Speakers

Speech Title : Exploiting the potential of FT-NIRS as innovative methods in marine science, with a focus on fish research

Karolina Jonko-Sobus: graduate of the Faculty of Oceanography and Geography at the University of Gdańsk, employed at the National Marine Fisheries Research Institute in Gdynia since 2017 and currently a PhD candidate. She participated in the BONUS MicroPoll project on microplastics and pollutants in the Baltic Sea and the PopHerr project on herring populations from Polish fishing grounds. These experiences inspired her research on the use of Near-Infrared and FT-IR spectroscopy in fish science. Her current work focuses on distinguishing fish populations, identifying similar species, and classifying microplastic pollution in the marine environment.

Speech Title : Climate modulation of multi-scale hydrographic variability in a major upwelling-driven aquaculture embayment of the Humboldt Current System

Dr. Victor M. Aguilera has completed his PhD from Universidad de Concepción. His research interests are the biological and socioecological impacts of ocean acidification and climate change, with a particular focus on coastal marine systems influenced by river discharge and coastal upwelling, and how gene flow and ecological history shaped by geographic gradients may influence biological responses to climate change.