The Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences 2025 (XMAS 2025) will be held from January
14th to 17th, 2025 in Xiamen, China. It is organized by the State Key Laboratory of Marine
Environmental Science, Xiamen University. Furthermore, for the first time, the symposium will be
sponsored by the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO). XMAS 2025
will consist of interdisciplinary cutting-edged sessions covering physical, chemical, and
biological oceanography as well as marine toxicology. In addition, workshops on emerging topics
in marine environmental sciences such as ocean-based carbon removal, ocean governance and
sustainability, the marine economy, marine education and outreach, and special sessions on Women
in Science and mentoring future scientists will also be offered. All of these will feature ASLO
members in addition to experts in these respective fields from around the world.