Please join us for ECSA 61: Bridging the gap between science and policy in estuarine and coastal marine biodiversity: the way forward, which will take place from 24-27 August 2026 in Brussels, Belgium.

We invite you to participate in ECSA 61 and contribute your recent findings in all aspects of coastal and estuarine sciences. Building on the results of several Horizon Europe projects it is a unique opportunity to show the most recent advances of coastal marine research and their applications for European and international policies.

For this purpose, ECSA 61 brings together a global multi-disciplinary community of researchers and professionals.

For the first time ECSA invites you for a 'Science-meets-Policy' day (27 August 2026), during which you have the chance to discuss research findings and applications for a sustainable future of coasts with managers and decision-makers from Europe and all over the world, and the ways in which these can be used in current monitoring and assessment policies.

Oral and poster abstracts are now invited on the topics, special sessions and workshops on our website and should be submitted using the online abstract submission system: https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/auth?redirect=/stages/78294/submitter

Abstract submission deadline: 6 March 2026