16th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS 2026)

The 16th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS 2026) is dedicated to all aspects, developments and best practice in coral reef sciences.

The 16th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS 2026) covers topics such as:

• Species and their populations
• Reef environments and climate of the past
• Microbial ecology, holobionts and model organisms
• Ecosystem functions and services
• Unexplored and unexpected reefs
• Cold-water and temperate reefs
• Human relations to reefs
• Scalable observations and technologies
• Organismal physiology, adaptation and acclimation
• Global and local impacts
• Conservation and management
• Resilience, phase shifts and novel ecosystems
• Outreach and education
• Interventions and restoration
• New theories and future projections

The 16th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS 2026) brings together coral reef researchers, reef managers and policy makers.

The International Coral Reef Symposium usually offers Scientific Field Trips in order to understand better the biology and geology of coral reefs in the region where the Symposium is being hosted.

The 16th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS 2026) might be held in New Zealand in Jul 2026.