Oral presentations
Oral presentations
will take place on
10-12 April 2024
as part of the four thematic sessions of the main programme
The four thematic sessions of the Conference will comprise a one-hour plenary session followed by parallel sessions, each lasting an hour and half. During these parallel sessions, entitled ‘Science Solutions Forums’, Ocean Decade and non-Ocean Decade partners will deliver a series of 100 oral presentations on innovative science-society solutions.
The presentations, which will each be five minutes in duration, will demonstrate how the work being showcased will contribute to the vision and mission of the Ocean Decade, including how it is filling critical gaps or priorities for the Ocean Decade Challenge being discussed in the session.
Browse the 100 oral presentations below.
For a map showing the room allocation of oral presentations, please visit our Venues page.
Session 1 - Science and Solutions for a Clean, Healthy and Resilient Ocean
10 April 2024 | 16:30 – 18:00
CHALLENGE 1
Antibiotic resistance, marine pollution in Southern California, and impacts to marginalized communities
Zanobia Ibrahim-Watkins University of California, Los Angeles and Black in Marine Science – United States of America
One Ocean Room (Plenary)
Global Marine Plastic Litter Monitoring Network Project
Noriko Tamiya-Hase University of Tokyo – Japan
One Ocean Room (Plenary)
Operation Clean Spot: An integrated community-based programme that empowers communities to take responsibility for their waste
Janine Osborne Sustainable Seas Trust – South Africa
One Ocean Room (Plenary)
OPUS – An Open Portal to Underwater Soundscapes to explore global ocean soundscapes
Karolin Thomisch Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research – Germany
One Ocean Room (Plenary)
Reusing fishing nets: A social business breaking the ghost fishing cycle
Beatriz Mattiuzzo Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
One Ocean Room (Plenary)
Introducing the Global Ocean Artificial Light at Night Network
Thomas Davies University of Plymouth – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
Marine pollution by contaminants of emerging concern and seafood consumption: The Anthropocene dilemma “to eat, or not to eat?”
Farhat-Un-Nisá Bajwa Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, University of Algarve – Portugal
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
Modelling the microplastic distribution on the sea floor
Shin-ichi Ito Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo – Japan
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
Tightening society and ocean relationship. Participatory citizen science against marine pollution
Chiara Certoma' University of Turin – Italy
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
CHALLENGE 2
Catanduanes State University Program ACE-HEMS: A Nature-based solution for climate adaptation and mangrove biodiversity rehabilitation as a conservation evidence initiative in the Philippines
Jimmy Masagca Catanduanes State University and PACIFICTEC RTIC CESSE, INC. – Philippines
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
Empowering women fish workers to become community mobilisers for marine biodiversity conservation in Tanzania
Lindsey West Sea Sense – Tanzania
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
Fisheries, non-renewables and migration off west Africa, an integrated assessment of the Canary Current socio-ecosystem
Marcos Llope Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC) – Spain
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
Global collaboration and global community: The construction of the Coastal Ocean Environment Summer School in Nigeria and Ghana
Janae' Collier University of Michigan – United States of America
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
Mainstreaming deep-sea biodiversity into policy for a clean, healthy and resilient ocean
Lisa Levin Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego – United States of America
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
BIOPOLE: Fostering innovative and inclusive research to understand polar marine ecosystems and their global impacts
Jennifer Freer British Antarctic Survey – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Baltic Sea Room (122+123)
Large-scale reef health to inform management actions in the Mesoamerican Reef
Ana Giró Petersen Healthy Reefs for Healthy People – Guatemala
Baltic Sea Room (122+123)
Nature-based solutions in regenerative seascapes: Experiences from the WIO region
Thomas Sberna IUCN – Mozambique
Baltic Sea Room (122+123)
Science-based approach to empowering local communities
Adzim Fatta Reef Check Malaysia – Malaysia
Baltic Sea Room (122+123)
Urgent need to implement science-based policy targets for marine biodiversity
Jan-Claas Dajka Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity – Germany
Baltic Sea Room (122+123)
CHALLENGE 5
Building accountability in MPA science and management through climate vulnerability
Fanny Douvere UNESCO
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
Ocean acidification research for a sustainable ocean: From chemistry to society
Steve Widdicombe Plymouth Marine Laboratory – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
The Roadmap to Oceans and Climate Action (ROCA) Initiative: Linking ocean science to policy and solutions for climate change
Peter Ricketts Acadia University and the Global Ocean Forum – Canada
