Deep-Sea Research Volume
13th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 3-7 Dec 2012 – Wellington, New Zealand. Program; Abstracts
12th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 7-11 June 2010 – Reykjavík, Iceland. Program and Abstracts
11th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 9-14 July 2006 – Southampton, UK. Program and Abstract Book
10th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 25-29 August 2003 – Coos Bay, Oregon. Program and Abstract Book
9th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 25-30 June 2000 – Galway, Ireland
8th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 21-26 Sep 1997 – Monterey, California. Program and Abstract Book
7th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 29 Sep – 4 Oct 1994 – Crete, Greece. Program
6th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 1991 – Copenhagen, Denmark
5th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 26 June – 1 July 1988 – Brest, France. Special Deep-Sea Research Volume
4th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 23-29 June 1985 – Hamburg, Germany
3rd Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 4-6 November 1981 – La Jolla, California
2nd Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – 14-17 August 1977 – Kristineberg, Sweden
1st Deep-Sea Biology Symposium – August 9-13 1977 – Stockholm, Sweden
International Symposium on Marine Science and Technology for Young Scientists and Postgraduates
2nd International Symposium on Marine Science and Technology for Young Scientists and Postgraduates – 13 – 15 July 2022 – Hong Kong (online)
1st International Symposium on Marine Science and Technology for Young Scientists and Postgraduates – 12 – 14 July 2021, Hong Kong (online)
International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals (ISDSC)
8th ISDSC – 29 May – 2 June 2023 – Edinburgh, Scotland. Send session proposals: ISDSC8@ed.ac.uk (deadline: May 1st, 2022)
7th ISDSC – 29 July – 2 August 2019 – Cartagena, Colombia. Program and Abstracts
6th ISDSC – 11-16 September 2016 – Boston, Massachusetts. Program and Abstract Book
5th ISDSC – 1-6 April 2012 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Program and Abstract Book
4th ISDSC – 1-5 December 2008 – Wellington, New Zealand. Program and Abstract Book
3rd ISDSC – 28 November – 2 December 2005 – Miami, Florida. Program and Abstract Book
2nd ISDSC – 2004 – Erlangen, Germany
1st ISDSC – 2000 – Halifax, Canada
International Symposium on Chemosynthesis-Based Ecosystems (CBE)
7th CBE – 23-28 August 2020 – Brazil – postponed
6th CBE – 27 August – 1 September 2017 – Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Program
5th CBE – 18-23 August 2013 – Victoria, BC, Canada
4th CBE – 29 June – 3 July 2009 – Okinawa, Japan
3rd CBE – 2005 – San Diego, California
2nd CBE – 2001 – Brest, France
1st CBE – 1997 – Madeira, Portugal
International Network for Submarine Canyon Investigation and Scientific Exchange (INCISE)
6th INCISE – Planned for 2023 – New Zealand 5th INCISE – 15-17 June, 2020 – University College Cork, Ireland – postponed
4th INCISE – 5-7 November, 2018. – Shenzhen, China
3rd INCISE – 25-27 July, 2016 – Victoria, Canada. Program and Abstracts
2nd INCISE – 29 September – 1st October, 2014 – Edinburgh, UK
1st INCISE – 1 January 2012 – Brest, France
