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Reflections on the 7th International Zooplankton Symposium
29 July 2024
Earlier in the year, a team of PML researchers headed to Hobart, Tasmania for the 7th International Zooplankton Symposium. Some of the team kindly shared their reflections on this globally significant event.
The symposium, supported by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, is held every 6 or 7 years and is organised by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES).
The gathering of over 300 zooplankton experts from 38 countries offered a valuable forum to discuss zooplankton, their role in the global ecosystem, their sensitivity to change and the resultant effects on ecosystems. Attendees enjoyed 16 sessions, 5 workshops, 357 presentations and 75 scientific posters on display.
To read more about the event and PML’s presentations, please click here >>
Our Prof. Angus Atkinson, who was recently awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list, had the privilege of being the Plenary Speaker with his talk: ‘New dawn fades – returning to dark data during a zooplankton technology revolution’.