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
TARA POLAR STATION: Studying the Arctic, sentinel of the climate
Romain Troublé Tara Ocean Foundation – France
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
Assessing the impact of climate change on oceanic circulation and its implications for extreme weather events
Midhun K Gopakumar X-COSMOS – India
Caribbean Sea Room (124+125)
Distribution and valuation of the biological carbon pump and its carbon sequestration: Implications for international area-based management and climate finance
Fabio Berzaghi World Maritime University – Sweden
Caribbean Sea Room (124+125)
Ocean-climate interactions in SIDS and other coastal communities: Towards equitable and sustainable ocean economies in the face of a changing climate
Marisa O. Ensor Georgetown University – United States of America
Caribbean Sea Room (124+125)
Pioneering legal strategies for decarbonisation of shipping: A vital step for the ocean we want
Ceren Cerit Dindar National Center for the Sea and Maritime Law, Ankara University and Faculty of Law, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University – Turkey
Caribbean Sea Room (124+125)
Sea of opportunity: Ocean-based mitigation to support Indonesia’s climate ambition
Astra Rushton-Allan Climateworks Centre, Monash University – Australia
Caribbean Sea Room (124+125)
Session 2 - Science and Solutions for a Sustainable and Resilient Ocean Economy
11 April 2024 | 11:30 – 13:00
CHALLENGE 3
A will-o’-the wisp? Systematic integration of knowledge co-produced with the fishing industry into marine science and advice
Marta Ballesteros Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC) – Spain
One Ocean Room (Plenary)
Blueturfing the blue transformation agenda? One more huddle to cross
Terhemba Ambe-Uva University of Ottawa – Canada
One Ocean Room (Plenary)
Fisheries subsidies exacerbate inequities in accessing seafood nutrients in the Indian Ocean
Vania Andreoli School of Biological Sciences and Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia – Australia
One Ocean Room (Plenary)
From the science we need to the science we use: Addressing trade-offs in international fisheries governance fora
Mark Dickey-Collas IUCN FEG Fisheries Expert Group – United Kingdom
One Ocean Room (Plenary)
Transformative strategies for sustainable fisheries: Bridging gaps and accelerating progress in Asia
Yoko Tamura University of Tokyo – Japan
One Ocean Room (Plenary)
Contribution of geomatics based on satellite historical series data processing to sustainable aquaculture integration in the bay of Al Hoceima
Abdelmaoula El Meraoui Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Abdelmalek Essaadi University – Morocco
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
How the boomerang approach is a step change in aquaculture adaptation
Elisabeth Ytteborg Nofima – Norway
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
Multi-scale and multi-dimensional approaches to climate-resilient marine fisheries through the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
Katherine Mills Gulf of Maine Research Institute – United States of America
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
Pan-Atlantic 3D distribution model incorporating water column for commercial fish
Mireia Valle AZTI – Spain
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
Understanding a hidden treasure: The flow of micronutrients in our oceans
Kristin Kleisner Environmental Defense Fund – United States of America
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
CHALLENGE 4
Coastal ecosystem assets and ecosystem services and their contribution to economic growth
Shang Chen First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources – China
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
Engaging stakeholder in nature-based coastal protection in Tunisia (Djerba) – A case study from the UN Ocean Decade Project ORIENTATE (Oceanographic and Ecological Data for Nature-based Coastal Protection) in the framework of MEERWISSEN
Tobias Dolch Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research – Germany
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
How sustainable are offshore multi-use farms? A case study of offshore wind energy and mussel farming in the Belgian Continental Shelf
Laura Vittoria De Luca Peña Ghent University – Belgium
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
Navigating toward a thriving sustainable ocean economy: Insights from the Australian Ocean Business Leaders' Summit
Lucy Buxton Ocean Decade Australia – Australia
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
Ocean enterprise growth and development
Carl Gouldman National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – United States of America
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
The Blue Economy and the 'Business In Nature' framework
Rafael Sardá Borroy Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas – Spain
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
Creating a sustainable and resilient Black Sea blue economy with and for local communities
Alice Guittard Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Αephoria and Athens University of Economics and Business – Greece
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
Strategic measures for blue economy sectors within Marine Protected Areas to support ecosystem-based management in maritime spatial planning
Silvia Rayo Luengo University of Cadiz – Spain
