The first edition of the ICMS, Towards a sustainable ocean, was held in Medellín (Colombia) in 2018, and gathered over 100 participants from around 40 countries who discussed interdisciplinary topics related to the future of marine sciences. The 2020 virtual edition of the conference, Tropical oceans for the future, brought together more than a thousand participants from all continents, particularly from Latin America and tropical areas around the globe.
Based on the extraordinary scientific exchange and high visibility of the conference, we plan to continue with our ICMS series to cover emerging topics related to marine sciences in the tropics to be shared across the planet.