Akvaplan-niva ecologists chair at the 7th ICES/PICES International Zooplankton Symposium in Tasmania
We are living in the Anthropocene. Our oceans are warmer, more acidic, more polluted with plastic and chemicals than ever, and are subjected to increasing exploitation and overfishing. Zooplankton play a pivotal role in marine systems worldwide; they graze on phytoplankton, drive carbon and nutrient cycles, and serve as prey for higher trophic level consumers including fish and iconic marine mamma
