Oceans Past Initiative XI: Ocean Connected Communities

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Oceans Past Initiative XI: Ocean Connected Communities

15-19 June 2026. University of Victoria, Vancouver Island

The Oceans Past Initiative connects scholars and practitioners interested in documenting and understanding changes in marine systems and human-ocean interactions in past decades, centuries and millennia. The 11th Oceans Past Conference will be held at the University of Victoria on Vancouver Island, Canada from the 15-19 June 2026. We look forward to seeing you there. Registration will open in February 2026. Discounts will be available for OPI members, early career researchers and those from lower income countries.

Oceans Past XI themes

Select the one most closely related to your proposed topic:

Trajectories of human influences on the seas: fisheries, pests, and pollution
Indigenous ocean knowledges
Connecting communities: blue memory, place, heritage, and justice
Marine ecosystems past and future, from kelp forests to coral reefs
Physical and biological change in marine systems
Ocean stewardship and belonging
The future past of marine paleobiology
From collapse to recovery: Learning from our shared pasts to inform future policy and management

Call for Abstracts and ECR funding award submissions are now open. Full details can be found on the conference website.