Retrospective

Session hosts: Lena Rölfer^1,2, Clara Antonia Klöcker³, Arianna Liconti^4,5, Natalie Prinz

Pressures on marine ecosystems are mounting globally, with severe consequences for ecosystems and their associated services. At the same time, the increase in activities in coastal and ocean areas is inevitable. Covering multifaceted and partly poorly understood ecosystems, oblivious to any anthropogenic frontiers, comprehensive regulation and management, up to this day, has proven very difficult. However, there is an increasing awareness of the importance of a sustainable relationship between society and ocean resources. To tackle the challenges posed by the often-conflicting interests between economic activities and ocean conservation, there is an urgent need for integrated approaches. We therefore invite presenters from multiple disciplines including ecology, oceanography, international law, social and political sciences to contribute to our session.

¹Faculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany
²Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), Hamburg, Germany
³Institute of Environmental Engineering (IfU), Eidgenössisch Technische Hochschule (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland
⁴The Marine Biological Association, The Laboratory, Plymouth, United Kingdom
⁵Worldrise ONLUS, Milano, Italy
⁶School of Science, University of Waikato, Tauranga, New Zealand

¹Instituto Patagónico del Mar (IPaM), Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Puerto Madryn, Argentina
²Laboratorio de Oceanografía Biológica (LOBio), Centro para el Estudio de Sistemas Marinos – Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Puerto Madryn, Argentina
³CIMA, FCT-Gambelas Campus, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
⁴NF-POGO Centre of Excellence, Alfred Weneger Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Helgoland, Germany
⁵Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity, Oldenburg, Germany
⁶Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany

¹GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
²Helmholtz Association’s MarDATA graduate school, University of Kiel, Germany
³Department of Computer Science, University of Kiel, Germany

¹Marine Biology Research Group, Ghent University, Belgium
²Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM), CSIC, Barcelona, Spain

Session hosts: Inês Morão^1,2 & Lénia Rato^2,3,4

Global changes prompted by anthropogenic activities – including climate change, pollution, and bioinvasions – are crucial research topics due to their detrimental impacts in the different coastal and marine ecosystems. This special session invites ICYMARE 2021 BERLIN participants to present their findings addressing the effects of global changes on marine organisms. Mechanisms of stress and further damage will be preferred, specifically responses at lower levels of biological organization such as the less studied molecular and biochemical markers.

¹Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon, Portugal
²Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal
³Coimbra University, Portugal
⁴Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) Texel, Netherlands

Session host: Sabrina N. Wilms^1,2

Fantastic microbes and where to find them: we invite researchers using the latest -omic technologies to assess the microbial biodiversity of our oceans to present their results. Understanding how marine microbes function and relate to each other has been a primary goal of taxonomists, ecologists and evolutionary biologists for centuries. Therein, high-throughput sequencing technologies have become an everyday research tool to resolve these various questions. But regardless of the increasing availability of sequencing data, deciphering the code of life remains a challenge. Therefore, emphasize your individual approaches to access the wide range of eco-evolutionary ‘omics of marine species to elucidate life.

¹Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
²University of Bremen, Germany

¹Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
²University of Bremen, Germany
³Sorbonne University, Station Biologique de Roscoff, France

¹University of Liège, Belgium

¹Marine Biology Research Group, Ghent University, Belgium

¹University of Oviedo, Spain

¹Thuenen-Institute for Sea Fisheries, Bremerhaven, Germany
²Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Hafnarfjörður, Iceland

¹Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia

¹Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), Bremen, Germany
²Future Oceans Lab, Vigo, Spain
³Thünen Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries, Rostock, Germany

¹Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Periglacial Research Unit Potsdam and Bremerhaven, Germany
²University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

¹Marine Zoology, BreMarE – Bremen Marine Ecology, University of Bremen, Germany
²Marine Botany, BreMarE – Bremen Marine Ecology, University of Bremen, Germany
³Association of Marine Sciences, Bremen Society for Natural Sciences NWV, Bremen, Germany

¹Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), Bremen, Germany
²University of Bremen, Germany

