{"id":2105,"date":"2025-11-06T13:53:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oceanecol.com\/?p=2105"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:26:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T06:26:19","slug":"diving-deep-at-the-hong-kong-laureate-forum-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oceanecol.com\/?p=2105","title":{"rendered":"Diving Deep at the Hong Kong Laureate Forum 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

RGC Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Gonzalo P\u00e9rez-Rosales represented the Oceanographic Ecology Lab, Department of Ocean Science at the Hong Kong Laureate Forum<\/a> 2025 (5\u20138 November) after being competitively selected as one of 200 Young Scientists from 22 countries and regions.<\/p>\n

Dr P\u00e9rez-Rosales delivered a talk titled \u201cDiving Deep: New Insights into Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems,\u201d highlighting emerging research on deeper coral habitats, their unique environmental conditions, and their potential to act as climate refuges in a rapidly warming ocean. His presentation introduced new ecological and oceanographic findings from our work in the Coral Triangle and emphasised the urgent need for greater scientific focus on mesophotic coral ecosystems.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Forum provided a valuable platform for engaging with outstanding early-career researchers across disciplines, and Dr P\u00e9rez-Rosales\u2019 talk generated strong interest in the physical\u2013biological dynamics shaping coral resilience.<\/p>\n\n\t\t