We are delighted to report that Dr. Elva Escobar Briones (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología) has been awarded the 2026 Mentoring Award by The Oceanography Society (TOS).
The prestigious award is made annually "for exceptional leadership in mentoring, tutoring, and teaching biological oceanography, fostering an inclusive and equitable…
A major new dataset bringing together measurements of marine microbial respiration from across the global ocean is now available:
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We are very sad to pass on the news that Kristina Gjerde passed away last week. She was a long-standing member of the JETZON Steering Committee and an invaluable source of encouragement and advice, particularly in our ongoing attempts to engage with policy. She always brought insightful, positive suggestions to JETZON, strongly supporting ways to broaden access and engagement. She will be much…
Bäckaskog Castle, Sweden
SATURDAY, 13 JUNE – FRIDAY, 19 JUNE
Plans are well underway for the inaugural Midwater Science and Engineering Community Conference (MidSEC) announced in September. The conference website can now be found at MidSEC.info. We envision this meeting a bit different than your…
After a break for a few months we plan to restart the monthly calls, each featuring two informal talks.
It is great to announce that Ily Iglesias has agreed to lead on the Pacific timezone call and Adrian Martin will continue to lead on the Atlantic timezone.
If you would like to give a talk please just get in touch at jetzon.org@gmail.com
…The role of fish and other metazoans in the Biological Carbon Pump has long been underappreciated. As part of an effort to identify the processes through which fish, krill, and squid contribute to carbon sequestration — and to evaluate where and how fishing might impact them — we are conducting an IPCC-style confidence assessment of current scientific understanding.
This initiative…
Ocean Visions has released their draft Phytoplankton Carbon Solutions report. The press release can be found here: Report Outlines…
13 August 2025 | 2:00pm ET/ 7:00pm BST
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With an outstanding support of the community, we collated a list of sessions that are of potential interest to the JETZON community - many of them co-organised by JETZON colleagues.
Please consider submitting an abstract and showcasing your great twilight zone research, and feel free to get in touch with the organisers if you have any questions.
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On 8 – 9 December 2025, a scientific discussion meeting will be held at the Royal Society in London, on the topic of marine biodiversity loss.
The meeting will be led by Professor Richard Sanders from the Norwegian Research Centre, Professor Alex Poulton from Heriot Watt University, Professor Stephanie Henson from the National Oceanography Centre, Dr Emma Cavan from Imperial College…
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