23 February 2026
Scottish Event Campus
Glasgow, Scotland
22-27 February 2026
Press contact:
Liza Lester, +1 (202) 777-7494, [email protected]
GLASGOW — Browse selected presentations on topics highlighting the breadth of ocean research to be presented at the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM26), including climate intervention initiatives; fishing, farming and deep-sea mining; emerging technologies and research investigating the impacts and resiliency of coral reefs and other ecosystems to marine heatwaves, plastic pollution and other artifacts of the Anthropocene.
Online press registration for OSM26 will remain open through the end of the conference on 27 February 2025. The biennial meeting, co-sponsored by the American Geophysical Union , the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography , and The Oceanography Society, brings 6,500 scientists, students, policymakers and educators to Glasgow to discuss breaking research across the ocean sciences and critical issues affecting a sustainable future for our oceans.
Antarctic
Drifting icebergs cool the surface of the Southern Ocean
Monday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Antarctic ice melt could help stabilize the AMOC
Thursday 11:10 Oral abstract / schedule
Melting land ice is the largest heat sink in coast Antarctic waters
Thursday 14:20 Oral abstract / schedule
Arctic
Even if CO₂ emissions fall, Arctic Ocean acidification lingers for centuries
Monday 09:30 Oral abstract / schedule
Iceland glacier flood sent volcanic meltwater 50 kilometers into the ocean, altering coastal chemistry
Monday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Ecological neighborhoods where four Greenland glaciers meet the sea
Monday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Sea ice fertilizes spring bloom in southern Sea of Okhotsk
Monday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
30 years of Arctic Sea decline
Tuesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Soundscapes record change in coastal Arctic Ocean
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Arctic sediments are living archives of phytoplankton past
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Massive zooplankton migration dives deeper as ice loss lets in light
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Capsizing icebergs mix the ocean
Thursday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Charismatic fauna
Listen to Bryde’s whales’ “twang” songs in the Marianas Trench
Monday 08:50 Oral abstract / schedule
How a single sea star captured Argentina’s heart
Monday 11:22 Oral abstract / schedule
2014-2015 Pacific marine heatwave may have culled female sea lions by killing off their prey
Monday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
A marine heatwave silenced blue whalesong
Tuesday 09:00 eLightning abstract / schedule
Cape fur seal rabies outbreak raises concerns of transmission to Antarctic species
Tuesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Maine, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia projected to be increasingly attractive shark habitat
Tuesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
A cascade of human pressures is decimating Chinese white dolphin habitat
Tuesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Sea turtles may mistake yellow plastic bags, more than other colors, for prey
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Cool robots and emerging technology
These researchers want to deploy robots to fight invasive mussels in the Great Lakes
Tuesday 14:10 Oral abstract / schedule
Underwater gliders offer a cheap, durable way to study the seafloor
Wednesday 15:02 Oral abstract / schedule
Lights may lure krill to feed caged fish
Wednesday 15:20 Oral abstract / schedule
Many-legged krillbots gather data in turbulent waters
Thursday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Coral
Sounds recorded from reefs indicate restoration efforts are helping
Monday 09:50 Oral abstract / schedule
Lahaina wildfire fallout disrupted nearby coral reef health for months
Monday 11:30 Oral abstract / schedule
As corals decline, ocean carbon drawdown may increase
Monday 14:40 Oral abstract / schedule
As oil platforms get shut down, corals growing on them help restore areas destroyed by trawling
Tuesday 08:50 Oral abstract / schedule
As climate change deoxygenates oceans, these corals thrive where few other species can
Tuesday 09:45 Oral abstract / schedule
Coastal urban wildfires push pollution onto coral reefs
Tuesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
SRM may diminish already-waning habitat for shell-building marine critters
Tuesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
4k footage of corals and sponges near the Titanic
Tuesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Introducing crabs and urchins could help algae-smothered reefs recover — and taxpayers may be willing to fund it
Tuesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Giving corals probiotics can help them withstand marine heatwaves
Wednesday 09:40 Oral abstract / schedule
- Heat stress in 2024-25 left some western Australian reefs up to 80% dead or bleached
Wednesday 14:00 Oral abstract / scheduleNote for journalists: this session includes other research on the detrimental impacts of marine heatwaves and bleaching events on coral populations in locations including Barbados [abstract], Cabo Verde [abstract], Tanzania [abstract], and more.
Coastal tourism, a boon to Bangladesh’s economy, is growing too big for coral environments to withstand
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
As algal overgrowth afflicts reefs worldwide, fish biodiversity suffers
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Seabird poop may help some corals withstand heat stress
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
These pink corals show surprising climate resilience
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
First exploration of undersea Argentinian canyon discovers 40 potential new species
Thursday 11:06 eLightning abstract / schedule
An invasive Australian coral has been discovered in Puerto Rican reefs
Thursday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
When stressed, this coral gets pink and inflamed just like us
Thursday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
This hardy coral, at home in busy Honolulu Harbor, may help reefs recover in degraded habitats
Thursday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Fishing and farming
Pooper scoopers for fjord fish farms tested
Monday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
How kelp farming affects sea chemistry in Alaska, Maine and Norway
Tuesday 08:30 Oral abstract / schedule
Returning seafood shells to the ocean could enhance ocean CO2 drawdown
Tuesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Even sustainable ocean harvests have a carbon cost
Tuesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Shrimp farms and traditional farms at political odds on Bangladesh’s changing coasts
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
How much carbon can kelp capture?
