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One Ocean Science Congress

United Nations Ocean Conference 3

Nice, France

2 – 13 June 2025

Research and policy experts from Marine Research Plymouth Alliance - delivering poster sessions, moderating, speaking and chairing at both the One Ocean Science Congress and the UN Ocean Conference 2025, as part of Plymouth’s contribution and commitment to Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

ONE OCEAN SCIENCE CONGRESS | 3-6 June 2025

The Congress is a UN special event - the scientific foundation of the Third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3).

It will offer a dynamic blend of plenary sessions, including opening and keynote speeches, along with parallel oral and poster presentations. To foster deeper engagement between science and society, policy and action, a series of interactive ‘townhalls’—featuring panels and roundtables—will create space for meaningful dialogue and collaboration.

UN OCEAN CONFERENCE 3 | 9-13 June 2025

The overarching theme of the Conference is “Accelerating action and mobilising all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean”. It aims to support further and urgent action to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development, and identify further ways and means to support the implementation of SDG 14. The Conference will adopt an agreed declaration, which along with a list of voluntary commitments, will be referred to as “Nice Ocean Action Plan”.

Alliance colleagues will also be joined by Plymouth’s Ocean Conservation Trust (OCT).

One Ocean Science Congress participation:

Poster: OOS2025-15
Assessing the state of marine biodiversity in the Northeast Atlantic by Abigail McQuatters-Gollop et al.
Member of the organising committee
Chair of sessions:
Tue, 3 June 2-3:30pm
Thu, 05 Jun, 16:00–17:30
Thu, 05 Jun, 14:00-14:10 (CEST), Room 2 OOS2025-19 | Orals | T2-2
Harnessing plankton dynamics to drive management efforts in the face of rapid environmental change
Thu, 05 Jun, 16:40–16:50 (CEST), Room 2 OOS2025-583 | Orals | T2-2
Modelling the pelagic ecosystem service losses from climate-driven declines in phytoplankton
16:20–16:30 (CEST), Room 1 OOS2025-1198 | Orals | T3-5
A biologically-validated, global-scale, benthic habitat map for use in area based management of Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction

Poster - OOS2025-188 | Posters on site | T3-1, P191 Marine Spatial Planning addressing climate effects in the UK and beyond by Ana Queiros and the MSPACE team
OOS2025-258 | ECOP | Posters on site | T7-6, P479
Incorporating climate-readiness into fisheries management strategies
Elizabeth Talbot et al
OOS2025-972 | Posters on site | T10-3, P642
Establishing Community Interfaces To Optimise Outcomes And Maximise Impacts From Digital Twins Of The Ocean
Matthew Palmer et al
OOS2025-564 Blue Prescriptions for Human Wellbeing
Restoration of Marine Ecosystems session T3-9
16:00–16:10 Room 1 OOS2025-1422
Greening the blue - subtidal seagrass restoration in the UK, a roadmap to scaling  
POSTER - OOS2025-1170 The Local Government Ocean Recovery Declaration - a mechanism for change. Session T10-5 - Ocean governance and management

UN Ocean Conference 3 participation:

“ Meet the Scientists’ Coalition for an Effective Plastics Treaty scientists: Science-based priorities for an effective Global Plastics Treaty”
Wed 11 June | 5pm-7pm
Venue: La Baleine
Lead Organisation: Sorbonne University 
"Cultural Connection Hub, supporting the global drive for better understanding of cultural connections to the Ocean",
14.00 - 15.00, Green Zone, Ocean Literacy Pavilion
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, 9th June Green Zone, Ocean Lit Pavilion.
Joint side event between Canada, Welsh, and UK organizations and Governments on the development and impact of national ocean literacy strategies.