2025 Global Chinese Marine Science Symposium Successfully Held at XMUM
The 2025 Global Chinese Marine Science Symposium, held together with the 14th Cross-Strait Symposium on Marine Science and the 11th Cross-Strait Symposium on Marine Environmental Monitoring and Forecasting Technologies, took place from 27 to 30 November at Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM). The event gathered more than 130 experts and scholars from across the Taiwan Strait and the global Chinese marine science community.
This year marked the first joint organization of the two long-standing symposium series, aimed at strengthening academic exchange among Chinese marine scientists worldwide, fostering multi-dimensional cooperation, and expanding the platform from a cross-Strait dialogue to a broader international network.
Hosted by XMUM, the symposium was co-organized by the State Key Laboratory of Marine Biogeochemistry (Xiamen University), the China–ASEAN College of Marine Sciences (XMUM), the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the National Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics, the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center, the Fujian–Taiwan Strait Marine Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, the Fujian Key Laboratory of Land–Sea Interface Eco-Environmental Science, and the UN Ocean Decade program COASTAL-SOS.
The opening ceremony, chaired by Prof. Wang Dazhi (Xiamen University), featured addresses from founding scholars Academician Su Jilan, Prof. Hong Huasheng, and Prof. Kao Chia-Chun, who reviewed the historical development of the symposiums and highlighted the significance of hosting the joint meeting overseas for the first time. Academician Chen Zhen-Dong (National Sun Yat-sen University) and Prof. Wang Ruifang, President of XMUM, emphasized the importance of academic collaboration and XMUM’s role in supporting marine science research.
Under the theme “Marine Science and Technology in the Age of Intelligence,” the symposium focused on four major areas:
• Physical oceanography and ocean remote sensing
• Marine chemistry and marine geology
• Marine ecology and fisheries resources
• Marine monitoring and forecasting technologies
The program featured 77 oral presentations and 11 posters, with keynote contributions from leading scholars including Academician Chen Zhen-Dong, Academician Dai Minhan, Prof. Chien Hua, Prof. Yang Ying-Jian, Prof. Bi Hong-Sheng, Prof. Shi Dalin, Dr. Wang Fan, and Prof. Zhang Yuzhong.
Participants noted that the symposium not only continued over three decades of cross-Strait academic exchange but also expanded collaboration to a global network of Chinese marine scientists. Looking ahead, the community aims to deepen cooperation in research, data sharing, and talent development to build a more open and dynamic global platform for Chinese marine science.