By Emma Dolmaire Stoichiometry is the study of the proportions of elements in biochemical processes and interactions. It has led to a well-used constant in marine ecology called the Redfield ratio. The Redfield ratio is the atomic ratio of carbon, nitrogen and phosphate assumed to be globally constant in marine particulate matter (seston) and equal …
Understanding carbon in the ocean: is it enough? Read More »
By Mikaela Gomez When we talk about climate solutions and biodiversity protection, attention often stops at the coastline, with most focus placed on shallow and coastal waters. The deep ocean, and the powerful processes it drives, are largely out of sight and out of mind. Yet far below the surface, a natural mechanism called the …
The Biological Carbon Pump: From Overlooked to Actionable Read More »
By Ben Gustafson Ocean carbon is important to understand because climate change is affecting the world today and the ocean plays a major role, taking up so much of the world’s carbon. Thus, understanding the carbon processes in the ocean will greatly help us mitigate climate change. On a personal note, I think the ocean …
By Natalya Gallo As part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change annual Conference of the Parties (COP), the Ocean Pavilion hosts webinars in its Virtual Pavilion focused on ocean science and policy topics that are relevant to the negotiations. These online events are free to anyone wishing to attend so provide a …
Illuminating Deep Sea Considerations in Ocean Carbon Policy Discussions Read More »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOWKJebejxE Did you know that International Youth Day is celebrated around the World every year on the 12th of August? The theme for International Youth Day 2024 – “From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development” – highlights the key connection between digitalisation and accelerating the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), …
International Youth Day: Discussing Ocean Carbon with Dr. Jack Laverick Read More »
By Sophie Clayton, National Oceanography Centre Predicting how the carbon cycle will respond to a warming climate is still an open question, with CMIP6 climate projections giving a wide range of projections for how ocean biology will interact with higher temperatures and higher atmospheric carbon dioxide. To improve these projections, we need to gain a …
Paula Silvar and Fiona Culhane have recently joined the OceanICU project as postdoctoral researchers, via consortium partner The Marine Institute in Ireland, a co-lead institute for Work Package 5 – Impacts of Fishing and Industrial Extraction Processes on the Ocean C Cycle. Why are we talking about fish? Because the role of fish in the …
As a Project Officer working on Ocean Literacy, I am amazed at how much there is to learn everyday about the ocean. Scientists working on a very wide range of ocean research projects are helping us better understand the multiple features of the ocean and marine ecosystems. Given the importance of the ocean in our …
OceanICU colleagues Dr. Carla Freitas and Morten Skogen, of the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Norway recently joined Richard Sanders, Andrew Watson and Pernille Schnoor for the first OceanICU webinar. Read on to learn about their important research! 600 tonnes of poo each day! That’s the estimate of excretion from minke whales around Svalbard, Norway …
HOW IMPORTANT ARE WHALES IN THE OCEANIC CARBON CYCLE? Read More »
29 AUGUST 2023 OceanICU has a featured spotlight in the August issue of Sea Technology. In the article, “A Path to Net Zero”, Richard Sanders provides a good overview of OceanICU and discusses the project’s aims to examine the impact of blue economy industries on Ocean carbon storage, and how decision support tools will be developed …
