AMSA 2025
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Pre-Conference Workshop: Melbourne Coral Identification Workshop
Pre-Conference Workshop: Explore high-quality, open, ocean data and tools to support your marine science
Pre-Conference Workshop: Demystifying Academic Publishing
Registration Open
Welcome Reception
Registration Open
Opening Ceremony
Opening Plenary - Panel
Chair: Paul Carnell
Morning Tea
Session 1.1 - Reaching consensus in marine restoration
Chairs: Wing Yan Chan & Talisa Doering
Session 1.2 - Advancing marine observations through integrated autonomous systems
Chairs: Andrew Filisetti & Matthew Dunbabin
Session 1.3 - Marine science in a time of rapid environmental change
Chair: Sue-Ann Watson
Session 1.4 - Understanding and achieving ocean literacy in Australia
Chair: Prue Francis
Session 1.5 - Marine Pest and Pathogens
Chair: Rene Campbell
Lunch
Session 2.1 - Reaching consensus in marine restoration
Chairs: Madeleine van Oppen & Wing Yan Chan
Session 2.2 - Aquatic animal tracking: where do they go and what do they do?
Chair: Belinda Goddard
Session 2.3 - Marine science in a time of rapid environmental change
Chair: Sue-Ann Watson
Session 2.5 - Marine Pest and Pathogens
Chair: Anita Wohlsen
Afternoon Tea
Session 3.1 - Reaching consensus in marine restoration
Chairs: Talisa Doering & Madeleine van Oppen
Session 3.2 - Microbiomes in marine systems
Chair: Morgan Ellis
Session 3.3 - Marine science in a time of rapid environmental change
Chair: Abbi Scott
Session 3.4 - People and healthy reef futures
Chair: Matthew Navarro
Session 3.5 - Advances to support marine spatial planning in Australia
Chairs: Laura Griffiths & Myriam Lacharite
Poster Session I
Koorioke Night at AMSA 2025
Registration Open
Welcome
Plenary Session - Leanne Cullen-Unsworth & Neville Barrett
Chair: Allyson O'Brien
Morning Tea
Session 4.1 - Future seagrass: exploring socio-cultural and ecological dimensions of seagrass systems
Chairs: Alex Carter & Kathryn McMahon
Session 4.2 - Marine mapping, applications and tools to support decisions
Chairs: Alan Jordan & Mardi McNeil
Sponsored by:
Session 4.3 - General session: Marine chemistry and water quality
Chair: Nagur Cherukuru
Session 4.4 - Community partnerships driving reciprocal outcomes in marine science
Chairs: Zoe Brittain & Shelby Schumacher
Lunch
Session 5.1 - Future seagrass: exploring socio-cultural and ecological dimensions of seagrass systems
Chairs: Lucy Coals & Kathryn McMahon
Session 5.2 - Marine mapping, applications and tools to support decisions
Chairs: Donna-marie Audas & Steffan Howe
Sponsored by:
Session 5.3 - Monitoring and Managing Marine Chemical Pollutants
Chairs: Jackie Myers & Anuradha Athawuda
Session 5.4 - Community partnerships driving reciprocal outcomes in marine science
Chair: Zoe Brittain
Afternoon Tea
Session 6.1 - Interdisciplinary approaches to temperate reef restoration
Chairs: Prue Francis & Cayne Layton
Session 6.2 - Marine mapping, applications and tools to support decisions
Chair: Mary Young
Session 6.3 - General session: Marine biology
Chair: Allyson O'Brien
Session 6.4 - Community partnerships driving reciprocal outcomes in marine science
Chairs: Zoe Brittain & Shelby Schumacher
Evening Workshop: Enhancing Scientific Diving: Updates, Safety, and Community Engagement
Student Night
Registration Open
Welcome
Plenary Session - John Gunn & Jas Chambers
Chair: Prue Francis
Morning Tea
Session 7.1 - Interdisciplinary approaches to temperate reef restoration
Chair: Scott Breschkin
Session 7.2 - Sea-level rise and coastal change through time and space
Chair: Juliet Sefton
Session 7.3 - General session: Technological advances in marine science
Chair: Jacqui Pocklington
Session 7.4 - Indigenous partnerships for better understanding and adapting to dynamic marine environments and sea county
Chairs: Jodi Edwards & Chels Marshall
Lunch
Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOP) AUS/NZ Node Lunch
Session 8.1 - Accounting for benefits of restoration
Chair: Paul Carnell
Session 8.2 - Sea-level rise and coastal change through time and space
Chair: Juliet Sefton
Session 8.3 - Marine science for responsible climate actions
Chairs: Talia Jeanneret & Yuwan Malakar
Session 8.4 - Indigenous partnerships for better understanding and adapting to dynamic marine environments and sea county
Chair: Kyah Chewying
Afternoon Tea
Session 9.1 - Accounting for benefits of restoration
Chair: Karita Negandhi
Session 9.2 - In harmony with giants of the sea – a future for marine megafauna protection
Chairs: Jodi Edwards & Rebecca McIntosh
Session 9.3 - Marine science for responsible climate actions
Chairs: Emily Ogier & Tiffany Morrison
Session 9.4 - Indigenous partnerships for better understanding and adapting to dynamic marine environments and sea county
Chair: Zac Webb
Public Event - Why Oceans Matter
Registration Open
Welcome and Update from the Indigenous Working Group
Plenary Session - Jodi Edwards
Chair: Chels Marshall
AMSA National AGM
Morning Tea & Poster Session II
Session 10.1 - In harmony with giants of the sea – a future for marine megafauna protection
Chairs: Chels Marshall & Olaf Meynecke
Session 10.2 - General session: Marine Biology
Chair: Laney Callahan
Session 10.3 - Plastic pollution in coastal and marine environments
Chairs: Tanveer Adyel & Jackie Myers
Session 10.4 - Estuarine Ecosystem Processes - Observations and Modelling
Chairs: Xiao Hua Wang & Amanda Xiao
Lunch
Session 11.1 - In harmony with giants of the sea – a future for marine megafauna protection
Chairs: Jodi Edwards & Chels Marshall
Session 11.2 - General session: Physical oceanography
Chair: Brendan Lanham
Session 11.3 - Plastic pollution in coastal and marine environments
Chairs: Tanveer Adyel & Jackie Myers
Afternoon Tea
Plenary Session - Dr Scott Bennet
Chair: Brendan Lanham