During the development of the XL Congress of Sciences of the Sea are considered :
Marine Protected Areas, Conservation and Sustainability
Marine Archeology
Biodiversity and Ecology
Biotechnology, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Marine contamination
Dissemination of Science and Innovation Science
Evolution and Genetics
Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Marine microbiology
Physical Oceanography and Biological Chemistry and Biogeochemistry
parasitology
reconstruction Paleoenvironmental