¹Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), Bremen, Germany
²University of Bremen, Germany

Session hosts: Špela Korez¹ & Lukas Miksch¹

Scientists, policy makers and the general public worldwide share the attention of the (micro)plastics invading the aquatic and non-aquatic realms. There is a broad spectrum of research interest and foci of (micro)plastics ranging from the environmental distribution analysis and determination of polymer biodegradation, to various exposure experiments testing the bioavailability and consequential effects of (micro)plastics in the organisms following ingestion. Are you trying to the fill in the knowledge gaps or uncertainties of (micro)plastic pollution or the interaction with marine biota? We kindly encourage you to share your innovative ideas, improved methodologies, and novel results with fellow young researchers.

¹Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany

Session host: Jan Boelmann^1,2

The use of technology in the marine science is inevitable and spans all fields of research. From the obvious use of technology in the marine energy sector or special measuring technologies to measure the ice thickness to the use of cameras to track particles in the water column. Furthermore, the usage and development of technology is a major part of the marine research. This Session invites young researchers, engineers or undergraduate students to share their work as a part of the interdisciplinary field of marine engineering. However, they used special equipment or developed new devices or methods to explore the marine sector.

¹Marine Technologies, University of Applied Sciences Bremerhaven, Germany
²Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany

¹University of Bremen, Germany
²University of Applied Sciences Bremerhaven, Germany

Workshop hosts: Dennis Karcher¹, E. Zoe Walker², Lena Rölfer³, Thanne Walawwe Gedera Fathima Mafazia Nijamdeen⁴, Michael Kriegl⁵, Maraja Riechers⁶, Xochitl Edua Elias Ilosvay⁷

The vitality of humanity depends on functioning coastal and marine social-ecological systems. Improving the translation of scientific knowledge into tangible action is necessary to achieve more evidence-informed management of coastal and marine systems. Co-produced knowledge and research that includes non-academic stakeholders and practitioners have gained importance for improving the uptake of scientific findings in policy and society (e.g. as acknowledged within the United Nations Decade of Ocean Sciences for Sustainable Development). The recently established Working Group “Anticipating and Transforming Coastal Futures” within the German Committee Future Earth, in particular, aims at developing a new science agenda for achieving sustainable future coasts. This includes exploring potential pathways of coastal and marine science with regard to opportunities and challenges of research approaches that stretch beyond single disciplines and traditional scientific pathways for Early Career Researchers (ECRs). ECRs often face obstacles when using approaches and methodologies for co-producing knowledge, because scientific career paths have traditionally been locked within disciplinary boundaries. Identifying and addressing the challenges inherent to the application of such approaches by ECRs in coastal and marine research is, therefore, fundamental to better support the development of co-produced science and ultimately the utility of science for society. We propose conducting a pre-conference survey within the ICYMARE network, that is specifically targeted at ECRs who have or will co-produce knowledge. Specifically, we will investigate approaches to knowledge co-production with a particular focus on the obstacles faced by ECRs. In addition, we propose a workshop to be held at the ICYMARE conference that will present preliminary survey results and discuss findings with researchers working at the science-policy-society interface. Our overall goal is to identify common personal, institutional, and engagement obstacles to the co-production of knowledge and discussing ways of mitigating their impact on ECRs future pathways.

We welcome everyone at our workshop – wether you have experience with knowledge co-production or not! In case you are planning to conduct, or have already conducted scientific approaches to knowledge co-production, please support us by participating in our short survey prior to the conference: https://survey.leuphana.de/index.php/173974?newtest=Y&lang=en

If you want to take part in this workshop, please register at ed.no1734269970ereh@1734269970refle1734269970or.an1734269970el1734269970

¹Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
²University of Bergen, Norway
³Faculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany
⁴Systems Ecology and Resource Management Research Unit (SERM), Department of Organism Biology, Universit´e Libre de Bruxelles – ULB, Brussels, Belgium
⁵Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)
⁶Social-ecological Systems Institute (SESI), Faculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany
⁷Centro de Investigación Mariña, Universidade de Vigo, Future Oceans Lab, Vigo, Spain

