"Structure and function of pelagic ecosystems through integrated sensing of ocean predators and their environment"
Department of Fisheries Oceanography
"Structure and function of pelagic ecosystems through integrated sensing of ocean predators and their environment"
Camrin Braun, Principal Investigator Marine Predators Group, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
3pm-4pm
SMAST E 101-103 and via Zoom
Abstract:
Highly dynamic spatial and temporal processes challenge our ability to study and manage ocean systems. My lab uses a multi-disciplinary, ocean ecology toolkit applied to top predators across a range of oceanographic regimes to understand how physical-biological interactions drive the structure and function of marine ecosystems. I will present our recent work linking predator movements to mesoscale eddies and highlight how a range of ocean dynamics modulate the connectivity between surface-oriented predators and the most abundant fish community on the planet in the twilight zone. Quantifying the interactions between predators, enigmatic deep ocean prey communities, and (sub)mesoscale ocean dynamics are requiring us to develop new tools to explore the ocean in unprecedented detail. Such advances are critically important for supporting sustainable resource management and marine spatial planning in a changing ocean.
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