Date
22/08/2022 26/08/2022
Aims and background
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) are affecting aquatic ecosystems and human societies. Biotoxin-producing HABs species and species causing fish mortalities are problems for aquaculture, fisheries and also for tourism. HABs have caused mortality of marine mammals and pose a threat to human health. Ecosystem-disruptive HABs and highbiomass HABs may cause anoxia in deep water and some HABs result in a decrease in coastal water quality and fouling of beaches. High-frequency in situ observations of HABs and predators of HAB species are needed to be able to understand HAB dynamics, to develop predictive models of HABs and to produce well-founded warnings for HABs. In recent years, novel in situ instrumentation have been developed for automated high-frequency HAB detection in near-real time. In addition, instruments for observing grazers, i.e. microzooplankton and multicellular zooplankton have been developed. These instruments are now being adopted in research and piloted in monitoring programmes. Some of the instruments are becoming available commercially. The aim of the symposium is to bring together experts on, and users of, automated in situ imaging systems to present methods, recent results and to share experiences. Another aim is to carry out a comparison of results when analysing plankton communities quantitatively. Young scientists are particularly encouraged to attend the symposium and a special follow-on workshop for young scientists on data processing and report/article writing.
A hybrid symposium
Part of the symposium will be available on line. An evening session is planned for presentations made by participants not on-site. Presentations from the morning sessions will be recorded and published at an IOC web site, link to be communicated later. Training sessions in the afternoons will not be recorded, but instruction videos will be published on line.
Dates
Symposium: 22-26 August 2022
Small group of participants processing generated data: 29-30 August 2022
Deadline for registration
15th March 2022
Pre symposium video conference
Virtual meeting Monday 30th May 2022 1600-1900 CET. All on site participants will be invited. Planning of hands-on training, intercomparison experiment etc.
Number of participants
On site max ~30 persons including lecturers
On line participation to the hybrid parts of the symposium max ~100 persons
Venue
Kristineberg Marine Research Station, Fiskebäckskil, Sweden
This is well-equipped field station is located at the mouth of the Gullmar fjord on the Swedish west coast, adjacent to the North Sea. More information is available at https://www.gu.se/en/kristineberg
Location
Kristineberg Marine Research Station