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
Successful oceanic governance model
Marietta Lizano National System of Conservation Areas – Costa Rica
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
What data are we missing? Using natural capital and ecosystem service indicators to demonstrate the quality and quantity of natural assets in Plymouth Sound National Marine Park
Kizzy Beaumont University of Plymouth – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
Session 3 - Science and Solutions for a Safe and Predicted Ocean
11 April 2024 | 16:30 – 18:00
CHALLENGE 6
Center for Sea Rise Solutions: Coordination and information dissemination in coastal communities
Janelle Kellman Center for Sea Rise Solutions – United States of America
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
Exploring the use of mangroves as nature-based solution (NBS) to protect the coast against coastal erosion and flooding
Philip-Neri Jayson-Quashigah Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana – Ghana
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
The challenge of restoring river-delta-coast-sea systems. Nature-based solutions for the Ebro Delta pilot system in the Spanish Mediterranean coastal sea
Xavier Sánchez-Artús Laboratori d’Enginyeria Maritima, UPC-BarcelonaTech – Spain
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
West Africa Ocean based solutions hub
Peter Busumprah Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development – Ghana
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
Cascading geohazards analyzed through a combined, multidisciplinary land-sea approach in an excellent natural lab (W Mediterranean): The BARACA Project
Víctor Tendero-Salmerón University of Granada – Spain
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
Decreasing tsunami and climatic vulnerability in Costa Rican coastal National Parks through an interdisciplinary and multi-institutional effort
Silvia Chacón-Barrantes Universidad Nacional Costa Rica – Costa Rica
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
Early Warning System: Climate-smart, economically viable and socially acceptable marine planning across the UK Nations
Ana Queiros Plymouth Marine Laboratory – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
Empowering coastal communities for Least Developed Countries through weather field school initiatives
Dava Amrina Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics – Indonesia
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
SMART Cables: A global effort to use subsea telecommunication cables for scientific environmental sensing of climate and ocean hazards
Rachid Omira Joint Task Force SMART Cables and Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere – Portugal
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
CHALLENGE 7
Global capacity building for transformative, smart ocean observations and tools in response to the climate crisis and biodiversity crises
Claire Szostek Plymouth Marine Laboratory – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
Odyssey and SOOP: Involving society in ocean observing
Toste Tanhua GEOMAR – Germany
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
Satellite mapping and environmental impacts: Monitoring total suspended matter on coastal water quality in Morocco
Hind Azidane Department of Geology, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University – Morocco
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
The Copernicus Marine achievements and plans to address UN Ocean Decade Challenges
Pierre-Yves Le Traon Mercator Ocean International – France
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
Uncrewed Surface Vehicles (USV) Network Initiative in support to EOOS
Carlos Barrera Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias – Spain
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
COASTWATCH – Integrated coastal observatory and digital twin infrastructure for GlobalCoast area 21
Frode B. Vikebø Institute of Marine Research – Norway
Baltic Sea Room (122+123)
Democratizing coastal ocean observing at scale: The Fishing Vessel Ocean Observing Network
Cooper Van Vranken Ocean Data Network – United States of America
Baltic Sea Room (122+123)
Observations to information: Ocean observing as a tool to creating the ocean we want
Michelle Heupel Integrated Marine Observing System – Australia
Baltic Sea Room (122+123)
The Humpback Whale Sentinel Program: Biomonitoring for ecosystem and chemical surveillance
Susan Bengtson Nash Griffith University – Australia
Baltic Sea Room (122+123)
The Indian Ocean Expedition of Monaco Explorations
Véronique Banane Monaco Explorations – Monaco / Sorbonne University – France
Baltic Sea Room (122+123)
CHALLENGE 8
Advancing marine sustainability through applications of the European Digital Twin Ocean
Ghada El Serafy Deltares – Netherlands
Caribbean Sea Room (124+125)
Ocean Data 2030: A digital data, information and knowledge foundation for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
Lucy Scott UNESCO
Caribbean Sea Room (124+125)
Ocean Vision AI: Accelerating the processing of ocean visual data
Henry Ruhl Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute and Central and Northern California Ocean Observing System – United States of America
Caribbean Sea Room (124+125)
ProtectedSeas Navigator: How regulation-centered marine protected area data improves marine protection assessments and planning
