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A port of maritime history
A true "open-air museum" on the Romagna Riviera, Cesenatico’s Canal Port was designed by Leonardo da Vinci, who inspected it and produced two drawings in 1502.
Waves ofknowledge.
- Hosted byMuseo della MarineriaCesenatico
- Organised byOltremare 2.0Family Edutainment Park
General information.
Everything you need to plan your trip to the EAAM Annual Symposium — venue, dates and the practical details, kept up to date here as the event approaches.
Symposium theme
Waves of Knowledge: Global Perspectives and Collaboration for Aquatic Animal Science and Conservation
“Sharing science to build a bridge to action for protection of aquatic animals globally.”
- Location
- Cesenatico, Italy
- Dates
- 2–5 March 2027
- Format
- In person
- Host
- Hosted by the Maritime Museum of Cesenatico (Museo della Marineria), the town’s custodian of the Adriatic’s lugger-sail heritage and the birthplace of Italy’s marine mammal expertise.
- Organiser
- Organised by Oltremare 2.0, a Family Edutainment Park on the Romagna Riviera and a longstanding host of the symposium.
- Travel & stay
- Full travel, accommodation and booking details for Cesenatico will be published here as they are confirmed.
A history that goes a long way back.
Oltremare 2.0 has a long history with the annual EAAM conference. For 2027, the park returns — this time hosted by the Maritime Museum of Cesenatico, an institution at the very origin of the human care of cetaceans in controlled environments.
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The Dolphin Aquarium, 1959
Europe’s first dolphinarium, founded in Cesenatico. It was here that Italy’s first expertise in marine mammal biology and management took shape.
Drawn by Leonardo, 1502
Two pages of the Codex L record his survey of Cesenatico and its canal port — the earliest drawings of the harbour the symposium now gathers around.
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- 110,000 sq m
- Total park extension, incl. 77,000 sq m of green space
- 24,000 sq m
- Indoor habitats, attractions and dining spaces
- 9M litres
- Saltwater in the Dolphins World lagoon, 2,500 seats
- 479 animals
- 60 different species hosted across the park
- 2.8 m
- Wingspan of the griffon vulture in Raptors World
- 4,000 sq m
- Extension of Ulisse’s Island
Join us in Cesenatico.
Program, fees and the call for abstracts will be published here as they’re finalised. Questions in the meantime?
