The Symposium Organisers are grateful for the enduring and generous support of The Royal Society of Edinburgh and The Norwegian Academy of Science & Letters for their core funding of all of the 8 symposia in this series since 2008. Additional financial sponsorship for the present symposium has been awarded by Crown Estate Scotland, the Edinburgh Mathematical Society, the publishing company MDPI and the Marine Alliance for Science & Technology for Scotland (MASTS). This invaluable support is acknowledged with gratitude.