Over fifty-nine percent of marine ecosystems worldwide now experience significant, cumulative effects resulting from various human activities. Once regarded as remote and largely untouched, deep-sea environments are increasingly recognized as being impacted by a range of anthropogenic pressures as well as climate change. To safeguard marine biodiversity, we need robust, science-driven policy that protects ocean ecosystems and habitats, especially with continued attention on the creation of large scale MPAs. This session welcomes contributions that examine the extent, underlying mechanisms, and impacts of human-induced changes on deep-sea ecosystems, both pelagic and benthic as well as how scientific research can translate into impactful conservation. Participations in this session may be from a wide range of multidisciplinary perspectives from biological or ecological studies investigating habitat disturbances or biodiversity losses, to policy and social science research addressing governance frameworks or stakeholder engagement. Our goal is to present work that bridges the gap between scientific discovery to policy implementation in the deep sea.

The deep sea encompasses all marine habitats that exist below the "sunlight zone".  The sunlight zone is the surface layer of the ocean to a depth of about 200 metres (m) at which point abou...

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Despite its vast size and ecological and economic importance, the deep sea is among the least understood ecosystems on Earth. While much remains to be discovered, researchers have established that the...

PhD Project - Understanding the interaction of pollution and climate change in mangrove wetlands through field and laboratory study of a model amphipod at Heriot-Watt University, listed on FindAPhD.co...