International Coastal Biology Congress (ICBC) 2014 will be hosted by Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. ICBC-2014 will address some of the most pressing issues at the cutting edge of coastal biological science. The conference will be held from September 26th -30th , 2014, in Yantai, China. The primary goals of the ICBC 2014 are: to provide a forum for the presentation of original marine biological research by researchers all over the world; to foster interactions among researchers from academic institutions where active coastal biological research programs exist; to provide opportunities for interactions between researchers and representatives from biological science industries.