AQUACULTURE SPECIAL SESSION
Building Collaborations to Identify and Address Knowledge and Technology Gaps with the Goal of Promoting Resilient Aquaculture in the Face of Climate Change
April 19, 15:30-17:30, Symposium Venue, Room Kongesalen 2

Convenors:
Michael Rust (Corresponding Convenor and Plenary Speaker)
(Hubbs Seaworld Research Institute, San Diego CA, USA)
Cliff Cosgrove
(NOAA, Office of Aquaculture, Silver Spring MD, USA)
Satoshi Watanabe
(Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Kanagawa, Japan)
Ann-Lisbeth Agnalt
(Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway)
Albert Valdish Manuel
(Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Nagasaki, Japan)
Daniel Wieczorek
(NOAA, Office of Aquaculture, Silver Spring MD, USA)

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Climate impacts to seafood supplies will be felt at different degrees based on geographic location. Nevertheless, there are common but currently unagreed upon strategies that need to be developed to ensure resilient seafood from aquaculture. In addition, there are gaps in knowledge which need to be addressed before aquaculture is fully realized with respect to promoting global food security. This session will aim to begin to identify those gaps and begin the process of an ordered transition to climate resiliency. This workshop is designed to: 1) make connections among researchers, 2) to begin to identify the most likely and impactful changes driven by climate on aquaculture, and 3) to explore options for systematic analysis and reporting so that the scientific communities are focused and organized. Our working model would be to organize aquaculture experts to eventually develop a report(s) analogous to the annual risk survey put out by the World Economic Forum but with an aquaculture/climate focus. In addition to risks, we will include how aquaculture may present opportunities to adapt and potentially mitigate the effects of climate change.

The session will begin with a plenary presentation to set the context, outline the progress to date, and highlight the interactive workshops to follow. The workshop will use online tools to ask for attendee input over three 45-minute sessions and will add to similar data collected at other workshops (ICES Workshop on pathways to climate-aware advice, NOAA lead Climate Conversations with the US aquaculture industry). Data collected from the first workshop session will be an articulation by the attendees of the most important risks and opportunities presented by climate change to aquaculture produced seafood. The second workshop session will explore an organizational structure (working groups) and include commitments from members of the scientific community who wish to continue working on this issue. The final workshop will outline a suggested reporting format and include suggestions for moving forward.

SUPREME SPECIAL SESSION
SUstainability, Predictability, and REsilience of Marine Ecosystems (SUPREME) - A UN Decade of Ocean Science Programme to advance climate-informed marine ecosystem management
April 19, 15:30-17:30, Symposium Venue, Room Bugaarden

Convenors:
Steven Bograd (Corresponding)
(NOAA, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Monterey CA, USA)
Edward Gorecki
(NOAA, Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring MD, USA)
Roger Griffis
(NOAA, Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring MD, USA)
Hannah Lachance
(Leading Solutions in support of NOAA, Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring MD, USA)
Grace Roskar
(ECS Federal in support of NOAA, Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring MD, USA)

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The SUstainability, Predictability and REsilience of Marine Ecosystems Programme (SUPREME) is an interdisciplinary programme under the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (UNDOS). SUPREME is convening a voluntary network of global partners to share information and advance production of robust climate- and ocean-related forecasts, predictions, and projections to guide effective marine ecosystem management and adaptation strategies in a changing climate. The network is designed to bring together partners working on or interested in developing these tools to 1) provide easy access to information, examples, experts and peers and 2) to help advance this important field through sharing successes, challenges, and lessons learned.

This session will bring together current members and interested parties to learn about the SUPREME Programme and start to build areas of action based on input from previous discussions of gaps and needs. The session will include a brief overview of the Programme, proposed activities for the first phase of the Programme, followed by a discussion of how to advance areas of interest to network participants. The session will conclude with a discussion of how partners can engage with, contribute to and benefit from the Programme to help advance climate-informed marine ecosystem management. The input from this session will be used by the SUPREME Steering Committee to continue mapping out next steps for the Programme.

SCIENCE-POLICY-ACTION PANEL
How is ocean science used in policy and action?
April 19, 15:30-17:30, Symposium Venue, Room Kongesalen 3

Marine science is critical to inform international policies, legislation, and action. Over the past 10 years policy and decision makers increasingly recognized the role of the ocean and coastal zones in adapting to and mitigating climate change as well as for sustainable development. This session will provide an overview on the science-policy-action value chain, introducing global frameworks, which make use of the knowledge generated by marine scientists all over the world. The multidisciplinary panel will discuss different science-policy mechanisms, such as international topical working groups and assessments and how these are translated into regulatory frameworks and action, stressing existing challenges and opportunities.

ECOP EVENT
Conducting Science at the Intersection of Climate Change and Marine Ecosystems: A Networking Session & Discussion
April 19 (formal: 15:30-17:30) (informal 17:30-19:00)
15:30-17:30 - Interactive roundtable discussions, Symposium Venue, Room Vagen, Floor 2
17:30-19:00 - Informal evening net-walk to Fløyen

Convenors:
Erin Satterthwaite (Corresponding)
(California Sea Grant & CalCOFI, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD)
Natalya Gallo
(Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway & Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research)
Dawn Barlow
(Oregon State University, USA)
Yassir Eddebbar
(Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, CA, USA)
Taraneh Westergerling
(University of Bergen/ Institute of Marine Research, Norway)
Emilie Vereide
(University of Oslo/ Institute of Marine Research, Norway)
Holly Perriman
(College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL USA)
Julie Keister
(NOAA AFSC, Seattle, WA USA)
Sonia Batten
(PICES Secretariat)
Steven Bograd
(NOAA SWFSC, Monterey, CA USA )
Hannah Lachance
(International Fisheries Science Specialist, Leading Solutions in support of NOAA Fisheries)

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An ECOP is someone who self-identifies as an early career professional in the beginning of their career, with ten years or less of professional experience.
ECOP Award

Developing lasting relationships is an essential part of efforts to build a community to address sustainability and resilience in a changing climate. This session will bring together professionals across career stages, sectors, disciplines, and countries for networking and connection. Specifically, participants will engage in interactive roundtable discussions, to explore topics at the intersection of climate change and marine ecosystems. The session will contribute to ongoing discussions throughout the conference in thematic workshops, sessions, and other conference events. The synthesis of the roundtable discussions will inform a summary document which will be published as a short article in the PICES Press.

The session will conclude with an opportunity to join an informal net-walk, a networking session while walking.

ECOP Event Topics Details

We will meet at Room Kongesal 1 and walk up to Fløyen for an evening view of the city.