The 2026 edition

The aim of the 2026 colloquium is to bring together scientists and students focusing on physical, biological and biogeochemical mechanisms that support bentho-pelagic coupling processes, and examine how these mechanisms are affected by human activities (including climate change) and what is ultimately the impact on biodiversity, carbon cycling and ecosystem resilience.

The workshop will take place at the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona, Spain, and it is aimed at early career researchers (graduate students and postdocs), but senior researchers are also welcome.

The Colloquium will consist of presentations, discussion sessions and other group activities. Participants will be divided into groups, and each group will lead the day’s discussion, with active participation of everyone.

The RCSC2026 will promote synergies and dialogues between different disciplines as well as networking and knowledge exchange between senior, junior and next-generation researchers.

The meeting will start on Sunday afternoon with a welcoming talk and run through Friday afternoon, with keynotes every morning and structured discussion in the afternoon on the following themes: Particle export and remineralization, Diel and seasonal animal distributions and migrations, Benthopelagic food web coupling, Disturbances (human impacts and climate change), and Ecosystem resilience.