The Alabama Coastal Foundation (ACF) is a non-partisan, non-profit organization with a mission to improve and protect Alabama’s coastal environment through cooperation, education, and participation. One of our initiatives is the Green Coast Council (GCC), a forum for business and ...

The symposium will focus on emerging HABs in the U.S., crossing the land-sea interface in temperate and subtropical zones in the face of climate change and shifting land use. Please join us in beautiful Orange Beach, Alabama, for the 10th ...

We're Planning a BIG Event in our SPARKLING CITY The 2007 GCAGS Convention in Corpus Christi was a success by every measure. We are planning another exciting event in fall of 2016 at the beautiful downtown American Bank Center. Hotel ...

The Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation is a unique event that draws participants from around the world, from across disciplines and cultures to a common interest and objective: the conservation of sea turtles and their environment. The ...

This event has been cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions - click here for more info. BEM 2020, the 49th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting, will be held 7-11 April 2020 in Wilmington, NC at Hotel Ballast, and hosted by the faculty ...

Conference Overview The World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB) has become the major focal assembly to share research outcomes, management and policy issues, and discussions on the role of biodiversity in sustaining ocean ecosystems. Arranged on a 3 – 4 ...

The ISDSC6 will bring together scientists, industry, students and managers with recent state of the art knowledge on the presence, distribution, linkages, ecosystem function and biodiversity of cold water corals and their habitats. In addition the forcing factors driving the ...

GCFI is pleased to announce that the 74th annual meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI 74) will be held in Fort Walton Beach, Florida from 8 – 12 November 2021 at The Island Hotel. GCFI is partnering ...

The 7th International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals is the premier meeting for scientists, explorers, managers, policymakers, industry specialists and students to exchange ideas and share knowledge of deep-sea and cold-water corals and their ecosystems. Topics of this meeting will include ...

Summit Theme - Our Coasts, Our Future, Our Choice We are at a pivotal moment in how we treat and manage our coastal resources. Climate change, security concerns, economic vitality, and many other forces are causing coastal communities to reevaluate ...