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2019 – “Living Coral” – Color of the Year
The Pantone Color of the Year for 2019 is “Living Coral.” This color calls attention to the world’s corals and their beauty. Described as “animating and life-affirming coral hue with a golden undertone that energizes and enlivens,” it is a color that should appeal to ocean advocates. Every December, Pantone announces a new color for the upcoming year which influences designers around the world. This year’s color will hopefully remind people of the natural beauty of coral reefs and inspire them to take steps to limit climate change and protect the world’s coral reefs.
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APRIL
International Conference
5th International Conference on Marine Mammam Protected Areas
Messinia, Greece
8 – 12 April 2019
Diving Tourism Event
“For a Plastic-Free Future”
Suntec, Singapore
12 – 14 April 2019
World Dolphin Day
International Conference
4th Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network – International Workshop
Hangzhou, China
14 – 17 April 2019
International Conference
Surface Ocean – Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) Open Science Conference
Sapporo, Japan
21 – 25 April 2019
Earth Day
World Penguin Day
International Conference
Jeju, Korea
28 April – 3 May 2019
MAY
World Tuna Day
International Conference
11th International Conference on Toxic Cyanobacteria
Krakow, Poland
5 – 10 May 2019
International Conference
International Living Planet Symposium
Organised by the European Space Agency
Milan, Italy
13 – 17 May 2019
Endangered Species Day
International Day of Biological Diversity
World Turtle Day
23 May
International Conference
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) CoP18
Colombo, Sri Lanka
23 May – 3 June, 2019
JUNE
World Environmement Day
5 June
World Ocean Day
8 June
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Regional Workshop
EurOCEAN
High-level Marine Science Policy Conference
Paris, France
11 – 12 June 2019
World Sea Turtle Day
16 June
International Conference
Oceans 19 Conference
“Ocean Planet – It’s our home”
Organized by the Marine Technology Society & the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society
Marseille, France
17 – 20 June 2019
Natinal Conference
6th Australian Mangrove & Saltmarsh Network Conference
Monash University
Melbourne, Australia
18 – 20 June 2019
International Symposium
1st International Operational Satellite Oceanography Symposium
Organised by NOAA & EUMETSAT
College Park, MD, USA
18 – 20 June 2019
International Conference
Asia-Pacific Aquaculture 2019
Organised by the World Aquaculture Society
Chennai, India
18 – 20 June 2019
International Workshop
Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry Workshop
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA, USA
24 – 27 June 2019
International Conference
MARE People & the Sea Conference
Center for Maritime Research, University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
24 – 28 June 2019
JULY
International Conference
Mangroves Macrobenthos and Management 5
International Conference sponsored by the University of Singapore
Singapore
1 – 5 July 2019
Regional Conference
11th West Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) Symposium
Mauritius
1 – 6 July 2019
World Plastic Bag Free Day
3 July
International Conference
OCEANEXT 2019
International Interdisciplinary Conference Organised by the CNRS Sea & Coastal Institute
Nantes, France
3 – 5 July 2019
National Conference
Philippines Association of Marine Science 15
Hosted be Aklan State University
Banga, Aklan, Philippines
4 – 6 July 2019
International Conference
International Conference on the Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life
Den Haag, Netherlands
7 – 12 July 2019
National Conference
41st Annual Scientific Meeting
Philippines National Academy of Science and Technology
Manila, Philippines
10 – 11 July 2019
Shark Awareness Day
14 July
Arctic Sea Ice Day
15 July
Dive Tourism Event
PADI Women’s Dive Day
Worldwide
20 July 2019
International Conference
Species on the Move 2019
International Conference on the Effects Climate Change on Species
Kruger National Park, South Africa
22 – 26 July 2019
National Conference
National (US) Marine Educators Association
Annual Meeting
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH USA
22 – 25 July 2019
International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
AUGUST
Dive Tourism Event
International Convention Center
Sydney, Australia
1 – 5 August 2019
International Conference
International Sea Ice Symposium 2019
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
18 – 23 August 2019
Regional Conference
7th European Phycological Congress
Zagreb, Croatia
25 – 30 August 2019
World Whale Shark Day
30 August
SEPTEMBER
International Conference
13th International Conference on Paleoceanography
Sydney, Australia
2 – 6 September 2019
Dive Tourism Event
SM Megamall, Manila, Philippines
6 – 9 September 2018
International Conference
Organised by the European Association of Fish Pathologists
Porto, Portugal
9 – 12 September 2019
International Conference
Annual Science Conference
Gothenburg, Sweden
9 – 12 September 2019
International Conference
International Science Council – Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research
Annual Conference
Toyama, Japan
9 – 12 September 2019
Regional Conference
European Marine Science Educators Association Conference
São Miguel, Azores, Portugal
12 – 16 September 2019
World Water Monitoring Day
18 September
World Coastal Cleanup Day
21 September
World Maritime Day
26 September
Theme “Empowering Women in the Maritime Community”
OCTOBER
World Animal Day
International Conference
Fishackathon 2019
+30 Countries
5 – 6 October 2019
International Conference
World Whale Conference 2019
Organised by Fraser Coast Tourism & World Cetacean Alliance
Hervey Bay, Australia
7 – 11 October 2019
World Octopus Day
8 October
African Penguin Awareness Day
International Sawfish Day
NOVEMBER
World Jellyfish Day
Regional Conference
Mar del Plata, Argentina
4 – 8 November 2019
International Conference
COP 25 – UN Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Organised by Brazil
TBD, Brazil
11 – 22 November 2019
Simply put, it is the U.N. Climate Change Negotiations.
Diving Professionals Event
DEMA Show
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL, USA
13 – 16 November 2019
World Fisheries Day
21 November
DECEMBER
National Symposium
Organized by Reef Conservation UK & the Zoological Society of London
TBD, UK
TBD December 2019
World Wildlife Conservation Day
LOOK AHEAD 2020 – FEATURED EVENTS
JANUARY
International Conference
5th Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences
Organised by State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science of
Xiamen University
Xiamen, China
TBD January 2020
National Symposium
18th Symposium on the Coastal Environment
In cooperation with the American Meteorological Society
TBD, USA
TBD January 2020
Surf Tourism Event
44th Surf Expo
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, FL, USA
9 – 11 January 2020
Diving Tourism Event
21st Salon de la Plongée
(Dive Show)
Porte de Versailles, Paris, France
10 – 13 January 2020
Diving Tourism Event
BOOT 2019
Boats, Diving, Water Sports
Messe, Dusseldorf, Germany
18 – 26 January 2020
FEBRUARY
World Wetlands Day
World Whale Day
International Conference
ALSO 2020
Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Sponsored by the Assoc for the Sciences of Limnology & Oceanography
San Diego, CA, USA
16 – 21 February 2020
International Day of the Polar Bear
MARCH
International Day of the Seal
UN World Wildlife Day
International Conference
International Conference on Marine Science & Aquaculture 2019
Organised by University of Malaysia
Kota Kinabalu, Sabeh, Malaysia
TBD March 2020
World Water Day
National Conference
Citizen Science 2020
Organised by Local Committee
TBD March 2020