2/8 Fun fact: marine copepods are the most abundant multicellular aquatic animal on Earth and collectively may outnumber all other animals in the world. 📸 Julian Uribe-Palomino Integrated Marine Observing System-CSIRO

3/8 What do warming oceans mean for marine #zooplankton? A new global review by 22 authors led by @LavyRajah is published in Nature Communications. It highlights important gaps in our knowledge that need to be urgently addressed. ▶️ doi.org/10.1038/s41467…

4/8 Marine zooplankton are important eco-influencers because they: 💥 transfer energy from primary production into the food chain 🐋 feed larger marine animals 🔄 drive global biogeochemical cycles 🎣 provide us with ecosystem services like fishery production and carbon storage.

5/8 In the biological carbon pump, zooplankton: 🦠 graze on phytoplankton near the surface 🔽 shift carbon into the deep ocean ♻️recycle essential resources eg. iron, nitrogen 💩 excrete nutrients that ‘fertilise’ phytoplankton But how ocean warming will change this is unclear.

6/8 The review identifies 168 long-term zooplankton monitoring programs, with large gaps in coastal Asia, South America and much of Africa, and 'severely lacking’ in offshore open-ocean locations. Of all these monitoring programs, only 19% have their data freely available.

7/8 To improve the monitoring of zooplankton populations (and our understanding of the impacts of climate change), we could combine traditional techniques (like nets, plankton recorders) with newer methods such as molecular data, advanced sensors, robotic imagers and satellites.

8/8 Thanks to Integrated Marine Observing System The Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) CSIRO IMAS PICES - North Pacific Marine Science Organization Plymouth Marine Lab AWI Media Mercator Ocean International CSIC Cefas CyprusSubsea CEOAS - Oregon State GMRI MBA - Marine Biological Association Institut universitaire de France (IUF) Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC) University of Plymouth IEO Málaga 🌊⛴️🐟🌡️🔬 EU for enhanced ocean observation CEOAS - Oregon State DriftersLab Zooplankton Symposium

In 2024 the world’s largest zooplankton symposium will meet in Hobart Australia for the first time in 7 years. What to do: 1⃣ Find out more about #ZPS7 at bit.ly/3xWlF2v 2⃣ Submit your workshop proposals by 15 March to bit.ly/3ZoFtY7 3⃣ Please spread the word!

Have you submitted your #ZPS7 proposal yet? You still have two weeks! 🦐deadline is March 15!🌊 pices.int/zps2024

*DEADLINE EXTENSION* The deadline for workshop and session proposals has been extended! New deadline is March 31st🌊 1⃣ Submit your workshop proposals by 31 March using the link below pices.int/zps2024 2⃣Spread the word! 🦐

Tick, tock! ⏰ The sand is draining out of the hourglass for you to get your Session or Workshop proposal(s) in for the #ZPS7 Zooplankton Symposium in Tasmania. 💥DEADLINE is 31 March!💥Submit yours now! pices.int/zps7

The early registration deadline for ZPS7 is approaching - We can't wait to welcome you to Hobart in 2024! Deadline for early registration is 30 Sept - follow the link below to register 🦐 pices.int/zps7 PICES - North Pacific Marine Science Organization, ICES , IMAS, CSIRO, Australian Centre for Antarctic Science (ACEAS)

Do you work on zooplankton traits or do you want to use more trait data in your research? 🪼🦐🦑🦀🐟 ✨Join our workshop✨ at the #ZPS7 Zooplankton Symposium on March 2024. Register by Sep 30! Details here: meetings.pices.int/Meetings/Inter… PICES - North Pacific Marine Science Organization UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) UBC EOAS | eoas.ubc.ca on Bluesky

The early registration deadline for ZPS7 is fast approaching. Deadline for early registration is 30 Sept - follow the link below to register and enter the wonderful world of Zooplankton! 🦐 pices.int/zps7 PICES - North Pacific Marine Science Organization @ICES_ASC IMAS CSIRO Australian Centre for Antarctic Science (ACEAS)

The early registration deadline for ZPS7 is fast approaching!! Deadline for early registration is 30 Sept - follow the link below to register 🦐 pices.int/zps7 PICES - North Pacific Marine Science Organization ICES IMAS CSIRO Australian Centre for Antarctic Science (ACEAS)

Do you work on #zooplankton? Come share your research at the 7th Zooplankton Production Symposium in Hobart, Tasmania! Click here to see the current symposium schedule 👉meetings.pices.int/meetings/inter… and get inspired to explore the world of zooplankton science! 🦐 PICES - North Pacific Marine Science Organization

The symposium will host workshops as part of its program. W5 tackles "approaches towards findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR) zooplankton trait data as stepping stones to improved functional ecology." Sign up here 👉docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… PICES - North Pacific Marine Science Organization

We are excited to host a wide range of zooplankton scientists from across the globe to share their science with our community For a list of our symposium speakers - click the link below 🦐 meetings.pices.int/meetings/inter… PICES - North Pacific Marine Science Organization @ICES_ASC IMAS Australian Antarctic Program Partnership

Coming to Hobart for the symposium? 🦐🌊 Ensure you have secured your accommodation and are up to date on symposium fees to lock your trip in! Accom options 👉 meetings.pices.int/meetings/inter… PICES - North Pacific Marine Science Organization @ICES_ASC IMAS Australian Antarctic Program Partnership 🦐

Coming to the 7th Zooplankton Symposium in Hobart Tasmania from the 17th-22nd March?🦐 Help us get an idea of numbers for our social events by completing this survey (before 30th January) forms.office.com/r/15zRhCfwx2 Event details: meetings.pices.int/meetings/inter… 🐳🦐🪼 PICES - North Pacific Marine Science Organization