The Australia New Zealand Marine Biotechnology Society (ANZMBS) is the leading voice for marine biotechnology across Australasia. We connect scientists, industry, policy makers, and innovators to advance the sustainable use of marine resources for the benefit of people, the planet, and the blue economy.
Our mission is to foster collaboration, innovation, and education in marine biotechnology, from fundamental research to real-world applications. We help to foster partnerships with academia, industry, Indigenous communities, and international networks to promote responsible and impactful marine biotechnology across the region.
6th ANZMBS Conference 2026
Theme: Cultivating Connections for a Resilient Blue Economy
University of Waikato - Tauranga New Zealand
26-28 August 2026
This three-day event will have an entrepreneurial focus, with workshops designed to support skills sharing and development of attendees, hands-on networking experiences bringing together experts, researchers, and industry partners in Marine Biotechnology
Pre registration is now open
Why Join Us?
We are a membership-based society, and by joining us you will gain a gateway to a global Marine Biotechnology network.
Member benefits include:
• Networking with members through online workshops, and networking events to strengthen collaboration and knowledge exchange.
• Up-to-date information on society activities and the opportunity to feed-in to those affecting the marine biotechnology community across Australia and New Zealand, through our quarterly newsletter and LinkedIn
• Conferences regularly held across Australia and New Zealand, membership includes a conference discount
• Discounted rates in key journals in the field that are affiliated with the society
• Invite to our AGM
Members can contact the secretary for instructions on how to obtain member discounts when publishing in these journals. Join or renew your membership here.
Affiliate Publications
Affiliate publications are offered to members at discounted rates when you join the Society or renew your membership.
Marine Biotechnology welcomes high-quality research papers presenting novel data on the biotechnology of aquatic organisms. The journal publishes high quality papers in the areas of molecular biology, genomics, proteomics, cell biology, and biochemistry, and particularly encourages submissions of papers related to genome biology such as linkage mapping, large-scale gene discoveries, QTL analysis, physical mapping, and comparative and functional genome analysis. Papers on technological development and marine natural products should demonstrate innovation and novel applications.
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE; ISSN 2077-1312) is an
international, peer-reviewed open access journal which provides an
advanced forum for studies related to marine science and engineering.
Current IF is 2.9 according to the Journal Citation Reports (Web of
Science). Q1 ranking in "Engineering,
Marine," we also rank Q2 (19/63) in the "Oceanography" category and
(6/16) in the "Engineering, Ocean" category. Marine Biology is one of its essential sections. Prof. Dr. Magnus
Wahlberg is the section Editor-in-Chief. We maintain a rapid, yet
rigorous, peer-review, manuscript handling and editorial process. The
median publication time is 34 days.
Marine Drugs (ISSN 1660-3397; CODEN: MDARE6) is the leading peer-reviewed open access journal on the research, development, and production of biologically and therapeutically active compounds from the sea. Marine Drugs is published monthly online by MDPI. The journal is covered by leading indexing services, including PubMed, Web of Science Science Citation Index Expanded (current Impact Factor 5.4), and Scopus (2022 CiteScore 9.6). In 2020, authors received a first decision 12 days after submission while the total publication time was an average of 33 days.
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