The first time I'll be contributing to an @ipcc.bsky.social report over the next two years. It still feels a bit unreal.

Our latest paper on organic #carbon stored in seabed sediments off #Norway and its vulnerability to mobile bottom fishing.
doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...

Here is the link that brings you directly to the evidence review:

www.cefas.co.uk/media/jjxnpb...

Seabed Carbon Risks: What Our Evidence Shows A new technical briefing reviews the latest evidence on how trawling, other human activities and climate change affect seabed carbon.

A new review brings together over 30 UK & international scientists to assess the latest evidence on how human activities, including bottom trawling and climate pressures affect seabed organic carbon stores.

Read the blog to see what the evidence shows👇🌊

marinescience.blog.gov.uk/2026/02/25/s...

I'll be showcasing all we have learnt on www.convexseascapesurvey.com, opening the can of worms that is invertebrate contributions to carbon cycling on the seafloor.

Come see my poster...WORMS WITH BENEFITS...

Monday 4 - 6pm CM14A

#OSM26
@exetermarine.bsky.social @bluemarinef.bsky.social

A poster on hotspots and coldspots of seabed organic carbon on the Norwegian continetal margin to be presented at the Ocean Sciences Meeting 26 in Glasgow.

Our poster at #OSM26 together with @coastalcarbon.bsky.social about hotspots and coldspots of seabed organic carbon on the Norwegian continental margin:
Come to poster board 0735 on Monday, 23rd Feb. 4 - 6pm.

Part of this #OSM26 session:

Glasgow Conference Rover Attending a conference in Glasgow's Conference Zone? Travel by rail for five days for just £5 with a Conference Rover.

For those attending #OSM26 in Glasgow, the five days unlimited rail travel on all ScotRail services within the Conference Zone for just £5 looks like a super deal. 🌊

Announcement of session CM14A - Anthropogenic Impacts on Blue Carbon Habitats: Evidence for Management and Protection Needs II Poster on Monday, 23rd February 2026 at 06:00 pm in Hall 4, Poster Hall at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Glasgow.

Session details: agu.confex.com/agu/osm26/me...
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Announcement of session CM11B - Anthropogenic Impacts on Blue Carbon Habitats: Evidence for Management and Protection Needs I eLightning on Monday, 23rd February 2026 at 08:30 am in Hall 4, eLightning Theatre 2 at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Glasgow.

Please join us at the #OSM26 in Glasgow.
Session details: agu.confex.com/agu/osm26/me...
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In addition, spatial protection of impacted stocks might lead to the displacement of fishing fleets. Protection of vulnerable organic carbon in currently unfished areas ensures that fishing displacement will not impact vulnerable stocks.

Mobile bottom fishing is operating in increasingly deeper water (doi.org/10.1016/j.fi...). Trawling penetrates rapidly into Arctic shelf areas previously protected by extensive ice-cover as a response to interannual sea ice loss (doi.org/10.1088/1748...).

Most studies have focussed on seabed areas impacted by mobile bottom fishing for obvious reasons. The footprint of fishing is, however, not stable over time (doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...) and might change in the future.

Mapping organic carbon vulnerable to mobile bottom fishing in currently unfished areas of the Norwegian continental margin Abstract. Organic carbon stored in continental margin sediments might be at risk by widespread mobile bottom fishing, potentially leading to reductions of organic carbon stocks, increased ocean acidif...

🌊Paper alert!
doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
with @marijasciberras.bsky.social et al.

We map organic carbon vulnerable to mobile bottom fishing in currently unfished areas of the Norwegian continental margin.

Why in unfished areas you might ask? Let me explain.
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🌊 New publication out!
Key message: Measuring dry bulk density is as important as measuring organic carbon content when estimating organic carbon stocks.
Shouldn't surprise, but needs to be said.
Led by Mark Chatting (@ucddublin.bsky.social), with @drmarkyc.bsky.social, @biogeochembilly.bsky.social

Kart som viser hotspots og coldspots for organisk karbon i bunnsediment på norske kontinentalmarginen.

🌊Selv om vi for øyeblikket mangler enighet om omfanget av remineralisering av organisk karbon pga. bunntråling, er det et presserende behov for å håndtere den pågående klimakrisen.
Her kartlegger vi hotspots for organisk karbon i Norge som kan brukes i marin arealplanlegging.
doi.org/10.1088/2515...

PROTECTION OF SEABED CARBON IN SHELF SEDIMENT

🌊 New PhD opportunity!
Protection of Seabed Carbon in Shelf Sediment

Supervised by @marijasciberras.bsky.social and @coastalcarbon.bsky.social and hosted by The Lyell Centre.

More information:
iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...

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An image of the Norwegian continental margin showing hotspots and cold spots of seabed organic carbon. Hotspots are areas that are likely vulnerable to physical disturbance with respect to their climate regulating functions. They are located in the Skagerrak and central Barents Sea. Cold spots are areas that are relatively robust to physical disturbance and are found on the North Sea plateau, shelf banks in the Norwegian and southern Barents Seas and along the continental shelf break.

With @coastalcarbon.bsky.social published in @ioppublishing.bsky.social

🌊While we currently lack a consensus on the magnitude of organic carbon remineralisation through bottom trawling, there is an urgent need to address the ongoing climate crisis.
Here we map hotspots and coldspots of organic carbon in Norway to guide marine spatial planning.
doi.org/10.1088/2515...

Improving marine sediment carbon stock estimates: the role of dry bulk density and predictor adjustments Abstract. Continental shelves are critical for the global carbon cycle as they store substantial amounts of organic carbon (OC). Shelf sediments can also be subject to considerable anthropogenic press...

Local variations in environmental predictors and dry bulk density measurements have a significant influence on #bluecarbon stock estimates in marine sediments 🌎🌊🔍

read all about it 👇
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...

@mdiesing.bsky.social @biogeochembilly.bsky.social

God på bunn! Mareano inviterer til 20-årsjubileum. I bakgrunnen vises havbunnen kartlagt med multistråleekkolodd.

Mareano har kartlagt havbunnen i 20 år 🥳

Torsdag 23. oktober, presenterer Mareano både de nyeste resultatene og høydepunkt fra tidligere år på jubileumskonferansen.

Konferansen blir strømmet direkte fra kl. 9.30 og kan følges her: videoforweb.aventia.no/live/370

Vil du jobbe med havbunnskartlegging i NGU? NGU har ledige stillinger som forskere i maringeologi ved vårt hovedkontor i Trondheim - 1 fast stilling og ett årsvikariat.Maringeologi ved NGU arbeider med et bredt spekter av oppgaver innen havbunn...

Vil du jobbe med havbunnskartlegging i NGU?

Vi har ledige stillinger som forskere i maringeologi ved vårt hovedkontor i Trondheim - 1 fast stilling og ett årsvikariat.

Søknadsfrist: 15.10.2025

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@agu.org Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026 in Glasgow.
CM002 - Anthropogenic Impacts on #BlueCarbon Habitats: Evidence for Management and Protection Needs

The deadline to submit an abstract is fast approaching!

Submit your abstract until 20th August here: agu.confex.com/agu/osm26/pr...

Hvis jeg forstår det riktig gjelder endringen bare korallrev i norske territorialfarvann (opp til 12 nautiske mil fra grunnlinjen), men ikke utenfor.

🌊 Submit Your Research to #OSM26!

The global conference for ocean sciences and the ocean-related community taking place 22-27 February 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Celebrate the power of collective discovery by showcasing your work in a world stage.

➡️Submit an abstract by 20 Aug: buff.ly/vBlrVDV

Feel free to re-post!