Premiam Conference: New Environments & Geographies

SESSION CHAIR: Mark Kirby, Cefas

Keynote: The global ecosystem – threatened by spills?

This session considers the broader, global environment and the importance of developing sound scientific monitoring approaches to all vulnerable marine environments. The next edition of the Premiam Post Spill Monitoring Guidelines (due in 2025) will include principles for monitoring in a wider set of global environments.

Presentation topics to include:

• UK Protected Areas – considering the importance of environments closer to home
• Tropical Environments – Corals & Mangroves, what are the principles for post-spill monitoring in these environments.
• Polar Environments – Are there different considerations to be taken for polar environments?
• The Premiam Guidelines – How are they adapting to be more relevant to emerging threats and globally relevant environments?