Workshop hosts: Sophia Kochalski¹

It is essential to understand human behavior and the way people think in order to effectively protect the marine environment and to preserve the benefits that humans derive from the oceans. In this workshop we look practically and theoretically at the analysis of human thoughts based on the qualitative analysis of interviews with fishery stakeholders. We discuss mixed methods, different types of interviews and different ways of analyzing interviews. We will pay particular attention to frequently occurring problems and questions of subjectivity / objectivity and triangulation. Half of the workshop is dedicated to a hands-on exercise during which the participants will be coding and discussing a real-life example. The workshop is suitable for all participants, no prior knowledge of social science methods is needed. There is the possibility to use one participant’s own data as example for the workshop, please contact the workshop conductor if this would be of interest for you. All participants are asked to install the free trial version of ATLAS.ti on their PC prior to the workshop.

If you want to take part in this workshop, please register at moc.l1734269970iamg@1734269970iksla1734269970hcok.1734269970aihpo1734269970S1734269970

¹University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Workshop hosts: Luisa von Albedyll¹ and Marek Muchow¹

Did you ever wonder how to communicate your scientific research differently?

Researchers get more and more creative with communicating their results away from traditional written articles in journals.

They realized that hand-drawn sketches/comics help to reach and teach a broader audience but also attract your peers’ interest to read your work.

Those sketches can work very well when posted online, for example wrapped in a short tweet. Additionally, a lot of researchers started to use their hand-drawn sketches and comic-like pictures in scientific talks.

You wonder why they work so well? Sketching your science from a white sheet of paper will help you to focus on the main message, and choose the most simple way to illustrate it. And remember, a picture is worth a thousand words!

Do you want to learn more about how to sketch your science? This workshop is supposed to give an interactive, step-by-step introduction to the topic. With the help of an expert, we will get to know different methods for breaking down a research result into a comic to tell an understandable story. We will present techniques on how to realize your comic or sketch.

But this is a workshop, and hence after the introduction, it’s your time to become active. All workshop participants are encouraged to draw their own sketch or comic based on their own scientific work or a paper they know well. In the last part of the workshop we will talk about the comics and provide feedback.

And don’t forget: It is not about perfect drawings, but about simple ways to visualize science for yourself and others.

If you want to take part in this workshop, please register at ed.yn1734269970amreg1734269970-scep1734269970a@era1734269970myci1734269970

¹APECS International, APECS Germany Board

Workshop hosts: Daniel Kähler¹

This workshop features basic and advanced knowledge on how to set up a smart social media strategy to promote your research or insitution with a journalistic approach. It will give information on which network is best to use for your situation and basic advice on how to create professional content. Furthermore, you will see which devices or softwares can help you. The workshop will give you ideas to adapt for your strategy.

If you want to take part in this workshop, please register at ed.re1734269970lheak1734269970leina1734269970d@era1734269970myci1734269970

¹Freelance journalist (mainly working for Radio Bremen / ARD, social media and audio editor / author)

Workshop hosts: Kalpana Chaudhari¹, Pasquale De Toro¹, Maria Cerreta¹ and Francesca Nocca¹

The proposed Workshop focuses on Challenges in Urban Coastal Planning so as to provide scientific and recent advancement in planning and management of urban cities and towns in marine region.Due to urbanization along coastal region,the problems of urban environment management are also increased and posed threats for sustainable environment management of cities and towns in marine areas. This workshop will provide scientific and technical knowledge on sustainable urbanization in marine areas, management of coastal cities and towns, impact assessments of urbanization in coastal region. The experts and researchers from University of Naples-Federico II, Naples ,Italy; Ocean-Knowledge Action Networks of Future Earth and international institutions will make presentations on recent advancements in sustainable urban planning in marine areas as well as case studies on sustainable cities and towns along coastal regions etc. The target groups will be students, youth and young professionals working in Marine planning, management of coastal cities and towns, sustainable environment management for marine areas etc.

