The 11th Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography and Fisheries co-organized by the Panhellenic Union of HCMR Employees and Union of HCMR Researchers, in collaboration with the Department of Marine Sciences, University of the Aegean (www.mar.aegean.gr), under the auspices of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (www.hcmr.gr)

The Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography & Fisheries has become an institution for HCMR, as well as for the scientific community of Greece. By organising the 11th Symposium, in collaboration with the Department of Marine Sciences (University of the Aegean), we aim to enhance the collaboration between the academic and research communities of the Balkans, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

Contributions (Oral or Poster presentations) should be relevant to the following topics:

• Physical & Chemical Oceanography
• Marine Biology & Ecology
• Biodiversity Conservation & Environmental Protection
• Surface and Underground Inland Waters: Hydrology, Hydro-Geochemistry, Biology, Ichthyology
• Integrated Management of Coastal Zone – Transitional Water Ecosystems & River Basins
• Ecological Water Quality: Implementation of EU Directives
• Genetics & Population Genomics: from Genes to Ecosystem
• Fisheries, Environmental Impacts, Monitoring & Management
• Aquaculture
• Marine Geology & Geophysics / Seismology / Sedimentology/ Marine Minerals
• Maritime Technology & Applications
• Environmental Education & Awareness

Particularly welcome are presentations that address wider topics with an interdisciplinary approach, or focus on specific issues such as:

• Biogeochemical Cycles in Aquatic Ecosystems
• Climate Changes in Aquatic Ecosystems – Satellite Observations – Sea Level Rise – Water Acidification & Hypoxia
• Mathematical Simulations & Management Models
• Sea Bottom Observatories
• Monitoring & Management of Fisheries Resources. Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management
• Natural Hazards: Monitoring– Protection
• Water Pollution
• Renewable Energy Sources
• Marine Protected areas – Marine Spatial Planning
• Greek State: Research & Policy for the Aquatic Environment