Research & Innovation
International Research Symposium 2024
Ocean University of Sri Lanka
“Ocean Research for Blue Growth”
The oceans have been extensively recognized as a fascinating new frontier for economic development globally. Many island nations are well-positioned to promote the “Blue Economy” and “Blue Growth” that focus on inclusive economic growth and livelihood development while ensuring the environmental sustainability of the oceans and coastal regions. However, there are growing concerns about “Blue Justice”; a newly emerged concept that insists on fair treatment for all stakeholders within the domains of blue economy and blue growth. Therefore, it is a timely important topic to stimulate a dialogue on achieving more justice within inclusive blue growth.
With this goal, Ocean University of Sri Lanka hosts its first International Research Symposium this year under the broader theme of “Ocean Research for Blue Growth”. This International Symposium for Ocean Research – 2024 (iSOR ‘24) has provided a great platform for multidisciplinary research while facilitating collaboration among national and international researchers, scientists, academics, industrialists, professionals, emerging scholars, and undergraduates working in different disciplines related to ocean science and affiliated fields. We have called the abstracts to share your research findings at different plenary sessions under the dynamic conference tracks of Coastal and Marine Environmental Management, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Seafood Science and Technology, Marine Engineering and Technology, Oceanography and Hydrography, GIS and Remote Sensing applications for Marine Science, Maritime Transportation and Logistics, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, and Socio-economic and Marketing. Through this prominent event, we seek to encourage researchers and practitioners to exchange their cutting-edge research findings and experience to establish the roadmap for blue growth placing blue justice at the forefront of the blue economy.
