The International Coral Reef Symposium 2026
The 16th International Coral Reef Symposium was held in Auckland, NZ from 20-24 June, 2026.
The Society wishes to express its gratitude to the sponsors who made the conference possible.
The Society also wishes to acknowledge the work of members who participated in the work of the various conference committees and in particular express its gratitude to the Conference Convener and chair of the executive committee, Prof. Simon Davy.
The Proceedings will be published in the Society’s journal, Coral Reefs. Those interested in submitting papers to the proceedings can do so until 1 November 2026. For more information, consult the 16th ICRS website.
All plenary events and talks papers were recorded in video format and are available to view on line at the ICRS YouTube Channel.
Those include
- Day 1 – Opening Ceremony and Morning Plenary
- Day 1 – Mid-day Plenary
- Day 1 – Wealth Untold Film Panel
- Day 2 – Morning Plenary
- Day 2 – Mid-day Plenary
- Day 2 – Darwin Lecture
- Day 3 – Morning Plenary
- Day 3 – Mid-day Plenary
- Day 3 – Super Reefs Film Live Panel Discussion
- Day 4 – Morning Plenary
- Day 4 – Mid-day Plenary
- Day 4 – ICRS Choir Performance at the Banquet
- Day 5 – Closing Plenary & Awards
Also the abstracts of all the presentations can be downloaded here.
