Important Notes

1.      For participants accepted for oral presentations, the presentation duration will be 15 minutes, and the accepted file formats are PowerPoint (.ppt/.pptx) or Adobe PDF.

2.      For participants accepted for poster presentations, maximal size of the poster is (250 cm (height) × 100 cm (width) , it could be smaller.

3.      Special Issue in the Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences (JAMS)

Following the conference, selected papers will be invited for publication in a Special Issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences (JAMS) (https://jams.squ.edu.om/home/).

JAMS is an open-access, peer-reviewed, and indexed journal published by Sultan Qaboos University. All published manuscripts are freely accessible to readers worldwide, ensuring wide dissemination of your research.

Importantly, there are no article processing or publication fees. All submissions will undergo rigorous peer review by experts in the relevant fields to maintain the high scientific quality of the journal.

Important Dates

- Abstract Submission Deadline 30 August 2025

- The deadline for registration has been extended to 30 Oct 2025 (GMT+4)

- Conference (start-end) date 4-5 November 2025 

About the Conference

There is widespread and ever-increasing interest in marine biotechnology and its socio-economic impacts.Oman’s exploitable economic zone covers some 400,000 square kilometers of ocean and has rich biodiversity.Living marine resources are Oman’s major renewables and have remarkable potential for commercial exploitation beyond the present capture fishery. Extreme environments occur within oceans, which have led to the evolution of marine organisms with unique structures, metabolic pathways, reproductive systems and sensory and defense mechanisms.In the future, within these molecular structures and processes will be found new materials, bioactive compounds and biochemical systems and processes that will have applications in human health, nutrition and future supplies of energy. Additionally, development of biotechnology will create new jobs and new source of income for the Sultanate of Oman. Aquaculture is an area national strategic development and is supported by the application of appropriate genetic, cellular and molecular technologies, enabling fish farmers to produce more abundant, resilient and healthier supplies of seafood.

The Objective of the Conference 

The main objectives of this conference are to assess and promote the development of marine biotechnology in Oman and to bring together scientists for the establishment of new collaborative activity. Additionally, we would like to use this conference as a platform to translate scientific discoveries to the industry. Thus, the blue economy companies and investment agencies will be invited.

Themes of the conference

• Fisheries and aquaculture biotechnology
• Marine biodiversity and genetics
• Biotechnology of micro- and macroalgae
• Biofouling and antifouling
• Marine natural products and nutraceuticals