Jennifer Sletten ProtectedSeas – United States of America
Caribbean Sea Room (124+125)
The world’s first scalable health and biodiversity maps of the seafloor. A new approach to data processing to enable blue carbon projects, coastal ecosystem protection and food security
Hannah Brocke PlanBlue – Germany
Caribbean Sea Room (124+125)
A collaborative approach to remote monitoring and modelling of the global oceans
Alexander Rumson DeepOcean – Norway
Indian Ocean Room (127+128)
Bringing data from the North Sea back to life: Ecosystem-based analytics to assess the changes in biodiversity of an ecosystem
Verena Schrameyer DHI A/S – Denmark
Indian Ocean Room (127+128)
Global coastal bathymetry
Knut Hartmann EOMAP – Germany
Indian Ocean Room (127+128)
Private-sector data – Key to unlocking our ocean’s health
Paula García Rodríguez Fugro – Netherlands
Indian Ocean Room (127+128)
The evolution of bathymetric data in the Mediterranean: History, visualization, and predictability at the ERC-CoG DEEPMED Project
Aymen Chrigui Universidad de Sevilla/DEEPMED – Spain
Indian Ocean Room (127+128)
Session 4 - An Inspiring and Engaging Ocean for All
12 April 2024 | 11:30 – 13:00
CHALLENGE 9
Cross-boundary training and capacity development among Early Career Ocean Professionals as a tool for sustainable ocean observation and data management
Gabriel Akoko Juma Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research – Germany
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
Spotlighting Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPs) Taking Ownership in the Implementation of the UN Ocean Decade Agenda 2030 in the Global
Frank Mirobo Western Indian Ocean Early Career Scientists Network (WIO-ECSN), Western Indian Ocean Marine Association (WIOMSA), University of Dodoma, ECOPs African Node, Black in Marine Science (Tidal Wave) – Tanzania
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
Empowering Southwest Indian Ocean communities for science-based coastal conservation, IRD and its partnership in action
Pascale Chabanet French Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) – France
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
Ocean Leadership: A new executive master's program building capacity for sustainability transformations
Fern Wickson UiT the Arctic University of Norway – Norway
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
Unlocking training and mentoring opportunities from STEM to geochemistry applications in coastal monitoring for young girls in Senega and West Africa
Awa Bousso Drame CoastGIS Research Institute – Senegal
Atlantic Ocean Room (Area 06)
Awareness building through science-policy-society nexus to bring closer young scientists to the sustainable blue economy sectors
Diana Lorena Rico-Velez Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Blue Economy, Euro-Mediterranean University – Slovenia
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
Cross-cultural, multinational knowledge exchange and academic education – Co-delivering the evolving WASCAL network of Early Career Ocean Professionals in West Africa
Björn Fiedler GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel – Germany
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
Taking stock of the regional achievements of ECOP Asia (2021-2024) and paving the way forward to 2030 and beyond
Raphael Roman UNESCO
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
Turning the Tide: Open science for ocean capacity sharing
Paige Martin NASA – United States of America
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
Yellow Island: Innovation in monitoring and mentorship
Christine Mantegna University of Washington – United States of America
Arctic Ocean Room (120+121)
CHALLENGE 10
A collaborative network to communicate the ocean – Ressoa Oceano
Germana Barata State University of Campinas – Brazil
One Ocean Room (Plenary)
A review and assessment of different forms of co-design for ocean science supporting sustainable development
Dorothy Hodgins University of Victoria – Canada
One Ocean Room (Plenary)
Advancing Indigenous partnerships in ocean sciences for sustainability
Ken Paul Pokiok Associates, Wolastoqey Nation – Canada
One Ocean Room (Plenary)
Ensuring an effective science-society interface that delivers ocean sustainability: The importance of collective action
Laura Bastide EU4Ocean and ACTeon – France
One Ocean Room (Plenary)
Past, present and future: Cultural Heritage’s role in delivering the ‘ocean we want’
Athena Trakadas Ocean Decade Heritage Network – Denmark
One Ocean Room (Plenary)
Apoqnmatulti'k: Working together for a healthy and resilient ocean
Evelien VanderKloet Ocean Tracking Network – Canada
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
Barcelona Blue Connection
Arianna Bucci Anthesis Group – Spain
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
Interchange: Changing the interface of ocean science information transferability
Rhianon Williams Interchange – Germany
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
Protecting human health and ocean health: The role of the health sector
Ella Whitman Boston College – United States of America
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
The Ocean Story Map: A proposal for mapping Intangible Cultural Heritage of the deep sea
Randa Sacedon Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security, University of Wollongong – Australia
Pacific Ocean Room (Area 08)
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