Welcome Message – Dr. Jae-Sang Hong

  The Asian Marine Biology Symposium were dedicated to promoting researches in various topics in the field of marine biology and ecology and facilitating communications especially among the Asian marine biologists to protect, and ensure the sustainable use of our regional seas. These goals were possible by convening conferences to discuss a variety of issues and share ideas through the research collaboration and information exchanges on the regional and global issues in our coastal regions.

  In fact, the past three Asian Marine Biology Symposia (The 1st in Phuket, Thailand, in 2012, The 2nd in Jeju, Korea, in 2014, and The 3rdin Kumamoto, Japan, in 2017) served as a source of current issues on coastal matters by addressing not only the local and regional marine biological phenomena, but also the global issues such as biological invasion, tsunami, hypoxia, and ocean acidification etc…

  To me, as one of the international organizing committee (Scientific Committee) members, it is really a great pleasure for the 4th AMBS to be continued, and held in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). I sincerely congratulate the meeting, and hope many Asian marine biologists participate in this event and it will be a great success.

  I would like to express my appreciation to the supports and efforts for preparation of the 4th AMBS by the members of Local Organizing Committee of the symposium and the staff of Taiwan National University.

  I would like to express my appreciation to the supports and efforts for preparation of the 4th AMBS by the members of Local Organizing Committee of the symposium and the staff of Taiwan National University.

  I am looking forward to seeing all the participants at the symposium, and enjoying a talk with you.

 




Professor Emeritus Jae-Sang Hong

Department of the Ocean Sciences,
College of Natural Science, Inha University

Incheon 22212, Republic of Korea