Thesis Presentation Schedule IMBRSea 2026

Schedule by room

Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Livestream Room 1 Livestream Room 2 Livestream Room 3

Schedule by session:

July 1st
9:00-10.30 July 1st
11:00-12:30 July 1st
13:30-15:00 July 1st
15:30-17:00 July 2nd
9:00-10:30 July 2nd
11:00-12:30

room 2 - Session 1, July 1, 09:00-10:30
A flow-through mesocosm study: biochemical and physiological responses of a three- level marine food web to conventional polyethylene, compostable plastic, and tyre granules Peeters Siemen	Evaluate	Agreed Grade
Identification of potential links between ocean carbon sequestration intensity and microbial dymamics in marine snow: the role of diazotrophs García Hernández Elena	Evaluate	Agreed Grade
Spatial and temporal variability of Honduran benthic communities and reef functionality throughout the Fourth Global Coral Bleaching Event Paden Gianna	Evaluate	Agreed Grade

room 2 - Session 2, July 1, 11:00-12:30
Quantifying the Vertical Distribution of Brown Shrimp (Crangon crangon) and Bycatch Species in Beam Trawl Fisheries Milne Kylie	Evaluate	Agreed Grade
CO₂ Emissions in the Canned Tuna Market: Insights from the Spanish Purse Seine Fleet and International Transport Chen Xi	Evaluate	Agreed Grade
Space and time patterns of demersal species in response to multifaceted climate change metrics across the Mediterranean Sea Constandt Louise	Evaluate	Agreed Grade

room 2 - Session 3, July 1, 13:30-15:00
Reproductive Biology of Two Deep-Sea Chrysogorgiid Corals Across Ocean Basins: Metallogorgia melanotrichos (North Atlantic) and Iridogorgia magnispiralis (Central Pacific) Tregde Amanda	Evaluate	Agreed Grade
Influence of temperature and food availability on the survival, growth, and metabolic rates of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus Thynnus) larvae Ramsing Kailey	Evaluate	Agreed Grade
Microscopy-Based Protocol Development for Studying the Morphology and Organelle Distribution in the Giant Unicellular Alga Caulerpa Naude Tawani	Evaluate	Agreed Grade

room 2 - Session 4, July 1, 15:30-17:00
Influence of sediment type and seasonality on taxonomic and functional diversity of benthic microbial communities in the Belgian Part of the North Sea: A metagenomic approach Fatima Menahil	Evaluate	Agreed Grade
Environmental heterogeneity as a driver of nudibranch (Heterobranchia) assemblages and chemical profiles. Argnani Carolina	Evaluate	Agreed Grade
Biodiversity assessment of faunal dynamics in a pioneer eco-engineered mangrove project built with reused dredged sediments in the Guayas region (Ecuador). Liebmann Diego	Evaluate	Agreed Grade

room 2 - Session 5, July 2, 09:00-10:30
Comparing Carbon Footprints of Spanish Purse-Seine and Canarian Pole-and-Line Tuna Fleets: Insights from Two Decades of VMS Data Aviran Ella	Evaluate	Agreed Grade
Modelling and quantifying carbon storage in Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows along the Baix Empordà coast (NW Mediterranean) Bayley Melissa	Evaluate	Agreed Grade
The Use of Conventional and Alternative Plastic Materials in Marine Environments: A Comparative Assessment of Material Degradation and Ecotoxicological Effects. Calvino Naveira Melissa Cristina	Evaluate	Agreed Grade

room 2 - Session 6, July 2, 11:00-12:30
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger? Evaluation of the Influence of Water Quality Parameters on the Mesoamerican Reef Health Indicators Do Carmo Amaral Beatriz	Evaluate	Agreed Grade
Fishery and Marine Spatial Planning Asiwa David	Evaluate	Agreed Grade
The Molecular Basis of Heat-Stress Memory in Cymodocea nodosa: The interplay between DNA methylation and gene expression Lazioli Martina	Evaluate	Agreed Grade