OSM is the flagship conference for the ocean sciences and the larger ocean-connected community. Every two years, the Ocean Sciences Meeting unifies the oceans community to share findings, connect scientists from around the world, and advance the impact of science. The Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026 is co-sponsored by the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), and The Oceanography Society (TOS). We look forward to seeing you in Glasgow, Scotland on 22-27 February 2026 !
The deadline to submit an abstract is 20 August 2025, 23:59 EDT/03:59 UTC
We would like to call your attention to the following OSM session on the Impacts of climate change on the Mediterranean sea. We welcome abstracts from diverse presentations from physical, chemical, géological, biogeochemical, biological, ecological, and modeling aspects of the Mediterranean sea that will highlight how climate change has impacted this important ecosystem in the past and present and what is predicted for the futur.
Climate change and anthropogenic impacts on the Mediterranean Sea – Past, Present, and Future ecosystem responses
Co-Chairs : Eric Achterberg, Ilana Berman-Frank, Thierry Moutin, Yizhaq Makovsky, Tom Browning
The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most rapidly changing ocean basins on our planet impacted by both climate change and extensive anthropogenic pressures, which will have significant environmental and socio-economic consequences. The Mediterranean is characterized by increasing temperatures and salinity combined with decreasing nutrient availability and productivity from west to east. Moreover, it is unique in that deep water temperatures are almost 10 °C higher compared to other ocean basins. The study of the Mediterranean is essential as it serves as a natural laboratory to gain mechanistic and quantitative understanding of biogeochemical and ecosystem transitions of a future (sub)tropical ocean (covering 40% of the global ocean) affected by global warming and other anthropogenic pressures. In this session we invite research related to climate and anthropogenic change impacts on the Mediterranean Sea from the past and present as well as research predicting the response/s of ecosystems in the future. We welcome diverse presentations from physical, chemical, geological, biogeochemical, biological and ecological, and modeling aspects of the Mediterranean Sea. We anticipate that this session will provide a comprehensive overview of the sensitivity and resilience of the Mediterranean Sea to climate and anthropogenic pressures.
