The Maldives Marine Science Institute (MMRI) takes great pleasure in announcing our fifth Symposium of the biennial Maldives Marine Science Symposium (MMSS) series, the nation’s leading platform for the communication of marine research conducted in the Maldives. As the pioneers of marine research in the Maldives, it brings us immense pride and joy that the fifth MMSS will also take place in the same year we mark our 40^th anniversary. To celebrate this very special milestone, the fifth MMSS will feature a panel discussion in addition to oral and poster presentations.

MMSS has always fostered an exciting and fruitful exchange of ideas among the research community. Therefore, to ensure we continue this important rapport, the fifth symposium will also take place as a hybrid event, with opportunities for both in-person and virtual participation. The fifth MMSS intends to feature a variety of marine research areas, including fisheries, coral reef ecology, ecosystem dynamics, fisheries management, marine conservation, marine biodiversity, deep-sea ecology, climate change, resource use, spatial planning, marine pollution, mariculture, and oceanography.

For further information, please check our symposium page (fifthMMSS). If you have further inquiries regarding the symposium, please do not hesitate to contact us via; symposia@mmri.gov.mv