If you want to take part in this workshop, please register at moc.l1734269970iamto1734269970h@clk1734269970rdsi1734269970

¹Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College; Vice President, ISDR,India

Workshop hosts: Paula Kellett ¹, Alessandro Cresci², Anjali Gopakumar³ and Rebecca Zitoun ⁴

Science communication is part of a scientist’s everyday life; they write papers and proposals, give talks, educate students, and promote findings to the public. Thus, scientists communicate effectively within a bubble of their peers. Nevertheless, to be successful and impactful, regardless of the field or career path, one must be an effective and engaging communicator to broader, non-scientific audiences. These include media, policymakers, students, and the public. The ability to communicate information (verbally and non-verbally) in a simple, accurate and concise manner is key for science to have an impact on the outside world. Scientists who are good communicators build support for science, promote the understanding of its wider relevance to society, and encourage informed decision-making at all levels, from government to communities to individuals. Effective communication can make science more accessible, diverse, and inclusive. Being able to explain and promote the relevance of ideas and discoveries can also enhance a scientist’s ability to secure funding, find a job, write more comprehensible papers, and be a better teacher and mentor to the next generation. When scientists bring science stories to life, science thrives. Nevertheless, this vital life skill is often overlooked, and as a core professional skill, it is unfortunately not always taught to young scientists.This workshop will focus on the importance of good communication to ensure that your science has impact, both for top-down and bottom-up engagement. The session will discuss the basics, principles, and strategies that make communicating to media, policymakers, and stakeholders effective. Invited experts will share techniques, tricks and lessons learnt on how to become an impactful communicator. By introducing the European science-policy landscape and the Ocean Decade, we will show why good communication can make a difference. The workshop will allow attendees to have discussions, ask questions, and participate in breakouts to share ideas.

If you want to take part in this workshop, please register at ue.dr1734269970aoben1734269970iram@1734269970ttell1734269970ekp1734269970

¹ European Marine Board
²European Marine Board Young Ambassador / Institute of Marine Research, Norway
³European Marine Board Young Ambassador / University of Bologna, Italy
⁴European Marine Board Young Ambassador / NIOZ, Netherlands

Workshop hosts: Christine Paetzold¹

The scientific publishing process can seem daunting at first. Whether you are preparing your first manuscript submission to a journal, want to try again after having had your work rejected, or just want to learn all about the secrets of successful publishing in MEPS and its sister journals — this workshop will be for you! You will get an overview of how the scientific review process in general works, from choosing the appropriate journal and preparing your submission to challenging a rejection or having your article accepted. I will share my experience from over 10 years as Managing Editor at Inter-Research (the publisher of MEPS), including tips and tricks that will improve your chances of a positive review process outcome. There will be plenty of time for all your questions, including a Q&A session at the end of the workshop.

If you want to take part in this workshop, please register at moc.s1734269970er-tn1734269970i@poh1734269970skrow1734269970-ERAM1734269970YCI1734269970

Note: This workshop will start at 13:30!

¹Inter-Research Science Publisher

Workshop hosts: Tim Kiessling¹

Graphics are an important communication tool in science, for example as figures in scientific articles, as part of posters and presentations or for effectively communicating your research on social media. With most of the commonly used programs graphic and layouting options are very limited. In this workshop you will learn to use the powerful vector-based program inkscape to create appealing graphics. The program is free to use and open source. We will cover the basics, from navigating inkscape, to improving simple figures, up to importing hand-drawn images that could be the basis for a graphical abstract, logos or a postcard, summarizing your research, to send to your colleagues. We will further briefly touch upon aspects related to scientific graphic design, such as different graphic formats, licensing options and online resources for graphics and photos. For this workshop you will need a computer with inkscape installed (inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.0.2), a piece of paper, pencil and smartphone/scanner.

If you want to take part in this workshop, please register at ed.np1734269970i-zin1734269970biel@1734269970gnils1734269970seik1734269970

¹Kiel Science Factory