NECCTON at AMEMR 2024

Our team has delivered a number of insightful talks and presented informative posters, significantly contributing to the international ecosystem modelling community. This engagement has provided an excellent opportunity for networking and building collaborations with other researchers from around the world. NECCTON's contributions are pivotal in transforming the European capability to predict and protect marine biodiversity. Our new modelling products focused on fisheries, pollution, and benthic habitats will enable the Copernicus Marine Service to provide more accurate and comprehensive data. These advancements will empower ocean policymakers, managers, and the public with the information they need to make informed decisions about marine conservation and resource management. At AMEMR 2024, our researchers showcased how these innovative tools are improving marine ecosystem understanding. The conference served as a platform for NECCTON to highlight its role in enhancing predictive capabilities and protecting marine biodiversity. Through our participation, we have fostered meaningful discussions and established valuable connections, which will further our mission to support sustainable marine management practices. We are thrilled to see the positive impact our work is having and look forward to continuing these important conversations. Stay tuned for more updates and findings from NECCTON as we continue to drive forward the protection and sustainable use of marine ecosystems!   Talk Titles:

• From physics to fish: impact of two-way coupling between a higher and lower trophic level model on carbon cycling on theNorth West European Shelf. Helen Powely, PML, UK.
• Influence of low trophic levels resolution and dynamics on simulated fish community. Morgane Travers-Trolet, Ifremer, France
• Control of carbon sequestration by the interaction between fishes and benthic fauna. Rebecca Millington, PML, UK
• Modelling global carbon fluxes and sequestration from fish. Yixin Zhao, DTU Aqua, Denmark
• Development of a three dimensional multispecies small pelagic fish model for the Mediterranean Sea. Thanos Gkanasos, HCMR, Greece

• Characterization and evolution of micronektonic biomes and feedbacks on biogeochemical cycles. Sarah Albernhe, CLS, France
• Improved understanding of eutrophication trends, indicators and problem areas using machine learning. Jozef Skakala, PML, United Kingdom
• Higher-trophic fish and macrobenthos biomass models based on ECOSMO E2E compatible to multiple lower trophic level model hosts. Vijayakumaran Vijith, HEREON, Germany
• New opportunities to develop, test and share process models in a common framework. Jorn Bruggeman, Bolding & Bruggeman ApS