The agenda for the community workshop on 7-8 March has now been released and details can be found below. There is still time to register to attend the workshop.  Registration closes at 17:00 on 3 March.

Tues 7 March:   BIO-Carbon project updates

  • 0900-0910 Intro to BIO-Carbon workshop – Adrian Martin
  • 0910-0950 Gap analysis report – Steph Henson
  • 0950-1020 The abiotic and biotic factors determining microbial respiration – Carol Robinson
  • 1020-1050 Fish gut carbonates and the control of ocean alkalinity – Rod Wilson
  • 1050-1120 Break
  • 1120-1150 Global ocean sinking carbon flux and variability – Nathan Briggs
  • 1150-1220 Constraining respiration rates of mesopelagic fishes – Clive Trueman
  • 1220-1250 Future global ocean Carbon storage: Quantifying warming impacts on zooplankton – Alessandro Tagliabue (for Dan Mayor)
  • 1250-1300 Wrap up, meeting concludes

BIO-Carbon NZOC science mission – Update post submission of NoIs (pdf)

Weds 8 March: BIO-Carbon fieldwork

  • 0900-0910 Introduction
  • 0910-0930 Context and constraint for fieldwork in current funding opportunity
  • 0930-1100 Overview presentation followed by Q&A on ship-based fieldwork
  • 1100-1130 Break
  • 1130-1300 Overview presentation followed by Q&A on NZOC opportunity

BIO-Carbon Ship Based Expeditions 2024 (pdf)