ESSAS - Ecosystem Studies of Subarctic and Arctic Seas

Announcing ESSAS 2026 in Reykjavik, Iceland

2026 Annual Science Meeting 

Borealization: 
Subarctic and Arctic Marine Systems in Transition

 

Dates: 23-25 June, 2026 
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland

Expect a call for abstracts and open registration in early December, with abstracts due January 15, 2026. Because June is a busy month in Reykjavík, we encourage booking accommodations early.

Tentative session titles include the following. Each session is focused around a theme and is designed to span the natural and social sciences and to cover systems from the coast to the deep sea:

  • Marine Heatwaves: Impacts on High Latitude Ecosystems from Physics to Biology and Human Communities
  • Tracking Borealization: Physical Change, Biological Responses, Community Impacts 
  • Gadids under Borealization: Ecology, Fisheries, and Management
  • Connections across the Subarctic Atlantic: Physics to Fish, Fjords to Gyres, Surface to Seafloor
  • The effects of multiple drivers on Arctic and Sub-arctic costal/fjord environments: bridging marine chemistry and biology

 

We look forward to seeing you in Reykjavík.
ESSAS Scientific Steering Committee
Local Organizing Committee

Contact us

For any questions about ESSAS or further information please contact any of the ESSAS Co-chairs

Benjamin Planque
Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
Email: benjamin.planque@imr.no  

Franz Mueter
University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA
Email: fmueter@alaska.edu  

Naomi Harada
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
Kashiwa, Japan
Email: naomi.harada@aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp