PML Marine Life Support System (biodiversity, marine ecology and molecular science)
Lead Research Organisation:
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
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Organisations
- Plymouth Marine Laboratory (Lead Research Organisation)
- Swedish Institute (Collaboration)
- Global Ocean Acidification - Observing Network (GOA-ON) (Collaboration)
- Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (Collaboration)
- Marine Scotland Science (MSS) (Collaboration)
- International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) (Collaboration)
- Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (Collaboration)
- Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (Collaboration)
- Dutch Research Council (Collaboration)
- Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EXETER (Collaboration)
- French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea (Collaboration)
- Primer-E Ltd (Collaboration)
- CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE SCIENCE (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN (Collaboration)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Collaboration)
- AquaEcology (Collaboration)
- Florida State University (Collaboration)
- Italian National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics (OGS) (Collaboration)
- Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) (Collaboration)
- Texas A&M University (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Stephen Widdicombe (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Fanjul A
(2017)
Zooplankton variability at four monitoring sites of the Northeast Atlantic Shelves differing in latitude and trophic status
in Journal of Plankton Research
Fanjul A
(2018)
Zooplankton seasonality across a latitudinal gradient in the Northeast Atlantic Shelves Province
in Continental Shelf Research
Fanjul A
(2019)
Latitude, distance offshore and local environmental features as modulators of zooplankton assemblages across the NE Atlantic Shelves Province
in Journal of Plankton Research
Fernandes J
(2016)
Costs and benefits to European shipping of ballast-water and hull-fouling treatment: Impacts of native and non-indigenous species
in Marine Policy
Field D
(2009)
Meeting Report: "Metagenomics, Metadata and Meta-analysis" (M3) Special Interest Group at ISMB 2009.
in Standards in genomic sciences
Field D
(2008)
The minimum information about a genome sequence (MIGS) specification.
in Nature biotechnology
Fileman E
(2010)
Grazing by the copepods Calanus helgolandicus and Acartia clausi on the protozooplankton community at station L4 in the Western English Channel
in Journal of Plankton Research
Fileman E
(2007)
Grazing by Calanus helgolandicus and Para-Pseudocalanus spp. on phytoplankton and protozooplankton during the spring bloom in the Celtic Sea
in Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
Findlay H
(2011)
Comparing the impact of high CO 2 on calcium carbonate structures in different marine organisms
in Marine Biology Research
Fischer MG
(2010)
Giant virus with a remarkable complement of genes infects marine zooplankton.
in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
| Description | This is a large interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary project that covers a broad range of science activities. The main findings in the reporting period are concerned with: 1. Impact of CCS leakage on benthic ecosystems 2. Impact of microplastics on marine ecosystems. 3. Long-term temporal and spatial patterns in benthic and pelagic communities. 4. Interactions across trophic and taxonomic levels. |
| Exploitation Route | The ecological understanding (particularly with respect to environmental stresses and pressures) developed within MLSS will be used by a variety of academic (biologists, modellers, socioeconomists) and non-academic (government, NGO, regulators, environmental managers, industry) stakeholders. |
| Sectors | Aerospace Defence and Marine Agriculture Food and Drink Communities and Social Services/Policy Education Energy Environment |
| Description | Knowledge gained from this project has helped develop NERC's science commissioning by advising on new funding initiatives e.g. the JSR proposal on Autonomous Observations. Results from this project are published via social media (Facebook and Twitter). |
| First Year Of Impact | 2015 |
| Sector | Environment |
| Impact Types | Societal |
| Description | Cited as evidence for the impacts of ocean acidification on commercial fish stocks in the assessment that underpins the Agriculture, Forest, Seafood Sectoral Adaptation Plan, one of the sectoral plans that Government Departments in Ireland are required to prepare in relation to a priority area that they are responsible for, under Ireland's National Adaptation Framework (NAF). NAF was published by Minister Denis Naughten T.D. on 19 January 2018. The NAF sets out the national strategy to reduce the vulnerability of the country to the negative effects of climate change and to avail of positive impacts. The NAF was developed under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | The work cited highlights how ocean acidificaiton may affect the size-structure of commercial fished stocks, and may thus lead to needs in the adaptaiton of policy targets. |
| URL | https://www.agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/ruralenvironment/climatechange/bioenergy/climatechang... |
| Description | Contributed to UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology's briefing on Climate Change and Fisheries, acting as a reviewer of the briefing. |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Promoting awareness of decision support tools to address the impacts of climate change and ocean acidification through the management of wild capture fisheries. |
| URL | https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/POST-PN-0604 |
| Description | Evidence cited in UK assessment that underpins the implementation of the UK Marine Strategy. Specifically, by identifying that the abundance of smaller-bodied Lusitanian species associated with rising sea temperature holds implications for Large Fish Index assessment thresholds (used ot monitor the achievement of Good Environmental Status in the UK), particularly in the more northerly regions of the north-east Atlantic (Queirós and others, 2018). |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | The evidence is used in the assessment to highlight how the impacts of climate change on the the distribution of fish species targeted by UK fishers affect the targets set for the Large Fins Index, one of the metrics used in the UK Marine Strategy to monitor the achievement of Good Environmental Status. |
| URL | https://moat.cefas.co.uk/biodiversity-food-webs-and-marine-protected-areas/fish/large-fish-index/ |
| Description | Lead the report Spatial Data and evidence Project 4: Marine Spatial Planning and Climate Change which assess the impacts of future climate change on marine sectors reliant on living resources in Irealnd, to support the development of climate change advice to the implementation of the Irish marine spatial planning framework, the National Marine Planning Framework. Queirós, A., Talbot, E., Somerfield, P., et al. (2020) Spatial Data and Evidence Projects, Project 4: Marine Spatial Planning and Climate Change - Vulnerabilities and Opportunities for Ireland's Marine Ecosystem Services and Marine-Based Activities under Climate Change. 231. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | This report was produced as part of Project (as described), which was funded to meet needs identified under Ireland's European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Operational Programme, and specifically, to: develop strong marine spatial data analysis, modelling and decision support capabilities in Ireland; develope integrated/coordinated marine and coastal planning and licensing in order to sustainably maximise the potential for Ireland's ocean economy; Better understanding the implication of climate change on ecosystem goods and services and human activities through monitoring and modelling; delivering social and economic development objectives, consistent with our environmental obligations and Ireland's Integrated Marine Plan - Harnessing Our Ocean Wealth; data and knowledge generation, management and sharing; including the development of new products and services (e.g. Ireland Marine Atlas ), in support of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and Maritime Spatial Planning. |
| URL | https://emff.marine.ie/blue-growth |
| Description | Participating in a DEFRA subgroup on Ocean Acidification monitoring |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Work cited as evidence for the effect of climate change on the size composition of fish communities, in the UK State of Nature report (2019). |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | The State of Nature presents an overview of how the country's wildlife is faring, looking back over nearly 50 years of monitoring to see how nature has changed in the UK, its Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories. Fisheries is one of the key sections of the report, and citation of our work serves to provide evidence of how climate change has the potential to modify the UK's marine wildlife which is exploited by its fishing sector. The report has been produced by a partnership of more than 70 organisations involved in the recording, researching and conservation of nature in the UK andits Overseas Territories. These include a broad spectrum of recording societies with expertise on a wide range of taxonomic groups, including our best and least known wildlife; research organisations responsible for gathering and analysing data that advances the knowledge of the UK's nature; conservation charities that take action for all elements of our wildlife and habitats; and the country nature conservation bodies for the UK and it's four countries which provided evidence and advice in the production of the report. |
| URL | https://nbn.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/State-of-Nature-2019-UK-full-report.pdf |
| Description | Work cited as evidence for the effect of climate change on the size composition of fish communities, in the UK State of Nature report (2019). |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | The State of Nature presents an overview of how the country's wildlife is faring, looking back over nearly 50 years of monitoring to see how nature has changed in the UK, its Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories. Fisheries is one of the key sections of the report, and citation of our work serves to provide evidence of how climate change has the potential to modify the UK's marine wildlife which is exploited by its fishing sector. The report has been produced by a partnership of more than 70 organisations involved in the recording, researching and conservation of nature in the UK andits Overseas Territories. These include a broad spectrum of recording societies with expertise on a wide range of taxonomic groups, including our best and least known wildlife; research organisations responsible for gathering and analysing data that advances the knowledge of the UK's nature; conservation charities that take action for all elements of our wildlife and habitats; and the country nature conservation bodies for the UK and it's four countries which provided evidence and advice in the production of the report. |
| URL | https://nbn.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/State-of-Nature-2019-UK-full-report.pdf |
| Description | Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship |
| Amount | € 221,606 (EUR) |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 03/2014 |
| End | 04/2016 |
| Description | The Changing Arctic Ocean |
| Amount | £2,100,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/P006434/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2017 |
| End | 01/2021 |
| Title | Marine Optical pH Profiler (MOPP) |
| Description | Application of planar optode technology to facilitate pH profiling in marine ocean acidification and carbon and capture research. |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2012 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Ability to profile at any depth within sediments (significant improvement in relation to microprofiling which is typically restricted to the first few cm below the sediment water interface). In addition the application supports fast data acquisition (online) enabling tracking of the same exact position of the sediment over time, which help resolve impacts caused by external stressors (e.g. manipulations of ocean acidification) from the natural spatial and temporal variability of pH in marine sediments. This characteristic supports the use of the application in replicated setups, typically required in ocean acidification and carbon capture and storage research to resolve the impact of experimentally manipulated treatments. |
| Title | Benthic N-cycle DY021 |
| Description | Data on sediment nitrification, denitrification and anammox at four sites in the Celtic Sea (research cruise DY021) Additional work was carried out on advective sediments using flow-through-reactors. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Collaborative work with University of Portsmouth and joint presentation at American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences 2016 meeting (February 2016, New Orleans, USA) |
| Title | Benthic Survey macrofauna |
| Description | PML Benthic Survey macrofauna abundance and biomass data from five sites (Cawsand, L4, Rame, Eddystone and E1) and megafauna from one site (L4) in the Western English Channel surveyed between 2008 to 2013 containing data from samples analysed up to and including September 2013 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Contribution to NERC SSB ongoing programme |
| URL | http://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/03167d6f-a9cd-2e1a-e053-6c86abc0... |
| Title | CTD data from James Cook Research Cruise JC073 |
| Description | Data from the CTD for the cruise JC073 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Publication of Findlay et al. 2013 GBC; Findlay et al. 2014 Scientific Reports; Henry et al. 2014 Scientific Reports. |
| URL | https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/e11247b8-e8b6-670c-e043-5386abc... |
| Title | Carbon and nutrients concentrations associated with RRS James Cook cruise JC073 |
| Description | Carbon and nutrient data from the cruise JC073 |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Publication submission by Joe Stewart at NOC, Southampton. |
| URL | https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/e11247b8-e8b5-670c-e043-5386abc... |
| Title | Conceptual models linking multiple ecosystem services to ecological research |
| Description | Conceptual models linking ecological knowledge to ecosystem services, intended to form the basis for developing computer algorithms/models. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | To early to say, article (Broszeit S, Beaumont NJ, Hooper TL, Somerfield PJ, Austen MC (in press) Developing conceptual models that link multiple ecosystem services to ecological research to aid management and policy, the UK marine example. Mar. Pollut. Bull.) in press. |
| Title | Diversified benthic macrofauna structure in ERSEM |
| Description | ERSEM input files for modelling diversified structure of benthic macrofauna were created. This structure contains 6 functional types compared to classical 2-type implementation in ERSEM. Model results were validated against observational data from Station L4 of the Western Channel Observatory. Functional role of each group within whole ecosystem was analysed. Manuscript describing model setup and results is currently in preparation. |
| Type Of Material | Computer model/algorithm |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | This model structure was one of initial steps towards reseach of functional importance of benthic biodiversity using modelling approach, and mutual influence of biodiversity and physical forcing/hydrodynamics. |
| Title | Finescale temporal macrofauna dataset for L4 (WCO) |
| Description | Macrofauna abundance and biomass data collected at L4 before, during and after the 2012 spring bloom. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | A paper has been submitted and the data are also contributing to the development of the benthic component of ERSEM (European Regional Seas Ecosystem Model). |
| Title | Four years of sustained plankton observations at Skomer Marine Reserve, Pembrokeshire |
| Description | This project aims to establish baseline conditions in the plankton sytem overlying a Marine Protected Area, from which to understand how its seabed fauna are maintained and its sensitivity to change. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2013 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Title | KRILLBASE-length frequency database, a compilation of scientific net sampling data on length, sex and maturity stage of Euphausia superba around the Southern Ocean, 1926 to 2016 |
| Description | The KRILLBASE-length frequency database comprises individual length measurements of 613487 Euphausia superba from 6470 scientific net hauls. Some of these individually-measured krill have additional information on their sex and maturity stage. Most of these E. superba are postlarvae, but some of the hauls include small (< 20 mm) krill which likely include furcilia larvae as well as juveniles |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | It brings together disparate krill demographic information into a central database, making this information more widely available for a series of initiatives ranging from education (student projects, scientific research and for managing the expanding krill fishery amid climate change). |
| URL | https://doi.org/10.5285/DFBCBBF9-8673-4FEF-913F-64EA7942D97A |
| Title | KRILLBASE: a Southern Ocean plankton database |
| Description | This is an accessible, international database of krill and salp abundance and size structure, constructed over a period of 15 years, mainly although not entirely, under NERC funding. It now contains krill and salp abundance data from over 12000 net sampling stations, with over 1.3 million individual krill lengths. Versions are stored at CCAMLR (fisheries management organisation) and at the Polar Data Centre of the British Antarctic Survey. The database is freely accessible on request. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2006 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | A series of high profile papers and press interest (National TV and radio interviews), starting with a Nature paper published from the database in 2004. Together with the dozen or so papers published subsequently that are based partly or entirely on kRILLBASE data, the Web of Science records over 650 citations. The database was described in a recent TV documentary on krill, under development at present. |
| URL | http://www.iced.ac.uk/science/krillbase.htm |
| Title | KRILLBASE: a circumpolar database of Antarctic krill and salp numerical densities, 1926-2016 |
| Description | Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and salps are major macroplankton contributors to Southern Ocean food webs and krill are also fished commercially. Managing this fishery sustainably, against a backdrop of rapid regional climate change, requires information on distribution and time trends. Many data on the abundance of both taxa have been obtained from net sampling surveys since 1926, but much of this is stored in national archives, sometimes only in notebooks. In order to make these important data accessible we have collated available abundance data (numerical density, no. m-2) of postlarval E. superba and salps (combined aggregate and solitary stages and species) into a central database, KRILLBASE, together with environmental information, standardisation and metadata. The aim is to provide a temporal-spatial data resource to support a variety of research such as biogeochemistry, autecology, higher predator foraging and food web modelling in addition to fisheries management and conservation. Previous versions of KRILLBASE have led to a series of papers since 2004 which illustrate some of the potential uses of this database. With increasing numbers of requests for these data we here provide an updated version of KRILLBASE that contains data from 15,194 net hauls, including 12,758 with krill abundance data and 9,726 with salp abundance data. These data were collected by 10 nations and span 56 seasons in two epochs (1926-1939 and 1976-2016). Here, we illustrate the seasonal, inter-annual, regional and depth coverage of sampling, and provide both circumpolar- and regional-scale distribution maps. Krill abundance data have been standardised to accommodate variation in sampling methods, and we have presented these as well as the raw data. Information is provided on how to screen, interpret and use KRILLBASE to reduce artefacts in interpretation, with contact points for the main data providers. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | None as yet from the publication of the database, Previous versions of the database however have been used in publication together cited over 800 times. The data are in press in a data paper in Earth System Science data |
| URL | https://legacy.bas.ac.uk/dms/full-record.php?id=GB/NERC/BAS/PDC/00915 |
| Title | Model of benthic sensitivity to high CO2 |
| Description | Marine systems may experience high levels of CO2 either as a result of Ocean Acidification or via leakage from geologically stored CO2. Ongoing research under both the OA and CCS research streams have allowed us to develop a prototype model that describes the response of both tolerant and sensitive benthic fauna as well as the recovery potential. The model is conceived as a sub-model of the ERSEM marine system model and is therefore able to place impacts in the context of resource levels, resource competition and predator - prey interactions. The model is currently being used to investigate CCS leakage scenarios and will shortly be applied to climate change / OA runs. |
| Type Of Material | Computer model/algorithm |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | The model has yet to be published but is contributing to reports relating to best practices for CCS, currently in preparation |
| Title | Molecular analysis of gut content of bivalve and decapod larvae |
| Description | Molecular gut content analysis from the bivalve and decapod feeding experiments carried out at L4 2009-2010. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | None yet. |
| Title | NGS of zooplankton |
| Description | Diversity of zooplankton assemblages at Station L4, Western English Channel, measured using next generation sequencing. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2013 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | This work has been submitted to an open access database; doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.817188 and raw reads from the 454 sequencing are publically available in the European Nucleotide Archive (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/data/view/PRJEB4768). The work has been published in PLoSone; Lindeque, Parry et al., 2013. Lindeque has been invited as a keynote speaker at a COST action workshop in 2015: ES1103 Microbial ecology & the earth system: collaborating for insight and success with the new generation of sequencing tools. |
| URL | http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0081327 |
| Title | Pelagic to benthic pigment biogeochemistry at the Western Channel Observatory |
| Description | Pigment data (including alteration products) from the water column and surface sediment at the Western Channel Observatory (site L4) during a prolonged bloom event in 2012. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2013 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Presentations at Nereis Park Conference, Challenger Conference for Marine Science and abstract submitted to present this work at ASLO 2015. Publication in review for Progress in Oceanography. |
| Title | Plymouth L4 time series (1988-2017) of zooplankton abundance, biomass and traits. |
| Description | Plymouth L4 time series (1988-2017) of zooplankton abundance, biomass and traits. British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Use of the data for policy reporting (MSFD/OSPAR) and other publications |
| URL | https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/827b5179-90a1-69d8-e053-6c86abc... |
| Title | Shelf sea Biogeochemistry: Candyfloss pelagic programme of seasonal measuremenst at the E1 site |
| Description | 10 sampling timepoints so far during 2014, collecting water and plankton samples through the water column at the Western Channel Observatory E1 site. The samples have been used to do zooplankton grazing experiments. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | None yet, sample and experiments analysis is still underway |
| Title | Simulation of benthic macrofauna dynamics at Station L4 of the Western Channel Observatory |
| Description | Canonical model of benthic macrofauna based on ERSEM components was created to simulate dynamics of benthic macrofauna at Staion L4 in response to phytoplankton bloom dynamics. The model was used to estimate typical response times of macrofauna, as well as roles of functional types in ecosystem functioning. Manuscript describing this model and its results is currently in revision. |
| Type Of Material | Computer model/algorithm |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | The main impact is influence on further integration of different research tools and methods to foster understanding of marine ecosystems. |
| Title | Simulations of benthic macrofaunal diversity in the northwest European shelf seas |
| Description | NEMO-ERSEM model with diversified benthic macrofauna structure was implemented to simulate dynamics of biodiversity within northwest European continental shelf sea during 2000-2016. Model results allow to analyse how physical forcing and hydrodynamic conditions shape biodiversity structure, which in turn affects biogeochemical cycling within the sea. Model results are currently analysed against available observational data. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | These results allow to analyse how physical environment shapes marine biodiversity, which in turn affects biogeochemistry. This will further allow to analyse impacts of disturbance and climate change on biodiversity and marine ecosystem services in general. |
| Title | Station L4 phytoplankton time-series (Utermöhl counts) |
| Description | The long-term monitoring of phytoplankton community structure at Station L4 enters its 29th year with new data collected on a weekly basis. Taxa-specific abundance data 2017-2018 was submitted to BODC and made available to internal and external users on request. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Station L4 phytoplankton time-series data has contributed to several peer-reviewed papers. Requests to use the time-series data set have been received from the UK (Marine Biological Association, University of Plymouth, University of Southampton, CEFAS), Ireland, Denmark, Germany, Canada, USA, and Russia. The data also form part of the on-going ICES WGPME and IGMETS research to investigate taxa and group specific patterns and changes in the North Atlantic. |
| URL | http://www.westernchannelobservatory.org.uk/l4_phytoplankton |
| Title | Vertically Structure Benthic Model |
| Description | An explicitly described vertically discretised benthic model has been developed to better resolve chemical gradients and biological response. |
| Type Of Material | Computer model/algorithm |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | A model based on a more explicit representation of the benthic ecosystem has been developed. Providing an improved ability to explicitly represent processes, compare to observations and resolve sediment chemical gradients this model provides the basis for a number of upcoming studies (as part of MERP, SSB) and is freely available upon request from the author or as a git-repository. |
| Title | Zooplankton abundance time series from net hauls at site L4 off Plymouth, UK between 1988-2019. |
| Description | Ongoing zooplankton research at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory has established a time series of zooplankton species since 1988 at L4, a coastal station off Plymouth, UK. Weekly samples are collected by vertical net hauls (WP2 net, mesh 200 µm; UNESCO 1968) from the sea floor (approximately 50 m) to the surface and stored in 4% buffered formalin. Results presented are n/m3 mean values from two replicate hauls made on each sampling timepoint. Some of the zooplankton analysis has been to the level of "major taxonomic groups" only, and a number of different analysts have participated over the years. The level of expertise has generally been consistent, but the user should be aware that levels of taxonomic discrimination may vary during the course of the data-set, please see metadata table for more information on this and the description document regarding complexities of the dataset. It is encouraged that users of the data maintain contact with originators of the dataset to prevent misuse or misunderstanding of the data provided due to the complex nature and temporal coverage of the data provided. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | It provides the most recent update of a long time series (30 years) of weekly resolution data on zooplankton which is widely requested by researchers worldwide for examining climate change impacts, ecosystem function and model development. It is also widely requested as an educational toll by undergraduate and postgraduate students for the projects. The dataset is used for policy reporting obligations at UK- and OSPAR level and contributes to a series of status reports and report cards (e.g. MCCIP, ICES etc) as well as numerous publications |
| URL | https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/b6c08649-22af-3468-e053-6c86abc... |
| Description | AcidiCO2ceans, funded by the John S. Latsis Public Benefit Foundation, Greece |
| Organisation | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) |
| Country | Greece |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Gastropod shells of individuals maintained in the UKOA 14 month benthic mesocosm experiments. Analysis of shell damage using image analysis and geomorphometric analysis. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Consumables and staff time associated with the acquisition of micro computer aided tomography scans of gastropod exposed to a 14 month warming and acidification mesocosm experiment. |
| Impact | MRes Marine Biology thesis, Saskia Ruhl (2013-2014) Plymouth University: Impacts of ocean acidification and warming on shell ontogeny, biomineralization and microstructure in juvenile Nucella lapillus (L.). Supervised by Ana M Queiros and Piero Calosi. The thesis is currently in preparation to submission in the ICES JOurnal of Marine Science under the title "Impacts of ocean acidification and warming on shell ontogeny, plasticity and microstructure in juvenile Nucella lapillus (L.)". Videos of the 3D scans have been produced for educational purposes, highlighting the impacts of ocean acidification on marine life. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | Collaboration with CEFAS |
| Organisation | Centre For Environment, Fisheries And Aquaculture Science |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Bringing together data, novel statistical methods and policy requirements to develop new science. Focusing on benthic systems. |
| Collaborator Contribution | making data available, policy insights, researcher time to develop the work. |
| Impact | Collaboration within research projects; collaboration in ICES WGBIODIV; PhD proposals; collaborative manuscripts; developing policy links for projects |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Collaboration with University of Exeter |
| Organisation | University of Exeter |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of training to MSc students, particularly the annual field course (Co-)Supervision of PhD students Science collaboration using WCO data |
| Collaborator Contribution | MSc courses PhDs Scientific collaboration using WCO data |
| Impact | Field courses ongoing (Covid-permitting), including lectures to students Scientific collaboration (microbial communities in WCO, especially SAR11) ongoing New PhD student starting this year. |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | EGU General Assembly session on benthic processes and benthic-pelagic coupling |
| Organisation | Dutch Research Council |
| Department | Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Co-organisation and co-chairing a session on benthic processes and benthic-pelagic coupling at the annual EGU General Assembly. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-organized a session on benthic processes and benthic-pelagic coupling for the EGU General Assembly 2016. |
| Impact | The session in 2016 was jointly organised and 18 abstracts were received. Due to high amount of total abstracts submitted to EGU and very tight schedule, the session was merged with another session, similar, but more general in scope: OS3.1/BG3.8 Ocean biogeochemistry: novel approaches and synthesis. Poster session on benthic-pelagic coupling had a separate subtitle in the programme. In 2017 the session became a part of a bigger session "Biogeochemistry of coastal seas and continental shelves". This effort is a part of on-going collaborative activities on benthic processes and benthic-pelagic coupling research involving modelling, experimental and observational approaches. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | EGU General Assembly session on benthic processes and benthic-pelagic coupling |
| Organisation | Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres |
| Department | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Co-organisation and co-chairing a session on benthic processes and benthic-pelagic coupling at the annual EGU General Assembly. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-organized a session on benthic processes and benthic-pelagic coupling for the EGU General Assembly 2016. |
| Impact | The session in 2016 was jointly organised and 18 abstracts were received. Due to high amount of total abstracts submitted to EGU and very tight schedule, the session was merged with another session, similar, but more general in scope: OS3.1/BG3.8 Ocean biogeochemistry: novel approaches and synthesis. Poster session on benthic-pelagic coupling had a separate subtitle in the programme. In 2017 the session became a part of a bigger session "Biogeochemistry of coastal seas and continental shelves". This effort is a part of on-going collaborative activities on benthic processes and benthic-pelagic coupling research involving modelling, experimental and observational approaches. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | EGU General Assembly session on benthic processes and benthic-pelagic coupling |
| Organisation | Italian National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics (OGS) |
| Country | Italy |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Co-organisation and co-chairing a session on benthic processes and benthic-pelagic coupling at the annual EGU General Assembly. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-organized a session on benthic processes and benthic-pelagic coupling for the EGU General Assembly 2016. |
| Impact | The session in 2016 was jointly organised and 18 abstracts were received. Due to high amount of total abstracts submitted to EGU and very tight schedule, the session was merged with another session, similar, but more general in scope: OS3.1/BG3.8 Ocean biogeochemistry: novel approaches and synthesis. Poster session on benthic-pelagic coupling had a separate subtitle in the programme. In 2017 the session became a part of a bigger session "Biogeochemistry of coastal seas and continental shelves". This effort is a part of on-going collaborative activities on benthic processes and benthic-pelagic coupling research involving modelling, experimental and observational approaches. |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Helgoland Time-series Summer School |
| Organisation | Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Station L4 phytoplankton data were examined during a two-week workshop designed to understand patterns and trends in long-term time-series |
| Collaborator Contribution | Knowledge and advice were provided from the Helgoland Roads and CPR time-series regarding data collection, preparation, manipulation and interpretation |
| Impact | The L4 phytoplankton are included in a comparison study with Helgoland Roads, CPR, Stonehaven and other long-term time-series to quantify patterns, trends and drivers of target taxa in the North Sea and English Channel. These results will be published in a peer-reviewed publication. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Helgoland Time-series Summer School |
| Organisation | Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Station L4 phytoplankton data were examined during a two-week workshop designed to understand patterns and trends in long-term time-series |
| Collaborator Contribution | Knowledge and advice were provided from the Helgoland Roads and CPR time-series regarding data collection, preparation, manipulation and interpretation |
| Impact | The L4 phytoplankton are included in a comparison study with Helgoland Roads, CPR, Stonehaven and other long-term time-series to quantify patterns, trends and drivers of target taxa in the North Sea and English Channel. These results will be published in a peer-reviewed publication. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Hellenic Center for Marine Research |
| Organisation | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) |
| Country | Greece |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Presentations and discussions at international conferences to explain how Marine Ecosystems Research Programme works, and how the approach may benefits others. Work on developing continental-scale infrastructures. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Invitations to speak at international conferences to explain how Marine Ecosystems Research Programme works, and how the approach may benefits others. Collaborative conference presentations. Funding to attend conferences. |
| Impact | Arvanitidis C, Warwick RM, Somerfield PJ, Pavloud C, Pafilis E, Oulas A, Chatzigeorgiou V, Patkos T, Faulwetter S, Bailly N, et 200+ al., Research Infrastructures offer capacity to address scientific questions never attempted before: Are all taxa equal? 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB), Montréal, May 2018. Somerfield PJ, Predicting the consequences of marine ecosystem change in a complex world. Invited plenary, 12th Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography and Fisheries, Corfu, June 2018. Arvanitidis C, Warwick RM, Somerfield PJ, Pavloudi C, Pafilis E, Oulas A, Chatzigeorgiou G, Gerovasileiou V, Patkos T, Bailly N, Hernandez F, Vanhoorne B, Vandepitte L, Appeltans W, Keklikoglou K, Chatzinikolaou E, Michalakis N, Filiopoulou I, Panteri E, Gougousis A, Bravakos P, Christakis C, Kassapidis P, Kotoulas G, Magoulas A, Research Infrastructures and their collaborative potential in addressing challenging scientific questions at global scale. Hellenic Bioinformatics 11, Thessalonica, November 2018. Current invitation to ERIC conference, Rome, May 2019. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | ICES Expert Working Group on Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology |
| Organisation | Alfred-Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research |
| Department | Helgoland Roads Phytoplankton |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Intellectual input and Station L4 phytoplankton time-series dataset |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input, professional advice, access to datasets and preparation of manuscripts |
| Impact | Kraberg, A; Widdicombe, CE; Wiltshire, K; Bresnan, E; Soudant, D; Tarran, GA; Smyth, TJ. 2012 Phytoplankton and microbial plankton of the North Sea and English Channel. In: O'Brien, TD; Li, WKW; Moran, XAG, (eds.) ICES Phytoplankton and Microbial Plankton Status Report 2009/2010. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | ICES Expert Working Group on Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology |
| Organisation | Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Intellectual input and Station L4 phytoplankton time-series dataset |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input, professional advice, access to datasets and preparation of manuscripts |
| Impact | Kraberg, A; Widdicombe, CE; Wiltshire, K; Bresnan, E; Soudant, D; Tarran, GA; Smyth, TJ. 2012 Phytoplankton and microbial plankton of the North Sea and English Channel. In: O'Brien, TD; Li, WKW; Moran, XAG, (eds.) ICES Phytoplankton and Microbial Plankton Status Report 2009/2010. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | ICES Expert Working Group on Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology |
| Organisation | French Research Institute for the Exploitation of the Sea |
| Country | French Polynesia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Intellectual input and Station L4 phytoplankton time-series dataset |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input, professional advice, access to datasets and preparation of manuscripts |
| Impact | Kraberg, A; Widdicombe, CE; Wiltshire, K; Bresnan, E; Soudant, D; Tarran, GA; Smyth, TJ. 2012 Phytoplankton and microbial plankton of the North Sea and English Channel. In: O'Brien, TD; Li, WKW; Moran, XAG, (eds.) ICES Phytoplankton and Microbial Plankton Status Report 2009/2010. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | ICES Expert Working Group on Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology |
| Organisation | Marine Scotland Science (MSS) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Intellectual input and Station L4 phytoplankton time-series dataset |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input, professional advice, access to datasets and preparation of manuscripts |
| Impact | Kraberg, A; Widdicombe, CE; Wiltshire, K; Bresnan, E; Soudant, D; Tarran, GA; Smyth, TJ. 2012 Phytoplankton and microbial plankton of the North Sea and English Channel. In: O'Brien, TD; Li, WKW; Moran, XAG, (eds.) ICES Phytoplankton and Microbial Plankton Status Report 2009/2010. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | ICES Expert Working Group on Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology |
| Organisation | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Intellectual input and Station L4 phytoplankton time-series dataset |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input, professional advice, access to datasets and preparation of manuscripts |
| Impact | Kraberg, A; Widdicombe, CE; Wiltshire, K; Bresnan, E; Soudant, D; Tarran, GA; Smyth, TJ. 2012 Phytoplankton and microbial plankton of the North Sea and English Channel. In: O'Brien, TD; Li, WKW; Moran, XAG, (eds.) ICES Phytoplankton and Microbial Plankton Status Report 2009/2010. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | ICES Expert Working Group on Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology |
| Organisation | Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Intellectual input and Station L4 phytoplankton time-series dataset |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input, professional advice, access to datasets and preparation of manuscripts |
| Impact | Kraberg, A; Widdicombe, CE; Wiltshire, K; Bresnan, E; Soudant, D; Tarran, GA; Smyth, TJ. 2012 Phytoplankton and microbial plankton of the North Sea and English Channel. In: O'Brien, TD; Li, WKW; Moran, XAG, (eds.) ICES Phytoplankton and Microbial Plankton Status Report 2009/2010. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | ICES Expert Working Group on Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology |
| Organisation | Swedish Institute |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Intellectual input and Station L4 phytoplankton time-series dataset |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input, professional advice, access to datasets and preparation of manuscripts |
| Impact | Kraberg, A; Widdicombe, CE; Wiltshire, K; Bresnan, E; Soudant, D; Tarran, GA; Smyth, TJ. 2012 Phytoplankton and microbial plankton of the North Sea and English Channel. In: O'Brien, TD; Li, WKW; Moran, XAG, (eds.) ICES Phytoplankton and Microbial Plankton Status Report 2009/2010. |
| Start Year | 2012 |
| Description | ICES WGBIODIV |
| Organisation | Centre For Environment, Fisheries And Aquaculture Science |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative work on marine biodiversity of relevance to ICES, in particular the effects of physical disturbance from trawling on the seabed. Trait explorer, developed in the Marine Ecosystems Research Programme, being used. Manuscript on a biological trait indicator submitted. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborative work on marine biodiversity of relevance to ICES, in particular the effects of physical disturbance from trawling on the seabed. Manuscript on a biological trait indicator submitted. New ToR agreed for next 3 years. |
| Impact | http://www.ices.dk/sites/pub/Publication%20Reports/Expert%20Group%20Report/EPDSG/2018/01%20WGBIODIV%20-%20Report%20of%20the%20Working%20Group%20on%20Biodiversity%20Science.pdf |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | ICES WGBIODIV |
| Organisation | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative work on marine biodiversity of relevance to ICES, in particular the effects of physical disturbance from trawling on the seabed. Trait explorer, developed in the Marine Ecosystems Research Programme, being used. Manuscript on a biological trait indicator submitted. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborative work on marine biodiversity of relevance to ICES, in particular the effects of physical disturbance from trawling on the seabed. Manuscript on a biological trait indicator submitted. New ToR agreed for next 3 years. |
| Impact | http://www.ices.dk/sites/pub/Publication%20Reports/Expert%20Group%20Report/EPDSG/2018/01%20WGBIODIV%20-%20Report%20of%20the%20Working%20Group%20on%20Biodiversity%20Science.pdf |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Identifying Global Trends and Hotspots in Ocean Acidification Impacts on Marine Ecosystems |
| Organisation | Global Ocean Acidification - Observing Network (GOA-ON) |
| Country | Global |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | I am leading a report / manuscript describing the biological observations required to monitor the impacts of ocean acidification at a global level. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners are contributing ideas and text to this report. |
| Impact | A draft manuscript is being developed. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Meiofauna collaboration |
| Organisation | Centre For Environment, Fisheries And Aquaculture Science |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative work developing networks and publications concerning meiofauna. Publications submitted and in preparation. Meioschool on-line has worldwide participation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborative work developing networks and publications concerning meiofauna. Publications submitted and in preparation. Meioschool on-line has worldwide participation. |
| Impact | Paper (Schratzberger and Somerfield 2020) published. Book in preparation (O Geire ed.) with Springer. Other papers in prep. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Meiofauna collaboration |
| Organisation | Florida State University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative work developing networks and publications concerning meiofauna. Publications submitted and in preparation. Meioschool on-line has worldwide participation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborative work developing networks and publications concerning meiofauna. Publications submitted and in preparation. Meioschool on-line has worldwide participation. |
| Impact | Paper (Schratzberger and Somerfield 2020) published. Book in preparation (O Geire ed.) with Springer. Other papers in prep. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Meiofauna collaboration |
| Organisation | Texas A&M University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaborative work developing networks and publications concerning meiofauna. Publications submitted and in preparation. Meioschool on-line has worldwide participation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborative work developing networks and publications concerning meiofauna. Publications submitted and in preparation. Meioschool on-line has worldwide participation. |
| Impact | Paper (Schratzberger and Somerfield 2020) published. Book in preparation (O Geire ed.) with Springer. Other papers in prep. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Provision of KRILLBASE (Antractic krill) database to International Group of Marine Ecological Time Series (IGMETS) |
| Organisation | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Provision of Latest version of KRILLBASE (Large database on Antarctic krill abundance) to an international collaborative effort (IGMETS) whose mission is described below |
| Collaborator Contribution | "The International Group for Marine Ecological Time Series (IGMETS) seeks to integrate a suite of in situ biogeochemical variables from time-series stations, together with satellite-derived information, to look at holistic changes within different ocean regions, explore plausible reasons and connections at a global level, and highlight any locations of especially large changes that may be of special importance. This work will be in the form of a comprehensive, integrated report which will be published under the auspices of IOC-UNESCO and brings together the ship-based, biogeochemical time-series community in a way never before attempted." |
| Impact | Draft book Chapter on Sothern Ocean time trends |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Provision of Western Channel Observatory plankton data to the International Group for Marine Ecological Time Series (IGMETS) |
| Organisation | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Provision of Western Channel Observatory plankton data to the International Group for Marine Ecological Time Series (IGMETS) and checking of an integrated report chapter on the North Atlantic region, on time trends in plankton and ocean variables in this region |
| Collaborator Contribution | "The International Group for Marine Ecological Time Series (IGMETS) seeks to integrate a suite of in situ biogeochemical variables from time-series stations, together with satellite-derived information, to look at holistic changes within different ocean regions, explore plausible reasons and connections at a global level, and highlight any locations of especially large changes that may be of special importance. This work will be in the form of a comprehensive, integrated report which will be published under the auspices of IOC-UNESCO and brings together the ship-based, biogeochemical time-series community in a way never before attempted." |
| Impact | Draft book Chapters |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | Standardisation of phytoplankton biovolumes |
| Organisation | AquaEcology |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Phytoplankton belonging to different taxa in preserved samples from the North Sea (Helgoland) and Baltic Sea (Stralsund) were analysed at PML as part of an inter-laboratory exercise, using light microscopy. Individual cells were measured using image analysis and all measurements were entered onto the OrgaCount database to be collated by AquaEcology. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The inter-laboratory exercise was organised by AquaEcology as part of a project funded by the German Federal Environmental Agency (UBA) to standardise the estimation of marine and freshwater phytoplankton biovolumes under the directive "CEN/TC230 - Mandate M/24 Development or Improvements in Support of the Water Framework Directive - WP7: Guidance on the estimation of algal biovolume" |
| Impact | Station L4 phytoplankton time-series will adopt the standard biovolumes formulae once these have been determined by the project led by AquEcology |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Training with PRIMER |
| Organisation | Primer-E Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Working with company to develop statistical methods and advise on software implementation Giving bespoke commercial courses on use of the software worldwide - training courses now being delivered on-line |
| Collaborator Contribution | Developing statistical methods for use in research, provision of test software |
| Impact | Many publications (with KR Clarke and others) Many courses worldwide - now being delivered on-line International networking Research opportunities |
| Description | Visit to Marine Scotland and University of Aberdeen |
| Organisation | Marine Scotland Science (MSS) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Samples from the Station L4 phytoplankton time-series were examined using state-of-the-art electron microscopy to determine species diversity in the western English Channel in an on-going collaboration comparing the L4 and Stonehaven phytoplankton time-series |
| Collaborator Contribution | Station L4 phytoplankton samples were examined using electron microscopy under the guidance of Dr E Bresnan and identified to species level in order to assess and compare phytoplankton diversity in the western English Channel with the northern North Sea |
| Impact | Species identification and diversity determined for the Coccolithophorid group at the monitoring Station L4 |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Visit to Marine Scotland and University of Aberdeen |
| Organisation | University of Aberdeen |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Samples from the Station L4 phytoplankton time-series were examined using state-of-the-art electron microscopy to determine species diversity in the western English Channel in an on-going collaboration comparing the L4 and Stonehaven phytoplankton time-series |
| Collaborator Contribution | Station L4 phytoplankton samples were examined using electron microscopy under the guidance of Dr E Bresnan and identified to species level in order to assess and compare phytoplankton diversity in the western English Channel with the northern North Sea |
| Impact | Species identification and diversity determined for the Coccolithophorid group at the monitoring Station L4 |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Title | Catalogue of marine biodiversity indicators to assess the environmental status - a software and a review of the current indicator set |
| Description | A Catalogue of Biodiversity Indicators useful for the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) was developed by the DEVOTES FP7 Project with the aim of providing the basis for assessing the environmental status of European seas. It is available online through the DEVOTool 0.64 software application that allows navigating a database of indicators related to the following MSFD descriptors: biological biodiversity, non-indigenous species, food webs, and seafloor integrity. The catalogue (v.6) contains over 500 indicators used by different initiatives, in national and international contexts. A comprehensive overview of these indicators is given: descriptions, data requirements, developmental status, geographical coverage and applicable habitats, biodiversity components and descriptors targeted, and related human pressures. The DEVOTool provides a query and analysis function for browsing the metadata, extracting and ranking lists of indicators best fulfilling pre-set criteria; enabling users to search, for example, for indicators suitable to fill in an identified gap or address a particular pressure in a marine area. The major strengths and gaps of the indicator set (at EU level) allow to focus the development of new indicators where it is most urgently needed, and to foster transfer of know-how across marine regions. |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Impact | Engament with EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive working groups, to support indicator selection. |
| URL | https://digital.csic.es/handle/10261/140819 |
| Description | " License to Krill" - film documentary |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A documentary film made by Dox productions, London, about Antarctic krill conservation, fisheries and climate change, including interviews with Angus Atkinson recorded at Plymouth Marine Laboratory. The film was shown at Sheffield film festival and the documentary was broadcast on TV across France and Germany on 25August 2015 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | "Closer Look" film for BBC Countryfile |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Footage prepared with Countryfile team, covered local water based activities in the Southwest, well being and marine science. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | 2016 Ocean Sciences Conference (New Orleans, USA) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Oral presentation entitled "Ecological equivalence of species within phytoplankton functional types" based on the peer-reviewed publication in Functional Ecology (doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12641) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://agu.confex.com/agu/os16/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/91265 |
| Description | BBC TV interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Live interview conducted at 18:30 on 19 June 2015 with Kristian McConville from Plymouth Marine Laboratory to discuss the high numbers of jellyfish being seen off the South Coast. Kristian also provided live jellyfish to support a pre-recorded interview with Steve Widdicombe which was also shown as part of the jellyfish news arcticle |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Climate-ready ecosystem level options for marine spatial planning |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I led a workshop that was designed as a capacity development activity whereby co-developed research within the project will lead to a climate change assessment to facilitate the development of adaptation strategies to inform the spatial management of marine reserves, the tourism sector, fisheries and aquaculture in Vietnam, Malaysia and Philippines. Researchers involved in marine higher education, marine management and policy development from the listed countries attended the workshop. Training was given on the application of spatial meta-analysis on climate change modelling datasets as a decision support tool to inform the development of those strategies.The training included a lecture as well as a workshop, where participants used custom prepared Jupyter Notebooks to analysed climate change modelling datasets for the correspoding marine regions. Three case studies were identified (on in each country) that will serve as the focus of co-developed work within this award, as led by the Co-I and Project 11 lead A Queiros. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.blue-communities.org/News_Events/Celebrating_success_at_2nd_Annual_Progress_Meeting |
| Description | Co-chair of MSP workshop in Ireland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | As part of a project funded by the Irish government, Dr Somerfield co-chaired a workshop with policy makers and professionals in the Marine Institute, Galway. The workshop combined presentations and structured discussions, leading to a report with recommendations on the incorporation of climate change into marine spatial planning in Ireland. Queirós AM, Beaumont NJ, Pascoe C, Somerfield PJ (2018) Spatial Data and Evidence Project, Marine Spatial Planning and Climate Change - A Best Practices Report for Marine Spatial Planning in Ireland. Produced by PML and ABPmer (ABPmer Report No. R.3008) for the Irish Marine Institute, December 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Collaboration with SACGB |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Shark Angling Club of Great Britain (SACGB) and collaborators have put a great deal of effort into collating angling records from SW England, which are highly relevant to the Western Channel Observatory. PML (Dr Paul Somerfield) is working with the SACGB scientist Dr Simon Thomas. We have submitted records to ICCAT. We are working up a 50-year time-series on blue shark CPUE for publication. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| Description | Conference Presentaion ICES ASC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Beauchard O, Brind'Amour A, Laffargue P, Piet G, Schratzberger M, Somerfield PJ, Combining biological traits to evidence impact of bottom trawl fishing on the marine benthos. ICES ASC 2019, Gothenburg, September 2019 - a presentation of current progress within ICES WGBIODIV showing how our work on developing an indicator for marine management is progressing. Positive feedback. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Contributed to Careers Fair at School of Creative Arts, Plymouth |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Participated in the Plymouth School of Creative Arts Career Fair (6th of February) to raise awareness with pupils about how science and arts cross overs can lead to career paths for creative thinkers form an arts background. Materials for dissemination were contributed by Thecla Keiser, Plymouth Marine Laboratory. Attendance supported by Paul Somerfield and the Marine Ecosystems Research Programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/DrAnaQueiros/status/828594418160631808 |
| Description | Convening an international science meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Somerfield co-organised, and presented at, 'Bob Fest 2018', a meeting to celebrate the career of K R Clarke, held at the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth, November 2018. He is currently working on a special issue in a journal related to the meeting. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Developing marine biodiversity science at the JNCC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presenting work done in the Marine Ecosystems Research Programme at a conference organised by JNCC. Thompson M, Cooper K, Couce E, Schratzberger M, Webb T, Grace M, Somerfield P, Assessing biodiversity stocks and flows and the emerging use of eDNA to support offshore science. Beyond the Coast 2018: JNCC's conference on the future of our offshore marine environment, University of Hull, June 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Drawing in Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Teaching a class at the Plymouth School of Creative Arts studying for GCSE-level exams in art and drawing, showing them how drawing skills are essential in many areas of science, how science is itself creative, and how changing the way you think can change the way you see and draw things. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019,2020 |
| Description | Drawing in science classes for school students studying for GCSE |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Students study drawing for GCSE (or equivalent) at the Plymouth School for Creative Arts. Dr Somerfield runs a practical class for these students where we look at how drawing skills and creative approaches are important in science. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019 |
| Description | EGU 2017 Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Oral presentation discussing the findings of benthic foraminifera in plankton samples at Station L4 after storm events and the implications this may have for palaeoecology. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2017/session/25070 |
| Description | Ecosystem Services Valuation for Coastal Managers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | PML led a workshop with regional stakeholders in the southwest to inform them how ecosystems services could be incorporated into policy implementation and day to day management in their local areas. A survey was conducted before and after the workshop to gauge the perception and understanding of ES of the participants and to gauge whether this had improved, as a way of evaluating the success of the workshop. The trends showed that most people's confidence in ES increased from before to after the workshop. The greatest improvements seem to be for 1) understanding how ES can be used in management plans; and 2) being confident in using the approach within their profession. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | FCT Review |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Reviewing large number of ECR proposals for an EU country, panel meetings to discuss awards, etc. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019,2020,2021 |
| Description | ICES WG BIODIV |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Working with international colleagues to develop practical indicators for marine management. Latest report: ICES (2018) Report of the Working Group on Biodiversity Science (WGBIODIV), 5-9 February 2018, ICES Headquarters, Copenhagen, Denmark. ICES CM 2018/EPDSG:01. 82 pp. Latest meeting online - agreed new ToR for next 3 years. Manuscript being finalised for publication. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019,2020,2021 |
| URL | http://www.ices.dk/community/groups/Pages/WGBIODIV.aspx |
| Description | ICES working group on biodiversity (WG BIODIV) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This ICES working group is developing a trait-based disturbance indicator for use in managing impacts on benthic communities within the marine environment. Participation in this group resulted in new and re-established collaborative links with marine scientists from across Europe. MERP research was closely aligned and contributed to this international activity and is expected to continue. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Interview on Ocean Acidification for BBC Radio World Service (22nd October). |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Steve Widdicombe did an interview on Ocean Acidification for BBC Radio World Service (22nd October). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Interview to the official United Nations Sustainable Development Goals social media TV channel at the 23rd United Nations Conference of Parties |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview describing innovative data on the blue carbon potential of coastal systems, which is emerging from the programme as a result of a benthic research led by PML (Queiros). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/SDGMediaZone/status/929286290348142593 |
| Description | Interviewed by Reuters |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interviewed by Reuters on the impacts of climate change on marine-based food resources. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.reuters.com/article/climatechange-oceans-fishing-idUSL8N1DP46Y |
| Description | Interviewed for IBTimes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interviewed for IBTimes (online news) on new paper that came out in February on biodiversity and climate change and fisheries. Was also interviewed for the same reason by German public radio-station Deutschlandfunk. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/six-biodiversity-hotspots-claimed-be-brink-ecosystem-collapse-1608040 |
| Description | Intreview for BBS Radio 4 "Inside Science" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Provided a BBC Radio 4 interview on their programme "Inside Science" on the role of Antarctic krill in mixing the ocean through their swimming activities, 26.4.18 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09zt3n5 |
| Description | Invited Plenary - Lifewatch |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Somerfield PJ, Data, models and ecosystem services. Invited plenary. LifeWatch ERIC Scientific Community Meeting, Rome, May 2019 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Invited Plenary at National Conference in Greece |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Somerfield was invited to give a plenary at Greece's premier marine conference. He based his talk on the Marine Ecosystems Research Programme as an example of how to make progress by bringing people together. Somerfield PJ, Predicting the consequences of marine ecosystem change in a complex world. Invited plenary, 12th Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography and Fisheries, Corfu, June 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Invited committee member to the working group on integrated morphological and molecular taxonomy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The working group on integrated morphological and molecular taxonomy meet annually to work on terms of reference and generate deliverables such as promoting integration, knowledge exchange, provision of standards and training material and advise on the implications of developments for marine science and management. Co-chair of a special session on the application of new genetic techniques to food-web studies at the ICES Annual Science Conference. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014 |
| Description | Invited lecture, University of Newcastle |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited lecture to marine biodiversity students, describing how Dr Somerfield developed a career in science and what lessons were learnt along the way. Lecture entitled 'Little to large: a marine biological ramble through time.' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Invited seminar at CSIC, Barcelona CSIC visit, 4th Nov |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Angus Atkinson and Katrin Schmidt jointly presented a seminar as part of the CSIC Barcelona seminar series. It was entitled 'The dual effect of Antarctic krill on phytoplankton blooms - grazing and nutrient supply' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Marine Biodiversity Research at PML Facebook page |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Publicise and promote PML's research and associated biodiversity topics and opportunities and educate the general public |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/MarineLifeSupportSystems/ |
| Description | Member of the ICES Working Group on Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Annual meetings and electronic communications to address specific terms of reference related to best practice, data generation and interpretation of phytoplankton species and community structure in a changing world. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017 |
| URL | http://www.wgpme.net/ |
| Description | Member of the International Group for Marine Ecological Time-Series (IGMETS) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Station L4 time-series data added to the collection of ca. 300 time-series datasets |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://igmets.net |
| Description | Multivariate statistical training |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Week-long training courses on non-parametric multivariate analysis of community data are given by Dr Somerfield several times a year. These use methods developed at PML and promulgate them internationally. These methods are now developed and marketed by a New Zealand company. Each course involves about 30 participants. Courses are currently being delivered on-line, with participants (during 2020/2021) from UK, Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia, Australasia. Courses being planned for India, Italy, USA later this year. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021 |
| URL | http://www.primer-e.com |
| Description | Nereis Park |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The discussions following a presentation directly addressed issues and problems associated with the implementation of biology and bio-physical processes in benthic models. A more solid basis for the representation of biophysical sediment processes has been implemented in a benthic model |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | News article on PML website 'From Finding Nemo to minerals: what riches lie in the deep sea?' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | This online news article was in line with a press release to draw attention to and publicise a review, published in Biogeosciences, a journal of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) summarising what the ocean provides to humans and emphasising the need to protect it. Dr Jeroen Ingels, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at PML, was a co-author of the paper. The news article enhanced the potential reach of the press release and promoted the information which Dr Ingels provided for the report, which will in turn ultimately feed into the knowledge base of what the deep sea provides as benefits to society and how this may be affected by exploitation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.pml.ac.uk/News/From_Finding_Nemo_to_minerals_what_riches_lie_in |
| Description | News article on PML website 'New atlas of marine life in the Southern Ocean' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This news article was intended to promote the release of a new biogeographic atlas, contributed to by 147 world renowned experts including PML scientist Dr Jeroen Ingels. The data and expert opinions in the atlas will help inform conservation policy, including the debate over whether or not to establish marine protected areas in the open ocean. This article widened the potential reach of this information to our stakeholders, collaborators and beyond. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.pml.ac.uk/News/Southern_Ocean_Atlas |
| Description | News article on PML website 'PML scientist awarded Professorship' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News article on PML website to announce that PML's Head of Science for Ecology and Biodiversity, Dr Stephen Widdicombe, had been awarded a three year visiting Professorship in Marine Ecology at the Marine Institute, hosted by the Plymouth University. This article raised the profile of PML science with our audience and beyond, whilst increasing public knowledge of PML's long standing relationship between PML and Plymouth University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.pml.ac.uk/News/PML_scientist_awarded_Professorship |
| Description | News article on PML website 'Seaweed thins as ocean moves towards acidity' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | This online news article was in line with a press release highlighting the release of a new paper in Nature Climate Change "Skeletal trade-offs in coralline algae in response to ocean acidification" with PML Sophie McCoy Marie Curie research fellow as Lead Author. The paper suggests that ocean acidification will alter the structure of seaweed communities, based on observational and experimental studies in natural systems. The news article widened the potential reach of the press release and increased the visibility of the findings of the study. It therefore will have also increased understanding of this issue, feeding into the current knowledge base of how ocean acidification will alter the structure of seaweed communities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.pml.ac.uk/News/Seaweed_thins_as_ocean_moves_towards_acidity |
| Description | News article on the PML website 'Solving the plastic puzzle' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Article on PML website to highlight the release of the open access paper 'Isolation of microplastics in biota-rich seawater samples and marine organisms', with PML PhD student Matt Cole as first author. It is expected that the method used in this research will be highly applicable to future plankton trawl samples where quantifying microplastics is the focus of the study. The website article will have increased awareness of this study with our stakeholders, including scientists and so promoted the use of this technique to a wider audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.pml.ac.uk/News/Solving_the_plastic_puzzle |
| Description | PML/University of Exeter Science Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Collaborative meeting between scientists from PML and University of Exeter; promoted scientific discussion and future collaborative ventures. Discussions resulted in collaborative outreach and MSc projects being developed. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Pariticipated on United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14 preparatory meeting, United Nations Headquarters, February 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Attended the United Nations in New York, attending the preparatory meeting for Sustainable Development Goal 14. This is the part of the UN sustainability agenda that focuses on protecting life under water through ocean sustainability. During the meeting, discussions are underway about what themes the world should work within to improve the sustainability of ocean life into the future, and that of living marine resources, under so many threats such as pollution, ocean acidification and illegal, unregulated and unreported fisheries. Raised awareness of how such aims cannot be delivered without actions that consider the profound effect of a multi-stressor ocean under climate change. That is, SDG14 is tightly linked to SDG13 which focuses on climate change. More importantly, at a time when solutions for a fast changing ocean are badly needed, Ana hopes to raise awareness about tools that the scientific community, a major group of stakeholders of the ocean, has already developed. These tools can enable action to meet this challenge and specifically through climate ready marine spatial plans. Gave a short talk today on the topic at a side event organized by the Ocean & Climate Platform, a think thank promoting ocean sustainability under climate change, and will raised the topic throughout the meeting, including direct engagement with co-facilitators of this UN goal. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/DrAnaQueiros/status/831996056955211776 |
| Description | Participation at United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Climate Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | COP22 was the twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22), held alongside the twelfth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 12), at Bab Ighli, Marrakech, Morocco. Both were held as part of the The United Nations Climate Change Conference, in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This event is a world stage where global leaders come together under the umbrella of the UNFCCC to align their national efforts to combat climate change, and the wider event is attended by science, industry, NGO's and civil society. Because of this, COP is a global stage within which research aligned with ocean research and climate change can be widely disseminated, and knowledge-exchange (KE) promoted. This was seen as a potentially great dissemination platform for NERC research undertaken within the Marine Ecosystems Research Programme (MERP), and a great way to raise the profile of Dr Ana Queiros, who is a mid-career senior scientist and a Co-I within the programme. Ana therefore attended COP22 as a representative of the MERP programme, and as part of the PML delegation to the event, which also included Dr Carol Turley, OBE (PML fellow) and Thecla Keizer (PML head of Marketing), joining colleages Dr Phil Williamson (UEA, NERC) and the team form the German Ocean Acidification Porgramme BioAcid. PML has attended COP since 2009. At that time few delegates even considered the link between climate and the ocean, its ecosystems, its role in the climate systems and the services it provides human society. This has changed considerable, ocean acidification is now recognised as a slow onset event (Cancun agreement at COP16, Mexico, 2010), the ocean and its ecosystems are now mentioned in the Paris Agreement (COP21, 2015) and it is very evident that more and more delegates are considering ocean impacts as they move forward with its implementation. This is at least in part due to the science outreach provided by PML. These efforts have been previously funded in full by the UK Ocean Acidification research programme in addition smaller funding/in-kind contributions from a consortium of other programmes and research institutes (EU-EPOCA, EU-MedSeA, German-BIOACID, US-Scripps, IAEA's OA-ICC) led by PML. PML is now recognised as a significant science-evidence contributor at these conferences. Recognition of the role of the ocean within the COP process, and the IPCC, has been actively sought through PML's involvement in past years. This year, a whole day was dedicated to the ocean at COP, though the Oceans Action day, organised by the Global Ocean Forum and within which MERP results were also presented. In this day, 400 high-level participants from around the world were brought in to advance oceans and climate change issues and to pledge concrete actions in support of the objectives of Sustainable Development Goal number 14, which is to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources (http://newafricanmagazine.com/ocean-climate-action-making-waves/#sthash.BybFvWx2.dpuf). SDG14 meeting was also attended by Dr Ana Queiros, please see separate entry. COP22 involved high level participants such as the Food and Agriculture Organization, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission - UNESCO, the UN Environmental Programme, the World Bank, advisors to the UN General Assembly's Secretary-General, the IPCC, several high level envoys from governments around the world, the royal families of Monaco and Morrocco, and donors of marine research funding. Through Ana's presence at COP22, results and activities from the NECR-DEFRA MERP were disseminated at this level, as well as to research, industry, policy and civil society. Ana advertised MERP research in three ways at COP22: a) via media and social media; b) via talks at scheduled side-events; and c) via direct engagement at the PML stand. Media & Social Media: Ana engaged though Twitter about her and PML's activities at COP via her personal account @DrAnaQueiros. Our top media tweet was our advertising of the side event hosted in the UK pavilion (Green is Great), where she presented MERP results, which received a reach of 2,242 impressions. NERC retweeted one of Ana's tweets promoting the presence of the NERC-DEFRA MERP at COP22. Further to this, Ana was interviewed by Laurie Goering, Head of Climate Programme at Thomson Reuters, as part of the group of marine researchers present at the event, resulting in the following article published by Reuters on 25 November 2016: http://news.trust.org/item/20161125090402-u92xa Reuters is frequently used by other media for their stories, and the story was re-published by the Daily Mail, All Africa, Business Times, Inter Press Service News Agency, Jakarta Globe, Humanosphere, Press Reader, Oman Daily Observer, The Guam Daily Post, and potentially others we have not been able to track. The interview was further disseminated by PML on social media. Ana was also interviewed for Moroccan TV Channel 1 in an interview focused on youth at COP22. Presentations: Ana presented MERP research results pertaining to task 2.2 on blue carbon/macrophyte links to ocean carbon sequestration at a side event "Climate readiness -Ocean based adaptation and mitigation" in the GB pavilion (November 10th) with the presentation entitled "Blue Carbon + Climate Ready Conservation = Climate Action", which was followed by a Q&A session which was very well attended. The panellist list at this event included also Dr Carol Turley, Dr Phil Williamson, and Dr Tim Dixon from the International Energy Agency. Some of the blue carbon research advances in MERP was then again presented at the COP22 Ocean Action day side-event for Small Island Developing States, as Ana provided content for Dr Turley's presentation. Ana engaged directly with COP22 delegates about MERP research at other side events which she co-organised with PML colleagues, which included other world class researchers as pannelists, including members of IOC-UNESCO, IUCN, NOAA, and the IPCC. Further to this, Ana engaged directly with delegates at the PML stand, which was placed with the Blue Zone, and with participants in all of the side events co-organised. The stand was an excellent way of engaging delegates from policy, industry, private sector, NGO's and civil society. At the stand, Ana was able to promote research undertaken within MERP, through dissemination of contact card with QR code hyperlink to the programme's webpage and dissemination of USB sticks with the programme summary documents custom written in layman language for this event by Kelvin Boot and K-M Davidson (PML) with the contribution of MERP wide researchers. Direct engagement focused primarily on Blue Carbon work undertaken as part of MERP task 2.2., but also modelling and ecosystems services research undertaken within the wider programme. Following the event, Dr Queiros has made numerous international contacts and continues to promote and communicate the work she is doing through MERP. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.marine-ecosystems.org.uk/News/MERP_at_COP22 |
| Description | PhD examination |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | PhD examination for Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | PhD examination UEA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | PhD examination for University of East Anglia |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Plastics in our seas; school visit (Thurlestone, Devon) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | 90 pupils (foundation, KSI and KSII) attended a talk about plastics in the ocean and the increased awareness of problems associated with microplastics. They then took part in 5 activities about microplastics around a range of topics from how they entered the marine environment to how they might enter the food chain, there was time after each activity for discussion and consolidation of what they had learnt. The knowledge transferred to school children has changed their attitude to plastics and they have passed on their new knowledge to their parents. The school has expressed an interest in running this workshop again next year. It is also going to be run with secondary school children as the audience in March 2015. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | PlyMSEF Conference 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Oral presentation to share results of benthic foraminifera diversity recorded in plankton samples at Station L4 following storms. These data will be published in a peer-reviewed paper. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Postings on University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory websites describing our project and Arctic climate change |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Postings on University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory websites describing our project and Arctic climate change |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/schools/school-of-geography-earth-and-environmental-sciences/assessing-th... |
| Description | Presentation 'Benthic-pelagic coupling at L4' at Nereis Park 2014 meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Participants in your research and patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Presentation describing the impact of the 2012 spring bloom at L4 on the benthos. This stimulated a long discussion amongst the conference attendees on many aspects of the presentation it's possible implications. This sparked interested from the conference attendees on benthic-pelagic work carried out on PML, with several now following updates through ResearchGate. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Presentation about the Marine Ecosystems Research Programme at Coastal Futures 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Short presentation advertising the programme outcomes and website for policy makers. Somerfield PJ, The Marine Ecosystems Research Programme - an update. Coastal Futures 2019, London, January 2019. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Presentation at EU Ocean Day at the EU pavilion, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference, of the 25th Conference of Parties (COP25): Climate ready marine spatial plans: end-use demonstrator usingmodelling data |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I gave this presentation at the EU Ocean's day during COP25, in the opening session entitled: Oceans and Climate: from science to policy, which was an event hosted EU Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Commission department, organised and chaired by Plymouth Marine Laboratory and the Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories of the European Union. The event was opened by Veronika Veits, the Director of International Ocean Governance and Sustainable Fisheries, of the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission; and by Prof. Biliana Cicin-Sain, President of the Global Ocean Forum. The other speakers included Porf Hans-Otto Pörtner, Co Chair IPCC WGII & the Alfred Wagner Institute, GER; Prof Manuel Barange, Director of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy and Resources Division of the UNited Nation's Food and Agricultural Organisation; Faisal Dilrosun, Expert on Oceans, for the Curaçao government; Pablo Lopez-Herrerias, Coordinator of the OCTA secretariat); Sebastien Soleille , Head of Energy Transition at BNP Paribas; Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Research Director of the Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche, CNRS, Sorbonne Université and Iddri, France; and Dr Loreley Picourt, of the NGO Ocean and Climate Platform. The event was attended by circa 70 people, with an audience varying between research, policy makers, NGOs, business, and civil society. The talk given was intended to highlight UK based development of decision support tools for the assessment of the emergence of the climate signal, whcih I have led, to facilitate the development of climate ready marine spatial planning strategies around the globe. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/calendar/0138/calendar_en.htm#schedule |
| Description | Presentation at the European Union pavilion at the Eu Ocean Day at the 23rd United Nations Conference of Parties: Oceans and Climate and Science III: From challenges to solutions (10 Nov 2017, 16:00-17:00) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation given on past EU funded PML led research (Queiros et al.) and its new application in several official development assistance projects I am involved in focusing on adaptation and mitigation measures to support coastal communities via climate-ready marine spatial planning, including the RCUK GCRF project Blue Communities (lead: Mel Austen, PML). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://ec.europa.eu/clima/events/0118/calendar_en.htm#schedule |
| Description | Presentation at the ICES Annual Science Conference 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Station L4 phytoplankton time-series data included in comparison study of long-term biogeography of key phytoplankton groups in the North Sea. Results are due to be published in a peer-reviewed paper |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Presentation at the UK pavilion at the United Nations Conference of Parties in event organised by the UK Department for International Development and Plymouth Marine Laboratory: Ocean Options: Climate challenges and science responses for seas and society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on innovative Blue Carbon data emerging from the programme, as a result of benthic research programme led by PML (Queiros) in WP2 of the programme. Followed up by request for interview with the official UN Sustainable Development Goals social media TV channel. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/659501/UK_Pavilion_Program... |
| Description | Presentation of two talks, two posters and participation in a MAESO workshop at the IMBER Open Science meeting, Brest France |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Presentations of Antarctic and European plankton time series generated interest within scientific community |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Presentation on Marine Ecosystems Research Programme at 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB), Montréal, May 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Somerfield gave a presentation at a major international conference describing MERP. Somerfield PJ, Data, models and ecosystem services: the Marine Ecosystems Research Programme. 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB), Montréal, May 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Presentation on large-scale infrastructure for biodiversity studies at 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB), Montréal, May 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Building on previous large-scale networking (e.g. MarBEF) to expand science previously done by Somerfield to a larger scale: Arvanitidis C, Warwick RM, Somerfield PJ, Pavloud C, Pafilis E, Oulas A, Chatzigeorgiou V, Patkos T, Faulwetter S, Bailly N, et 200+ al., Research Infrastructures offer capacity to address scientific questions never attempted before: Are all taxa equal? 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB), Montréal, May 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Presentation on large-scale infrastructure for large-scale biodiversity science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Arvanitidis C, Warwick RM, Somerfield PJ, Pavloudi C, Pafilis E, Oulas A, Chatzigeorgiou G, Gerovasileiou V, Patkos T, Bailly N, Hernandez F, Vanhoorne B, Vandepitte L, Appeltans W, Keklikoglou K, Chatzinikolaou E, Michalakis N, Filiopoulou I, Panteri E, Gougousis A, Bravakos P, Christakis C, Kassapidis P, Kotoulas G, Magoulas A, Research Infrastructures and their collaborative potential in addressing challenging scientific questions at global scale. Hellenic Bioinformatics 11, Thessalonica, November 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Presentation on long-term change at 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB), Montréal, May 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Somerfield has been collaborating with scientists in France for many years, working on long-term change in the benthos. Here we reported progress at a major international conference: Thiébaut E, Dauvin J, Gentil F, Houbin C, Broudin C, Somerfield PJ, Changes in a benthic system exposed to multiple stressors: a 40-year time-series in the English Channel. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Presentation on marine spatial planning and climate change at 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB), Montréal, May 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Somerfield gave a talk at a major international conference describing collaborative work on linking models and data to look at marine spatial planning in a changing climate. Somerfield PJ, Queirós AM, Huebert KB, Keyl F, Fernandes JA, Stolte W, Maar M, Kay S, Jones MC, Hamon KG, Hendriksen G, Vermard Y, Marchal P, Teal LR, Austen MC, Barange M, Sell AF, Allen JI, Peck MA, Solutions for ecosystem-level protection of ocean systems under climate change. 4th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (WCMB), Montréal, May 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Presentations at the Marine Ecosystems Research Programme Stakeholder Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Marine Ecosytems Research Programme organised a major Stakeholder Symposium at the Royal Society, 25 April 2018. A series of talks by Dr Somerfield and project PIs led to structured panel discussion between scientists and stakeholders. Feedback on the event was very positive. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.marine-ecosystems.org.uk |
| Description | Presented at EUROMARINE workshop, Pisa, January 2020. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented the NECR ALICE project and planned experimental and modellign activities to a multidisciplinary group of researches of Artificial Light at Night. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.euromarinenetwork.eu/activities/emergent-impacts-coastal-areas |
| Description | Press release 'From Finding Nemo to minerals: what riches lie in the deep sea?' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Press release to draw attention to and publicise a review, published in Biogeosciences, a journal of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) summarising what the ocean provides to humans and emphasising the need to protect it. Dr Jeroen Ingels, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at PML, was a co-author of the paper. The press release promoted the information which Dr Ingels provided for the report, which will in turn ultimately feed into the knowledge base of what the deep sea provides as benefits to society and how this may be affected by exploitation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.pml.ac.uk/News/From_Finding_Nemo_to_minerals_what_riches_lie_in |
| Description | Press release for Current Biology Paper on iron fertlkisation by zooplankton |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Press release issued by British Antarctic Survey and PML Communications Teams on the publication of a paper in Current Biology reporting a newly discovered mechanism by which zooplankton fertilise the ocean with iron. It generated interest and enquiries from other scientists, primarily |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/natures-ocean-fertiliser/ |
| Description | Press release: Seaweed thins as ocean moves towards acidity |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | This press release highlighted the release of a new paper in Nature Climate Change "Skeletal trade-offs in coralline algae in response to ocean acidification" with PML Sophie McCoy Marie Curie research fellow as Lead Author. The paper suggests that ocean acidification will alter the structure of seaweed communities, based on observational and experimental studies in natural systems. The press release increased the reach of the findings of this study and will have also increased understanding of this issue, feeding into the current knowledge base of how ocean acidification will alter the structure of seaweed communities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.pml.ac.uk/News/Seaweed_thins_as_ocean_moves_towards_acidity |
| Description | Science Conference (Plymouth University) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Science staff from PML and the University of Plymouth gave oral presentations and posters to stimulate discussion between the two institutes. Increased collaboration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Science presentation at Polar 2018 Open Science Conference, Davos June 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presented a talk on climate-induced shifts in Antarctic krill distribution at the Polar 2018 Conference in Davos, Switzerland. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0370-z |
| Description | Seeing the bigger picture: Models of systems or systems with models? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk titles Seeing the bigger picture: Models of systems or systems with models? was given a the National Partnership for Ocean Prediction inaugural meeting in April 2016. The aims of this engagement were to discuss the MERP programme with a broad professional group outside of the programme's regular scientific audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Statistical consultancy for Natural Resources Wales |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Somerfield wrote a report adjudicating on statistical issues in a debate underpinning an ongoing court case in Wales. Somerfield PJ (2018) External review of Appendix A: DML1743v1 - Compiled Comments and Responses. PMA243 for Natural Resources Wales. 24 pp |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Steve Widdicombe - "Is the biology sensitive to CCS leakage?" talk at QICS meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This presentation - "Is the biology sensitive to CCS leakage?" - was given at the QICS completion meeting 'Environmental impacts, baselines and monitoring for sub-marine geological Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)' at Westminster Conference Centre, London (8th May 2014). The audience were a mixture of government, industry, NGO and academics. The talk informed the audience on the potential impacts of CCS leakage. Interest shown from Shell to help develop a monitoring programme for the Goldeneye CCS project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Talk by Steve Widdicombe at 4th Nereis Park Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Steve Widdicombe gave a talk on "Impacts of CCS leakage on benthic communities and bioturbation: Results from the ECO2 project." at the 4th Nereis Park meeting, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, 8th - 10th July 2014. The talk prompted discussion and wide interest. None yet. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | The NERC/Defra Marine Ecosystems Research Programme. Coastal Futures 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A talk at Coastal Futures 2018 explaining the Marine Ecosystems Research Programme and advertising an upcoming Stakeholder Symposium at the Royal Society. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | What lies beneath |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interviewed and provided text input to a short article featuring jellyfish and the PML Western Channel Observatory monitoring. The article appeared in Devon Life magazine (authored by Helen Murray PML) in Feb 2017 (p72-73) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |