Programme sessions

Beyond programme sessions, there will be exhibitions with posters and displays of software and equipment.

Pernilla Warberg

The program and the agenda are presented by Pernilla Warberg. She has led several conferences and seminars for the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management throughout the years.

We are excited to once again offer an interesting as well as a full agenda under the lead of the professional Pernilla.

Preliminary programme

Thursday 9 November

09:00–10:00 Registration and coffee

10:00-12:00 Introducing the importance of Marine Environmental Monitoring for Sustainable Marine Management

Session 1
Who?	From?	Title/subject
Eva-Britt Eklöf Petrusson, acting DG	SwAM	Welcome address
Johan Kuylenstierna, DG	Formas	Welcome address
Daniel Westlén	State Secretary to Minister of Climate and the Environment	Introductory talk
Thomas Klein and John Tumpane	SwAM and Formas	Overview of the Conference Agenda and Objectives including Action list
Mike Elliott	Professor University of Hull and International Estuarine & Coastal Specialists Ltd., UK	Coping with the marine environmental assessment paradox – increasing demands but with decreasing resources!
Johan Kuylenstierna, Mike Elliott, Helén Andersson		Panel discussion: How do we make the best of the resources available?

12:00 - 14:00 Lunch, posters, exhibition

14:00–15:30 Environmental Monitoring in the Baltic Sea and North Sea

Session 2
Who?	From?	Title/subject
Annelie Pompe	Inspiration	Professional adventurer with a world record in freedive to 126m in a single breath
Mia Dahlström	SwAM	New and pending needs – what do we need to know to manage the seas?
Matthias Obst	University of Gothenburg	Observation systems for monitoring marine biodiversity and change
Michael Palmgren	Marine Education Center	Need for more open real-time data, for marine literacy
Session chair: Ulrika Stensdotter Blomberg	SwAM	Questions, summary and take-home messages for the Action List

15:30–16:00 Coffee break

16.00–17:30 Future Directions in Marine Environmental Monitoring

Session 3
Who?	From?	Title/subject
Oliver Zielinski	IOW, Warnemünde	New approaches in IOW´s long-term monitoring programme of the Baltic Sea
Erik Svensson/Sara Königson	Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences	Detecting Bycatch of Protected Species in Monitored Gillnet Fisheries Using Machine Learning (ML) Techniques
Andrew Luke King	NIVA, Norway	Multi-platform observations and novel instrumentation for improving monitoring of biological and biogeochemical variables
Lars Arneborg	SMHI Sweden	Needs and possibilities for data collection when marine wind power is expanded
Torbjörn Johansson	University of Gothenburg	Enjoy the silence? Citizen science with hydrophones
Session chair: Mia Olausson	SwAM	Questions, summary and take-home messages for the Action List

19.00–23:00 Food, drinks and time to talk

Friday 10 November

08:00-08:30 Coffee and mingle

08:30–10:00 Innovative Methods for Marine Environmental Monitoring

Session 4
Who?	From?	Title/subject
Linda Laikre/Kerstin Johannesson	University of Stockholm/University of Gothenburg	Genetic monitoring reveals threats of local extinctions
Marlene Jahnke/Pierre de Wit	University of Gothenburg	Research/management cooperation for the preservation of within-species biodiversity in the marine environment
Jonas Hentati Sundberg	Department of Aquatic Resources	Sail drones and AI can map fish, birds and hydrography
Georg Martin	University of Tartu, Estonia	Integration of some innovative aspects to the regular monitoring programme
Peter Sigray	Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm	New methods for sea floor vegetation mapping
Session chair: Mia Dahlström	SwAM	Questions, summary and take-home messages for the Action List

10:00–10:30 Coffee break

10:30–12:00 Opportunities for Increased Cooperation in Marine Environmental Monitoring

Session 5
Who?	From?	Title/subject
Lasse Thorell, Louise Newman, Juha Flinkman/Panu Hänninen	SLU, GU, FEI	Efficient use of research vessels through networking
Florent Nicolas	Helcom Secretariat	Marine Environmental Monitoring in the Baltic Sea – experiences from Regional Sea Commission processes
Taavi Liblik	Tallinn University of Technology	Variability of water properties and its monitoring in the Eastern Baltic
Martin Sjöberg	IVL – Swedish Environmental Research Institute	Need for data to support the blue economy, making infrastructure available, involving “users of the ocean”
Panel Discussion: Panel Discussion: Lasse T, Louise N, Juha F, Taavi L, Helcom. (Chair: SwAM)		Barriers and enablers for increased cooperation in marine environmental monitoring

12:00–13:00 Marine Environmental Monitoring: Future, Innovation and Sustainability – Next Steps

Session 6
Who?	From?	Title/subject
Inger Dahlgren/Mikael Krysell	SwAM	Retrospect of conference highlights
Mia Dahlström/John Tumpane	SwAM and Formas	List of outcomes – Action list Take-home messages to Helcom/Ospar and others
Eva-Britt Eklöf Petrusson/Johan K	SwAM, Formas	Closing remarks