The Association of Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) will hold its annual meeting on February 27 to March 3. This year's venue will be in Honolulu, Hawaii. Among the topics to be discussed will the long-term effects of El Niño 2015-2016 to different aquatic ecosystems.

Scientists will present the result of their long-term studies on the factors that affect drastic changes in the aquatic environment. The meeting will focus on social and environmental changes and the adaptability and resilience of ecosystems.

Also, it will discuss why long term data are necessary in understanding changes that happen in the environment, according to the NSF or National Science Foundation.

The meeting will include a special session to discuss the effects of El Nino 2015-2016 to the environment, especially on aquatic ecosystems. Last year's El Niño was the worst natural disaster that had been recorded in the Pacific Ocean.

Several researchers will be given awards during the meeting. Among the awardees are Philip Boyd from Tasmania, Shawn Devlin from Montana and Bo Barker Jorgensen from Denmark, according to ASLO. All these scientists made great contributions in the field of limnology and oceanography.

The report on the effects of 2015-2016 El Niño will be used to decide on the right response to natural disasters.

NSF is an organization that aims to protect human health around the world by sponsoring research studies relevant to the issue. Fifteen long term research results will be presented in the ASLO meeting. Scientists from all over the world will be attending the upcoming meeting.

Three researches on El Niño will be presented of the last day of the meeting. These are the "Ecological Impacts of El Niño 2015-2016", "Impact of Nutrient Enrichment on Coral Bleaching. Mortality, and Recovery During the El Niño 2015-2016 and the "Response of the California Current Pelagic Ecosystem to El Niño 2015-2016".

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