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Table 1 Key data of YOUMARES conferences until 2017
Year Dates
Place
Motto
No.
participants
No.
sessions
No.
talks
No.
posters Reference
2010 12 June
Hamburg
Netzwerktreffen Junge
Meeresforschung – Young marine
research: Diversity and similarities
46
4
17
?
Einsporn (2010)
2011 07–09
September
Bremerhaven YOUMARES 2 – Oceans amidst science,
innovation and society
130
6
31
33
Einsporn (2011)
2012 12–14
September
Lübeck
YOUMARES 3 – Between space and
seafloor – Aqua vita est
130
10
60
50
Wiedling and
Einsporn (2012)
2013 11–13
September
Oldenburg
YOUMARES 4 – From coast to deep
sea: Multiscale approaches to marine
sciences
150
15
53
35
Einsporn et al.
(2013)
2014 10–12
September
Stralsund
YOUMARES 5 – Opportunities and
solutions – Research for changing oceans
100
10
35
16
Jessen and Golz
(2014)
2015 16–18
September
Bremen
YOUMARES 6 – A journey into the
blue – Ocean research and innovation
126
14
47
27
Jessen et al.
(2015)
2016 11–13
September
Hamburg
YOUMARES 7 – People and the 7
seas – Interaction and innovation
110
11
42
29
Bode et al.
(2016)
2017 13–15
September
Kiel
YOUMARES 8 – Oceans across
boundaries: Learning from each other
195
15
95
27
This contribution
Table 2 Session topics of YOUMARES conferences until 2017
Year Session number and session
Reference
2010 (1) Biologie und Chemie (Biology and chemistry)
Einsporn (2010)
(2) Fernerkundung (Remote sensing)
(3) Mikro- und Molekularbiologie (Micro- and molecular biology)
(4) Aquakultur (Aquaculture)
2011 (1) Human impacts on the oceans and subsequent environmental responses
Einsporn (2011)
(2) Remote sensing: Higher orbits for deeper understanding
(3) Aquaculture: Main research priorities to fulfill our need for sustainable seafood
(4) Living with the Sea: Coastal livelihoods and management
(5) Marine technologies – The art of engineering in synergy with natural sciences
(6) Ocean of diversity: From micro scales to macro results
2012 (1) Aliens from inner space: Where do they come from, what do they do and how can we stop them? Wiedling and Einsporn (2012)
(2) Between sea and Anthroposphere: Marine socio-economics in an era of global change
(3) Environmental changes in the pelagic: Consequences and acclimatization strategies – From
plankton to fish
(4) Integrated aquaculture – Polyculture of plants, invertebrates and finfish
(5) Ocean modelling: Theory & concepts
(6) Physical oceanography – Between measuring and modelling
(7) Reefs from shallow to deep – Environmental constraints and perspective
(8) The aquatic climate archive: Tracking the rise and fall of ancient civilizations.
(9) Lessons from the past, for the present and the future?
(10) Water resources in coastal areas – Scarcity and management implications
2013 (1) Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) – small in size but large in impact: Basis of life in
the world’s ocean
Einsporn et al. (2013)
(2) Aquatic microorganisms: Between producers, consumers and pathogens
(3) Marine plastic pollution: From sources to solutions
(4) Importance of coral reefs for coastal zones: Services, threats, protection strategies
(5) Fluctuations in cephalopod and jellyfish abundances: Reasons and potential impacts on marine
ecosystems
(6) Responses of marine fish to environmental stressors
(7) The ecosystem approach and beyond: Multidisciplinary science for sustainability in fisheries
(8) Aquaculture: Fish feeds the world – but how?
(continued)
YOUMARES – A Conference from and for YOUng MARine RESearchers
Table 1 Key data of YOUMARES conferences until 2017
Year Dates
Place
Motto
No.
participants
No.
sessions
No.
talks
No.
posters Reference
2010 12 June
Hamburg
Netzwerktreffen Junge
Meeresforschung – Young marine
research: Diversity and similarities
46
4
17
?
Einsporn (2010)
2011 07–09
September
Bremerhaven YOUMARES 2 – Oceans amidst science,
innovation and society
130
6
31
33
Einsporn (2011)
2012 12–14
September
Lübeck
YOUMARES 3 – Between space and
seafloor – Aqua vita est
130
10
60
50
Wiedling and
Einsporn (2012)
2013 11–13
September
Oldenburg
YOUMARES 4 – From coast to deep
sea: Multiscale approaches to marine
sciences
150
15
53
35
Einsporn et al.
(2013)
2014 10–12
September
Stralsund
YOUMARES 5 – Opportunities and
solutions – Research for changing oceans
100
10
35
16
Jessen and Golz
(2014)
2015 16–18
September
Bremen
YOUMARES 6 – A journey into the
blue – Ocean research and innovation
126
14
47
27
Jessen et al.
(2015)
2016 11–13
September
Hamburg
YOUMARES 7 – People and the 7
seas – Interaction and innovation
110
11
42
29
Bode et al.
(2016)
2017 13–15
September
Kiel
YOUMARES 8 – Oceans across
boundaries: Learning from each other
195
15
95
27
This contribution
Table 2 Session topics of YOUMARES conferences until 2017
Year Session number and session
Reference
2010 (1) Biologie und Chemie (Biology and chemistry)
Einsporn (2010)
(2) Fernerkundung (Remote sensing)
(3) Mikro- und Molekularbiologie (Micro- and molecular biology)
(4) Aquakultur (Aquaculture)
2011 (1) Human impacts on the oceans and subsequent environmental responses
Einsporn (2011)
(2) Remote sensing: Higher orbits for deeper understanding
(3) Aquaculture: Main research priorities to fulfill our need for sustainable seafood
(4) Living with the Sea: Coastal livelihoods and management
(5) Marine technologies – The art of engineering in synergy with natural sciences
(6) Ocean of diversity: From micro scales to macro results
2012 (1) Aliens from inner space: Where do they come from, what do they do and how can we stop them? Wiedling and Einsporn (2012)
(2) Between sea and Anthroposphere: Marine socio-economics in an era of global change
(3) Environmental changes in the pelagic: Consequences and acclimatization strategies – From
plankton to fish
(4) Integrated aquaculture – Polyculture of plants, invertebrates and finfish
(5) Ocean modelling: Theory & concepts
(6) Physical oceanography – Between measuring and modelling
(7) Reefs from shallow to deep – Environmental constraints and perspective
(8) The aquatic climate archive: Tracking the rise and fall of ancient civilizations.
(9) Lessons from the past, for the present and the future?
(10) Water resources in coastal areas – Scarcity and management implications
2013 (1) Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) – small in size but large in impact: Basis of life in
the world’s ocean
Einsporn et al. (2013)
(2) Aquatic microorganisms: Between producers, consumers and pathogens
(3) Marine plastic pollution: From sources to solutions
(4) Importance of coral reefs for coastal zones: Services, threats, protection strategies
(5) Fluctuations in cephalopod and jellyfish abundances: Reasons and potential impacts on marine
ecosystems
(6) Responses of marine fish to environmental stressors
(7) The ecosystem approach and beyond: Multidisciplinary science for sustainability in fisheries
(8) Aquaculture: Fish feeds the world – but how?
(continued)
YOUMARES – A Conference from and for YOUng MARine RESearchers