Marine Imaging Workshop 2026

Advancing Global Ocean Observation

May 19–21, 2026
Gibraltar

About

The Marine Imaging Workshop

Marine imaging is a significant advancement for science, policy and public understanding of the world's oceans. The field is rapidly developing, driven by technological advancements. Imagery is a non-destructive sampling tool, able to explore unknown habitats, and can inform the designation of marine conservation areas, assess environmental baselines and monitoring of human impacts and effectively communicate ocean narratives.

The international Marine Imaging Workshops assemble multidisciplinary participants of scientists and engineers to push the boundaries of marine imaging. Biologists, geologists, engineers, computer scientists and end-users will discuss topics ranging from data acquisition through to image and video analysis. Topics include imagery collection, processing, still/video annotation, machine learning, image data management and much more.

Venue

The MIW 2026 will be held in Gibraltar, at the Sunborn Hotel. The Sunborn is the world’s first 5-star floating yacht hotel, located in Ocean village, a hub with bars and restaurants. Close to the Gibraltar/Spanish boarder, the venue is easily accessible.

Gibraltar is a small UK overseas territory located at the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea, at the southern tip of Spain. It is accessible with direct flights from the UK, or the closest airport in Spain is Malaga (approx. 1.5 hrs). Please note, Gibraltar is no longer part of the EU, so visas maybe required.

The Sunborn will provide special rates for rooms for conference participants (per night):

  • £180 single with breakfast
  • £192 double with breakfast

Contact

For more information email SMES@unigib.edu.gi