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Rising temperatures hinder Japanese oyster cultivation, but growing at greater depths could help
Thursday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Geoengineering
Wastewater plants could double as carbon-removal factories — if managed carefully
Tuesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Alkalinity enhancement experiments explore protection for Great Barrier Reef corals
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Small alkalinity boosts are safe for plankton — but big ones can be harmful
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Life in the anthropocene
Offshore wind installation processes may temporarily deafen and immobilize flounder populations
Monday 09:20 Oral abstract / schedule
Scallops grow slow when pile drivers pound
Monday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Will shorter arctic shipping routes save emissions?
Tuesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Special sound technology scares off seals from salmon habitat without creating noise pollution
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Heavy ship traffic triggers methane release from coastal ecosystems
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Plankton may flock to floating scientific instruments like moths to a light
Thursday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Marine heatwaves
As climate change makes marine heatwaves worse, tropical cyclones could act as a counterweight
Monday 09:50 Oral abstract / schedule
Record marine temperatures in 2023-2024 triggered widespread ocean acidification extremes as well
Monday 10:30 Oral abstract / schedule
Eelgrass, a foundational marine species in the Baltic, is 1.5 degrees C away from its thermal limit
Monday 14:50 Oral abstract / schedule
Record ocean heatwaves in 2023–24 triggered global ecological and economic impacts
Monday 15:00 Oral abstract / schedule
In the Arctic, ice melting and marine heatwaves are reinforcing each other in a vicious cycle
Monday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
In Norway, oysters and other bivalve seafoods harbor increasing levels of dangerous bacteria as oceans warm
Monday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
This coral was king in the Virgin Islands. A marine heatwave decimated it.
Tuesday 08:57 eLightning abstract / schedule
Marine heatwaves can make coastal rainfall more intense in the U.K.
Tuesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Unlike in the open ocean, warming boosts coastal oceans’ CO2 drawdown
Tuesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Europe’s record-breaking 2023 marine heatwave was not unexpected under current climate change
Thursday 09:05 eLightning abstract / schedule
Marine heatwaves exacerbate the loss of biomass in the western Mediterranean, including commercially important species
Thursday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Marine warming and heatwaves may reshuffle the bases of marine food webs
Thursday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
The northern East China Sea is warming at double the global average rate
Thursday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Invisible from the surface, deep-water marine heatwaves will increasingly stress marine ecosystems
Friday 09:01 Oral abstract / schedule
Marine heatwaves can be contagious
Friday 10:51 Oral abstract / schedule
Marine heatwaves can amplify heatwaves on land
Friday 14:21 Oral abstract / schedule
Marine heatwaves will intensify in 60% of global marine protected areas this century
Friday 15:01 Oral abstract / schedule
Mining the deep sea
Mining in Cameroon triggers downstream damages to marine creatures, including turtles
Monday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
A deep-sea mining test cut animal abundance and species richness by roughly one-third within mining tracks
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Deep-sea mining could overlap with major high seas fisheries, raising risks for fish stocks and fishing economies
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Plastic problems
International cooperation on marine plastic cleanup would yield significant economic benefits
Monday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Biodegradable seaweed-based plastic may offer a sustainable plastic alternative
Tuesday 16:36 eLightning abstract / schedule
Plankton poop sends plastic to the seafloor
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Plastic makes krill poop sequester less carbon
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Ocean microplastic hotspots may be a brighter blue-green, allowing satellites to find and monitor them
Thursday 10:51 Oral abstract / schedule
Microplastics — even biodegradable ones — hamper marshes’ and mangroves’ carbon sequestration
Thursday 11:11 Oral abstract / schedule
Microplastics may make it harder for marine snow to fall, hindering carbon sequestration
Thursday 11:41 Oral abstract / schedule
Most plastic in the North Pacific may come from fishing activity
Thursday 16:09 eLightning abstract / schedule
Storms, infrastructure and sea level rise
How far inland will sea levels rise? Case studies from Chesapeake, Delaware and San Francisco
Monday 10:30 Oral abstract / schedule
Hundreds of industrial hazard sites in Florida could be inundated during a category 5 hurricane
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Waves are getting bigger on the US East Coast but smaller out West
Wednesday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
In many coastal cities, sinking land is amplifying the impacts of rising seas
Thursday 16:00 Poster abstract / schedule
Marine heatwaves can amplify coastal storm and flooding risks
Friday 08:30 Oral abstract / schedule
How Inuit communities are adapting to life on changing ice
Friday 10:40 Oral abstract / schedule
Barrier island residents are building artificial dunes to guard against storms. It may hasten their islands’ disappearance.
Friday 15:10 Oral abstract / schedule