Researchers, students, practitioners, educators, and community members alike gathered at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, for the 2026 joint Atlantic Canada Coastal and Estuarine Science Society (ACCESS) and the Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership (BoFEP) biennial conference. Held under the theme “Connecting Communities to Ocean Science,” the conference brought together approximately 90 participants for four days of presentations, discussions, posters, and community engagement focused on Atlantic Canada’s coastal areas and watersheds. The program featured 37 oral presentations, 17 posters, two plenary sessions, and a public town hall, highlighting topics ranging from ocean literacy, intertidal and subtidal ecology, management and restoration of dykelands and wetlands, fisheries status, environmental contaminants, and science-policy decision processes.
Belen, A., Webster, A. E., Keast, E., Legault, A., Margeson, K., Martinez Calderon, D., & Toze, S. (2026, June 25). “Connecting communities to ocean science: The ACCESS/BoFEP conference, 19-22 May 2026. EIUI Blog. https://eiui.ca/connecting-communities-to-ocean-science-the-access-bofep-conference-19-22-may-2026/
