C1. Marine Geosciences
| Coastline dynamics |
| Shelf and slope dynamics |
| Marine geo-hazards |
| Tectonic vs. Sedimentation processes |
| Paleoceanography |
| Submerged Pleistocene landscapes |
| Seabed geomorphology |
| New perspectives / approaches in geosciences |
| Marine canyons (see also Committee 5) |
| Deep sea research (cross-committees theme*) |
| The Messinian Salinity Crisis |
C2. Physics & Climate of the Ocean
| Physical fluxes across Gibraltar |
| Circulation patterns (basin, sub-basin, mesoscale variability) |
| Open Ocean processes |
| Open sea/coastal exchanges |
| The Science of Climate Change (ECVs, future projections) |
| Extreme climatic events (storm surges, flooding etc.) |
| Ocean networks |
| New technologies in oceanography |
| Deep sea research (cross-committees theme*) |
C3. Marine Biogeochemistry
| Chemical fluxes across Gibraltar |
| Changes in ocean chemistry (acidification, oxygen depletion, etc.) |
| Contaminants and contamination (sources, sinks, fluxes/processes) |
| Bioaccumulation |
| Biogeochemistry, cycles |
| Emerging contaminants |
| Ecotoxicology |
| Marine litter & microplastics |
| Ecological engineering |
| New techniques / methodologies |
| Transitional systems (rivers/lagoons/estuaries) - See also Committee 5 |
| Deep sea research (cross-committees theme*) |
C4. Marine Microbiology & Biotechnology
| Microbial ecology (diversity, functions, pathwayes, fluxes) |
| Microbial symbioses |
| Phyto- & nano-plankton |
| HABs |
| Marine extremophiles |
| Marine pathogens |
| Mega sequencing / Ocean databases |
| Blue biotechnology |
| New techniques / methodologies (epigenetics, eDNA, omics, etc.) |
| Deep sea research (cross-committees theme*) |
C5. Living Resources & Marine Ecosystems
| Biological exchanges across Gibraltar |
| Non Indigenous species |
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Bioinvasions |
| Endangered species |
| Ecosystem engineers / Keystone species |
| Biogeographic trends |
| Rocky shores ecology |
| Soft-bottom ecology |
| Seaweeds/seagrasses |
| Zooplankton ecology |
| Gelatinous plankton
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| Fish ecology |
| Higher vertebrates (sharks, seabirds, marine mammals …) |
| Fishery trends |
| Connectivity (migration routes, larval dispersal) |
| Genetic fluxes |
| MPA research |
| Population dynamics |
| Marine food webs |
| Mass mortality & species outbreaks |
| Latest advances/approaches |
| Ecology of transitional systems (estuarine, lagoons, etc.) - See also Committee 3 |
| Marine canyons - See also Committee 1 |
| Deep sea research (cross-committees theme*) |
C6. Coastal Systems & Marine Policies
| Lessons from traditional fisheries |
| Mariculture impacts on Ocean health |
| Cooperative research with civil sector |
| Social networks for research |
| Maritime risks to biodiversity |
| Advances in Law of the Sea |
| Offshore mining issues |
| Socio-economic impacts of changes (invasive species, floods, etc.) |
| Deep sea research (cross-committees theme*) |
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