On April 24, 2025, the MABIK International Symposiumwas held in the auditorium of the National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea (MABIK) and in the exhibition space called SeaQrium. It was attended by the director of CNR IRBIM Gian Marco Luna with the presentation entitled “Frontiers and challenges for marine biological research in the 21st century“. MABIK is the Korean Institute dedicated to research on Marine Biodiversity. Directed by Kim Hyun-tae, the Mabik aims to contribute to the conservation of marine biological resources and the development of the marine fishing industry through the collection, conservation, exhibition and systematic research of biological resources. Since its opening in 2015, MABIK has achieved significant results in the field of Korean marine biodiversity: it has acquired about 10,000 marine species and a collection of over 600,000 specimens; this allows it to manage a considerable part of the country’s marine biodiversity, precisely 63% of the marine species officially registered in Korea. He also developed the Marine Biodiversity Information System (MBRIS), through which he contributed to the standardization and global sharing of marine biological data. Finally, it led to practical applications, such as the development of commercialised products in the areas of cosmetics and treatments for metabolic diseases, carried out in collaboration with private companies. On this page you can consult the program of the symposium.
