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2nd Bi-Annual Symposium: "The Future Ocean"


Sponsor: Cluster of Excellence "The Future Ocean"
Date: 08.-09. October 2008
Location: Steigenberger Conti-Hansa Hotel (Room: Baltic), Kiel, Germany

 

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On Monday and Tuesday Workhops will be held.


For further questions please contact: symposium_08@ifm-geomar.de
For public relation inquiries please contact: presse@ozean-der-zukunft.de

 

Preliminary Schedule:

 

Wednesday, 08.10.2008
09:00 – 09:15

Welcome

State Secretary J. de Jager

09:15 – 09:30

 

 

 

Introduction

Prof. M. Visbeck,

IFM-GEOMAR, Cluster of Excellence "The Future Ocean",

Kiel, Germany

09:30 - 10:15

 

 

 

 

 

Seafloor Matters I:

Methane Matters!

Personal Views on the Global Significance of Methane Hydrate

Prof. K. Kvenvolden

U.S. Geological Survey, Western Coastal and Marine Geology,

Menlo Park, California, USA

10:15 – 11:00

 

 

 

 

Seafloor Matters II:

Exploring the Deep Biosphere

Prof. B. B. Jørgensen,
Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology,
Bremen, Germany
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:15

 

 

 

 

Seafloor Matters III:

Metal Resources from the Deep Sea "Hot Vents and Cool Technology"
Dr. S. Petersen,

IFM-GEOMAR, Magmatic and Hydrothermal Systems,
Kiel, Germany
12:15 – 13:45 Break, lunch on own initiative (Press conference at 12:45)

13:45– 14:30

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marine Life and Biodiversity I:

Biodiversity on Epithelial Surfaces From Co-evolution of Host and Microbiota to Emerging Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
Prof. P. Rosenstiel,
University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein
Institute of Chemical Molecularbiology,
Kiel, Germany

14:30 – 15:15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marine Life and Biodiversity II:

Recent Trends in Global Fisheries
Prof. D. Pauly,
University of British Columbia, Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory,
Vancouver, Canada

R. Froese,

IFM-GEOMAR, Marine Ecology,
Kiel, Germany
15:15 – 15:45 Coffee Break

15:45 – 16:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marine Life and Biodiversity III:

The Long-term Management of Fisheries:
Why the Discount Rate Should not be a Passive Parameter
Dr. U. R. Sumaila,
University of British Columbia,
Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory,
Vancouver, Canada

16:00 – 17:45

 

 

 

 

Marine Life and Biodiversity IV:

What Scientific Advice for a Holistic Maritime Policy?

Dr. P. Nemitz,
EU Commission Maritime Policy Task Force,
Bruxelles, Belgium
19:30 Evening Talks and Dinner onboard the Paddlesteamer "FREYA"

 

 

Thursday, 09.10.2008

09:00 – 09:45

 

 

 

 

CO2-Sequestration I:

What is the Oceanic Carbon Sequestration Potential?
Prof. A. Körtzinger,
IFM-GEOMAR, Marine Biogeochemistry,
Kiel, Germany

09:45 – 10:30

 

 

 

 

CO2-Sequestration II:

Ocean Fertilization and the Ethical Quandary in Academia
Prof. A. F. Michaels,
University of Southern California, Wrigley Marine Science Center,
Los Angeles, California, USA
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 11:45

 

 

 

 

CO2-Sequestration III:

Ocean fertilization: What we Have Learned From Models
Prof. J. Sarmiento,
Princeton University, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences,
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
11:45 – 12:00 Summary and Good Bye

 

 

Guiding map (pdf)

 

TOPICS

Seafloor Matters!
The surface area of the Earth is dominated by seafloor. This gigantic submarine areal is cut into shelf regions, continental margins, deep-sea plains, trenches, and ridges as well as subduction and spreading zones. In some regions, kilometers of sediment accumulate in millions of years through deposition of organic matter from the overlying water column, whereas in other regions liquid magma hardens into rocky basalt to form new seafloor. Seafloor means more than the lower boundary of the ocean. It is home to organisms, an important reactor for nutrient recycling, and most likely the place where life has once begun. The seafloor comprises a predominant percentage of global fossil energy resources as well as the largest amount of total biomass on Earth. During the session we will take you on a journey to some amazing discoveries the seafloor has in store for us.

 

Marine Life and Biodiversity
Marine life and biodiversity are maintained by complex ecological processes and interactions between populations along these food webs and with the marine environment. On top, humans exert a major impact on most marine ecosystems: each year fisheries harvest nearly 100 million tons of food fish. In the symposium session on Marine Life and Biodiversity we will obtain an overview of recent research and policy issues covering the food chain from the level of micro-organisms over fishes to fisheries and, ultimately, marine policy governing the human actions that affect marine ecosystems.

 

CO2-Sequestration
Rising atmospheric CO2 levels are one of the biggest environmental concerns, and to avert dangerous climate change, all carbon sequestration options need to be explored. This session will investigate the ocean’s potential for absorbing significant amounts of CO2 over the next decades to centuries. Recently proposed geo-engineering schemes to enhance the oceanic uptake of CO2, such as ocean fertilization, will be discussed in terms of feasibility and accountability, with a special focus on associated ethical aspects.