Emphasizing the Positive: the Theme of ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting 2023 in Palma De Mallorca

After the first successful virtual ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting (ASM) in 2021 where we transformed the scientific and social events into interactive media experiences due to the COVID19 pandemic, we are now hosting the ASLO ASM 2023 in-person with a new theme. The theme is resilience and recovery in aquatic systems inspired by the concept that, even facing disruptions and crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, ASLO adapted and transformed the ASM 2021 Palma meeting to virtual with a positive attitude that in 2023 we would recover and meet in-person. We are constantly facing social, health, and economic crises, as well as human-influenced environmental changes in aquatic systems, but in this meeting, we will focus on positive aspects: resilience and recovery. The theme will be reflected in the plenary sessions with topics ranging from resilience in seafood dynamics to resilience and recovery in different freshwater and marine ecosystems. The logo is a nautilus shell-inspired figure which symbolizes growth, renewal, expansion, and order amidst chaos with images of the traditional mallorcan boat “Llaüt” and palm trees (Fig. 1). This new and meaningful theme and logo for the ASM 2023 is also reflected in the addition and renewal of members of the scientific committee to ensure that both freshwater and marine expertise are well represented to guarantee a successful meeting in Palma. If you have enjoyed the virtual ASM 2021 with all the virtual events, remember it was just a teaser for the face-to-face 2023 meeting in Palma, hope to see you there! In January 2023, the call for abstracts and registration opens, do not miss it! Nona Sheila R. Agawin, Department of Biology, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain; nona.agawin@uib.es