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A multidisciplinary approach for generating globally consistent data on mesophotic, deep-pelagic and bathyl biological communities: The General Ocean Survey and Sampling Iterative Protocol

OneNOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: A multidisciplinary approach for generating globally consistent data on mesophotic, deep-pelagic and bathyl biological communities: The General Ocean Survey and Sampling Iterative Protocol

Speaker:
Lucy Woodall, University of Oxford and Nekton Foundation. Presenting remotely.

Co-Authors and Affiliations: Dominic A. Andradi-Brown, World Wildlife Fund-US; Andrew S. Brierley, University of St Andrews, Malcolm R. Clark, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research; Douglas Connelly, National Oceanography Centre; Rob A. Hall, University of East Anglia; Kerry L. Howell, University of Plymouth; Veerle A.I. Huvenne, National Oceanography Centre; Katrin Linse, British Antarctic Survey; Rebecca E. Ross, University of Plymouth; Paul Snelgrove, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Paris V. Stefanoudis, Nekton Foundation; Tracey T. Sutton, Nova Southeastern University; Michelle Taylor, University of Essex; Thomas F. Thornton, University of Oxford; Alex D. Rogers, University of Oxford and Nekton Foundation

Sponsor: NOAA's National Ocean Service Science Seminar; host is Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov.

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Abstract: In marine science there are almost as many sampling methods as there are researchers. Our individual research questions are fundamental to how we conduct our research and the data we collect; however, understanding the patterns of diversity of ocean life over different temporal and geographic scales requires extensive data both biological and environmental. Therefore, to address these questions, extensive collaboration and comparable data are required. GOSSIP (General Ocean Survey and Sampling Iterative Protocol) is a multidisciplinary framework for generating globally comparable data for biological communities, which has been designed as a guide on how these data can be collected. In this presentation we will share the 20 parameters that have been chosen, explain why each is considered important and how the framework could be utilised. GOSSIP is intended to change over time as technology and techniques evolve. Alongside this recently published paper, we have produced a technical guide that simply pulls together data on current protocols and indicates where further information can be found.

About the Speaker: Lucy is a marine biologist and her research sits within the theme of Ocean Risk. She is based at Oxford University where she lectures in Marine Ecology and Animal Adaptions. Lucy’s current work broadly focuses on understanding the processes that drive biodiversity in the marine biome and how human activities modify these. She has conducted work into microplastics and litter in the marine environment, and her microplastics research was the first to reveal the ubiquity of this pollutant in the deep sea. She continues to publish research about microplastics and marine litter, is actively involved in policy consultations and leads a program to develop a model to help prioritise location specific solutions to minimising litter. Alongside her work in marine plastics, Lucy leads a program in deep-sea exploration, sits on the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) for seahorses and pipefish, and leads the legislation implementation working group for this team. Lucy regularly provides expert evidence for national and international organisations and through Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI), is actively engaged in providing solutions that can be used in the high-seas regulation implementing agreement that is currently being negotiated at the UN.

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(Lucy Woodall, University of Oxford and Nekton Foundation. Presenting remotely)
When
Wed Nov 28, 2018 5pm – 6pm Coordinated Universal Time
Where
VIa webinar (see login below) or for NOAA staff: SSMC4 - Large Conference Room - 8150 (map)