Name: Requirements and challenges to integrate novel plankton monitoring methods into the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Start: 2026-05-18T12:55:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-18T14:30:00+02:00
Location: https://geomar-de.zoom-x.de/j/61323181798?pwd=ti7Hlkczi12ei7Apeywapzab9k4Du3.1

Requirements and challenges to integrate novel plankton monitoring methods into the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Monday, 18 May 2026 - 12:55

Monday, 18 May 2026

12:55 Arriving in the Virtual Meeting Room
Arriving in the Virtual Meeting Room
12:55 - 13:00
13:00 Welcome & Overview: Current Developments in Zooplankton Monitoring
Current Developments in Zooplankton Monitoring
13:00 - 13:30
Contributions

13:00 Welcome & Overview of the Workshop - Henry Göhlich (GEOMAR)

13:05 Mind the gap - The need to integrate novel plankton methods alongside ongoing long-term - Matthew Holland (School of Biological and Marine Science, University of Plymouth)

13:20 Making Zooplankton Monitoring Fit for Indicators - Birgit Heyden (AquaEcology GmbH & Co KG)
13:30 AQUASPECT Project Insights: Introduction of Novel Plankton Camera Systems, AI Identification and Visualisation
Introduction of Novel Plankton Camera Systems, AI Identification and Visualisation
13:30 - 14:00
Contributions

13:30 Developments and Technical Features of the Underwater Vision Profiler - Camille Catalano (Sorbonne University)

13:40 Plankton Identication and Data Visualisation Tools - Jean-Olivier Irisson (Sorbonne University)

13:50 Willem’s DTO-BioFlow Indicator Tool - Willem Boone (Flanders Marine Institute)
14:00 Open Discussion: Idea Exchange and Feedback
Idea Exchange and Feedback
14:00 - 14:30