
About BECoME 2025




Conference Aims
Facilitate knowledge transfer and idea exchange.
Foster research collaborations.
Identify knowledge gaps and prioritize research areas.
Train young scientists and environmental practitioners.
Solicit experts’ advice on practical issues related to marine biodiversity conservation and fisheries management.
Conference Themes
Climate Change Impacts on Marine Biodiversity and Mitigation Strategies
Marine Biodiversity and Evolution
Ecosystem Restoration (including Nature-Based Solutions)
Marine Biodiversity Pattern and Database
Marine Biodiversity Conservation (including Marine Protected Areas)
Marine Mammal Conservation
Anthropogenic Impacts on Marine Biodiversity (including Biological Invasion)
Sustainable Fisheries and Mariculture
Marine Ecology (including Coral and Seagrass Ecosystems)
Conference Organising Committee
Chairman:
Prof. Kenneth M.Y. Leung (City University of Hong Kong)
Vice Chairman:
Prof. Patrick K. H. Lee (City University of Hong Kong)
Members:
Prof. David Michael Baker (The University of Hong Kong)
Dr. Jinping Cheng (The Education University of Hong Kong)
Prof. S. G. Cheung (City University of Hong Kong)
Dr. Apple P. Y. Chui (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Prof. James K. H. Fang (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Prof. Jerome H. L. Hui (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Prof. Hongbin Liu (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Prof. Jianwen Qiu (Hong Kong Baptist University)
Ms. Anna Situ (Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department HKSARG)
Prof. Moriaki Yasuhara (The University of Hong Kong)
Conference Secretary:
Ms. May M.W. Ng (City University of Hong Kong)