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Fostering Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in interdisciplinary marine research IMBeR’s Interdisciplinary Marine Early Career Network (IMECaN) held a virtual workshop on 11 October 2022, that addressed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in interdisciplinary marine research. Early Career Researchers (ECRs) are increasingly expected to work across disciplines, and to have an array of skills to navigate…

The oceans are changing, affecting human communities across the world. The UN Decade of Ocean Science for sustainable development has generated a global focus on the ocean and its importance for humanity. Extensive projects and activities have been initiated to improve understanding of the ocean and the impacts of change. Over the coming decades, further…

Governance of coastal and marine resources is a complex socio-ecological endeavour in many African countries. Achieving a balance between food security and economic empowerment, and conservation and sustainable use of marine resources is daunting. Women in West Africa are leading the way and demonstrating a pathway for food fish security through rights-based co-management of estuarine…

IMBeR Ocean Color-based Plant species identification and Carbon flux in the Indo-Pacific oceans (OC-PC) Study Group has released the manual Ocean Color Sensors and Their Data Access: A Brief Overview on July 2022. This manual can be downloaded from: www.imber.info or IMBeR OC-PC Study Group (no login needed). The manual presents a summary of the…

We are very happy to welcome Prof. Diana Ruiz-Pino as the new Chair of the IMBeR Scientific Steering Committee (SSC). She officially took over as chair at the SSC meeting on 3 August 2022. Diana is an Associate Professor at Sorbonne Université, Paris, France, and has more than 30 years’ teaching and research experience in marine biogeochemistry…

IMBeR’s regional programme, CLIOTOP, welcomes new co-chairs Anne Lorrain and Heidi Pethybridge. Both Anne and Heidi are marine trophic ecologists with additional experience in ecosystem modelling and biogeochemical tracers. Heidi has been involved in CLIOTOP activities since 2014, and she and Anne look forward to serving on the SSC. Many thanks to outgoing co-chairs Karen…

IMBeR Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) and community members contributed to the 2022 UN Ocean Conference that took place in Lisbon, Portugal in late June and early July.  Ocean Negative Carbon Emission and Sustainable Development https://once.xmu.edu.cn/__local/F/23/E5/35D2D279416EB0E00311D4F40F3_449B5A20_1653F571.mp4?e=.mp4 The event focused on addressing, in particular, ocean negative carbon emission (ONCE) approaches and relevant ocean-based solutions for the mitigation…

Authors: Rebecca J. Shellock, Christopher Cvitanovic, Mary Mackay, Merryn C. McKinnon, Jessica Blythe, Rachel Kelly, Ingrid E. van Putten, Paris Tuohy, Megan Bailey, Alpina Begossi, Beatrice Crona, Kafayat A. Fakoya, Beatrice P. Ferreira, Alice J.G. Ferrer. Katia Frangoudes, Judith Gobin, Hong ChingGoh, Paivi Haapasaari, Britta Denise Hardesty, Vreni Häussermann, Kelly Hoareau, Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Moenieba Isaacs,…

IMBeR would like to thank James Orr for his amazing contribution to the SOLAS-IMBeR Ocean Acidification (SIOA) working group. Jim’s impact as chair of the working group, over many years, has been incredible. We welcome Sam Dupont, who has taken over as chair of the SIOA working group. Sam Dupont is an associate professor and senior…

Congratulations to Prof. Carol Robinson, outgoing IMBeR Scientific Steering Committee Chair, on receiving the 2022 Challenger Medal from The Challenger Society.  The award is for a distinguished UK marine scientist or other person who has made a single major contribution, or a sustained contribution, to the development of marine science, or whose innovation has opened…