SLU Water Forum celebrates the World Oceans Day

Below we present a selection of news about research on oceans at SLU.

Since we have many experts in Baltic Sea and marine issues at SLU, we have also compiled a list sorted by subject area, with a description of each person's expertise (in Swedish).

• SLU celebrates the World Oceans Day
  Meet Maliheh Mehrshad who studies how viruses and fungi modulate algal blooms and how microbes can degrade oil hydrocarbons from marine environments.

• A competence center for algal toxins and phytoplankton blooms
  We can expect toxic algal blooms to become more common as the climate changes. To meet these challenges, we are launching a competence center for algal toxin analysis and the biology of toxic algae.
  

• Protect the fish - save the seas
  Is there hope for our oceans? Countries around the world have promised to protect a third of all maritime areas. These pledges now need to be put into practice; to make smart decisions, we will need excellent data.

• New tool launched on ocean impact in the Western Indian Ocean
  With a web-based tool – WIO Symphony – we can analyse the cumulative environmental impacts of human activities and the outcome of different ocean management scenarios in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO).

• Opportunities and challenges of aquaculture
  Aquaculture, farming of animals and plants in water, has great potential to provide us with food for the future. An episode of the SLU Future Food podcast Feeding your mind looks at the opportunities and problems of aquaculture.

• A competence center for algal toxins and phytoplankton blooms
  We can expect toxic algal blooms to become more common as the climate changes. To meet these challenges, we are launching a competence center for algal toxin analysis and the biology of toxic algae.

• SLU and the Baltic Sea Science Center
  Interested in the Baltic Sea? Discover all about it at the Baltic Sea Science Center (BSSC) at Skansen, Stockholm, or join our digital events. SLU proudly contributes to the content of the exhibitions and the aquariums.