The BIOcean5D policy strategy plan

TREC Symposium 2025

Presentations by BIOcean5D colleagues at the EMBL TREC Symposium 2025 showcased how the expedition’s one-of-a-kind dataset is helping to advance our understanding of marine biodiversity across space, time and human impact.

Capturing diversity through traits

A recent BIOcean5D publication describes a novel approach to better capture plankton diversity in biogeochemical (BGC) models – an important step towards more accurate and realistic simulations of ocean ecosystems.

Blue Carbon at COP30: Navigating Potential and Risk

As global leaders gather at COP30 to confront the climate crisis, a new policy brief by BIOcean5D, BlueRemediomics and the Tara Ocean Foundation highlights the potential and risks of ocean carbon sequestration, urging caution and emphasising the need to prioritise direct emission reductions.

Swimming against the current: highlighting the value of plankton services for marine conservation

Recently published BIOcean5D research highlights the understudied value of plankton, their ecosystem services and disservices, and the importance of integrating this knowledge into marine policy.