Global stock taking of marine research
© A. Deniaud-Garcia-Tara Expedition
Manta tow nets are used to collect samples of plankton and plastic pollution.
Knowledge about the sea—ecosystems, acidification, rising water levels, temperature increases etc.—has increased at an unprecedented rate over the last 15 years. The Second International Ocean Research Conference provides an opportunity for the scientific community to take stock of global research and determine a roadmap for the years to come. The purpose of the event is also to help secure recognition for the important role of the ocean in the international political agenda.
Over 600 scientists from more than 70 countries took part in the conference which was co-organized by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (COI), Fundació Navegació Oceànica Barcelona (Spain) and the Oceanography Society (USA).
Features
Videos on demand
Videos of the Keynote Lectures and Morning Panels will be posted daily.
17 November
- Delivering on Science's Social Contract
Keynote lecture by Jane Lubchenco (USA), preceded by the opening ceremony - The dawn of the robotic exploration of our planet ocean
18 November
- Get ready for ocean acidification
Keynote lecture by Sam Dupont (Sweden) - The future of large international programmes in support of new ocean science and lessons learned from past programmes
19 November
- How do we reverse the current? On the need to integrate both humans and nature into ocean science, management and governance
Keynote lecture by Alida Bundy (Canada) - The science-policy interface: Scientists communicating with Decision-Makers
20 November
- The East Asian Marginal Seas: a jellyfish hotspot in a bumpy road to fishery sustainability
Keynote lecture by Shin-Ichi Uye (Japan) - A paradigm shift for sustainable, productive fisheries: the need to move from selective fishing tobalanced harvesting
21 November
- Fisheries and Global Warming; Impacts on Marine Ecosystems
Keynote lecture by Daniel Pauly (France) - Biodiversity, Conservation and the Interface with Human Need and Greed
- Closing Session: Lisa Emelia Svensson (Sweden) and Wendy Watson Wright
